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Generalized System of Preferences: Background and Renewal Debate (open access)

Generalized System of Preferences: Background and Renewal Debate

Report that presents the background of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), discusses its implementation in the U.S., and analyzes the program's effectiveness.
Date: January 9, 2013
Creator: Jones, Vivian C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Troubled Asset Relief Program: As Treasury Continues to Exit Programs, Opportunities to Enhance Communication on Costs Exist (open access)

Troubled Asset Relief Program: As Treasury Continues to Exit Programs, Opportunities to Enhance Communication on Costs Exist

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Many TARP programs continue to be in various stages of unwinding and some programs, notably those that focus on the foreclosure crisis, remain active. The figure provides an overview of selected programs and the amount disbursed and outstanding, as applicable. Treasury has articulated broad principles for exiting TARP, including exiting TARP programs as soon as practicable and seeking to maximize taxpayer returns, goals that at times conflict. Some of the programs that Treasury continues to unwind, such as investments in American International Group, Inc. (AIG), require Treasury to actively manage the timing of its exit as it balances its competing goals. For other programs, such as the Capital Purchase Program (CPP)—which was created to provide capital to financial institutions—Treasury’s exit will be driven primarily by the financial condition of the participating institutions. Consequently, the timing of Treasury’s exit from TARP remains uncertain."
Date: January 9, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Emissions: Status of Regulatory Activities and Permitting on Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf (open access)

Air Emissions: Status of Regulatory Activities and Permitting on Alaska's Outer Continental Shelf

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012, amended the Clean Air Act to transfer regulatory authority for air emissions on the outer continental shelf (OCS) off Alaska's north coast, including the Chukchi and Beaufort seas, from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to the Department of the Interior. Since the act was passed on December 23, 2011, there has been limited activity subject to air emission regulations or permitting on the OCS off Alaska's north coast, according to officials at the EPA and Interior. EPA officials stated that, before the act was passed, EPA had issued to Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc. and Shell Offshore, Inc., collectively, three air emission permits for drilling and other activities on the OCS off Alaska's north coast. Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is responsible for reviewing and approving plans for exploration, development, and production activities; this process includes projections of air emissions. According to a BOEM official, after the act passed, Shell conducted exploratory drilling on the OCS off Alaska's north coast in 2012, but it did so under its existing air emissions permits from EPA. Ancillary activities, such as surveys of the …
Date: January 9, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy-Water Nexus: Information on the Quantity, Quality, and Management of Water Produced during Oil and Gas Production (open access)

Energy-Water Nexus: Information on the Quantity, Quality, and Management of Water Produced during Oil and Gas Production

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "A significant amount of water is produced daily as a byproduct from drilling of oil and gas. A 2009 Argonne National Laboratory study estimated that 56 million barrels of water are produced onshore every day, but this study may underestimate the current total volume because it is based on limited, and in some cases, incomplete data generated by the states. In general, the volume of produced water generated by a given well varies widely according to three key factors: the hydrocarbon being produced, the geographic location of the well, and the method of production used. For example, some gas wells typically generate large volumes of water early in production, whereas oil wells typically generate less. Generally, the quality of produced water from oil and gas production is poor, and it cannot be readily used for another purpose without prior treatment. The specific quality of water produced by a given well, however, can vary widely according to the same three factors that impact volume—hydrocarbon, geography, and production method."
Date: January 9, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drinking Water: EPA Has Improved Its Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Program, but Additional Action Is Needed (open access)

Drinking Water: EPA Has Improved Its Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Program, but Additional Action Is Needed

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented all of the recommendations GAO made in its May 2011 report to improve the Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR) program. In that report, GAO recommended that EPA (1) monitor for the full 30 contaminants allowed by statute, (2) monitor for most or all contaminants using a more robust monitoring approach, and (3) select sufficiently sensitive minimum reporting levels (MRL) for monitoring contaminants. EPA now requires public water systems to monitor for 30 contaminants in the UCMR3 program, using its most robust monitoring approach for a majority of these contaminants, and setting MRLs as low as can be reliably measured, according to EPA. The Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) requires EPA to vary the monitoring frequency based on the type of contaminant likely to be found, but EPA used a standard monitoring frequency for all contaminants. This may result in inaccurate estimates of the occurrence of sporadically occurring microbes (e.g., viruses) or pesticides, according to experts GAO surveyed and studies it reviewed. In such cases, the monitoring data may not provide reliable estimates of contaminant occurrence."
Date: January 9, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: Hezikiah Haskell House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Hezikiah Haskell House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Hezekiah Haskell House, in Austin, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: January 9, 2013
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables (open access)

Salaries of Members of Congress: Recent Actions and Historical Tables

This report discusses recent fiscal year Congressional pay raise freezes and provides: historical tables on the rate of pay for Members of Congress since 1789; details on enacted legislation with language prohibiting the automatic annual pay adjustment since the most recent adjustment; the adjustments projected by the Ethics Reform Act as compared with actual adjustments in Member pay; and Member pay in constant and current dollars since 1992.
Date: January 9, 2018
Creator: Brudnick, Ida A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Budget Enforcement Procedures: The Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PayGO) Rule (open access)

Budget Enforcement Procedures: The Senate Pay-As-You-Go (PayGO) Rule

This report discusses the Senate pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rule, which generally requires that any legislation projected to increase direct spending or reduce revenues must also include equivalent amounts of direct spending cuts, revenue increases, or a combination, so that the legislation does not increase the on-budget deficit in the current fiscal year, the budget year, a six-year period, or an 11-year period (the latter two periods beginning with the current fiscal year). This update includes the most recent changes to the rule, and adds information on points of order raised under the rule since 2015.
Date: January 9, 2018
Creator: Heniff, Bill, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions (open access)

Monetary Policy and the Federal Reserve: Current Policy and Conditions

This report discusses U.S. monetary policy and the Federal Reserve. It provides an overview of monetary policy and recent developments, a summary of the Fed's actions following the financial crisis, and ends with a brief overview of the Fed's regulatory responsibilities.
Date: January 9, 2018
Creator: Labonte, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supreme Court to Hear Voter Roll Case: What are the Implications? (open access)

Supreme Court to Hear Voter Roll Case: What are the Implications?

This report discusses the Supreme Court case of "Husted v. Phillip Randolph Institute," which charges the state of Ohio with violating the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) through their secondary voter registration maintenance program which removes people from the voter rolls due to inactivity. It discusses a brief history of the case before its coming to the Supreme Court and possible implications of the decision.
Date: January 9, 2018
Creator: Whitaker, L. Paige
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): An Overview (open access)

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR): An Overview

This report discusses the oil and gas program recently approved by President Trump for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) in the context of the ANWR's history, its energy and biological resources, Native interests and subsistence uses, energy market conditions, and debates over protection and development.
Date: January 9, 2018
Creator: Comay, Laura B.; Ratner, Michael & Crafton, R. Eliot
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 90, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 9, 2010 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 90, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 9, 2010

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: Wright, Cyndi
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0093]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0118]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0086]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0057]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0048]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0007]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0073]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0045]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0002]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0079]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0075]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Roundtable Writer's Breakfast Photograph UNTA_AR0797-173-006-0096]

Photograph taken at the Roundtable Writer's Breakfast held by The Black Academy of Arts and Letters in Dallas, Texas.
Date: January 9, 2010
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library