The two former commissioners whose agencies initiated and regulated the moratorium said they could remember no discussions on the subject.

To date, the agency has initiated 13 recalls of multiple contaminated medical products containing heparin from several companies.

The anti-doping agency cannot initiate the arbitration hearings until the matter is resolved in the courts.

Similarly, in the farm crisis last summer, the agency initiated a report on farm financing.

And the agency does not initiate action against broadcasters; it only responds to public grievances.

Individuals, attorneys, and agencies may initiate a proceeding in the Family Court with the filing of a petition.

The move marks the first time a major agency has initiated a performance-based compensation program.

Last year, the agency initiated about 2,000 cases against landlords, almost all for failure to provide heat.

The agency had not initiated its own custody proceeding, she said, because it had found no evidence of abuse and neglect.

The move is the first time a leading agency has initiated a performance-based compensation program.