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lead agency

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Designated among US Government agencies to coordinate the interagency oversight of the day-to-day conduct of an ongoing operation. The lead agency is to chair the interagency working group established to coordinate policy related to a particular operation. The lead agency determines the agenda, ensures cohesion among the agencies, and is responsible for implementing decisions.


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States faced with this call often use a lead agency model where a private provider is contracted to provide administrative oversight over a geographical area or service type.
The report recommends that the Secretaries of Transportation and Energy coordinate with other agencies to encourage more uniform biofuel and petroleum product blending practices, conduct a study of infrastructure system adequacy, and assign a lead agency to coordinate permitting of infrastructure construction.
Each referral is a piece of a jigsaw that may flag up a new concern or compliment existing information already held by social services the lead agency with statutory responsibility for the protection of our children.
 
 
 
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