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Federal Express (passenger train) The Federal Express was a named passenger train run by the Pennsylvania Railroad and New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad between Washington, DC's Union Station and Boston, Massachusetts's South Station. At different times, its route has taken it across the Hudson River via a car float between Port Morris and Jersey City (the ferry Maryland), the Poughkeepsie Bridge, and finally the Pennsylvania Tunnel and Terminal Railroad.
Federal financial institutions examination council The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is an interagency set out to dictate policies, standards, and report forms for the scrutiny of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Federal Family Education Loan Program The Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) is a United States Department of Education program that provides for private organizations to market, originate, and service federally guaranteed loans, such as Stafford and PLUS loans to students and their parents. FFELP is a complement to the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, colloquially known as "Direct".
Federal Farm Loan Act The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 is a United States federal law that established 12 regional Farm Loan Banks to serve members of Farm Loan Associations. Farmers could borrow up to 50% of the value of their land and 20% of the value of their improvements.
Federal Finance Court of Germany The Federal Finance Court (Bundesfinanzhof) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. It is the federal court of appeals for cases of tax and customs law, hearing appeals from the Finanzgerichte (Finance Courts).
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, or FFIEC, is a formal interagency body of the United States government empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and to make recommendations to promote uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions.
Federal Financial Markets Service The Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS) (also know as “FSFR” for its Russian abbreviation ”ФСФР”) is the Russian federal executive body that regulates Russian financial markets including securities issuance and trading and supervision of exchanges, issuers, professional market participants and their Self-Regulatory Organisations; the Russian Federation Pension Fund; the State management company.
Federal Firearms License A Federal Firearms License, or FFL, is a license that enables an individual or a company to engage in a business pertaining to the manufacture of firearms and ammunition or the interstate and intrastate sale of firearms. Holding an FFL to engage in certain such activities has been a legal requirement within the United States of America since the enactment of the Gun Control Act in 1968.
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics. In 1968, the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions were added to the FD&C.
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590) is an act that requires the full disclosure of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2007 on a website maintained by the Office of Management and Budget.
Federal grant In the United States Federal grants are economic aid issued by the United States government out of the general federal revenue. Grants may also be issued by private non-profit organizations such as foundations, not-for-profit corporations or charitable trusts which are all collectively referred to as charities.
Federal Germans Federal Germans (German: Bundesdeutsche) as a noun or Federal German (Bundesdeutsch) as an adjective are terms to describe the citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany (also Federal citizens - BundesbĂĽrger).
Federal Government College Enugu The Federal Government College Enugu (FGCE) is a secondary or high school in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. The school was created by the Nigerian government in 1973 as one of the Federally funded "Unity schools" to bring together students from regions across Nigeria.
Federal Hall Federal Hall, once located at 26 Wall Street in New York City, was the first capitol of the United States. The building was demolished in the 19th century and replaced by the current structure, the first United States Customs House.
Federal Highway (Australia) The Federal Highway (official designation: National Highway 23) is a short highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. It is a part of the Sydney-Canberra National Highway link.
Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," The Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program.
Federal Highway, Malaysia Federal route 5 North Klang Straits Bypass Jalan SubangPersiaran Tujuan Subang Airport Highway Damansara-Puchong ExpresswayNew Pantai ExpresswayKerinchi Link/Sprint ExpresswayJalan Syed PutraJalan Klang LamaSalak Expressway
Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island [neighborhoods with Federal Hill in red]The Federal Hill neighborhood is very significant in the history of Providence due to its central location within the city. Federal Hill is bounded by Westminster Street to the south, the Amtrak railroad tracks and Route 6 at the foot of the hill to the west and north, and Interstate 95 to the east.
Federal Home Loan Banks The Federal Home Loan Banks provide stable, low-cost funds to American financial institutions for home mortgage, small business, rural and agricultural loans. With their members, the FHLBanks represent the largest source of home mortgage and community credit.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") , a government sponsored enterprise, is a stockholder-owned, publicly-traded company chartered by the United States federal government in 1970 to purchase mortgages and related securities, and then issue securities and bonds in financial markets backed by those mortgages in secondary markets. Freddie Mac, like its competitor Fannie Mae, is regulated by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Federal Housing Administration The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a United States government agency created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934. The goals of this organization are: to improve housing standards and conditions; to provide an adequate home financing system through insurance of mortgages; and to stabilize the mortgage market.
Federal Charter of 1291 The Federal Charter or Letter of Alliance (in German Bundesbrief) documents the Eternal Alliance or League Of The Three Forest Cantons (in German Ewiger Bund der Drei Waldstätten), the union of three cantons in what is now central Switzerland, formed in early August, 1291.
Federal inmate In America, a federal inmate is a person convicted for violating a federal law, who is then interred at a prison that exclusively houses similar criminals. The term is most often apply to those convicted of a felony.
Federal intervention Federal intervention (Spanish: IntervenciĂłn federal) is an attribution of the federal government of Argentina, by which it takes control of a province in certain extreme cases. Intervention is declared by the President with the assent of the National Congress.
Federal Identity Program The Federal Identity Program (FIP) is the Canadian government's corporate identity program. The purpose of the FIP is to clearly identify each program and service of the government or the Government of Canada in general.
Federal Information Processing Standard Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. Many FIPS standards are modified versions of standards used in the wider community (ANSI, IEEE, ISO, etc.
Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax, a kind of payroll tax, is a United States employment tax imposed in an equal amount on employees and employers to fund federal programs for retirees, the disabled, and children of deceased workers. The FICA taxes support Social Security and Medicare.
Federal Insurance Court of Switzerland The Federal Insurance Court of Switzerland (FIC; , , ) was an independent division of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court based in Lucerne. Responsible for judicial review of administrative decisions related to social security, it was composed of eleven full-time and eleven part-time judges.
Federal Interlocutor for MĂ©tis and Non-Status Indians The position of Federal Interlocutor for MĂ©tis and Non-Status Indians was created in 1985 as a portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet. As the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is officially responsible only for Status Indians and largely with those living on Indian reserves, the new position was created in order provide a liaison between the federal government and MĂ©tis and non-status Aboriginal peoples, urban Aboriginals and their representatives.
Federal jurisdiction The American legal system includes both state courts and federal courts. Generally, state courts hear cases involving state law, although they may hear cases involving federal law as well so long as the federal law in question does not grant exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts.
Federal Kidnapping Act Following the historic Lindbergh kidnapping (the abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh's toddler son), the United States Congress adopted a federal kidnapping statute—popularly known as the Federal Kidnapping Act 18 USC § 1201(a)(1) (also known as The Lindbergh Law) — which was intended to let federal authorities step in and pursue kidnappers once they had crossed a state border with their victim.
Federal law Federal law is the body of law created by the federal government of a nation. A federal government is formed when a group of political units, such as states or provinces join together in a federation, surrendering their individual sovereignty and many powers to the central government while retaining or reserving other limited powers as.
Federal Labor Court of Germany The Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) is the German federal court of appeals for cases of labour law, both individual labour law (mostly concerning contracts of employment) and collective labour law (e.g.
Federal Labor Relations Authority The Federal Labor Relations Authority (or FLRA) is an independent agency of the United States government. Created by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, it governs labor relations between the Federal government and its employees.
Federal Land Policy and Management Act Federal Land Policy Management Act, or FLPMA (), is a United States federal law that governs the way in which the public lands - those of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service - are managed. The law was enacted in 1976 by the 94th Congress.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 82 United States Federal law enforcement agencies. The Center also provides services to state, local, and international law enforcement agencies.
Federal League The Federal League was the last major attempt to establish an independent major league in baseball in the United States in direct competition with and opposition to the established National and American Leagues in 1914 and 1915. There were a few attempts after this (notably the Mexican League in 1946-1947 and the proposed Continental League), but nothing as direct and serious as the Federal League.
Federal Legislative Council The Federal Legislative Council was the legislative body of Federation of Malaya and the predecessor of the Malaysian Parliament. It was formed in 1948 right after the abolition of the Malayan Union and the formation of the Federation, as part of United Kingdom's promise to grant self-rule to the Malayans.
Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia The Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia was established by the Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth), although its first officers were not appointed until 2000. The court was created to deal with the increasing workload of the Federal Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia, by hearing less complex cases for them and freeing them to deal only with more complex cases.
Federal Marriage Amendment The Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman. The FMA also would prevent judicial extension of marriage-like rights to same-sex couples or other unmarried persons, as well as preventing people from having multiple spouses.
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service The Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS) is an independent federal government agency charged with promoting constructive labor relations between employers and their unions. There are 76 offices nationwide.
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (USA) The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is an independent agency of the United States Government, founded in 1947, which provides mediation services to industry, community and government agencies worldwide. The headquarters is located in Washington, D.
Federal Medical Center, Carswell The Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas is a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility that provides specialized medical and mental health services to female offenders. FMC Carswell is located in the northeast corner of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, and houses approximately 1,400 inmates.
Federal Medical Center, Rochester Federal Medical Center, Rochester (FMC Rochester) is a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in southeast Minnesota which provides specialized and long-term physical and mental health medical care to male offenders. It is on the campus of the former state hospital on the edge of Rochester, about two miles east of downtown.
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is an independent adjudicative agency of the United States Government that provides administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act, or Mine Act, of 1977.
Federal Minister for Health and Social Security (Germany) The Federal Minister for Health and Social Security (in German, Bundesminister Gesundheit und Soziale Sicherung) is the German Federal Cabinet member responsible for the Federal Ministry for Health and Social Security.
Federal Minister of Defence (Germany) The Federal Minister of Defence (in German, Bundesminister der Verteidigung) is the member of the German Federal Cabinet in charge of the Federal Ministry of Defence. During peacetime the minister is the Commander-in-Chief of the Bundeswehr (German armed forces).
Federal Minister of Finance (Germany) The Federal Minister of Finance is the member of the Cabinet of Germany in charge of the Federal Ministry of Finance. He is responsible for managing the federal budget, and as such is the only minister who can veto a decision of the government if it would lead to additional expenditure.
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (German: Bundesministerium fĂĽr wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung) is a ministry in Germany. Its headquarters are in Bonn with a second major office in Berlin.
Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany) The Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany: Bundesministerium fĂĽr Wirtschaft und Arbeit) was a Ministry of German Federal Government between 2002 and 2005. It was created through the merger of the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology and one part of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs - the other part being merged with the old Federal Ministry for Health.
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth The Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (German: Bundesministerium fĂĽr Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend) is a Ministry of Germany. It is headquartered in Berlin with a secondary seat in Bonn.
Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) is a ministry in the German Cabinet. It is headquartered at Hardthöhe in Bonn and has a second office in the Bendlerblock building in Berlin.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (FMVSS 108) regulates all automotive lighting, signalling and reflective devices in the United States. Like all other Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, FMVSS 108 is administered by the United States Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Federal Music Project The Federal Music Project (FMP), part of the Federal government of the United States New Deal program Federal One, employed musicians, conductors and composers during the Great Depression. People in the music world had been particularly hard-hit by the era's economic downturn.
Federal National Mortgage Association The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA; ), commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a corporation sponsored by the United States Government. Created in 1938 to establish a secondary market for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
Federal Network Agency The Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Postal Service and Railways (German: Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen, abbreviation: BNetzA) is the German regulatory office for the telecommunactions, postal services, electricity, gas and train markets. It was formerly known as the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (German: Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation und Post, RegTP).
Federal Occupational Health Federal Occupational Health (or FOH) is a service unit within the United States Department of Health and Human Services Program Support Center and a component of the United States Public Health Service. It provides for the occupational health of 2.
Federal Office for Information Security The Bundesamt fĂĽr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (abbreviated BSI - in English: Federal Office for Information Security) is the German government agency in change of managing computer and communication security for the German government. Its areas of expertise and responsibility include the security of computer applications, critical-infrastructure protection, Internet security, cryptography, counter eavesdropping, certification of security products and the accreditation of security test laboratories.
Federal One Federal One (or, more properly, Federal Project Number One) was the collective name for a group of projects under the Work Projects Administration, a New Deal program in the United States. The five elements of the program were:
Federal police Federal police agencies are responsible for the enforcement of federal laws in countries with a federal constitution. Their exact role varies from country to country, but their work typically includes areas such as immigration control, investigating counterfeiting, policing of airports, and the protection of the head of state and of other members of federal institutions.
Federal Police Special Units The Directorate of Special Units (DSU) is the Belgian Federal Police's Counter-Terrorism unit. Until 2001 the unit was known as the SIE (also outside of Belgium, Dutch: Speciaal Interventie Eskadron) or ESI (French: Esquadron Spécial d'Intervention, also known as Groupe Interforces Antiterroriste).
Federal Power Act The Federal Power Act is a law appearing in chapter 12 of the United States Code, "Federal regulation and development of power". Enacted as the Federal Water Power Act in 1920, its original purpose was coordinating hydroelectric projects in the United States.
Federal Power Commission The Federal Power Commission was an independent commission of the United States Government, organized in its present form on June 23, 1930. The Commission was originally created in 1920 by the Federal Water Power Act, providing for the licensing by the Commission of hydroelectric projects on United States Government lands or navigable waters.
Federal Preventative Police The Federal Preventive Police, known in Spanish as Policia federal preventiva or PFP, is the uniformed federal police force of Mexico. Its functions on a national level are similar to that of uniformed members of the RCMP.
Federal Prison Camp, Nellis Nellis Prison Camp was a United States federal minimum-security prison, also known as a Federal Prison Camp (FPC), located on Nellis Air Force Base in the state of Nevada. The camp was operational from 1989 to 2006.
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Also referred as UNICOR (short for UNIque CORporation),the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. is a wholly owned government corporation that provides work opportunities and job training to inmates of the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons].
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a United States federal law that established the General Services Administration (GSA). The act also provides for various Federal Standards to be published by the GSA.
Federal Prosecution Service For non-provincial or federal cases in Canada, a senior general counsel (Criminal Law) is assigned from the Federal Prosecution Service or FPS, an office of the Attorney General of Canada. FPS is based in Ottawa, Ontario
Federal Protective Service (Russia) In the Russian Federation, the Federal Protective Service (Federalnaya Sluzhba Okhrany, Федеральная СлŃжба Охраны) abbreviated FSO (Russian: ФСО) was formerly the Ninth Chief Directorate of the KGB and is now an independent organization. It is responsible for the protection of Russian state property and high-ranking government personnel, including bodyguard services.
Federal question jurisdiction Federal question jurisdiction is a term used in the United States law of civil procedure to refer to the situation in which a United States federal court has subject matter jurisdiction to hear a civil case because the plaintiff has alleged a violation of the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.
Federal Radio Commission The Federal Radio Commission (FRC) was a government body that regulated radio use in the United States from its creation in 1927 until its replacement by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1934. The Commission was created to regulate radio use "as the public convenience, interest, or necessity requires.
Federal Register The Federal Register (abbreviated FR or Fed reg) is a publication of the United States Government that contains most routine publications and public notices of government agencies. The FR is published daily, and provides notice to the public of a federal government agency's proposed new rules, or changes to existing rules.
Federal Reporter The Federal Reporter is a case law reporter in the United States that is published by West Publishing. The third and current Federal Reporter series publishes decisions of the United States courts of appeals and the United States Court of Federal Claims; prior series had varying scopes that covered decisions of other federal courts as well.
Federal Republic of China A Federal Republic of China (Chinese: ä¸čŹŻčŻé‚¦ĺ…±ĺ’Śĺś‹) is a proposed future federal republic encompassing mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. This "Third Republic" (following on from the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China) is proposed by supporters of the Tibet independence movement, although it would not in effect create an independent Tibet.
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state consisting of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro that existed from 1992 to 2003, when it was reconstituted as a State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
Federal Reserve Bank Building (Boston) The Federal Reserve Bank Building is Boston's third-tallest building. Located in the downtown neighborhood by Boston Harbor and South Station called Dewy Square, the building is marked by a distinctive opening near ground level which allows sea breezes to pass through.
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is responsible for the 6th District of the Federal Reserve, which covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Located in Atlanta, it has branches in Birmingham, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, and New Orleans.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is responsible for the First District of the Federal Reserve, which covers Connecticut (excluding Fairfield County), Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. It is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the Cleveland-based headquarters of the Federal Reserve System's Fourth District. The district is composed of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City covers the 10th District of the Federal Reserve, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and portions of western Missouri and northern New Mexico. The Bank has branches in Denver, Oklahoma City, and Omaha.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis covers the 9th District of the Federal Reserve, including Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Although its geographical territory is the third largest in the Federal Reserve system, it serves a population base of only 8,349,261 (2000 census), by far the smallest in the system.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is responsible for the Third District of the Federal Reserve, which covers eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. The current President of the Philadelphia Fed is Charles Plosser.
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is the headquarters of the Fifth District of the Federal Reserve located in Richmond, Virginia . It covers the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and most of West Virginia.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the federal bank for the twelfth district in the United States. The twelfth district is made up of nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—plus American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis USA is the headquarters of the 8th District of the Federal Reserve, which includes Arkansas and portions Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and the most of Illinois.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board was established as an independent agency of the United States government by the Federal Employees Retirement System Act of 1986. It is one of the smaller Executive Branch agencies, with just over 100 employees.
Federal Road (Creek lands) The Federal Road was a project that started in 1805 when the Creek Indians gave a permission for the development of a "horse path" through their nation for more efficient mail delivery between Washington City (D.C.
Federal Road (Cherokee lands) The Federal Road through the Cherokee nation is shown as passing northwest to southeast through the modern day Georgia counties of Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Pickens, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson, into Clarke county where it intersected the Pickens Trail (NE to SW) and became the Middle Cherokee Path. The Middle Cherokee Path continued in a southeasterly direction through modern day Oglethorpe, Wilkens, Lincoln, Columbia, and Richmond counties to Augusta.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) are a set of rules, promulgated by the Supreme Court of the United States on recommendation of an advisory committee, to govern procedures in cases in the United States Courts of Appeals.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) govern civil procedure in the United States district courts, or more simply, court procedures for civil suits. The FRCP are promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the Rules Enabling Act, and then approved by the United States Congress.
Federal Rules of Evidence The Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) are the rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in the United States federal court system. While the Federal Rules of Evidence apply only in federal courts, a large majority of states have adopted similar (and sometimes identical) rules for use in their respective courts, and the Federal Rules are used as the basis of most law school classes on evidence.
Federal savings associations Federal savings associations (also called "federal thrifts"), in the United States, are institutions chartered by the Office of Thrift Supervision pursuant to the provisions of the Home Owners' Loan Act, a U.S.
Federal student loan consolidation Student loan consolidation in the FFELP (Federal Family Education Loan Program) is designed to help students pay their federally backed student loans. There are many benefits to consolidating in the FFELP program.
Federal subjects of Russia Russia is a federation which consists of 86 subjectsКонŃтитŃция Đ ĐľŃŃийŃкой Федерации, Статья 65 (Constitution of Russia, Article 65) . The constitution states there are 88 federal subjects.
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) is a now-defunct institution that once administered deposit insurance for savings and loan institutions in the United States. It was abolished in 1989 by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act, which passed responsibility for savings and loan deposit insurance to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Federal Security Force Federal Security Force was a paramilitary force created by Pakistani President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Established in 1972, it was alleged to be responsible for wide spread human rights abuses, ranging from kidnapping to torture and murder of political opponents of the Government.
Federal Sentencing Guidelines The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for convicted defendants in the United States federal court system. The Guidelines are the product of the United States Sentencing Commission and are part of an overall federal sentencing reform package that took effect in the mid-1980s.
Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan consists of 8 muslim judges including the Chief Justice. These Judges are appointed by the President of Pakistan choosing from amongst the serving or retired judges of the Supreme Court or a High Court or from amongst persons possessing the qualifications of judges of a High Court.
Federal School The Federal School is a one-room schoolhouse on the National Registry of Historic Places located on Darby Road in an area of Havertown, Pennsylvania known as Coopertown, near the Allgates Estate. It was established in 1797, and was called the Federal School because of the community's pride of being part of the Federal United States, but not much else is known about it until 1849, when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the building and officially renamed it the Haverford Seminary Number 1.
Federal Social Court of Germany The Federal Social Court (Bundessozialgericht) is the German federal court of appeals for social security cases, mainly cases concerning the public health insurance, long-term care insurance, pension insurance and occupational accident insurance schmees. Trial courts for these cases are the Sozialgerichte (Social Courts).
Federal financial institutions examination council The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is an interagency set out to dictate policies, standards, and report forms for the scrutiny of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency, and the Office of Thrift Supervision.
Federal Family Education Loan Program The Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) is a United States Department of Education program that provides for private organizations to market, originate, and service federally guaranteed loans, such as Stafford and PLUS loans to students and their parents. FFELP is a complement to the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, colloquially known as "Direct".
Federal Farm Loan Act The Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 is a United States federal law that established 12 regional Farm Loan Banks to serve members of Farm Loan Associations. Farmers could borrow up to 50% of the value of their land and 20% of the value of their improvements.
Federal Finance Court of Germany The Federal Finance Court (Bundesfinanzhof) is one of the five federal supreme courts of Germany. It is the federal court of appeals for cases of tax and customs law, hearing appeals from the Finanzgerichte (Finance Courts).
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, or FFIEC, is a formal interagency body of the United States government empowered to prescribe uniform principles, standards, and report forms for the federal examination of financial institutions by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS) and to make recommendations to promote uniformity in the supervision of financial institutions.
Federal Financial Markets Service The Federal Financial Markets Service (FFMS) (also know as “FSFR” for its Russian abbreviation ”ФСФР”) is the Russian federal executive body that regulates Russian financial markets including securities issuance and trading and supervision of exchanges, issuers, professional market participants and their Self-Regulatory Organisations; the Russian Federation Pension Fund; the State management company.
Federal Firearms License A Federal Firearms License, or FFL, is a license that enables an individual or a company to engage in a business pertaining to the manufacture of firearms and ammunition or the interstate and intrastate sale of firearms. Holding an FFL to engage in certain such activities has been a legal requirement within the United States of America since the enactment of the Gun Control Act in 1968.
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) is a set of laws passed by Congress in 1938 giving authority to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of food, drugs, and cosmetics. In 1968, the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions were added to the FD&C.
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590) is an act that requires the full disclosure of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2007 on a website maintained by the Office of Management and Budget.
Federal grant In the United States Federal grants are economic aid issued by the United States government out of the general federal revenue. Grants may also be issued by private non-profit organizations such as foundations, not-for-profit corporations or charitable trusts which are all collectively referred to as charities.
Federal Germans Federal Germans (German: Bundesdeutsche) as a noun or Federal German (Bundesdeutsch) as an adjective are terms to describe the citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany (also Federal citizens - BundesbĂĽrger).
Federal Government College Enugu The Federal Government College Enugu (FGCE) is a secondary or high school in Enugu, Enugu State, Nigeria. The school was created by the Nigerian government in 1973 as one of the Federally funded "Unity schools" to bring together students from regions across Nigeria.
Federal Hall Federal Hall, once located at 26 Wall Street in New York City, was the first capitol of the United States. The building was demolished in the 19th century and replaced by the current structure, the first United States Customs House.
Federal Highway (Australia) The Federal Highway (official designation: National Highway 23) is a short highway in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory in Australia. It is a part of the Sydney-Canberra National Highway link.
Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," The Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway Program.
Federal Highway, Malaysia Federal route 5 North Klang Straits Bypass Jalan SubangPersiaran Tujuan Subang Airport Highway Damansara-Puchong ExpresswayNew Pantai ExpresswayKerinchi Link/Sprint ExpresswayJalan Syed PutraJalan Klang LamaSalak Expressway
Federal Hill, Providence, Rhode Island [neighborhoods with Federal Hill in red]The Federal Hill neighborhood is very significant in the history of Providence due to its central location within the city. Federal Hill is bounded by Westminster Street to the south, the Amtrak railroad tracks and Route 6 at the foot of the hill to the west and north, and Interstate 95 to the east.
Federal Home Loan Banks The Federal Home Loan Banks provide stable, low-cost funds to American financial institutions for home mortgage, small business, rural and agricultural loans. With their members, the FHLBanks represent the largest source of home mortgage and community credit.
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("Freddie Mac") , a government sponsored enterprise, is a stockholder-owned, publicly-traded company chartered by the United States federal government in 1970 to purchase mortgages and related securities, and then issue securities and bonds in financial markets backed by those mortgages in secondary markets. Freddie Mac, like its competitor Fannie Mae, is regulated by the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) in the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Federal Housing Administration The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is a United States government agency created as part of the National Housing Act of 1934. The goals of this organization are: to improve housing standards and conditions; to provide an adequate home financing system through insurance of mortgages; and to stabilize the mortgage market.
Federal Charter of 1291 The Federal Charter or Letter of Alliance (in German Bundesbrief) documents the Eternal Alliance or League Of The Three Forest Cantons (in German Ewiger Bund der Drei Waldstätten), the union of three cantons in what is now central Switzerland, formed in early August, 1291.
Federal inmate In America, a federal inmate is a person convicted for violating a federal law, who is then interred at a prison that exclusively houses similar criminals. The term is most often apply to those convicted of a felony.
Federal intervention Federal intervention (Spanish: IntervenciĂłn federal) is an attribution of the federal government of Argentina, by which it takes control of a province in certain extreme cases. Intervention is declared by the President with the assent of the National Congress.
Federal Identity Program The Federal Identity Program (FIP) is the Canadian government's corporate identity program. The purpose of the FIP is to clearly identify each program and service of the government or the Government of Canada in general.
Federal Information Processing Standard Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military government agencies and by government contractors. Many FIPS standards are modified versions of standards used in the wider community (ANSI, IEEE, ISO, etc.
Federal Insurance Contributions Act tax Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax, a kind of payroll tax, is a United States employment tax imposed in an equal amount on employees and employers to fund federal programs for retirees, the disabled, and children of deceased workers. The FICA taxes support Social Security and Medicare.
Federal Insurance Court of Switzerland The Federal Insurance Court of Switzerland (FIC; , , ) was an independent division of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court based in Lucerne. Responsible for judicial review of administrative decisions related to social security, it was composed of eleven full-time and eleven part-time judges.
Federal Interlocutor for MĂ©tis and Non-Status Indians The position of Federal Interlocutor for MĂ©tis and Non-Status Indians was created in 1985 as a portfolio in the Canadian Cabinet. As the Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development is officially responsible only for Status Indians and largely with those living on Indian reserves, the new position was created in order provide a liaison between the federal government and MĂ©tis and non-status Aboriginal peoples, urban Aboriginals and their representatives.
Federal jurisdiction The American legal system includes both state courts and federal courts. Generally, state courts hear cases involving state law, although they may hear cases involving federal law as well so long as the federal law in question does not grant exclusive jurisdiction to federal courts.
Federal Kidnapping Act Following the historic Lindbergh kidnapping (the abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh's toddler son), the United States Congress adopted a federal kidnapping statute—popularly known as the Federal Kidnapping Act 18 USC § 1201(a)(1) (also known as The Lindbergh Law) — which was intended to let federal authorities step in and pursue kidnappers once they had crossed a state border with their victim.
Federal law Federal law is the body of law created by the federal government of a nation. A federal government is formed when a group of political units, such as states or provinces join together in a federation, surrendering their individual sovereignty and many powers to the central government while retaining or reserving other limited powers as.
Federal Labor Court of Germany The Federal Labor Court (Bundesarbeitsgericht) is the German federal court of appeals for cases of labour law, both individual labour law (mostly concerning contracts of employment) and collective labour law (e.g.
Federal Labor Relations Authority The Federal Labor Relations Authority (or FLRA) is an independent agency of the United States government. Created by the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, it governs labor relations between the Federal government and its employees.
Federal Land Policy and Management Act Federal Land Policy Management Act, or FLPMA (), is a United States federal law that governs the way in which the public lands - those of the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service - are managed. The law was enacted in 1976 by the 94th Congress.
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) serves as an interagency law enforcement training organization for 82 United States Federal law enforcement agencies. The Center also provides services to state, local, and international law enforcement agencies.
Federal League The Federal League was the last major attempt to establish an independent major league in baseball in the United States in direct competition with and opposition to the established National and American Leagues in 1914 and 1915. There were a few attempts after this (notably the Mexican League in 1946-1947 and the proposed Continental League), but nothing as direct and serious as the Federal League.
Federal Legislative Council The Federal Legislative Council was the legislative body of Federation of Malaya and the predecessor of the Malaysian Parliament. It was formed in 1948 right after the abolition of the Malayan Union and the formation of the Federation, as part of United Kingdom's promise to grant self-rule to the Malayans.
Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia The Federal Magistrates' Court of Australia was established by the Federal Magistrates Act 1999 (Cth), although its first officers were not appointed until 2000. The court was created to deal with the increasing workload of the Federal Court of Australia and the Family Court of Australia, by hearing less complex cases for them and freeing them to deal only with more complex cases.
Federal Marriage Amendment The Federal Marriage Amendment (FMA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution which would define marriage in the United States as a union of one man and one woman. The FMA also would prevent judicial extension of marriage-like rights to same-sex couples or other unmarried persons, as well as preventing people from having multiple spouses.
Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service The Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS) is an independent federal government agency charged with promoting constructive labor relations between employers and their unions. There are 76 offices nationwide.
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (USA) The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service is an independent agency of the United States Government, founded in 1947, which provides mediation services to industry, community and government agencies worldwide. The headquarters is located in Washington, D.
Federal Medical Center, Carswell The Federal Medical Center (FMC) Carswell in Fort Worth, Texas is a Federal Bureau of Prisons facility that provides specialized medical and mental health services to female offenders. FMC Carswell is located in the northeast corner of Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, and houses approximately 1,400 inmates.
Federal Medical Center, Rochester Federal Medical Center, Rochester (FMC Rochester) is a United States Federal Bureau of Prisons facility in southeast Minnesota which provides specialized and long-term physical and mental health medical care to male offenders. It is on the campus of the former state hospital on the edge of Rochester, about two miles east of downtown.
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission The Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission is an independent adjudicative agency of the United States Government that provides administrative trial and appellate review of legal disputes arising under the Federal Mine Safety and Health Amendments Act, or Mine Act, of 1977.
Federal Minister for Health and Social Security (Germany) The Federal Minister for Health and Social Security (in German, Bundesminister Gesundheit und Soziale Sicherung) is the German Federal Cabinet member responsible for the Federal Ministry for Health and Social Security.
Federal Minister of Defence (Germany) The Federal Minister of Defence (in German, Bundesminister der Verteidigung) is the member of the German Federal Cabinet in charge of the Federal Ministry of Defence. During peacetime the minister is the Commander-in-Chief of the Bundeswehr (German armed forces).
Federal Minister of Finance (Germany) The Federal Minister of Finance is the member of the Cabinet of Germany in charge of the Federal Ministry of Finance. He is responsible for managing the federal budget, and as such is the only minister who can veto a decision of the government if it would lead to additional expenditure.
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development The Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (German: Bundesministerium fĂĽr wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung) is a ministry in Germany. Its headquarters are in Bonn with a second major office in Berlin.
Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany) The Federal Ministry for Economics and Labour (Germany: Bundesministerium fĂĽr Wirtschaft und Arbeit) was a Ministry of German Federal Government between 2002 and 2005. It was created through the merger of the Federal Ministry for Economics and Technology and one part of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs - the other part being merged with the old Federal Ministry for Health.
Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth The Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (German: Bundesministerium fĂĽr Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend) is a Ministry of Germany. It is headquartered in Berlin with a secondary seat in Bonn.
Federal Ministry of Defence (Germany) The Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) is a ministry in the German Cabinet. It is headquartered at Hardthöhe in Bonn and has a second office in the Bendlerblock building in Berlin.
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 108 (FMVSS 108) regulates all automotive lighting, signalling and reflective devices in the United States. Like all other Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, FMVSS 108 is administered by the United States Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Federal Music Project The Federal Music Project (FMP), part of the Federal government of the United States New Deal program Federal One, employed musicians, conductors and composers during the Great Depression. People in the music world had been particularly hard-hit by the era's economic downturn.
Federal National Mortgage Association The Federal National Mortgage Association (FNMA; ), commonly known as Fannie Mae, is a corporation sponsored by the United States Government. Created in 1938 to establish a secondary market for mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA).
Federal Network Agency The Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Postal Service and Railways (German: Bundesnetzagentur für Elektrizität, Gas, Telekommunikation, Post und Eisenbahnen, abbreviation: BNetzA) is the German regulatory office for the telecommunactions, postal services, electricity, gas and train markets. It was formerly known as the Regulatory Authority for Telecommunications and Posts (German: Regulierungsbehörde für Telekommunikation und Post, RegTP).
Federal Occupational Health Federal Occupational Health (or FOH) is a service unit within the United States Department of Health and Human Services Program Support Center and a component of the United States Public Health Service. It provides for the occupational health of 2.
Federal Office for Information Security The Bundesamt fĂĽr Sicherheit in der Informationstechnik (abbreviated BSI - in English: Federal Office for Information Security) is the German government agency in change of managing computer and communication security for the German government. Its areas of expertise and responsibility include the security of computer applications, critical-infrastructure protection, Internet security, cryptography, counter eavesdropping, certification of security products and the accreditation of security test laboratories.
Federal One Federal One (or, more properly, Federal Project Number One) was the collective name for a group of projects under the Work Projects Administration, a New Deal program in the United States. The five elements of the program were:
Federal police Federal police agencies are responsible for the enforcement of federal laws in countries with a federal constitution. Their exact role varies from country to country, but their work typically includes areas such as immigration control, investigating counterfeiting, policing of airports, and the protection of the head of state and of other members of federal institutions.
Federal Police Special Units The Directorate of Special Units (DSU) is the Belgian Federal Police's Counter-Terrorism unit. Until 2001 the unit was known as the SIE (also outside of Belgium, Dutch: Speciaal Interventie Eskadron) or ESI (French: Esquadron Spécial d'Intervention, also known as Groupe Interforces Antiterroriste).
Federal Power Act The Federal Power Act is a law appearing in chapter 12 of the United States Code, "Federal regulation and development of power". Enacted as the Federal Water Power Act in 1920, its original purpose was coordinating hydroelectric projects in the United States.
Federal Power Commission The Federal Power Commission was an independent commission of the United States Government, organized in its present form on June 23, 1930. The Commission was originally created in 1920 by the Federal Water Power Act, providing for the licensing by the Commission of hydroelectric projects on United States Government lands or navigable waters.
Federal Preventative Police The Federal Preventive Police, known in Spanish as Policia federal preventiva or PFP, is the uniformed federal police force of Mexico. Its functions on a national level are similar to that of uniformed members of the RCMP.
Federal Prison Camp, Nellis Nellis Prison Camp was a United States federal minimum-security prison, also known as a Federal Prison Camp (FPC), located on Nellis Air Force Base in the state of Nevada. The camp was operational from 1989 to 2006.
Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Also referred as UNICOR (short for UNIque CORporation),the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. is a wholly owned government corporation that provides work opportunities and job training to inmates of the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons].
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is a United States federal law that established the General Services Administration (GSA). The act also provides for various Federal Standards to be published by the GSA.
Federal Prosecution Service For non-provincial or federal cases in Canada, a senior general counsel (Criminal Law) is assigned from the Federal Prosecution Service or FPS, an office of the Attorney General of Canada. FPS is based in Ottawa, Ontario
Federal Protective Service (Russia) In the Russian Federation, the Federal Protective Service (Federalnaya Sluzhba Okhrany, Федеральная СлŃжба Охраны) abbreviated FSO (Russian: ФСО) was formerly the Ninth Chief Directorate of the KGB and is now an independent organization. It is responsible for the protection of Russian state property and high-ranking government personnel, including bodyguard services.
Federal question jurisdiction Federal question jurisdiction is a term used in the United States law of civil procedure to refer to the situation in which a United States federal court has subject matter jurisdiction to hear a civil case because the plaintiff has alleged a violation of the Constitution, laws, or treaties of the United States.
Federal Radio Commission The Federal Radio Commission (FRC) was a government body that regulated radio use in the United States from its creation in 1927 until its replacement by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in 1934. The Commission was created to regulate radio use "as the public convenience, interest, or necessity requires.
Federal Register The Federal Register (abbreviated FR or Fed reg) is a publication of the United States Government that contains most routine publications and public notices of government agencies. The FR is published daily, and provides notice to the public of a federal government agency's proposed new rules, or changes to existing rules.
Federal Reporter The Federal Reporter is a case law reporter in the United States that is published by West Publishing. The third and current Federal Reporter series publishes decisions of the United States courts of appeals and the United States Court of Federal Claims; prior series had varying scopes that covered decisions of other federal courts as well.
Federal Republic of China A Federal Republic of China (Chinese: ä¸čŹŻčŻé‚¦ĺ…±ĺ’Śĺś‹) is a proposed future federal republic encompassing mainland China, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan. This "Third Republic" (following on from the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China) is proposed by supporters of the Tibet independence movement, although it would not in effect create an independent Tibet.
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( / Savezna Republika Jugoslavija) or FRY was a federal state consisting of the republics of Serbia and Montenegro that existed from 1992 to 2003, when it was reconstituted as a State Union of Serbia and Montenegro.
Federal Reserve Bank Building (Boston) The Federal Reserve Bank Building is Boston's third-tallest building. Located in the downtown neighborhood by Boston Harbor and South Station called Dewy Square, the building is marked by a distinctive opening near ground level which allows sea breezes to pass through.
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is responsible for the 6th District of the Federal Reserve, which covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, and parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Located in Atlanta, it has branches in Birmingham, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, and New Orleans.
Federal Reserve Bank of Boston The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston is responsible for the First District of the Federal Reserve, which covers Connecticut (excluding Fairfield County), Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. It is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland is the Cleveland-based headquarters of the Federal Reserve System's Fourth District. The district is composed of Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City covers the 10th District of the Federal Reserve, which includes Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wyoming, and portions of western Missouri and northern New Mexico. The Bank has branches in Denver, Oklahoma City, and Omaha.
Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis covers the 9th District of the Federal Reserve, including Minnesota, Montana, North and South Dakota, northwestern Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Although its geographical territory is the third largest in the Federal Reserve system, it serves a population base of only 8,349,261 (2000 census), by far the smallest in the system.
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is responsible for the Third District of the Federal Reserve, which covers eastern Pennsylvania, southern New Jersey, and Delaware. The current President of the Philadelphia Fed is Charles Plosser.
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is the headquarters of the Fifth District of the Federal Reserve located in Richmond, Virginia . It covers the District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and most of West Virginia.
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the federal bank for the twelfth district in the United States. The twelfth district is made up of nine western states—Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington—plus American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis USA is the headquarters of the 8th District of the Federal Reserve, which includes Arkansas and portions Missouri, Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, and the most of Illinois.
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board was established as an independent agency of the United States government by the Federal Employees Retirement System Act of 1986. It is one of the smaller Executive Branch agencies, with just over 100 employees.
Federal Road (Creek lands) The Federal Road was a project that started in 1805 when the Creek Indians gave a permission for the development of a "horse path" through their nation for more efficient mail delivery between Washington City (D.C.
Federal Road (Cherokee lands) The Federal Road through the Cherokee nation is shown as passing northwest to southeast through the modern day Georgia counties of Walker, Catoosa, Whitfield, Murray, Gilmer, Pickens, Dawson, Forsyth, Hall, Jackson, into Clarke county where it intersected the Pickens Trail (NE to SW) and became the Middle Cherokee Path. The Middle Cherokee Path continued in a southeasterly direction through modern day Oglethorpe, Wilkens, Lincoln, Columbia, and Richmond counties to Augusta.
Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure The Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure (FRAP) are a set of rules, promulgated by the Supreme Court of the United States on recommendation of an advisory committee, to govern procedures in cases in the United States Courts of Appeals.
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) govern civil procedure in the United States district courts, or more simply, court procedures for civil suits. The FRCP are promulgated by the United States Supreme Court pursuant to the Rules Enabling Act, and then approved by the United States Congress.
Federal Rules of Evidence The Federal Rules of Evidence (FRE) are the rules that govern the admissibility of evidence in the United States federal court system. While the Federal Rules of Evidence apply only in federal courts, a large majority of states have adopted similar (and sometimes identical) rules for use in their respective courts, and the Federal Rules are used as the basis of most law school classes on evidence.
Federal savings associations Federal savings associations (also called "federal thrifts"), in the United States, are institutions chartered by the Office of Thrift Supervision pursuant to the provisions of the Home Owners' Loan Act, a U.S.
Federal student loan consolidation Student loan consolidation in the FFELP (Federal Family Education Loan Program) is designed to help students pay their federally backed student loans. There are many benefits to consolidating in the FFELP program.
Federal subjects of Russia Russia is a federation which consists of 86 subjectsКонŃтитŃция Đ ĐľŃŃийŃкой Федерации, Статья 65 (Constitution of Russia, Article 65) . The constitution states there are 88 federal subjects.
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation The Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation (FSLIC) is a now-defunct institution that once administered deposit insurance for savings and loan institutions in the United States. It was abolished in 1989 by the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act, which passed responsibility for savings and loan deposit insurance to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).
Federal Security Force Federal Security Force was a paramilitary force created by Pakistani President Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. Established in 1972, it was alleged to be responsible for wide spread human rights abuses, ranging from kidnapping to torture and murder of political opponents of the Government.
Federal Sentencing Guidelines The Federal Sentencing Guidelines are rules that set out a uniform sentencing policy for convicted defendants in the United States federal court system. The Guidelines are the product of the United States Sentencing Commission and are part of an overall federal sentencing reform package that took effect in the mid-1980s.
Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan consists of 8 muslim judges including the Chief Justice. These Judges are appointed by the President of Pakistan choosing from amongst the serving or retired judges of the Supreme Court or a High Court or from amongst persons possessing the qualifications of judges of a High Court.
Federal School The Federal School is a one-room schoolhouse on the National Registry of Historic Places located on Darby Road in an area of Havertown, Pennsylvania known as Coopertown, near the Allgates Estate. It was established in 1797, and was called the Federal School because of the community's pride of being part of the Federal United States, but not much else is known about it until 1849, when the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania purchased the building and officially renamed it the Haverford Seminary Number 1.
Federal Social Court of Germany The Federal Social Court (Bundessozialgericht) is the German federal court of appeals for social security cases, mainly cases concerning the public health insurance, long-term care insurance, pension insurance and occupational accident insurance schmees. Trial courts for these cases are the Sozialgerichte (Social Courts).
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