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\[PUBLIC---NO. 46---68^TH^ CONGRESS.\]

\[S. 684.\]

An Act To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of
the commencement on June 18, 1923, of the work of carving on Stone
Mountain, in the State of Georgia, a monument to the valor of the
soldiers of the South, which was the inspiration of their sons and
daughters and grandsons and granddaughters in the Spanish-American and
World Wars, and in memory of Warren G. Harding, President of the United
States of America, in whose administration the work was begun.

*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled*, That in commemoration of the
commencement on June 18, 1923, of the work of carving on Stone Mountain,
in the State of Georgia, a monument to the valor of the soldiers of the
South, which was the inspiration of their sons and daughters and
grandsons and granddaughters in the Spanish-American and World Wars, and
in memory of Warren G. Harding, President of the United States of
America, in whose administration the work was begun, there shall be
coined at the mints of the United States silver 50-cent pieces to the
number of not more than five million, such 50-cent pieces to be of the
standard troy weight, composition, diameter, device, and design as shall
be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the Secretary
of the Treasury, which said 50-cent pieces shall be legal tender in any
payment to the amount of their face value.

SEC. 2. That the coins herein authorized shall be issued only upon the
request of the executive committee of the Stone Mountain Confederate
Monumental Association, a corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and upon
payment by such executive committee for and on behalf of the Stone
Mountain Confederate Monumental Association of the par value of such
coins, and it shall be permissible for the said Stone Mountain
Confederate Monumental Association to obtain said coins upon said
payment, all at one time or at separate times, and in separate amounts,
as it may determine.

SEC. 3. That all laws now in force relating to the subsidiary silver
coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same,
regulating and guarding the process of coinage, providing for the
purchase of material and for the transportation, distribution, and
redemption of coins, for the prevention of debasement or counterfeiting,
for security of the coin, or for any other purposes, whether said laws
are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable, apply to the
coinage herein authorized: *Provided*, That the United States shall not
be subject to the expense of making the necessary dies and other
preparations for this coinage.

Approved, March 17, 1924.

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![](media/image1.png){width="1.5583333333333333in"
height="1.525in"}**United States Department of the Interior**

**Bureau of Indian Affairs**

**Fort Apache Agency**

**PO Box 560**

**Whiteriver, Arizona 85941**

***\*\*NEWS RELEASE\*\****

**Contact: Mary Stuever, Fire Information Officer**

**928-338-5322 office 928-205-5429 cell 928-338-6170 fax**

**Date: June 27, 2004 Hours 11:00 a.m**

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:**

\[Whiteriver, Arizona\]-

Crews are mopping up a 25-acre fire this morning on the Fort Apache
Indian Reservation. Located approximately six miles northeast of Cedar
Creek, and nine miles south of Pinetop, the Walnut Springs Fire was
first spotted around 6:30 p.m Saturday night. Due to the extremely dry
fuel conditions, fire suppression activities have been immediate,
involving air tanker drops, dozers, engines, and crews. Approximately
155 people remain working on the fire this morning. The fire has a line
around it, and is in the "mop-up" stage.

Fire officials were pleased the fire was spotted so rapidly. "Our patrol
crews were on their way in for the evening when the fire was reported,"
explained Fire Management Officer George Leech. "If we had not caught
this fire last night, it could have really taken off on us." Fuel
conditions in the forest are very dry, and on many levels equal or worse
to the conditions that existed two years ago when the Rodeo and Chediski
fires ignited.

To report a small smoke in the wildland area, it is best to contact the
Forest Service (928-333-4417) or Bureau of Indian Affairs (928-338-5326)
directly. If the smoke is large and clearly visible, residents and
visitors should tune into local radio stations for fire updates. Many
phone exchanges in the area are tied into a reverse-911 system. If there
is a pertinent message regarding evacuation or other immediate threat,
phone numbers for that area are automatically called with a pre-recorded
30 second message of instructions. Although the need for these calls is
determined locally, the calls generate from Tennessee, and people with
caller id should answer calls from outside area codes.

Everyone is reminded to be extra careful with any potential ignition
sources. Please report any fireworks detonations (all fireworks are
illegal) to local police authorities.

\-\--
# Approved Custodian List

Updated 8/20/08

The following is a list of entities approved to serve as Custodians with
regard to the Master Participation Agreement. This list will be amended
as new Custodians are approved. By providing this list, the Department
is not endorsing any entity on this list or its commercial practices.
This rolling list merely tracks those entities that have provided the
necessary Custodian-specific certifications as required by the Master
Participation Agreement and have, to the satisfaction of the Department,
met the standards set forth in Section 10(c)(v) of that Agreement.
Custodians will appear in the order in which their applications were
approved and/or received.

1.  Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company ("M&T Bank")

213 Market Street

Harrisburg, PA 17101

Attn: James C. Deitrick, CCTS

Vice President - Corporate Trust Services

Office Phone: 717-231-2613

Fax: 717-231-2615

<jdeitrick@mtb.com>

2.  Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Corporate, Municipal and Escrow Services

7077 Bonneval Rd., Suite 400

> Jacksonville, FL 32216

Attn: Tricia Heintz

Vice President - Student Loan Product Manager

Office Phone: 904-281-2743

Fax: 904-281-2759

<tricia.heintz@wellsfargo.com>

3.  Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.

10161 Centurion Parkway

Jacksonville, FL 32256

Attn: Derek Kettel

Vice President

Office Phone: 904-998-4716

Fax: 904-645-1931

<derek.kettel@bnymellon.com>

4.  Zions First National Bank

717 17th Street

Suite #301

Denver, Colorado 80202 

Attn: David W. Bata

Vice President 

  Office Phone: 720-947-7475

<david.bata@zionsbank.com> 

> 5\. Bank of Oklahoma, N.A.
>
> 9520 N. May Avenue, 2nd Floor
>
> Oklahoma City, OK 73120
>
> Attn: Rachel Redd-Singleton
>
> Vice President & Trust Officer
>
> Office Phone: 405-936-3972
>
> Fax: 405-936-3964
>
> <rsingleton@bokf.com>

 

> 6\. US Bank National Association
>
> 60 Livingston Avenue
>
> Saint Paul, MN 55107
>
> Attn: Michael C. Zak
>
> Vice President
>
> Office Phone: 651-495-3881

<michael.zak@usbank.com>
> Poster Presentation 2-37
>
> **Development and Application of Genetic Systems for Anaerobic,
> Thermophilic, Ethanol-Producing Bacteria**

Michael V. Tyurin, Sunil G. Desai, Lee R. Lynd

Thayer School of Engineering

Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755

Phone: 603-646-2231; Fax 603-646-3856; E-mail: <Lee.Lynd@dartmouth.edu>

A substantial group of thermophilic anaerobic bacteria rapidly ferment
biomass components (e.g. cellulose, cellodextrins, xylan, xylose) to a
mixture of ethanol and organic acids. Metabolic engineering in order to
increase ethanol yields is of interest but requires a genetic system,
which is not available for many species of interest. We report here
results obtained with two thermophiles: *Thermoanaerobacterium
saccharolyticum* strain YS485, which utilized xylose but not cellulose;
and *Clostridium thermocellum* (several strains considered), which
utilize cellulose but not xylose. Cloning of catabolic genes associated
with organic acid formation (hydrogenase, acetate kinase,
phosphotransacetylase, lactate dehydrogenase) will be briefly described.
For *T. saccharolyticum*, for which a genetic system is available (Mai
et al., 1999), development of knockout vectors and attempts to obtain
knockouts will be described. For *C. thermocellum* we present a new
electrotransformation procedure using a custom pulse generator, shuttle
vector pIKM1, and selection based on resistance conferred by an *mls*
antibiotic resistance gene. Readily repeated transformation of several
strains of *C. thermocellum* has been observed with confirmation based
on both retransformation of *E. coli* using plasmid recovered from
presumptive transformants as well as PCR using primers specific to the
*mls* gene. Transformation efficiency has been shown to be highly
sensitive to the conditions used, with a 3000-fold improvement having
been obtained at the time of submittal. Factors impacting transformation
frequency will be described, as will efforts to optimize and apply the
procedure.
Two bright planets on opposite sides of the sky\--that\'s nice.

Two bright planets, gathered together in the same constellation\--even
better.

Two bright planets, less than one degree apart\--that\'s spellbinding.

Prepare to be spellbound. On Thursday morning, November 4^th^, just
before sunrise, you can see the two brightest planets amazingly close
together. Near the eastern horizon, shining brighter than the brightest
stars, Venus and Jupiter will be less than one degree apart.

Hold your index finger at arm\'s length. The tip of your finger is about
one degree wide. Or focus your eyes on these words. Each word is about
one degree wide. The point: one degree is a small angle.

When two planets drift so close together they grab your brain\'s
attention. Why? Because they tickle your fovea\--a special part of the
human eye.

Consider the following: your eye is like a digital camera. There\'s a
lens in front to focus the light, and an array of photocells behind the
lens to capture the image. The array in your eye is called the retina.
It\'s made of cells called rods and cones\--the equivalent of electronic
pixels in a camera.

At the center of the retina lies the fovea, a patch of tissue 1.5 mm
wide where rods and cones are extra-densely packed. Whatever we see with
the fovea, we see in high-definition. The fovea is critical to reading,
to driving. The fovea has the brain\'s attention!

The fovea\'s field of view is narrow, only a few degrees wide. If you
want to be spellbound by two things at once, they should fit inside that
narrow cone. And that\'s precisely what\'s going to happen on Thursday
morning. Venus and Jupiter will be so close together that can shine into
your fovea\--both at once.

The best time to look is between 5:30 and 6:00 AM. Step outside and face
east toward the rising sun. You can\'t miss them. Venus and Jupiter are
bright enough to see even after the sky begins to turn morning blue.
(Venus is the brighter of the two.)

If you oversleep on Thursday, try again on Friday morning. The pair will
be drifting apart, but still close enough to mesmerize.

So early in the morning, so sleepy, so cold! Once your attention gets
fixed on Venus and Jupiter you might not notice. Your biggest problem
will be forgetting to go back inside. Eventually the sun will rise and
break the spell: time for work or school, after a better beginning than
usual.
**DA 07-2156**

**May 24, 2007**

**NOTICE OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED**

WC Docket Nos. 07-75, and 07-83

The applications listed in this notice have been granted pursuant to the
Commission's streamlined procedures for domestic section 214 transfer of
control applications, 47 C.F.R. § 63.03. The Wireline Competition Bureau
has determined that grant of these applications serves the public
interest.[^1] For purposes of computation of time for filing a petition
for reconsideration or application for review, or for judicial review of
the Commission's decision, the date of "public notice" shall be the
release date of this notice.[^2]

1\. Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control
of Eschelon Telecom, Inc., to Integra TelCom Holdings, Inc. WC Docket
No. 07-75, DA 07-1814 (rel. Apr. 23, 2007).

**Effective Grant Date: May 24, 2007**

2\. Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control
of Telephone Service Company to Hanson Communications, Inc., WC Docket
No. 07-83**,** DA 07-1811 (rel. Apr. 23, 2007).

**Effective Grant Date: May 24, 2007**

For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson-Parker at
202-418-1394, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

> **-- FCC --**

[^1]: *Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic
    Section 214 Authorizations*, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 5517,
    5529, para. 22 (2002).

[^2]: *Id.*; *see* 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 (Computation of time).
## ![](media/image1.jpeg){width="6.246527777777778in" height="1.0166666666666666in"}

#  April 2006

# Policy Brief...........................\.......National Endowment for the Arts

> RSC Contact: Sheila Cole, 226-9719

## **[National Endowment for the Arts]{.smallcaps}**

### [History of NEA Funding]{.smallcaps}

> FY95: \$162 million \[Democrat Majority in Congress\]
>
> FY96: \$99 million \[Republican Majority in Congress\]

## FY97: \$99 million

> FY98: \$98 million

######### FY99: \$98 million 

> FY00: \$98 million
>
> FY01: \$104.770 million
>
> FY02: \$115.234 million
>
> FY03: \$115.732 million
>
> FY04: \$120.972 million
>
> FY05 \$121.264 million
>
> FY06 Bush Request: \$121.264 million
>
> FY06 House-passed: \$131.264 million[^1]
>
> FY06 Senate-passed: \$126.264 million
>
> **[FY06 Final: \$124.406 million]{.mark}**[^2]

[^1]: The Appropriations Committee reported the FY06 bill to the full
    House with \$121.264 million, and an amendment adopted on the House
    floor, offered by Rep. Slaughter (D-NY), increased the NEA by \$10
    million.

[^2]: The House-Senate conference committee reported out a bill with an
    NEA line-item of \$126.264 million, but the bill also included a
    0.476 percent across-the-board cut for the entire bill, and another
    1 percent across-the-board cut contained (contained in H.R. 2863)
    brings the total amount appropriated for the NEA in FY06 to
    \$124.406 million.
**TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH STAFF**

**LACERATIONS**

Authorized health and wellness staff may treat lacerations as follows:

1.  Stop bleeding by direct compression to the wound with sterile gauze.
    Elevate the extremity with the laceration.

2.  If bleeding does not slow or stop with five minutes of direct
    pressure, call 911.

3.  Irrigate the laceration with sterile saline, cover the wound with
    clean gauze, and have the student evaluated by the center physician
    as soon as possible. Address any other injuries.

4.  For small wounds with straight edges, gently pull the edges together
    narrowing the gap of the wound and apply steri-strips or butterfly
    adhesives to keep the edges approximated. Larger wounds will likely
    require local anesthesia for debridement and suturing.

5.  Check immunization status and give tetanus-diphtheria-acellular
    pertussis (Tdap) booster immunization when indicated. Refer to TAG
    B: Immunization and Communicable Disease Control.

6.  For wounds on the extremities, if you are alone and CPR is needed,
    assess the airway, place a tourniquet on the bleeding extremity and
    resume CPR.

7.  For wounds on the trunk and head, assess the airway, stop or control
    bleeding, and resume CPR.

# WHEN TO REFER TO THE CENTER PHYSICIAN

-   If the wound appears contaminated with pathogens, toxins, or
    chemicals despite irrigation

-   If it is a large or deep wound needing sutures
**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12th St., S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**DA 04-3178**

#  October 1, 2004

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION**

**REGION 43 (WASHINGTON STATE) PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING COMMITTEE**

**ANNOUNCES REGION 43 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS**

The Region 43 (Washington) 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee announces
a series of upcoming meetings related to the development and adoption of
a Regional Plan for the 700 MHz band, planning for the 4.9 GHz Public
Safety band, and modifications of the 800 MHz plan that may be
appropriate given FCC rebanding actions. Each meeting will be held from
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The meeting schedule for the balance of 2004 is
as follows:

> October 27, 2004 -- City of Yakima Police Department, 200 South 3^rd^
> Street, Yakima, WA
>
> November 17, 2004 -- Snohomish County Public Utility, 1802 75^th^
> Street SW, Everett, WA
>
> December 15, 2005 -- Snohomish County Public Utility, 1802 75^th^
> Street SW, Everett, WA

Detailed information on the Region 43 planning process, detailed meeting
information, draft planning documents, and other information is
available at the Region 43 web site at:
[www.region43.org](http://www.region43.org/). The web site has a tool to
allow you to sign up to the Region 43 listserver to receive continuing
information and documents related to the planning process in Washington
state. Details such as formal agendas, maps and contact information for
each meeting will be posted on the Region 43 web site in advance of all
meetings along with conference call phone numbers whenever possible for
participants who can't travel to the meeting.

The Region 43 (Washington) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee
meetings are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers
whose sole purpose or principal purpose is to protect the safety of
life, health, or property in Washington State would utilize these
frequencies. It is essential that not only public safety, but all
government, Native American Tribal, and non-governmental organizations
eligible under Section 90.523 of the Commission's Rules be represented
in order to ensure that each agency's future spectrum needs are
considered in the allocation process. Administrators who are not
oriented in the communications field should delegate someone with this
knowledge to attend, participate and represent your agency's needs.

(over)

All interested parties wishing to participate in the planning for the
use of new public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz, 800 MHz bands and/or
the newly allocated 4.9 GHz band within Region 43 are encouraged to
attend. For further information about the meeting, please contact:

Kevin Kearns, Chairman

Region 43, 700 MHz 4.9 GHz Public Safety Planning Committee

700 5^th^ Avenue, Suite 2300 Seattle, Washington 98104

PH: 206-296-0660

FX: 206-263-4834

Email: Kevin.Kearns@metrokc.gov

Region 43 web Site: [www.region43.org](http://www.region43.org/)

\- FCC -
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of the Treasury 1789\" seal on right and \"BUREAU OF THE MINT; WASH.,
D.C. 20220 - W04-5011\" on 2nd line.\]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 9, 1976

BICENTENNIAL COIN PRODUCTION ENDS THIS YEAR

Secretary of the Treasury William E. Simon has directed the Mint to
discontinue the special Bicentennial reverse designs and to revert to
the eagle designs on the reverses of all quarters, half dollars and
dollars produced in 1977, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of the Mint,
announced today.

"For the first time in its history, the Mint changed the designs on
circulating coins in honor of an anniversary of American Independence,"
Mrs. Brooks said. "And the ending of production of these historically
significant coins brings to a close one of the most important coinage
changes and production feats ever attempted by the Mint.

"These coins are destined to become treasured keepsakes of the
Bicentennial. So I urge all Americans to ask for them at their local
banks while they are still readily available."

The United States Congress authorized the issuance of new designs
emblematic of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution on the
reverses of quarters, halves and dollars dated 1776-1976. And it also
provided that the Secretary of the Treasury would determine the
time-length for usage of the special Bicentennial designs.

The Treasury Secretary's decision to revert to the eagle designs that
last appeared on the 1974 dated Washington quarters, Kennedy halves and
Eisenhower dollars follows the tradition established in 1792 of using a
figure or representation of an eagle on certain of the nation's coins.

By Act of 1792, Congress created the Mint and ordered that "upon the
reverse of each of the gold and silver coins there shall be the figure
or representation of an eagle." The special Bicentennial coin designs
resulted from a nationwide coin design competition sponsored by the
Treasury Department in celebration of the nation's 200 years of freedom.

At the start of production in 1977, the Bicentennial colonial drummer
design on the back of the Washington quarter will revert to
spread-winged eagle standing on a shaft of arrows. The design of
Independence Hall on the reverse of the Kennedy half dollar will revert
to the rendition of the Presidential coat-of-arms, the central part of
which is an eagle. The Liberty Bell-moon design on the back of the
Eisenhower dollar will once again feature the Apollo 11 ensignia
depicting a bald eagle landing on the moon.
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Registration Form

2009 eastern area dispatchers workshop

**Wednesday, January 7^th^ & Thursday, January 8^th^, 2009**

# National Conservation Training Center

US Fish and Wildlife Service, NCTC\
698 Conservation Way\
Shepherdstown, WV 25443-9713

**877-706-6282 or 304-876-7900**

Registration deadline is **November 21^st^, 2008.**

+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------+
| Name      |                            |                            |
+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------+
| Agency ID |                            |                            |
|           |                            |                            |
| i.e.      |                            |                            |
| WI-CNF    |                            |                            |
+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------+
| Agency    |                            |                            |
| Name      |                            |                            |
+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------+
| Phone     |                            |                            |
+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------+
| e-mail    |                            |                            |
+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------+
| If        | Flight \#                  | Arrival                    |
| r         |                            |                            |
| equesting |                            | Time                       |
| pick-up @ |                            |                            |
| Dulles    |                            |                            |
+-----------+----------------------------+----------------------------+

Please confirm your attendance through Dispatch Working Team
representative,

**Karyn Hullinger**, Wisconsin DNR at:

e-mail: <karyn.hullinger@wisconsin.gov>

phone: 715-822-3154

fax: 715-822-3593

With your RSVP to Karyn, please let her know if you intend to utilize
the minivan transportation.

Remember that you will need to make your own reservation for
accommodations with NCTC

@ **877-706-6282 or 304-876-7900.**
Poster Presentation 3-46

## Biobased Products via Syngas Fermentation

Theodore J. Heindel[^1], Alan A. DiSpirito, Robert C. Brown, Basil J.
Nikolau

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Center for Sustainable Environmental Technologies

Iowa State University

2026 Black Engineering Bldg.

Ames, IA 50011-2161

Phone: 515-294-0057; Fax: 515-294-3261; E-mail: <theindel@iastate.edu>

The long-term goal of this research effort is to develop the biological
and engineering process technologies to convert biomass to useful
products through syngas fermentation. The syngas approach employs carbon
monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H~2~), rather than sugars, as the building
blocks for synthesis of chemicals from biomass. Our desired result is to
convert biobased syngas to value-added products that can supplement or
replace nonrenewable fossil fuel-based chemicals, lubricants, and
plastics. Although much is known about the metabolism of CO and H~2~ by
microorganisms, very little has been done toward exploiting this
information toward development of a system for bioprocessing of syngas
because several technological issues must be overcome.

We have assembled a multidisciplinary team to address this complex
problem. We propose to identify, characterize and adapt a microbial
fermentation system for capturing carbon and hydrogen from syngas and
convert these chemically simple precursors to value added, chemically
complex molecules, which will have utility as biorenewable products. By
taking a systems perspective in this research, we hope to more rapidly
advance the development of this technology. The success of our research
program will lead to a new industry of gasifying biomass and using the
resultant syngas to produce plastics, fuels, chemicals, lubricants, and
other biobased products.

This poster will summarize the current status of our research efforts
and provide a roadmap for future research.

[^1]:
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May 9, 2008

Docket Clerk

Fruit and Vegetable Programs

AMS, USDA

1400 Independence Avenue, SW Stop 0237

Washington, D.C. 20250-0237

RE: Docket No. AMS-FV-07-0160; FV08-916/917-1 Interim Final Rule

March 18, 2008 Federal Register, (Volume 73, Number 53, Pages
14372-14376)

I am the Director of Regulatory Compliance for Marketing Orders 916 and
917. I want to comment regarding the interim final rule.

The interim final rule, as published, is in accord with the
recommendations from the Committees for Marketing Orders 916 and 917. We
do want to provide some additional information regarding a variety. We
have recently been informed that the trademarked name for
Burpeachsixteen has been established as "Spring Flame® 24".

Sincerely,

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height="0.5395833333333333in"}

GARY W. VAN SICKLE

Director of Regulatory Compliance

cc: CAMFO-Garcia
Captain Michael J. Crowe

1925 Kansas Ave NE\
St Petersburg, FL 33703\
727-521-3433

mcrowe737@aol.com\
October 29, 2007

Federal Aviation Administration Manager\
Airman & Airspace Rules Division\
800 Independence Avenue, S.W.\
Washington, DC 20591

**\
SUBJECT: PETITION FOR EXEMPTION**

REFERENCES: 14 CFR Part 121, [Section
121.383(c)](http://ecfr.gpoaccess.gov/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=8441c1a3ccd9b5aee2e0d4eeaa00af08;rgn=div5;view=text;node=14%3A2.0.1.4.19;idno=14;cc=ecfr#14:2.0.1.4.19.13.10.2).

The Constitution of the United States, Amendment XI, Section 1.

The November 2006 Age 60 Aviation Rule Making Committee (ARC)

Report

Dear Sir/Madam:

I am a pilot employed by Southwest Airlines for the past 14 years.
However, due to the Age 60 Rule set forth in 14 CFR 121.383 (c), I will
be forced out of my job on November 11, 2007, my 60th birthday. I am
requesting an Age 60 Rule exemption to pilot aircraft in commercial air
transport operations.

Approval of this request for an age 60 rule exemption would:

-   Align the United States with the rest of the world and allow me to
    fly inside and outside my own country as foreign airline pilots over
    the age of 60 are allowed to do. I satisfy the same criteria, have
    an FAA approved license and medical certificate while they do not,
    and my check ride and training data are documented and on file with
    you while theirs are not.

-   Relieve the burden of involuntary retirement on me and my family.

-   Address safety by keeping my experience in the cockpit and
    mitigating the pilot shortage.

-   Address the issue of age discrimination as described by the EEOC.

-   Treat me fairly as a military veteran.

-   And enhance government cash flow through a decrease in PBGC and
    Social Security payments, while keeping me in the cockpit and
    earning taxes.

Thank you for your consideration in allowing me to continue my chosen
profession.\
\
Sincerely,

Captain Michael J. Crowe
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5.  [Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations Sections 660.10 to
    660.20 (21 CFR § 660.10-660.20)](../3649b2q_05.pdf)

6.  [**Federal Register Vol 47, \# 154, 34532-34533 (47FR34532
    8/10/82)**](../3649b2q_06.pdf)

7.  [**Federal Register Vol 45, \# 150, 51216-51227 (45FR51226
    8/1/80)**](../3649b2q_07.pdf)

8.  FDA Classification of Medical Devices, CDRH, found at
    [http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmaclas.html](http://www.fda.gov/dcrh/dsma/dsmaclas.html)
    [**html**](http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/thirdparty/index.html)

9.  Third Party Review Program Information copies available at:
    [http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/thirdparty/index.html](http://www.fda.gov/dcrh/dsma/dsmaclas.html)

10. Guidance for Staff, Industry, and Third Parties, Implementation of
    Third Party Programs Under the FDA Modernization Act of 1997,
    Document issued by CDRH, copies available at:
    <http://www.fda.gov/cdrh>
    **[htm](http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/modact/3pguide.html)
    [pdf](http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/modact/3pguide.pdf)**

11. Guidance for Staff, Industry, and Third Parties Implementation of
    Third Party Programs Under the FDA Modernization Act of 1997-June
    2000, Draft guidance released for comments by CDRH on June 12, 2000,
    copies available at:
    [http:www.fda.gov/cdrh/thirdparty](http://www.fda.gov/cdrh)
    [**htm**](http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/thirdparty/APguide13.html)
    [**pdf**](http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/thirdparty/APguide13.pdf)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

December 11, 2003 Linda L. Haller, (202) 418-1408 or
Linda.Haller@fcc.gov

**"MAKING THE RURAL CONNECTION"**

**FCC RURAL SATELLITE FORUM**

**TO BE HELD JANUARY 27, 2004**

Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will hold
a Satellite Rural Forum on January 27, 2004, focusing on satellites
serving rural America.

The all-day event, which is open to the public, will be held at the FCC
headquarters building, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Washington, D.C. starting
at 10:00am. FCC Chairman Michael K. Powell will open the forum.

The forum will feature satellite-based communications systems serving
rural areas of the United States. It will include four panels of experts
and providers as well as demonstrations and exhibits. The event will
highlight specific consumer applications:

-   telemedicine and distance learning,

-   public safety and homeland security,

-   agriculture and farming, and

-   broadband access, information and mass media entertainment.

The forum is designed to educate the public and users about the
availability of services, encourage development of new and innovative
services and programs as well as explore economic approaches to serving
the communications needs of rural America. It will include company
representatives, government officials and users.

The FCC International Bureau, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau
and Office of Strategic Planning are coordinating this event. Further
information is available on the FCC website at:
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/rural/ or you may contact International Bureau
representatives Douglas Webbink at 202-418-1494,
[douglas.webbink@fcc.gov]{.underline}, or Mark Young at 202-418-0762,
mark.young@fcc.gov.

\-- FCC \--
DA 02-1655

June 12, 2002

**In the Matter of Petition for Declaratory Ruling on Certain Billing
Practices of MCI WorldCom Network Services, Inc. with Respect to the
Collection of Termination Charges**

**PETITION FOR DECLARATORY RULING WITHDRAWN**

On March 25, 2002, JLC Communications, Inc. (JLC) filed a Petition for
Declaratory Ruling in response to an Order of Referral by the State
Court of Fulton County. On June 17, 2002, JLC filed a letter with the
Commission requesting permission to withdraw the Petition for
Declaratory Ruling. The Pricing Policy Division of the Wireline
Competition Bureau has reviewed and hereby approves JLC's request to
withdraw its Petition for Declaratory Ruling. Accordingly, the
proceeding captioned "Petition for Declaratory Ruling on Certain Billing
Practices of MCI WorldCom Network Services, Inc. with Respect to
Collection of Termination Charges" is closed.

Action by the Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau.

For further information, contact Jennifer McKee of the Pricing Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-1530.

**- FCC -**
**§21.7303 Revision of decisions.**

The revision of a decision on which an action was predicated is subject
to the following sections:

\(a\) Clear and unmistakable error, §3.105(a) of this chapter; and

\(b\) Difference of opinion, §3.105(b) of this chapter. (Authority: 38
U.S.C. 511; Pub. L. 98-525)

**§21.7305 Conflicting interests.**

In administering benefits payable under 38 U.S.C. chapter 30, VA will
apply the provisions of §21.4005. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034, 3036)

\[53 FR 1757, Jan. 22, 1988, as amended at 62 FR 55761, Oct. 28, 1997\]

**§21.7307 Examination of records.**

In administering benefits payable under 38 U.S.C. chapter 30, VA will
apply the provisions of §21.4209. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034, 3690)

\[53 FR 1757, Jan. 22, 1988, as amended at 62 FR 55761, Oct. 28, 1997\]

*Next Section is §21.7310*
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> Poster Presentation 6A-53

**Pretreatment of Corn Stover by Low-Liquid Ammonia Percolation
Process**

[Tae Hyun Kim]{.underline} and Y. Y. Lee\*

Department of Chemical Engineering

230 Ross Hall

Auburn University

Auburn, AL 36849-5127

Phone: 334-844-2043; Fax: 334-844-2064; E-mail: <yylee@eng.auburn.edu>

A pretreatment method based on aqueous ammonia is being developed in our
laboratory. This process uses a flowthrough packed column reactor (or
percolation reactor), thus termed as ammonia recycle percolation (ARP)
process. It has been proven to be effective for enzymatic hydrolysis of
various biomass feedstocks including corn stover. In this work, the
effects of various reaction and operational parameters of the ARP were
investigated as it applies to pretreatment of corn stover. The amount of
liquid throughput, reaction time, ammonia concentration, and reaction
temperature are the primary factors influencing the reactions occurring
in the ARP. Economic analysis of this process indicates that the amount
of liquid throughput is one of the major cost items since it is directly
related to the process energy cost. Further improvement of this process
was therefore sought with emphasis on minimizing the liquid throughput.
The effects of low-liquid throughput on the carbohydrate retention and
delignification were investigated. The corn stover samples treated by
this process were further evaluated by subjecting them to enzymatic
hydrolysis and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF).
This paper provides experimental details and overall assessment on the
pretreatment of corn stover by ARP.
**Wisconsin: Addressing the Shortage of Dementia Capable Workers:
Insights and**

> **Strategies from the ADDGS Program**

***Issue this product seeks to address***

In seeking to provide home and community-based services to people with
Alzheimer's disease and their families, one obstacle ADDGS grantees
commonly face is the limited number of trained dementia care workers.
This paper discusses shortages of dementia care workers and identifies
factors linked to workforce retention and recruitment of these
paraprofessionals. The study also uses examples from ADDGS projects to
illustrate how shortages of dementia care workers have been directly and
indirectly addressed.

***What this product can tell you***

This product provides information on how ADDGS grantees have assessed
and addressed shortages of dementia care trained workers. The paper
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-   Stabilize organizations by developing a client base

-   Create new provider organizations

-   Provide training to expand service capacity

-   Expand the number and sources of dementia trained workers

***Product Organization and Unique Features***

The paper contains the following sections:

-   Introduction

-   Prevalence of worker shortage

-   Factors linked to workforce retention and recruitment

-   Efforts of ADDGS projects to solve workforce issues

-   Conclusion.

The paper has an extensive literature review pertaining to knowledge
about factors influencing worker retention.

***Product Development***

This product is a report from the Helen Bader School of social Welfare
at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to the Administration on Aging.
The paper is currently being updated. For more information about this
product contact Rhonda J.V. Montgomery, Ph.D. of the Helen Bader
Professor of Applied Gerontology at the University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee at (414).229.3289 or rm@uwm.edu.
**[GVF Data in GRIB format]{.underline}**

Name: Weekly Global Vegetation Fraction (GVF)

Version GVF version 3.1 (July 22 2007)

Description: Global Vegetation Fraction (GVF) was converted from weekly
smoothed NDVI for each week.

> Weekly smoothed NDVI was created by applying a digital temporal filter
> and Cumulative Distribution Function (CDF) adjustment.
>
> The NDVI data of the 6 selected years (1989, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997
> and 2001) is in relative good quality. The global mean NDVI values of
> these years are almost on the same level. Thus, they are selected to
> serve as the benchmark climatology. The averaged smoothed NDVI of
> these 6 years was calculated to provide "standard" cumulative
> distribution function (standard CDF). Smoothed NDVI for a particular
> week was then adjusted so that its CDF matches with the "standard
> CDF".
>
> GVF was calculated by linear scaling the CDF adjusted smoothed NDVI.
>
> GVF= (smn -- 0.05) /0.44 (range: \[0,1.0\])
>
> Where, "smn" is the CDF adjusted smoothed NDVI.

Data Format: GRIB version 1

> There are 1 data records per file. The time tag in the file indicates
> the start date of the week, usually it is Monday.

Valid data range: \[0.0, 1.0\]

Grid Size: 2500 columns, 1250 rows

Spatial Range: Latitude: form 90S to 90N

Longitude: form -180W to 180E

File name: NPR.VGWG.NN.D07071.GRIBF

NPR.VGWG Prefix for GVPS

NN The ID for satellite, NN is for NOAA18

Dyyddd yy is the last two digits of the year

ddd the day of the year of the start day of the week

GRIBF Extension, indicates it is a final product in GRIB format

Contact [Wei.Guo@noaa.gov](mailto:Le.Jiang@noaa.gov)

Exemple Images:

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***Excerpt from Annual Report of the Director of the Mint to the
Secretary of the Treasury***

***Fiscal Year Ended June 30, 1883***

Washington: Government Printing Office, 1883, 5448 M, Page 15. --
Historical Reference Collection, United States Mint

NEW YORK ASSAY OFFICE.

Mr. Pierre C. Van Wyck, who had been Superintendent of the New York
Assay Office since January 1, 1882, dies on April 23, 1883, and was
succeeded by Mr. Andrew Mason, who had for many years held the office of
melter and refiner, and whose management of that office was
characterized by economy and efficiency.

Mr. Van Wyck\'s brief administration had, by his conscientious regard
for the public interests and his courteous demeanor towards those with
whom he was associated, secured for him the confidence and respect, not
only of those connected with the office, but of the business community,
and fully maintained the high reputation and usefulness of this
institution.

Compiled and transcribed by the United States Mint, Office of the
Historian.
For Immediate Release

April 24, 2001

> News Media Contact:
>
> David Fiske (202) 418-0500

ENFORCEMENT BUREAU PROPOSES FINES TOTALING \$147,000 TO

22 CARRIERS FOR FAILURE TO FILE MANDATORY NUMBER USAGE REPORTS

The Chief, Enforcement Bureau, acting pursuant to delegated authority,
today issued Notices of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture ("NALs") to 22
carriers for failing to file mandatory reports as to their actual and
forecast number usage. The fines issued pursuant to these NALs are for
amounts ranging between \$6,000 and \$12,000 based on the numbering
resources assigned to each carrier.

Section 52.15(f) of the Commission's rules requires U.S. carriers
receiving numbering resources from the North American Numbering Plan
Administrator ("NANPA"), a Pooling Administrator, or another
telecommunications carrier, to file NRUF reports semi-annually. The
reporting requirements were adopted to facilitate the monitoring of
numbering resource usage and to promote more efficient use of numbering
resources and forestall premature exhaustion of numbering resources.

Each of the 22 carriers failed to file the NRUF report due September 15,
2000. In addition, each of these carriers failed to respond to the
Bureau's inquiry concerning its failure to file the mandatory report.
The carriers involved and the amount of proposed forfeitures are as
follows:

Allpage, Inc., \$6,000; American Metrocomm Corp., \$6,000; ATX
Telecommunications Services, Ltd., \$9,000; CDS Networks, Inc., \$6,000;
Chickasaw Telephone Co., \$6,000; Core Communications, Inc., \$6,000;
Digital Teleport, Inc., \$6,000; Fulltel, Inc., \$6,000; IDS Long
Distance, \$6,000; Litelco Communications, Inc., \$6,000; Neclec, LLC,
\$6,000; Net-Tel Corporation, \$6,000; Network Plus, Inc., \$6,000;
North American Telecommunications Corporation, \$6,000; North County
Communications Corp., \$6,000; Optel Texas Telecom, Inc., \$9,000;
Paging Source USA, LLC, \$6000; R and G Distributors, \$6,000;
Trivergent Communications, Inc., \$6,000; USA Mobile Communications,
Inc. II, \$12,000, Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc., \$9,000; and Winsome
Paging, Inc., \$6,000.

Action by the Chief, Enforcement Bureau, April 24, 2001, Notices of
Apparent Liability, DA 01-991-DA 01-1012.

Enforcement Bureau contacts: David Fiske, (202) 418-0500 and Melanie
Godschall, (202) 418-7259.

-FCC-
# REDACTED REPORT 

**Animal Incident Report**

**To the U.S. Department of Transportation**

**Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13**

**Submitted by United Airlines**

**Reporting Period: August 1, 2006 -- August 31, 2006**

**Total submitted incidents -- 2**

# 

# September 15, 2006

**INCIDENT 1:**

**United Flight: 211 Boston/Denver**

**August 25, 2006: 12:00 PM**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**Description of incident:**

Passenger checked kennel containing a large cat. Aircraft arrived and
cat offloaded from UA 211 in Denver to be transferred to UA flight 43
Denver/Honolulu. Cat escaped kennel during ramp transfer in Denver. Ramp
serviceman verified animal in kennel when offloaded from Flight 211.

**Description of cause of the incident:**

The kennel was inspected and the door was found ajar. One locking post
was found outside its socket and the second locking post was broken off
which made kennel door unsecured. It was not determined if the second
locking post was broken prior to flight or how the second locking post
became ajar. The airworthiness of the kennel is in question.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

No corrective action was taken or warranted as United procedures were
followed.

# REDACTED REPORT 

**Animal Incident Report**

**To the U.S. Department of Transportation**

**Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13**

**Submitted by United Airlines**

**Reporting Period: August 1, 2006 -- August 31, 2006**

**Total submitted incidents -- 2**

# 

# September 15, 2006

**INCIDENT 2:**

**United Flight: 345/265 RIC/ORD/SLC**

**August 9, 2006: 12:30 PM**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**Description of incident:**

Passenger checked two kennels for 2 dogs - a Golden Retriever and a
Poodle. Originating destination Richmond with a stop in ORD with final
destination SLC. Flight was a thru flight so dogs never left the
aircraft in ORD. Both dogs were boarded in the same pit of the aircraft.
The Golden Retriever was found dead upon opening cargo compartment in
SLC.

**Description of cause of the incident:**

Owner indicated she felt the dog died due to fear of aircraft and
flying. Owner did not want an autopsy and requested the dog be released
to her.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

No corrective action was taken or warranted as United procedures were
followed.
\(14\)

\[ACT OF MARCH 3, 1823\]

Regulating the legal-tender value of foreign coins.

*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of*

*the United States of America, in Congress assembled,* That

from and after the passage of this act, the following gold

coins shall be received in all payments on account of public

lands, at the several and respective rates following, and not

otherwise, viz: the gold coins of Great Britain and Portu-

gal, of their present standard, at the rate of one hundred

cent for every twenty-seven grains, or eighty-eight cents

and eight-ninths per pennyweight; the gold coins of France,

of their present standard, at the rate of one hundred cents

for every twenty-seven and a half grains, or eighty-seven

and a quarter cents per pennyweight: and the gold coins

of Spain of their present standard, at the rate of one hun-

dred cents for every twenty-eight and a half grains, or

eighty-four cents per pennyweight.

SEC. 2. Provides for the annual assay of the foregoing

coins and report to Congress.