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  2. Offshore drilling on the Atlantic coast of the United States

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    Federal lease sale proposed for 2011 for offshore Virginia (Minerals Management Service) Under the 5-year offshore leasing plan for 2007–2012, the MMS scheduled a lease sale for tracts 50 miles (80 km) or more off the coast of Virginia, to take place in 2011.

  3. Hours of service - Wikipedia

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    Hours of service. The hours of service limit the driving hours of truck drivers and bus drivers. Hours of service ( HOS) regulations are issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and govern the working hours of anyone operating a commercial motor vehicle (CMV) in the United States.

  4. Waste Management Applies For HOS Exemption To Increase Hours ...

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    Waste Management Inc. (NYSE: WM) has applied for an hours of service exemption, asking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to consider allowing its drivers to work extra hours without ...

  5. Oil and gas law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A person or company may receive an overriding royalty by a contract with an owner of a net revenue interest. This is typically received for performing some service for working interest owners. The original owner of an oil and gas lease will sometimes retain an overriding royalty as part of a farmout agreement.

  6. Exemptions for fracking under United States federal law

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    There are many exemptions for fracking under United States federal law: the oil and gas industries are exempt or excluded from certain sections of a number of the major federal environmental laws. These laws range from protecting clean water and air, to preventing the release of toxic substances and chemicals into the environment: the Clean Air ...

  7. Employee Retention Credit - Wikipedia

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    Employee Retention Credit during the COVID-19 Pandemic Overview. The Employee Retention Credit is a refundable tax credit against an employer's payroll taxes. It was established as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act), signed into law by President Donald Trump, in order to help employers during the pandemic.

  8. Companionship Exemption - Wikipedia

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    The companionship exemption refers to federal labor regulations in the United States that exclude workers providing companionship services to the elderly or disabled from the federal minimum wage and overtime protections that apply to most other American workers. The exemption came into existence in 1974 through an amendment to the Fair Labor ...

  9. Wilmington Oil Field - Wikipedia

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    The Wilmington Oil Field is a prolific petroleum field in Los Angeles County in southern California in the United States. Discovered in 1932, it is the third largest oil field in the United States in terms of cumulative oil production. [1] The field runs roughly southeast to northwest through the Los Angeles Basin, stretching from the middle of ...