21.   Congress last year directed the Treasury Department, which includes ATF, to develop minimum performance standards for airport dogs.

22.   Connell said she wants to expand community college programs providing job training, support more tax incentives for small business and create performance standards for government agencies.

23.   Congress and the governors are split on whether the legislation will set performance standards for states or else mandate certain requirements, he said.

24.   Cox, from Newport Beach, said one critical concept being discussed is establishing performance standards for county employees to enhance productivity and weed out poor performers.

25.   Crew said the performance standards, which would be customized for each district, would be based on annual reports on achievement like those that he released Friday.

26.   Critics worry that this lowers the performance standards for nursing homes and allows them to deny services to some residents.

27.   Earlier this year, the UL adopted a revised performance standard for halogen torchiere floor lamps.

28.   EPA spokeswoman Mary Mears declined comment on the ad, adding that Whitman is still weighing whether to include performance standards in the project.

29.   For example, Levy has started a fast-track program for certifying teachers, introduced new performance standards for superintendents and begun whittling the central board bureaucracy.

30.   Glynn saw his take-home pay slashed in half last year after failing to meet corporate performance standards.