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WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY AT&T SOUTHEAST

**Report No. NCD-1456 July 20, 2007**

Re: NETWORK CHANGE NOTICE RECEIVED

AT&T Southeast (formerly BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc.), an
incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed notice that public
notice of network change has been provided through its publicly
accessible Internet site. Specific network change information can be
obtained on the Internet at:

[**http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/alerts_and_notifications**](http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/)

The incumbent LEC\'s notice refers to the change shown below:

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  **Number**              **Type of Change**      **Location of Change**

  20070034                Replace Copper          Pickens, SC
                          Facilities with Fiber   
                          Optic Cable and Digital 
                          Loop Carrier Systems    
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

The network change identified herein shall not be implemented within six
months of the date it was filed with the Commission. *See* 47 C.F.R. §
51.331.

Incumbent LEC contact:

Steven D. Long

Assistant Manager - Federal Regulatory

AT&T Services Inc.

1120 - 20th Street, N.W.

Suite 1000

Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: (202) 457-2047

The original filing is available for inspection and copying at the FCC
Public Reference Room, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Suite CY‑A257,
Washington, D.C. 20554.

For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
(voice), or
[**carmell.weathers@fcc.gov**](mailto:carmell.weathers@fcc.gov) (email),
of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY
number is (202) 418-0484.

**-FCC-**
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**Single Company Promotion Questionnaire - Italy**

Please complete this questionnaire and fax or e-mail it to the Trade
Specialist in charge of your Single Company Promotion at:
011-39-06-4674-2113 or
[rome.office.box@mail.doc.gov](mailto:bangkok.office.box@mail.doc.gov).

***Please provide your U.S. Mailing Address:***

1.  Company:

Address:

City, State, Zip

Name:

Title:

Tel: Fax:

E-mail:

Website:

2.  Date(s) of Single Company Promotion:

3.  Type of event: technical seminar product/ service launch business
    meeting

4.  Please provide more details about event, including objectives and
    information on target audience:

5.  Does your company have a distributor in the Italian market? Yes No

6.  If so, please provide the name of your distributor and his role in
    staging this promotion:

### Product Information

7.  What is your product or service? Please describe it briefly.

***NOTE: Your product must be at least 51% U.S. content to qualify for
this service.***

9\. Who are the end-users of your product/service?

10\. How is your product typically distributed and marketed in the U.S.
and in other countries?

11\. What types of firms or individuals do you suggest we contact for
your promotional event. Please provide a brief profile of the types of
company you\'d like to have in your audience, such as company size, line
of business, degree of specialization and relevance to your product or
service, etc.

12\. Have you staged such an event in any other markets? If so, please
give us your insights on what made that event successful.

Thank you for providing this information.
**Department of Energy Performance Management System Review**

**of the BTeV Project**

**November 4-5, 2004**

**PARTICIPANT CONTACT INFORMATION**

**Frank Gines**

US Department of Energy

Argonne Area Office

Building 201

9700 South Cass Avenue

Argonne, Illinois 60439

630-252-4182

[Frank.Gines@ch.doe.gov](mailto:aronsons@bnl.gov)

**Ron Lutha**

U.S. Department of Energy

Fermi Site Office

P.O. Box 2000

Batavia, Illinois 60510

630-840-8130

<Ronald.Lutha@ch.doe.gov>

**Ann Nestander**

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

P.O. Box 500 -- MS 220

Batavia, Illinois 60510

630-840-8724

<annnest@fnal.gov>

**Paul Philp**

U.S. Department of Energy

Fermi Site Office

P.O. Box 2000

Batavia, Illinois 60510

630-840-4481

<Paul.Philp@ch.doe.gov>

**Gregory Pitonak**

MS36 C-Site B292

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

P.O. Box 451

Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0451

609-243-3713

<gpitonak@pppl.gov>

# 

# Ron Strykowsky

MS40 C-Site B342

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

P.O. Box 451

Princeton, New Jersey 08543-0451

609-243-2674

<rstrykowsky@pppl.gov>

**Department of Energy Performance Management System Review**

**of the BTeV Project**

**November 4-5, 2004**

**REVIEWER WRITING ASSIGNMENTS**

1\. Organization Greg Pitonak

2\. Planning, Scheduling, Budgeting Ron Strykowsky

3\. Accounting Ann Nestander

4\. Analysis and Management Frank Gines

5\. Revisions and Data Management Greg Pitonak/Ron Strykowsky
# 2009 National Institutes of Health Special Salary Table #N-20

## Health Physicist, GS-1306

## Geographic Location: Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

### Annual Rates by Grade and Step 

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  **Grade**   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Within
              1**      2**      3**      4**      5**      6**      7**      8**      9**      10**     Grade
                                                                                                        Amounts**

  **5**       43,244   44,145   45,046   45,947   46,848   47,749   48,650   49,551   50,452   51,353   901

  **7**       49,101   50,217   51,333   52,449   53,565   54,681   55,797   56,913   58,029   59,145   1,116

  **9**       57,329   58,694   60,059   61,424   62,789   64,154   65,519   66,884   68,249   69,614   1,365

  **11**      66,054   67,705   69,356   71,007   72,658   74,309   75,960   77,611   79,262   80,913   1,651
  ----------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -----------

Incorporating a 2.90% General Schedule Increase

This salary table supersedes Table #N-20 dated 01/06/2008.

Effective date: January 4, 2009

Rev: 12/30/08
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Orientation Fact Sheet

HSL-NH/VT

Health Science Libraries of New Hampshire/Vermont is a bi-state
organization. It is comprised of community hospital libraries and small
college libraries and includes two resource libraries, Dana Biomedical
Libraries at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and the Dana
Medical Library at the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont.

The purpose of the organization HSL-NH/VT is to promote understanding of
the health sciences librarian's role in information management and
patient care, to encourage cooperation and resource sharing among
association members and other libraries, and to provide a forum for new
ideas related to, and opportunities for continuing education in health
science librarianship.

The organization further consists of smaller "consortial" groups which
meet in geographical areas of each state on a more or less regular
basis.

The HSL is currently operating under an organizational structure
consisting of four committees, with each committee having a Coordinator.
The four committees, the current coordinators, and their contact
information are listed below:

[Administrative Committee\
]{.underline}Marion Allen, Coordinator

New Hampshire Hospital

36 Clinton Street

Concord, NH 03301

Phone 603-271-5420

<mallen@dhhs.state.nh.us>

[Communications Committee]{.underline}

Sheila Hayes, Coordinator

Portsmouth Regional Hospital

333 Borthwick Avenue

Portsmouth, NH 03802-7004

Phone 603 443-4094

<Sheila.hayes@hcahealthcare.com>

Website Administrator: Maureen Dunn, Concord Hospital, <mpdunn@crhc.org>

Listserv Administrator: Alice Gorski-Reed, Exeter Hospital,
areed@chr.org

[Finance Committee]{.underline}

Claire LaForce, Coordinator

Rutland Regional Medical Center

160 Allen Street

Rutland, VT 05701

Phone 802 747-3777

<claforce@rrmc.org>

> Membership: Karen Lambert, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover, NH,
> <MLKL@wdhospital.com>
>
> Treasurer: Karen Matthews, National Center for PTSD, VA Medical Center
> -- White River Junction, VT., <Karen.matthews@dartmouth.edu>

[Program & Education Committee]{.underline}

Nancy Bianchi (for Spring 2006 meeting only)

Dana Medical Library

University of Vermont

89 Beaumont Avenue

Burlington, VT. 05405

Phone 802 656-4371

<Nancy.bianchi@uvm.edu>

A complete membership list as well as the By-Laws of the organization is
available at our website: <http://library.umassmed.edu/hslnhvt/>
[GHM-0004 (Index
3.400)](http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/hudclips/lops/GHM-0004LOPS.doc)

Overpayment of Claims

Legal Opinion: GHM-0080

Index: 3.400

Subject: Overpayment of Claims

April 19, 1993

MEMORANDUM FOR: Gary G. Zimmerman, Chief, Multifamily Claims

Branch, HFMMC

FROM: Donald A. Franck, Chief Attorney, Loan Management and

Property Disposition Section, GHM

SUBJECT: Overpayment of Claim to GNMA

(GHM:L-1609)

This memorandum is in response to your May 5, 1992 memorandum

asking whether it was appropriate to request GNMA to return funds

that were overpaid in settlement of an insurance claim. It was

appropriate for your office to request GNMA to return funds that

were overpaid.

The facts as I understand them are that the mortgagor made a

partial mortgage payment to DRG Funding, Inc. (\"DRG\") prior to the

date of election to assign the mortgage. DRG defaulted and GNMA

took over its portfolio. When GNMA\'s servicer submitted the claim

for insurance, the partial mortgage payment was not reflected on

DRG\'s ledger or in the fiscal data. Your office paid the claim

without knowledge of the partial mortgage payment. Once you were

notified of the payment and provided acceptable proof that the

payment was made, you adjusted the final settlement of the claim

to reflect the payment. The result of adjusting the claim to

reflect the partial payment was that the claim had been overpaid.

You notified GNMA of the overpayment and they remitted the funds

to your office.

It was appropriate for your office to request GNMA to return

the funds that were overpaid. This is the normal practice when a

mortgagee does not reflect mortgage payments in their financial

information submitted for an insurance claim. This practice is

not different simply because the mortgagee is GNMA. You were

correct to request the return of the overpaid funds.
Preservation Note 13

Preservation Program Functions: Construction Phase

General Requirements

October-91

Special Procedures-01350

The Preservation Program (WPL) provides technical support for the
following construction phase activities:

1\. Review of Shop Drawings

Example: South Agriculture Building - Review of elevator cab shop
drawings for replication original design

2\. Protection of Historic Materials During Construction

Example: Rockville Post Office - Review of method for protecting murals
during sprinkler installation

3\. Review of Sample Submittals

New materials in historic spaces

Example: Department of Interior Building - Review of new elevator\'s
bronze hardware finishes to ensure they match original

Replacement materials for repair of historic surfaces

Example: Benjamin Franklin Postal Station, Ariel Rios Building - Review
of marble dutchmen to match color and veining of existing marble
flooring

Example: Department of Commerce Roof - Review of new replicate tile for
replacement missing roof tiles

Execution of Specialized Skills

Example: Department of State Building - Review of application of
oxidized bronze finish match original elevator hardware finish

Example: National Archives Building - Review of raking and repainting of
mortar joint assure no damage to stone and matching of original mortar
joint profile, color, texture

Example: Pension Building - Review of mural cleaning procedure to assure
uniformity cleaning and no damage to original paint materials

4\. Resolution of Unforeseen Conditions

Example: Potomac Annex - Rerouting of sprinkler piping to avoid hidden
structural members while avoiding ornament

Example: Pension Building - Development of alternative (Less
destructive) removal technique for patched encaustic tile flooring to be
replaced in building restoration

5\. Modification of Original Design

Example: National Archives Building - Substitute of alterative piping
design for Reading Room due to insufficient ceiling clearance

6\. Evaluation of Substitute Contractor\'s Competency

Examples: None yet. This could occur as a result of specialist
Contractor\'s insolvency or incompetence once contract awarded

7\. Protection and Salvage of Historic Materials During Emergencies

Example: Central Office Building - salvage of ornamental hardware from
windows damaged/removed due to fire an Administrator\'s Suite
**[Experimental Envelope for the SBC 19BM Facility]{.underline}**

The commissioning envelope described below does not define the limits of
the beamline capabilities but describes conditions for crystallographic
experiments conducted successfully at the beamline.

**Sample characteristics**

-   Crystals of macromolecules known to diffract (10 - 500 kDa/AU)

-   Unit cell dimension: longest ≤ 350 Å

-   Number of heavy atom sites validated

-   Anomalous scatterers within the beamline energy limits (results
    demonstrated for Se, Co, Fe, Pt, Hg, S, currently maximum number of
    sites -- 12/A.U.)

-   Crystal size: 0.075 mm or larger

-   Cryofreezing protocol established

-   Mosaicity ≤ 2˚

**Sample preparation capabilities**

-   Crystallization facility at the SBC available (special arrangements
    on request)

-   On-site sample freezing in liquid nitrogen, nitrogen cold stream, or
    liquid propane

-   Cold room available (4˚ C)

-   Wet lab and modest lab equipment available (users bring their own
    chemicals or arrange for shipment to ANL)

**X-ray beam characteristics 19BM**

-   Energy: 6.0 -- 13.5 keV (special arrangements request)

-   Energy band width: 2.5 x 10E^-^4

-   Flux: (max. 2.8 x 10^11^ x-ray Ph/sec/mm^2^)

-   Beamstop -- 1 mm, designed for MAD phasing to limit fluorescence
    interference

**Data acquisition conditions**

-   Exposure: 1 - 60 sec per frame

-   Sample temperature: ≥ 94 K (Oxford)

-   Detector-sample distance: ≥ 125 - ≤ 350 mm

-   Detector 2 theta angle: -5˚ - +38˚

-   Detector offset: Special request

-   Kappa goniostat operational (motor-driven phi rotation and
    z-translation, manual x- and y-translation)

-   Omega angle: ± 120˚ continuous scan range

-   Omega angle drive rate: ≤ 10˚/sec

-   Oscillation angle: fine or wide slicing (0.1 - 4.0^o^)

-   Mounting pin type: Yale, Harvard, Hampton, (special arrangements on
    request)

-   MAD experiments: presently with operator assistance

**Special instrumentation**

-   ***Fluorescence detectors and X-ray area detector***

-   See link (<http://www.sbc.anl.gov/Facilities/bmhardware.html>)

**Data processing and management**

-   See link (<http://www.sbc.anl.gov/userprogram/datamgmt.html>)

User support: day one: full support 9 am to 9 pm, subsequent days: full
support during regular hours; weekends and off-hour support only by
special arrangement
Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Improve Language
Rehabilitation

***Tim Conway, Ph.D.***

*Research Health Scientist, Brain Rehabilitation Research Center of
Excellence*

*North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System*

Dr Conway is a neuropsychologist who uses magnetic resonance imaging
(fMRI) to measure activity patterns in the brain during language tasks
such as reading or speech.

This research furthers neuropsychological models of normal language
functions and impaired language functions. The focus of his research is
the use of fMRI to measure the impact of a brain injury, such as a
stroke, on language functions, such as reading. Also, he compares images
of the brain taken while speaking before and after rehabilitation to
measure changes in brain activity caused by the rehabilitation.
Developing advanced neuropsychological models of normal language
function and impared language function contributes to improved diagnosis
and more effective treatments.

Specific goals of his work are: (1) to demonstrate the reliable use of
repeated fMRI of language in adults with impared language function, (2)
to determine what factors may influence the reliability of repeated fMRI
of language in language-impared adults, (3) to improve the diagnosis and
rehabilitation of acquired language disorders such as impairments in
speech (aphasia), reading (alexia) and spelling (agraphia).
![](media/image1.wmf)**EX-IM BANK SUPPORTS GEBZE, ADAPAZARI AND IZMIR
POWER PROJECTS IN TURKEY**

-   Ex-Im Bank approved a total of \$860 million in financing to support
    the export of U.S. equipment and services to build three power
    plants in Turkey -- the **Gebze, Adapazari, and Izmir** electricity
    generation projects. Together the three projects will provide Turkey
    with an additional 17% of power capacity and provide the lowest cost
    electricity available in Turkey, while helping to sustain U.S. jobs.

-   The primary U.S. exporters are **Bechtel Power Corp.** and **General
    Electric Co.** The project sponsors are InterGen, Boston, MA, owned
    by Bechtel Enterprises Inc. and Shell Generating Ltd.; and Enka
    Insaat ve Sanayi A.S., one of the largest construction companies in
    Turkey. The transactions are limited recourse project financings in
    which repayment comes from project revenues.

-   The Ex-Im Bank financing consists of:

    \-- a \$334 million long-term guarantee to finance U.S. exports to
    the Gebze Electricity Generation project company for the design,
    procurement, construction and ownership of a 1554-megawatt gas-fired
    combined-cycle power plant located in Adapazari about 100 miles east
    of Istanbul.

    \-- a \$189 million long-term guarantee to finance U.S. exports for
    the Adapazari Electricity Generation project company for design,
    procurement, construction and ownership of a 777-megawatt gas-fired
    combined cycle power plant in Adapazari.

    \-- a \$337 million long-term guarantee to finance U.S. exports to
    the Izmir Electricity Generation project company for design,
    procureent, construction and ownership of a 1523-megawatt gas-fired
    combined cycle power plant located about 30 miles north of Izmir.

-   The financing covers both the construction and operating periods of
    the projects, a first for Ex-Im Bank in Turkey. The plants are being
    constructed under the build-own-operate (BOO) model for private
    power development.

-   The U.S. Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) is providing
    direct loans for the three projects and Germany's and Belgium's
    official export credit agencies are providing comprehensive
    insurance.

-   Bechtel and Enka, owners of the project companies, are jointly
    responsible for the construction of the projects under engineering
    and procurement contracts. Ex-Im Bank will provide comprehensive
    guarantees throughout the projects' construction and operation
    periods, with an option for an Ex-Im Bank loan after completion.

-   The Ex-Im Bank financing will cover procurement of U.S. goods and
    services, interest during construction, and eligible local costs.
    ABN Amro, Chicago, is the guaranteed lender.

-   Ex-Im Bank is an independent U.S. government agency that helps
    finance the sale of U.S. exports primarily to emerging markets
    throughout the world, by providing loans, guarantees, and insurance.
    Ex-Im Bank supported \$15.5 billion in U.S. exports in fiscal year
    2000.

    EBD-P-08 May 2001
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<td colspan="7"><p><strong>1. Review Type</strong></p>
<p>xxxxx Technical Review</p></td>
<td colspan="4"><strong>2. RFA No.</strong></td>
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450-Forms-02 (05/00)\
Original
Petitioner: Richard McDole, Director of Operations

> SkyLink Express Inc.
>
> 300-1027 Yonge Street
>
> Toronto, ON M4W 2K9
>
> Canada
>
> Phone (416) 925-4530
>
> Fax (416) 925-2975
>
> E-mail <rmcdole@skylinkexpress.com>

Exemption: Title 14 CFR 129.11(a) (EGPWS requirements)

Extent: We are a Canadian all-cargo air carrier operating turbine
aircraft weighing over 5700 kg. We hereby request exemption from the
ICAO requirement for EGPWS on turbine aircraft over 5700 kg when
operated with fewer than 6 passengers. We seek this relief because EGPWS
is not a requirement for turbine aircraft operated in the US under part
135 when fewer than 6 passengers are carried. Similarly, EGPWS is not a
requirement for turbine aircraft operated in Canada when fewer than 6
passengers are carried (nor is it proposed to be).

Public Interest: Granting of this exemption will allow resumption of air
cargo services between US and Canada for US and Canadian clients and
facilitate the transportation of documents and packages in a more timely
and cost-effective manner.

Safety: EGPWS is not a requirement for turbine aircraft operated in the
US under part 135 when fewer than 6 passengers are carried. Applying the
same standards to Canadian aircraft operating into the US would,
therefore, continue to provide the same level of safety that is required
of US carriers.

Reciprocity: US carriers operating turbine aircraft over 5700 kg and
carrying fewer than 6 passengers are currently allowed to operate flight
into Canada under authority of Transport Canada-issued operations
specifications.

Summary: SkyLink Express Inc. seeks an exemption from the requirement
under 14 CFR 129.11(a) to have EGPWS installed on aircraft over 5700 kg
when carrying fewer than 6 passengers. The company wishes to operate
all-cargo B1900 aircraft not equipped with EGPWS on flights between
points in the US and points in Canada. Similar aircraft operated under
part 135 are not required to have this equipment. Canadian carriers
operating similar aircraft in Canada are not required to be equipped
with EGPWS. At present, US operators of similar aircraft are permitted
to operate between points in Canada and points in US without EGPWS.
**EBRD -- Russia - JSC RusHydro Modernisation Loan**

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has
announced the following procurement opportunity:

INVITATION FOR TENDERS

This Invitation for Tenders follows the General Procurement Notice for
this project which was published in Procurement Opportunities dated
February 13, 2009.

### PROJECT DESCRIPTION

**5901-GPN-36725**

**Russian Federation**

**JSC RusHydro Modernisation Loan**

**\
General Procurement Notice**

This notice updates the General Procurement Notice published on the EBRD
web site on 11 July 2006.\
JSC RusHydro, the company managing major part of hydro generation
facilities in the Russian Federation, applied to the European Bank for
Reconstruction and Development, London, United Kingdom (EBRD) for the
financing of the rehabilitation of the hydro power stations of the
10,000 MW Volga-Kama hydro cascade.\
The proposed project has a total estimated cost of around 6.3 billion
Roubles (190 Euro million), proposed to be financed by the EBRD, and
will require the procurement of the following goods and works:\
a) supply and replacement of hydraulic units and water turbines at
Volzhskaya HPP, Zhigulevskaya HPP, Kamskaya HPP, Cascade of VV HPPs,
Saratovskaya HPP.\
b) reconstruction of outdoor switchgears at Volzhkaya HPP, Votkinskaya
HPP.\
Procurement of goods and services listed above will be carried out
following the results of open tender processes.\
Procurement will follow the Bank's Procurement Policies and Rules (PP&R)
for Public Sector Projects. Design, methodology and procedures of
Testing of Equipment, Operational Schemes and Constructive details of
equipment should fully comply with GOST Norms (last edition) or in case
of GOST Norms absence any equivalent international standard.\
Pre-qualification for above mentioned Projects will be conducted through
prequalification procedure specified in the Bank Guidelines.
Prequalification will be announced in due time.\
Contracts to be financed with the proceeds of a loan from the EBRD will
be subject to its Procurement Policies and Rules and will be open to
firms from any country. The proceeds of the EBRD\'s loan will not be
used for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any
import of goods, if such payment or import is prohibited by a decision
of the United Nations Security Council taken under Chapter VII of the
Charter of the United Nations or under a law or official regulation of
the purchaser\'s country.\
For any additional information you may contact:

**Nikitin Alexey\
Head of Repairing and Organizing and Supervision Department,**

**Reequipment and Reconstruction Technologies, OJS RusHydro**

**Tel. + 7 495 225-32-32\
Fax. + 7 495 225-37-37\
e-mail: NikitinAV@gidroogk.ru**
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>
> ![](media/image2.png){width="3.3375in"
> height="2.402083333333333in"}Deer and on the airfield pose an
> immediate
>
> risk to aviation safety. Although considerable
>
> resources have been placed on controlling the
>
> presence of deer on airports over the last few
>
> years, specifically through the installation of
>
> wildlife fencing, wildlife hazard assessments,
>
> and subsequent development of wildlife hazard
>
> management plans, much work is still needed.
>
> USDA Wildlife Services reported that approximately
>
> 40 deer related incidents were added to the
>
> national Wildlife Strike Database in fiscal year
>
> 2005\.
>
> As you are aware, 14 CFR Part 139.337 (a) states that a certificate
> holder, in accordance with it's Airport Certification Manual (ACM),
> and the requirements of the section, must take immediate action to
> alleviate wildlife hazards whenever they are detected.
>
> We must stress that harassment techniques are not a solution to the
> problem of deer on the airfield, especially those airports with deer
> fencing already in place. The removal of deer through lethal measures
> is needed in many instances to alleviate the hazard and provide the
> safest environment possible for aircraft operations. The airport must
> obtain current permits and establish local procedures whenever lethal
> measures are used for deer population management. We encourage you to
> coordinate with USDA, Wildlife Services. Please contact the State
> Director, Wildlife Services, for the latest wildlife research and
> information. [Click
> here](../../../../../../../../agl600ro/Share/FAA_Home/arp/AGL/pub_cert/06-01a.doc)
> for the current USDA Wildlife Services State Directors for the Great
> Lakes Region.
>
> [![FAA Great Lakes Region - Airport Certification
> Staff](media/image3.wmf){width="0.4200787401574803in"
> height="0.22362204724409449in"}![FAA Great Lakes Region - Airport
> Certification Staff](media/image4.wmf){width="0.3161417322834646in"
> height="0.2681102362204724in"}](http://www.faa.gov/arp/agl/)Also, some
> airports have reported problems in obtaining depredation permits.
> Please contact your airport certification safety inspector and report
> any issues. We will assist you with your efforts.
Poster Presentation 1A-24

**Detection of Sterol, Stanol, Lipid and Carbohydrate Components in Corn
Fiber Products. ^13^C and ^1^H NMR and Chromatographic Methods**

> [James A. Franz^1^,]{.underline} Mikhail S. Alnajjar^1^, Rick J.
> Orth^1^, Todd M.Werpy^1^, Andrew Schmidt^1^, Danielle S. Muzatko^1^,
> Nicole M. Stair^1^, Charles A. Abbas^2^, Kyle E. Beery^2^,
>
> Anne R. Rammelsberg^2^, Rene J. Shunk^3^, Nathan Danielson^3^, G.
> David Mendenhall^4^
>
> ^1^Pacific Northwest National Laboratory,
>
> 902 Battelle Blvd. -- MS K2-57, Richland, WA 99352
>
> Phone: 509-375-2967; Fax: 509-375-6660; E-mail: <james.franz@pnl.gov>
>
> ^2^Archer Daniels Midland Company, Decatur, IL 62521-1656
>
> ^3^National Corn Growers Association, St. Louis, MO 63141-6397
>
> ^4^Northern Resources, Inc.

48540 1^st^ Street, P.O. Box 228, Dollar Bay, MI 49922

Oil extracted from residual corn fiber produced from wet milling
contains a variety of high value nutraceutical components. In this work,
a variety of authentic sterol and stanol ferulate and coumarate esters
and fatty acid sterol esters were synthesized to allow characterization
of categories of the high value components by NMR and chromatographic
techniques. Diagnostic ^13^C NMR resonances were identified for
characterization of free sterol, free stanol, and sterol/stanol ferulate
, coumarate, and fatty acid esters by ^13^C and ^1^H NMR spectroscopy in
the raw oil, e.g., in the presence of a substantial excess of
trigycerides, diglycerides, and other components. Total ferulate content
is conveniently measured by observation of aromatic resonances of the
ferulate function. The distribution of sterols and stanols in the free
form, or as ferulate, fatty acid, or coumarate esters is determined by
measuring distinct aliphatic C-O carbons of the sterol ring. Total
individual sterol and stanol yields are measured by saponification and
^13^C NMR and by derivatization-gas chromatographic analysis. The
detection of tocopherols and related substances was also examined by NMR
and liquid chromatography methods. Results of examination of a series of
oil extracts will be presented, along with details of spectroscopic
characterization of the sterol, stanol, and tocopherol products.
![](media/image1.jpeg){width="6.371527777777778in"
height="0.9909722222222223in"}

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

> November 8, 2001

# VA Unveils Plans for National Museum Honoring Veterans

> WASHINGTON -- Plans for a museum dedicated to America\'s veterans and
> their accomplishments were unveiled today at a reception in the
> nation\'s capital hosted by the museum\'s chief proponent, the United
> States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
>
> > \" Our nation\'s veterans have made tremendous contributions to our
> > country and its history,\" said Secretary of Veterans Affairs
> > Anthony J. Principi. \"This new museum will tell that story to
> > generations of Americans, both born and not yet born.\"
>
> The National Veterans Museum, to be located in the District of
> Columbia at VA\'s headquarters building at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,
> will tell a story of homecoming: the universal experience shared by
> every soldier returning from very war, and the challenges they face as
> they return to family, friends, and community.
>
> Exhibits will discuss the impact on American society of such seminal
> events as the Bonus Army of 1932 and the G.I. Bill of 1944. Other
> exhibits will explain the role of the Department of Veterans Affairs
> and its missions, and the many innovations for which VA employees are
> responsible.
>
> In remarks at the reception, attended by members of Congress and
> leaders of America\'s veterans service organizations, Principi
> expressed his hope that the new museum will be \"world-class\" in
> scope and design. He vowed to create an institution where veterans and
> their families can feel at home while in the Nation\'s capital, and
> where they can reconnect with old friends and comrades.
>
> Principi also plans to link the museum with the Capital\'s great
> veterans memorials, including the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; the
> Korean Veterans Memorial; the Women in Military Service to America
> Memorial; and the World War II Memorial, which is currently under
> construction.
>
> **- More -**

####### New Veterans Museum - 2

> He proposes interactive learning areas for visitors, and places set
> aside for lecture and discussion. His \"highest priority,\" however,
> is to create a site for students of all ages to visit, along with
> their parents and teachers.
>
> VA noted that a timetable has not yet been prepared for construction
> of the museum, but that a contractor, Lord Cultural Resources Planning
> and Management, Inc., has been retained to assist in museum planning.
>
> The Department of Veterans Affairs has responsibility for providing
> federal benefits to America\'s 25.5 million living veterans and their
> dependents. VA is the second largest of the 14 cabinet departments,
> and operates nationwide programs of health care, financial assistance,
> and national cemeteries.
>
> \# \# \#
**Three Dimensional Imaging of Precambrian Microfossils using the
Confocal Laser Scanning Microscope**

Abhishek B. Tripathi

*Department of Earth & Space Sciences,*

*Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life (Institute of
Geophysics & Planetary Physics)*

*University of California, Los Angeles*

*CSEOL - Geology Building - UCLA*

*Los Angeles, California 90095-1567*

*USA*

[*tripathi@ess.ucla.edu*](mailto:tripathi@ess.ucla.edu)

J. William Schopf

*Department of Earth & Space Sciences,*

*Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life (Institute of
Geophysics & Planetary Physics), Molecular Biology Institute, and NASA
Astrobiology Institute*

*University of California, Los Angeles*

*CSEOL - Geology Building - UCLA*

*Los Angeles, California 90095-1567*

*USA*

Anatoliy B. Kudryavtsev

*Center for the Study of Evolution and the Origin of Life (Institute of
Geophysics & Planetary Physics), and NASA Astrobiology Institute*

*University of California, Los Angeles*

*CSEOL - Geology Building - UCLA*

*Los Angeles, California 90095-1567*

*USA*

Only recently utilized in Precambrian paleobiology, the Confocal Laser
Scanning Microscope (CLSM) is providing promising results in examining
ancient fossil assemblages of varying geochemical alteration. Using the
fluorescence emission from the laser excited polycyclic aromatic
hydrocarbons in the kerogen that comprises permineralized (petrified)
Precambrian microbes, three-dimensional images of microfossils within
rock thin section can be obtained. When used on petrologically
appropriate samples, the CLSM allows one to more accurately characterize
the morphology of *bona fide* microfossils than that achievable using
traditional transmitted light microscopy. For this reason, it can also
be helpful in establishing the biogenicity of microfossil-like objects
of uncertain biologic origin. Here we present images and analysis from a
suite of Precambrian-age specimens that demonstrate the advantages and
some limitations of the CLSM.
![](media/image1.png){width="0.3770833333333333in"
height="0.2965277777777778in"} **Department of Veterans Affairs**

***Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve - Chapter 106***

**What is the Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve ?**

> The Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve is an education program that
> provides up to 36 months of benefits to members of the Selected
> Reserve. This includes the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and
> Coast Guard Reserves, as well as the Army National Guard and the Air
> Guard. It is the first program that doesn\'t require a person to serve
> on active duty in the regular Armed Forces to qualify.
>
> An eligible reservist may get education benefits while in a program
> approved for VA training. For information about the types of training
> available, call the toll-free number below.

**Who is Eligible ?**

> ***You may be an eligible reservist or National Guard member if:***
>
> after 6/30/85, you signed a six-year obligation to serve in the
> Selected Reserve, ***AND***
>
> you completed your Initial Active Duty for Training (IADT), ***AND***
>
> you got your High School Diploma or GED before you completed your
> IADT, ***AND***
>
> you are in good standing in a drilling Selected Reserve unit
>
> If you stay in the Selected Reserves, benefits generally end 10 years
> from the date you become eligible for the program. You may have longer
> if you couldn\'t train because of a service-related disability.
>
> Your eligibility generally ends when you leave the Selected Reserves.

**How Much Does VA Pay ?**

> The monthly benefit paid to you is based on the type of training
> you\'re in. If you\'re attending school, your payment is based on your
> training time. The full-time rate for College training is \$297 per
> month.

**How Can You Apply ?**

> Your unit will give you a Notice of Basic Eligibility (DD Form 2384 or
> 2384-1) when you become eligible. When you find a program approved for
> VA training, fill out VA Form 22-1990, Application for Education
> Benefits. Send it to the VA regional office that serves the state
> where you will train. *You can also apply on line through our website
> at* **<http://vabenefits.vba.va.gov/vonapp>*.***

#### Related Benefits

> Work-Study Program Tutorial Assistance
>
> Educational and Vocational Counseling

# 

# For More Information Call Toll-Free 1-888-GIBILL-1 (1-888-442-4551)

# Or Visit Our Web Site At [http://www.gibill.va.gov](http://www.gibill.va.gov/)

Compensation and Pension Service -- December 2005
**§3.652 Periodic certification of continued eligibility.**

Except as otherwise provided:

\(a\) Individuals to whom benefits are being paid are required to
certify, when requested, that any or all of the eligibility factors
which established entitlement to the benefit being paid continue to
exist. The beneficiary will be advised at the time of the request that
the certification must be furnished within 60 days from the date of the
request therefor and that failure to do so will result in the reduction
or termination of benefits.

\(1\) If the certification is not received within 60 days from the date
of the request, the eligibility factor(s) for which certification was
requested will be considered to have ceased to exist as of the end of
the month in which it was last shown by the evidence of record to have
existed. For purposes of this paragraph, the effective date of reduction
or termination of benefits will be in accordance with §§3.500 through
3.504 as in effect on the date the eligibility factor(s) is considered
to have ceased to exist. The claimant will be advised of the proposed
reduction or termination of benefits and the date the proposed action
will be effective. An additional 60 days from the date of notice of the
proposed action will be provided for the claimant to respond.

\(2\) If the certification is not received within the additional 60 day
period, the proposed reduction or termination of benefits will be put
into effect.

\(b\) When the required certification is received, benefits will be
adjusted, if necessary, in accordance with the facts found. (Authority:
38 U.S.C. 501(a))

\[52 FR 43063, Nov. 9, 1987\]

**Cross references:** Employment Questionnaire, failure to return. See
§3.501(f). Income and Net Worth Questionnaires. See §3.661.
**Discover Valuable Information about the Swiss Market**

If your company's export strategy includes entry or expansion in Europe,
consider Switzerland, the fastest growing market in Europe for U.S.
exports and an epicenter for European and global competition.

-   Switzerland has a strong, growing economy, and its population of 7.5
    million is affluent and cosmopolitan.

-   Market demand is strong for a wide range of U.S. exports,
    particularly for high-quality products with competitive prices.

-   U.S. exporters are benefiting from the strong Swiss franc, giving
    U.S. products a strong competitive advantage.

-   Switzerland has a highly automated manufacturing sector, a
    commitment to Research and Development, and one of the world's
    highest IT spending rates per capita.

-   A strong high tech orientation makes it an ideal test market for
    U.S. exporters of advanced technologies.

The country's multi-lingual, multi-cultural orientation also makes it an
ideal platform from which to launch products into Europe. Switzerland
should not be overlooked as it can be a highly lucrative market for U.S.
exporters

**Question and Answer Session**

CS Switzerland SCO Julie Snyder will present a general market overview,
tips for successful market entry and several examples of how U.S.
exporters have succeeded in Switzerland. CS Switzerland Commercial
Specialists Sandor Galambos, Elisabeth Mbitha-Schmid and Maria Pamich
will make presentations on a number of best prospect market segments,
including automotive, aviation, energy/ power, information &
communication technologies, laboratory/scientific equipment, medical
technologies, and safety & security equipment.

**Who Should Attend?**

International export managers, business owners as well as sales
managers.

**Is there a cost to view this webinar and how do I participate?**

Yes, the cost is \$35. To register, [**click
here**](https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=8Q2O)
or paste the following into your web browser:
<https://emenuapps.ita.doc.gov/ePublic/newWebinarRegistration.jsp?SmartCode=8Q2O>
Table 7.2. Fires (km^2^) on or adjacent to lands managed by the U.S.
Bureau of Land Management from 1997 through 2002 (U.S. Bureau of Land
Management, Public Land Statistics 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002).
Force account protection.

  ------------ ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------ -------- ------ --------
               2000            2001             2000             1999             1998            1997   

               BLM    nonBLM   BLM     nonBLM   BLM     nonBLM   BLM     nonBLM   BLM    nonBLM   BLM    nonBLM

  Arizona      33     0        8       2        4       \<1      92      6        8      \<1      6      0

  California   88     97       30      7        34      11       81      96       17     30       98     554

  Colorado     26     24       1       \<1      1       4        34      7        9      1        1      \<1

  Idaho        127    85       323     178      1146    460      1265    127      87     70       118    65

  Montana      3      6        \<1     \<1      2       24       4       \<1      4      \<1      1      \<1

  Nevada       84     30       1456    168      1951    229      3995    1254     160    69       92     19

  New Mexico   82     82       1,0     5        250     33       1,6     20       1      \<1      18     \<1

  North Dakota 0      0        0       0        0       0        0       0        0      0        0      0

  Oregon       413    23       600     50       600     143      46      6        130    107      43     46

  South Dakota 0      0        0       0        0       0        0       0        0      0        0      0

  Utah         16     16       57      62       315     99       249     119      136    79       51     10

  Washington   4      16       \<1     0        3       25       4       12       0      0        0      0

  Wyoming      1      1        14      33       101     200      3       3        2      1        4      3

  Total km2    878    380      2,502   504      4,405   1,228    5,787   1,650    554    356      432    696
  ------------ ------ -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------- -------- ------ -------- ------ --------
Leadership Committee Accomplishment Summary for TWT

**FY 2003**

Leadership Committee accomplishments for FY 03 include the completion of
the L-280 Followership to Leadership course and its submission to the
TWT for inclusion in the cache system. This 16-hour course is designed
to be presented by agency instructors to employees at the single
resource boss trainee level; it consists of a pre-course reading
assignment, a day of classroom instruction and a day of field exercises
and assessments. The Wildland Fire Leadership Development Program web
site has been up and running since November 2002. This web site has been
publicized to the wildland fire community by members of the Leadership
Committee, both at meetings and through the distribution of leadership
bookmarks. The site is also linked to other wildland fire sites such as
[www.nifc.gov](http://www.nifc.gov/) and to other government leadership
web sites such as [www.govleaders.org](http://www.govleaders.org/). The
[www.fireleadership.gov](http://www.fireleadership.gov/) web site had
90,500 hits in April, or an average or 3,000 hits per day. A "Leadership
Toolbox" of self-development documents is included on the web site for
people wishing to develop their leadership skills in a self-directed
way. The Leadership Committee has also worked with NARTC to begin
development of the L-480/580 Incident Management Team Leadership Seminar
courses. A steering committee has been identified and is scheduled to
meet at the end of May with representatives from the Leadership
Committee to begin course development work; the Leadership Committee has
provided "guiding principles" to the course steering committee for this
development effort. Course criteria and delivery standards have been
developed for L-380, Fireline Leadership that will enable agencies and
vendors to develop and deliver the course without relying on a
sole-source vendor. The Leadership Committee has developed an Outreach
Plan to enhance its communication efforts with various wildland fire
groups. Leadership Committee members continue to make presentations to
numerous interagency groups, describing leader development efforts in
the wildland fire service and soliciting ideas and input for future
efforts.