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EPA and the Army Corps' Proposed Rule to Define "Waters of the United States"

Description: This report describes the March 25, 2014 proposed rule to define "waters of the United States," particularly focused on clarifying the regulatory status of waters located in isolated places in a landscape, the types of waters with ambiguous jurisdictional status following the Supreme Court's ruling. It includes a table comparing the proposal to existing regulatory language.
Date: November 21, 2014
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Iran: U.S. Economic Sanctions and the Authority to Lift Restrictions

Description: This report identifies the legislative bases for sanctions imposed on Iran, and the nature of the authority to waive or lift those restrictions. It comprises two tables that present legislation and executive orders that are specific to Iran and its objectionable activities in the areas of terrorism, human rights, and weapons proliferation.
Date: November 21, 2014
Creator: Rennack, Dianne E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New DoD Policy on Allotments

Description: A document discussing changes made to the military allotment system intended to prevent unscrupulous businesses from taking advantage of service members.
Date: November 21, 2014
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Oral History Article: Dotty Griffith]

Description: This article is a short biography of journalist and author Dotty Griffith, based on an oral history discussing her education and career.
Date: November 21, 2014
Creator: Cue, Ashleigh; Starnes, Aaron; Battaglia, Nathan & Yavari, Mehri
Partner: UNT Frank W. and Sue Mayborn School of Journalism
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Overview of the Federal Tax System

Description: The major sources of federal tax revenue are individual income taxes, Social Security and other payroll taxes, corporate income taxes, excise taxes, and estate and gift taxes. This report describes the federal tax structure, provides some statistics on the tax system as a whole, and presents analysis of selected tax concepts.
Date: November 21, 2014
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F. & Marples, Donald J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Overview of Unconventional Oil and Natural Gas: Resources and Federal Actions

Description: This report focuses on the growth in U.S. oil and natural gas production driven primarily by tight oil formations and shale gas formations. It also reviews selected federal environmental regulatory and research initiatives related to unconventional oil and gas extraction, including the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) proposed hydraulic fracturing rule and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) actions.
Date: November 21, 2014
Creator: Ratner, Michael & Tiemann, Mary
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Welfare, Work, and Poverty Status of Female- Headed Families with Children: 1987-2013

Description: The report focuses on welfare dependency and work engagement among single mothers, a major dynamic that welfare reform and accompanying policy changes have attempted to affect. It also examines the role of programs other than Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) in providing support to single female-headed families with children.
Date: November 21, 2014
Creator: Gabe, Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

[Allegra Davis, Brian Hanna, and Morgan Gieringer at Dickens exhibit]

Description: Photograph of Allegra Davis, an English professor at UNT, Brian Hanna, and Morgan Gieringer, head of Special Collection, at the reception for UNT Special Collections' Fall 2014 exhibit about the Dickens portion of the Vann Victorian Collection. They are standing together in the reading room where the collection was put on display. Behind them are display cases.
Date: October 21, 2014
Creator: Sylve, Joshua
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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