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April 11, 2008

CLA-2-85:OT:RR:NC:N1:109

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 8517.62.0050

Mr. Marcus J. Gillings

Import/Export Analyst

Ciena Corporation

1201 Winterson Road

521 McCormick Drive

Linthicum, MD 21090

RE: The tariff classification of Ciena's CN 2110 from an unspecified
country. Correction to Ruling Number M81205

Dear Gillings:

This replaces New York Ruling Number N025537, dated April 9, 2008, which
contained a typographical error. The merchandise subject to that ruling
was Ciena's CN 2110. However, in that ruling, it was referred to as
Ciena's CN 2100. The correct item is Ciena's CN 2110. This was brought
to our attention by a telephone call that you placed to this office on
April 10, 2008. At that time, you also requested that the item be
described as a dispersion compensation module as opposed to its original
description as a dispersion compensator. A complete corrected ruling
follows.

In your letter dated April 1, 2008 you requested a tariff classification
ruling.

The merchandise subject to this ruling is Ciena's CN 2110. This
merchandise was previously ruled upon providing the classification of
the merchandise based on the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States of America (HTSUS) in effect prior to February 3, 2007. This
ruling provides the classification in effect as of February 3, 2007.

The descriptive literature submitted states that the CN 2110 is an
entirely passive, dispersion compensation module used to extend the
reach of DWDM transmission systems within a telecommunications system by
cancelling the effect of chromatic dispersion in the transmission fiber.
It is housed in a compact, rack-mounting, 1RU (1.69" (43mm)) enclosure.
Using field-proven dispersion compensating fiber, the CN 2110 nullifies
the effects of chromatic dispersion. Its negative dispersion slope is
engineered to cancel the effects of chromatic dispersion for all C-band
wavelengths.

The applicable subheading for Ciena's CN 2110 will be 8517.62.0050,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides
for \"Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or
regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and
routing apparatus: 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 Linda Hackett at 646-733-3015.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
**Todd Mischke**

**Chief Executive Officer - MINOR China**

Mr. Mischke began his career with Grand Metropolitan (Diageo) in Tokyo,
Japan - then the parent company of Häagen-Dazs and Burger King -- as a
business analyst. Upon leaving Japan in the early 90's, he worked for
International Dairy Queen in a variety of senior management roles, most
recently running group franchise operations in Asia and the Middle East.
In this position, Mr. Mischke led the successful franchise development
of restaurant concepts in multiple markets throughout Asia. Initially
based in the US and frequently traveling to Asia, Mr. Mischke relocated
to Beijing 8 years ago to put priority focus on China market franchise
development, where Dairy Queen recently opened its 100^th^ store.

With over 17 years of experience working with the China market, Mr.
Mischke joined MINOR China as CEO in late 2004. MINOR China is a wholly
owned subsidiary of MINOR International - one of the largest hospitality
groups in Asia - with 17 hotels and nearly 700 restaurants in the
region.

Under the leadership of Mr. Mischke, MINOR China now has 40 restaurants
operating in China. Its own brand, "The Pizza Company", is now the #2
pizza brand in Beijing. "Sizzler" is the leading western casual dining
concept. In 2005, after establishing a base of equity operations and
infrastructure in Beijing, MINOR began the process of franchising these
brands in China.

Regularly featured in both Chinese and international media, Mr. Mischke
is widely recognized as one of the most experienced Americans working in
the restaurant and franchise industry in China

Mr. Mischke has a degree in International Economics from the University
of Minnesota. In addition, he completed postgraduate studies at the
University of St. Thomas and in Tokyo, Japan.

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**§21.7152 Certification of enrollment.**

Except as stated in §21.7140, the educational institution must certify
the veteran's or servicemember's enrollment before he or she may receive
educational assistance.

\(a\) *Educational institutions must certify most enrollments*. VA does
not, as a condition of payment of tuition assistance top-up or advance
payment, require educational institutions to certify the enrollments of
veterans or servicemembers who either are seeking tuition assistance
top-up or, in the cases described in §21.7151, are seeking an advance
payment. VA does not require organizations or entities offering a
licensing or certification test to certify the fact that the veteran or
servicemember took the test. In all other cases the educational
institution must certify the veteran's or servicemember's enrollment
before he or she may receive educational assistance. This certification
must be in a form specified by the Secretary and contain such
information as the Secretary may specify. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3014(b),
3031, 3034, 3482(g), 3680, 3687, 3689, 5101(a))

\(b\) *Length of the enrollment period covered by the enrollment
certification.*

\(1\) Educational institutions organized on a term, quarter or semester
basis generally shall report enrollment for the term, quarter, semester,
ordinary school year or ordinary school year plus summer term. If the
certification covers two or more terms, the educational institution will
report the dates for the break between terms if a term ends and the
following term does not begin in the same or the next calendar month or
if the veteran elects not be paid for the intervals between terms. The
educational institution must submit a separate enrollment certification
for each term, quarter or semester when the certification is for:

\(i\) A servicemember, or

\(ii\) A veteran who:

> \(A\) Is training on a less than one-half time basis, or
>
> \(B\) Is incarcerated in a Federal, State or local prison or jail for
> conviction of a felony.

\(2\) Educational institutions organized on a year-round basis will
report enrollment for the length of the course. The certification will
include a report of the dates during which the educational institution
closes for any intervals designated in its approval data as breaks
between school years.

\(3\) When a veteran enrolls in independent study leading to a standard
college degree, the educational institution's certification will
include:

\(i\) The enrollment date, and

\(ii\) The ending date for the period being certified. If the
educational institution has no prescribed maximum time for completion,
the certification must include an ending date based on the educational
institution's estimate for completion. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034, 3684;
Pub. L. 98-525)

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number

2900-0073)

\[53 FR 1757, Jan. 22, 1988, as amended at 55 FR 28390, July 11, 1990;
61 FR 6789, Feb. 22, 1996; 72 FR 16983, Apr. 5, 2007\]

**Supplement *Highlights* references**: 23(1), 73(1).

Reserved
Abel Valdivia was born in Havana City, Cuba and graduated from
University of Havana in 2001 with a Bachelor in Biology. He promptly
started working in the same institution as a research scientist and
professor of undergraduate courses. His research endeavors involved the
coral reef assessment of the western part of the island, biology and
ecology of sea turtles and monitoring the human impact on the reef
ecosystem around his natal city. The influence of Havana Harbor's water
discharge upon the coral reef adjacent to the city became the principal
topics of his Master Thesis. Abel graduated from the University of
Havana with a Master in Marine Biology and Aquaculture with major in
Marine Ecology in 2004.

Valdivia moved to the United States in August 2004 and started as a
Marine Science Instructor at Newfound Harbor Marine Institution, Big
Pine Key, teaching topics in marine science to a variety of alumni from
middle school to college. Also, he worked as Environmental Consultant
since 2005 promoting the conservation and protection of endangered sea
turtles due to dredging restoration project around the western coast of
Florida. In 2005 he started working at the Bermuda Institution of Ocean
Sciences as a teaching assistant for Marine Ecology and Marine
Invertebrate Zoology undergrad courses with Princeton, Duke and Rhode
Island Universities.

In July 2007 he began as a research associate for the Cooperative
Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (CIMAS) working with the
Biodiversity, Evaluation, Assessment and Research Unit of the Southeast
Fisheries Science Center. Valdivia provides general support in the
ongoing projects related to the biology, assessment and conservation of
the threatened coral *Acropora* spp in the upper Florida Keys, Tortola
Island and Puerto Rico. His other duties involve boat operations,
equipment maintenance and database management.

Valdivia is a current student of the New York Institute of Photography
where he is finishing a Diploma degree in Professional Photography.
**USDA Cyber Security Awareness Month**

**Cyber Security Training Road Show**

"Protecting and Safeguarding Information"

January 15, 2008 - St Louis, Missouri

Awareness Month Kick-off

1520 Market St. Room 2714 (8:00 am -- 11:30 am)

 

-   Identity Theft Preventative Measures        

-   Incident Handling/Vulnerability

-   Federal Desktop Core Configuration

 

 4300 Goodfellow, Bldg 105, Rm 105L (1:00 am -- 4:30 pm)

 

-   Identity Theft Preventative Measures

-   Incident Handling/Vulnerability

-   Federal Desktop Core Configuration

 

January 17, 2008 (Thursday)

Ft. Collins, Colorado

2159 Centre Avenue, Bldg. A \-- Room 122, 123, 124

9:00 am -- 3:30 pm

-   Privacy (PIA/PII/SORN)

-   Disaster Recovery

-   Anatomy of an Attack

-   Incident Handling Reporting

-   Exhibits
The NIAID, Division of Intramural Research is requesting a firm to issue
a check in the amount of \$25,000 to the International Association for
Biologicals (IABS) to support the New Cells For New Vaccines Ii: Focus
On Respiratory Virus Diseases to be held in Wilmington, Delaware on
September 17-19, 2007.  These funds will be used to provide logistical
support and travel expenses which include lodgings, per-diem, and other
travel related expenses.

Check should be issued as soon as possible after award. Documentation
(receipts) will be required to confirm check was written, mailed, and
received.

Check payable information will be provided by Project Officer at time of
award.
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***Economic Injury Loans for Small Businesses***

SBA Disaster Assistance--Field Operations Center East-One Baltimore
Place, Suite 300-Atlanta, GA 30308

**Release Date:** March 16, 2007 **Contact:** Michael Lampton

**Release Number:** 07-283, CT 10580 **Phone:** 404-347-3771

**SBA DISASTER LOAN DEADLINE IS APRIL 16**

***SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS STILL HAVE TIME TO APPLY***

**POUGHKEEPSIE, NY -** The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is
reminding businesses that April 16 is the filing deadline for federal
economic injury disaster loans that are available to small businesses
located in Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties in the State of New
York.

"These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more
primary counties in the State of Connecticut. SBA recognizes that
disasters do not usually stop at the county or state lines. For that
reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration
are included," according to Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field
Operations Center East.

SBA's disaster declaration was issued as a result of a similar action
taken by the Secretary of Agriculture to help farmers recover from
damages and losses to crops caused by a cool spring and an excessively
wet weather pattern from April 1, 2006 through July 18, 2006.

Under this declaration, SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
program is available to farm-related and nonfarm-related, small business
concerns and small agricultural cooperatives that suffered economic
injury as a direct result of this disaster. Farmers and ranchers are not
eligible to apply to SBA.

Eligible small businesses may qualify for loans up to \$1.5 million.
These loans are available at a 4 percent interest rate with loan terms
up to 30 years. SBA determines eligibility for the program based on the
size and type of business and its financial resources. Loan amounts and
terms are set by SBA and are based upon each applicant's financial
condition. Under this disaster declaration, SBA cannot provide loans to
agricultural producers.

Interested business owners should contact SBA's Customer Service Center
by calling 1-800-659-2955\
(1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired), Monday through Friday from 8
a.m. until 9 p.m. EDT. Business loan applications can also be downloaded
from the SBA's website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance).
Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center -- 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

**Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than
April 16, 2007.**

*\# \# \#*

*For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs visit our
website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance).*
February 24, 2005

Honorable Michael Castle Honorable Diana DeGette

United States House of Representatives United States House of
Representatives

1233 Longworth House Office Building 1530 Longworth House Office
Building

Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515

Dear Representatives Castle and DeGette:

The American Diabetes Association strongly supports your recently
introduced legislation, the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act (H.R.
810). Your leadership in promoting medical research, including the
expansion of federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research, is
greatly appreciated.

While we have made great strides in learning how to treat and manage
diabetes, we have yet to find a cure. By expanding the number of stem
cell lines that are eligible for federally funded research while also
implementing strong ethical guidelines to improve federal oversight,
your legislation not only provides hope to patients with type 1 diabetes
but also for all 18.2 million people with diabetes in need of
significantly improved treatment options.

Given the promising potential that embryonic stem cell research offers
in finding a cure for diabetes, the Association joins our nation's
leading scientific authorities in supporting the expansion of the
current U.S. policy for federal funding of embryonic stem cell research.
After working under the current U.S. policy for over 3 years, it is
evident that a significant expansion in the number of stem cell lines is
necessary in order to fully reap the medical rewards of this type of
research.

Millions of patients and their family members stand to gain from the
changes proposed by H.R. 810. The Association applauds your commitment
to sponsor this legislation which will open the door to better
treatments and cures for Americans living with diabetes as well as with
other numerous diseases. If the American Diabetes Association can be of
further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact Megan Gordon,
National Director of Federal Government Affairs at (703) 299-2060.

Sincerely,

![](media/image1.png){width="1.8798611111111112in"
height="0.6715277777777777in"}James P. Schlicht

Chief Government Affairs Officer
### R. Steven Daniels -- Department of Public Policy and Administration, California State University, Bakersfield

R. Steven Daniels is Professor of Public Policy and Administration at
California State University, Bakersfield. He has taught at CSUB since
2000. Prior to his tenure at CSUB, Dr. Daniels worked for fourteen years
at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He received his Bachelor of
Science degree in Political Science from Southern Oregon College in
Ashland, Oregon in 1972, and his Master of Science (1975) and Doctor of
Philosophy (1981) degrees in Political Science from the University of
Oregon.

Dr. Daniels worked for several years as an auditor for the U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers. He worked as a member of the audit teams for the
completion of Libby Dam in Montana and for the improvement of Chief
Joseph Dam in Washington. He has also worked as a management and policy
consultant for the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Alabama
Department of Human Resources.

Dr. Daniels's research has focused on emergency management and homeland
security, aging policy, welfare policy, and legislative roll call
voting. He is the author or coauthor of eighteen refereed publications
and book chapters in the areas of emergency management, decision making,
aging, legislative behavior, and public policy in such journals as The
American Political Science Review, The Gerontologist, Social Science
Quarterly, The Journal of Criminal Justice, The International Journal of
Mass Emergencies and Disasters, and The Policy Studies Review. He has
received grants and contracts totaling over \$83,000 related to disaster
management, housing policy, and nursing home reform from several
organizations including The IBM Endowment for The Business of
Government, the Iowa Department of Human Services, the Gerald R. Ford
Foundation, the George Bush Foundation, California State University,
Bakersfield, and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Graduate
School. Since 1992, he has written or co-written eight research reports
and presented twenty-nine convention papers on presidential
decision-making, FEMA, disaster management, aging policy, voting
behavior, and welfare policy.

Dr. Daniels teaches the single course at California State University,
Bakersfield in Emergency Management and Homeland Security. He is
interested in gathering information on strategies for improving
enrollment and attracting resources to develop an emergency management
concentration in the Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration and the
Master of Public Administration.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           Bob
Stevenson (202) 224-4445

December 18, 2005                                        
                     Amy Call (202) 224-1865

                                                                       
    

***\*\*CORRECTED\*\****

                              

**FRIST-AUTHORED \"SMART\" LEGISLATION**

**INCLUDED IN BUDGET RECONCILIATION BILL**

***Provision \"tackles global competitiveness gap,\" opens opportunities
for underserved students***

WASHINGTON -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, M.D. (R-TN) today
praised the inclusion of legislation he authored to promote math and
science education in the budget reconciliation bill.

 

\"China and India are generating scientists and engineers at a furious
pace while America lags dangerously behind,\" said Frist.  \"These SMART
grants and Academic Competitiveness grants help close America\'s
competitiveness gap and prepare American students for the high-paying,
high-skill jobs that drive the 21st century economy.  I fought hard to
pass this worthy program, and I\'m proud we were able to boost funding
levels to provide low-income students real incentives to pursue
time-intensive math and science degrees.  This legislation is a critical
national security tool that will also sustain America\'s global legacy
as a land of innovation, imagination and initiative.\"

 

SMART Grants provide eligible low-income students:

 

> ·  \$4000 grants per year to students who major in math, science,
> engineering, technology or foreign languages critical to national
> security during their third and fourth years of study at a higher
> education institution.

 

Academic Competitiveness Grants provide eligible low-income students:

 

> ·  \$750 grants to 1st year students who complete a rigorous high
> school program; and

 

> · \$1300 grants to 2nd year students who completed a rigorous high
> school program and maintain a 3.0 GPA in college.

 

To be eligible for a SMART Grant, a student must qualify for a Federal
Pell Grant and enroll in an eligible postsecondary academic program, as
determined by the Secretary of Education.  The "SMART" Grant program and
Academic Competitiveness programs together are authorized at \$3.75
billion over five years and is paid for with program savings included in
the budget deficit reduction bill.

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**Section 566. - SHOTCRETE**

**Table 566-2 Sampling and Testing Requirements.** [Delete the first
sentence of footnote 3 and substitute the following:]{.underline}

^(3)^ Prepare production test panels according to Subsection 566.05(a).
February 6, 2002

Dear Colleagues:

The Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Food Animals, in the Office of New
Animal Drug Evaluation (ONADE, Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), is
pleased to invite you to the Swine Mycoplasmal Pneumonia Workshop to be
held at the Doubletree Hotel Kansas City. The hotel 1301 Wyandotte St.,
Kansas City, MO, 64105, (816) 474-6664.

The Swine Mycoplasmal Pneumonia Workshop is an opportunity for experts
in swine Mycoplasmal pneumonia and swine production to discuss swine
Mycoplasmal respiratory disease and how to evaluate drug effectiveness
against the disease. It is part of CVM's leveraging initiative aimed at
increasing interaction with industry, academia, practitioners and other
government agencies.

This workshop is a public meeting. Registration is required and is on a
first come first serve basis. There is no registration fee. (However,
you are responsible for your lodging arrangements, and may contact the
hotel directly: Doubletree Hotel Kansas City, 1301 Wyandotte St., Kansas
City, MO, 64105, (816) 474-6664). You may access the workshop agenda,
Federal Register notice, workshop registration, hotel and other
information on the [CVM
website](http://www.fda.gov/cvm/index/conferences/swine.htm) . If you do
not have internet access, and would like information on the workshop,
please contact Mrs. Irma Carpenter, Center for Veterinary Medicine
(HFV‑130), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., Rockville,
MD 20855, telephone 301‑827-7580.

We look forward to seeing you at the workshop!

Sincerely,

Steven D. Vaughn, D.V.M.\
Director, Division of Therapeutic Drugs for Food Animals\
Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation\
Center for Veterinary Medicine\
7500 Standish Place Rockville, MD 20855
**CAM NOTICE 00-02**

**April 18, 2000**

**Commerce Acquisition Manual**

**CAM Notice 00-02**

1\. *Title or Purpose:* Security Processing Requirements for On-Site
Service Contracts

2\. *File in:* CAM, Part 37, Section 70

1337.70

3\. *Effective:* April 18, 2000

4\. *Applicability:* All service contracts to be performed on or within
government facilities.

5\. *Reference:* Department of Commerce Personnel Security Manual

6\. *Supercedes:* Draft policy issued under Procurement Memorandum 96-01
(10/24/1995) and Commerce Acquisition Bulletin (CAB) 94-02

7\. *Implementing*

*Guidance:* The solicitation provisions issued herein are included in
the list of revised local DoC clauses that were issued via Procurement
Memorandum 2000-03, which will be incorporated into CSTARS and the
legacy systems. You should begin using these provisions in outgoing
solicitations for services to be performed on or within government
facilities, effective immediately.

***Original signed by Lisa Jandovitz***

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Lisa Jandovitz, Acting Director

Acquisition Policy and Programs
**Statement by**

**Congressman George Radanovich**

**before the**

**Senate Water and Power Subcommittee**

**February 28, 2008**

Chairman Johnson and Ranking Member Corker, thank you for holding this
hearing on S. 1473/H.R. 1855 the Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act. I
am pleased to testify before you in support of such an important project
located in my Congressional district in Madera, California.

The Madera Water Supply Enhancement Act authorized the Bureau of
Reclamation to participate in the design and construction of the Madera
Water Supply and Enhancement Project, an important water bank which will
help improve water supply in California's San Joaquin Valley. The Madera
Water Supply and Enhancement Project will be located on the 13,000-acre
Madera Ranch, land that is ideal for percolating water from the surface
to the aquifer for storage and valuable habitat for numerous species and
native grasslands. This project will allow the Madera Irrigation
District to bank excess water and rain accumulating in wet years and to
provide a source of water in dry years.

The Madera Irrigation District is deeply invested in making this project
a reality. They have invested over \$40 million to acquire the land and
plan this project, in addition to the numerous studies undertaken in the
past ten years verifying the feasibility and environmental impacts. This
project is ready to immediately move into the construction phase with
the passage of this legislation.

Faced with a future of long term drought, reduced water exports from the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, and detrimental judicial decisions that
reduce water supply, California's San Joaquin Valley needs water supply
projects such as this, now more than ever. Our nation relies on the
productivity of the San Joaquin Valley for much of our food supply. As
an agriculturally based region, water is the lifeblood of the San
Joaquin Valley and the economic well-being depends on having a secure,
sufficient and reliable water supply. The Madera Water Supply
Enhancement Project increases water supply, provides groundwater
resource protection, and mitigates the water supply impacts of the San
Joaquin River restoration project. As the State continues their dialog
and debate over the larger issues of water supply and storage, we must
step forward and make the Madera water bank a reality.

I was pleased to help guide H.R. 1855 through the House of
Representatives, where it passed on October 22, 2007. I now urge your
support and assistance in moving this legislation through the Senate, to
expand the water supply opportunities in California's San Joaquin
Valley.
**01-PRA-004**

**Elimination of Barriers to Persons with Disabilities**

**Department of Energy**

In an effort to continue to improve the workplace environment for
persons with disabilities at DOE Headquarters, an audit of the Forrestal
and Germantown facilities, the two federally owned facilities at DOE
Headquarters (HQ), was conducted. Numerous accessibility improvements
for persons with disabilities had been implemented at the Forrestal and
Germantown facilities in response to laws and regulations regarding
accessibility and eliminating impediments to persons with disabilities.
However, there was no direct communication with the DOE Community of
Persons with Disabilities (CoPwD). The improvements were accomplished
with no follow-up mechanism being employed to ensure customer
satisfaction.

The audit team was composed of not only subject matter experts, but
CoPwD members were integrated into the process as well. They adopted a
two-pronged approach to accomplishing the audit. First, a request was
posted asking for employee assistance in identifying possible barriers
at the Forrestal and Germantown facilities for persons with
disabilities. Members of the audit team also met with employees to share
information on the audit and to solicit their concerns and suggestions.
Second, the audit team conducted a physical survey of the facilities to
verify employee concerns and identify and other potential barriers to
persons with disabilities. The audit team met to review and analyze the
list of impediments identified for both facilities as well as to
identify remedies. One hundred twelve actions were found. They were
listed on a chart and separated into categories, Immediate (less than 1
year), Near Term (2 years or less), and Long Term (3-5 years), with cost
data where known, compliance with laws and regulations, responsible
organizations and present status within their respective categories.

As of May 31, 2001 55.4% of the actions had been accomplished in 38.3%
of the allotted time and another 2.7% are currently in progress. The
recommended actions are tracked until complete and a re-survey is
conducted every year and a re-audit is conducted every two years.

For additional information, please contact Mr. Louis A. D'Angelo, III at
(202) 586-6080 or by email at Louis.D'Angelo@hq.doe.gov.
**Resources Available**

**From the Office of**

**Laboratory Animal Welfare**

![](media/image1.png){width="1.9277777777777778in"
height="1.2909722222222222in"}

To request an item, send email to <olaw@od.nih.gov> . Your email should
include your name, the title of the resource you want and a complete
address. We will send the resource to the address you provide.

Users may request multiple copies of the following publications. Please
specify the number of copies that you are requesting. If no quantity is
specified, we will assume that your request is for one copy.

-   PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 2002

-   What Investigators Need to Know About the Care and Use of Laboratory
    Animals, NIH Pub No. 06-6009

Users may request only one copy of the following resources:

-   Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals, 1966, NRC[^1]

-   ARENA/OLAW IACUC Guidebook, 2^nd^ Edition, 2002

-   Guidelines for the Care and Use of Mammals in Neuroscience and
    Behavorial Research, National Research Council[^2] \[hard copy or
    CD\]

-   Resource Book for the Design of Animal Exercise Protocols, 2006,
    American Physiological Society[^3]

-   Enrichment for Nonhuman Primates, 2005. Series of six books[^4].
    Single copies of the set or single copies of individual books are
    available from OLAW.

    -   Baboons, NIH Pub No. 05-5745

    -   Capuchins, NIH Pub No. 05-5746

    -   Chimpanzees, NIH Pub No. 05-5748

    -   Macaques, NIH Pub No. 05-5744

    -   Marmosets and Tamarins, NIH Pub No. 05-5747

    -   Squirrel Monkeys, NIH Pub No. 05-5749

-   Working Safely with Nonhuman Primates (CD)

-   Working with the Laboratory Dog (CD)

-   Training in Survival Rodent Surgery (CD)

[^1]: Additional copies and foreign language versions may be purchased
    from [http://www.nap.edu](http://www.nap.edu/)

[^2]: Additional copies may be purchased from
    [http://www.nap.edu](http://www.nap.edu/)

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House of Representatives ***[OR]{.underline}*** United States Senate

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**CONGRESSIONAL LETTER TO A REPRESENTATIVE'S OR SENATOR'S**

# WASHINGTON, D.C. OFFICE
Permanent fix to Medicare payment cuts

Senator Sam Brownback

July 11, 2008

449 Words

Every year, Congress must vote on legislation to restore payments to
physicians who serve Medicare patients. If Congress fails to pass the
legislation, the payments to physicians would be reduced because of a
federal law which triggers an automatic payment reduction to physicians.

Not only that, but the rates of payments are based on a woefully
outdated formula and do not adequately compensate Medicare providers.
This formula is so ineffective that it actually dissuades some Kansas
providers from accepting more Medicare patients into their practice.

This Congress, my colleagues and I passed twenty-eight annual extensions
of various "must-pass" items. However, this year, in an unprecedented
move, the Democrat majority played partisan games with the restoration
of Medicare payments to providers.

The Medicare payment system clearly needs to be updated, and ultimately,
we must ask ourselves, why isn't the formula to pay Medicare providers
permanently fixed? If not for the sake of process, then for the sake of
Kansas Medicare beneficiaries and providers, who must wait for Congress
to act year after year or face the consequence of having restricted
access to care for Medicare patients.

Congress can permanently fix this problem. The Congressional Budget
Office has said that if Congress wants to permanently fix the flawed
Medicare payment system, it will cost \$288 billion over ten-years.
Unless this amount is offset by either spending cuts or permanent tax
increases, a super-majority vote of sixty senators is required to pass
such a fix.

Here is where we come to an impasse. The Democrat majority is unwilling
to cut spending for lower-priority programs to pay for the permanent
Medicare fix; Republicans are unwilling to permanently increase taxes to
pay for the fix. Thus, we find ourselves in the current state of
affairs, and the quality of Medicare patients' health care is suffering.

Therefore, I am proposing that the Senate's spending rules to be set
aside in order that we can have an up-or-down vote, requiring a simple
majority or 51 members, on which members can vote their conscience to
permanently extend 2008 law, thereby permanently fixing the Medicare
physician payment formula.

I recognize that this would be an extraordinary move, but then, isn't it
extraordinary for Congress to leave America's seniors and their health
care providers in a state of anxiety?

We owe this much to Kansas Medicare providers who serve our seniors, so
that they will not have to wring their hands with worry every time
Congress delays action. Just as importantly, we owe it to Kansas seniors
so that they may be secure in knowing that they will have the top
quality health care available.
**CCS Supports IPCC Science**

The Center for Computational Science (CCS) at Oak Ridge National
Laboratory recently completed a major milestone in support of US climate
science. With support of the Department of Energy Offices of Biological
and Environmental Research and Advanced Scientific Computing Research,
the CCS dedicated some 384 of the 864 application processors of its IBM
p690 cluster, Cheetah, or almost 2 teraflops of peak computing capacity,
to simulations using the Community Climate System Model (CCSM). Lawrence
Buja, a software engineer at the National Center for Atmospheric
Research (NCAR), worked with CCS staff to maintain simulations across
these dedicated processors around the clock, seven days a week.

The simulations are a significant fraction of the US contribution to
climate science in support of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC). IPCC was established by the United Nations to assess and
understand climate change and its impacts, and their next major
assessment report is scheduled for 2007. IPCC bases its assessments on
published literature, and the recent CCS simulations will provide
scientific results and resulting publications needed for the next
assessment.

CCSM simulates the full global climate, including the atmosphere,
oceans, land, and sea ice. Some 1665 years of climate were simulated,
consuming over 2 million processor-hours on Cheetah, or almost 240
processor-years, over the span of about a year of real time. Though the
climate output was reduced to monthly averages, it still amounted to
over 24 trillion bytes of scientific data.

The CCS simulations address the following scientific questions.

-   How does the CCSM respond to increases in CO~2~ concentration in the
    atmosphere?

-   How well does the CCSM reproduce the historical climate?

-   What will happen to the climate if we continue to produce greenhouse
    gasses and aerosols at growing rates, assuming strong growth in
    population and energy demand and little attempt to reduce production
    rates?

-   What will happen if growth in energy and material consumption is
    minimized through strong international cooperation?

-   And finally, what will happen if the future lies somewhere between
    these two extremes?

Climatologists will now analyze the CCSM simulations to answer these
questions, and the resulting academic publications will inform the IPCC
and support the findings in the 2007 assessment.

For the CCS, attention now shifts to the next generation of CCSM
simulations, which will have higher resolution and will model additional
physical processes, including biogeochemistry and the full carbon cycle.
This next generation of simulations will target the next generation of
CCS systems, including the Cray X1 vector system and Cray XT3 massively
parallel system. Work has already begun on high-resolution atmospheric
simulations on the Cray X1, and early work on the Cray XT3 is expected
to begin this Winter.
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[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]{.underline}

April 19, 1972

[Mrs. Taylor Wins Woman-of-the-Year Award]{.underline}

Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint, today presented the first
Philadelphia Mint Woman-of --the-Year Award to Mrs. Mary Taylor,
supervisor of the janitorial staff.

Mrs. Taylor, who supervises a predominantly male staff, is responsible
for the proper maintenance of the Mint's business offices, cafeteria and
employee lounges as well as the public areas visited by over a half
million people annually.

Mrs. Taylor began her Mint career in September, 1964, as an elevator
operator at the Spring Garden Street Mint. She advanced to leader of the
custodial staff in May, 1969, prior to the official opening of the new
Mint on Independence Mall in August, 1969. During that time, and for a
considerable period thereafter, she and her staff were charged with the
maintenance of both buildings.

In recognition of her outstanding work record, initiative and devotion
to duty, Mrs. Taylor was the recipient of a superior work performance
award and two cash awards for beneficial time and money saving
suggestions before being nominated for the 1972 Woman-of-the-Year Award.

From 1949 to 1953, Mrs. Taylor served as a Staff Sergeant in the U.S.
Air Force. In her spare time, she enjoys carpentry, a trade she learned
from her father and at which she excels.

The Philadelphia Mint's Woman-of-the-Year Award was inaugurated to honor
its female employees whose outstanding service deserves special
recognition.

She must be nominated for the award by her division head and is judged
by a committee of Mint employees on job performance, leadership,
self-development, community and social service activities and other
achievements which demonstrate the impact of women in the Federal
Service.
Response of Thyroid Functional Tissue Units to

# Space-Like Radiation Fields

**Lora M. Green, Ph.D.**

Loma Linda University

*Abstract:*

The thyroid like most epithelial-based glandular tissues are a common
site of tumor development and sensitive to ionizing radiation induced
carcinogenic changes. Using thyroid as a model, especially the
well-defined normal cell line that we have characterized, provides us
the opportunity to investigate how normal tissue responds to ionizing
radiation from different sources, doses and dose rates, at multiple
levels. From "Radiation Hazards to Crews of Interplanetary Missions" a
major question raised was "Are there studies that can be conducted to
increase the confidence of extrapolation from rodents to humans of
radiation-induced genetic alterations that in turn could enhance similar
extrapolations for cancer?" We have established tissue analog produced
during growth in a low-shear bioreactor is a realistic three-dimensional
replica of the tissue being modeled. The bioreactor system provides
stable environmental controls not achievable by other methods.
Objective-Confirm and extend the characteristic pattern of radiation
modulated gene expression in rat thyroid tissue analogs using space-like
low dose/low dose rate radiation, and challenge the chronically
irradiated analogs with an acute 2Gy dose of proton radiation. We
hypothesize that a low-dose/low-dose rate "priming" exposure to
radiation will invoke a suite of cell and tissue level homeostatic
mechanisms that will be reflected by gene expression profiles and
complementary structural and functional changes in component cells and
their functional tissue units (FTU's, i.e. follicles). The principal
regulatory elements in the priming transition will be transforming
growth factor-beta (TGF-b) and protein kinase C isoforms (pkc). These
will steer other respondent genes that will be identified by microarray
expression profiling. It is expected that the transcription factor AP-1
and accessory oncogenes and cell coordinating gene products will exhibit
the most significant alterations.
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AMERICAN AIRLINES / AUGUST 2007

**DOT PET INCIDENT REPORT**

Carrier and Flight Number

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  American Airlines Flight #102

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Date and Time of the Incident

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  2 AUG 2007 at approximately 8:00 a.m. CDT

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Description of the Animal, Including Name

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  French Bulldog named Miles

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Narrative Description of Incident

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  Dog was deceased upon arrival of AA Flight #102 (HNL-DFW).

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Narrative Description of Cause of the Incident

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  Necropsy results were inconclusive. Other animals traveling in the same
  cargo hold arrived safe and healthy.

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Narrative Description of any Corrective Action Taken in Response to
Incident

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  None.

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Dear BLM,

I'm writing to submit my comments to the WORP. I strongly recommend the
no action alternative. We need to sustain the old growth forests that
remain and we must not decrease the buffers on rivers and streams. The
BLM's proposal for riparian areas is totally unexceptable. No cutting in
Stream buffers! The silting of streams will not sustain aquatic life and
will damage our drinking water.

The administration in Washington is trying to use the O&C lands to
increase the cut. Contrary to BLM's claims, the O& C act does not
mandate logging. There are many ways of creating jobs in the woods
without cutting them down. One would be to thin young stands to get
forest products. The solution is not to cut OLD Growth. It's time for
new thinking in how trees are grown and harvested.

A problem never talked about is the blow down associated with clear
cutting. We experienced that first hand with our neighbors
\"harvesting\" their forest. A problem that will be increasing with
global warming is water flow under the soil surface. The soil in a clear
cut will dry up and may impact and kill trees standing in neighboring
stands. I've seen it happen!

The NW Forest plan provides the absolute minimum protection to the
creatures living in the forest. The judge that opened the forests back
up by approving this forest compromise plan said so -- the minimum! The
trees are cleaning our air and helping to forestall global warming.
Let's not make the problem worse.

I strongly recommend the no action alternative.

Thank You Karen Perkins
**STATEMENT OF**

**COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS**

Re: *Local Telephone Competition and Broadband Reporting*, Report and
Order

(WC Docket No. 04-141)

I am pleased to support this item which will significantly help to
modernize the Commission's broadband data-gathering program. Better data
is the starting point for better decision-making.

Today we at last move away from our passé 200 kbps benchmark for
broadband. I have advocated for some time now that we update this
standard. By dividing broadband services into speed tiers, we will have
data more in line with the speeds available to end-users in our
industrialized counterparts. This should help us better understand how
we stack up against other countries, particularly the dozen which are
ahead of ours in broadband penetration. I also am pleased that we update
the technology categories on Form 477. This effort will enhance our
grasp of the full scope of intermodal competition. Still, I am
disappointed that we continue to limit our data collection to cursory
zip code information. I hope as we move forward in this process, we will
not make the hasty assumption that a single customer in any zip code
means that broadband is available throughout. But the net result of
today's Order is clear: we will have a better picture of the state of
local competition and broadband competition in this country, and a
better foundation on which to build good communications policy.