BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
Tim Brooks, Scottsbluff, Neb. (308) 632-2195 Ext. 102

**USDA Rural Development to Hold Energy Meetings**

**Scottsbluff, Neb., April 6, 2005** -- USDA Rural Development will hold
energy meetings in western Nebraska regarding the recently announced
\$22.8 million in grant funds available nationwide for Renewable Energy
or Energy Efficiency Projects for small businesses in communities of
50,000 populations or less and to farmers and ranchers. The Notice of
Funding Availability (NOFA) was published in the March 28, 2005 Federal
Register.

Informational energy program meetings are scheduled as follows:

-   Wednesday, April 13^th^-Chadron-Noon-2 p.m. MT-USDA Service Center
    Conference Room, 1020 W. 6^th^ St.

-   Thursday, April 14^th^

1.  Sidney-Noon-2:00 p.m. MT-USDA Service Center Conference Room, 2244
    Jackson St.

2.  Scottsbluff-6:00-8:00 p.m. MT-Platte Valley National Bank Pioneer
    Room, 1212 Circle Dr., enter North doors to second floor

Additional meetings are being held in other regions of Nebraska.

Monies are available for Renewable Energy Systems such as wind, solar,
biomass, biogas, and geothermal projects. Funding is also available for
Energy Efficiency Improvement projects such as improvements to HVAC
systems, insulation, refrigeration, lighting, pumping systems, air
systems, motor systems, irrigation efficiency improvements, etc.
Businesses interested in energy efficiency improvements to their
business should consider this program for potential funding assistance.
Farmers and ranchers may be assisted with irrigation system energy
improvements, methane digesters for livestock waste, grain handling
systems, wind turbines, solar systems, etc.

Grants are available for commercially available or pre-commercially
available technologies for up to 25 percent of eligible project costs.
Renewable Energy System requests can be considered for a grant minimum
of \$2,500 and maximum of \$500,000. Energy Efficiency Improvement
requests can be for a grant minimum of \$2,500 and \$250,000 maximum.
Applications must be submitted to the USDA Rural Development Beatrice,
Neb. Field Office postmarked no later than June 27, 2005.

Complete application information may be obtained by contacting Tim
Brooks, USDA Rural Development, 818 Ferdinand Plaza Scottsbluff, Neb.
69361, (308) 632-2195 ext. 102.

\#

USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Provider and
Employer. Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA, Director,
OCR, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410.
**Application for Payment of Adjusted Service**

**Certificate under the Adjusted Compensation**

**Payment Act, 1936 (Pub. L. 425, 74th Cong.)**

**§11.109 Settlement of unmatured adjusted service certificates.**

Where an application for final settlement of an adjusted service
certificate is received in the Department of Veterans Affairs prior to
the maturity date of the certificate, payment will be made under the
terms of the Adjusted Compensation Payment Act, 1936. This act provides
for payment of the amount due on the certificate, after deducting any
unpaid loans with interest through September 30, 1931, in adjusted
service bonds. These bonds will be issued by the Treasury Department in
denominations of \$50, in the name of the veteran only, and will bear
interest at the rate of 3 percent per annum from June 15, 1936, to June
15, 1945. Any excess amount not sufficient to purchase a \$50 bond will
be paid by check.

\[19 FR 5087, Aug. 12, 1954\]
**§21.276 Incarcerated veterans.**

\(a\) *General.* The provisions contained in this section describe the
limitations on payment of subsistence allowance and charges for tuition
and fees for:

\(1\) Incarcerated veterans;

\(2\) Formerly incarcerated veterans in halfway houses; and

\(3\) Incarcerated and formerly incarcerated veterans in work release
programs. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3108(g), 3680(a))

\(b\) *Definition.* The term *incarcerated veteran* means any veteran
incarcerated in a Federal, State, or local prison, jail, or other penal
institution for a felony. It does not include any veteran who is
pursuing a rehabilitation program under Chapter 31 while residing in a
halfway house or participating in a work-release program in connection
with such veteran's conviction of a felony.

\(c\) *Subsistence allowance not paid to an incarcerated veteran.* A
subsistence allowance may not be paid to an incarcerated veteran
convicted of a felony, but VA may pay all or part of the veteran's
tuition and fees. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3108(g))

\(d\) *Halfway house.* A subsistence allowance may be paid to a veteran
pursuing a rehabilitation program while residing in a halfway house as a
result of a felony conviction even though all of the veteran's living
expenses are paid by a non-VA Federal, State, or local government
program. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3108(a))

\(e\) *Work-release program.* A subsistence allowance may be paid to a
veteran in a work-release program as a result of a felony conviction.

\(f\) *Services.* VA may provide other appropriate services, including
but not limited to medical, reader service, and tutorial assistance
necessary for the veteran to pursue his or her rehabilitation program.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3108(g))

\(g\) *Payment of allowance at the rates paid under Chapter 30.* A
veteran incarcerated for a felony conviction or a veteran in a halfway
house or work-release program who elects payment at the educational
assistance rate paid under Chapter 30 shall be paid in accordance with
the provisions of law applicable to other incarcerated veterans training
under Chapter 30. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3108(f), 3680(a))

\(h\) *Apportionment.* Apportionment of subsistence allowance which
began before October 17, 1980, made to dependents of an incarcerated
veteran convicted of a felony may be continued. (Authority: 38 U.S.C.
3108(g))

\[49 FR 40814, Oct. 18, 1984, as amended at 51 FR 22807, June 23, 1986;
54 FR 4284, Jan. 30, 1989; 57 FR 57108, Dec. 3, 1992; 62 FR 17709, Apr.
11, 1997\]

**Supplement *Highlights* reference**: 30(2)

*Next Section is §21.282*
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**445 TWELFTH STREET, S.W.**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554**

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet:
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**Released: February 25, 2005**

**ERRATUM**

**ALLTEL CORPORATION AND CINGULAR WIRELESS LLC**

**SEEK FCC CONSENT TO TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF ALLTEL NEWCO LLC**

**WT Docket No. 05-57**

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau released a Public Notice, DA
05-389, February 14, 2005 in the above-captioned proceeding. This
erratum corrects Part IV, paragraph 2, last sentence by changing the DA
number from "DA 05-57" to "DA 05-389" and the WT Docket number from "WT
Docket No. 05-389" to "WT Docket No. 05-57."
**§3.341 Total disability ratings for compensation purposes.**

\(a\) *General.* Subject to the limitation in paragraph (b) of this
section total-disability compensation ratings may be assigned under the
provisions of §3.340. However if the total rating is based on a
disability or combination of disabilities for which the Schedule for
Rating Disabilities provides an evaluation of less than 100 percent, it
must be determined that the service-connected disabilities are
sufficient to produce unemployability without regard to advancing age.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155)

\(b\) *Incarcerated veterans. A* total rating for compensation purposes
based on individual unemployability which would first become effective
while a veteran is incarcerated in a Federal, State or local penal
institution for conviction of a felony, shall not be assigned during
such period of incarceration. However, where a rating for individual
unemployability exists prior to incarceration for a felony and routine
review is required, the case will be reconsidered to determine if
continued eligibility for such rating exists. (Authority: 38 U.S.C.
5313(c))

\(c\) *Program for vocational rehabilitation.* Each time a veteran is
rated totally disabled on the basis of individual unemployability during
the period beginning after January 31, 1985, the Vocational
Rehabilitation and Employment Service will be notified so that an
evaluation may be offered to determine whether the achievement of a
vocational goal by the veteran is reasonably feasible. (Authority: 38
U.S.C. 1163)

\[46 FR 47541, Sept. 29, 1981, as amended at 50 FR 52774, Dec. 26, 1985;
55 FR 17271, Apr. 24, 1990; 58 FR 32445, June 10, 1993; 66 FR 44053,
Aug. 22, 2001; 68 FR 34542, June 10, 2003\]

**Supplement *Highlights* references**: 8(2b), 57(1).
**U.S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE\
NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE\
idaho**

**construction REQUIREMENTS worksheet**

**irrigation water conveyance\
non-reinforced concrete ditch and canal lining\
code 428-A**

Landowner/Operator

Job Location

County SWCD Farm/Tract No.

Referral No. Prepared By Date

IT SHALL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE OWNER TO OBTAIN ALL NECESSARY
PERMITS AND/OR RIGHTS, AND TO COMPLY WITH ALL ORDINANCES AND LAWS
PERTAINING TO THIS installation.

Installation shall be in accordance with the following drawings,
specifications and special requirements. NO CHANGES ARE TO BE MADE IN
THE DRAWINGS OR SPECIFICATIONS WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL OF NRCS

1.  Drawings, No.

2.  Practice Specifications

3.  Type of Portland cement Lining thickness inches

4.  Compaction Method

5.  Elevation(s) of turnouts

6.  Berm and/or bank widths, left ft, right ft.

7.  Special Requirements:

**PRACTICE APPROVAL:**

Job Classification: (Ref: Section 501 NEM)

Show the limiting elements for this job. This job is classified as,
Class \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Limiting elements: Units

[Design Capacity]{.underline} cfs

[Design Velocity]{.underline} fps

Design Approved by: Date:

**LANDOWNER\'s/OPERATOR\'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:**

The landowner/operator acknowledges that:

a\. He/she has received a copy of the construction drawings and
specifications, and that he/she has an understanding of the contents,
and the requirements. The project will be constructed according to the
plans and specifications.

b\. He/she understands that NRCS makes no representation as to the
existence or non-existence of utilities. It is the responsibility of
landowners, operators and contractors to comply with the provisions of
Idaho state law. Landowners, operators, and contractors will be liable
for any damage resulting from disruption of service caused by
construction activities. The phone number for the utility location
service in Idaho is 1-800-3342-1585.

c\. Maintenance of the installed work is necessary for proper
performance during the project life.

Accepted by; Date:

**practice completion:**

I have made an on site inspection of the site (or I am accepting
owner/contractor documentation), and have determined that the job as
installed does conform to the drawing plan and practice specifications,

Construction Certification by:

/s/ Date

Job title:
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height="0.7833333333333333in"}

Greetings Colleagues,

 

We are thrilled to announce the awards call for our upcoming NASA cost
estimating awards banquet. There has been a great deal of hard work
completed by NASA cost estimators since last years awards ceremony by
both outstanding individual performers and cost estimating teams
throughout our Agency! We all know the importance of recognizing people
who have done outstanding work. It is now time for each of us to take
time and make time to nominate people who have stood out through their
accomplishments, dedication, leadership, and team work over this past
year! Please don't miss this opportunity to write up and submit award
nominations for those you feel are deserving of our awards.

This year we are pleased to announce the addition of one new award for
our NASA cost estimating community, the Rising Star Award. This award
has been created to recognize the talents, achievements and leadership
of an outstanding junior NASA cost estimating civil servant. In addition
to the Rising Star Award, we will continue accepting nominations for the
following annual award categories:

-   The NASA Cost Estimator Leadership Award

-   The NASA Cost Estimator of the Year Award

-   The NASA Cost Estimating Team Award

-   The NASA Cost Estimating Support Contractor of the Year Award

-   The William S. Rutledge Life Time Achievement Award

The selection process and criteria for the awards process, along with
the requirements and format for each award is located on our PBMA CASG
website. Please download the information from our site and follow the
instructions as stated in those documents. The awards will cover the
period of April 11, 2006 -- April 13, 2007. Award write-ups can be
submitted by anyone in our NASA cost community. Award nominations must
be emailed to Sheryl McGurk of NASA Headquarters,
<Sheryl.mcgurk-1@nasa.gov> by close of business, Friday, May 4^th^,
2007.

Awards will be presented to the recipients at our annual awards banquet
Thursday evening, July 19th, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency located at the
Denver Tech Center. The awards banquet is part of our upcoming NASA Cost
Symposium, which will be held in Denver, Colorado, Tuesday, July 17^th^
through Thursday, July 19^th^.

Please ensure every effort has been taken to widely distribute the
announcement of this awards call throughout our NASA cost community.
Thank you for your support!

 

> Sincerely,

 

> Sheryl McGurk, Chair
>
> NASA Cost Estimating Awards Committee
>
> \(202\) 358-1723 (W)
>
> \(202\) 358-3602 (F)
Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 10/27/2006

**GAIN Report Number:** HR6011

HR6011

**Croatia**

**Livestock and Products**

**Croatian Authorities Confirm 2nd Case of Classical Swine Fever**

**2006**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Sarah Hanson

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Andreja Misir

**Report Highlights:**

On October 21, the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture announced that
laboratory results from diseased pigs in Slavonia tested positive for
Classical Swine Fewer (CSF). This is the second case of CSF in Croatia
this year. The diseased and dead pigs were from a farm called IPK
Prkos-Lipovaca located between Dalj and Erdut in eastern Slavonia. To
prevent the spread of this highly infectious disease, the Croatian
Ministry of Agriculture will destroy all 3,600 pigs currently on the
farm.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Vienna \[AU1\]

\[HR\]

On October 21, the Croatian Ministry of Agriculture announced that
laboratory results from diseased pigs in Slavonia tested positive for
Classical Swine Fewer (CSF). This is the second case of CSF in Croatia
this year (for additional information on the first case, see GAINS
report HR 6008). The diseased and dead pigs were from a farm called IPK
Prkos-Lipovaca located between Dalj and Erdut in eastern Slavonia.

The IPK Prkos-Lipovica farm has two production units, and the disease
was found in just one production unit (Prkos). The production unit with
the CSF outbreak had 3,746 pigs out of which 100 pigs died. The farm is
modern and has all the proscribed protective measures against CSF.
Therefore, the early suspicion is that the disease spread by six
electricians who were fixing electrical installations on the farm and
who had just come from the area of Borovo where Croatia had CSF
outbreaks in July/August this year.

To prevent the spread of this highly infectious disease, the Croatian
Ministry of Agriculture will destroy all 3,600 pigs currently on the
farm. The Ministry believes this will contain the outbreak because there
are no other farms or family houses in a 4 km radius.
####### CHAIRPERSON

Pradeep K. Dudeja, Ph.D.

VA Chicago Healthcare System

Professor

Section of Digestive Diseases & Nutrition

Department of Medicine

The University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, IL

####### PARTICIPANTS

Warren D. Blackburn, M.D.

Associate Chief of Staff for Research

VA Medical Center

Clinical Professor

Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology

Department of Medicine

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, AL

Harry C. Blair, M.D.

VA Medical Center

Professor

Department of Pathology

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, PA

Randall L. Braddom, M.D.

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

North Wales, PA

Laurence Buxbaum, M.D., Ph.D.

VA Medical Center

Assistant Professor

Division of Infectious Diseases

Department of Medicine

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Philadelphia, PA

Leslie A. Chaney, Ph.D.

Diplomat, American Board of Toxicology

Xceleron, Inc.

Gaithersburg, MD

Jeffrey L. Curtis, M.D.

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System

Professor

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Section

Department of Internal Medicine

University of Michigan School of Medicine

Ann Arbor, MI

Larry W. Forrester, Ph.D.

VA Maryland Health Care System

Assistant Professor

Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science

University of MD School of Medicine

Baltimore, MD

Andrew J. Ghio, M.D.

Medical Officer

Clinical Research Branch, Human Studies Division

US Environmental Protection Agency

Chapel Hill, NC

Fayez K. Ghishan, M.D., D.C.H.

Professor and Chairman

Gastroenterology and Nutrition Section

Department of Pediatrics

University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Tucson, AZ

Elise Gómez Sánchez D.V.M., Ph.D.

Jackson VA Hospital

Professor

Division of Endocrinology Research

Department of Medicine

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Jackson, MS

Joseph S. Janicki, Ph.D.

Professor and Chairman

Dept. Cell and Developmental Biology & Anatomy

Columbia School of Medicine

Columbia, SC

Aaron J. Marcus. M.D.

VA New York Harbor Healthcare System

Professor

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Cornell University Weill Medical College

New York, NY

Karen J. Sherman, Ph.D., MPH

Assistant Professor

Department of Epidemiology

Center for Health Studies

University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine

Seattle, WA

Yvette Taché, Ph.D.

VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System

Professor

Division of Digestive Diseases

Department of Medicine

David Geffen School of Medicine

University of California at Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA

Perumal Thiagarajan, M.D.

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

Professor

Thrombosis Research Section

Department of Medicine

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston TX

Linda S. Williams, M.D.

Roudebush VA Medical Center

Assistant Professor

Department of Neurology

Indiana University School of Medicine

Regenstrief Institute for Health Care

Indianapolis, IN

**UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THE LOCAL RESEARCH OFFICE OR THE
PRINCIPAL** **INVESTIGATOR MAKE DIRECT CONTACT WITH ANY MERIT REVIEW
SUBCOMMITTEE MEMBER REGARDING THE REVIEW OF MERIT REVIEW APPLICATIONS.**
**Appendix D**

**Sample indicators**

• Proportion of verified TB cases reported to the local health
jurisdiction within 1 working day from treatment start date.

• Demonstrated ability (organization, staffing, resources, and
facilities) to carry out the core components of a TB control program.

• Number of TB cases identified per 100,000 people.

• Proportion of cases with complete data on key variables (homelessness,
injecting drug use, non-injecting drug use, excess alcohol use)

• Proportion of pulmonary or laryngeal TB cases \> 12 years of age with
sputum culture obtained.

• Proportion of TB cases started on the recommended 4-drug regimen.

• Proportion of sputum smear-positive pulmonary or laryngeal TB cases
initiating treatment in \< 7 days of specimen collection.

• Proportion of sputum culture-positive TB cases with documented
conversion to sputum culture-negative within 90 days of initiation of
treatment.

• Proportion of TB cases for whom DOT is recommended who receive DOT
throughout the course of treatment.

• Proportion of TB cases for whom DOT is recommended who receive
inappropriate SAT throughout the course of treatment.

• Proportion of TB cases who complete treatment in \< 12 months.

• Proportion of TB cases who default prior to completing treatment.

• Proportion of sputum smear-positive cases with at least one contact
identified.

• Proportion of identified contacts to smear-positive cases who complete
evaluation for TB infection or disease.

• Proportion of infected contacts to pulmonary cases who started
treatment for LTBI.

• Proportion of infected contacts to pulmonary cases started on
treatment for LTBI who complete treatment.

• Number of TB cases in children 0-4 years old.

• Number of persons who die with TB.

\*As developed by California's Tuberculosis Indicators Project
To whom it may concern;

Wow I pour my whole-heart into this letter. I search to find ways to
reach you. I wonder who you are on the other side now reading this? Are
you the one who holds the decision in your hand- the decision to erase
such intense beauty from the face of this earth? I search to find your
language. Are you a successful businessman with a pressed suite and an
image to maintain or are you struggling to make ends meet and you feel
that cutting down trees is the only way?

My five-year old son sits next to me drawing all that he knows of the
forests. Such a rich experience for he and I and for all who seek
solace, peace and rejuvenation with-in nature.

I pray,

I scream,

I beg and plead,

I cry and try to change your mind.

Please protect the last forests. All that's left...I believe it took
thousands of years to grow the forests that you may help to vanish in a
few days. Please think about it.

Please stop the WOPR !

"I mean this question in the best tone of voice...Have you actually
walked through and old growth forest before?"

\~Signed:

Jennifer Manson 04/30/75

Banyan Manson 06/07/02

Matthew Manson 02/26/77

Nellie O'Rourke

Mary Leitz
# FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT

## PRACTICE INTRODUCTION

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="6.003472222222222in"
height="3.7958333333333334in"}**USDA, Natural Resources Conservation
Service―Practice Code 666**

### FOREST STAND IMPROVEMENT

Forest stand improvement is manipulating species composition, stand
structure, and stocking of trees by cutting or killing selected trees
and understory vegetation.

### PRACTICE INFORMATION

This practice applies to forestland where competing vegetation hinders
development and stocking of preferred tree and understory species. The
preferred species are identified and retained to achieve the intended
purpose of improving the stand. Spacing, density, and amounts of
preferred plants are carefully planned. Consideration is given to the
total ecosystem. Timing of treatment and retaining dead or dying trees
will help minimize impacts on nesting birds and other wildlife. Food and
cover for wildlife are further retained by minimal modifications of
composition and spacing necessary to improve the vegetative cover
considering the total natural resource base.

Purposes of this practice include the following:

-   Improve or sustain timber production

-   Improve understory forage production, aesthetics, wildlife habitat,
    recreation, and hydrologic condition

-   Harvest forest products

-   Initiate forest stand regeneration.

-   Achieve a combination of purposes

### COMMON ASSOCIATED PRACTICES

Forest Stand Improvement is commonly applied as part of a Conservation
Management System with practices such as Firebreak (394), Prescribed
Burning (338), Tree/Shrub Pruning (660), Forest Trails and Landings
(655), Critical Area Planting (342), and erosion control practices.

For more information, refer to the practice standard in the local Field
Office Technical Guide and associated practice specifications and job
sheets.
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Constellation Space Suit System Pre-Proposal Conference Attendance List.

  ---------------------------- --------------------- ---------------------
  **Company Name**             **Point of Contact**  **Phone Number**

  Ares Corporation             Jayant Ramakrishnan   \(281\) 956-4902

  Barrios Technology           Miriam Sargusingh     \(281\) 483-1638

  Battelle Memorial Institute  Christopher Pestak    \(216\) 898-6406

  Bastion Technology           Glen Trobaugh         \(281\) 283-9330

  Cimarron                     Rudy Martinez         \(281\) 226-5125

  Easley and Associates        Gene Easley           \(281\) 474-9796

  ePro LLC                     Robert Whitaker       \(409\) 965-9695

  GeoControl Systems           Michael Zarcaro       \(713\) 649-8481 x107

  Harris Corporation           Cynthia Wallace       \(321\) 727-6680

  Honeywell                    Danny Turner          \(602\) 822-3630

  HSSSI/ILC                    Bill Higgins          \(860\) 654-4294

  MEI Technology               Barbara Pearson       \(281\) 283-6120

  Northrop                     Michael Lembeck       \(281\) 280-0520

  Oceaneering                  Jim Buchli            \(281\) 228-5471

  Paragon Space Development    Russ Fortson          \(281\) 862-7799

  Raytheon                     Darrel Gaines         \(281\) 280-4321

  Raven Aerospace              Jeff Myers            \(281\) 773-0008

  San Jacinto College          Sherry Jones          \(281\) 478-3687

  Shipley Associates           Mark Wigginton        \(512\) 297-4654

  SKYTEXUS                     Jerry Reid            \(469\) 355-6145

  United Space Alliance        Tim Budzik            \(281\) 282-5619

  Spacehab                     Brian Harris          Unknown

  ZIN Technologies             Carlos Grodsinsky     \(216\) 925-1016
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2.  State or Industry Partner (if available)

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**U.S. Environmental Protection Agency DE-AI01-03IM00029\
1200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW [EPA Contract Number]{.underline}**

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**[Project \#]{.underline}**

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**[Specifics/Background]{.underline}:**

The purpose of this Interagency Agreement (IA) Department of Energy and
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be working together supporting
the Government eRulemaking Initiative. This support will lead to a
government-wide, centralizing regulatory management system that all
federal agencies and the public can access and use. The MOU between DOE,
as a partner agency, and the EPA, as the managing partner, will support
EPA's EDOCKET system to transition to the work to enhance the online
rulemaking docket management system as mandated by the President's
Management Agenda (PMA).

**Period of Performance and Required Resources:**

This Interagency Agreement has a life cycle of a base period from **date
of award through September 30, 2004** with four one-year options, as
follows:

> Base Period 6/10/03 to 9/30/04
>
> 1^st^ Option 10/1/04 to 9/30/05 exercised
>
> 2^nd^ Option 10/1/05 to 9/30/06
>
> 3^rd^ Option 10/1/06 to 9/30/07
>
> 4^th^ Option 10/1/07 to 9/30/08

  --------------------- --------- --------- -------------- --------- ---------
                        FY2003    FY2004    **FY2005**     FY2006    FY2007

  **STE REQUIREMENTS**                                               

  **PROJECT COST        \$100K    \$186K    **\$355K\***   \$100K    \$100K
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Total estimated cost: \$500,000

\*Subject to availability of funds. Line Item #IMEG0005
I write in stark opposition to the Western Oregon Plan Revisions to
BLM's management of nearly 2.6 million acres of federal forests under
the Western Oregon Plan Revisions. The changes the agency is
contemplating will unravel the protections of the landmark Northwest
Forest Plan, and will lead to water pollution, degraded habitat, and
increased conflict and controversy.

BLM lands in western Oregon contain about 1-million acres of our
remaining older forests. The WOPR would increase logging of forests over
200 years sevenfold, and threatens some of Oregon\'s best remaining
ancient forests. Two thousand square miles of forest would be put in
\"Timber Management Areas,\" where clearcutting is emphasized.

By logging closer to streams the WOPR reduces important protections for
clean water and Pacific salmon. High quality drinking water originates
on BLM lands for the citizens of Salem, Corvallis, Eugene, and 70 other
Oregon communities. Salmon need cool, clean water, but the WOPR would
remove stream buffers that shade streams and keep sediment from the
water. Please leave the existing protections for riparian areas in
place.

Wildlife such as elk and black bear and threatened species like the
northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet rely on BLM forests. The
WOPR would reduce protections for wildlife populations and diminish
habitat for countless plant and wildlife species. Please choose an
alternative that leaves habitat protections for wildlife, especially in
existing old-growth forests, in place.

There are many less sensitive and more practical places to generate wood
fiber than our last remaining ancient forests, like the millions of
acres of young, even-age tree plantations that have grown since previous
clearcuts. By focusing on previously logged public forestlands - many of
which are now overgrown and in need of thinning - the BLM would provide
wood to local mills while actually improving conditions for fish and
wildlife and keeping saws out of precious old-growth forests.

Instead, the WOPR proposes to inflame the controversy by increasing
old-growth clearcutting for a short-term economic fix. The WOPR puts
water quality at risk and would destroy some of Oregon\'s most special
places. We should protect our remaining mature and old-growth forests on
public land, not clearcut these natural treasures.

Sincerely, and with great hopes that the comments will actually be taken
into consideration by the BLM,

Beatrice Dohrn

84239 Cloverdale Rd

Creswell, Oregon 97426
The Association for Cultural Equity

The Alan Lomax Archive

450 West 41^st^ Street, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10036

PH: (212) 268-4623 FAX: (212) 279-3710

Joseph Jones

1813 R Street

Brunswick, GA 31520

January 14, 2005

Dear Mr. Jones,

We are writing to you regarding the estate of Bessie Jones. We hope that
you will help us verify that you (and possibly others) are the heir(s)
of Bessie Jones. Copies of works by Bessie Jones were part of the large
research library of recordings assembled by Alan Lomax. They were housed
at the Alan Lomax Archive in New York, NY until March of 2004 when they
were moved to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. There they
will be heard, admired, and studied by people from all over the world.
The Library of Congress has agreed to make it a priority to preserve and
digitize this important collection.

We have been asked by the American Folklife Center to contact all the
collaborators and contributors to Alan Lomax's collection. You will find
enclosed with this letter a Contact/Heir Information Form. Please fill
it out and return it to us so that we can forward this information to
the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Also, you will
find two copies of a list of the above mentioned materials related to
Bessie Jones. Please keep one for your records, and return the other
with the Contact/Heir Information Form.

The purpose of the enclosed form is to identify Bessie Jones's heirs,
and establish a primary contact, so that we may inform the Library of
Congress. Anyone who wishes to use these materials for any
non-commercial or commercial reasons would then be instructed by the
American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to contact the
Estate of Bessie Jones directly to receive permission for that specific
use. Please supply a primary contact for the estate on the form. If you
would like to supply a list of additional heirs please do so at the
bottom of the form.

For future updates to your contact information, please address all
correspondence to: Director, The American Folklife Center, Library of
Congress, Thomas Jefferson Bldg, Rm LJG49, 101 Independence Ave. SE,
Washington, D.C. 20540-4610.

If you have any questions please feel free to call me or Anna Lomax Wood
(Alan's daughter) here at the Alan Lomax Archive.

With kind regards,

Bert Lyons

Artist/Collaborator/Estate Relations

Alan Lomax Archive

CC: Anna Lomax Wood

Jeffrey A. Greenberg, Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP
**Committee on Agriculture**

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Chairman Collin C. Peterson

Statement

U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture

Full Committee Business Meeting to consider

**H.Con.Res. 25**, expressing the sense of Congress that it is the goal
of the United States that, not later than January 1, 2025, the
agricultural, forestry, and working land of the United States should
provide from renewable resources not less than 25 percent of the total
energy consumed in the United States and continue to produce safe,
abundant, and affordable food, feed, and fiber

May 17, 2007

The 25 by 25 Resolution sets a national energy independence goal that by
the year 2025, twenty-five percent of the total energy consumed in the
U.S. should come from homegrown renewable sources including biofuels,
livestock waste, wind, and sun.

Last year, when my good friend Mr. Goodlatte was in the Chairman's seat,
we passed this legislation out of Committee. Since the bill didn't get
considered on the House floor, we reintroduced the resolution this year
and again received strong bipartisan support.

There are many bills out there introduced by Members of Congress who
want to cash in on the rush to support renewable energy production.
However, we must be careful in our review of these proposals because
some of them would cause more problems than they would solve for these
growing industries. We must be sure that government's red tape does not
tie the hands of entrepreneurs and hinder rural residents who want to
invest in renewable energy production systems -- whether that is an
ethanol plant, a windmill, a methane digester or any other idea that
will reduce dependence on foreign energy sources.

Expanding the production and use of renewable energy is an important
priority, not just for agriculture but for the entire country in our
pursuit of energy independence. As renewable energy use continues to
expand, new innovations, including the promising growth of cellulosic
ethanol, will not just provide for our energy needs; they will also have
environmental and conservation benefits. Renewable energy production in
rural areas is revitalizing these communities, bringing jobs and
economic life back to places that need them.

The 25 by 25 resolution is a statement of our commitment to support the
development of renewable energy sources. I believe that we can not only
meet but exceed the goal of 25 percent by 2025, but every journey starts
with a first step, and this resolution is a very important first step
that we can take to achieving energy independence.
**Bishop White House Restoration**

Bishop White House was residence to the Rev. Dr. William White from
1787-1836. A prestigious influence of the time, William White served as
a rector of Christ Church and St. Peter's Church, first Bishop of the
Protestant Episcopal Church in Pennsylvania, and Chaplain to the
Continental Congress and the United States Senate. The first and second
floors are currently open to the public and furnished with antiques of
the period.

Beginning in the summer of 2006, the Independence maintenance staff of
painters, woodcrafters and masons began their development of restoring
the exterior of Bishop White House. Painting the façade is the central
focus of the restoration because the early 1990's was the last time
noted of any paint job. Due to the building's age and chipping away of
paint, park maintenance decided to revive the buildings façade and
perimeter structure by: stripping window frames, removing old paint,
washing windows with Tri-Sod phosphate, applying glazing, primer, and
two coats of acrylic finish paint, sanding, applying wood filler,
painting window shutters and disposing hazardous materials. U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) guidelines are
precisely followed and lead testing is done upon completion. Our
painters are certified lead abatement workers.

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NY B85885

May 28, 1997

CLA-2-94:RR:NC:SP:233 B85885

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 9403.80.6040

Ms. Lori Aldinger

Rite Aid Corporation

P.O. Box 3165

Harrisburg, PA 17105

RE: The tariff classification of a laundry sorter from Taiwan.

Dear Ms. Aldinger:

In your letter dated May 5, 1997, you requested a tariff classification
ruling.

The submitted sample, Rite Aid item #203893, is a laundry sorter. The
item, which measures 30 1/4\" x 28 1/2\" x 14\", consists of a three
compartment bag on a resin frame. It has a mesh fabric liner with a cord
lock closure for tight fit on the frame and converts easily to a laundry
bag. The sturdy resin frame is easy to assemble, with no tools
necessary. Four extra wide casters facilitate rolling of the laundry
sorter. When assembled, the laundry sorter is designed to be placed on
the floor or ground. The article has no essential character and will be
classified under the heading which occurs last in numerical order with
those that merit equal consideration, which is the mesh fabric liner.

The applicable subheading for the laundry sorter will be 9403.80.6040,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for Other furniture and parts thereof: Furniture of other materials,
including cane, osier, bamboo or similar materials: Other, Household.
The rate of duty will be 1.6% ad valorem.

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 Lawrence Mushinske at 212-466-5739.

Sincerely,

Gwenn Klein Kirschner

Chief, Special Products Branch

National Commodity

Specialist Division
The ***Carteret study site*** on a drained loblolly pine forest of
mid-rotation age, located in Carteret county, North Carolina, is owned
and operated by Weyerhaeuser Company. The research site consists of
three artificial experimental watersheds, each about 25 ha in size. The
site is poorly drained and nearly flat with shallow water table under
natural conditions. The soil is a hydric series, Deloss fine sandy loam
(fine-loamy mixed, Thermic Typic Umbraquult). Each watershed is drained
by four 1.4 to 1.8 m deep parallel lateral ditches spaced 100 m apart.
Three rectangular experimental plots (each about 0.13 ha in area)
located in each watershed were used to collect data on hydrology, soil
and vegetation parameters. The three experimental watersheds have been
instrumented since 1988 for continuous monitoring of precipitation,
complete weather parameters, stage heights at watershed outlets equipped
with V-notch weirs for estimating flow rates, and shallow ground water
wells for measuring mid-point water table elevations. The watersheds
have also a long history of measurements for tree physiological
parameters such as leaf area index (LAI), stomatal conductance, tree
heights, and dbh. These artificially drained watersheds are typical of
other managed pine forests in the Coastal Carolinas. Studies on this
site are ongoing in cooperation with North Carolina State University and
Weyerhaeuser Company with a support from National Council for Air &
Stream Improvement (NCASI), Inc.
**146.1 PURPOSE** To prescribe policies and procedures for the defense
and indemnification of BPA employees whose actions related to their
employment may expose them to personal legal threats or actions against
them. Such threats or actions may create a conflict between the
interests of the employee and the interests of BPA which can impair the
ability of the employee to perform assigned tasks. Forcing an employee
to operate in such an environment by virtue of his or her position and
duties is unfair to the employee and impairs the employee\'s ability to
make objective decisions which are in the best interests of BPA.

**146.2 POLICY** In order to avoid employee conflicts of interest, it is
BPA\'s policy to both defend and indemnify its employees for taking
actions related to their employment, unless such actions involve moral
turpitude on the part of the employee. For example, actions which are
felonious or which are done while under the influence of alcohol or
controlled substances will usually involve moral turpitude.
Indemnification by BPA includes the right of BPA to settle claims or
actions brought against the employee.

**146.3 GENERAL EXCEPTION** Normal commuting between home and official
duty station in the employee\'s own vehicle is not considered to be
related to employment for purposes of 146.2.

**146.4 RESPONSIBILITIES AND PROCEDURES**

> **A. In the event that a claim is made or legal action is threatened**
> or filed against an employee for what may be an employment-related
> action, the employee shall immediately notify BPA General Counsel.
> General Counsel will immediately determine whether the action for
> which redress is sought is related to the employee\'s work. Unless it
> is clear that such action is not related to the employee\'s job, or
> unless moral turpitude is clearly involved, BPA will defend and
> indemnify the employee. Where moral turpitude may be involved on the
> part of the employee, the matter will be sent to the Chief Operating
> Officer for review as to whether and to what extent BPA will defend
> and indemnify the employee.
>
> **B. General Counsel will retain counsel to defend the employee** and
> send the employee written notice of BPA\'s intent to defend and
> indemnify. General Counsel and the employee will attempt to agree on
> the selection of counsel. However, since the outcome of the
> employee\'s case may affect companion action against BPA, and as BPA
> is paying for the employee\'s defense and furnishing indemnification,
> the decision of General Counsel as to the selection of a defense
> attorney will prevail.
**Complaint Resolution Procedure for the**

**Tribally Controlled Postsecondary Career and Technical Institutions
Program (TCPCTIP)**

\(1\) Under the complaint resolution procedure established by the
Department pursuant to section 117(g) of the Act, a tribally controlled
postsecondary career and technical institution may file a complaint with
the Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education (Assistant
Secretary) seeking an administrative review of a grant determination or
calculation made under section 117 of the Act regarding any prospective
grant award to that institution, including for:

\(a\) A determination regarding the institution's eligibility to apply
for a grant under section 117 of the Act.

\(b\) A determination arising from the Indian student count information
and data that the institution has provided to OVAE.

\(c\) A determination of the allowability of proposed project spending
that the institution has identified in its application, including its
proposed budget.

\(d\) The calculation of the institution's grant amount.

\(2\) A section 117(g) complaint requesting administrative review
must\--

\(a\) Be submitted in writing and mailed to the Assistant Secretary for
Vocational and Adult Education, U.S. Department of Education, 400
Maryland Avenue, SW., room PCP-11138, Potomac Center Plaza, Washington,
DC 20202-7241, within ten days of the applicant being notified by OVAE
of the decision in question;

\(b\) Include a clear and concise statement of the factual and legal
basis upon which the complaint is based as well as any calculations
supporting the complaint, any supporting documentation or evidence, and
a statement of the relief sought, arising from the complaint; and

\(c\) Be signed by the tribally controlled postsecondary career and
technical institution's authorized official.

\(3\) During the administrative review of any section 117(g) complaint,
OVAE may request additional information from the institution that has
submitted the complaint or conduct other proceedings, as appropriate,
for a fair and complete review of the complaint.

\(4\) The Assistant Secretary will send the complainant a letter of
final determination that will include the legal and factual grounds for
the Assistant Secretary's determination.