BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
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**Central Nebraska Basins Study Unit, and High Plains Ground-Water
Study,**

**National Water-Quality Assessment Program**

# NAWQA Liaison Committee Meeting December 6, 2005, Mahoney State Park\'s Riverview Lodge 

# AGENDA

  ------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------
  **Time**      **Topic**                               **Presenter(s)**

  9:00 AM       Welcome and Introductions               Swanson / Zelt

  9:10 AM       Update on the NAWQA Program in Cycle II Rowe

  9:30 AM       Shallow groundwater beneath             Steele
                agricultural row-cropland in eastern    
                Nebraska (part 1)                       

  9:50 AM       Shallow groundwater beneath             Stanton
                agricultural row-cropland in eastern    
                Nebraska (part 2)                       

  10:10 AM      Break                                   

  10:30 AM      Storage and Transit Time of Chemicals   McMahon
                in Thick Unsaturated Zones Under        
                Rangeland and Irrigated Cropland, High  
                Plains                                  

  11:00 AM      Agricultural Chemical Transport topical Vogel, Steele,
                study\                                  Fredrick
                (part 1)                                

  12 noon       Lunch break (on your own; buffet at     
                Kiewit Lodge)                           

  1:00 PM       Agricultural Chemical Transport topical Vogel, Linard
                study\                                  
                (part 2)                                

  1:30 PM       Water quality of domestic wells in the  Stanton
                northern High Plains aquifer            

  1:50 PM       Nutrient Enrichment Effects topical     Frankforter
                study: Study status and preliminary     
                results                                 

  2:10 PM       Suspended Sediment Loads Across the     Rus
                Missouri River Basin                    

  2:30 PM       Break                                   

  2:50 PM       Selected surface-water results; and Web Rus, Zelt
                access to NAWQA data and products       

  3:10 PM       Discussion                              Open

  3:30 PM       Adjourn                                 
  ------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------

## 

## Presenters:

Jill Frankforter (402) 328-4143, <jdfrankf@usgs.gov>

Brian Fredrick (402) 328-4185, <fredrick@usgs.gov>

Josh Linard, <jilinard@usgs.gov>

Peter McMahon, <pmcmahon@usgs.gov>

Gary Rowe, <glrowe@usgs.gov>

Dave Rus (402) 328-4127, <dlrus@usgs.gov>

Jennifer Stanton, <jstanton@usgs.gov>

Greg Steele (402) 328-4129, <gvsteele@usgs.gov>,

Robert Swanson (402) 328-4110, <rswanson@usgs.gov>

Jason Vogel (402) 328-4130, <jrvogel@usgs.gov>,

Ron Zelt (402) 328-4140, <rbzelt@usgs.gov>

**Hosted by:**

**USGS Nebraska Water Science Center,**

**5231 S. 19^th^ Street, Lincoln, NE 68512**
**DA 07-1863**

**April 25, 2007**

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS LOWER 700 MHz BAND
LICENSES**

**Auction Event No. 49**

**Report No. AUC-49 (Auction No. 49)**

On June 13, 2003, the Federal Communications Commission completed the
auction of 256 licenses in the Lower 700 MHz band C and D blocks.[^1]
After a preliminary review of the long-form applications (FCC Form 601),
the applications were listed on public notice, dated September 10, 2003,
as accepted for filing.[^2] On February 28, 2007, the Bureau announced
it was prepared to grant the Westelcom Network, Inc. ("Westelcom")
application upon full and timely payment.[^3] Upon further review, we
find that the application filed by Westelcom, listed in Attachment A to
this Public Notice, is complete and conforms to the Commission's rules.
Furthermore, the Commission has received full payment, as required by
Section 1.2109(a) of its rules,[^4] for the licenses listed in
Attachment A.[^5]

Accordingly, by this Public Notice, we announce the grant of the
licenses listed in Attachment A. We grant these licenses pursuant to
Section 309(a) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. § 309(a), and
section 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.331, because it
will serve the public interest, convenience, and necessity.

> This Public Notice includes the following Attachments:

Attachment A: Application and Licenses the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau Is Granting.

Attachment B: Instructions for Searching for the Application Listed in
Attachment A Using ULS.

Attachment C: Instructions for Searching for Granted Licenses Listed in
Attachment A Using ULS.

Attachment D: Instructions for Accessing the FCC Network Using Windows
95/98/2000/XP.

Please contact Erin McGrath, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
Mobility Division, at (202) 418-2042, for questions regarding legal
matters and licensing issues.

[^1]: *See* Lower 700 MHz Band Auction Closes: Winning Bidders
    Announced, *Public Notice*, 18 FCC Rcd 11873 (2003).

[^2]: S*ee* Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces that
    Applications for Lower 700 MHz Band Are Accepted for Filing, Auction
    Event No. 49, *Public Notice*, 18 FCC Rcd 18643 (2003).

[^3]: *See* Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces It Is Prepared
    to Grant Lower 700 MHz Band Licenses Upon Full and Timely Payment,
    *Public Notice*, 22 FCC Rcd 3476 (WTB 2007).

[^4]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.2109(a).

[^5]: We note that the Mobility Division denied Westelcom's request for
    waiver of section 1.2110(f)(3)(i) of the Commission's rules to
    qualify for tribal land bidding credits by providing service to a
    tribal land with a 100% wireline penetration rate. *See* Westelcom
    Network, Inc. Request for Waiver of Section 1.2110(f)(3)(i) of the
    Commission's Rules, *Order on Reconsideration*, DA 07-445 (rel. Jan.
    31, 2007). Thus, we grant these licenses without tribal land bidding
    credits.
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height="0.6604166666666667in"}PUBLIC NOTICE

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12^th^ Street, S.W., TW-A325

[WASHINGTON, DC 20554 DA 00-1769]{.underline}

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On Demand 202/418-2830 Internet:
http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov

**Released: August 4, 2000**

> **WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS CONSENT TO E.N.M.R.
> TELEPHONE COOPERATIVE, PLATEAU TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INCORPORATED, AND
> CORPUS CHRISTI SMSA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP FOR**
>
> **ASSIGNMENT OF WIRELESS LICENSES**

Pursuant to sections 4(i) and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 310(d), and section 0.331 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.331, the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau approves the applications requesting Commission consent to assign
licenses currently controlled by E.N.M.R. Telephone Cooperative and
Plateau Telecommunications, Incorporated to Corpus Christi SMSA Limited
Partnership, an affiliate of SBC Communications Inc. ("SBC"). These
applications pertain to certain cellular and microwave licenses. No
comments or petitions to deny were received in response to the public
notice announcing that the applications had been accepted for filing.
*See* DA 00-1242, released June 8, 2000. SBC intends to contribute these
licenses to its wireless joint venture with the BellSouth
Corporation.[^1]

Pursuant to section 1.103 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.103,
the consent granted herein is effective upon release of this Public
Notice. Pursuant to sections 1.106(f) and 1.115(a) of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106(f), 1.115(a), petitions for reconsideration
and applications for review may be filed within thirty days of the
release of this public notice.

For further information, contact Lauren Kravetz or Michael Samsock,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division, at
(202) 418-7240 (Part 22), or Jamison Prime, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, at (202) 418-0680
(Part 101).

**-FCC-**

[^1]: *See* Public Notice, *SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth
    Corporation Seek FCC Consent to Transfer Control of, or Assign,
    Licenses to Joint Venture*, DA 00-1120 (rel. May 19, 2000); *see
    also* File No. 0000126005, Exhibit 1 at 7.
**Hopping Transport in Granular Metals**

*Andrei Lopatin*

*Argonne National Laboratory*

Granular metals are artificially designed structures that can be viewed
as arrays of metallic nanoparticles separated by the insulating
substance. In my talk I will review the resent progress achieved in our
theoretical understanding of the low temperature transport in the weak
coupling

insulating phase.

I will begin with consideration of a strictly periodic system and show
that it predicts activation conductivity behavior with the Mott gap
entering the activation exponent. The Mott gap is reduced due to the
intergranular coupling and vanishes at the certain critical value of the
tunneling conductance. Experimentally measured conductivity temperature
dependence,

however, is not activation but resembles the Mott-Efros-Shklovskii
variable range hopping law. I will explain such behavior in terms of a
granular model that takes into account the presence of electrostatic
disorder that gives rise to the finite bare density of states in the
vicinity of the Fermi

level. The tunneling between the grains is described via multiple
cotunneling mechanism. Both elastic and inelastic cotunneling processes
are possible; the former dominates at low temperatures/applied electric
fields, while the later controls tunneling at high temperatures/fields.

In granular superconductors in the weak coupling regime the transport is
governed by the hopping of either electrons or Cooper pairs depending on
the relation between the superconducting gap and the charging energy of
a single granule: If the local charging energy exceeds the
superconducting gap the transport is mediated by single electron
hopping, while in the opposite case the transport is dominated by
hopping of Cooper pairs. In the former case

at temperatures lower than the superconducting gap the inelastic
cotunneling processes are suppressed and this leads to the giant
negative magnetoresistance. I will present the transport phase diagram
that, in particular, includes a new regime dominated by inelastic
cotunneling but

having an activation conductivity temperature behavior.
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**STATEMENT OF WORK**

**[CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM]{.underline}**

**INITIATOR:** Felicia Bostic, OD, OITE, CRTP

Building 10, Room 1C129

10 Center Drive

Bethesda, MD 20892

Phone: 301-594-2535

Fax: 301-402-2158

The Office of the Director (OD), Office of Intramural Training and
Education (OITE), requires logistical support for programs and
activities in the NIH for the Clinical Research Training Program (CRTP).

# General

The costs associated with this program will cover air travel; hotel
accommodations; ground transportation and meals.

The CRTP will provide the contractor with information regarding
scheduled programs and activities as plans are finalized for proposed
conferences and meetings. We anticipate having various meetings and one
of them includes about 300 attendees. The CRTP will ensure that the
contractor receives the necessary information far enough in advance of
the dates of the scheduled activities to allow ample time for travel
logistics and conference related services to be provided.

# Direct Costs

Air Fare

Hotel and Per Diem: Assumes rooms rate does not exceed government rate

Ground Transportation

Food

# Labor

Labor costs include pre- and post-conference services. The contractor
will occasionally be required to be on-site at certain meetings in order
to handle travel logistics and other scheduled activities.

The Project Officer's responsibilities will be to provide the vendor
with a list of attendees and other valuable data who will participate in
the conferences with all their contact information.

# Period of Performance

November 2007 through December 2008

# Contract not to exceed

\$175,000
NCI-Frederick Rental Listing Form

No Fee Per Listing

Please complete all items, entering [only]{.underline} the information
requested. Each listing must be on a separate form.

Rent per month (no range): \$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date Available: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Location (city and state): \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Distance to Ft. Detrick and NCI-Frederick (mileage) :
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Contact Person: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Phone #: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Put a yes or no in the ( ) below.

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5\. Air Conditioned ( )

6\. Near Public Transportation ( )

7\. Wheelchair Accessibility Throughout Property ( )

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Additional Info.:

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to sex, race, religion, or national origin. I further certify that my
property is in compliance with all state and county housing codes and
requirements.

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PLEASE FAX OR MAIL FORM TO: Fax \# - 301-846-1494 or NCI-Frederick,
Attn: Julie Hartman, P.O. Box B, Building 427, Frederick, MD 21702

\*This form may not be used for sale, recreation or leisure,
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property listings.

Note: This list is for informational purposes only. It is a partial
listing of rental resources in the Frederick, MD commuting area. No
investigation is made of the renter or landlord. Neither the Federal
Government, National Institutes of Health, or the National Cancer
Institute guarantee the availability, price, suitability, or quality of
the listings or agents; nor do they endorse any private rental agency,
lessor, or firm. All listings must be available without regard to race,
color, sex, religion, or national origin. All listings must be in
compliance with all state and county housing codes and requirements. All
complaints against landlords or tenants should be reported to the local
county Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs.
**"A personal perspective of the changing nuclear threat"**

**Siegfried S. Hecker**

**Los Alamos National Laboratory**

**Frontiers in Science Lectures**

**October 2004**

Presidents Reagan and Gorbachev ushered in the end of the Cold War with
a summit meeting at Reykjavik in October 1986. The political changes
unleashed altered the nuclear threat from one that could end
civilization as we know it to one of securing "loose nukes" in chaotic
Russia and other states of the former Soviet Union. Whereas during the
Cold War nuclear deterrence brought an uneasy global peace, the
dissolution of the Soviet Union resulted in a resurgence of regional and
ethnic conflicts, troubling nuclear proliferation developments, and the
emergence of international megaterrorism. The gravity of these
developments was demonstrated on 9/11. Now, we face the most difficult
challenge of how to avoid a nuclear 9/11, which will not only cause
horrific destruction, but will also threaten international order and our
way of life. As director of the Laboratory from 1986 to 1997, Dr. Hecker
was an active participant as these world events unfolded. He'll give his
personal perspective on these changes and the challenges that lie ahead.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Molecular Approach

**JOHN F. VALENTINE, M.D.**\
Gastroenterology Section, Medical Service\
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

Associate Professor, Division of Gastroenterology

Department of Medicine, University of Florida

My research examines the regulation of an enzyme in the intestine called
manganese superoxide dismutase. This enzyme eliminates oxygen free
radicals that are produced as a normal product of oxygen use by a cell.
Oxygen free radicals are produced in an increased number during
inflammation. Oxygen free radicals are highly toxic to cells and if not
detoxified will result in damage to the cell membranes, cell proteins,
and DNA. The ability to eliminate oxygen free radicals is so important
that all organisms from bacteria to plants to humans have superoxide
dismutases. Mutant cells without manganese superoxide dismutase have
high mutation rates and are more susceptible to oxygen-mediated cell
damage.

We have found that manganese superoxide dismutase is regulated by
proinflammatory proteins such as interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor
in intestinal epithelial cells, smooth muscle cells, and in the
myenteric neurons. We have also shown that manganese superoxide
dismutase is induced very early in the inflammatory response in the
intestine. We believe that the release of proinflammatory proteins
stimulates the inflammatory response but they also induce enzymes such
as manganese superoxide dismutase to protect the cell from damage from
the inflammatory response.

We are investigating the role of manganese superoxide dismutase in
inflammatory bowel disease. We have found that mesalamine (one of the
drugs used to treat inflammatory bowel disease) also induces manganese
superoxide dismutase. The induction of manganese superoxide dismutase by
mesalamine makes the cells more resistant to inflammation-mediated
damage. We are currently investigating the molecular mechanisms by which
mesalamine induces manganese superoxide dismutase. We hope to identify a
more efficient means of inducing manganese superoxide dismutase in the
intestine as a possible treatment for inflammatory bowel disease.
## ![](media/image1.png){width="0.8277777777777777in" height="1.04375in"}HEAD START RESOURCES FOR CHILDREN & FAMILIES

***Title***: FAMILY WELLNESS with Nampa Healthy Families project and
WICAP Head Start and Early Head Start

***Purpose:***

-   A joint partnership between Head Start and the Faith-Based Community
    to enhance family wellness.

***Description:*** This collaboration project provided training to 30
participants who included Head Start staff as well as community partners
involved in the Nampa Healthy Families project. The partners included
clergy, mental health professionals, hospital personnel, and other key
persons.

The training has a strengths based focus and the participants will learn
how to

-   Strengthen positive family behavior;

-   Help families change;

-   Develop their own survival skills series;

-   Coach and role play.

Once certified the training participants will be equipped with the tools
and knowledge to present "The Family Wellness Series: Survival Skills
for Healthy Families" throughout the Head Start/Early Head Start
communities. The course will be offered to families and presented in
six, two-hour sessions. Families will learn:

-   Practical, lifelong skills to strengthen, support and empower their
    family;

-   Tools to manage their family in healthy ways;

-   Steps to resolve conflict;

-   Skills to solve problems;

-   Ways to encourage and support one another;

-   Steps for effective discipline;

-   How to bring out the best in each other and build on what already
    works;

-   Alternatives to physical punishment;

-   Skills to encourage self esteem and self confidence in parents and
    children.

***Impact on Head Start Parents:*** Effective teaching skills, enhanced
family interactions, and families invested in each other and their
community.

.

***Next Steps:*** The collaboration will be evaluating the effectiveness
of the training and engaging in other activities regarding family
wellness and programmatic enhancements.

***Links:***
[**http://www.familywellness.org**](http://www.familywellness.org/)

***Additional Information:*** Contact Janice King-Dunbar, Program
Specialist at (206) 615-2716 or Lewissa Swanson, Family, Life, and
Marriage Specialist at (206) 615-2573.
# Standards Change Request

## Increase length of PATH_NAME keyword SCR3-1064.v3

#### Provenance:

Date: 2007-01-28

Revised: 2007-03-01, Anne Raugh (v3)

Author(s): A.Raugh / R.Joyner (EN)

Working Group: Susan Slavney (lead)

#### Problem:

Based on the approval of SCR 3-1006, the length of PATH_NAME needs to be
increased to accommodate longer directory names.

#### Current Urgency:

Priority is medium. This change is needed to rectify the discrepancy in
the data dictionary.

#### Proposed Solution:

Increase the maximum length of the PATH_NAME keyword to 223 characters.

#### 

#### Impact Assessment:

Documentation changes -- No known changes to published documents.

Interface changes -- The pdsdd.full file and the underlying data base
must be modified for the new length and the changes propagated to posted
files. There is a potential for impact on product server databases when
ingesting new products with the longer path names. This potential impact
has not been assessed.

Software changes -- There is a small potential for impact on validation
and parsing tools as new data sets come in. Although this has not been
assessed, this is likely to be very low as even the legacy tools were
generally developed to reference the current data dictionary for length
constraints, rather than hard-coding the information.

#### Additional Information:

The ISO 9660 path length restrictions are the limiting factor. The value
\"223\" is 32 characters shorter than the longest valid ISO file
specification (255 characters), to allow for the maximum length file
identifier (31 characters) with one additional character reserved to
ensure there is room for the final directory delimiter, should the user
omit it. (The current definition of PATH_NAME implies that this final
delimiter should be included, but does not explicitly require it.)

There are additional constraints on path specifications in the ISO 9660
standard, but it is not proposed that any attempt be made to try to
encapsulate these in the PATH_NAME definition.

#### Requested Changes:

Increase the value of MAXIMUM_LENGTH in the definition of the PATH_NAME
element from 72 to 223.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS:

June 2, 2003 Jordan Goldstein : (202) 418-2000

Paul Margie: (202) 418-2000

**DIVIDED FCC VOTES TO ROLL BACK MEDIA MERGER PROTECTIONS**

Washington, DC -- This morning, in a 3-2 vote, the Federal
Communications Commission approved a measure that will substantially
rewrite media concentration protections. The changes include:

-   *[National concentration]{.underline}*: A national television
    network may now acquire dozens of local broadcaster stations and
    control up to 90 percent of the national television market;

-   *[Local concentration]{.underline}*: A single corporation may now
    acquire, in one city, up to three television stations, eight radio
    stations, the cable TV system, numerous cable TV stations, and the
    only daily newspaper.

Chairman Michael Powell, and Commissioners Kathleen Abernathy and Kevin
Martin voted to approve the measure. Commissioners Michael Copps and
Jonathan Adelstein dissented.

Copps stated that: "I dissent because today the FCC empowers America's
new Media Elite with unacceptable levels of influence over the media on
which our society and our democracy so heavily depend . . . I see
centralization, not localism; uniformity, not diversity; monopoly and
oligopoly, not competition."

Copps and Adelstein had called for public hearings ahead of the sweeping
rule changes, and that the changes be publicly aired before the vote.
When the FCC agreed to only one official hearing and refused to make the
proposed new rules public, more than 150 bipartisan Members of Congress,
and a politically diverse group of organizations including civil rights
groups, churches, family values groups, labor unions, and city councils
called for the FCC to reconsider voting on the proposal. The FCC
received comments from nearly 750,000 people, hundreds of hundreds of
thousands from NRA members alone. More than 99 percent opposed allowing
more consolidation. Nonetheless, the Commission went forward today over
these objections.

Copps continued: "Bad rules and legal vulnerability result from an
opaque regulatory process and inadequate data . . . This proceeding has
been run as a classic inside-the-Beltway process with too little
outreach from the Commission and too little attention paid to the
public."

> \- FCC -
**Comments on the Notifications G/SPS/N/USA/933 and G/SPS/N/USA/934**

**from the Chinese Government**

The Chinese government thanks the U.S. government for the opportunity to
comment on the SPS notifications G/SPS/N/USA/933 and G/SPS/N/USA/934
circulated by the WTO Secretariat on 20 July 2004, and would like to
provide the following comments for your consideration.

1\. The notification G/SPS/N/USA/933 has set out the provisions on the
use of materials derived from cattle in food for human consumption and
cosmetics, which covered all countries exporting the concerned products
to the United States. At present, the European Union, Japan, Israel,
Canada and United States are areas that BSE exist, while China is the
disease -free country.

According to the "principle of regionalization" of WTO SPS Agreement,
namely the application of the different measures for different regions
\[according to whether disease exist or not\]. So, it is not in
compliance with the principle to take the same measures on the
disease-free areas including China as those on countries where BSE exist
by the U.S.

2\. As the notification G/SPS/N/USA/933 has set out the ban on the use
of certain high risk substances derived from cattle in food and
cosmetics, China is on a view that the requirement for establishment and
maintenance of record by the notification G/SPS/N/USA/934 on such basis
is not in compliance with the principle of minimized effect on trade.

3.The notification G/SPS/N/USA/934 requests that all producers and
processors engaging in the food and cosmetic products manufacturing and
processing have to establish substantial production record to prove that
the products were not manufactured or processed with prohibited cattle
materials. The Chinese government requests that the United States define
the detailed requirements of the "substantial production records", and
further clarify whether such a record would probably be in subject of
any check other than from the enterprises

4.China is one of the developing countries and its enterprises are
generally at relatively week stage. The implementation as well as the
potential exterior inspection, especially the language obstruction
challenged to Chinese establishments, would certainly increase the
production costs and make the product less competitive. We would like to
draw attention from the United States on this concern.

5\. Now, China takes the practice to issue quarantine certificate by
government or agencies of official authorization to cosmetics products
from countries where BSE exist, including the United States. This
practice also meets the spirit of the previously held trade negotiation
between China and United States. The regulations in the notifications
G/SPS/N/USA/933 and G/SPS/N/USA/934 are obviously stricter than measures
that China, as a BSE-free country, takes on products from countries
where BSE exist.

In summarizing, we request your reconsideration on the provisions in the
above notifications.
![](media/image1.png){width="0.875in" height="0.875in"}**What to Bring
on Your Table Rock Hike**
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height="0.6798611111111111in"}

**A Checklist for Teachers, Program Leads, Parents and Volunteers:**

**Please review this list with your group, to help insure that everyone
is prepared for their Table Rock hike.**

1)  **Comfortable clothes** appropriate for the weather. Spring weather
    can be unpredictable. Bring or wear layers of clothes. It is
    recommended that individuals sensitive to Poison Oak wear long pants
    and sleeves for protection.

2)  **Comfortable shoes** for hiking. To make your hike fun and safe,
    participants must wear hiking boots or sturdy sneakers with good
    tread. This is very important! The trail is rocky and can be very
    muddy in wet weather**. *Sandals are not appropriate.*** Avoid
    wearing new shoes to reduce the risk of blisters.

3)  **Name tags** to help the hike lead identify each student.

4)  **Each hiker should bring at least a quart of drinking water.**
    Drinking water is not available on the Table Rocks and dehydration
    is a serious health risk! Hiking the Table Rocks takes a full day
    and you will get thirsty. ***Please do not freeze your water. You
    can get really thirsty waiting for the ice to melt.***

5)  A **sack lunch with healthy things to eat** while enjoying the view
    from the top of the rock. ***All garbage will be packed out with
    us***. Be prepared to put your garbage back into your lunch sack or
    bag.

6)  **A backpack** that can be carried over the shoulders is handy for
    carrying lunch, water, and any extra clothing. Do not bring bags or
    lunches that have to be carried in the hands. Hiker's hands should
    remain free for stability, safety, and ease of walking.

7)  **Sunscreen, hat, or sunglasses** to protect your skin from nature's
    elements. A good portion of the hike involves little or no shade
    coverage. Hikers can be exposed to a lot of sunlight.

**Happy Hiking!**

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**OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY**

Chemical Sciences Division

**Research in Precise Analysis of Stable-Isotope Distributions in
Natural and\
Technological Samples**

*J. Horita and D. R. Cole*

*Science*: Outstanding capabilities for the precise analysis of the
distribution of light stable isotopes (e.g., D/H, ^13^C/^12^C, and
^18^O/^16^O) have been developed in the Aqueous Chemistry and
Geochemistry Group with support from the Office of Basic Energy
Sciences. This capability is used primarily to develop a fundamental
understanding of geochemical and microbial processes including mineral
deposition and fluid migration in hydrothermal environments, and
bioremediation. The project focuses on developing a fundamental
understanding of how these isotope ratios vary in both natural and
anthropogenic systems, and what factors most control their variation.
Noting that differences in the production environment (e.g., isotopic
composition of water and other processing chemicals) may lead to
different isotopic distributions in chemical or biological agents,
efforts are currently in progress to assess the utility of isotopic
signatures as forensic tracers for the likely sources of various agents.
An investigation is underway to detect isotopic signatures of simulant
bacteria for anthrax grown under different culture conditions, where the
growth media have distinct isotopic ratios.

*Relevance to Countering Terrorism:* The isotope ratios of the light
elements (^13^C/^12^C, ^18^O/^16^O, D/H, ^15^N/^14^N, ^34^S/^32^S) can
provide an extremely powerful means to both (a) trace the sources of
materials used in biological and chemical terrorism, and (b) unmask the
various processes used in the manufacture and production of weapons of
mass destruction ("isotopic fingerprint"). In order to use these ratios
as effective tracers, detailed understanding is required of the natural
and technologic reservoirs containing these elements, the factors that
influence isotope partitioning, and the availability of highly sensitive
analytical methods to measure the ratios. Sophisticated mass
spectrometric techniques now exist that can measure these ratios to
better than 1 part in 10^5^ for very small samples (picogram and
nanogram). This effort is complemented by other ORNL activities
including the use of one of the world's most sensitive accelerator mass
spectrometers to measure radioisotopes such as ^90^Sr and ^129^I in very
small samples to a high degree of precision and accuracy. Using a unique
ion microprobe we can also document the isotope ratios of both light and
heavy elements *in situ* for beam sizes of a few microns. Also,
development of new analytical capabilities is being explored for
isotopic ratios of metal elements. Collectively, these efforts are
directly relevant to biological and chemical weapons but also have
application to nuclear weapons.
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establish procedures to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of
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transmitted pursuant to this article is not disclosed except as
prescribed in this section.

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collected pursuant to this article. If the board or its designee has
reason to believe an act of unprofessional or illegal conduct has
occurred, the board or its designee shall notify the appropriate
professional licensing board or law enforcement or criminal justice
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investigation.

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following:

1.  A person who is authorized to prescribe or dispense a controlled
substance to assist that person to provide medical or pharmaceutical
care to a patient or to evaluate a patient.

2.  An individual who requests the individual\'s own prescription
monitoring information pursuant to section 12‑2293.

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chapter 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 25 or 29. Except as required
pursuant to subsection B of this section, the board shall provide this
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regarding persons who are receiving services pursuant to chapter 29 of
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the board shall provide this information only if the administration
states in writing that the information is necessary for an open
investigation or complaint.

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Recognized Rigorous Secondary School Programs of Study

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in Puerto Rico during the 2005 or 2006 calendar years are:

-   ***A set of courses similar to the State Scholars Initiative.***
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    -   Four years of English;

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        course such as Algebra II, geometry, or data analysis and
        statistics);

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        biology, chemistry or physics);

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    classes. Students must score 3 or higher on AP exams and 4 or higher
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# Jeffrey M. Brasel, Ph.D., R.E.H.S.

Washoe County District Health Department

Reno, NV 89520-0027

## Biography

Jeffrey M. Brasel is a Senior Registered Environmental Health Specialist
with Special Events for the Washoe County District Health Department in
Reno, Nevada. He has been with the department for 13 years and served in
various capacities conducting inspections of institutions, food
facilities, and pools and spas as well as working in vector control and
surveillance. In Washoe County he is currently responsible for oversight
and day to day activities of one of the largest special event regulatory
programs in the United States. He also serves as adjunct faculty at
Truckee Meadows Community College, teaching courses in Environmental
Science as well as Chemistry.

Jeffrey earned his Bachelor's of Science Degree in Community Health at
California State University, Fresno (a.k.a. Fresno State) in 1990 and
continued on at the same institution for a Masters of Science in
Environmental Health, which was completed in 1994. He continued his
academic pursuits and finished his Ph.D. in Environmental Toxicology at
the University of Nevada, Reno in 2005. During his academic endeavors
Jeffrey presented his research at Society of Toxicology four consecutive
years and has been presented by the Society with the Student Travel
Award and Award for Best Abstract in the Risk Assessment Division. His
work has been published in Applied Toxicology and Pharmacology, Journal
of Toxicology, and Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and
Toxicology.

## Leadership Development Opportunities

The Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute has been personally
and professionally rewarding. Systems thinking can be applied to so many
aspects of everyday life. Realization of issues and complex problem
solving are now commonplace for me; using the why questions to get to
the heart of the matter and taking initiative learned through individual
development that a leader must posses to find resolution. The
cohesiveness and interaction with peers and now new friends in the
Environmental Health Profession was invaluable. It's interesting how
well you can get to know yourself and understand your strengths and
weaknesses through the curriculum that is offered.
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# Stiffness of Strip Lines for Numi Horn 2

Zhijing Tang

November 7, 2001

A finite element model is created to calculate the stiffness of the
strip lines for Numi horn number 2.

The width of the strip lines is 8 inches, and the thickness is 3/8 inch,
as well as the spaces between the strip lines. Again, by symmetry, only
4 strip lines are modeled. Plate element is used to model the strip
lines, beam element is used to model clamps, which are offset by 3.5
inches. At the top of the strip lines, there is a one-inch thick plate
to model the fixture.

The model is shown in the figure. The ends connected to horn is assume
fixed, and the top plate is moved a distance of 0.013 inch, which is the
amount of thermal expansion of the horn in the axial direction. The
reaction forces are calculated as shown in the table. Also listed in the
table are the reaction forces when the top plate moves in the other two
directions. Remember that the total reaction force should be twice the
listed value.

Figure. Finite element model of horn 2 strip lines

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Table. Reaction forces of the horn 2 strip lines

for a movement of 0.013 inch

x-move

FX = 16.88750

FY = -13.18778

FZ = -0.9406203

MX = -141.3218

MY = -157.1583

MZ = -358.4100

y-move

FX = -13.18778

FY = 23.44266

FZ = 0.7255012

MX = 236.1031

MY = 130.3883

MZ = 457.2923

z-move

FX = -0.9406203

FY = 0.7255012

FZ = 17.76504

MX = 192.1775

MY = -282.7687

MZ = 17.77759

SUMMATION POINT= 0.00000E+00 0.00000E+00 14.000

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Thursday, September 7, 2006

Noon -- 2:00 pm Leave NIH for The Woods

2:00 -- 4:30 pm Check-in at The Woods

5:00 -- 5:15 pm Welcome and opening remarks

5:15 -- 6:00 pm Student Networking Event

6:00 -- 7:00 pm Dinner -- Poolside Barbecue

7:00 -- 8:00 pm Student Research Poster Session I

8:00 pm Reception I

Friday, September 8, 2006

8:00 -- 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 -- 10:00 am Keynote Speakers -- "The Infamous 'Postdoc Position' --
Myth and Reality" Panel of Recent PhD Graduates -- their experiences
searching for a Postdoc

10:00 -- 10:15 am Break

10:15 -- 11:00 am Career Development Session I -- "A Primer on Seeking
and Winning NIH Extramural Grants" -- Rick McGee, Ph.D.

11:00 -- noon Graduate Student Research Poster Session II

Noon -- 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 -- 2:00 pm Graduate Student Research Presentations

2:00 -- 2:15 pm Retreat Group Photograph

2:15 -- 6:00 pm Graduate Student Networking/Free Time -- options
include: swimming (indoor and outdoor), softball, volleyball, golf,
tennis, basketball, hiking, hanging-out

6:00 -- 7:00 pm Dinner

7:00 -- 8:30 pm Town Hall Meeting -- Set the course for GPP for
2006/2007 and Beyond

8:45 pm Reception II

Saturday, September 9, 2006

9:00 -- 10:00 am Breakfast and Check Out (check out by 11:00 am!)

10:00 -- 11:00 am Career Development Session II -- Mock Grant Review
Panel -- try your hand at grant review, followed by what REALLY happens!

11:00 -- 12:00 pm Graduate Student Research Presentations

12:00 -- 12:10 pm Retreat Feedback and Closing

12:10 -- 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm Departure
Additionally, the expense and administrative burden of hiring another
physician to perform this task may force me to forego using ultrasound,
a technology which has become essential in the field of obstetrics and
gynecology, by speeding the time to diagnosis and allowing the use of
minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic techniques. If I am unable
to continue using ultrasound in my practice, diagnoses will be delayed;
office visits will increase because I will no longer be able to review
imaging findings and create a treatment plan in the initial visit; and
open, surgical diagnostics and therapies are likely to increase because
of the reduced availability of imaging guidance. We already participate
in one managed care plan (Seton Network) where ultrasounds are required
to be performed by radiologists. We rarely get these results on the same
day, measurements differ from day to day depending on the technician (or
radiologist) who performs the scans, and we frequently have to repeat
the exam (often at no charge) in order to safely stimulate our patients.

In my practice, ultrasound is deeply integrated into the care that I
provide my patients. I operate the equipment myself to make immediate
patient management decisions and to guide minimally invasive diagnostics
and therapeutics. I am thoroughly trained in the use of the technology
in my discipline and the imaging technology is safe, non-invasive and
relatively inexpensive. Imposing the enormous administrative burden on
my practice of requiring me to enroll as an IDTF will not improve
quality or decrease costs. As a result, I urge CMS to abandon this
proposal or, at the very least, exempt ultrasound studies and the
trained providers who are using ultrasound as an integrated part of the
clinical care from this proposed expansion of IDTF standards in the
Final Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Rule for CY 2009.

I greatly appreciate the opportunity to submit these comments. Please do
not hesitate to contact me at (512) 452-6313 with questions or if I can
provide you with additional information.

Sincerely,

**Kaylen M. Silverberg, M.D.**

Texas Fertility Center

6500 N. Mopac Suite 1200

Austin, TX  78731 

\(512\) 451-4694

kaylen@txfertility.com