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Functional Equivalent
Functional Equivalent: - Term used to describe EPA's decision-making process and its relationship to the environmental review conducted under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). A review is considered functionally equivalent when it addresses the substantive components of a NEPA review. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Functional Equivalent:: |
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly,..."There is ample authority for the proposition that the functional equivalent of a consent decree satisfies the requirements of Buckhannon [Board and Care
• After 4 decades, barber hangs up his clippers - 04 Aug 2008
The Express Times - LehighValleyLive.com,Those two chairs often became the functional equivalent of a psychologist's couch as Dimiceli listened to the woes of his many loyal customers.
Obama possesses intellect, judgment, courage and vision—and youth - Jul 24, 2008
Chicago Tribune,He says this suggests that a 35-year-old man in 1789 was the functional equivalent of a 55- or 60-year-old man today, and on "this account, Obama may be old
'Trash' case tests privacy rights - Aug 2, 2008
Toronto Star,From the civil liberties association's perspective, looking through the contents of a garbage receptacle is the "functional equivalent" of being inside a
Troubled Bridges: One Year Later - Aug 2, 2008
South Coast Today,..."In that footprint program, we put back something that the functional equivalent of what was there," even if it might not meet current design guidelines.
Digital Frisking for Copyright Infringement at US Border Disclosed - Aug 1, 2008
Zeropaid,...review, retain, and share certain information possessed by individuals who are encountered by CBP at the border, functional equivalent of the border,
Portsmouth says Cox broke terms of cable TV franchise - Aug 1, 2008
The Virginian-Pilot,According to the lawsuit, the city of Portsmouth considered the provision of studio facilities the "functional equivalent" of such fees.
Sources Need Protection - Jul 31, 2008
Center For American Progress,And a society with no protection for whistleblowers is one in which criminals are invited to abuse the rest of us with the functional equivalent of immunity
Public Service Board eyes Comcast changes - Jul 24, 2008
Rutland Herald,Wark said cable companies are only allowed one rate increase a year so the question becomes whether Comcast's action is "the functional equivalent of a rate
The Flight of the Red Balloon - Jul 16, 2008
indy.com,Because the truth is that this movie is the functional equivalent of spending two hours in a museum that has nothing but such paintings on display.
Court to FCC: Get real - Jul 22, 2008
Chicago Tribune,The court spent much of its opinion refuting the FCC claim that Jackson and Timberlake were the functional equivalent of network employees, which it said
Prison operator CCA must open records, judge rules - Jul 30, 2008
The Tennessean,Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman ruled that CCA was a "functional equivalent" to a governmental entity, because the operations of jails and prisons are essential
At the Border, Your Laptop Is Wide-Open - Jul 21, 2008
Law.com (subscription),...suspicion when they are conducted at the border, or at an international airport, which courts consider the functional equivalent of the border.
Renewing the Fight for Renewables - Jul 28, 2008
RenewableEnergyWorld.com,This is where carbon taxes, or their functional equivalent carbon caps, come into play. Carbon taxes or caps will need to be permanent and ratcheted up over
Needham appeals news state water policy - Jul 23, 2008
Needham Times,The functional equivalent would be adopting our restrictions.� The DEP will establish two checkpoints, first in 2009 and then in 2012, to monitor how
Paralegal wages 'sunshine' battle - Jul 11, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerWest argued in court that the association is the "functional equivalent" of a government entity that receives public money and exercises authority on a wide
RainDance Technologies Announces Formation of French Subsidiary - Jul 10, 2008
MarketWatchEach droplet is the functional equivalent of an individual test tube and can contain a single molecule, reaction, or cell. This versatile technology can
The state of the river - Jul 27, 2008
Kingston Daily Freeman,If you're not accurately assessing water quality, your stewardship depends on the functional equivalent of guesswork or even prayer, which is one hell of a
The G8 and its effectiveness - Jul 9, 2008
Irish Times,This is not to say the G8, or some larger and reformulated functional equivalent such as a group of 20 states, is not a necessary and useful as a way for
EU hits snag over lifting US poultry ban - Jul 9, 2008
guardian.co.uk,A US official said the conditions were the "functional equivalent of leaving the ban in place". Vassiliou argues they are "strict, yet proportional".
No More Wesley Clark to Kick Around - Jul 7, 2008
Wall Street JournalThat sounds like the functional equivalent of announcing he is leaving the campaign trail "to spend more time with his family." It may be true,
Save Gitmo! - Jul 6, 2008
CBS News,It would be the functional equivalent of taking your marbles and going home because the rules of the game aren’t what you want them to be - and that’s not
Carpet Bombing For Vodafone, Tech Sector - Jul 23, 2008
Minyanville.com,Monday night's earnings reports, on balance, were the functional equivalent of a carpet bombing for the tech and financial sectors.
Bills, lawsuits attempt to thwart private prisons' escape from FOIA - Jul 22, 2008
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press,...function out to private prisons, since the private correctional institutions are the functional equivalent of a government agency, the Center said.
Legislation, lawsuits seek to shine light on private prisons - Jul 21, 2008
First Amendment Center,...under state contract had to turn its records over to the Memphis Commercial Appeal because it was the “functional equivalent� of a government agency.
2006AP2254-CR State v. Doss - Jul 15, 2008
Wisconsin Law Journal,The affidavits in this case are not the type of affidavits described in Crawford, ie, the functional equivalent of ex parte in-court testimony that
RainDance Technologies Forms French Subsidiary for Euro Partnering - Jul 9, 2008
GenomeWeb News (subscription),...droplets that can contain a single molecule, reaction, or cell, and are each the “functional equivalent of an individual test tube,� the company said.
Sweet Release: The Last Step to Black Freedom - Jul 9, 2008
Insight News,Furthermore, as a shrink, his unique analysis amounts to the functional equivalent of an emotional diagnosis of the mental state of the Black psyche.
Denville woman beats prostitution indictment - Jul 9, 2008
Dailyrecord.com,The prosecutor's office had argued that the petty disorderly persons offense under the old statute was "the functional equivalent" of a disorderly persons
Pity the Poor Incumbent - Jul 8, 2008
Town Hall,...(explicitly calling for a candidate's election or defeat) nor its "functional equivalent," infringes upon the constitutional right to freedom of speech.
New tax fraud allegations against former Cayman Islands banker - Jul 7, 2008
Cayman Net News,Assistant US Attorney John Carney had said at the time of Mr Mathewson’s sentencing: “It was, in effect, the functional equivalent of having the records of
Google, Zoho, and Adobe Got Competition with Live Documents - Dec 1, 2007
SYS-CON Media,Live Documents, which unfortunately isn't live, is a suite of online productivity apps that its creators claim is the functional equivalent of Word,
HOW WE SENSE MICROBES: GENETIC DISSECTION OF INNATE IMMUNITY IN ... - Nov 27, 2007
Informationsdienst Wissenschaft (Pressemitteilung),The predominant site of biosynthesis of these peptides is the fat body, a functional equivalent of the mammalian liver. Following their synthesis
Making the Wrong Challenge - Nov 30, 2007
National Review Online Blogs,Notable though those may have been, the point that everyone watching took away was that Giuliani was the functional equivalent of Eliot Ness to Romney’s
Casino backer files lawsuit - Nov 30, 2007
SunJournal.com (subscription),He said that while the businesses may be considered private property, they have taken on the "functional equivalent of the traditional town square.
Psychiatric Polling of the Press - Nov 29, 2007
NewsBustersThis is the functional equivalent of a bartender standing all day at his post with his hands in his pockets, refusing to acknowledge the many parched
Public schools: the state church - Nov 11, 2007
Baltimore Sun,And like other dissenters from earlier state churches and the current functional equivalent, the public school system, these parents have had to pay taxes
New FEC rule receives mixed watchdog review - Nov 20, 2007
The Hill,The court said that an ad is the functional equivalent of express advocacy only if it is “susceptible of no reasonable interpretation other than as an
Violence Declines Because Iraqis Tired of War, General Says - Nov 20, 2007
CNSNews.com,...the Scotland-based scientist will use a new Japanese-developed technique that yields the functional equivalent of embryonic stem cells from basic skin
Provost:Oxycontin is equal to heroin - Nov 9, 2007
Somerville News,It was particularly insidious because it did not have the stigma or penalties attached to it that heroin did yet it is the functional equivalent,� she said.
Active gift giving - Nov 29, 2007
Sacramento Bee,..."People who involuntarily stop an activity will look for a functional equivalent," he said. "They'll say, 'I can't run or jog, but I can power-walk or swim.
Mormonism Is the New Black Baby - Nov 20, 2007
Wonkette (satire),Mitt’s never said whether he wears them or not, but if he’s gone on a mission and undergone the functional equivalent of confirmation, he would likely be
Star Litigator and Former Cochran Firm Partner, Kwarma Vanderpuye ... - Nov 28, 2007
Market Wire (press release)SDD Global is on the path to becoming in many ways the functional equivalent of the world's largest and most affordable global law firm.
Doping still an issue in wrestling - Nov 18, 2007
USA Today..."They are the functional equivalent of gladiators, but they are paid," says Cary Ichter, an Atlanta-based lawyer who has represented 20 wrestlers,
Report and Retort: Jim Talent’s Untalented Defense Analysis - Nov 26, 2007
The National Interest Online,The hype employed by some conservative panic mongers to the contrary, the terrorist threat is not the functional equivalent of World War III,
mccain-Feingold Slipping Away? - Nov 16, 2007
Washington Post,...“Once a communication is determined to be a genuine issue ad – that is, the ad is not be the functional equivalent of express advocacy - there is no
New rules create potential tax traps for exec compensation - Nov 9, 2007
New Hampshire Business Review,...and circumstances support a determination that the voluntary resignation was the functional equivalent of an involuntary termination or the definition
Mistaken identity - Nov 23, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,Perhaps the only defense of the "Muslim" identity in the west is that it is the functional equivalent of an ethnic identity. This is hard to believe,
In identifying those trying to kill us, we should choose our words ... - Nov 22, 2007
Guardian Unlimited,..."Al-Qaida" won't do as the functional equivalent of "the IRA" - not on its own anyway. We need a wider term to describe the kind of violent extremists who
Cirque du Soleil’s ‘Kooza’ Is a Spectacle of Stunts to Behold - Nov 18, 2007
Daily Californian,The House Troupe, a group of 19 artists who serve the functional equivalent of a chorus line, donned intricate costumes, including charming full body
International Forecaster November 2007 (#5) - Gold, Silver ... - Nov 17, 2007
Gold SeekIt is the functional equivalent of allowing anyone with enough bucks to insure the life of someone they do not even know, thus allowing for rampant
Tenth District Congressman Paul Broun introduces 'Sanctity of ... - Nov 14, 2007
Access North Georgia,...or its functional equivalent, irrespective of sex, health, function or disability, defect, stage of biological development, or condition of dependency,
In Defense of Isiah Thomas - Nov 14, 2007
Hoopsvibe.comSince my Bluntman has the functional equivalent of a fifth-grade education and therefore has difficulty speaking (much less writing) in complete sentences,
Hawaii's political-ad rules could be loosened - Nov 13, 2007
Honolulu Advertiser,...upheld the ad restrictions as they applied to express advocacy that helps specific candidates or ads that were the functional equivalent.
Of VLAN Numbers and Service Providers - Nov 11, 2007
NetworkWorld.com,Relay service could be replaced by an Ethernet connection where VLAN numbers provided the functional equivalent of the Frame Relay DLCI to identify vcs.
IT Budgets Expected To Increase for 2008 - Nov 8, 2007
Redmondmag.com,The company also plans to deliver a paid version that will be the functional equivalent of the free product. Company officials said they'll announce pricing
Kill These etfs, Now - Nov 8, 2007
Seeking Alpha,To put that stupidity into some sort of context, it’s the functional equivalent of paying over $1300 a share for Google (GOOG) (assuming, of course,
Court upholds Van Buren man's conviction in robbery of Fort Smith bank - Nov 8, 2007
Arkansas News,In his appeal, Norris claimed Scamardo's comment during the first trip was the functional equivalent of questioning him without an attorney present,
Intel prepares to put its new NAS box everywhere - Nov 7, 2007
Inquirer,The barebones is just that, you get the functional equivalent of a server barbones from Tyan or Supermicro, add what you want, hardware and software,
United States: Communications Law Bulletin, October 2007 - Part 2 - Nov 9, 2007
Mondaq News Alerts (subcription),...broadband mapping bill would require the FCC to collect data on broadband services by nine-digit zip code, census tract, or a "functional equivalent.
DPP: Ideological streakers and psychiatric curiosity - Nov 4, 2007
Nyasa Times,...but the words in the infamous DPP Strategy Document are so noxious, so roiled with rage, that they are the functional equivalent of the vitriol and
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