BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
Radiosonde sounding systems use *in situ* sensors carried aloft by a
small, balloon-borne instrument package (the radiosonde, or simply
"sonde") to measure vertical profiles of atmospheric pressure,
temperature, and moisture (relative humidity or wet bulb temperature) as
the balloon ascends. In the United States, helium is typically used to
inflate weather balloons. Hydrogen is also used. The altitude of the
balloon is typically determined using thermodynamic variables or through
the use of satellite-based Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Pressure is
usually measured by a capacitance aneroid barometer or similar sensor.
Temperature is typically measured by a small rod or bead thermistor.
Most commercial radiosonde sounding systems use a carbon hygristor or a
capacitance sensor to measure relative humidity directly, although a
wet-bulb sensor is also used by some systems. With a wet bulb, relative
humidity and dewpoint are calculated from psychrometric relationships.
Ventilation of the sensors occurs as the balloon rises. The temperature
sensor is usually coated to minimize radiational heating effects. The
humidity sensor is usually shielded in a ventilated duct inside the
sonde\'s enclosure to minimize exposure to solar radiation.

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MW21 DIGI-CORA III
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1 October 4-7

Guadalajara, Mexico

# 

## Participation Agreement for Full Booth (Two Fronts):

We wish to participate in the U.S. Department of Commerce USA Pavilion
at the Expo JOYA show in Guadalajara, Mexico on October 4-7, 2005. Our
participation will include:

-   **Booth 10ft x 10ft (Two fronts)** with walls, tables, chairs,
    electrical outlet (110v).

-   USA Pavilion will have U.S. logos and company banner.

-   Company information included in bilingual USA promotional material
    and Joya 2005 Directory.

-   Introductory breakfast briefing by US Commercial Officer and
    Industry Specialist.

Please send this form, the company data form, one copy of your product
literature, and a check for **\$3,500.00** payable to the **U.S.
Department of Commerce OR credit card information** (fill out credit
card sheet attached)**:**

### 

### U.S. Department of Commerce 

> Lopez Cotilla No. 2032 Piso 4

### Guadalajara, JAL. Mexico 44130

> Attn: Gabriela Hernandez
>
> Tel: +52 (33) 3615-1140 ext. 104

Fax: +52 (33) 3615-7665

We have enclosed:

**\_\_\_Check payable** to the **U.S. Department of Commerce \_\_\_
Credit Card Information**

along with this participation agreement and our company data form. Our
signature also acknowledges that we have read and agreed to the attached
**Conditions of Participation.**

If you have any questions please telephone Gabriela Hernandez at +52
(33) 3615-1140 ext. 104, or at: <gabriela.Hernandez@mail.doc.gov>

**Please note that for after hours show security at Expo Joya, you must
contract separately with Servicio Panamericano. Security costs are:
\$740.00 pesos per night, plus additional \$2.57 pesos for every \$1,000
pesos in value.**

Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Name: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Signature: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

***All fees are payable by July 15, 2005***
# Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for Local Utilities: Executive Summary

Ronald E. Freeman, P.E., M.P.A.

The avian influenza (H5N1) virus is rapidly expanding throughout bird
populations worldwide. Although this flu has not yet developed the
ability of person-to-person transmission, with a current human mortality
rate of 50% public health officials have become increasingly concerned
about the potentially devastating impact of this virus upon our society.

It is a concern of Volusia County Environmental Health that a lack of
planning by local utilities could lead to loss of operational
capabilities in the event of pandemic influenza. The loss of utility
service would lead to unsanitary and unhealthful conditions in our
community. Public health would be at risk.

The goal of this project is to help local municipal water; wastewater
and electric utilities develop an emergency response plan that addresses
pandemic influenza. The outcome objective of this project is by April
15, 2007, 90% of local utilities will have developed the relevant
response plan.

This project seeks to educate local utilities about the possibility of
pandemic influenza. They will be informed about the necessity to plan
and prepare for this eventuality. They will be provided information and
resources to help them prepare the necessary emergency response plan.

To accomplish this goal staff will become educated about pandemic
influenza and develop a presentation and resource materials for the
local utilities. A website concerning influenza issues will be
established and maintained. Staff will meet with local utilities to
educate them about pandemic influenza and encourage them to develop
emergency response plans to address this threat.

As of this date the website has been established and the initial meeting
held. The attendees were surveyed and their response was positive
indicating the information and resources provided to them were useful
and relevant.

On October 19, 2006 staff again surveyed the utilities to judge their
progress. The return rate of the survey was low and not satisfactory.
Further communication and follow up with the utilities is warranted.
High-Speed Quantum Key System Wins Research Award

A high-speed quantum cryptography system that allows "Alice" and "Bob"
to discuss things in absolute secrecy earned a 2007 R&D 100 Award for a
team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (NIST).

The R&D 100 Awards\* are made annually by the editors of *R&D Magazine*
to recognize "the 100 most technologically significant products"
introduced in the past year.

The award-winning "High-Speed Fiber Quantum Key Distribution System"
uses lasers to generate individual photons that are transmitted down a
fiber-optic communications line. The sender, notionally "Alice", can
send an unbreakable message encryption key to the receiver, "Bob",
encoded in the polarization directions of individual photons. The rules
of quantum mechanics say that the polarization of any individual photon
cannot be measured or "read" without destroying the photon, so no
potential eavesdropper can intercept the transmission from Alice to Bob
without being detected.

Of course, it's harder than that.

Practical high-speed quantum key distribution (QKD) systems have to
contend with physical realities. Photons get lost, absorbed or reflected
by the transmission system, so a working system has to be able to
account for the lost ones and keep Alice and Bob in sync. The installed
base of fiber-optic communications equipment does not work at the best
frequencies for sensitive photon detectors, but it *is* the installed
base, so a practical system has to work with that as well. And the
system should be fast enough to handle modern communications
requirements, such as streaming video or lots of high-speed messages.

The NIST system relies on high-efficiency, low noise detectors that use
a clever frequency conversion device to get optimum performance from
both the photon detectors and the optical fiber in between. The research
team has demonstrated their ability to generate and transmit secure keys
at a rate of over half a million bits per second over 10 km of optical
fiber---fast enough to encrypt streaming digital video using a
theoretically unbreakable one-time-pad encryption in real time. The
group also has transmitted secure keys at rates near 10 kilobits per
second at five times that distance. See [New Quantum Key System Combines
Speed,
Distance](http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/techbeat/tb2007_0608.htm#qkd).

For more details of NIST's up-conversion QKD system, see [Quantum
Information Networks](http://w3.antd.nist.gov/quin.shtml), and to learn
more about NIST's broader work in quantum computing and quantum
encryption, see [Quantum Information Research at NIST: Goals and
Vision](http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/quantum/quantum_info_index.html).

\* See <http://www.rdmag.com/>

Media Contact: Michael Baum, michael.baum@nist.gov, (301) 975-2763
DEAN JOHN A. KNAUSS MARINE POLICY FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM

> 1315 EAST-WEST HIGHWAY-SILVER SPRING, MD 20910

PHONE: (301)734-1075; FAX: (301) 713-0799

**LEGISLATIVE Host Interview Schedule**

**Placement Week December 8-12, 2008**

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Please X out any times that you **[will not]{.underline}** be available
for interviews. Each interview is to be 30 minutes.

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December 12, 2008
**Casual Payment Process**

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| # **Hiring Official**                                                 |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

1.  The Casual Payment Center will use the W-4 address for the W-2 and
    payment address. Please make sure the name and SSN that you verify
    for the I-9 is the same information on the W-4 and OF-288. All names
    and SSN's are verified by the Social Security Administration
    monthly.

2.  Provide casual state tax forms for completion (if the Federal W-4 is
    utilized for both State and Federal write "State & Federal" on the
    W-4).

3.  Provide casual Direct Deposit Information and SF-1199a, Direct
    Deposit Form (Attachment 6).

4.  Follow the OF-288 Audit Procedures (Attachment 2).

**[Submit the following to the Casual Payment Center]{.underline}**:

\- Federal W-4

\- State Tax form (if applicable)

\- Tribal Exemption form (if applicable)

\- Earned Income Credit W-5 (if applicable)

\- Direct Deposit Form

\- Original Audited OF-288

\- Approving Official Memo (with a list of casuals included)

***To expedite payment please overnight mail original documents to the
Casual Payment Center***

**Casual Payment Center**

**1249 S Vinnell Way, Suite 108**

**Boise, ID 83709**

**[The following will be returned to the Hiring Unit:]{.underline}**

\- Original I-9

\- Original Crew Time Reports

\- Original Incident Behavior Forms

\- Original Single Resource Casual Hire Form

# **CASUAL**

1.  **The W-4 address will be the official mailing address.** If forms
    are incomplete or filled out incorrectly, the form will be returned
    to the casual. Until a corrected form is received by the Casual
    Payment Center taxes will be withheld at the highest tax rate;
    marital status of single and zero exemptions.

2.  The bank information that you provide is used for payment until you
    notify the CPC of any check mailing changes.

**CASUAL PAY CENTER**

1.  Maintain Federal W-4, State Tax form, Tribal Exemption form, Direct
    Deposit Form, in the casual's payment file. The payment center will
    accept a photo copy or fax copy of the Federal W-4, State Tax Form,
    Tribal Exemption form and the Direct Deposit Sign-Up Form.

2.  Maintain a copy of the Exception Positions brief description of
    duties documentation with the OF-288.

3.  Process payment to the casual within 3-5 business days of receipt.

4.  Notify hiring unit by email when payment has been processed if
    requested on the approving official memo.

5.  Respond to all inquiries concerning lost checks, unemployment and
    social security benefits, employment verifications, deceased casuals
    and garnishments.
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 **N704**

**ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 Document Register, N664▒704**

**Document Date of**

**Title Requestor**

**Number Request**

664 88-08-01 Document register, N664▒704 WG8

665 88-08-04 Additional U.S. comments on 9541-6 ANSI

666 88-08-04 Recommendation on Font Maps and Font Services ANSI

667 88-08-04 ODA-1, Introduction and General Principles SC18 N1538

668 88-08-04 ODA-2, Document Structures SC18 N1539

669 88-08-29 BSI activity report J. Smith

670 88-08-29 Japanese activity report Y. Komachi

671 88-08-29 U.S. contribution on SPDL ANSI

672 88-08-29 Retroactive Conversion (WD) M. Bryan

673 88-08-29 Canadian comments on SGML Amendment 2 Canada

674 88-08-29 Typeface groupings A. Provan

675 88-08-29 Ballot response on DTR9573 (Techniques) JTC1 N675

676 88-08-30 Computer processing \... Arabic Language A. Elsaleh

677 88-08-30 User requirements for font substitution ANSI

678 88-08-30 Printing terminology ANSI

679 88-08-30 Procedures for rapid amendment \... SC18 N1446Rev

680 88-08-30 Voting summary, SGML Amendment 2 SC18 N1557

681 88-08-30 Report of SPDL SWG, London S. Strasen

682 88-08-30 Area positioning in DSSSL S. Bertrand

683 88-08-31 JTC1/SC18/WG8 in Japan Japan

684 88-08-31 Contribution on work priority S. Yamazaki

685 88-08-31 SC24 Tucson liaison statement SC24 N208

686 88-08-31 DIS 10036, Glyph registration E. Smura

687 88-08-31 DIS 9541/1, proposed new part 1 of Fonts E. Smura

688 88-08-31 Sample of glyph registration forms E. Smura

689 88-09-01 Agreements regarding development of 9541 WG8

690 88-09-01 WG8 character and glyph model WG8

691 88-09-01 Recommendations of WG8 Plenary, Paris WG8

692 88-09-01 WG8 Programme of work WG8

693 88-09-01 Disposition of comments on DTR 9573 A. Berglund

694 88-09-01 Editing instructions for DTR 9573 A. Berglund

695 88-09-01 Liaison to ASMO Fonts

696 88-09-01 Liaison to SC24 Fonts and SPDL

697 88-09-01 Liaison to ECMA TC29/TGPF SPDL

698 88-09-01 SPDL Editing instructions SPDL

699 88-09-01 Liaison to WG3 and WG5 on ODA and 9541 WG8

700 88-09-01 Proposed outline for revision of 9541 A. Griffee

701 88-09-01 Report of action on SGML A2 ballot (N680) Bryan and
Goldfarb

702 88-09-01 Fonts-centered model of document processing M. Foley

703 88-09-01 Proposed rapid amendment of ISO 9070 C Goldfarb

704 88-09-02 Document register, N664▒704 WG8
Logistical support of Exchange Scientist from Barcelona, Spain:

Exchange Scientist is approved to be provided with a stipend of
\$445.00/day for 90 days from the period of July 1 to September 30,
2007.

Contractor is expected to provide a check once a month in the amount of
\$13,350 to the Exchange Scientist' the local address. The checks are to
be sent via regular mail.

No taxes can be withheld from the subsistence checks.

The first check should be mailed when the visitor's passport/visa
documents have been reviewed. Project Officer will notify contractor
when visitor's documents are approved so that the first check can be
mailed.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES

REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20202

> INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

# RSA-IM-02-11 

> DATE: February 21,2002

TO : STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (GENERAL)

> STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (BLIND)
>
> CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS (CAP)
>
> PROTECTION & ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS PROGRAMS (PAIR)
>
> REGIONAL REHABILITATION CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS (RRCEPs)
>
> RSA DISCRETIONARY GRANTEES
>
> RSA SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

SUBJECT : Interactive Satellite Telecasts on Final Regulations
Implementing The Ticket to Work and Self-sufficiency Program

CONTENT : This provides information on two planned interactive satellite
telecasts designed to provide training on the final regulations issued
by The Social Security Administration (SSA) to implement The Ticket to
Work and Self-sufficiency Program (Ticket Program). The telecasts will
take place on March 11 and 18, 2002, from 2:00 - 3:30 PM, EDT, and will
feature panel presentations by staff from the Rehabilitation Services
Admin- inistration (RSA), SSA, Maximus, Inc., and several State VR
agencies. The presentations will discuss the provisions of the final
regulations and their impact on the VR program. Viewers will also have
the opportunity to call in questions during the broadcasts. There are
also plans to tape the training and make it available in a timely manner
to those who cannot view the telecasts live.

> These telecasts are being coordinated by the George Washington
> University Regional Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program
> GWU/RRCEP). The following information will enable viewers to access
> both telecasts:
>
> Date: March 11,2002 and March 18,2002
>
> Program time: 2:00-3:30PM EST
>
> Satellite: KU-Band AM5 (formerly GE 5) 79º West Longitude
>
> Polarity: Horizontal
>
> Transponder/channel: 14
>
> Downlink Frequency: 12109Mhz
>
> Audio: 6.2/6.8
>
> Technical phone number for day of the program: (202-994-8233)
>
> Within the next several days an agenda for the telecasts along with
> other relevant materials will be posted on the GWU website so that
> viewers may download this information in advance of the training. It
> is recommended that viewers monitor www.gwu.edu/\~rrcep in order to
> stay current, as information for the training is developed and posted.
>
> If you have questions regarding the planned content or format of this
> training, please contact Mary S. Davis of my staff for assistance. She
> can be reached at 202-205-8790 or by email at mary.s.davis@ed.gov. For
> questions regarding technical aspects of the broadcasts viewers are
> asked to contact Dr. Shannon Peters of the GWU RCEPP at 202-973-1557
> or by email at skw@gwu.edu.

Joanne M. Wilson

> Commissioner
> **COLON CANCER**
>
> Important Web Resources

-   American Cancer Society Colon
    <http://www.cancer.org/docroot/lrn/lrn_0.asp>

-   American College of Gastroenterology:

> <http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/patientinfo/coloncancer.asp>

-   Colon Cancer Alliance -
    [[http://www.ccalliance.org/]{.underline}](http://www.ccalliance.org/)

-   Colorectal Cancer Network -
    [[http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/]{.underline}](http://www.colorectal-cancer.net/)

-   National Colorectal Cancer Research Alliance -
    [[http://www.eifoundation.org/national/nccra/splash/]{.underline}](http://www.eifoundation.org/national/nccra/splash/)

-   Colon Cancer FAQ'S:
    <http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/gihealth/colon.asp>

> <http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/gihealth/colonsp.asp>

-   CDC-colon Cancer Facts: <http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/>

> On-Line Brochures

-   Now Medicare Covers a Test that Could Save Your Life
    <http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/pdfs/medicarebrochure.pdf>

-   Patient Reference Cards for Colonoscopy:
    <http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/pdfs/CCScreeningRecs.pdf>

-   Virtual Colonoscopy;

> <http://www.acg.gi.org/patients/ccrk/VCFAQ.pdf>

-   Screen for life Fact Sheet/handouts

> <http://www.cdc.gov/cancer/colorectal/sfl/print_materials.htm>

Pod-casts and Web-casts

-   Preventing Colon Cancer

> <http://publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/crcancer/webcast.htm>

-   Regular Screening Prevents Colorectal Cancer

> <http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=6707>

-   Confronting Colon Cancer-MSNBC

> <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/7179710#7179710>
> Poster Presentation 5-23 Student
>
> **Effects of Xylose Reductase Sources on Xylitol Production in
> Recombinant *Saccharomyces cerevisiae***

Myoung-Dong Kim, Young-Sok Jeun, [Sung-Gun Kim]{.underline}, Tae-Hee
Lee, Jin-Ho Seo\*

Department of Food Science and Technology

Research Center for New Bio-Materials in Agriculture

Seoul National University

Suwon 441-744, South Korea

Phone: 82-31-290-2583; Fax: 82-31-293-4789; E-mail: <jhseo94@snu.ac.kr>

> Yeon-Woo Ryu
>
> Department of Molecular Science and Technology
>
> Ajou University
>
> Suwon 442-749, South Korea
>
> Two different xylose reductase genes were introduced into
> *Saccharomyces cerevisiae* to explore the xylitol production patterns
> in batch and fed-batch cultures: xylose reductase gene (*XYL1*) of
> *Pichia stipitis* and aldose reductase gene (*GRE3*) *of Saccharomyces
> cerevisiae.* Although glucose utilization and ethanol formation of the
> two recombinant strains were not different in batch cultures, the
> xylitol productivity of the strain containing the *S. cerevisiae*
> *GRE3* gene was 50% of that of the strain harboring the *XYL1* gene of
> *P. stipitis*. Such a difference in xylitol productivity was confirmed
> in fed-batch cultures using ethanol as a cosubstrate for regeneration
> of NAD(P)H. *S. cerevisiae* *GRE3* gene product showed a strong
> preference to NADPH, while the degrees of cofactor specificity of *P.
> stipitis* gene for both NADPH and NADH were almost identical. Similar
> amounts of xylose reductase were expressed in both recombinant
> strains, but a strict preference to NADPH in the *S. cerevisiae* with
> the *GRE3* gene limited cofactor availability for xylose conversion
> and concomitantly resulted in lower xylitol productivity compared with
> the recombinant strain containing the *P. stipitis* *XYL1* gene whose
> product exhibited almost the same cofactor specificity to NADPH and
> NADH.
DA 04-1689

June 14, 2004

**WRC-07 ADVISORY COMMITTEE**

**MEETINGS OF THE INFORMAL WORKING GROUPS**

The Informal Working Groups (IWGs) of the Advisory Committee for the
2007 World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-07 Advisory Committee)
have scheduled meetings as set forth in the following table. All
meetings will be held in the Washington, D.C. area and are open to the
public.

The Commission's WRC-07 worldwide web site (http://www.fcc.gov/wrc-07)
contains the latest updated information on all scheduled meetings and
Advisory Committee matters. Documents of the WRC-07 Advisory Committee
and IWGs will also generally be available for public inspection and
photocopying at the FCC's Reference Information Center on the Court Yard
Level (Room CY-A257), 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.
(telephone: 202-418-0270). In addition, copies of the documents can be
purchased through the FCC's duplication contractor, Best Copy and
Printing, Inc. (BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402,
Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 1-800-378-3160 or via BCPI's web site
at: **www.bcpiweb.com**

For further information on the attached meeting schedule, contact Donald
Weiland of the International Bureau's Strategic Analysis and
Negotiations Division (telephone: 202-418-2220).

**WRC-07 ADVISORY COMMITTEE**

**SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS OF THE INFORMAL WORKING GROUPS**

**Informal Working Group 3: IMT-2000 and 2.5 GHz Sharing Issues**

Contacts: Chair -- Cecily Cohen, Telephone: 202-887-5210

Vice-chair -- Mendel de la Torre, Telephone: 703-224-1501

FCC Officials -- Charles Breig, Telephone: 202-418-2156

Date: Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Time: 2:00 pm -- 4:00 pm

Location: 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., South Conference Room (7^th^ Floor,
Room 7-B516)

Federal Communications Commission

Washington, D.C.

**Informal Working Group 5: Regulatory Issues**

Contacts: Chair -- Audrey Allison, Telephone: 703-465-3215

Vice-chair -- Kimberly Baum, Telephone: 202-236-1542

FCC Officials -- Larry Reed, Telephone: 202-418-0731

Alexander Roytblat, Telephone: 202-418-7501

Date: Tuesday, June 29, 2004

Time: 2:00 pm -- 4:00 pm

Location: 1200 Wilson Boulevard (1/2 block from the Rosslyn Metro
Station)

The Boeing Company

Arlington, VA

(Non-U.S. citizens who wish to attend are asked to pre-clear at least 24
hours in advance of the meeting by e-mailing their name, affiliation,
and country of citizenship to: sharon.c.neuner@boeing.com)

\- FCC -
***[October 8, 2002]{.underline}***

Kristi L. Koenig, MD, FACEP, Chief Consultant, Emergency Management
Strategic Healthcare Group (EMSHG), was an invited speaker to the
National American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) meeting in
Seattle, WA, October 6 - 9, 2002. Dr. Koenig\'s presentations included
\"Derm and Doom: The common rashes of chemical and biological
terrorism\"; \"Who\'s in Charge: Bioterrorism meets Bureaucracy\"; and a
briefing to the College\'s disaster experts on the work of the EMSHG
Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on preparing health care facilities
for weapons of mass destruction attacks. She also moderated a panel on
medical surveillance for bioterrorism. Approximately 4,000 emergency
physicians from throughout the country and overseas attended the
meeting.
N021206

January 16, 2008

CLA-2-61:OT:RR:NC:3:358

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 6201.12.2020

Ms. Carolyn B. Malina

Lands' End, Inc.

2 Lands' End Lane

Location #22-290

Dodgeville, WI 53595

RE: The tariff classification of a boy's raincoat from China.

Dear Ms. Malina:

In your letter dated December 18, 2007, you requested a tariff
classification ruling. As requested, the sample will be returned to you.

The submitted sample, style 274579 is a toddler boy's raincoat
constructed of two 70% cotton, 30% nylon shells, bonded together. The
jacket features a collar, a full frontal opening with three metal
lobster claw left over right closures, long sleeves with hemmed cuffs,
two front flap two snap pockets and a hemmed bottom. Style 274584 is the
same item imported in little boy's sizes. Style 274585 is the same item
imported in boy's sizes.

The applicable subheading for styles 274579, 274584 and 274585 will be
6201.12.2020, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
which provides for men's or boys' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks,
anoraks, wind-breakers, and similar articles, knitted or crocheted,
other than those of heading 6203: of cotton: other: raincoats, boys'.
The rate of duty will be 9.4 percent ad valorem.

Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change.
The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are
provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.

Styles 274579, 274584 and 274585 fall within textile category 334. With
the exception of certain products of China, quota/visa requirements are
no longer applicable for merchandise which is the product of World Trade
Organization (WTO) member countries. The textile category number above
applies to merchandise produced in non-WTO member-countries. Quota and
visa requirements are the result of international agreements that are
subject to frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most
current information on quota and visa requirements applicable to this
merchandise, we suggest you check, close to the time of shipment, the
"Textile Status Report for Absolute Quotas" which is available on our
web site at www.cbp.gov. For current information regarding possible
textile safeguard actions on goods from China and related issues, we
refer you to the web site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel of the
Department of Commerce at otexa.ita.doc.gov.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist Bruce Kirschner at 646-733-3048.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
Report No. 2589 December 18, 2002 **[CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
BUREAU]{.underline}**

### REFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER

**[PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED]{.underline}**

Interested persons may file statements opposing or supporting the
Petitions for Rulemaking listed herein within 30 days, or as noted. See
Sections 1.4 and 1.405 of the Commission\'s rules for further
information.

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**RM NO. RULES SEC. PETITIONER DATE RECEIVED NATURE OF PETITION**

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10619 11.11(a) The Wireless Communications 10/31/02 Request Amendment of
the

Association International Inc. Commission's Rules to Permit

("WCA") Use of "Force Tune" Technology

by Digital Wireless Cable Systems

> (Filed By Paul J. Sinderbrand Wilkinson Barker Knauer, LLP
>
> 2300 N Street, N.W., Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20037)

10620 Part 97 Dale E. Reich 11/14/02 Request Amendment of the

141 North Center Street Commission's Rules That Govern

> Seville, OH 44273-9504 Amateur Radio Service

10621 97.207(g) The Radio Amateur Satellite 12/02/02 Request Amendment
of the

Corporation (AMSAT) Commission's Rules To Require

License Grantee of Each Space

(Filed by Dr. Perry I. Klein Station to File Written Pre-Space

Vice-President, Govt. Liaison Information Within 30 Days After

700 Seventh Street, S.W. Receiving A Launch Commitment

Washington, DC 20024-2484

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FCC
Poster Presentation 6B-07

**Effects of Pretreatment on the Activity of Plant-Produced**

**Cellulase and Xylanase Enzymes**

[Farzaneh Teymouri,]{.underline} Lizbeth Laureano-Perez, Hasan Alizadeh,

Mariam B. Sticklen, Bruce E. Dale\*

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Michigan State University

Room 3247 Engineering Building

East Lansing, MI 48824-1226

Phone: (517) 353-6777; Fax: (517) 432-1105; E-mail: bdale@egr.msu.edu

For bioconversion processes that convert lignocellulose to fermentation
products, maximal utilization of the various polymeric sugars is
essential. Complete and balanced cellulolytic and xylanolytic systems
are required to achieve maximum hydrolysis of plant cell wall polymers.
A critical parameter affecting the economic feasibility of industrial
processes is the production of inexpensive and highly active cellulase
and xylanase enzymes in bulk quantity. A promising approach to reduce
enzyme costs is to genetically transform plants with the genes of these
enzymes, thereby producing the desired enzymes in plants themselves.
Extraction and recovery of active proteins or releasing active cellulase
and xylanase from the plants during bioconversion could have a
significant positive impact on overall lignocellulose conversion
economics.

We measured the effects of various lignocellulose pretreatments
employing a range of treatment pH values and temperatures on the
activity of plant-produced cellulase and xylanase enzymes. The plant
materials included transgenic tobacco plants expressing E1
(endoglucanase from *Acidothermus cellulolyticus*) and transgenic
tobacco plants expressing xynZ (thermostable xylanase from *Clostridium
thermocellum*). The E1 and xynZ activities were measured in untreated
and pretreated tobacco leaves to characterize the effects of various
pretreatments on the activity of these enzymes.
**Emittance growth due to a non-linear coupling resonance.**

**G. Parzen**

**2-24-03**

**This study shows that a non-linear coupling resonance can cause
considerable emittance growth which under certain circumstances may
cause futher losses of paticles from the beam.**

![](media/image1.png){width="5.001388888888889in"
height="3.591666666666667in"}

**deptx vs ept0**

**N=.5e14, deptx=(eptmx-ept0)/ept0, eptmx is the maximum total
emittancxe, ept0 is the initial total emmittance**

![](media/image2.png){width="5.123611111111111in"
height="3.5756944444444443in"}

**nux vs ept0**

**N=.5e14., nux is horizontal tune, horizontal sextupo;e correctors
-1.2505, -1.04 kG/m present that correct 3nux=19 islands fro zero space
charge**

![](media/image3.png){width="5.248611111111111in" height="3.75625in"}

**deptx vs ept0**

**N=1.0e14, deptx=(eptmx-ept0)/ept0, eptmx is the maximum total
emittancxe, ept0 is the initial total emmittance**

![](media/image4.png){width="4.877083333333333in"
height="3.451388888888889in"}

**nux vs ept0**

**N=1.0e14., nux is horizontal tune, horizontal sextupo;e correctors
-1.2505, -1.04 kG/m present that correct 3nux=19 islands fro zero space
charge**

![](media/image5.png){width="5.125in" height="3.6479166666666667in"}

**deptx vs ept0**

**N=1.5e14, deptx=(eptmx-ept0)/ept0, eptmx is the maximum total
emittancxe, ept0 is the initial total emmittance**

![](media/image6.png){width="4.997916666666667in"
height="3.5145833333333334in"}

**nuy vs nux**

**N=1.5e14., nux,nuy is horizontal,vertical tune, horizontal sextupole
correctors -1.2505, -1.04 kG/m present that correct 3nux=19 islands for
zero space charge**

![](media/image7.png){width="5.0in" height="3.495833333333333in"}

**deptx vs ept0**

**N=1.5e14, deptx=(eptmx-ept0)/ept0, eptmx is the maximum total
emittancxe, ept0 is the initial total emmittance, Extension of previous
deptx vs ept0 curve.**

![](media/image8.png){width="4.872916666666667in"
height="3.4451388888888888in"}

**nuy vs nux**

**N=1.5e14., nux,nuy is horizontal,vertical tune, horizontal sextupole
correctors -1.2505, -1.04 kG/m present that correct 3nux=19 islands for
zero space charge.**

**Exstension of previous** **nuy vs nux curvs**

![](media/image9.png){width="4.996527777777778in"
height="3.5930555555555554in"}

**deptx vs ept0**

**N=2.0e14, deptx=(eptmx-ept0)/ept0, eptmx is the maximum total
emittancxe, ept0 is the initial total emmittance,**

![](media/image10.png){width="4.752083333333333in"
height="3.4208333333333334in"}

**nuy vs nux 2nux-nuy=6 coupling resonance.**

**N=2.0e14., nux,nuy is horizontal,vertical tune, horizontal sextupole
correctors -1.2505, -1.04 kG/m present that correct 3nux=19 islands for
zero space charge.**

![](media/image11.png){width="5.123611111111111in"
height="3.685416666666667in"}

**epx(purple), epy(green) vs turn number**

**N=2.0 , epx , epy are horizontal and vertical emittances, initial
emittance epx0,epy0=75,75. Shows emmittance growth due to 2nux-nuy=6
coupling resonance.**

![](media/image12.png){width="4.996527777777778in"
height="3.548611111111111in"}

**Ept vs turn number**

**N-2.0, ept is total emmitance = epx +epy**
**Bosonization and Renormalization Group for a Clean Fermi Gas**

**with a Repulsion in Arbitrary Dimensions**

*Konstantin Efetov*

*Ruhr University Bochum*

Abstract

We suggest a new method of calculations for a clean Fermi gas with a

repulsion in any dimension. This method is based on writing equations

for quasiclassical Green functions and reducing them to equations for

collective spin and charge excitations. The spin excitations interact

with each other and this leads to non-trivial physics. Writing the

solution of the equations and the partition function in terms of a

functional integral over supervectors and averaging over fluctuating

fields we come to an effective field theory describing the spin

excitation, which is some kind of a bosonization. Expansion in the

interaction reveals logarithmic in temperature corrections. This allows

us to suggest a renormalization group scheme and we derive

renormalization group equations. Solving these equations and using their

solutions for calculating thermodynamic quantities we obtain explicit

expression for the specific heat containing only an effective amplitude

of the backward scattering. This amplitude has a complicated dependence

on the logarithm of temperature, which leads to a non-trivial

temperature dependence of the specific heat. The results signal about

some kind of one dimensional correlations in any dimensions.
SPRINGFIELD ARMORY US KRAG-JORGENSEN RIFLE SERIAL NUMBER RANGES

####### SPRINGFIELD KRAG‑JORGENSEN RIFLES

**\[dated by fiscal year: July 1 of previous year -- June 30 of fiscal
year\]**

###### Year number produced serial number range

**1894 - 2,953 1 - 2953**

**1895 - 13,430 2954 - 16384**

**1896 - 16,262 16385 - 32647**

**1897 - 31,819 32648 - 64557**

**1898 - 41,588 64556 - 116146**

**1899 - 103,778 116147 - 219925**

**1900 - 70,652 219926 - 290578**

**1901 - 54,739 290579 - 345318**

**1902 - 53,246 345319 - 398565**

**1903 - 61,841 398566 - 460407**

**1904 - 17,354 460408 - 477762**

LCol. Brophy, in his book [The Krag Rifle]{.underline}, claims that the
.22 Gallery Practice Rifles were newly manufactured weapons. If so,
adjust serial numbers accordingly. Of the 841 .22's manufactured, 500
were made in 1905 and 341 made in 1906. If Brophy is correct, then the
highest possible serial number that could appear on a U.S.
Krag-Jorgensen is 478694.

M1892 RIFLE 29000 MANUFACTURED

M1894 CARBINE WITH FULL LENGTH STOCK 10 MANUFACTURED

M1896 RIFLE 52000 MANUFACTURED

M1896 CARBINE 22000 MANUFACTURED

M1896 CADET RIFLE 400 MANUFACTURED

M1898 RIFLE, FIRST MODEL, 1896 90000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 RIFLE, SECOND MODEL, 1898 70000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 RIFLE, THIRD MODEL, 1901 57000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 RIFLE, FOURTH MODEL, 1902 45000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 CARBINE 5000 MANUFACTURED

M1898 CONVERTED CARBINE 3000 MANUFACTURED

M1906//1899 CONVERTED CARBINE, PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY 5002 MANUFACTURED

M1899 CARBINE FIRST MODEL, 1896 9000 MANUFACTURED

M1899 CARBINE SECOND MODEL, 1898 16000 MANUFACTURED

M1899 CARBINE THIRD MODEL, 1901 2000 MANUFACTURED

M1905 GALLERY PRACTICE RIFLE .22RF 200 MANUFACTURED

Notes: Magazine modifications for the clip fed Parkerhurt device are in
the 288270 to 289155 serial number ranges.

The entire 10 year production period is marked by numerous modifications
as to, sights, stock fittings. Many early models were recalled to SPAR
for such changes.

The Philippine Constabulary carbines were all (mostly) converted at
Benicia Arsenal, California.

The 1905 Gallery Practice rifles caliber .22 were in the serial number
range 476000 to 4765000. 86 of these receivers are positively known to
have been destroyed.

Most of the 1898 converted carbines were modified to the 1899 Long Stock
model.
\[ACT OF JANUARY 14, 1793

An act regulating the coinage of copper.

*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives*

*of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That

every cent shall contain two hundred and eight grains of

copper, and every half cent shall contain one hundred and

four grains of copper; and that so much of the act entitled

"An act establishing a mint, and regulating the coins of

the United States," as respects the weight of cents and half

cents, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed.

\(7\)
**Einstein's Gravity**

**Suggested Topics for Further Research**

**Sun's Gravity Bends Starlight**

**Einstein's Theory Triumphs**

1\. Research and report on the life of Albert Einstein.

2\. Einstein referred to curved space or dimples in space time.

Research and report on curved space as a model for gravity.

3\. Einstein's theory of Special Relativity is different from his Theory
of General Relativity.

Research and report on Special Relativity (length contraction and time
dilation)

4\. "Sir Frank explained in detail the apparatus"

Research and report on how the experiment was performed.

5\. Einstein's Theory explains other astronomical observations (such as
black holes).

Research and report on this explanation.

6\. Albert Einstein did research other than his well known theories of
relativity.

Research and report on one of these topics.

7\. Newton's Law of Gravitation is based on the masses of the bodies
involved.

Research and report on how he explains the bending of a massless light
beam.

> (More difficult to avoid postings in forums -- suggested as an
> extension or for an advanced group)

8\. A solar eclipse was essential to the verification of Einstein's
Theory of General Relativity.

Research and report on solar eclipses and their significance to the
experiment.

**Expanding or Contracting**

**Einstein says Neither**

9\. Einstein said that the universe was neither expanding nor
contracting.

Research and report on his cosmological constant.
**STATEMENT OF DANIEL N. WENK, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, NATIONAL PARK SERVICE,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON NATIONAL PARKS OF
THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES, REGARDING BILL S.
3226, TO RENAME THE ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE IN
THE STATE OF KENTUCKY AS THE "ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIRTHPLACE NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARK".**

**July 30, 2008**

Mr. Chairman and members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity
to appear before you to present the views of the Department of the
Interior on S. 3226, a bill to rename the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
National Historic Site in the State of Kentucky as the "Abraham Lincoln
Birthplace National Historical Park".

The Department supports enactment of S. 3226, as we believe that the
term "national historical park" is a more appropriate designation for
the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace site than its current designation. This
bill is based on an Administration legislative proposal that was
transmitted to Congress on May 8, 2008.

Abraham Lincoln, one of our most revered Presidents, was born February
12, 1809, in a one-room log cabin on the Sinking Spring Farm near
Hodgenville, Kentucky. This site, where the Lincoln family lived until
1811, was established as the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National
Historic Site in 1916. This 116-acre site features a memorial building
that preserves an early 19^th^ century Kentucky cabin, symbolic of the
one in which Lincoln was born.

In 1811, the family lost title to their Sinking Spring Farm and moved
ten miles away to 30 leased acres in the Knob Creek Valley. It was here
that young Abraham first attended the 'Blab Schools,' so named because
the children recited their lessons aloud. It was also here that a third
child was born to the family, Thomas Lincoln, Jr., who survived only a
short time. The Lincolns lived at Knob Creek Farm until 1816, when they
moved to Indiana. Public Law 105-355, enacted in 1998, authorized the
acquisition of Knob Creek Farm, and the 228-acre parcel of land was
donated to the National Park Service in November 2001. This acquisition
added a second unit to the Historic Site.

Because the Historic Site now has two non-contiguous sites, its 2006
General Management Plan recommends seeking legislation to change its
name to "Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park," which
would make the name consistent with other parks that have historic
resources at multiple sites.

This legislation proposes a name change only. Costs associated with the
name would be minimal and would only involve changing the park name on
signs, letterhead, and brochures.

Mr. Chairman, this concludes my statement. I will be happy to answer any
questions that you or members of the committee may have.
June 6, 2008

Honorable Valerie Woodruff

Delaware Department of Education

401 Federal Street, Suite 2

Dover, DE 19901-3639

Dear Secretary Woodruff:

Thank you for the timely submission of Delaware's FFY 2006 Annual
Performance Report (APR) and revised State Performance Plan (SPP) under
Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as
amended in 2004. We also acknowledge the revisions to Delaware's APR
received on April 11, 2008. We appreciate the State's efforts in
preparing these documents.

The Department has determined that, under IDEA section 616(d), Delaware
meets the requirements of Part B of the IDEA. The Department's
determination is based on the totality of the State's data and
information including the State's FFY 2006 APR and revised SPP, other
State-reported data, and other publicly available information. See the
enclosure entitled "How the Department Made Determinations under Section
616(d) of the IDEA in 2008" for further details.

Specific factors affecting OSEP's determination that Delaware met
requirements under IDEA section 616(d) include: (1) Delaware provided
valid and reliable FFY 2006 data reflecting the measurement for each
indicator; and (2) Delaware reported correction or high levels of
compliance for Indicators 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, and 17. We commend
Delaware for its performance.

The enclosed table provides OSEP's analysis of the State's FFY 2006 APR
and revised SPP and identifies, by indicator, OSEP's review of any
revisions made by the State to its targets, improvement activities
(timelines and resources) and baseline data in the State's SPP. It also
identifies, by indicator, the State's status in meeting its targets,
whether the State's data reflect progress or slippage, and whether the
State corrected noncompliance and provided valid and reliable data.

As you know, your State must report annually to the public on the
performance of each local educational agency (LEA) located in the State
on the targets in the SPP under IDEA section 616(b)(2)(C)(ii)(l). In
addition, your State must review LEA performance against targets in the
State's SPP, determine if each LEA meets the requirements of the IDEA
and inform each LEA of its determination. For further information
regarding these requirements, see the SPP/APR Calendar at
<http://spp-apr-calendar.rrfcnetwork.org/>. Finally, if you included
revisions to baseline, targets or improvement activities in your APR
submission, and OSEP accepted those revisions, please ensure that you
update your SPP accordingly and that the updated SPP is made available
to the public.

OSEP is committed to supporting Delaware's efforts to improve results
for children with disabilities and looks forward to working with your
State over the next year. If you have any questions, would like to
discuss this further, or want to request technical assistance, please do
not hesitate to call Sheila Friedman, your OSEP State Contact, at
202-245-7349.

 

Sincerely,

 

  /s/ William W. Knudsen

 

William W. Knudsen

Acting Director

> Office of Special Education Programs

 

Enclosures

 

cc: State Director of Special Education