BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**Software Questionnaire**

**Please complete and attach this questionnaire to your Disclosure form
(1713). Submit both to Christine Ramos, MS C333.**

**Software Name:**

**Today's Date:**

**Short description;**

For example: "NewSoft is a set of Java executables that plug into
standard Web servers such as Apache or Web Sphere."

**What does it do?**

"NewSoft parses user-entered responses to online forms, converts it to
XML, then transfers the data into the appropriate records in an
SQL-compliant database."

**On what platforms does it run?**

List platforms, for example: "Since NewSoft is Java, it should run
everywhere, but we've tested it extensively on Red Hat Linux on an Intel
x86 running Apache 2.2.0."

**Is it currently being used?**

"Yes, the Laboratory's Division XYZ has been using NewSoft for the last
nine months. NewSoft has also been implemented at the EPA:
www.epawebsiteasanexample.com"

**For whom is it designed?**

"NewSoft was designed for Web site administrators that have a lot of
online forms that require user-submitted information to be transferred
to an online database. The Laboratory developed NewSoft to schedule a
division's employees for vacation to ensure that appropriate coverage
will be available to meet security, and health and safety requirements.

**What is the likely market?**

"Large enterprises with thousands of users that must make frequent and
complicated scheduling decisions."

**Why was it developed?**

"NewSoft was developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory to accomodate
schedule change requests. Although some commercial software exists that
has some of the features needed, we developed NewSoft because none of
the commercial products could process the requests at the speed and
reliability required."

**What could be done to make it better?**

"Since NewSoft is development code, it really needs to have some basic
improvements such as more testing, a better user interface, and the
capability to do some other things listed here."

**Are any other similar or pre-existing products available?**

"*Web Schedule*, by Some Software Company and *Web Calendar Maker* by
Some Other Software Company: URLs
[www.examplesite.com](http://www.examplesite.com/)."

**Who else might be interested in this software?**

"We think hospitals, mining operations, and the military could use
NewSoft to help them deal with the huge volume of scheduling and
resource requests they get every day."
**REGULATORY ALERT**

**NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION**

**1775 DUKE STREET, ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314**

**DATE: June 2007 NO: 07-RA-04**

**TO: All Federally-Insured Credit Unions**

**SUBJECT: The SAR Activity Review -- Trends, Tips & Issues, Issue 11,
May 2007**

Dear Board of Directors:

This Regulatory Alert is to notify you of the May 2007 issue of the *SAR
Activity Review --Trends, Tips & Issues* published by the Financial
Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). This publication provides
information relating to activity reported on Suspicious Activity Reports
(SARs). Topics in this issue include:

-   Section 2: Trends and Analysis -- An update on SARs related to
    unregistered/unlicensed Money Services Businesses (MSBs) as reported
    by depository institutions;

-   Section 3: Law Enforcement Cases -- Including fraud and racketeering
    cases, transactions with Iran and debt elimination schemes;

-   Section 4: Tips on Form Preparation and Filing -- The most
    frequently asked questions related to the proper preparation of a
    SAR, including:

    -   Suspicious Activity Reporting for International Lottery Scams;

    -   Date to use when correcting a previously filed SAR; and

    -   Filing SARs on individuals using both Individual Taxpayer
        Identification Numbers (ITINs) and Social Security Numbers
        (SSNs);

-   Section 5: Issues and Guidance -- Current issues raised with regard
    to the preparation and filing of SARs including:

    -   Description of debt elimination schemes; and

    -   The diverse uses of SAR data.

*The SAR Activity Review -- Trends, Tips & Issues* is published by
FinCEN on a periodic basis to provide meaningful information about the
preparation, use and value of SARs filed by financial institutions.
Previous issues covered a wide variety of topics of interest to credit
unions including, but not limited to:

-   SAR filing for Unlicensed/Unregistered MSBs (Issue 10, May 2006);

-   Continued SAR filing when no law enforcement action has been taken
    (Issue 10, May 2006);

-   SAR filing for "Third Party Receiver of Funds" Scams (Issue 10, May
    2006);

-   Guidance for providing SARs to appropriate law enforcement entities
    (Issue 9, October 2005);

-   Overview of SAR Training Elements (Issue 8, April 2005)

-   Guidance as to what to do when asked for production of SARs (Issue
    7, November 2004)

*The SAR Activity Review -- Trends, Tips & Issues* may be found on
FinCEN's web site at: <http://www.fincen.gov/pub_reports.html#sar_tti>

> Sincerely,
>
> /s/
>
> JoAnn M Johnson

# Chairman
**Space Qualification of HBD ASICs**

David R. Alexander

Mission Research Corporation

5001 Indian School Road, NE

Albuquerque, NM 87110

Voice: (505) 768-7634 Fax: (505) 768-7601 E-mail:
<dralexa@mrcmicroe.com>

Introduction: Space is a harsh environment for modern microcircuits. The
solar wind interacts with the geomagnetic field to produce belts of
trapped, high-energy electrons and protons. Exposure to the electron
environment results in total ionizing dose (TID) effects in SiO~2~,
which can lead to increased leakage currents, parametric shifts, and
functional failure for CMOS microcircuits. In addition to TID effects,
proton exposure can produce nuclear interactions leading to recoiling
nuclear fragments that leave ionization tracks. If the tracks intersect
PN junctions, the resulting photocurrents can produce single event
upsets (SEU) in data storage circuits (latches, flip flops, memory
cells, etc.) and propagating single event transients (SET) that can be
latched into down stream registers as bad data. High-energy galactic
cosmic rays directly produce SEU and SET effects and cannot be
eliminated by reasonable amounts of shielding.

Commercial Solutions: Fortunately, there are several design techniques
(circuit and layout) that have been demonstrated to be effective in
mitigating each of the radiation environments and their effects
\[1,2,3,4\]. For these techniques to be useful in providing parts for
the space community, they must be incorporated in affordable,
qualifiable products. The affordability of design-hardened parts depends
on the cost associated with design, fabrication, assembly, testing, and
qualification. To be used in space, the resulting microcircuits must be
qualified under provisions of Mil-PRF-38535. It requires that the
production flow be under quality supervision by the supplier of rad-hard
parts.

In this paper, we examine the elements of cost associated with the
production flow for several different microcircuit types. The costs are
based on the following assumptions:

-   Designs are performed by a fabless design center;

-   Prototyping is performed through MOSIS;

-   The design center acts as the rad-hard source of supply and is the
    responsible party for quality;

-   Fabrication is performed at a commercial vendor with no modification
    in design rules or process;

-   Assembly and associated QML testing is performed at a QML qualified
    packaging vendor;

-   All electrical test, burn-in, and life testing is performed at the
    design center;

-   Qualification is based on lot sample testing rather than statistical
    process control.

1\. Alexander, D. et al, 1996 IEEE NSREC Short Course, V-1, (1996).

2\. Osborn, J.V., et al, IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci, 45, 1458 (1998).

3\. Alexander, D. et al, 2001 GOMAC Conference Proceedings, 254 (2001).

4\. Calin, T. et al., IEEE Trans. Nuc. Sci, 43, 2874 (1996).
# Rainbow Mountain Wilderness

24,997 acres

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="2.75in" height="1.8333333333333333in"}

**Location** Approximately 12 miles west of Las Vegas

**Access** The east side of the area is easily accessed from the scenic
drive at Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area.

**Terrain** Vertical red and buff sandstone cliffs, capped by limestone
in some areas, are deeply incised by narrow, twisting and heavily
vegetated canyons. The area contains one perennial stream. Elevations
range from 4,400 feet in the canyon bottoms to 7,000 feet at the top of
the escarpment.

**Habitat Type** Rocky outcrops with pockets of ponderosa pine, pinyon
pine and juniper. Willow, ash and hackberry cover canyon bottoms. The
area's unique geology and microclimates support endemic plant
communities.

**Special Features**

> • High concentrations of rock art, including petroglyhs and
> pictographs.
>
> • A variety of unique plant communities. The deep, cool canyons
> support endemic chain ferns that reach 6 feet high and stands of
> ponderosa pine that grow at unusually low elevations.
>
> • The cross-bedding of ancient sand dunes and the limestone formations
> of the Keystone Overthrust are of geologic and paleontological
> interest.
[Link to
GHM-0004](http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/lops/GHM-0004LOPS.doc)

[Link to
GHM-0007](http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/lops/GHM-0007LOPS.doc)

Applicability of HUD Mortgagee Letter 87-9

Legal Opinion: GHM-0014

Index: 3.400

Subject: Applicability of HUD Mortgagee Letter 87-9

December 2, 1991

John L. Petr, Esq.

Kutak, Rock & Campbell

The Omaha Building

1650 Farnam Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68102-2186

Re: Applicability of HUD Mortgagee Letter 87-9

to Modifications of Pre-1987 FHA-Insured Mortgages

Dear Mr. Petr:

This responds to your letter dated October 29, 1991 in which

you requested confirmation from this office that HUD Mortgagee

Letter 87-9, dated February 20, 1987, does not apply to

FHA-insured multifamily mortgages initially endorsed for

insurance prior to February 20, 1987 and subsequently modified.

HUD Mortgagee Letter 87-9, by its terms, is not applicable

to mortgages initially endorsed for FHA mortgage insurance prior

to February 20, 1987. Specifically, HUD Mortgagee Letter 87-9

states, in pertinent part, as follows: \"The policies set

forth . . . shall apply to all project mortgages endorsed for

full insurance . . . on or after the date of this letter

February 20, 1987 , except those mortgages which are funded with

the proceeds of State or local bonds sold prior to

January 12, 1987.\" Therefore, absent a written incorporation

into the mortgage documents, the provisions of HUD Mortgagee

Letter 87-9 are inapplicable to modifications of mortgages

initially endorsed for FHA mortgage insurance prior to

February 20, 1987.

Sincerely,

Harold A. Levy

Chief Attorney

Loan Management and Property

Disposition Section
Spanish Translation

Translator: Anna Falcon

Proofreader: Ruben Ramos

Mensaje del Director

Enero 30, 2006

Para: Glenn Research Center Funcionarios de la Agencia, Contratistas y
Personal de

NASA Intercambio

De: A/Director

Objetivo: Mensaje de Diversidad

Como nuestra misión, ambiente y tecnología cambian, esto nos reúne en la
búsqueda de objetivos comunes. Una mano de obra diversa e inclusiva nos
proporciona una ventaja estratégica para ser acertada y para responder
rápidamente a los cambios.

La mayoría de nosotros estamos preocupados con situaciones relacionadas
con diversidad. Algunos creen que ponemos demasiado énfasis en
diversidad mientras que otros creen que no hay bastante énfasis.
Dialogando acerca de estas preocupaciones puede fortalecer nuestro
Centro porque entendiendo situaciones de diversidad muchas veces cambia
problemas en posibilidades. Simplemente, la diversidad es un hecho
necesario de la vida diaria del lugar de trabajo y será cada vez mas
importante mientras pasa el tiempo y la demografía de los trabajadores
cambia. Cuando apoyamos correctamente la diversidad en el lugar de
trabajo, cosecharemos muchos beneficios materiales.

Mi última meta es mantener nuestra posición como organización que confía
en trabajadores dinámicos, con talentos indispensables, conocimiento
multidisciplinario, y las habilidades del corte-borde para lograr la
misión y para alcanzar nuestras metas. He aceptado el desafío para
asegurarme que continuaremos de tener un ambiente de trabajo donde se
abrazan la creatividad, y perspectivas variadas. También reconozco que
el liderazgo sobre estos asuntos comienza conmigo. Por lo tanto, le pido
a cada uno de ustedes que se unan conmigo en confiar completamente a
abrazar diversidad y la inclusión en el Centro De Investigación De
Glenn.

Woodrow Whitlow, Jr.

Declaración Modelo Del Lugar De Trabajo

Declaración de la NASA y Declaración De La Oportunidad Igual

NASA Glenn Research Center
Labor Department Seeks to Have Funds Restored

To Humboldt, Tenn. Money Purchase Plan

**JACKSON, T enn.** -- In a lawsuit filed Aug. 21, the U.S. Department
of Labor asked the court to

order the plan fiduciaries of the Beryl Yancey, M.D. Money Purchase Plan
of Humboldt, Tenn. to forward \$9,756.98 to plan participants who have
been waiting since November 2000 for their distributions from the plan.

"This action demonstrates our commitment to protect the hard-earned
benefits of American workers,@ said Howard Marsh, director of the
department's Atlanta Regional Office of the Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration, which investigated the alleged violations of the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA).

Defendants in the suit are co-fiduciaries of the plan: Dr. Beryl G.
Yancey, sole proprietor of the general medical practice, and her
husband, Robert Tucker, Jr., who allegedly failed to monitor the actions
of his wife.

Yancey established a retirement plan in May 1995 and, since March 9,
1999, the plan has effectively been abandoned. On Nov. 13, 2000, Yancey
executed a request for total withdrawal for each participant in the plan
and the custodian of the plan's assets issued checks in the names of the
affected plan participants on Nov. 16, 2000. The checks were never
distributed to the intended participants but were deposited in the
Yancey Medical Center account.

Employers and workers can contact the Atlanta Regional Office at
1-404-562-2156 or PWBA's toll free number at 1-866-275-7922, for help
with any problems relating to private-sector pension and health plans.

The complaint was filed in federal district court in Jackson, Tenn.

\# \# \#

(Chao v. Beryl G. Yancey et al)

Civil Action No. 02-1219
# Search for Atmospheric Biomarkers and their Evolution over Time

Kaltenegger, Lisa

*OIR*

*Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics*

*60 Garden Street, MS 20, 02138 MA Cambridge*

*USA*

<lkaltenegger@cfa.harvard.edu>

Jucks, Ken

*OIR*

*Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics*

*60 Garden Street, MS 20, 02138 MA Cambridge*

*USA*

Traub, Wesley

*Jet Propulsion Lab*

*M/S 301-451, 4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena CA, 91109*

*USA*

The search for life on extrasolar planets is based on the assumption
that one can screen the atmosphere of extrasolar planets for
habitability spectroscopically. The first space born instruments able to
detect as well as characterize extrasolar planets, Darwin and
terrestrial planet finder (TPF-I and TPF-C) are scheduled to launch
before the end of the next decade. The composition of the surface and
the atmosphere composition and profile influence a detectable
spectroscopic signal considerable. For future space based mission like
TPF-C, TPF-I and DARWIN it is crucial to know this influence to
interpret the detected signals and detect signatures of life in remotely
observed atmospheres.

We give an overview of biomarkers in the visible and IR range,
corresponding to the TPF-C and TPF-I/DARWIN concepts, respectively. We
also give an overview of the evolution of biomarkers over time and its
implication for the search for life on extrasolar Earth-like planets. We
show that atmospheric features on Earth can provide clues of biological
activities for at least 2 billion years.
\[\"TREASURY DEPARTMENT; WASHINGTON, D.C.\" letterhead with
star-encircled seal on right.\]

February 29, 1968

[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]{.underline}

The Joint Commission on the Coinage will meet Friday, March 1, at 10:00
a.m. in room 4121 of the main Treasury Building, Washington.

The purpose of the meeting will be to review the coinage and silver
situation since the Commission's last meeting on September 18, 1967. It
is expected that discussions will

include a review of coinage production, inventories of coins and silver,
silver prices, silver sales, and the redemption and retirement of silver
certificates.

The Joint Commission on the Coinage, created by the Coinage Act of 1965,
consists of 24 members, including 12 from the Congress, four from the
Executive Branch, and eight public members. Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler is Chairman.

F-1181

[Members of the Joint Commission on the Coinage]{.underline}

The Honorable David M. Kennedy

Secretary of the Treasury

Chairman

[Executive]{.underline}

The Honorable Maurice H. Stans

Secretary of Commerce

The Honorable Robert Mayo

Director, Bureau of the Budget

The Honorable Mary Brooks

Director, Bureau of the Mint

[Senate]{.underline}

The Honorable John Sparkman

Senate Banking and Currency Committee

The Honorable Wallace F. Bennett

Senate Banking and Currency Committee

The Honorable John O. Pastore

United States Senate

The Honorable Alan Bible

United States Senate

The Honorable George Murphy

United States Senate

The Honorable Peter H. Dominick

United States Senate

[House of Representatives]{.underline}

The Honorable Wright Patman

House Banking & Currency Committee

The Honorable William B. Widnall

House Banking & Currency Committee

The Honorable Ed Edmondson

U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Robert N. Giaimo

U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable Silvio O. Conte

U. S. House of Representatives

The Honorable James A. McClure

U. S. House of Representatives

[Public]{.underline}

Mr. Julian B. Baird

St. Paul, Minnesota

Mr. Amon Carter, Jr.

Fort Worth, Texas

Mr. William C. Decker

New York, New York

Mr. Samuel M. Fleming

Nashville, Tennessee

Mr. Edward H. Foley

Washington, D. C.

Mr. Harry Francis Harrington

St. Louis, Missouri

Mr. Eugene S. Pulliam

Indianapolis, Indiana

Mr. Harry E. Rainbolt

Norman, Oklahoma
# **STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE---6013**

# **PROCEDURES FOR THE HANDLING AND REPROCESSING OF ITEMS USED ON A PATIENT WITH CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE**

PURPOSE: To outline procedures for the cleaning and sterilization of
reusable equipment, instrumentation, and supplies contaminated with
infective material from a patient who is known or suspected to have
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD).

POLICY: In as much as possible, disposable instruments, drapes, and
supplies must be used. For those items that can be sterilized and
reused, the following procedures will be implemented.

DEFINITIONS:

1.  Medium or low-risk infectious material: cerebrospinal fluid (CSP),
    kidney, liver,

> spleen, lung, and lymph node tissues of patients with known or
> suspected diagnosis
>
> of CJD.

2.  High-risk infectious material: brain, spinal cord, and eye tissues
    of patients with known or suspected diagnosis of CJD.

PROCEDURES:

1.  ***Initial decontamination*** requires steam sterilization at 134 C
    (272 F) for 18 minutes exposure in a prevacuum sterilizer ***or***
    121 C (250 F) for one-hour exposure time in a gravity displacement
    sterilizer/cycle.

2.  Items are **then** to be put through routine decontamination and
    sterilization processes.

3.  Items that cannot be reprocessed are to be bagged and disposed of in
    biohazard trash that is to be incinerated.

4.  Counter tops and sinks that are contaminated with high-risk
    infectious material should be cleaned with 1:10 dilution of sodium
    hypochlorite (bleach).

5.  Regulated medical waste (i.e., bulk blood, pathological waste,
    microbiological waste, and sharps) will be disposed of in accordance
    with local, state, and federal regulations.

6.  Laundry will be managed as required by the Occupational Safety and
    Health Administration (OSHA) rule on blood borne pathogens. No
    additional precautions are required.

REFERENCES:

American Society of Hospital Central Service Professionals. (2002).
Guidance document for the care and handling of surgical instruments and
environmental recommendations for known or suspected cases of
Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease. Retrieved January 9, 2003 from
[http://www.ashcep.org](http://www.ashcep.org/).

Association of Preoperative Nurses. (2003). Standards, recommended
practices, and guidelines. Denver: AORN.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2001). Questions and
answers regarding Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease infection-control practices.
Retrieved from cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cjd/cjd_inf_ctrl_qa.htm

Roos, R. (2001). Infection control and CJD: Sterilization measurers for
a tough, lethal agent.

SPD Advisory Group, Best Practices

10/25/03
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height="0.8645833333333334in"}

September 15, 2008

Mr. Francis Foote, Director

Regulations and Rulings Division

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau

PO Box 14412

Washington DC 20044-4412

Dear Mr. Foote:

I would like to express my support for the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and
Trade Bureau's (TTB) proposal to establish the 29,914 square mile "Upper
Mississippi River Valley" American viticultural area (AVA) in portions
of northeast Iowa, southeast Minnesota, southwest Wisconsin, and
northwest Illinois. This designation will allow vintners and grape
growers within the region's boundaries to better describe the origin of
their wines and grapes, and permit consumers the opportunity to better
identify wines they may purchase from that unique area.

As provided in the TTB regulations, this region of the upper Midwest is
clearly distinguishable by geographical features that set it apart from
surrounding areas. These features include an unglaciated "driftless"
topography and distinctive landforms that in turn affect the climate,
soils, and hydrology -- and hence grape growing characteristics - of the
area. In addition, the geography has helped to define and establish an
area that is both historically and culturally distinctive from
surrounding areas. The regional history provides numerous examples of
the name "Upper Mississippi River Valley" and its application to the
proposed viticultural area.

The expansion of the wine and grape growing industry in the region also
provides further impetus to creating this American viticultural area.
The newly established AVA will help to foster awareness of the unique
identity of wines produced from that region's growing viticultural
industry.

I would like to thank the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau - and
those that petitioned the Bureau - for proposing this new AVA and
providing me the opportunity to offer my comments.

Sincerely,

**Bill Northey**

Bill Northey, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture (electronic signature)

Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship

Wallace Building

Des Moines IA 50319
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height="0.9909722222222223in"}

> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> July 2, 2001

####### **VA Announces Policymaking Structure**

> WASHINGTON -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi
> announced today creation of a two-pronged management structure to
> improve the decision-making process that affects millions of Americans
> receiving veterans benefits and services.
>
> His redesign of the department\'s policymaking process will assure
> veterans and other taxpayers that policies of the Department of
> Veterans Affairs (VA) are thoughtful, based in sound strategy and
> support performance goals across programs.
>
> \"We must keep front and center the priority of high-quality service
> to veterans,\" Principi said. \"The steps we are taking today
> encourage VA\'s 220,000 employees to look beyond their individual
> programs and offices at the total needs of the veterans we serve.\"
>
> Principi will chair a new VA Executive Board. It will be VA\'s senior
> management forum, designed to identify important issues and weigh
> policy options from the perspective of VA\'s long-range strategies and
> factors that influence operations, such as computer and financial
> resources, legislative programs and construction plans.
>
> Meeting monthly, it will review the work of a second group, a new
> Strategic Management Council chaired by VA Deputy Secretary Dr. Leo S.
> Mackay Jr. His council will deal with day-to-day operational
> management of VA in addition to formulating new approaches and
> monitoring the effectiveness of VA programs and their financial
> performance.
>
> The executive board includes the heads of VA\'s three administrations
> dealing with health, benefits and cemetery issues, as well as the
> VA\'s legal counsel. The Strategic Management Council is composed of
> the deputies to those officials, as well as the heads of a number of
> key staff offices.
>
> \- more -
>
> Policymaking Structure \-- Page 2
>
> The council will be the first line of review for all proposals that
> have major policy implications. It will review proposals both from VA
> offices and committees and from outside advisory groups to ensure all
> ideas are fully developed and meet with VA\'s performance goals and
> strategies.
>
> Principi encouraged officials throughout VA to embrace \"formalized
> decision-making\" along with open communication. He said that bringing
> new structure to the policy process should never stand in the way of
> creative thinking or bold action.
>
> The new panels and the management processes are not intended to dilute
> options or delay actions, but will heighten the visibility of new
> ideas and sharpen VA\'s accountability, Principi said.
>
> \# \# \#
**[ATTACHMENT A]{.underline}**

**Submitted Comments by the Washington State Building & Construction
Trades Council, AFL-CIO**

**Re: [Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 1205-AB50]{.underline}**

> **I. Background of the National Apprenticeship Act of 1937**
>
> Original authorization of the National Apprenticeship Act in 1937 is
> more relevant today than ever before to "safeguard the welfare of
> apprentices" and to extend standards by encouraging the inclusion in
> contracts of apprenticeship to bring together employers and labor to
> form apprenticeship programs, and to cooperate with state agencies
> engaged in the formulation and promotion of standards of
> apprenticeship. The US DOL's statement in the Federal Register implies
> that Washington state, and most other states, have not kept pace with
> changes in the economy and workforce challenges to respond to
> advancing technologies and instruction in a global economy. To the
> contrary, this statement is simply unfounded and incorrect.
> Particularly in the construction industry, which represents a vast
> majority of the numbers of apprenticeship programs nationwide and the
> number of registered apprentices overall, the blanket background
> calling for these proposed rule changes will only serve to dismantle
> years of quality education and training, and the implications do not
> reflect the true performance of traditional apprenticeship programs in
> the construction industry.
>
> The proposed rules were first made available to state and local
> stakeholders on December 13, 2007, with written comments due back to
> the Department by February 11, 2008. Considering December holidays,
> few saw the proposed changes until January. Sufficient time has not
> been allowed for organized labor, or any stakeholders group, to
> respond to the significant changes dismantling established state
> programs contained in the proposed rules. At no time did
> representatives of the US DOL contact our state apprenticeship and
> training council or established local and state training coordinators
> to provide input to their members of the Advisory Committee on
> Apprenticeship or the work group subcommittee reviewing such sweeping
> changes to our proven successful programs*. Page 71020*
>
> In developing the proposed rules, the US DOL consulted with its
> 30-member Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship (ACA), but it was
> actually a small work group subcommittee that wrote the new
> regulations. The Work Group on Regulations and Competency-Based
> Training from the ACA forwarded their recommended text to US DOL. Not
> everyone had a say in the work group's recommendations, and we have
> concerns that having union representatives in the larger ACA will be
> used to imply all of organized labor supports the changes. *Page
> 71021*
>
> Attachment A
>
> Page 1 of 1
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

Maritimes and Northeast Pipeline, LLC Docket No. RP04-360-000

NOTICE OF INFORMAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE

(May 2, 2005)

Take notice that an informal settlement conference will be convened in
this proceeding commencing at 10:00 am (EST) on May 5, 2005, at the
offices of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First Street,
N.E., Washington, DC, 20426, for the purpose of exploring the possible
settlement of the above-referenced dockets.

Any party, as defined by 18 CFR 385.102(c), or any participant as
defined by 18 CFR 385.102(b), is invited to attend. Persons wishing to
become a party must move to intervene and receive intervenor status
pursuant to the Commission\'s regulations (18 CFR 385.214).

For additional information, please contact Arnold H. Meltz at

202-502-8649 ( <Arnold.Meltz@ferc.gov> ) or Moira Notargiacomo at

202-502-8083 ( [Moira.]{.underline}<Notargiacomo@ferc.gov> )

Magalie R. Salas

Secretary
Sample Official DOB Determination Request

(Print on community's official letterhead)

September 3, 1998

Adrienne Meyers

Assistant State Hazard Mitigation Officer

1532 Governor's Way, Suite 450

Capitol City, AS 41295

Dear Ms. Meyers:

The City of Adversity, AS, requests an official duplication of benefits
determination for the following properties scheduled for acquisition
during the month of October 1998.

+---------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| **Property Address**            | **Property Owner  | **Estimated   |
|                                 | Name**            | FMV**         |
+---------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| # 1375 Hur                      | Mr. Jerome Cress  | \$54, 630     |
| ricane Way, Adversity, AS 40241 |                   |               |
+---------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| 1385 Hurricane Way, Adversity,  | Ms. Patrice Brome | \$60,012      |
| AS 40241                        |                   |               |
+---------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| 1387 Hurricane Way, Adversity,  | Richard Turkanis  | \$256,104     |
| AS 40241                        |                   |               |
+---------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| 1400 Hurricane Way, Adversity,  | Dario and Pilar   | \$74,448      |
| AS 40241                        | Garcia            |               |
+---------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+
| 1901 Water Street, Adversity,   | Mr. Daniel        | \$65,196      |
| AS 40241                        | DeSilva           |               |
+---------------------------------+-------------------+---------------+

Any disaster assistance award information given in response to this
request will be used for the sole purpose to avoid duplicating benefits
to participants in the City's property acquisition project. At the close
of the project, the information will be maintained for three years and
then destroyed. During the time that it is maintained, it will be
considered confidential information and safeguarded as such.

Sincerely,

Taylor Gilmour

# Director of City Services
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Hot pixel found in RMS in chip 1(RMS x=value y=value)

12.2016 x=71 y=40

20.3832 x=72 y=87

9.82435 x=74 y=84

9.06308 x=75 y=5

10.0208 x=83 y=51

9.1289 x=93 y=41

17.7579 x=93 y=118

11.331 x=95 y=128

10.9034 x=96 y=25

10.3728 x=96 y=96

9.28978 x=102 y=41

16.3845 x=117 y=40

13.5558 x=117 y=117

10.0723 x=118 y=100

10.3262 x=129 y=127

Hot pixel found in occupancy in chip 1(occupancy x=value y=value)

1089 x=71 y=40

8669 x=72 y=87

1458 x=83 y=51

5552 x=93 y=118

2380 x=97 y=112

1679 x=102 y=41

1330 x=115 y=84

4381 x=117 y=40

Hot pixel found in RMS in chip 2(RMS x=value y=value)

9.56636 x=52 y=61

10.3975 x=70 y=126

9.06394 x=72 y=80

10.4276 x=75 y=118

14.4778 x=85 y=112

19.3855 x=93 y=105

11.5757 x=93 y=127

13.5894 x=99 y=77

16.0929 x=102 y=106

10.8626 x=112 y=124

9.24311 x=114 y=18

9.62675 x=132 y=112

Hot pixel found in occupancy in chip 1(occupancy x=value y=value)

1051 x=20 y=98

2069 x=75 y=118

1113 x=85 y=112

13394 x=93 y=105

2751 x=93 y=127

5223 x=102 y=106

2901 x=114 y=18

2197 x=132 y=112

we can see the address basically match

CDS value distribution for hot pixel(left) and good pixel(right)

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February, 2008

Dear Eighth Congressional District Artist:

I am pleased to invite you to participate in the 27^th^ Annual
Congressional Art Competition.

From May 3 -- 30, 2008, I will be sponsoring this annual art competition
and exhibition for high school students from Maryland's Eighth
Congressional District at Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland. Each
year, approximately 80 pieces of the submitted artwork are selected by
jurors for inclusion in the exhibit at Strathmore. The winning entry
will be displayed for one year in the United States Capitol alongside
artwork from every congressional district across the country. In
addition, the runners-up in my competition will have their work
displayed in my congressional offices. All students who reside in or
attend school in the Eighth Congressional District are eligible to
submit entries.

Participating students must complete the enclosed "Participating Student
Information/Release Form." This form needs to be completed and signed by
the student and a faculty member and faxed to my Rockville office at
301-424-5992 [no later than]{.underline} Friday, April 11, 2008**.** The
original of this form should then be affixed to the back of the artwork
when it is delivered to Strathmore. **Any student submitting his/her
form** **after the April 11th deadline may be prevented from
participating in the competition.** Artwork that is selected for
inclusion in the exhibition will be available for pickup after May 30th.

The guidelines for suitability and framing are enclosed. Please read the
material carefully, as both Strathmore and the U.S. Capitol have
specific requirements for hanging artwork. Information and forms are
available on my website:
[www.vanhollen.house.gov](http://www.vanhollen.house.gov/)

Artwork may be delivered to Strathmore during the following days and
times (with "Participating Student Form" affixed to back of artwork):

Friday, April 25: 3:00 p.m. -- 4:30 p.m. (downstairs; please use
handicapped entrance)

Saturday, April 26: 10:00 a.m. -- 12:00 noon (use the main entrance)

I will be hosting an [Awards Ceremony and Reception]{.underline} to
honor all participants at The Mansion at Strathmore on **Monday, May 5,
2008 from 7:00 -- 8:30 p.m.** I hope that all participants and their
families, teachers, principals and friends will attend to view this
unique showcase for the talents of the Eighth District's young artists.
I look forward to seeing you there.

If you have any questions, please contact my Congressional Art
Competition Coordinator, Linda Pepper, at (301) 657-8650 or at
<pepper461@aol.com>.

Sincerely,

Chris Van Hollen

> Member of Congress
Date:  16 April 2003

Memo for Record

Subject: Minutes of NOSA/NOAAForge Meeting

From:  Lauraleen O\'Connor, Mitretek Systems

Attendees: 

Pam Taylor

Kathy Kidwell

Lauraleen O'Connor (Mitretek)

Dan May (Veridian)

Chuck Robinson (Aerospace)

Jim Barkley (Veridian)

1.  The purpose of the meeting was to discuss a methodology for
    incorporating the NOAA Requirements Matrix -- that Pam Taylor's
    Requirement Integrated Program Team (ReqIPT) has been developing --
    into the NOAAForge database.

2.  Summary of Meeting: The group discussed standardization of the
    parameter titles, definitions, description and units as well as
    sources of information:

    a.  The NASA Global Change Master Directory (GCMD)
        (http://gcmd.gsfc.nasa.gov/). This is the main source that Jim
        Barkley and Chuck Robinson have used to populate the NOAAForge
        database.

    b.  SATPROD
        (<http://satprod.osd.noaa.gov:8081/satprod/controlcenter.cfm>)
        This is a NESDIS developed database of operational satellite
        products. It includes both NOAA and non-NOAA satellites.

    c.  Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
        (<http://alto-stratus.wmo.ch/sat/stations/SatSystem.html>) This
        is an international organization charged with coordinating
        international civil space-based missions designed to observe and
        study planet Earth.

The group decided to review the action items proposed by Pam Taylor and
to meet next week to discuss a way ahead.

3\. Action Items:

AI1. Set up a follow-on meeting for Thursday, 24 April 2003.

POC: Pam Taylor, Lauraleen O'Connor

AI2. Discuss a plan for reconciling the redundant NOAAForge entries.
This includes parameters that may have the same definition but different
titles; or may have the same title but different definitions, etc.

POC: Jim Barkley, Chuck Robinson

DUE: Thursday, 24 April 2003

AI3. Discuss a plan for reconciling the attribute titles and measurement
units of the parameters.

POC: ALL

DUE: Thursday, 24 April 2003

AI4. Work on a methodology for incorporating the EXCEL-based CORL
database into NOAAForge.

POC: Jim Barkley, Chuck Robinson

DUE: Thursday, 24 April 2003

AI5. Send the GOES R matrix/CORL matrix to Jim Barkley and Chuck
Robinson.

POC: Pam Taylor, Lauraleen O'Connor

DUE: Thursday, 17 April 2003
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height="0.9583333333333334in"}

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jen Rae Hein (Rep. Terry)

######## Thursday, May 19, 2006 202.225-4818

  Sarah Jackson (Rep. Fortenberry)

202.812-1435

**Wright is Wrong**

***Terry Introduces Legislation to Exclude Nebraska from the***

***"Wright Amendment" & Promote Free Markets in Travel***

**WASHINGTON, D.C.** -- Representatives Lee Terry (NE-02), Jeff
Fortenberry (NE-01), and Tom Osborne (NE-03) today introduced
legislation to amend the International Air Transportation Competition
Act of 1979, and specifically a provision of the law known as the
"Wright Amendment." Terry's bill would allow certain air carriers
serving Omaha's Eppley Airfield to provide service for fliers from the
greater Omaha area directly to Love Field, Texas.

Currently, the Wright Amendment restricts Southwest Airlines from
providing service from just outside Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas. Without
access to this air service, travelers from Omaha to the Dallas-Ft. Worth
area have a limited choice of carriers, therefore paying much higher
prices.

**"The Wright Amendment is wrong for Nebraska," said Terry. "Personally,
I do not have much occasion to fly to Dallas, but thousands of my
constituents do, and they should have more options both on flights and
price to Dallas-Ft. Worth. My bill simply adds Nebraska to a list of
states that are now exempt from the Wright Amendment which prohibits
Southwest Airlines from flying directly from Love Field to Omaha and
many other cities."**

**Congressman Fortenberry added, "The Wright Amendment is an outdated
piece of legislation which decreases competition and keeps Nebraskans
from getting the lowest possible airfares," Fortenberry said. "Our
neighbors to the east, Missouri, recently received this exemption and
prices are now more competitive for flights to Dallas in their state."**

Eppley Airfield Director Don Smithey has stated that Southwest could add
several daily nonstop flights to Love Field and that airfares to Dallas
would drop at least 45 percent. Mr. Smithey has also estimated travelers
would save about almost \$20 million annually if fares to Dallas dropped
on the route, which is now 84 percent controlled by American and has
also said that Omaha\'s economy could easily support three Southwest
flights to Love Field.

**"This is all about competition and giving air travelers from Omaha's
Eppley airport more choices and lower prices, especially at a time when
high fuel prices are forcing the airlines to raise their fares," said
Terry.**

**\--30\--**
RFP ED-99-R-0009

Amendment 0001

Effective Date: May 6, 1999

This Amendment is being made to:

1\. Extend the due date for submission of offers from May 27, 1999 to

June 4, 1999. The time of day, 2:00 PM EST, remains unchanged.

2\. Delete the clause at H.8 307-30, SUBMISSION OF MANDATORY

INFORMATION FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER PAYMENT (September 1997),

3\. Delete the clause at H.18 52.232-33, MANDATORY INFORMATION FOR

ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER PAYMENT (August 1996),

4\. Incorporate into Section I, by reference, clause 52.232-34,

PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER\--OTHER THAN CENTRAL CONTRACTOR

REGISTRATION, and

5\. Incorporate into Section L the following clause:

52.232-38, SUBMISSION OF ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER INFORMATION WITH
OFFER (MAY 1999)

The offeror shall provide, with its offer, the following information

that is required to make payment by electronic funds transfer (EFT)
under

any contract that results from this solicitation. This submission

satisfies the requirement to provide EFT information under paragraphs

(b)(1) and (j) of the clause at 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds

Transfer\--Other than Central Contractor Registration.

\(1\) The solicitation number (or other procurement identification

number).

\(2\) The offeror\'s name and remittance address, as stated in the
offer.

\(3\) The signature (manual or electronic, as appropriate), title, and

telephone number of the offeror\'s official authorized to provide this

information.

\(4\) The name, address, and 9-digit Routing Transit Number of the

offeror\'s financial agent.

\(5\) The offeror\'s account number and the type of account (checking,

savings, or lockbox).

\(6\) If applicable, the Fedwire Transfer System telegraphic

abbreviation of the offeror\'s financial agent.

\(7\) If applicable, the offeror shall also provide the name, address,

telegraphic abbreviation, and 9-digit Routing Transit Number of the

correspondent financial institution receiving the wire transfer payment

if the offeror\'s financial agent is not directly on-line to the Fedwire

and, therefore, not the receiver of the wire transfer payment.

(End of provision)
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**FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION** News Media Information: (202)
418-0500

**445 12th STREET, S.W.** Fax-On-Demand: (202) 418-2830

# WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov

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#### DA 00-2715

Released: December 1, 2000

**ENFORCEMENT BUREAU PARTICIPATES IN**

**MIXED U.S.-MEXICAN COMMISSION MEETING XXIV**

######## The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Enforcement Bureau participated in the 24^th^ formal meeting of the Mixed (U.S./Mexico) Commission in Guanajuato, Guanajuato Mexico during the week of November 13, 2000. The Mixed Commission, also known as Comision Mixta Encargada de Resolver Asuntos de Radiointerferencia (CMERAR), is an international organization charged with resolving harmful radio interference problems relating to licensed radio systems operating along and within the common border areas between the United States and Mexico. During the November meeting, the participants reviewed 111 cases of harmful radio interference and of these, officially closed 41 cases at the national or Mixed Commission level. Two other cases will be referred to the High Level Consultative Commission on Telecommunications composed of officials from the U.S. State Department, the FCC, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) along with Mexican officials from the Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT) and the Comision Federal de Telecomunicaciones (COFETEL).

The Mixed Commission, formed in 1982, is comprised of representatives
from the FCC and the SCT of the United Mexican States. This organization
historically handles over 100 cases each year involving both
interference to U.S. stations from radio facilities operating in Mexico
and to Mexican stations from similar operations in the U.S. Quite often,
these cases involve interference to public safety radio services on both
sides of the border. Many of the cases are handled at the local level
(by FCC Enforcement Bureau District office personnel) by conducting
meetings in Mexico and the United States which involve the FCC's Mexican
counterparts at SCT and COFETEL. Arlan van Doorn, Senior Advisor,
Enforcement Bureau, serves as the Co-Chair of the Mixed Commission for
the United States and Enrique Cervantes Martinez, Coordinator General,
Enforcement, serves as the Co-Chair for the United Mexican States.

The next Mixed Commission meeting is scheduled to be conducted in San
Francisco, CA during the second week of May, 2001.

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau.

-FCC-
U.  **S. Department of Housing and Urban Development**

**Office of Public and Indian Housing**

**Special Attention of: NOTICE PIH 99-29 (THDEs)**

All Recipients of Indian Housing Block Issued: July 26, 1999

Grant Funds; Administrators, Offices of

Native American Programs Expires: July 31, 2000

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**SUBJECT**:
Form HUD-272-I - Federal Cash Transactions Report ONAP

**Purpose:** This notice transmits form HUD 272-I, and the instructions
for reporting Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funds under the Native
American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996
(NAHASDA). The requirements for reporting NAHASDA funds are found at 24
CFR 1000.26 and Part 85.41(c).

Form HUD-272-I will not be used to report expenditures under programs
other than NAHASDA (i.e., the Indian Community Development Block Grant,
HOME or Drug Elimination). The reporting requirements for each of these
programs can be found in the applicable regulations.

**Background:** Recipients of IHBG funds and unobligated United States
Housing Act of 1937 ('37 Act) funds are required to use form HUD- 272-I
to report expended funds to the Area Office of Native American Programs
(ONAP). Reports are due to the Area ONAP within 30 calendar days of the
end of each quarter (i.e., April 30^th^, July 30^th^, October 30^th^,
and January 30^th^). Requirements for reporting IHBG funding become
effective at the time IHBG funds are obligated by the recipient.
Recipients will receive reminder letters from the Line of Credit Control
System (LOCCS) that reports for respective programs are due to their
Area ONAP. A lack of notification by LOCCS does not release the
recipient from reporting requirements. Failure to submit form HUD-272-I
by the due date may cause ONAP to proceed with actions in accordance
with 24 CFR 1000 Subpart F on the grant until the required form is
received and the Area ONAP enters the receipt into LOCCS.

For the '37 Act program funds that were obligated prior to the
implementation of NAHASDA, recipients are required to follow the
requirements in effect at the time the funds were awarded. See NAHASDA
Guidance 98-04 for reporting requirements for '37 Act and IHBG funds.

**Procedure:** The form HUD- 272-I and the instructions for its use are
attached. This form is also located on HUD CLIPS at www.hudclips.org and
an automated version of form HUD-272-I will be found on Code Talk in the
near future. When this site is available, recipients will be able to
access the form HUD-272-I at http://www.codetalk.fed.us/bulletin.html by
clicking on "Office of Native American Programs" and then on "Guidances
and Bulletins." Recipients will be prompted to fill in amounts on
specified lines and calculations will be made automatically. For
additional assistance on completing form HUD- 272-I, please contact your
Area Office of Native American Programs.

/s/

Harold Lucas, Assistant Secretary

for Public and Indian Housing

Attachment (not included)