But in an unusual step that seemed to reflect his shaky confidence in the the bureau resulting from the records lapse, Mr. Ashcroft said that he had obtained a legal certification from Director Louis J. Freeh of the F.B.I. assuring Mr. Ashcroft that the agency "has completed its search and produced every relevant document in its possession".
This operating model is standard in ethical certification, said Paul Monaghan, director of Up the Ethics.
Jeffrey L. Hawk, its director of certification, says the plane's FAA certification plan, spelling out every point Boeing must meet to make the 787 airworthy, is 80% approved.
The certification agency's executive director, Mike Oliver, strongly cautioned against comparing test scores because differences are not as meaningful as they appear.
Richard Cotton, an exercise physiologist and the national director of certification for the American College of Sports Medicine, pronounced Pound more challenging than Drums Alive "because of the core strength and flexibility required to reach the floor".
"We'll take a big, old tractor tire and a sledgehammer and hit the tire 25 times" in a typical class, said Mr. Roozen, owner of Performance Edge Training Systems and director of certification for the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
The mutual fund reform bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday instructs the SEC to craft Sarbanes-Oxley-like certifications from fund directors and advisers.
Most recently Phyllis served as the Director of the Certification Unit for the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise program.
The Federal Aviation Administration's director of aircraft certification, Elizabeth Erickson, said today that "there is no immediate safety problem".
"It's the most intensely investigated accident in aviation history," said Beth Erickson, director of aircraft certification at the Federal Aviation Administration, which has been deeply involved.
