Office of Permitting, Remediation, and Registration (Texas Commission on Environmental Quality): implements the federal and state laws and regulations governing all aspects of permitting for the air, water and waste programs; oversees the investigation and cleanup of hazardous pollutants released into the environment; registers and manages the reporting requirements for certain facilities; and implements the petroleum storage tank reimbursement program.

Office for Protection from Research Risks (established within NIH in 1966 to educate investigators and others about research ethics and to implement regulations for the protection of human and animal subjects)

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