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# May 21, 2004 

# 

# Visit the Gila National Forest and Be Safe -- Silver City, New Mexico

With the onset of fire season in the southwest, several National Forests
in New Mexico and Arizona are already considering implementing campfire
and smoking restrictions. The Tonto National Forest in Arizona has had
to move one step further and place an Area Closure in areas around Pine
and Strawberry and the Pinal Mountains. Several factors are generally
assessed prior to moving into restrictions. Two of those include fuel
conditions in the local area and predicted weather forecasts. The
availability of firefighting resources is also considered. The increase
in person-caused fires can be one of the most weighted items that may
lead to the forest having to impose campfire and smoking restrictions.

While the Gila National Forest has been experiencing an increase in the
number abandoned campfires over the past four weekends, it is felt that
restrictions are not necessary at this time. "The conditions do not yet
warrant restrictions on campfires, open fires and smoking," commented
Paul Boucher, Fire Staff Officer, "however, that doesn't mean that fires
won't start if people are careless. Afternoon winds are very capable of
sending small embers from an open fire or campfire into a grassy area.
That's the formula for an escaped fire."

Some tips for building safe campfires include:

-   Clear campfire site down to bare soil

-   Circle the pit with rocks or use an existing fire ring

-   Build campfires away form overhanging branches, steep slopes, dry
    grass, and leaves

-   Keep a bucket of water and a shovel nearby

-   Never leave a campfire unattended

-   Always have an adult around to supervise outdoor cooking

-   Be careful with gas lanterns, barbecues, gas stoves, and anything
    that can be a source of ignition for a wildfire

-   After the campfire has been extinguished, return the area to a
    natural setting by scattering the rocks that were used to build the
    campfire ring

To obtain more information about fire restrictions in Arizona and New
Mexico, please visit the website:
[www.fs.fed.us/r3/swainfo/firerestrictions/swa_restrictions_closures](http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/swainfo/firerestrictions/swa_restrictions_closures)

or call **1-877-864-6985**.

For more information about current fire activity on the Gila National
Forest, contact Fire Information Officer, Loretta Benavidez at 388-8245
or visit the website at
[www.fs.fed.us/r3/gila](http://www.fs.fed.us/r3/gila).

\###
List of Countries Receiving Letter With Enclosures

  ---------------------------------- ------------------------------------
  ALBANIA                            KOREA (REPUBLIC OF)

  ARGENTINA                          KUWAIT

  AUSTRALIA                          LATVIA

  AUSTRIA                            LITHUANIA

  BAHRAIN                            MACAU

  BARBADOS                           MALAYSIA

  BELGIUM                            MOLDAVIA

  BELIZE                             MOROCCO

  BOLIVIA                            NEW ZEALAND

  BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA             NICARAGUA

  BRAZIL                             OMAN

  BRUNEI                             PANAMA

  BULGARIA                           PERU

  CAYMAN ISLANDS                     PHILIPPINES

  CHILE                              POLAND

  CHINA (PEOPLE\'S REP. OF)          QATAR

  COLOMBIA                           REPUBLIC OF SOUTH AFRICA

  COSTA RICA                         ROMANIA

  CROATIA                            RUSSIA

  CZECH REPUBLIC                     SAUDI ARABIA

  DOMINICAN REPUBLIC                 SERBIA-AND-MONTENEGRO

  ECUADOR                            SINGAPORE

  EGYPT                              SLOVAKIA

  EL SALVADOR                        SLOVENIA

  ESTONIA                            SRI LANKA

  FORMER YUG. REP. OF MACEDONIA      ST. KITTS AND NEVIS

  GEORGIA                            ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES

  GRENADA                            SURINAM

  GUATEMALA                          TAIWAN

  HONDURAS                           THAILAND

  HONG KONG                          TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO

  HUNGARY                            TURKEY

  INDONESIA                          UKRAINE

  ISRAEL                             UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

  JAMAICA                            URUGUAY

  JAPAN                              VENEZUELA

  JORDAN                             VIETNAM

  KENYA                               
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**IN THE UNITED DISTRICT COURT**

**FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS**

**EASTERN DIVISION**

**UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ) Docket Numbers:**

**)**

**Plaintiff, )**

**)**

**v. ) Civ. No. 58-C-1158**

**)**

**TRUE TEMPER CORPORATION, )**

**)**

**Defendant. )**

**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
)**

**)**

**UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, )**

**)**

**Plaintiff, )**

**)**

**v. ) Civ. No. 58-C-1159**

**)**

**TRUE TEMPER CORPORATION; )**

**WILSON ATHLETIC GOODS MFG. CO., )**

**INC.; A.G. SPALDING & BROS., INC.; )**

**MACGREGOR SPORT PRODUCTS, INC. )**

**AND HILLERICH & BRADSBY CO., )**

**)**

**Defendants. )**

**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
)**

**NOTICE OF PROPOSED TERMINATION OF**

**THE 1959 AND 1961 FINAL JUDGMENTS**

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a motion has been filed asking this Court to
enter an order terminating the Final Judgment entered in *United States
v. True Temper Corp.*, Civil No. 58-C-1158, 1959 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶
69,441 (N.D. Ill. 1959) on August 20, 1959 (\"1959 Final Judgment\") and
the Final Judgment entered in *United States v. True Temper Corp.*,
Civil No. 58-C-1159, 1961 Trade Cas. (CCH) ¶ 70,090 (N.D. Ill. 1961) on
August 1, 1961 (\"1961 Final Judgment\").

The United States has filed with the Court a responsive memorandum
setting forth the reasons it believes that termination of the 1959 Final
Judgment and the 1961 Final Judgment would serve the public interest.
Copies of the motion to terminate, the stipulation containing the United
States\' tentative consent, the United States\' memorandum, and all
further papers filed with the Court in connection with the termination
motion will be available for inspection at the Antitrust Documents
Group, Antitrust Division, 325 Seventh Street, N.W., Room 215,
Washington, DC 20004, on the website at http://www.usdoj.gov/atr, and at
the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Copies of these
materials may be obtained from the Antitrust Division upon request and
payment of the copying fee set by Department of Justice regulations.

Interested persons may submit comments regarding the proposed
termination of the 1959 Final Judgment and the 1961 Final Judgment to
the United States. Such comments must be received by the Antitrust
Division within sixty (60) days and will be filed with the Court by the
United States. Comments should be addressed to Marvin N. Price, Jr.,
Chief, Chicago Field Office, Antitrust Division, 209 South LaSalle
Street, Suite 600, Chicago, Illinois, 60604.
NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY

**Environmental Assessment: Rehabilitation of Various Roadways and
Parking Areas**

##### Antietam National Battlefield

The National Park Service and the Federal Highway Administration are
pleased to announce the availability of the *Environmental Assessment
(EA) for the Rehabilitation of Various Roadways and Parking Areas in the
Antietam National Battlefield, Washington County, MD.* The EA will be
available on **October 15, 2007** for public review. The EA has been
prepared in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act
(NEPA), the National Historic Preservation Act, Director's Order 12, and
regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality, to provide guidance
in determining the appropriate actions needed to perform the
improvements.

**[Public Review:]{.underline}** The National Park Service considers
public involvement to be an important component to a successful planning
process. An electronic version of this document can be found on the
National Park Service's Planning Environment and Public Comment (PEPC)
website at [http://parkplanning.nps.gov](http://parkplanning.nps.gov/).
This site provides access to current plans, environmental impact
analyses, and related documents on public review. Users of the site are
encouraged to submit comments on this document while it is available for
public review. This document is located under the National Capital
Region, Antietam National Battlefield. An electronic version may also be
found at the Federal Highway Administration, Eastern Federal Lands
Highway Division's website at
<http://efl.fhwa.dot.gov/planning/nepa.htm>. Written comments can be
mailed to the address below:

**Superintendent**

**Antietam National Battlefield**

# P.O. Box 158

**Sharpsburg, MD 21782-0158**

The EA will be available for review at the Visitor Center of the
Antietam National Battlefield located at 5831 Dunker Church Road,
Sharpsburg, MD 21782; the Sharpsburg Public Library; and on the world
wide web as indicated above. Copies of the EA will also be sent to
applicable Federal, State, and local agencies for their review and
comment. If you have any additional questions concerning this
announcement, please contact Ms. Lisa Landers, Eastern Federal Lands
Highway Division, 21400 Ridgetop Circle, Sterling, VA 20166, or at
512-536-5944. Please have all comments submitted no later than
**November 15, 2007**.
**National Surface Transportation Infrastructure Financing Commission**

**Meeting Agenda**

**November 20, 2008**

**1666 K Street, NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC**

**(Nossaman Law Firm Offices)**

**10:30 AM -- 5:00 PM\***

10:30 a.m. Housekeeping Items

> Report Finalization/Production Timeline

-   Chapters 1 & 2 -- Signoff by email (unless a burning issue)

-   Other Chapters -- Review today, email detailed comments by November
    24

10:45 a.m. Chapter 6 (Tolling & Pricing)

11:45 a.m. Chapter 7 (Finance & P3), including P3 Restriction Matrices

12:30 p.m.    Lunch and Chapter 3 -- Review of New Material, including
Funding Packages & Revenue Estimates

1:30 p.m.       Chapter 4 (Fuel Taxes)

1:45 p.m.       Chapter 5 (Freight Funding Options)

2:15 p.m.       Break

2:30 p.m.      Chapter 8 (Recommendations)

5:00 p.m.      Adjourn

**\*Commissioners invited to attend ITIF Breakfast Forum (The
Netherlands' National Pay-per-Use Road Pricing Initiative) at ITIF
Offices, 1250 Eye Street, NW, Suite 200, Room 2, 8:30 AM -- 10:00 AM.
Following Forum, Commissioners will proceed to Nossaman offices at 1666
K Street for regular Commission meeting.**
Derin N. Ural - Serpengüzel

Istanbul Technical University,

Director, Center of Excellence for Disaster Management, and

Faculty Member, Department of Civil Engineering

Geotechnical Division, Maslak 80626 Istanbul - Turkey

*Phone:* +90 (212) 285-3742, *Facsimile:* +90 (212) 287-8832

*e-mail:* derin@itu.edu.tr, *URL:* http://atlas.cc.itu.edu.tr/\~derin

### 

Derin Ural obtained her Masters Degree in 1992, and her PhD in 1995 from
**Princeton University**, from the Department of Civil Engineering &
Operations Research, Structures & Mechanics Division. She graduated in
as the top of her class in 1989 with a B.S. from the **Florida
International University**, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering.

Dr. Ural is currently working at the Istanbul Technical University, as
an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, and as the founding
Director of the Center of Excellence for Disaster Management. She
recently coordinated a binational effort between Turkey and the United
States Federal Emergency Management Agency, on Project ACHIEVE (A
Cooperative Hazard Impact-reduction Effort Via Education). Dr. Ural has
served as an expert to the Turkish Prime Ministry, State Planning
Organization, and is currently on the Board of Directors for the
Structures and Earthquake Application and Research Center, of the
Istanbul Technical University.

Dr. Ural has earned numerous awards, including a fellowship from Kajima
Corporation in Japan, Sigma Xi membership, Phi-Kappa-Phi Honor Society
membership, and ASCE Murray Mantel Award. She is the editor of a
Conference Proceedings, and author of numerous scientific papers. Dr.
Ural was the founding secretary of the American Society of Civil
Engineers, Turkey International Group, and served as the group
President.
##  Program Year Closeout Zero Balance Confirmation Form

**Date:**

**School Name:**

**G-code:**

**Name of School Official (Print)**

**Title of School Official**

**Telephone #/E-mail:**

**Program Year to be Closed Out:**

**732-LOS Ending Cash Balance:**

**End Date of 732-LOS:**

**School Ending Cash Balance:**

**End Date of School Balance:**

I am certifying that my school's internal cash balance is \$0 for the
Program Year referenced above. This is in agreement with the
Department's official ending cash balance reflected in my school's most
recent 732-LOS report. My school has no outstanding issues for this
program year. I understand that by submitting this request, I authorize
the Department of Education to take the following actions for the
Program Year listed above:

1.  The Department will send a closeout letter to your school.

2.  The LOC will stop processing or accepting any data without
    Department review and approval.

3.  GAPS will be shut down and your school will be unable to request
    drawdowns or reallocate funds without Department review and
    approval.

4.  The 732 LOS report will no longer be sent to your school unless your
    balance changes.

I understand that these measures are being taken to protect my school
from further changes to my Ending Cash Balance. If I should need to
submit data for this year at a future time, I should contact [Loan
Origination Center]{.mark} (LOC) at 1-800-848-0978.

Signature of School Official:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Mail a copy of this form to: Loan Origination Center

> Attn: 2001/02 Closeout/Reconciliation
>
> P.O. Box 5693

Montgomery, AL 36103-5693

Or Fax to: 1-800-557-7396
[Answers]{.underline}

[Testing for Moisture -- GAC 2100]{.underline}

1\. b. 15 minutes

2\. d. There is no standard weight, the sample hopper must be filled
with enough grain

> to fill the measuring cell inside the instrument.

3\. d. Any of the above, singly or in combination.

4\. c. Check the error number in the GAC 2100 operator's manual and take
appropriate

> action.

5\. b. Nearest tenth percent.

6\. b. On a daily basis.

7\. b. Follow the temperature equalization process in the moisture
handbook.

8\. a. Another determination shall be made from the work sample or the
file sample.

9\. e. All of the above.

10\. e. All of the above.

11\. b. Backspace key allows re-test without dumping grain from scale.

12\. d. Enter temperature.
##### Appendix J to Part 121---Alcohol Misuse Prevention Program

This appendix contains the standards and components that must be
included in an alcohol misuse prevention program required by this
chapter.

V. Consequences for Employees Engaging in Alcohol-Related Conduct

C. *Notice to the Federal Air Surgeon*

1\. An employer who determines that a covered employee who holds an
airman medical certificate issued under part 67 of this chapter has
engaged in alcohol use that violated the alcohol misuse provisions of
§65.46a, 121.458, or 135.253 of this chapter shall notify the Federal
Air Surgeon within 2 working days.

2\. Each such employer shall forward to the Federal Air Surgeon a copy
of the report of any evaluation performed under the provisions of
section VI.C. of this appendix within 2 working days of the employer\'s
receipt of the report.

3\. All documents must be sent to the Federal Air Surgeon, Federal
Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine, Attn: Drug
Abatement Division (AAM--800), 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington,
DC 20591.

4\. No covered employee who is required to hold an airman medical
certificate in order to perform a safety-sensitive duty may perform that
duty following a violation of this appendix until the covered employee
obtains an airman medical certificate issued by the Federal Air Surgeon
dated after the alcohol test result or refusal to test date. After the
covered employee obtains this airman medical certificate, the SAP may
recommend to the employer that the covered employee may be returned to a
safety-sensitive position. The receipt of an airman medical certificate
does not alter any obligations otherwise required by 49 CFR part 40 or
this appendix.

5\. Once the Federal Air Surgeon has recommended under paragraph C.4. of
this section that the employee be permitted to perform safety-sensitive
duties, the employer cannot permit the employee to perform those
safety-sensitive duties until the employer has ensured that the employee
meets the return to duty requirements in accordance with 49 CFR part 40.
**HEAD START 45 CFR PART 1310- TRANSPORTATION WAIVER REQUEST    DATA
COLLECTION FORM**

 

Grant Number \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 

Legal Name of Grantee
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 

Name, Title and Signature of Authorized Official Requesting Waiver  

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

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

Phone Number [( )]{.underline}  

Fax Number [( )]{.underline}  

Email Address
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 

1\. Number of Children Served

Head Start \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Early Head Start
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

 2. Number of Children Provided Transportation Services:

Head Start \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Early Head Start
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

a\. Using Grantee Owned or Leased Vehicles \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

  b. Through Grantee Contracted Transportation Services
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

c.  Through Arrangement at No Cost to Grantee \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

3\. Proposed Number of Children Who Will be Covered by Waiver

Head Start \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Early Head Start
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

4\. Requesting Waiver Of:

> \_\_\_\_\_ Child safety restraint systems requirement (45CFR
> 1310.11(a))
>
> \_\_\_\_\_ Bus monitor requirement (45CFR 1310.15 (c)(1))

 5.  Waiver Request Applies to the Following:

            \_\_\_\_    Grantee            \_\_\_\_    Delegate(s)
(please list)

 6. Grantee\'s Justification for Requesting a Waiver (attach no more
than 5 pages). 

> Please explain fully as each request will be considered separately and
> waivers will not receive automatic approval. 
>
> If requesting waivers of both 45CFR1310.11(a), child safety restraint
> systems requirement, and 45CFR 1310.15(c)(1), bus monitor requirement,
> you must provide justification for each requirement.
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY VERIZON

Report No. NCD-1399 April 6, 2007

Re: SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED

Verizon, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed
certification that short term public notice of network change has been
provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by
section 51.329(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), together with certification of service on identified
interconnecting carriers, as required by section 51.333(a). Upon initial
review the filing appears to be complete. *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.325
through 51.335. Specific network change information can be obtained on
the Internet at:

<http://www22.verizon.com/regulatory/reg_ntw_dscl.html>

The incumbent LEC\'s certification refers to the change identified
below:

**Replacing Copper Feeder Facilities with Fiber Optic Cable and Digital
Loop Carrier Systems in Aliquippa, Barnesboro, Blairsville, Ebensburg,
Erie, Greenville, New Stanton, Patton and Tyrone, Pennsylvania.**

The incumbent LEC contact:

Ann D. Berkowitz

Associate Director-- Federal Regulatory Advocacy

Verizon

1300 I Street, N.W., Suite 400 West

Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 515-2539

An objection to an incumbent LEC\'s short term notice may be filed by an
information service provider or telecommunication service provider that
directly interconnects with the incumbent LEC network. Such objections
must be filed with the Commission, and served on the incumbent LEC, no
later than the ninth business day following the release of this public
notice. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 51.333(c).

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

**-FCC-**
**DA 02-2613**

**CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ANNOUNCES THE DATES FOR FILING
COMMENTS AND REPLY COMMENTS ON THE**

**TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT (TCPA) RULES**

**CG Docket No. 02-278**

**Release Date: October 9, 2002**

**Comment Date: November 22, 2002**

**Reply Comment Date: December 9, 2002**

On September 18, 2002, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) and
Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O)[^1] seeking comment on whether it
should revise any of its rules that restrict telemarketing calls and
unsolicited faxes and, if so, how. The NPRM also seeks comment on
whether the Commission should revisit the option of establishing a
national do-not-call list. Comments relating to the NPRM are due 45 days
after the NPRM is published in the Federal Register, and reply comments
are due 60 days after publication of the NPRM in the Federal Register.
To ensure that all interested parties are aware of the comment period,
the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) has issued this Public
Notice, as well as a news release, specifying the exact comment and
reply comment dates.

The NPRM was published in the Federal Register on October 8, 2002.[^2]
Therefore, comments are due on November 22, 2002, and reply comments are
due on December 9, 2002. Comments should be filed consistent with the
instructions provided in the NPRM.

For further information, contact Erica H. McMahon or Richard D. Smith,
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau, at (202) 418-2512.

[^1]: *In the Matter of Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone
    Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) of 1991*, Notice of Proposed
    Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 02-250, CG Docket
    No. 02-278 and CC Docket No. 92-90 (rel. Sept. 18, 2002). In the
    MO&O, the Commission closed and terminated CC Docket No. 92-90 and
    opened a new docket to address the issues raised in this proceeding.

[^2]: 67 Fed. Reg. 62667 (Oct. 8, 2002).
September 30, 2004

Public Information and Records Integrity Branch (PIRIB)

Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP)

Environmental Protection Agency

Room 119, Crystal Mall #2

1801 South Bell Street

Arlington, VA

Attention: Docket No. OPP-2004-0229

The National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) is submitting the following
comments regarding the pending Section 3 registration for rootworm
resistant corn (Cry 34/35Ab1) sponsored by Dow AgroSciences and Pioneer
Hi-bred International, Inc.

The NCGA was founded in 1957 and represents more than 33,000 dues-paying
corn growers from 48 states. In addition, NCGA represents the interests
of more than 350,000 farmers who contribute to corn check-off programs
in 19 states.

In order for producers to stay competitive and remain profitable they
must have access to new products and new technologies. Agriculture
biotechnology helps farmers better manage herbicide and insecticide
needs and in many cases helps reduce the overall use of chemicals,
lowering farmers' expenses, improving profitability and preserving the
environment. Therefore, NCGA believes the continued availability and
marketability of products derived from biotechnology is important.

Technology protecting corn plants from pests like the corn borer is of
great value, no other plant pest causes as much damage to corn as the
rootworm. However, only one event developed by one company currently
provides protection. Competition from other technology developers will
provide growers with more choices and options and can contribute to
potentially lower costs.

NCGA supports the application and the EPA should review the application
and move forward with the request without delay. The product will
undoubtedly provide corn growers with another tool to help with insect
resistance management and help ensure the long-term viability of the
technology.

The National Corn Growers Association appreciates this opportunity to
comment and values EPA's continued commitment to a thorough and
transparent regulatory process.

Sincerely,

National Corn Growers Association
**INHERITANCE AND MAPPING OF PLANT ARCHITECTURE AND FRUIT YIELD IN MELON
(*Cucumis melo* L.)**

####### Juan E. Zalapa

Under the supervision of Professor Jack E. Staub

at the University of Wisconsin-Madison

The inheritance of plant architecture and fruit yield (hereafter
designated yield components) in melon (*Cucumis melo* L.; 2n = 2x = 24)
is poorly understood, and the mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL)
for such yield-related characteristics has not been attempted.
Therefore, the inheritance of several melon yield components (e.g.,
primary branch number, fruit number and weight per plant, average fruit
weight) was investigated using progeny from a mating between USDA 846-1
(P~1~; high branching) and "Top-Mark" (P~2~; low branching). Generation
means analyses (P~1~, P~2~, F~2~, BC~1~P~1~, and BC~1~P~2~) revealed
that additive gene effects were most important in controlling the
development of primary branch number and fruit number per plant,
dominance and epistatic effects mainly governed the expression of days
to anthesis, fruit weight per plant, and average weight per fruit.
Variance component analyses (119 F~3~ families) indicated that primary
branch number and fruit number per plant exhibited primarily additive
genetic variance, while fruit weight per plant and average fruit weight
demonstrated mainly dominance genetic variance. A set of 81 recombinant
inbred lines (81 RIL; F~6~) were used to construct a 181-point genetic
map was constructed using 114 RAPD, 35 SSR, and 32 AFLP markers. Fifteen
linkage groups spanned 1,032 cM with a mean marker interval of 5.7 cM. A
total of 38 QTL were detected in both locations. Sex expression was
consistently influenced by a genomic region (*exs8.3*) that corresponded
to the *a* locus in linkage Group 8. Similarly, QTL analyses revealed
four location-independent factors for primary branch number (*pb1.1*,
*pb1.2*, *pb2.3*, and *pb10.5*), three for fruit number per plant
(*fn1.1*, *fn1.3*, and *fn5.6*), four for fruit weight per plant
(*fw1.1*, *fw5.6*, *fw6.7*, and *fw8.8*), and two for average weight per
fruit (*awf1.2* and *awf4.3*). The results of this study suggest that
the introgression of genes resident in highly branched melon types into
a U.S. Western Shipping type background may lead to the development of
melon cultivars with increased yield and concentrated fruit set. The QTL
defined herein are candidates for use in marker-assisted selection
programs to aid in the improvement of melon yield.
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**Wednesday, September 22, 2004**

**National Intelligence Reform Act of 2004**

**Business Meeting**

The following is a list of amendments that are anticipated to be
considered during today's business meeting of the Senate Governmental
Affairs Committee:

-   Voinovich Amendment #4 -- Specifies the process through which
    government personnel will receive security clearances

-   Voinovich Amendment #6 -- To establish an FBI Intelligence Career
    Service

-   Shelby Amendment -- Establishes and Analytic Review Unit within the
    Office of the Inspector General of the National Intelligence
    Authority

-   Levin Amendment #1 -- Strengthens independence of NID and ensure
    that intelligence is independents of policy and political
    considerations

-   Levin Amendment #2 -- Restricts the NCTC to strategic planning and
    rename the Directorate of Operations as the Directorate of Strategic
    Planning

-   Levin Amendment #3 -- Eliminates the NCTC's ability to assign
    operations responsibilities to specific elements of the Armed Forces

-   Levin Amendment #4 -- Eliminates the NSC's direct supervisory
    authority over the NCTC's joint operational activities and instead
    require the NCTC to report to the NID

-   Levin Amendment #5 -- Requires disagreements between the NCTC and an
    agency head over strategic plans to be resolved by the President,
    not the NSC

-   Levin Amendment #6 -- Clarifies the bounds of the NIP by broadening
    the exception for military intelligence

-   Levin Amendment #7 -- Add a requirement that the NID coordinate with
    agencies doing collections consistent with current practice and also
    make clear that customers are to establish collection requirements

-   Levin Amendment #8 -- Requires all NID transfers to be the types of
    transfers authorized by law and within annual appropriations
    ceilings

-   Levin Amendment #9 -- Denies the NID the authority to transfer
    military personnel

-   Levin Amendment #10 -- Requires the NID to consult with affected
    agencies before reprogramming funds and notify Congress of any
    agency head objection to a reprogramming

-   Levin Amendment #13 -- Eliminates the NCTC concurrence requirement
    for Northcom and other entities

-   Levin Amendment #14 -- Requires NID concurrence in DOD appointments
    for NSA, NRO, and NGA heads, instead of DOD concurrence in NID
    appointments

-   Stevens Amendment #1 -- To strike section 162, acquisition and
    fiscal authorities

-   Durbin Amendment #3 -- Standard of review for Privacy and Civil
    Liberties Oversight Board

-   Additional amendments may also be considered
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Cy Stapleton - Page 1 11/14/2023

Response to request for comments by the Federal Tax Reform Panel on
February 16, 2005

Cy Stapleton

Box 151107

Lufkin, Texas 75915-1107

February 27, 2005

Individual Submission to Federal Tax Reform Panel

Cy Stapleton -- Page 2 2/27/005

I appreciate the opportunity to give my input in-so-far-as our tax code
is concerned.

I was a small business owner for some 40 years prior to retiring in
1995. During

that 40 year period, plus the 10 years since my retirement, the major
thorn in my side has

been the Internal Revenue Service and the tax code. The tax code is
difficult for an expert

to understand and impossible for a layperson to understand. I had four
employees. One

of these employees spent in excess of 50% of her time keeping our
accounting straight. I

still had to pay a CPA in excess of \$2,500 per year to file my return.
In my retirement,

that cost is about \$2,000 per year.

The tax code is especially unfair to the small businessperson and
retired

individuals who must hire a service to stay in compliance. Anything more
than a postcard

for a tax return should not be considered.

It is wrong when business decisions must be dependent upon the tax code
rather

than good business judgment. The situation is further complicated when
the rules change

after business commitments had been made on the previous law.

The panel needs to come up with a simplified tax code that requires
little or no

paperwork on the part of the taxpayer -- a system that is based solely
upon the amount of

money an individual spends and the profit of businesses.

Respectfully,

Cy Stapleton

Box 151107

Lufkin, Texas 75915-1107
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**"If Medicare payment rates are cut by 10 percent on**

**June 30, 2008, 60 percent of physician respondents plan to limit the
number of new Medicare patients they treat."**

*\--taken from an American Medical Association survey of 8,955
physicians.*

Dear Colleague:

HR 4736 will remove the price caps on what a non-participating physician
is allowed to balance bill the Medicare beneficiaries that they treat. 
This is not a price mandate, but rather is to help Medicare physicians
collect FAIR MARKET VALUES for the services they are providing.

Balance Billing is the practice of allowing a physician to bill a
patient for the difference between Medicare reimbursement amounts (which
are not consistent with market costs) and the true cost for providing
care or service.  As medical care costs rise, we must allow physicians
to recoup their costs, or risk driving them out of the market.
 Currently, there are caps on what physicians are allowed to balance
bill a patient.  **There is no other professional service for which
individuals are prohibited from paying extra funds out of their own
resources if they wish to and can afford it!**

HR 4736 removes the limiting charges for balance billing, thus only
affects non-par physicians who have not signed the strict Medicare
participation agreement.  It does not mandate that nonparticipating
doctors balance bill at a certain level.

As of today, the number of non-par physicians is relatively low,
estimates are below 10% and some estimates are actually closer to 5%. 
Balance billing is simply one tool in the tool box to keep physicians
treating Medicare beneficiaries and preserve a patient-centered
healthcare system.

HR 4736 promotes a competitive market for medical services in which
physicians are reimbursed at fair rates for the true cost of services
provided.  It ensures that patients continue to have access to the
quality of care they deserve.  Balance billing can help preserve
senior\'s access to care by allowing more physicians to continue to
treat Medicare patients.  Physicians would be able to choose for
themselves whether or not they accept fees determined by Medicare or to
freely set their own fees when necessary as a \"non-participating\"
physician. 

Please join me in ensuring that individuals covered under Medicare are
able to receive the treatment and care necessary by providing physicians
with the ability to recuperate the true cost of services.  Please
contact Emily Smith in my office at <e.smith@mail.house.gov> or (202)
225-2706 if you are interested in cosponsoring this important
legislation.

                                                                                   
Sincerely,

                                                                                               

> TOM FEENEY
>
> Member of Congress
**\[DNFSB LETTERHEAD\]**

April 10, 2003

The Honorable Spencer Abraham

Secretary of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, SW

Washington, DC 20585-1000

Dear Secretary Abraham:

Revision 2 of the Department of Energy's (DOE) Implementation Plan for
the Defense

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board's (Board) Recommendations 94-1,
*Improved Schedule for Remediation in the Defense Nuclear Facilities
Complex*, and 2000-1, *Prioritization for Stabilizing Nuclear
Materials*, dated July 2002, commits to completing sludge removal from
the Hanford K-Basins by August 2004. In a letter of December 27, 2002,
the Assistant Secretary for Environmental Management informed the Board
that DOE's commitment to begin sludge removal from the K-Basins by
December 2002 would not be met, but that sludge removal from the K-East
Basin was expected to begin by May 30, 2003. This letter did not suggest
that these startup delays would imperil the commitment date for
completing sludge removal from the basins.

Recent discussions between the Board's staff and representatives of the
Spent Nuclear Fuel Project at Hanford revealed that Hanford's plans for
the completion of sludge removal are no longer consistent with the
Implementation Plan. The site's present strategy calls for completion of
sludge removal from the K-East Basin by June 30, 2005, and from the
K-West Basin by April 29, 2005. The delays appear to be the result of
the late start in the K-East Basin and the failure to apply sufficient
resources to preparing for sludge removal activities for the K-West
Basin. For example, the fiscal year (FY) 2003 budget for sludge removal
from the K-West Basin allows only for conceptual design work. The
contractor plans to perform all other design, procurement, and
construction activities in FY 2004 and to carry out system testing and
operations in FY 2005, despite the August 2004 commitment date for
completion of sludge removal.

The Board is not aware of any technical considerations that would
justify delaying completion of sludge removal from the K-Basins.
Therefore, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §2286b(d), the Board requests that DOE
provide a report within 60 days of receipt of this letter that provides
either a path forward for completing sludge removal from the Hanford
K-Basins by August 2004, or a revised Implementation Plan with
justification for delaying completion of sludge removal beyond this
date.

***John T. Conway***

***Chairman***

c: The Honorable Jessie Hill Roberson

The Honorable Robert G. Card

Mr. Keith A. Klein

Mr. Mark B. Whitaker, Jr.
Federal Bridge CA Certificate Policy

**Change Proposal**

**Change Serial Number:** 2001-01

**Title:** Preventing unauthorized access attempts

**Date:** 31 May 2001

**Version and Date of Certificate Policy Requested to be changed:**

X.509 Certificate Policy For The Federal Bridge Certification Authority
(FBCA) Version 1.1.5

**Change Advocate Contact Information:**

Name: Mike Jenkins

Organization: NSA

Telephone number: 410 854 4537

E-mail address: mjjenki@missi.ncsc.mil

**Organization requesting change**: CPWG

**Change summary**: see Background

**Background**:

The CP currently requires a facility to temporarily lock an account
following a predetermined number of login attempts. The requirement
should be based on failed login attempts. Additionally, the Entrust
product does not provide the required lock out. Instead, it terminates
the application and requires that the application be restarted. The
failed logins are audited. In light of FBCA audit review procedures,
this is deemed sufficient to forestall repeated unauthorized access
attempts.

**Specific Changes**:

**[Existing text:]{.underline}**

### 6.4.2 Activation data protection

Data used to unlock private keys shall be protected from disclosure by a
combination of cryptographic and physical access control mechanisms.
Activation data should either be biometric in nature or memorized, not
written down. If written down, it shall be secured at the level of the
data that the associated cryptographic module is used to protect, and
shall not be stored with the cryptographic module. The protection
mechanism shall include a facility to temporarily lock the account after
a predetermined number of login attempts as set forth in the respective
CP or CPS.

**[Proposed revised text:]{.underline}**

### 6.4.2 Activation data protection

Data used to unlock private keys shall be protected from disclosure by a
combination of cryptographic and physical access control mechanisms.
Activation data should either be biometric in nature or memorized, not
written down. If written down, it shall be secured at the level of the
data that the associated cryptographic module is used to protect, and
shall not be stored with the cryptographic module. The protection
mechanism shall include a facility to temporarily lock the account*, or
terminate the application,* after a predetermined number of *failed*
login attempts as set forth in the respective CP or CPS.

**Estimated Cost:**

There is no financial cost associated with implementing this change.

**Implementation Date:**

This change will be implemented immediately.

**Prerequisites for Adoption:**

There are no prerequisites.

**Plan to Meet Prerequisites:**

There are no prerequisites.

**Approval and Coordination Dates:**

Date presented to CPWG: 31 May 2001

Date CPMWG recommended approval: 31 May 2001

Date Presented to FPKI PA:

Date of approval by FPKI PA:
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[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]{.underline}

August 1, 1973

FIRST MEDAL IN U.S. CUSTOMS SERIES

COMMEMORATES GEORGETOWN CUSTOMHOUSE,

[WASHINGTON, D.C.]{.underline}

A series of medals, commemorating America's historic customhouses, is
being struck by the Treasury Department's Bureau of the Mint in
conjunction with the U.S. Customs Service.

The first will be available after August 1, 1973, and is to be unveiled
at a ceremony in which U.S. Commissioner of Customs Vernon D. Acree will
commemorate the Georgetown, Washington, D.C., Post Office and
Customhouse building as an "Historic Customhouse."

The medal features the Georgetown Customhouse, circa 1900, on the
obverse side and the seal of the U.S. Customs Service on the reverse. It
was designed by Michael Iacocca of the Philadelphia Mint.

The 3-inch medal will sell for \$5 at the Bureau of the Mint's exhibit
and sales areas located at the Mints in Philadelphia, Denver, and San
Francisco, and at the Treasury Department in Washington, D. C. It will
also be available by mail order from the Philadelphia Mint for \$5.25.

Others in the series will include customhouses in Yorktown, Virginia;
Boston, Massachusetts; San Francisco, California; Wheeling, West
Virginia; Galveston, Texas; New Orleans, Louisiana; Salem,
Massachusetts; Monterey, California; and Savannah, Georgia.

"The Historic Customhouse program is part of Customs' contribution to
the Bicentennial Era and is in keeping with Federal efforts to
accelerate historic preservation by identifying landmarks in advance of
1976," stated Commissioner Acree. "Through the program, Customs is
focusing attention on its role as financial mainstay of the young
Republic."

Georgetown was one of the nine original Customs districts in the State
of Maryland, established by the Fifth Act of the First Congress in 1789.
The granite customhouse, built in 1858, is the work of Treasury
Architect Ammi B. Young, one of the leading American architects of the
19th century.

"Customhouses symbolize the deep roots of the U.S. Custom Service in
American history," Commissioner Acree said. "The collection of revenue
and control of international trade are traditional functions of Customs
officers who are stationed at 300 ports of entry throughout the U.S."

Commissioner Acree noted that U.S. Customs collects approximately \$4
billion annually in duties and excise taxes, guards the Treasury against
fraud and enforces a wide range of other statutes for some forty
government agencies.