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  2. Federal Aviation Administration - Wikipedia

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    A Designated Engineering Representative (DER) is an engineer who is appointed under 14 CFR section 183.29 to act on behalf of a company or as an independent consultant (IC). [71] The DER system enables the FAA to delegate certain involvement in airworthiness exams, tests, and inspections to qualified technical people outside of the FAA. [72]

  3. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    Emergency When a train has made a full brake application due to adverse event, or has lost its train air due to a defective valve (a "kicker"), or a broken air line or train separation. The train crew will normally declare that they are "in emergency" over the train radio, thus warning other trains and the dispatcher that there is a problem.

  4. Patriot Act - Wikipedia

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    Instead, phone companies will retain the data and the NSA can obtain information about targeted individuals with a federal search warrant. [13] In November 2019, the renewal of the Patriot Act was included in the stop-gap government funding bill. [14] The expired provisions required renewal by March 15, 2020. [15]

  5. United States labor law - Wikipedia

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    In 1994, the Dunlop Commission on the Future of Worker-Management Relations: Final Report recommended a unified definition of an employee under all federal labor laws, to reduce litigation, but this was not implemented. As it stands, Supreme Court cases have stated various general principles, which will apply according to the context and ...

  6. Food and Drug Administration - Wikipedia

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    The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA or US FDA) is a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.The FDA is responsible for protecting and promoting public health through the control and supervision of food safety, tobacco products, caffeine products, dietary supplements, prescription and over-the-counter pharmaceutical drugs (medications), vaccines ...

  7. Agent Orange - Wikipedia

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    2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T). The active ingredient of Agent Orange was an equal mixture of two phenoxy herbicides – 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2,4,5-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4,5-T) – in iso-octyl ester form, which contained traces of the dioxin 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo ...

  8. Endangered Species Act of 1973 - Wikipedia

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    Monitoring of candidate and recovered species is required, and "emergency listing" can be made if there is evidence of significant risk. [ 28 ] [ 2 ] In addition to listing decisions being offered in draft form (in the Federal Register ) for public comment before publication in final, now recovery plans also have to be published in a two-step ...