In the past, the agency deferred to the New York City Police Department on any violations within the city limits.

Many agencies around the country defer to the testing done by large departments with established programs, notably those of the Michigan State Police and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Lead agencies can also defer to authority agencies that publish their recommended guidelines for the resources they regulate.

Traditionally, the agency has deferred to state and local health officials to disclose health information.

But the agency deferred further action after a campaign led by feminists who cited unwanted side effects.

The panel said the agency should defer the deployment of such machines, six of which have been bought for tests in terminals, including one at Kennedy Airport in New York.

While the agency deferred a classification on used oil in general, it did decide not to list oil collected for recycling as a hazardous waste.

Other agencies deferred to the FBI.

The agency usually defers to its advisory committees, which have many experts from blood banks as members.

In March 1990, the agency deferred the reaccreditation of Baruch College, saying it had not done enough to hire minority faculty members and administrators or to retain minority students.