BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
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Melissa O'Dell (301) 734-5222

Jerry Redding (202) 720-6959

**USDA ISSUES FINAL RULE TO AMEND MEXICAN FRUIT FLY REGULATIONS**

WASHINGTON, June 29, 2005---The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal
and Plant Health Inspection Service today announced that it is amending
the Mexican fruit fly regulations by requiring that regulated articles,
originating within a Mexican fruit fly quarantine area, be accompanied
by a certificate or limited permit during interstate movement to all
states.

Under the final rule, APHIS inspectors will issue certificates for the
movement of regulated articles if they determine that certain specified
conditions have been met. A limited permit may be issued for interstate
movement of a regulated article in lieu of a certificate when, among
other things, the inspector determines that the regulated article is to
be moved to a specific destination for specified handling, utilization,
processing, or treatment that will destroy the life stages of the pest.

These actions are necessary to prevent the interstate spread of Mexican
fruit fly and would make APHIS' Mexican fruit fly regulations more
consistent with other domestic fruit fly regulations. The Mexican fruit
fly is a destructive pest of citrus and many other types of fruit. The
short life cycle of the Mexican fruit fly allows rapid development of
serious outbreaks that can cause severe economic losses in commercial
producing areas.

The final rule was published in the June 29 *Fed*e*ral Register* and
becomes effective July 29. APHIS documents published in the *Federal
Register* and are available on the Internet at
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppd/rad//webrepor.html.

\#

Note to Reporters: USDA news releases, program announcements and media
advisories are available on the Internet. Go to the APHIS news release
page at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/news/press.html. Also, anyone with
an e-mail address can sign up to receive APHIS press releases
automatically. Send an e-mail message to
lyris@mdrdlyriss10.aphis.usda.gov and leave the subject blank. In the
message, type "subscribe press_releases."
0354.doc - 472R - 200648-3618.  [Resolution calling for bond election;
notice; manner of conducting election]{.underline}

A.  After a county flood control district has been established pursuant
to this article, the board may order that facilities be acquired,
constructed, operated and maintained from available monies of the
district.  If sufficient monies are not available, the board may call an
election of the electors of the district qualified to vote under article
VII, section 13, Constitution of Arizona, to obtain approval for
incurring bonded indebtedness of the district to obtain revenue to
acquire by purchase, construction or otherwise all or any portion of
such facilities.

B.  After authority has been acquired for instituting a project within a
zone or a joint project by two or more contiguous zones in a district
established under this article, the board may order that the facilities
approved in the project or joint project be acquired, constructed,
operated and maintained from the monies held by the district treasurer
for expenditure in the respective zone or zones.  If sufficient monies
are not available, the board may call an election of the electors of the
zone, or of the zones for which a joint project has been authorized, who
are qualified to vote under article VII, section 13, Constitution of
Arizona, to obtain approval for incurring bonded indebtedness to obtain
revenue to acquire by purchase, construction or otherwise all or any
portion of the facilities.

C.  The board resolution shall set forth the purpose of the
indebtedness, the amount of the indebtedness, the maximum number of
years for which the indebtedness is to be incurred, the maximum rate of
interest to be paid and the date of the election and shall list the
voting places to be used at the election. The election must be held on
the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November as prescribed
by section 16-204, subsection B, paragraph 1, subdivision (d). The
resolution constitutes a notice of the election and shall be published
once each week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation in the area of jurisdiction, or if there is no such
newspaper, then notice shall be posted in not less than three public
places within the area of jurisdiction, the first of which publications
shall be not less than twenty days before the date fixed for the
election.  Publication on the same day of each week is sufficient
whether or not a daily newspaper is used for the publication.

D.  Except as otherwise expressly provided, the election shall be called
and held and the results canvassed in the manner provided by the laws of
this state for holding elections on the issuance of bonds by counties
for general county purposes. For purposes of the election the board may
treat the entire district as a single precinct or may divide the
district into such precincts and fix such polling places as it may see
fit.

E.  If a majority of the votes cast on the proposition is in favor of
incurring the bonded indebtedness proposed, the bonds so authorized may
be sold and issued by the board of directors either at one time or in
blocks. 0354.doc - 472R - 2006
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Commercial Use Authorizations

[Backpacking Guides]{.underline}

[AK Adventures, Inc.]{.underline}

P.O. Box 2828

Homer AK 99603

Ph: (907) 235-1805 Fax: (907) 235-1886

[www.goseebears.com](http://www.goseebears.com/)

dave@akadventures.us

[Alaska Alpine Adventures, LLC]{.underline}

General Delivery

Port Alsworth AK 99653

Ph: (907) 781-2253 Fax: (907) 781-2340

[www.alaskaalpineadventures.com](http://www.alaskaalpineadventures.com/)

info@alaskaalpineadventures.com

[Alaska Wildtrek Company]{.underline}

P.O. Box 1741

Homer AK 99603

Ph: (907) 235-6463 Fax: n/a

[www.alakawildtrek.com](http://www.alakawildtrek.com/)

aktrek@xyz.net

[Alaska\'s Lake Clark Inn & Air Service, LLC]{.underline}

P.O. Box 190583

Port Alsworth AK 99653-9999

Ph: (907) 781-2224 Fax: (907) 781-2252

[www.lakeclark.com](http://www.lakeclark.com/)

marklang@lakeclark.com

[Backcountry Safaris]{.underline}

P.O. Box 231121

Anchorage AK 99523

Ph: (907) 529-1935 Fax: (907) 339-7230

[www.backcountrysafaris.com](http://www.backcountrysafaris.com/)

ron@backcountrysafaris.com

[Branch River Air Service]{.underline}

P.O. Box 545

King Salmon AK 99613

Ph: (907) 246-3437 Fax: (907) 248-3837

[www.branchriverair.com](http://www.branchriverair.com/)

bras@alaska.net

[Cavner And Julian, Inc.]{.underline}

1 Dice Bay

Port Alsworth AK 99653

Ph: (907) 781-2231 Fax: (907) 781-2231

[www.adventureinalaska.com](http://www.adventureinalaska.com/)

cavner@starband.net

[Frontier River Guides]{.underline}

P.O. Box 141521

Anchorage AK 99514

Ph: (907) 929-3244 Fax: N/A

[www.frontierriverguides.com](http://www.frontierriverguides.com/)

mdeck@gci.net

[Island Lodge]{.underline}

General Delivery

Port Alsworth AK 99653

Ph: (907) 349-3195 Fax: (907) 868-4824

[www.islandlodge.com](http://www.islandlodge.com/)

islandlodge@alaska.com
**S. 2617**

**Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living adjustment Act of 2008**

**Title:** To increase, effective as of December 1, 2008, the rates of
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans.

**Mr. Akaka** of Hawaii introduced S. 2617 on February 8, 2008

**S. 2617 would:**

> **Increase in Rates of Disability Compensation and Dependency and
> Indemnity Compensation:**
>
> *Amounts to be Increased-*
>
> Wartime disability compensation
>
> Additional compensation for benefits
>
> Clothing allowance
>
> Dependency and indemnity compensation to surviving spouse
>
> Dependency and indemnity compensation to children
>
> *Determination of Increase-*
>
> Percentage- Except as provided in paragraph (2), each dollar amount
> described in subsection (b) shall be increased by the same percentage
> as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable under title II of
> the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et seq.)
>
> Rounding- Each dollar amount increased under paragraph (1), if not a
> whole dollar amount, shall be rounded to the next lower whole dollar
> amount.

**Effective Date:** December 1, 2008

**Cost:** The COLA is assumed in CBO's baseline, the COLA provision
would have no budgetary effect relative to that baseline. Relative to
current law, CBO estimates that enacting this bill would increase
spending for those programs by \$857 million in 2009. (The annualized
cost would be about \$1.1 billion in subsequent years.) This estimate
assumes that the COLA effective on December 1, 2008, will be 2.8
percent.

**Legislative History:**

Jun. 26, 2008: Ordered reported, as amended, by the Senate Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.

Jul. 24, 2008: Reported, as amended, S. Rept. 110-430.

Jul. 30, 2008: Passed the Senate, as amended, by Unanimous Consent.

Sept. 10, 2008: Passed the House by the Yeas and Nays: 418-0 (Roll No.
579)

Sept. 24, 2008: Signed by the President, P.L. 110-324.

H.R. 5826 is the companion House bill which was reported on May 15,
2008; H. Rept. 110-643, and passed by the House on May 21, 2008.
**National Irrigation Water Quality Program**\
U.S. Department of the Interior

Pattern Recognition Analysis and Classification Modeling of
Selenium-Producing Areas

David L. Naftz\
U.S. Geological Survey

SUMMARY

Established chemometric and geochemical techniques were applied to water
quality data from 23 National Irrigation Water Quality Program (NIWQP)
study areas in the Western United States. These techniques were applied
to the NIWQP data set to identify common geochemical processes
responsible for mobilization of selenium and to develop a classification
model that uses major-ion concentrations to identify areas that contain
elevated selenium concentrations in water that could pose a hazard to
water fowl. Pattern recognition modeling of the simple-salt data
computed with the SNORM geochemical program indicate three principal
components that explain 95% of the total variance. A three-dimensional
plot of PC 1, 2 and 3 scores shows three distinct clusters that
correspond to distinct hydrochemical facies denoted as facies 1, 2 and
3. Facies 1 samples are distinguished by water samples without the CaCO3
simple salt and elevated concentrations of NaCl, CaSO4, MgSO4, Na2SO4
simple salts relative to water samples in facies 2 and 3. Water samples
in facies 2 are distinguished form facies 1 by the absence of the MgSO4
simple salt and the presence of the CaCO3 simple salt. Water samples
from in facies 3 are similar to samples in facies 2, with the absence of
both MgSO4 and CaSO4 simple salts. Water samples in facies 1 have the
largest selenium concentration (10 µg/l), compared to a median
concentration of 2.0 µg/l and less than 1.0 µg/l for samples in facies 2
and 3. A classification model using the soft independent modeling by
class analogy (SIMCA) algorithm was constructed with data from the NIWQP
study areas. The classification model was successful in identifying
water samples with a selenium concentration that is hazardous to some
species of water-fowl from a test data set comprised of 2,060 water
samples from throughout Utah and Wyoming. Application of chemometric and
geochemical techniques during data synthesis analysis of multivariate
environmental databases from other national-scale environmental programs
such as the NIWQP could also provide useful insights for addressing
\`real world\' environmental problems.

KEY WORDS: selenium; principal component analysis; classification
modeling; irrigation drainage; Western United States.
# Need a ride to your VA appointment? Call the DAV Transportation Coordinator in your area to schedule a ride on the DAV van. 

# 

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# DAV Transportation Network HSC

Roy Archer, Goshen 574-658-3999

Richard Bair, Rochester 574-223-2217

Randy Elegeer, Bryan, Ohio 419-636-8812

Jay A. Kendall, Peru 765-472-3901 ext. 271

Wm. Allen Polsgrove, Jr., Kokomo 765-456-2511

Earl Wallace, Marion 765-674-3321 ext. 73509

Jerry Sensing, Anderson 765-641-9650

Ken Shull, Portland 260-726-9655

Jim Thurau and Jim Walters, Indianapolis 317-988-2472

Rose Wolford, Fort Wayne 260-421-1033
**Scientific Research and Technical Exchanges**

Scientists from foreign countries to U.S. to train in
extramural/intramural labs/branches

Locate and secure hotel rooms or apartments (deposit to be subtracted
from visitors' subsistence/stipend)

Provide monthly checks to cover subsistence/stipend for 55 exchange
scientists for visits of six months at \$1,738 per month

Provide monthly checks to cover subsistence/stipend for 10 exchange
scientists for visits of one year at \$1,738 per month

All checks to be sent via regular U.S. mail

Prepare and mail out Form 1099 to all visitors

Estimated direct costs: \$784,000
N018150

October 22, 2007

CLA-2-95:OT:RR:NC:2:224

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 9503.00.0080

Ms. Lisa Williams

Shelcore Toys Inc.,

347 Elizabeth Avenue

Somerset, NJ 08873

RE: The tariff classification of Shake N Bobbles Revin Racer, Item#
82195, Rip N Roar( International), Item# 82496, Rip N Roar, Item# 41430
and Press N Go Helmet Assorted Item \# 42261 from China

Dear Ms. Williams:

In your letter dated September 27, 2007, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.

The samples submitted are as follows:

Item \# 82195, Shake N Bobbles Revin Racer, is a set of plastic red race
cars with a bobble head driver. The car has a battery operated motor.
Pressing the button found under the bottom of the car sets the car in
motion. These toys are put up for the amusement of children.

Item \# 82496, Rip N Roar (International), is a red race car that is
attached to a base with a plastic rip cord. When the rip cord is pulled
and the release button is pressed, the self winding motor of the car is
activated, the car is released from the base and will travel
approximately 12 to 20 feet on a hard wood. The toy is put up for the
amusement of children.

Item \# 41430, Rip N Roar Assorted, is a blue race car that is attached
to a base with a plastic rip cord. When the rip cord is pulled and the
release button is pressed, the self winding motor of the car is
activated, the car is released from the base and will travel
approximately 12 to 20 feet on a hard wood. The toy is put up for the
amusement of children.

Item \# 42261, Press 'N Go Helmet Assorted, consists of one plastic
container molded into the shape of a race helmet with a shield. The
helmet is red with a number "7" decal on the front and sides. The helmet
comes with a little racecar with a driver in the color of the helmet.
The toy is put up for the amusement of children.

The applicable subheading for the Shake N Bobbles Revin Racer,
Item#82195, Rip N Roar( International), Item#82496, Rip N Roar,
Item#41430 and Press N Go Helmet Assorted, Item \# 42261 will be
9503.00.0080, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
which provides for which provides for Tricycles, scooters, pedal
cars...other toys...parts and accessories thereof... Other. The rate of
duty will be Free.

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/.

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 Wayne Kessler at 646-733-3025.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
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United States Department of Agriculture

An equal opportunity employer and provider

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Natural Resources Conservation Service PHONE

Name/title FAX

Address www.ks.nrcs.usda.gov

Town, Kansas Zip email

###### 

######## 

**Windbreaks under Stress**

by Troy Bratton, District Forester,

Kansas Forest Service,

Dodge City, Kansas

The effects of the extremely dry conditions that have plagued many areas
in southwest Kansas are showing up in many windbreaks. The lack of
adequate rainfall has put windbreak trees under severe stress.

When trees are under stress for any reason, such as drought, tight
spacing, hail or wind damage, root injury, or decline, they are more
susceptible to insect or disease attacks. Trees have natural defenses to
ward off harmful insect and disease organisms. For example, when the
larvae of a boring insect attack a healthy tree, the tree's sap flow can
push the insect out of the tree.

Trees that are under stress have reduced natural defenses.
Drought-stricken trees and trees under crowded conditions have limited
sap flow and do not have the ability to defend against boring insects.
It is important to keep in mind that most boring insects are considered
secondary invaders and only invade under stressful conditions.

This is what we are seeing with the cedar trees in many windbreaks. The
cedar trees have not been thinned and/or are under severe drought
stress. Their natural defenses are low. Two opportunistic insects,
flat-headed borers and cedar bark beetles, are attacking the trees and
causing their death.

Windbreaks Under Stress Page 2

The best method of controlling these pests is to promote the health of
the trees and to remove and destroy dead and dying trees in the
windbreak. When we remove the dead and dying trees, we reduce the insect
population that is harbored there. Thinning a windbreak to reduce
competition and irrigating the windbreak are the two most beneficial
practices for dealing with these opportunistic insects. It is
recommended that professional assistance be obtained before a thinning
operation is conducted. The borers are not the real problem; they are
just the symptoms of the real problem - extremely dry conditions and
overcrowding.

\###
**2006 EQIP**

**PLANT HEALTH RESOURCE CONCERN**

**Ranking and Practice List for Leon County**

**Applicant
Name\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Farm No.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Tract
No.\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

> To be eligible for the 2006 Environmental Quality Incentives Program
> each applicant must meet all guidelines and eligibility requirements
> set forth at the Program Development and Local work Group Meetings
> held August 23, 2005.

**CONSERVATION PRACTICES POINTS**

**Livestock Watering Facilities (Medium Priority) \[2 Points\]
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

Ponds

> 4000 cubic yards earth moving (excavated)

5000 cubic yards earth moving (embankment)

4800 diameter inches pipe

Pipeline

10,000 diameter inches of pipe

**Grass Planting** (**250 acre maximum) (High Priority) \[5 Points\]
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

Pasture Planting-(Seed --Sprigs/Tops)

Nutrient Management-(Fertilizer and Lime)

Pest Management-(Mechanical/Chemical)

**Cross Fence (High Priority) \[3 Points\] \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

> 10,560 feet - 4 strand barbed wire

10,560 feet - 3 stand electric wire

**Tree planting (250 acre maximum) (High Priority) \[4 Points\]
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

Tree and Shrub Establishment

Seedlings

Planting (Hand/Mechanical)

Forest Site Preparation

Herbaceous Weed Control

> Mechanical
>
> Chemical (Aerial/Ground)

**Upland Wildlife Habitat Management (Low Priority) \[1 Point\]
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

Brush Management

Tree Doze -- Normal and heavy

Prescribed Burning

> Fire Breaks
>
> Hardwood Planting
>
> **Total Points \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**
>
> **Points are not added together. Ranking will be based on highest
> priority practice selected.**
>
> **\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**
>
> **Technician Date**
Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge, Homer, Alaska

Position needed 09/15/05 - 05/15/06 (Flexible by 1-2 weeks)

Student Conservation Association (SCA)

Volunteer Position in Visitor Services/Interpretation

[Position description]{.underline}

The volunteer will assist the Visitor Center manager in coordinating
volunteers, promoting the Center, assisting with special programs/events
and staffing the information desk. (50%) The volunteer will coordinate
and assist with special events such as Coastweeks, National Wildlife
Refuge Week, Winter Carnival, Spring Break Programming, Earth Day, and
the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival. (35%) On occasion, they will assist
the book store manger with processing orders and other bookkeeping. (5%)
They will assist the Education Specialist with the presentation of
interpretive and educational programs to school groups, special-interest
groups, and the general public; as needed. (10%)

The volunteer may be involved in a mix of one or more of the following
during the season: leading nature or bird walks, leading intertidal
walks, and developing/ conducting evening and senior center programs.

[Area description]{.underline}

Homer is a small coastal town in South Central Alaska. It is known for
its scenic beauty, halibut fishing, and artists. Homer is at the end of
the Kenai Peninsula and on Kachemak Bay. Summer, June to August,
temperatures range form 45-65 degrees Fahrenheit with bouts of rain.
Winter (October to April) temperatures run --10 to 35 degrees
Fahrenheit.

[Training description]{.underline}

The volunteer will be trained on Kachemak Bay and Homer natural history
and visitor elements. They will also be trained in specific
environmental education programs they will assist with.

[Educational Opportuniti]{.underline}es

The volunteer will visit other centers and may do special projects to
assist biologists and learn about Refuge resources.

[Required/Desired backgr]{.underline}ound

[Required:]{.underline} Education and or experience in visitor
services/environmental education/outdoor education/natural resources
management and/or related field.

[Desirable:]{.underline} Interest and/or knowledge of marine
environment, birds. Public-speaking skills. Experience in visitor center
operations. Experience teaching school-age children in a programmed
manner.

[Housing:]{.underline}

Shared apartment with four individual/paired sleeping rooms, some with
private baths. Large common area, kitchen. Laundry facilities and bikes,
for employee use, on premises. Numerous parties are accommodated for
various amounts of time. SCA intern should understand that they might be
asked to change their room arrangements, periodically.

[Transportation:]{.underline}

Not needed. Refuge vehicle provided for work use. Visitor Center is
within easy walking distance of housing. Bikes are also available at
housing.

Required Working with Children U.S. citizens only in this position

[Coordinator:]{.underline} Marianne Kronk

Title: Visitor Center Manager

> Address: 95 Sterling Highway Ste. 1

Homer AK 99603

Phone Number: 907/226-4619 Fax Number: 907/235-7469

Extension: Email Marianne_kronk@fws.gov
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:**

December 29, 2003 Suzanne Tetreault at (202) 418-1769

Suzanne Tetreault@fcc.gov

FCC FINES A-O BROADCASTING \$25,000 FOR\
VIOLATIONS OF RF RADIATION LIMITS AND OTHER COMMISSION RULES

Washington, D.C. -- Today the Commission released a Forfeiture Order
imposing a forfeiture against A-O Broadcasting, Inc. ("A-O"), former
licensee of FM radio station KTMN, Cloudcroft, New Mexico, in the amount
of \$25,000 for violations of the radiofrequency radiation ("RFR")
exposure limits applicable to transmitters on towers and for other rule
violations. This is the first case in which the Commission has imposed a
monetary forfeiture for violation of the RFR exposure limits.

FCC agents inspected KTMN's transmitter site after receiving a complaint
alleging that KTMN was not operating at its authorized power and was not
in compliance with the RFR exposure limits. The inspection revealed that
KTMN's transmitting antenna, which was mounted on an observation tower
used by the U.S. Forest Service to watch for wildfires, was mounted
substantially lower on the tower than authorized in KTMN's license.
Measurements taken by the agents showed that operation of KTMN's
transmitting antenna at only 40% of its authorized power created RFR
fields which exceeded the RFR exposure limits for the general public by
more than 300% on the observation tower and in areas outside the fence
surrounding the tower that were accessible to the public. In addition,
the agents found that A-O had not complied with special RFR operating
conditions set forth in its license.

The forfeiture against A-O includes \$10,000 for exceeding the RFR
exposure limits, in violation of Section 1.1310 of the Commission's
Rules; \$6,400 for failure to install Emergency Alert System equipment,
in violation of Section 11.35 of the Commission's Rules: \$5,600 for
failure to have a main studio, in violation of Section 73.1125 of the
Commission's Rules; and \$3,000 for failure to have adequate
transmission system control, in violation of Section 73.1400 of the
Commission's Rules.

Action by the Commission on December 29, 2003, by Notice of Apparent
Liability for Forfeiture (FCC 03-332). Chairman Powell, Commissioners
Abernathy, Copps, Martin and Adelstein.

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**[News Release]{.underline}**

April 11, 2003

[CLAA and The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Welcome]{.underline}

[Central American Heads of State and Trade Ministers]{.underline}

Washington, DC, April 11, 2003 -

Caribbean Latin American Action (CLAA), in cooperation with The United
States Chamber of Commerce, The Association of American Chambers of
Commerce in Latin America (AACCLA) and The Council of the Americas,
convened with the five Central American heads of state and trade
ministers yesterday evening to stress the importance of current free
trade negotiations with Central American countries for both the U.S. and
the region.

\"These countries, our neighbors to the Near South, are the Third border
of the United States\", said CLAA Executive Director Federico Sacasa.
\"A commercially meaningful trade agreement in 2003 will improve the
economic well being of people both in the U.S. and Central America.\"

CLAA and The U.S. Chamber of Commerce are calling for trade negotiations
between the U.S. and Central America to eliminate trade barriers,
protect intellectual property rights, and strengthen the investment
climate - all with a view toward generating economic growth.

Meeting with the business community at the U.S. Chamber were Costa Rican
President Abel Pacheco, El Salvadoran President Francisco Flores,
Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo, Honduran President Ricardo
Maduro, and Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolaños.

Negotiations for a U.S.-Central America Free Trade Agreement began in
January, and are scheduled to be completed by the end of the year.

Trade between the United States and Central America exceeded \$20
billion in 2001. The five Central American nations - Costa Rica, El
Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua - constitute a larger export
market for U.S. goods and services than India, Indonesia and Russia
combined.

Caribbean Latin American Action is a non-governmental organization that
promotes private sector led economic development in the Caribbean Basin.
More information can be found by visiting CLAA\'s Website at ww.claa.org

Maria C. Corte

Program Director

Trade, Apparel and Transportation

Caribbean Latin American Action (CLAA)

1818 N Street NW, Suite 310

Washington, D.C. 20036

Tel: 202-466-7464 ext. 26

Fax: 202-822-0075

mcorte@claa.org

www.claa.org
C[on]{.underline}g[ressman Tom Cole]{.underline}

#  ♦Serving Oklahoma's Fourth Congressional District♦

For Immediate Release For More Information Contact:

April 18, 2007 Carmen Terry: 202-225-6165

**Let Us Remember**

           Last week will go down in history as a dark moment for
America and especially for the state of Virginia.  As I watched the
events unfold at Virginia Tech on television, I was reminded, as I am
sure many of my fellow Oklahomans were, of a similar tragic April
anniversary in Oklahoma. 

I was reminded of the sound of the blast that was heard and felt as I
walked to work at the state capital.  I was reminded of the phone call I
received from my wife telling me something awful had happened, who at
the time worked in a law office in downtown Oklahoma City, three blocks
away from the blast site.  I was reminded of the 168 lives that were
claimed, six of them being children who were in the day-care center
directly above the bomb.  I was reminded of the horror, the anger and
then the sorrow that left visible scars on our Capitol City. 

But I was also reminded of the enduring Oklahoma spirit and the strength
and courage of those people who pulled our state through this time of
tragedy.  I remember the extraordinary response from our leaders,
Governor Frank Keating and his wife, First Lady Cathy Keating as they
marshaled the State and moved it forward to deal with the tragedy in
front of him; and of President Bill Clinton who immediately offered all
the aid we needed from the United States.  And perhaps most vividly, I
remember the bravery and courage of the fire chiefs, police officers,
responders and average Oklahomans who lined up to assist with the rescue
effort and aftermath. 

Oklahomans responded in an amazing way, and after the attacks on 9/11,
when I watched the people of New York City respond in the very same way,
it confirmed that the Oklahoma response was essentially an American
response.  We often do not realize how lucky we are to be Americans
until we are in a crisis and we see how Americans behave towards one
another when tragedy strikes.

There are many lessons to be learned from the tragedies of our history. 
They are lessons that reflect the Oklahoma City Bombing as well as the
9/11 attacks.  I have learned that out of evil comes grace, and I saw
enormous grace on April 19, 1995.  I learned that out of terror comes
courage, and I saw great courage from Oklahomans on that day.  I learned
that out of despair comes hope, and there is a great deal of hope that
comes when you see how your country and your fellow human beings respond
in a crisis.  Finally I learned that out of adversity comes triumph. 
Oklahoma City is a city that believes in itself and its future more
profoundly than it did before the bombing. 

As we reflect on a week that marks so many tragedies in our country, I
think we should all remember the lessons we have learned.  We all
believe in our country, but when you have a crisis, that is when America
is at its very best.  Certainly, on that particular day in April,
Oklahoma was at its best.

\###
**U.S. Congressman Mike Pence**

Indiana's Sixth Congressional District

426 Cannon House Office Building • Washington, DC 20515

[\<http://mikepence.house.gov/\>]{.underline} • Phone: (202) 225-3021 •
Fax: (202) 225-3382

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Matt Lloyd

February 2, 2005 202-225-3021 (office)

202-225-4184 (cell)

### **PENCE COMMENDS PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY** 

### **FOR HOLDING "FREE AND FAIR" ELECTION**

Washington, D.C.- Congressman Mike Pence made the following statement on
the House floor today in support of a resolution he cosponsored that
commends the Palestinian Authority for holding a "free and fair"
election. Excerpts from Pence\'s statement follow:

> **"And so with the election of the second President of the Palestinian
> Authority, it is altogether fitting that this Congress commend the
> Palestinian people for conducting a free and fair presidential
> election on January 9, 2005.**
>
> **"In congratulating the new Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, for
> his achievement and his leadership as H. Res. 56 does, it is
> altogether fitting that in the same breath as this Congress, on the
> behalf of the people of the United States, speaks a word of
> encouragement to the people of the Palestinian Authority and its new
> leader, we must also be willing to speak truth. And in this bipartisan
> measure, the American people, through this body do just that, Mr.
> Speaker.**
>
> **"In this resolution, the House of Representatives also will strongly
> condemn terrorism and urge President Mahmoud Abbas who has happily,
> previously disavowed terrorism to immediately take steps to dismantle
> the Palestinian terrorist infrastructure, to confiscate unauthorized
> weapons, arrest and bring terrorists to justice, consolidate and
> control the many Palestinian security organizations, and end the
> incitement of violence and hatred in the Palestinian media,
> educational institutions, mosques, and other institutions.**
>
> **"Mr. Speaker, the Old Testament promises 'weeping may endure for a
> night, but joy comes in the morning.' For too many nights, Israeli and
> Palestinian families have wept for their loved ones that have fallen
> prey to the mindless violence that has sprung from terrorists within
> the Palestinian Authority.**
>
> **"This resolution today is about expressing the profound hope of the
> American people that a morning of joy has come with the election of
> President Mahmoud Abbas, the election of a new leader for the
> Palestinian people, we are come upon that new day of hope and we will
> rise today as a Congress, in bipartisan fashion, to express that hope
> with congratulations, but also with the truth that there must be
> results and leadership that lead to peace and justice in the region
> for all of the people."**
>
> **\###**
**9-05-08**

**U. S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION**

**Telework Coordinators**

**Departmental Telework Program Manager -- Joshua Price**

**Telephone: (202) 366-4117 \-- email:
[joshua.price@dot.gov](mailto:frances.brown@dot.gov)**

**DOT Telework**

**[Component]{.underline} [Coordinator]{.underline} [Telephone
\#]{.underline} [Email Address]{.underline}**

**FAA Christina Kominoth 202) 267-9651 <christina.kominoth@faa.gov>**

**FAA Geraldine Johnson (202) 267-9031 <geraldine.johnson@faa.gov>**

**FHWA Lorraine Stevens (202)-366-1193 <lorraine.stevens@dot.gov>**

**FMCSA Kathy Dingess (202) 366-6465 <kathy.dingess@dot.gov>**

**MARAD Michael Lester (202) 366-5108 <michael.lester@dot.gov>**

**MARAD Martin Lis (202) 366-5116 <martin.lis@dot.gov>**

**OST Sabrina Lewis (202) 493-0554 <sabrina.lewis@dot.gov>**

**FRA Lacy Muir (202) 493-6127 <lacy.muir@dot.gov>**

**FRA Liza Negron (202) 493-6126 <liza.negron@dot.gov>**

**NHTSA Lakita Snoddy (202) 366-1615 <lakita.snoddy@dot.gov>**

**FTA Catherine Stewart (202) 366-2461 <catherine.stewart@fta.dot.gov>**

**PHMSA Ronald Digiovanna (202) 366-5618 <ronald.digiovanna@dot.gov>**

**Hailu A. Hailu (202) 366-8990 <hailu.hailu@dot.gov>**

**RITA Tina Jackson (202) 366-0277 <tina.jackson@dot.gov>**

**RITA, back-up Kimberly Webb (202) 366-4948 <kimberly.webb@dot.gov>**

**OIG Charlene Brown (202) 366-1439
[charlene.brown@oig.dot.gov](mailto:robin.premo@oig.dot.gov)**

**SLSDC Jill Hamilton (315) 764-3237 <jill.hamilton@sls.dot.gov>**

**SLSDC Lori Davis (315) 764-3276 <lori.davis@sls.dot.gov>**

**STB Cynthia McClam (202) 245-0341 <cynthia.mcClam@stb.dot.gov>**

**STB Teresa Gauger (202) 245-0340 <teresa.gauger@stb.dot.gov>**
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Thank you Chairman Nottingham. Good morning and welcome to our panelists
and other interested parties. I'd like to acknowledge and thank our
staff, who've spent a great deal of time wrestling with the record here,
and who have assisted me in preparing for today's argument. I'm glad
we've convened this proceeding to get answers to questions we still have
-- after numerous evidentiary filings \-- about the proposal before us.

I come to this argument with two views that I must reconcile. First, I
have always been a strong supporter of preemption. Congress and the
courts have long recognized the need to regulate railroad operations at
the federal level to avoid a patchwork quilt of state and local
regulations. The Interstate Commerce Act is one of the "most pervasive
and comprehensive regulatory schemes" among all of our laws. The ability
to preempt local laws is one of the prized benefits of receiving Board
authority to build and run a railroad. But because we are empowered to
interpret and apply the Act, we are responsible for ensuring that
preemption is warranted as a consequence of our decisions.

Second, I recognize that preemption can jeopardize protection of the
public interest. I am concerned about the regulatory gap that can result
from preemption. Indeed, I have been concerned about it since I
dissented on one of the first cases to come before me after I joined the
Board. Who looks out for the public interest when federal preemption
deprives state and local governments from doing so?

I view this argument, and this case, as pivotal. What this case comes
down to is the need to distinguish between rail transportation and other
activities that would occur even absent rail transportation. There are a
number of proposals similar to that of New England Transrail in various
stages of development across the country. So, the answer to this
question will impact our citizens and communities in a direct and
visceral manner. It is imperative that we get the answer right and that
we get it right quickly.

I urge the parties to focus today on the distinction between rail
transportation and other activities, as well as on the questions we
posed in preparation for this argument. I am eager to take part in
today's debate among the parties. Thank you.
**§1.963 Waiver; other than loan guaranty.**

\(a\) *General.* Recovery of overpayments of any benefits made under
laws administered by the VA shall be waived if there is no indication of
fraud, misrepresentation, or bad faith on the part of the person or
persons having an interest in obtaining the waiver and recovery of the
indebtedness from the payee who received such benefits would be against
equity and good conscience.

\(b\) *Application.* A request for waiver of an indebtedness under this
section shall only be considered:

\(1\) If made within 2 years following the date of a notice of
indebtedness issued on or before March 31, 1983, by the Department of
Veterans Affairs to the debtor, or

\(2\) Except as otherwise provided herein, if made within 180 days
following the date of a notice of indebtedness issued on or after April
1, 1983, by the Department of Veterans Affairs to the debtor. The 180
day period may be extended if the individual requesting waiver
demonstrated to the Chairperson of the Committee on Waivers and
Compromises that, as a result of an error by either the Department of
Veterans Affairs or the postal authorities, or due to other
circumstances beyond the debtor's control, there was a delay in such
individual's receipt of the notification of indebtedness beyond the time
customarily required for mailing (including forwarding). If the
requester does substantiate that there was such a delay in the receipt
of the notice of indebtedness, the Chairperson shall direct that the 180
day period be computed from the date of the requester's actual receipt
of the notice of indebtedness. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5302(a) and (c))

\[39 FR 26400, July 19, 1974, as amended at 44 FR 59906, Oct. 17, 1979;
48 FR 27400, June 15, 1983; 50 FR 38803, Sept. 25, 1985; 58 FR 3840,
Jan. 12, 1993\]

**Supplement *Highlights* Reference**: 2(2)

*Next Section is §1.963a*
8/11/05njm

**Q. Is there any help or assistance with infertility through the Indian
Health System?**

**A. Yes, basic infertility services are provided in the ITU system.**

The availability of infertility services is dependent on the location in
which the patient lives, and that local facility's current staffing. The
larger medical centers offer basic diagnostic evaluations including
semen analysis, hystersalpingogram, blood testing, sonography,
diagnostic and operative laparoscopy, or gynecologic surgery. The larger
Indian Health Service, tribal, and urban (ITU) medical centers often
treat patients with oral clomiphene, or intramuscular GnRH agonists. On
occasion some centers will treat with other intramuscular hormone
preparations, depending on pharmacy funding and clinical personnel
staffing.

Examples of the centers with full GYN and basic infertility care would
be in (in alphabetical order) Anchorage, Gallup, Phoenix, Shiprock,
Talequah and Tuba City, to name a few with surgical Gynecology services.

A more complete listing of OB/GYN centers in Indian Country is located
at the link below.\*

(Please don't be too confused by the list at that link as we provide
that link for another purpose -- it just gives one an idea of the larger
GYN centers)

Smaller GYN centers are Ada, Belcourt, Bethel, Browning, Chinle,
Claremore, Crow Agency, Fort Defiance, Rosebud, Sitka, and Talihina.

Smaller ITU outpatient facilities provide basic primary care only and
may refer out all their gynecology services, so GYN care is very
dependent on where one lives. If the nearby facility does not refer to
an ITU GYN medical center, then GYN care would be dependent on how many
of their contract health care funds are dedicated to infertility
therapy.

If a particular infertility service is not available at the nearest
health care center, then contact the nearest Chief of the OB/GYN Service
and she / he will be able to guide you to the appropriate infertility
provider outside the ITU system.

In summary, I\'d suggest a patient ask her local primary care provider
to learn what her local health care facility's current gynecology
referral pattern is. If you have particular questions that the local
facility can not answer, then a patient could also contact the IHS
OB/GYN Chief Clinical Consultant (CCC) for further resources. (see CCC
website below)

**Resources**

**OB/GYN Chief Clinical Consultant, IHS**

<http://www.ihs.gov/NonMedicalPrograms/nc4/obgyn.cfm>

**ITU Gynecology Centers\***

<http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/MCH/M/Rfaqs.cfm#Rotns>