The Office of Information and RegulatoryAffairs OIRA IPA en o a r Respell oh EYE r is an office of the Federal Government of the United States United States Government that Congress of the United States Congress established in the 1980 Paperwork Reduction Act . OIRA is located within the United States Office of Management and Budget Office of Management and Budget , which is an agency within the Executive Office of the President . It is staffed by both political appointees and career civil servants, who have been carrying out the same kinds of economic analysis and related analyses for the past 20 years. In addition to reviewing draft regulations under http govinfo.library.unt.edu npr library direct orders 2646.html Executive Order 12866 , OIRA reviews collections of information under the Paperwork Reduction Act, and also develops and oversees the implementation of government wide policies in the areas of information technology, information policy, privacy, and statistical policy. Executive Order 12866 describes OIRA s role in the rulemaking process. In it, the President directs agencies, to the extent permitted by law, to follow certain principles in rulemaking, such as consideration of alternatives and analysis of impacts, both benefits and costs. As the Executive order United ... Office of Information and RegulatoryAffairs http www.reginfo.gov public RegInfo Where to find Federal Regulatory Information http www.archives.gov federal register executive orders disposition tables.html ... www.thecre.com ombpapers centralrev.html History OMB Regulatory Review DEFAULTSORT Office Of Information And RegulatoryAffairs Category 1980 establishments Category United States Office of Management and Budget Information and RegulatoryAffairs ... regulatory principles, and the centralized review of draft regulations, has been part of regulatory ... by law, comply with the regulatory principles stated in Executive Order 12866 and that the President ... more details
Unreferenced date November 2007 The Office of RegulatoryAffairs ORA is the part of the Food and Drug Administration United States U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA that enforces the laws that govern food, drugs, medical devices, and other products that FDA regulates. Organization It is organized into five regions Northeast NER , Central CER , Southeast SER , Southwest SWR and Pacific PAR . Each region is further divided into district offices. There are a total of 20 district offices, nineteen of which handle both imported and domestic products and one import only district Southwest Import, referred to as SWID . Districts, with the exception of SWID, are referred to by a three letter name followed by DO , such as MIN DO for Minneapolis District. ORA also includes field laboratories which were historically part of the districts but are now independent entities. There are also specialty laboratories such as the Forensic Chemistry Center FCC and the Winchester Engineering and Analytical Center WEAC . Each district office consists of three branches reporting to a district director. The majority of the staff are part of an Investigations Branch that performs routine inspections of manufacturers and imported products, audits of recalls, complaint investigations, collections of samples, and other related tasks. These staff are mostly Consumer Safety Officers CSOs, Investigators or Consumer Safety Inspectors CSIs, Inspectors . ORA no longer routinely hire CSIs, most new staff are CSOs. These staff have a variety of administrative authorities and enforce the civil law requirements of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act as well as parts of the Public Health Service Act. Some are also commissioned officers of the Public Health Service , but this does not generally affect day to day duties. These staff are generally technical or scientific and are not involved in criminal law enforcement ... FDA About the Office of RegulatoryAffairs Category Food and Drug Administration ... more details
unreferenced article date November 2007 RegulatoryAffairs RA , also called Government Affairs , is a profession .... RegulatoryAffairs also has a very specific meaning within the healthcare industries pharmaceuticals , medical devices , Biologics and functional foods . RegulatoryAffairs professionals aka regulatory ... affairs or quality assurance are all considered regulatory professionals. Regulatory professionals ... before transitioning into regulatoryaffairs. Although there are some university degree and graduate certificate programs in regulatoryaffairs and related areas, experience is a key asset for regulatory ... professionals, read the RAPS white paper, RegulatoryAffairs Professional Development Framework An Overview ... Task Force ref Future Developments Many in the RegulatoryAffairs Profession believe the New ... RegulatoryAffairs departments are growing within the companies. Due to the changing ressources necessary ... for RegulatoryAffairs ref RegulatoryAffairs Profession The Healthcare RegulatoryAffairs Profession ... The RegulatoryAffairs Professionals Society, RAPS, http www.raps.org The Organisation for Professionals in RegulatoryAffairs, TOPRA, http www.topra.org which offer education and training, professional development, competence certification and codes of ethics. ref http www.raps.org RegulatoryAffairs ... RegulatoryAffairs, CAPRA, http www.capra.ca Groups related to regulatoryaffairs issues ... ,is managing social networking website dedicated exclusively to regulatoryaffairs professionals. ref http www.farmavitar.net FarmavitaR RegulatoryAffairs Network ref The regulatory professional ..., state, and local regulatory agencies and personnel on specific issues affecting their business ... banking . Advising their companies on the regulatory aspects and climate that would affect proposed activities. i.e. describing the regulatory climate around issues such as the promotion of prescription drugs and Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Healthcare RA The regulatory function in healthcare industries ... more details
The Office of Legislative Affairs may be Office of Legislative Affairs Bureau of Legislative Affairs White House Office of Legislative AffairsOffice of Legislative Affairs United States Navy Legislative AffairsOffice New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Office of Legislative Affairs New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, Office of Legislative Affairs disambig ... more details
refer United Nations Office of Legal AffairsOffice of Legal Affairs, Legal Services Corporation Office of Legal Affairs, National Mediation Board See also Office of the Legal Adviser , United States Department of State Office of Legal Counsel , United States Department of Justice disambig ... more details
An Office of Consumer Affairs most often refers to a government office dealing with matters of consumer protection . In different jurisdictions, it may be referred to as a department, an office, a ministry or a more local title. Examples are California Department of Consumer Affairs Swedish Consumer Agency Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection part of the US Commerce department Federal Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection Germany Office of Consumer Affairs Canada Industry Canada government agency disambig ... more details
The Office of Consumer Affairs is a Canadian government agency of Industry Canada which is responsible for consumer protection and Promotion marketing promotion . The OCA is mandated to these responsibilities by building trust in the marketplace so that consumers can both protect themselves and be able to confidently and knowledgeably drive demand for innovative products and services at competitive prices . ref http www.ic.gc.ca epic site oca bc.nsf en ca00038e.html About the Office of Consumer Affairs ref References Reflist External links http www.ic.gc.ca epic site oca bc.nsf en h ca00000e.html Office of Consumer Affairs website http consumerinformation.ca Canadian Consumer Information Gateway Category Industry Canada Canada gov stub ... more details
distinguish2 the Taipei based Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission of the Republic of China, which was formerly known as the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission Chinese title Overseas Chinese AffairsOffice s linktext t linktext p Gu w yu n Qi ow B ng ngsh The Overseas Chinese AffairsOffice of the State Council of the People s Republic of China is the administrative office responsible for liaising with overseas Chinese residing abroad or returning to China . ref cite web title Overseas Chinese AffairsOffice of the State Council url http www.gov.cn english 2005 10 03 content 74290.htm publisher GOV.cn, Chinese Government s Official Web Portal accessdate 2008 01 08 ref Its forerunner, the Committee of Overseas Chinese Affairs, was established in 1949 He Xiangning , the wife of Liao Zhongkai , served as its first head from October 1949 to April 1959, after which her son Liao Chengzhi took over the position of head until the abolishment of the office in June 1970. Upon the establishment of the Overseas Chinese AffairsOffice in 1978, Liao Chengzhi also became its first head. Liao Chengzhi s son Liao Hui politician Liao Hui also joined the office as vice director in 1983, and was promoted to director in May 1984. ref cite book pages 165 166 last Bo first Zhiyue title China s Elite Politics Political Transition and Power Balancing publisher World Scientific Publishing date 2007 id ISBN 981 270 041 2 ref Administration Minister Li Haifeng Vice Ministers Zhao Yang , Xu Yousheng , Ma Rupei , Ren Qiliang Chief of Discipline Inspection Group Lin Wenken References reflist External links http www.gqb.gov.cn Overseas Chinese AffairsOffice Official Website State Council of the People s Republic of China Category Government of the People s Republic of China zh ... more details
Image officeofhawaiianaffairslogo.JPG right Office of Hawaiian Affairs The Office of Hawaiian Affairs OHA is a semi autonomous entity of the state of Hawaii charged with the administration of 1.8 million acres 7,300 km of royal land held in trust for the benefit of native Hawaiians . Created by the 1978 ... time through the Office of Hawaiian Affairs to make their own decisions as to investment of ceded lands and collect revenue generated by those lands to fund programs for the people. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is considered the most influential arm of the larger Hawaiian sovereignty movement that inspired its creation. Establishment The Constitution of Hawaii establishes the Office of Hawaiian Affairs under the terms of Article XII, Sections 4 through 7. The article defines ceded land as lands ... states, The Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall hold title to all the real and personal property ... and Hawaiians. Board of trustees The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is governed by an elected board of trustees. The constitution provides an outline of that board, There shall be a board of trustees for the Office of Hawaiian Affairs elected by qualified voters who are Hawaiians, as provided by law. The board ... and Hawaiians. The board shall have the power to exercise control over the Office of Hawaiian Affairs through its executive officer, the administrator of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, who shall be appointed ... DEFAULTSORT Office Of Hawaiian Affairs Category Native Hawaiian Category State agencies of Hawaii Category Indigenous affairs ministries Category Indigenous land rights in Hawaii ja ... could not be excluded from the election process, including the right of non Hawaiians to run for such an office ... meet every other week. The constitution adds, The board of trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs shall exercise power as provided by law to manage and administer the proceeds from the sale ... to affairs of native Hawaiians and Hawaiians and to exercise control over real and personal property ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Legislative AffairsOffice nativename nativename a nativename r logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 1998 preceding1 Bureau of Legislative Affairs 1949 preceding2 Bureau of Legislative Affairs 1959 dissolved General Office superseding jurisdiction PRC headquarters Beijing employees budget minister1 name minister1 pfo chief1 ... footnotes Legislative AffairsOffice LAO Simplified Chinese Hanyu Pinyin Pinyin F zh B ng ngsh is an administrative office within the State Council of the People s Republic of China which ... Council. In 1998, the Legislative AffairsOffice superseded the BLA and became the legal affairs ... Legislative AffairsOffice Official Website zh icon State Council of the People s Republic ... ref The office is managed by the a director who is also a Minister. The current director is Mr ... Mr. Gao Fengtao. History The administrative office was originally established as the Bureau of Legislative Affairs of the state council in 1954. In 1959, the office was dissolved and a new body called the General Office was established to carry out similar functions. The General Office had two departments reporting to it the Legislative Affairs Bureau and the Economic Legislation Research Center. ref http www.chinalaw.gov.cn article english about ref In 1986, the General Office was abolished and the two sub agencies reporting to it were merged to form the Bureau of Legislative Affairs under the State ... ref Administrative Structure The office is organised into the following departments. ref http www.chinalaw.gov.cn article english about index2.shtml ref Department of General Affairs Department of Research ... and Public Health Department of Fiscal and Financial Affairs Department of Industry, Communications ... on Government Legal Affairs Department of Codification Department of Translation and Foreign Affairs Information Center Administration Service Center China Legal Publishing House See also ... more details
The Office of Insular Affairs OIA is a unit of the United States Department of the Interior that oversees federal administration of several United States possessions. It is the successor to the Bureau of Insular Affairs of the United States War Department War Department , which administered certain territories from 1902 to 1939, and the Office of Territorial Affairs formerly the Division of Territories and Island Possessions and then the Office of Territories in the Interior Department, which was responsible for certain territories from the 1930s to the 1990s. The word insular comes from the Latin word insula Island Etymology island . Currently, the OIA has administrative responsibility for coordinating federal policy in the territories of American Samoa , Guam , the U.S. Virgin Islands , and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands , and oversight of federal programs and funds in the freely associated Federated States of Micronesia , the Republic of the Marshall Islands , and the Republic of Palau . The OIA, led by the Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Areas since September 2009, Anthony M. Babauta , also has jurisdiction of excluded areas of Palmyra Atoll ref http www.doi.gov oia Islandpages palmyrapage.htm http www.doi.gov oia Islandpages palmyrapage.htm ref and residual administration of Wake Island . ref http www.doi.gov oia Islandpages wakepage.htm http ... are coordinated between the Office of the Deputy Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs and the Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration , not the OIA. See also Insular area Compact of Free Association Protectorate Colonial Office External links http www.doi.gov oia index.html U.S. Office of Insular Affairs official website References Reflist DOI agencies Category Insular areas of the United States Office of Insular Affairs Category United States Department of the Interior agencies Insular Affairs vi Ph ng Qu c h i v ... more details
The NASA Office of Public Affairs is tasked with media and public relations. Its mission is to provide for the widest practicable and appropriate dissemination of information to the media and general public concerning NASA activities and results The function was created in the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958. Services include advising the NASA Administrator on issues concerning communications as well as public and media relations, policy guidance, advice, and consultation to Headquarters as well as Field Installations on public affairs issues, coordination of resources to news media and the public, maintaining communication channels to the news media and the general public. ref cite web title Public Affairs Functional Role, Mission, and Relationship to the NASA Strategic Plan url http www.hq.nasa.gov office codez plans FLPs P FLP.pdf publisher NASA ref The most recognizable face and function of the office is NASA TV and the http nasa.gov website . The Public Affairs Officer at the Kennedy Space Center is also familiar to many as they serve as the voice of NASA during launches providing commentary during countdowns. See also George Diller , Public Affairs Officer during the later half of the Space Shuttle program Jack King , Voice of Apollo , Public Affairs Officer during projects Project Mercury Mercury , Project Gemini Gemini and Apollo program Apollo . References reflist Category NASA ... more details
The Office of Territorial Affairs was an office within the United States Department of the Interior responsible for administration of certain United States territories . Prior to the 1930 s, responsibility for administration of various United States territories and insular possession was divided among several government departments. Federal responsibilities in the territories of Alaska and Hawaii were performed by the Interior Department Puerto Rico and the Philippines Philippine Islands were administered by the Bureau of Insular Affairs in the United States Department of War War Department while the United States Virgin Islands , Guam , and American Samoa were administered by the United States Department of the Navy . In 1934, the administration of President of the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt established the Division of Territories and Island Possessions in the Interior Department to centralize most territorial administration within the federal government. The new Division was immediately assigned principal federal responsibility with respect to Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto ... . Today, the Interior Department, through the Office of Insular Affairs , continues to be responsible ... Walker, comps. , Preliminary Inventory of the Records of the Office of Territories , Preliminary Inventory No. 154 1963 . Van Cleve, Ruth G. The Office of Territorial Affairs Praeger Publishers 1974 . Category ... was changed to the Office of Territories in 1950. The office s work was significantly reduced ... in 1959. In 1971, the Office of Territories was temporarily abolished and territorial administration was coordinated by a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Territorial Affairs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Land Management. In 1973, the agency was reconstituted as the Office of Territorial Affairs, which remained the designation until 1980, when an Office of Assistant Secretary for Territorial and International Affairs was created. The designation international refers to what became ... more details
The Office of Legislative Affairs is a division within the United States Department of Justice . Its responsibility is for the development and implementation of strategies to advance the Department s legislative initiatives and other interests relating to Congress. External links http www.usdoj.gov ola Official website DOJ agencies US law stub Category United States Department of Justice agencies ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs abbreviation OJA nativename a nativename r logo OK Office of Juvenile Affairs logo.png logo width 150px logo caption Office of Juvenile Affairs logo seal seal width 125 px seal caption Great Seal of Oklahoma formed 1995 preceding1 ... Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs footnotes The Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs OJA is an government ... Contact Us index.html Contact Us . Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs. Retrieved on June 3, 2010 ... Department of Human Services . Leadership The Office of Juvenile Affairs is under the supervision ... States DEFAULTSORT Oklahoma Office Of Juvenile Affairs Category State law enforcement agencies .... The Board of Juvenile Affairs is the governing body of OJA. The Board consists of seven members ... is responsible for appointing the Executive Director of the Office, who serves at the pleasure of the Board. The current Executive Director is Robert E. Gene Christian. The Office of Juvenile Affairs was created in 1995 during the term of Governor Frank Keating . History The Office of Juvenile Affairs was created in 1994 when the Oklahoma Legislature passed the Juvenile Reform Act. Prior ... Brad Henry , Howard Hendrick is serving as Secretary. Board of Juvenile Affairs The Board of Juvenile Affairs is the governing body of the OJA. The Board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor of Oklahoma , by and with the advice and consent of the Oklahoma Senate . The term of office ... for appointing the Executive Director of the Office, who serves at the pleasure of the Board. As of 2010 ... Affairs Executive Director General Counsel Advocate General Chief of Staff Financial Services ... employees. ref http www.ok.gov OSF documents bud11hd.pdf FY 2011 State Budget , Oklahoma Office of State ... Division 346 Total 1,057 References references See also Portal Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Justice ... Department of Corrections References references External links http www.ok.gov oja Oklahoma Office ... more details
The Office of Francophone Affairs in the Canada Canadian province of Ontario is responsible for the provision of government services to Franco Ontarian citizens and communities. Under the province s French Language Services Act , the provincial government provides French language services if a community or region s francophone population exceeds 5,000 or 10 percent of the community s total population. There are 25 areas of the province so designated. The office also has a role in the governance of Ontario s francophone public television network, TFO , as well as francophone school board s and other government offices, and acts as a liaison office between the government and other francophone cultural agencies and social services. The current Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs in the Executive Council of Ontario or provincial Cabinet government cabinet is the Honourable Madeleine Meilleur . Past ministers included Bernard Grandma tre , Charles Beer , Gilles Pouliot , Noble Villeneuve and John Baird Canadian politician John Baird . External links http www.ofa.gov.on.ca english index.html Office of Francophone Affairs http www.ofa.gov.on.ca english office.html Minister s Biography Category Ontario government departments and agencies Category Franco Ontarian culture fr Office des affaires francophones ... more details
The Office of Detainee Affairs was created by the United States Department of Defense in July 2004. ref http www.defenselink.mil news newsarticle.aspx?id 25695 DefenseLink News Article DoD Creates Office of Detainee Affairs Bot generated title ref Bryan Del Monte served as deputy director for policy development and international issues in the Office of Detainee Affairs. ref name AsharqAlawsat060513 http aawsat.com english news.asp?section 3&id 4927 US DoD Official Discusses Guantanamo , Asharq Al Awsat , May 13, 2006 ref ref name SFChron051202 http www.mercurynews.com mld mercurynews news local states california northern california 13313512.htm Pentagon officials at UC Berkeley to defend prisoner treatment , San Francisco Chronicle , December 2, 2005 ref ref name Times060511 http www.timesonline.co.uk article 0,,2 2175790,00.html British Guantanamo detainees sue US for 10m , The Times , May 11, 2006 ref References reflist Uncategorized date January 2011 US gov stub ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Taiwan AffairsOffice br of the State Council nativename nativename a nativename r logo logo width logo caption seal seal width seal caption formed 1988 preceding1 preceding2 dissolved superseding jurisdiction PRC headquarters Beijing latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW region code employees budget minister1 name minister1 pfo minister2 name minister2 pfo chief1 name Wang Yi politician Wang Yi chief1 position Director chief2 name chief2 position parent agency State Council of the People s Republic of China State Council child1 agency Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits child2 agency website http www.gwytb.gov.cn www.gwytb.gov.cn zh icon footnotes The Taiwan AffairsOffice of the State Council zh s t or p Gu w yu n T iw n Sh w B ng ngsh , sometimes abbreviated to zh s t or p gu t i b n is an administrative agency under the State Council of the People s Republic of China State Council of the People s Republic of China . It is responsible for setting and implementing guidelines and policies related to Taiwan , as stipulated by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council itself. According to the arrangement and authorization of the State Council, the office takes charge of relevant preparations for negotiations and agreements with what ... AffairsOffice are simultaneously members of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Taiwan Task Office. The latter title is used when dealing with officials in Taiwan on a party to party basis. List of directors class wikitable border 1 colspan 2 List of Directors Name Duration of Office ... related to Taiwan, releases news and information concerning Taiwan affairs, and handles major incidents related to Taiwan. The Taiwan Affairs Council is also responsible for the coordination with overall ... 2008 See also Political status of Taiwan , background Mainland Affairs Council , counterpart body in Taiwan ... more details
Infobox Organization image size 200px caption name Office of Special Affairs formation 1966 type Department of Church of Scientology Scientologists status Non profit purpose Legal affairs and public relations ... remarks The Office of Special Affairs or OSA formerly the Guardian s Office is a department of the Church of Scientology . According to the Church, the OSA is responsible for directing legal affairs ... At local Scientology organizations, directors Special Affairs, Legal, Public Affairs are OSA staff members. Local Directors of Special Affairs are known as DSAs. Members of the Office of Special Affairs ... functions were then assigned to the Office of Special Affairs. ref name davis Methods Garry Scarff ... corp csi4.htm Office of Special Affairs scientology.org http www.cs.cmu.edu dst Library Shelf wakefield us 12.html OSA Office of Special Affairs The Secret CIA of Scientology http www.xenu.net archive ... www.xenu.net archive go osahist.htm Scientology s Secret Service The Office of Special Affairs 1983 .... 2001. ISBN 0340785675 Scientology DEFAULTSORT Office Of Special Affairs Category Scientology ... Category Religion in Riverside County, California de Office of Special Affairs fr Scientologie Office des affaires sp ciales it Ufficio degli Affari Speciali sv Office of Special Affairs ... books trn1053.htm The Guardian Office GO ref ref Hamburg Regional Office of the German Constitutional ... defunct Guardian s Office , ref name davis cite book last Davis first Derek authorlink coauthors ... act as volunteer collaborators for the office, which cuts down on private investigation and legal ... s Office was established in 1966, and its initial mission was to protect the interests of the Church .... ref name Streissguth The Guardian s Office was also charged with internal monitoring of current ... Hubbard in charge of the Guardian s Office, ref name Streissguth cite book last Streissguth first ... Manor , in England . ref name davis The Guardian s Office functioned effectively as an Intelligence ... more details
Refimprove date December 2008 The Office of Population Affairs OPA , a part of the United States Department of Health and Human Services within the Office of Public Health and Science , serves as the focal point to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health on a wide range of reproductive health topics, including adolescent pregnancy, family planning ref http www.who.int topics family planning en Family planning ref , and sterilization, as well as other population issues. Created by an Act of Congress in 1970 Public Law 91 572, 84 Stat. 1504, Dec. 24. 1970 , the Office of Population Affairs, under the direction of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Population Affairs DASPA , has three component offices responsible for the oversight of program functions Office of Family Planning, Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs, and Office of Research and Evaluation. Office of Family Planning The Title X Family Planning program Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs USPL 91 572 , was enacted in 1970 as Title X of the Public Health Service Act . Title X is the only federal grant program dedicated solely to providing individuals with comprehensive family planning and related preventive health services. The Title X program is designed to provide access to contraceptive services, supplies and information to all who want and need them. By law, priority is given to persons from low income families. The Title X Family Planning program is administered within the Office of Public Health and Science , Office of Population Affairs OPA by the Office of Family Planning ... the Office of Population Affairs OPA , the Office of Research and Evaluation ORE oversees research ... Reflist External links http www.hhs.gov opa index.html US DHHS Office of Population Affairs Category ... XX of the Public Health Service Act, supports both demonstration and research grants. Within OPA, the Office ... Office of Budget. References http www.hhs.gov opa familyplanning index.html Office of Family Planning ... more details
The District of Columbia Department of Consumer and RegulatoryAffairs is a District of Columbia agency that issues licenses and permits. It falls under the oversight of the Council of the District of Columbia and its operations fall under the responsibility of the Mayor of the District of Columbia mayor , delegated to an appointed director, as with most other Cabinet government cabinet style directorates or agencies. Mission According to the DCRA The mission of the Department of Consumer and RegulatoryAffairs is to protect the health, safety, economic interests, and quality of life of residents, businesses, and visitors in the District of Columbia by issuing licenses and permits, conducting inspections, enforcing building, housing, and safety codes, regulating land use and development, and providing consumer education and advocacy services. Purview The DCRA issues or maintains the following Construction permit Building permits Zoning Zoning regulations Certificate of Occupancy certificates of occupancy Building code Construction codes Incorporation business Corporate registration Business license Business licensing Licensure Professional licensing Building inspection Construction inspections Home inspection Housing Code inspections Occupancy Vacant property regulation Director The current director of the DCRA is Nicholas A. Majett, a Washington lawyer and civil servant in 2006 he became the deputy director of the department and served until he was appointed director on 18 December, 2010. External Links http dcra.dc.gov DC DCRA About DCRA Who We Are DCRA Website Who We Are http dcra.dc.gov DC DCRA About DCRA Who We Are Director s Biography Nicholas A. Majett DCRA Website Director Category Government of the District of Columbia ... more details
File Hans Corell.jpg thumb Hans Correll, former head of the Office of Legal Affairs in the United Nations Secretariat. The United Nations Office of Legal Affairs is a United Nations agency, established in 1946, that performs several key functions in the area of international law . It is currently administered by Under Secretary General for Legal Affairs and Legal Counsel of the United Nations Patricia O Brien . Units The Office consists of six units Office of the Legal Counsel OLC General Legal Division GLD Codification Division COD Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea DOALOS International trade law International Trade Law Division ITLD Treaty Section TREATY . Treaties After their adoption, Treaties as well as their amendments have to follow the official legal procedures of the United Nations, as applied by the Office of Legal Affairs, including signature , ratification and entry into force. See also United Nations General Assembly Sixth Committee Legal International conventions on terrorism International Law Commission United Nations Commission on International Trade Law References Hans Corell United Nations Office of Legal Affairs , in Karel Wellens ed. International Law Theory and Practice. Essays in Honour of Eric Suy , The Hague Boston London Martinus Nijhoff 1998, pp. 305 322. External links http untreaty.un.org ola UN Office of Legal Affairs OLA http untreaty.un.org ola action planA.aspx International Law Action Plan http treaties.un.org Treaty Section OLA http www.unrol.org article.aspx?article id 12 United Nations Rule of Law The Office of Legal Affairs , on the rule of law work conducted by the Office of Legal Affairs. http www.un.org law avl The United Nations Audiovisual Library of International Law DEFAULTSORT United Nations Office Of Legal Affairs Category Organizations established by the United Nations Category United Nations Secretariat Category International law organisations UN stub de Bereich Rechtsangelegenheiten fr Bureau des affaires ... more details
Summary logo fur REQUIRED Article Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs Use Org HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Source http www.ok.gov oja ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Used for Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs Owner State of Oklahoma Website History Commentary OVERRIDE FIELDS Description Portion Low resolution Purpose The image is used to identify the organization Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs, a subject of public interest. The significance of the logo is to help the reader identify the organization, assure the readers that they have reached the right article containing critical commentary about the organization, and illustrate the organization s intended branding message in a way that words alone could not convey. Replaceability other information Licensing Non free logo ... more details
The Office of Legislative Affairs is a United States Navy function which coordinates activities between the Department of the Navy and the United States Congress . The office reports to the Secretary of the Navy and the Chief of Naval Operations . Its relationships with Congress include policy discussions, briefings and posture statements, comments on pending legislation, and supporting and hosting congressional visits and travel. It has a Senate Liaison Office located in the Russell Senate Office Building and a House Liaison Office located in the Rayburn House Office Building . The current Chief of Legislative Affairs is Rear Admiral Michael H. Miller . Future senator and presidential candidate John McCain Early life and military career of John McCain Senate liaison and second marriage served in the Senate Liaison Office during 1977 1981, which introduced him to the world of politics. External links Portal United States Navy http www.navy.mil navydata people ola ola.html Office of Legislative Affairs http www.navy.mil navydata people ola ola info.html Information for Congressional Staffs clear navy stub Category United States Navy organization navy stub ... more details
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