BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**department of environmental conservation**

**[DIVISION OF AIR AND WATER QUALITY]{.smallcaps}**

**[DIRECTOR'S OFFICE]{.smallcaps}**

October 8, 2003

Docket No. A-99-05

EPA Docket Center

(EPA/DC) EPA West (MC 6102T)

1301 Constitution Ave., NW

Washington, DC

Subject: Notice of Data Availability Regarding the Guideline on Air
Quality Models, Docket No. A-99-05

To Whom It May Concern:

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation (ADEC) is providing
the following comments regarding the document "AERMOD: Latest Features
and Evaluation Results" and the Environmental Protection Agency's
(EPA's) proposal to replace the existing Industrial Sources Complex
(ISC) model with the AMS/EPA Regulatory MODel (AERMOD). ADEC supports
EPA's proposal. However, we request that EPA reconcile two issues that
effect AERMOD use in Alaska.

[The terrain preprocessor for AERMOD, AERMAP, does not work in
Alaska]{.underline}. EPA's proposed version of AERMAP only accepts
7.5-minute and 1-degree Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data. USGS
compiled only 15-minute DEM data for most parts of the state and no DEM
data for the other parts (e.g., much of the Aleutians). Therefore,
Alaska can only run the proposed version of AERMOD for flat terrain.

EPA must modify AERMAP to accept 15-minute DEM data and to accept
user-generated X,Y,Z data before removing ISC as a guideline model.
Otherwise, we would have no guideline model for much of Alaska. Once EPA
modifies AERMAP for Alaskan application, EPA should allow Alaska the
same one-year ISC to AERMOD transition period that EPA plans to give the
rest of the country.

[EPA's recommended approach for modeling horizontal stacks and stacks
with rain caps should not be used with AERMOD]{.underline}. AERMOD
contains the PRIME downwash algorithm. PRIME is a welcomed enhancement.
However, based on discussions with EPA staff, we understand that EPA's
Model Clearinghouse procedure for characterizing capped and horizontal
stacks should not be used with PRIME. EPA should clearly and formally
state their position regarding the modeling of horizontal/capped stacks
when using the PRIME downwash algorithm.

Alaska has a large number of sources with capped/horizontal stacks.
Therefore, we require tools for modeling these sources. Since the
current procedure for modeling horizontal/capped stacks should not be
used with PRIME, EPA should issue an updated procedure. IF EPA needs to
do additional work determine the proper approach, then EPA should issue
guidance on how to model these sources with AERMOD while EPA completes
its work.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Please contact Mr. Alan
Schuler at 907-465-5112 if we can provide additional clarification
regarding these issues.

Sincerely,

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height="0.5034722222222222in"}for

Tom Chapple

Director

cc: Joe Tikvart, EPA OAQPS

Rob Wilson, EPA Region 10, Seattle

Herman Wong, EPA Region 10, Seattle

Alan Schuler, ADEC/AWQ Juneau
*[USE FOR PAVEMENTS THAT DO NOT REQUIRE STATISTICAL EVALUATION (LESS
THAN 4000 TONS) SUCH AS DRIVEWAYS, PULL-OFFS, AND PARKING AREAS BUT
AREN'T MINOR ASPHALT (SECTION 404).]{.mark}*

*[USE WHERE THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT WILL BE [ADMINISTERED]{.underline}
BY THE FOREST SERVICE (FS DOES NOT USE STATISTICAL ACCEPTANCE THEREFORE
DO NOT USE SECTION 401 OR 402 [EXCEPT]{.underline} FOR WHERE NOTED IN
SECTION 401 INSTRUCTIONS).]{.mark}*

[]{.mark}

*[IF SECTION 403 IS USED, ALSO INCLUDE SECTION 401 WITH SUBSECTION
\$\$401.15A.]{.mark}*

\$\$403.00A

######### Section 403. --- HOT ASPHALT CONCRETE PAVEMENT

Revised 1 October 2008

[]{.mark}

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING]{.mark}*

\$\$403.01A

403.01. Add the following:

Asphalt binder is designated as performance grade PG *[(ASK MATERIALS
ENGINEER FOR SPECIFIC GRADE)]{.mark}*.

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR 401 SUPERPAVE HACP (DO NOT INCLUDE
\$\$403.03B)]{.mark}*

\$\$403.03A

403.03. Delete the second and third bullet paragraphs and substitute the
following:

> State Department of Transportation Superpave hot asphalt concrete
> pavement mixture with the same nominal maximum size aggregate, traffic
> level (design ESAL), and asphalt binder grade as specified. Meet the
> requirements for the location and type of facility being constructed
> as designated by the current State Department of Transportation
> specification. Submit the aggregate quality, gradation requirements,
> and mixture criteria for the asphalt concrete mix.

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR 402 HACP BY HVEEM OR MARSHALL METHOD (DO NOT
INCLUDE \$\$403.03A)]{.mark}*

\$\$403.03B

403.03. Delete the first and third bullet paragraphs and substitute the
following:

> State Department of Transportation Hveem or Marshall designed asphalt
> mixture with the same maximum size aggregate as the specified grading.
> Meet the requirements for the location and type of facility being
> constructed as designated by the current State Department of
> Transportation specification. Submit the aggregate quality, gradation
> requirements, and mixture criteria for the asphalt concrete mix.

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING]{.mark}*

\$\$403.03F

403.03(a). Add the following:

> Do not use mixes with over 15 percent recycled asphalt pavement in the
> top lift.

\$\$403.03D

403.03(b). Add the following after the first sentence:

> Submit all job-mix formula materials and information to the EFLHD
> Central Laboratory in Sevierville, Tennessee, with a copy to the CO as
> directed.

\$\$403.03C

403.03(b). Add the following:

> For State Department of Transportation mixes, submit a job-mix formula
> that is currently approved and has been tested by the State within a
> year of the date of intended use. Include documentation from a State
> Department of Transportation official certifying that it is an
> approved State mix.

\$\$403.03E

403.03(c). Add the following:

> Allow a minimum of 21 calendar days for verification of each job-mix
> formula after receipt of all materials and information at the EFLHD
> Central Laboratory.

\$\$403.13A

403.13. Add the following:

Begin paving operations at the furthest location from the asphalt plant
and proceed towards the plant.
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**For more information about this event, please contact:**

Enrique \"Rick\" Ortiz

Senior International Trade Specialist

U.S. Export Assistance Center

5835 Blue Lagoon Dr., Suite 203

Miami, FL 33126

Phone: (305) 526-7425 ext. 29

Fax: (305) 526-7434

[http://www.export.gov](http://www.export.gov/)

<http://www.buyusa.gov/florida>

Manuel Jimenez B.

Commercial Specialist

US Commercial Service - US Embassy Mexico

Liverpool \# 31, Colonia Juarez

06600 Mexico, D.F.

Phone: (52-55) 5140-2670

Fax: (52-55) 5555-6611

http://www.buyusa.gov/mexico

[http://www.export.gov](http://www.export.gov/)
**§48.640 Employee.**

\(a\) *Employee* means the employee of a recipient directly engaged in
the performance of work under the award, including:

\(1\) All direct charge employees;

\(2\) All indirect charge employees, unless their impact or involvement
in the performance of work under the award is insignificant to the
performance of the award; and

\(3\) Temporary personnel and consultants who are directly engaged in
the performance of work under the award and who are on the recipient's
payroll.

\(b\) This definition does not include workers not on the payroll of the
recipient (*e.g.*, volunteers, even if used to meet a matching
requirement; consultants or independent contractors not on the payroll;
or employees of subrecipients or subcontractors in covered workplaces).

*Next Section is §48.645*
**§20.1404 Rule 1404. Filing and pleading requirements; withdrawal.**

\(a\) *General*. A motion for revision of a decision based on clear and
unmistakable error must be in writing, and must be signed by the moving
party or that party\'s representative. The motion must include the name
of the veteran; the name of the moving party if other than the veteran;
the applicable Department of Veterans Affairs file number; and the date
of the Board of Veterans\' Appeals decision to which the motion relates.
If the applicable decision involved more than one issue on appeal, the
motion must identify the specific issue, or issues, to which the motion
pertains. Motions which fail to comply with the requirements set forth
in this paragraph shall be dismissed without prejudice to refiling under
this subpart.

\(b\) *Specific allegations required*. The motion must set forth clearly
and specifically the alleged clear and unmistakable error, or errors, of
fact or law in the Board decision, the legal or factual basis for such
allegations, and why the result would have been manifestly different but
for the alleged error. Non-specific allegations of failure to follow
regulations or failure to give due process, or any other general,
non-specific allegations of error, are insufficient to satisfy the
requirement of the previous sentence. Motions which fail to comply with
the requirements set forth in this paragraph shall be dismissed without
prejudice to refiling under this subpart.

\(c\) *Filing*. A motion for revision of a decision based on clear and
unmistakable error may be filed at any time. Such motions should be
filed at the following address: Director, Management and Administration
(01E), Board of Veterans\' Appeals, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington,
DC 20420.

\(d\) *Requests not filed at the Board*. A request for revision
transmitted to the Board by the Secretary pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 7111(f)
(relating to requests for revision filed with the Secretary other than
at the Board) shall be treated as if a motion had been filed pursuant to
paragraph (c) of this section.

\(e\) *Motions for reconsideration*. A motion for reconsideration, as
described in subpart K of this part, whenever filed, will not be
considered a motion under this subpart.

\(f\) *Withdrawal*. A motion under this subpart may be withdrawn at any
time before the Board promulgates a decision on the motion. Such
withdrawal shall be in writing, shall be filed at the address listed in
paragraph (c) of this section, and shall be signed by the moving party
or by such party\'s representative. If such a writing is timely
received, the motion shall be dismissed without prejudice to refiling
under this subpart. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501(a), 7111)

\[57 FR 4109, February 3, 1992, as amended at 66 FR 35903, July 10,
2001; 67 FR 16023, Apr. 4, 2002\]

**Supplement *Highlights* reference**: 44(1)
Poster Presentation 2-15

**Metabolic Engineering of *Escherichia coli* for the Production of
Succinic Acid**

[Sang Yup Lee]{.underline}\*, Soon Ho Hong, Soo Yun Moon

Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Republic of Korea

Phone: 82-42-869-3930; Fax: 82-42-869-8800; E-mail:
<leesy@mail.kaist.ac.kr>

Succinic acid is a member of C~4~-dicarboxylic acid family and can be
used as a precursor of numerous products including pharmaceuticals, fine
chemicals and biodegradable polymers. Recently, several metabolic
engineering strategies were developed for the production of succinic
acid by *Escherichia coli*.

In this study, we used a metabolically engineered *E. coli* strain for
the production of succinic acid from various substrates. We also carried
out metabolic flux analysis and metabolic control analysis to examine
the degree of engagement of various pathways in overall metabolic
pathways.

This work was supported by the National Research Lab program of the
Ministry of Science and Technology.
Dated June 1, 2004

Honorable Chas Anderson

Deputy Commissioner

Minnesota Department of Education

1500 Highway 36 West

Roseville, Minnesota 55113-4266

Dear Deputy Commissioner Anderson:

This is in response to your May 12, 2004 letter to Suzanne Sheridan, of
our Office of the General Counsel. In that letter, you set forth a
corrective action plan for ensuring that all local education agencies
(LEAs) receive the flow-through funds to which they are entitled,
pursuant to the formulae set forth in Part B of the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act, at 20 USC 1411(d) and (e) and 1419(g). The
Office of Special Education Programs accepts that plan.

In your letter, you also ask for clarification as to whether the
Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) can direct LEAs to expend a
portion of the Part B flow-through funds that they receive from MDE in
specified ways. You explain that MDE has directed all LEAs in the State
to use a specified portion of the Part B flow-through funds they receive
for personnel development, transition, coordinated services, and
training in specific research based specialized instruction techniques.
You further explain, however, that MDE now believes that it does not
have authority to require all LEAs in the State to set aside certain
portions of their Part B, section 611 flow-through allocations for
specific State priorities, and request our guidance as to whether that
assumption is correct.

Part B requires, at 20 USC 1412(a)(18)(a) and 34 CFR §300.155, that MDE
ensure that public agencies in the State expend all Part B funds that
they receive in a manner that is consistent with Part B. MDE may not
establish specific State priorities and require all public agencies in
the State to spend a portion of their flow-through funds in accordance
with those priorities.

We, however, recognize the importance of the priorities that MDE has
established (i.e., personnel development, transition, coordinated
services, and the provision of appropriate specialized instruction).
Indeed, Part B requires that, as part of its general supervisory
responsibility under 20 USC 1412(a)(11) and 34 CFR §§300.141 and
300.600), MDE must ensure that public agencies comply with the Part B
requirements related to qualified personnel, transition, and the
provision of a free appropriate public education. MDE must exercise its
general supervisory responsibility (including its monitoring and
complaint resolution procedures) to ensure compliance with all Part B
requirements.

If you have any questions regarding this letter, please contact Lawrence
Ringer of my staff at (202) 205-9079.

> Sincerely,
>
> /s/ William J. Wolf for
>
> Stephanie Smith Lee
>
> Director
>
> Office of Special Education Programs

cc: Dr. Norena Hale
MATERIALS SCIENCE COLLOQUIUM

SPEAKER: Professor Osten Rapp

Royal Institute of Technology

Stockholm, Sweden

TITLE: On the Remarkable Electronic Transport Properties of

Quasicrystals

DATE: Thursday, June 2, 2005

TIME: 11:00 a.m.

PLACE: Building 212, Room A157

HOST: George Crabtree

Refreshments will be served at 10:45 a.m.

Abstract: Quasicrystals are materials with long range order without

translational symmetry. In addition to this structural conundrum, the

physical properties are often surprising. Two areas with prominent

examples are mechanical- and electronic transport properties.

A general background on physical properties of quasicrystals will be

given. Focus is on electronic transport in icosahedral (i) samples,
where

anomalies accumulate. Two examples are the counterintuitive observation
that

improved sample quality leads to an increase of the resistivity, and the

occurrence of a metal-insulator transition (MIT) in (i)- AlPdRe, an
alloy of

three good metals.

The low temperature magnetoresistance is unique among electronic
transport

properties, since only in this case metallic quasicrystals can be

quantitatively described within a well established theoretical
framework,

i.e. quantum interference effects.

Examples of our recent work will be discussed. An insulator-metal

transition has been monitored by an increasing dose of neutron
irradiation

in i-AlPdRe. Variable range hopping parameters have been determined from

transport data in the range 1-10 K, thus excluding the low temperature

behavior. The divergence of the localization length at the MIT indicates

that this transition belongs to the same universality class as doped

semiconductors.
Janice Stopak USDA Rural Development Lincoln, Nebraska (402) 423-9683

Diana Vasicek, President of Wahoo Public Buildings & Grounds Assoc.
Wahoo, Nebraska (402) 443-5847

# 

# USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTS WAHOO 

# IN NEAR \$1.5 MILLION LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION

**Lincoln, Neb., February 25, 2005---**The United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded over \$1 million to the
Wahoo Public Buildings and Grounds Association to construct a 12,000 sq.
ft. public library in Wahoo, Neb. Leveraged funds of \$333,000 from City
of Wahoo and \$145,000 via Wahoo Library Foundation will be utilized.
Proposed library, to be located at Maple & 6^th^ Streets, will serve
nearly 4,000 rural residents.

"Many people have worked very hard for this project to become a reality
and now, with this great news, we are thrilled," stated Diana Vasicek,
president of the Wahoo Public Buildings and Grounds Association. "This
will be a beautiful addition to our growing community.\"

 

Honorable Daryl Reitmajer, Wahoo city mayor stated, \"The USDA Rural
Development loan is allowing us to make immediate progress in the
building of a new library. Our existing library is currently housed in
the City Hall, and is very short on space. The low interest loan made
this project a reality for our community without an additional burden on
our taxpayers.\"

Wahoo's new library will provide space for children, young adult and
adult collections with reading areas. Additionally, the facility will
house a multi-purpose room, conference room, genealogy and circulations
area and restrooms compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). Mechanical systems, storage and IT computer equipment will be
located in the partial basement.

Wahoo's existing 4,000 sq. ft. library, located in City Hall, no longer
meets the necessary operations of the library due to its age of 46 yrs.
and lack of available floor space. Additionally, the facility is not ADA
accessible and the electrical and phone infrastructure for technology
needs is inadequate.

"We are pleased to assist in building the Wahoo Public Library. The
facility will provide continued and improved resources and services that
are essential to meeting the personal, educational, and professional
informational needs of the community," stated Janice Stopak, community
programs specialist for USDA Rural Development."

USDA funding was provided through the USDA Rural Development Community
Facilities Direct Loan program. Loan term is 40 years at 4.50 percent
rate of interest. Contact Janice Stopak, (402) 423-9683, (402) 437-5093
(TDY); 6030 S. 58^th^ Street Suite B Lincoln, Neb. 68516. Visit
<http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ne/>.

\#
# Barbara Taylor

Director

Office of Environmental Health Services

Bureau for Public Health

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

Capitol and Washington Streets

Charleston, WV 25301-1798

## Biography

Barbara Taylor is the director of the Bureau for Public Health's Office
of Environmental Health Services. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree
in Wildlife Resources from West Virginia University and a Masters Degree
in Environmental Science from Marshall University. Barbara also was a
member of the 2002 class of the Southeast Public Health Leadership
Institute.

Barb began her career with the Division of Natural Resources, as a
biologist assistant. She later spent several seasons with the National
Park Service at New River Gorge National River and then moved onto what
is now the Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Water
Resources and Waste Management. Barb spent nearly 16 years with DEP and
served as the Chief of Water Resources from August 1995 until January
2000, when she accepted her current position with the Bureau for Public
Health as Director of the Office of Environmental Health Services.

Barb and her staff are responsible for variety of environmental health
programs including the safe drinking water and source water regulation
and protection, food safety, asbestos licensing and abatement, lead
assessment, radiological health, on-site wastewater treatment and
various other environmental public health programs.
# Vita

## Melissa C. Smith

Melissa C. Smith is a Development Associate in the Instrumentation and
Controls Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. She received her
B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude, from the Florida State
University in 1993 and continued on to received her M. S. in Electrical
Engineering also from the Florida State University in 1994. She is
currently enrolled in Ph.D. studies at the University of Tennessee while
maintaining her full-time duties at the National Laboratory.

Ms. Smith has been an active member of IEEE since 1989 (member number
01308329). Ms. Smith is a member of Tau Beta Pi where she served as
president of the FL H chapter, from 1993 to 1994. She is also a member
of Eta Kappa Nu, the National Honor Society, and Golden Key National
Honor Society. Ms. Smith was a Florida Undergraduate Scholar Award
recipient from 1988 to 1993 and University of West Florida Undergraduate
Academic Scholar from 1988 to 1991. While enrolled in undergraduate
studies at the University of West Florida and at Florida State
University, Ms. Smith worked at the Naval Aviation Depot in Pensacola,
FL. There she assisted other engineers on projects regarding rework and
upgrades to avionics and weapons equipment used in military aircraft. At
the completion of her undergraduate studies, Ms. Smith received a full
scholarship for her master's studies at Florida State University. From
1993 to 1994, while enrolled in her master's coursework, she was a Lead
Research Assistant in the High-Performance Computing and Simulation
Laboratory at the FAMU/FSU College of Engineering. Her responsibilities
included program manager for the software engineering group and research
assistant for the parallel processing and fault tolerant digital signal
processing groups.

For the past four years, Ms. Smith has been involved in several research
activities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory including high-energy
and nuclear physics instrumentation and submicron CMOS circuit design.
She has received several awards for her contributions in these efforts
including Oak Ridge National Laboratory Significant Event Awards in 1996
and 1998 and Oak Ridge National Laboratory Development Achievement Award
in 1998.
Mr. Mike Watts

US Department of Agriculture

1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Washington, DC 20250-7602 

 

Dear Mr. Watts,

 

BEA Government Systems deeply appreciates the opportunity to demonstrate
our Portal solution to the Department on October 21, 2003. We hope that
our presentation resonated with your team and that the audience
recognized the ease of use, openness and scalability of the BEA Portal.
As I looked around the room, it seemed that the Agriculture folks
enjoyed the clip on FirstGov. Yet beyond the humor and messaging that
the GSA expressed by producing that piece, we here at BEA are proud to
have served the Government in the development of the most
prolific portal in the Federal arena and the window through which US
citizens and people around the globe interact with
our Federal Government.

 

The purpose of this correspondence is to provide a clarification to
BEA\'s written response to the Portal Product Questionnaire, Technical
section, page 32 of 51, Part 1.1.3 which reads as follows:

 

  ------------------------- --------- ------------------------------------
  *Does the solution        3         High contrast mode within the
  disrupt or disable                  Windows environment is currently not
  activated operating                 supported in the solution\'s IDE.
  system accessibility                Functionality is provided, however,
  features? Section 508               that allows the user to specify
  Final Rule 1194.21 (b)*             color and contrast settings for the
                                      IDE.

  ------------------------- --------- ------------------------------------

 

BEA would like to clarify the above by noting that while the current IDE
release 8.1 (BEA Workshop) does not by default pick up the Windows high
contrast mode, users can manually configure the IDE for color contrast.
The default capability will be addressed in a future release. It is also
important to note that BEA has contracted with SSB Technologies solely
to assist us in achieving the goal of Section 508 compliance. SSB is a
leader in advising corporations such as Hewlett Packard, Documentum,
Brio Software, Wells Fargo and Visa International along with BEA in
Section 508 compliance. Our commitment and continued investment in 508
compliance is significant. Please feel free to contact Mr. Tim Springer,
Director of Client Services at SSB Technologies (415-732-7505) to verify
BEA\'s investment and commitment to 508 adherence.

 

If there are questions, please contact me directly. BEA appreciates the
opportunity to compete for the right to support this strategic
Agriculture portal initiative.

 

With Best Regards,

Bill Clark -- dated 10-24-03

Director, Civilian Agencies

Phone: 571-382-2613
List of references on ITER Visible/IR Cameras (most recent first)

Design of a wide-angle infrared thermography and visible view diagnostic
for JET, E. Gauthier, P. Chappuis, L. Doceul, D. Guilem, J. B. Migozzi,
Missisrlian, H. Roche, e. Thomas, P. Andrew and the JET-EFDA
contributors. 32^nd^ EPS Conference, Tarragona, Spain (June 2005)

Advances in thermal imaging, R. Reichle for the TORE SUPRA Infra-Red
team, Advanced Diagnostics for Magnetic and Inertial Fusion, Edited by
P. Stott, et al.,Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, New York, 2002, p
383.

Design study of a visible/infrared periscope for intense radiation
applications using reflective optics, S. S. Medley, Rev. Sci. Instrum.
**70**, 794 (1999)

Plasma viewing in JET using endoscopes and a detailed design for ITER,
J.P. Coad, J. Lingerat, J.-B. Migozzi, P.E. Stott, C. I. Walker, C.H.
Wilson, "Diagnostics for Experimental Thermonuclear Reactors", Plenum
Press, (proceedings of 1997 Varenna Conference), p. 549.

Key Features of the new in-vessel inspection system at JET, T. Businuro,
G.D. Carbonare, J.F. Junger, T. Raimondi, Fusion Technology, 1994 (K.
Herschbach, W. Maurer, J.E. Vetter, editors), 1995 Elsevier Science B.V.
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![](media/image2.png){width="1.375in" height="1.5in"}**AoA Older
Americans Month 2008 Program Champion**

**[Project]{.underline}:** Community Based Enrollment Campaign for the
Low-Income Subsidy

**[Organization]{.underline}:** St. Louis Area Agency on Aging

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

In partnership with the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging
(n4a), the U.S. Administration on Aging and the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services, St. Louis Area Agency on Aging (SLAAA) has been
developing innovative and targeted outreach strategies for the
potentially eligible Low-Income Subsidy (LIS) population within Medicare
Part D. Through a thorough understanding of community resources and
partnerships and developing a monthly focus and media calendar to
promote prescription drug assistance awareness, SLAAA is helping seniors
and their caregivers obtain the tools and education they need to make
better informed decisions about their prescription drug access in the
City of St. Louis. The goal of the program is to identify as many
beneficiaries as possible who are potentially eligible for LIS,
providing group education and individual personalize counseling and to
assist in applying for the subsidy.

SLAAA was able to work with Care Improvement Plus in providing education
and information about LIS to clients enrolled in Care Improvement Plus
Special Needs Programs. They also worked with WellCare in providing
information about LIS to clients in senior housing facilities. SLAAA
presented training information to a group of Psychiatric Geriatric
Fellows at the St. Louis University School of Medicine about how they
can assist their patients in getting help with prescription drug costs.

During the month of February, SLAAA worked with the International
Institute in helping their older adult immigrant clients sign up for LIS
at the local Social Security Office. The Social Security offices were
opened on two consecutive Saturdays to accommodate this population. A
total of about 25 Vietnamese older adult immigrants were helped. SLAAA
is planning to assist them with the older Bosnian population at a later
date.

SLAAA participated in a Community Health Fair sponsored by Community
Health in Partnership Services (CHIPs) and provided LIS information to
about 50 residents living at the Sullivan Place Apartments. To date in
this campaign SLAAA has provided 32 group education events with over 800
participating individuals. They have performed 260 individual counseling
sessions about LIS and have helped to submit 96 LIS applications to
Social Security.

For more information contact David Sykora at (314) 612-5900 or via
e-mail at

<sykorad@stlouiscity.com>.
**§3.1009 Personal funds of patients.**

The provisions of this section are applicable to gratuitous benefits
deposited by the Department of Veterans Affairs either before, on, or
after December 1, 1959, in a personal funds of patients account for an
incompetent veteran who was incompetent at the date of death. Where the
veteran died after November 30, 1959:

\(a\) *Eligible persons.* Gratuitous benefits shall be paid to the
living person first listed as follows:

\(1\) His or her spouse, as defined in §3.1000(d)(1);

\(2\) His or her children (in equal shares), as defined in §3.57 but
without regard to their age or marital status;

\(3\) His or her dependent parents (in equal shares) as defined in §3.59
or the surviving parent, provided that the parent was dependent within
the meaning of §3.250 at the date of the veteran's death.

\(4\) In all other cases, only so much may be paid as may be necessary
to reimburse a person who bore the expense of last sickness or burial.
(See §3.1002.) (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5502(d))

\(b\) *Claim.* Application must be filed with the Department of Veterans
Affairs within 5 years after the death of the veteran. If, however, any
person otherwise entitled is under legal disability at the time of the
veteran's death, the 5-year period will run from the date of termination
or removal of the legal disability.

\(1\) There is no time limit for the submission of evidence.

\(2\) Failure to file timely claim, or a waiver of rights, by a
preferred dependent will not serve to vest title in a person in a lower
class or a claimant for reimbursement; neither will such failure or
waiver by a person or persons in a joint class serve to increase the
amount payable to another or others in the class.

\[27 FR 5539, June 12, 1962, as amended at 28 FR 10487, Sept. 28, 1963;
39 FR 30349, Aug. 22, 1974\]

*Next Section is §3.1600*
**Index of References to Paragraphs in**

**NIST Handbook 44**

# General Code

G-A.6. 5-3

G-S.1. 5-11, 5-12

G-S.5. 5-16, 5-17, 5-19

G.S.5.1. 5-18

G-S.5.2. 5-17

G-S.5.2.2. 6-7, 6-10

G-S.5.2.3. 5-18

G-S.5.2.4. 5-18

G-S.5.3.5. 5-22

G-S.5.5. 5-18, 5-23, 6-7, 6-10, 6-12

G-S.5.6. 5-19, 6-7, 6-8

G-S.6. 5-19, 5-20

G-S.7. 5-19- 5-20

G-S.8. 5-31

G-N.2. 6-18, 6-20

G-T.1. 6-2, 6-3

G-T.2. 6-2, 6-3

G-T.3. 6-2, 6-4

G-T.4. 6-4

G-UR.1.1. 5-3, 5-7

G-UR.1.2. 5-3, 6-18

G-UR.1.3. 5-3

G-UR.2.1. 5-3, 5-8,5-13

G-UR.2.2. 5-3, 5-8

G-UR.2.3. 5-3, 5-6

G-UR.3.1. 5-3, 5-10

G-UR.3.2. 6-18

G-UR.3.3. 5-3, 5-8, 5-9

G-UR.3.4. 5-14

G-UR.4.1. 5-3, 5-10, 7-1

G-UR.4.2. 6-18

G-UR.4.3. 7-1

G-UR.4.4. 5-3, 5-6

G-UR.4.5. 5-29, 5-31, 5-36, 7-1

# Liquid-Measuring Device Code

S.1.1. 5-15

S.1.2. 5-16

S.1.3. 5-29, 6-12

S.1.4. 5-18, 5-19, 5-21

S.1.5. 5-18, 5-19

S.1.6.1. 5-21, 5-23, 6-12, 6-14, 6-24

S.1.6.2. 6-20

S.1.6.3. 5-26, 5-27, 5-28

S.1.6.4 5-8, 5-33

S.1.6.4.1.(a) 5-27, 5-30

S.1.6.4.1.(b) 5-26, 5-30, 5-33

S.1.6.4.2. 5-27

S.1.6.5 5-8, 5-32, 6-7, 6-9

S.1.6.5.(a) 5-32, 6-7, 6-10, 6-12

S.1.6.5.(b) 6-7, 6-9

S.1.6.5.1. 5-23

S.1.6.5.2. 5-16, 5-25, 6-7

S.1.6.5.3. 5-26

S.1.6.5.4. 5-31, 5-33

S.1.6.6. 6-11

S.1.6.6.(a) 6-7

S.1.6.6.(b) 6-7

S.1.6.7. 5-35, 6-7, 6-8

S.2.1. 5-35

S.2.2. 5-29, 5-35, 5-36, 5-37, 7-1

S.2.5. 5-30, 6-19

S.3. 5-40

S.3.1. 5-9, 5-40

S.3.2. 5-40

S.3.3. 5-36, 5-40

S.3.5. 5-41

S.3.6. 5-42

S.3.7. 5-42, 6-18, 6-20

S.3.8. 5-40

S.3.9. 6-18

S.4.1. 5-13

S.4.4.1. 5-14

S.4.4.2. 5-13

S.5. 6-6, 6-7

S.5.1. 6-7

N.1. 6-12, 6-22

N.1.1. 6-11, 6-12

N.2. 6-12, 6-15, 6-22

N.3.4. 6-5, 6-12, 6-14, 6-22

N.4.1. 6-12, 6-14, 6-15, 6-22

N.4.2. 6-12, 6-15, 6-22

N.4.2.2. 6-12, 6-16, 6-22

N.4.3.2. 6-7, 6-9

T.1. 6-2, 6-4

T.1.2.3. 6-4

T.2. 6-2, 6-5, 6-12

T.2.1. 6-2, 6-5, 6-12, 6-22

T.3. 6-5

UR.1.1. 5-40

UR.2.1. 5-3, 5-8

UR.2.4. 5-3, 5-8

UR.2.5. 6-2, 6-6

# Liquid-Measuring Device Code (con't)

UR.3.1. 5-30

UR.3.2. 5-25, 5-28

UR.3.3. 5-3, 5-32, 5-34

UR.3.4. 6-7, 6-9

UR.3.5. 6-19
NY G83875

November 30, 2000

CLA-2-62:RR:NC:3:353 G83875

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 6213.20.1000

Ms. Kathleen Walsh

All --Air Customs Brokers, Inc.

167-16 146^th^ Ave.

Jamaica, NY 11434

RE: The tariff classification of a bandana from India.

Dear Ms. Walsh:

In your letter dated October 26, 2000, on behalf of Avirex, Ltd., you
requested a classification ruling.

The submitted sample, style HTX-43 is a bandana composed of woven 100%
cotton fabric, hemmed on all sides and measuring 50cm by 50cm.

As per Chapter 62, note 7, "Scarves and articles of the scarf type,
square or approximately square, of which no side exceeds 60 centimeters,
are to be classified as handkerchiefs (heading 6213)."

The applicable subheading for the bandana, style HTX-43 will be
6213.20.1000 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS),
which provides for "Handkerchiefs: Of cotton: Hemmed, not containing
lace or embroidery." The duty rate will be 13.5% ad valorem.

The bandana falls within textile category designation 330. Based upon
international textile trade agreements products of India are subject to
quota and the requirement of a visa.

The designated textile and apparel categories and their quota and visa
status are the result of international agreements that are subject to
frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current
information, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment,
the [U.S. Customs Service Textile Status Report]{.underline}, an
internal issuance of the U.S. Customs Service, which is available at the
Customs Web site at www.customs.gov. In addition, the designated textile
and apparel categories may be subdivided into parts. If so, visa and
quota requirements applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected
and should also be verified at the time of shipment.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist Kenneth Reidlinger at 212-637-7084.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
N033451

August 28, 2008

CLA-2-33:OT:RR:NC:2:240

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 3307.10.1000

Ms. Emily D. Chauvin

Access Business Group International LLC

7575 Fulton Street East

Ada, MI 49355

RE: The tariff classification of a men's facial pre-shave foam from
Brazil

Dear Ms. Chauvin:

In your letter dated July 14, 2008 you requested a tariff classification
ruling for a multi-step shaving preparation, SKU No. 100916. A sample
was submitted for review and will not be returned.

SKU No. 100916 is a facial pre-shave foam indicated for use to soften
beards and remove skin debris from pores prior to shaving. The product,
packaged for retail sale in a 4.4 ounce tube, is a pre-shave preparation
and does not contain alcohol.

The applicable subheading will be 3307.10.1000, Harmonized Tariff
Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for Pre-shave,
shaving or after-shave preparations: Not containing alcohol. The rate of
duty will be 4.9 percent ad valorem.

Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change.
The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are
provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.

Articles classifiable under subheading 3307.10.1000, HTSUS, which are
products of Brazil may be entitled to duty free treatment under the
Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) upon compliance with all
applicable regulations. The GSP is subject to modification and periodic
suspension, which may affect the status of your transaction at the time
of entry for consumption or withdrawal from warehouse. To obtain current
information on GSP, check our Web site at www.cbp.gov and search for the
term "GSP".

Perfumery, cosmetic and toiletry products are subject to the
requirements of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, which are administered
by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Questions regarding FDA
requirements may be addressed to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration,
Office of Cosmetics and Colors, 5100 Paint Branch Parkway, College Park,
MD 20740-3835, telephone number (301) 436-1130.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist Stephanie Joseph at (646) 733-3268.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director

National Commodity Specialist Division
THE USE OF MOLECULAR ANALYSES TO IDENTIFY *COLLETOTRICHUM* SPECIES

[Anna M. Ritzman]{.underline}

Dr. James Jackson, Ph. D\*

Missouri Southern State University

Biology Department

Joplin, Missouri 64801

Jackson-j@mssu.edu

The plant pathogen *Colletotrichum* is a destructive anthracnose with a
wide variety of host crops. It is found in most regions of the world,
but is especially prevalent in tropical to subtropical climates.
*Colletotrichum* is very difficult to characterize and identify due to
its interspecies similarities. Traditional methods of classification
based host specificity and morphological descriptions are no longer
effective due to their ambiguity within the species. More recent studies
have been conducted using molecular analyses such as ITS sequencing, MAT
1-2 sequencing, and RFLP of the GS intron which have proven to be more
effective in species distinctions. In this study, isolates taken from
recently discovered hosts the pepper and the pitaya (dragon fruit), were
analyzed using both traditional methods and newer molecular analyses.
Both morphological and molecular analyses were able to isolate and
distinguish between two different species of *Colletotrichum*, *C.
gloeosporioides* and *C. acutatum.*
> ![](media/image1.wmf)
>
> As you may be aware, 14 CFR Part 139, section 329 (e), *Pedestrians
> and Ground Vehicles,* contains a revised and expanded section on
> procedures for ground vehicle training, to include a record keeping
> provision. The FAA is again devoting specific resources to emphasize
> runway incursion prevention, especially toward incidents resulting
> from vehicles operating on movement areas.
>
> Enclosed are two DVDs specifically for use as part of an integrated
> vehicle driver training program. The first DVD, entitled "*Heads Up,
> Hold Short, Fly Right*," was distributed by the Flight Standards
> Safety Program Office to all Certified Flight Instructors in the US.
> This video includes narration by professional pilot Patti Wagstaff.
> The second DVD, entitled "*Airfield Operational Safety Awareness*",
> was developed in cooperation with United Airlines to give a generic
> overview of airfield operational procedures.
>
> Please note that both disks contained with this bulletin are recorded
> in **DVD** format. They will require a DVD player or DVD drive in your
> computer to function.
>
> More material will be available over the next few years. Please take a
> moment to review each DVD and include the information as training
> material in your airport specific driver training program.
>
> As always, if you have any questions please contact your respective
> Airport Certification Safety Inspector at the following:
>
> Jesse Carriger (847) 294-7626
>
> Ignacio Flores (847) 294-7531
>
> Tricia Halpin (847) 294-7160
>
> John Lott (847) 294-7533
>
> Birkely Rhodes (847) 294-7509
>
> Ken Taira (847) 294-7519
>
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**DA 05-604**

> **Release Date: March 4, 2005**

**WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU ANNOUNCES DELAY OF EFFECTIVE DATE**

**FOR REVISED FORM 497 USED FOR LOW-INCOME UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE**

**WC Docket No. 03-109**

On October 4, 2004, the Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) stayed the
use of the new version of Form 497 until April 15, 2005.[^1] The Bureau
now delays the effective date for use of the revised Form 497 until
further notice. Eligible telecommunications carriers seeking
reimbursement for low-income universal service support must continue use
the old Form 497. The old Form 497 may be found at the website of the
Universal Service Administrative Company at
<http://www.universalservice.org/li/forms/>.

For further information, contact Pam Slipakoff, Telecommunications
Access Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7400,
TTY (202) 418-0484.

[^1]: *See* *Wireline Competition Bureau Announces Delayed Effective
    Date For Revised Form 497 Used For Low-Income Universal Service
    Support*, Public Notice, WC Docket No. 03-109, DA 04-3188 (WCB Oct.
    4, 2004).
Mars Technology Program

# Glossary

ARC: Ames Research Center

CDR: Critical Design Review

CLARAty: Coupled Layer Architecture for Robotic Autonomy

[Cecelia: You don't have to include the following about CLARAty in the
mouse-over. Let's save it in case Samad also wants a glossary. \--
Bob]{.mark}

> CLARAty is a unified and reusable robotic autonomy architecture that
> provides basic functionality and simplifies the integration of new
> technologies for future missions. It has two layers: a Functional
> Layer and a Decision Layer. The Functional Layer provides the basis
> set of functionality for the robot, and encapsulates this
> functionality into nested levels of granularity when appropriate. The
> Decision Layer is a model-based representation of the system and
> interacts with the Functional Layer at various levels of granularity.
> The Decision Layer is the home for artificial intelligence software
> components.
>
> CLARAty is a collaborative effort of two divisions at JPL, NASA's Ames
> Research Center (ARC), and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU). It also
> draws on expertise from participants within the Mars Technology RMSA
> Program, which includes the University of Washington and other groups
> at CMU and ARC.

DSN: Deep Space Network

EDL: Entry, descent, and landing

FIDO: a class of test rovers, currently the highest-fidelity rover
prototypes. They include FIDO and Rocky 8 at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory (JPL), and K9 at Ames Research Center.

GESTALT: (waiting for definition)

GN&C: Guidance, Navigation, and Control

HRS: Heat Rejection System

JPL: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

MDS: Mission Data System architecture

MEPAG: Mars Exploration Payload Analysis Group.

MER: Mars Exploration Rover, either of the two rovers in the current
Mars exploration mission.

MIDP: Mars instruments

MPSET: Mars Program System Engineering Team

MRO: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, a mission schedule for launch in 2005.

MSL: Mars Science Laboratory (formerly Mars Smart Lander), a mission
scheduled for launch in 2009, which consists of a lander and a
long-range rover.

MSR: Mars Sample Return

MTP: Mars Technology Program

NG&C: Navigation guidance and control

PDR: Preliminary Design Review

PI: Principle Investigator

ROAMS: Rover Analysis, Modeling, and Simulation software

RPS: Radioisotope Power System

TRL: Technology Readiness Level

WITS: Web Interface for Telescience
Memorandum

To: Service Directorate

From: Deputy Director

Subject: FY 2007 Performance Measures \-- Reporting Actual Data

The Department of the Interior (DOI) has issued a request for final FY
2007 performance measure actual data. The final FY 2007 DOI GPRA
measures are: (a) a key component of the FY 2007 DOI Performance and
Accountability Report (PAR), (b) part of the Service's Annual
Organizational Assessment, and (c) included in the SES Annual
Performance Plans. Please ensure that your program staffs follow the
timeframe and assignments for entering and reviewing FY 2007 final
performance data in Enterprise Planner (EP) as shown in attachment (3).
The independent KPMG auditors, who oversee the preparation of the DOI
PAR, set October 5, 2007, as the deadline for reporting final FY 2007
GPRA performance data to be included in the FY 2007 PAR; therefore, EP
will be closed for data entry and review on Friday, September 28, 2007.

Final FY 2007 GPRA and PART performance data will be entered in the FY
2007 SES performance templates that are included in the SES Annual
Performance Plans by mid-October.

The Planning and Evaluation Office issued advance guidance to the
Regional and Washington program offices via email on Tuesday, September
4, 2007, for submitting FY 2007 Operational Plan performance measure
actual data using the EP tool. The guidance included the following
attachments: (1) Business rules for entering final FY 2007 performance
data in EP, (2) Business rules for entering annotations in EP, (3)
Timeframe and assignments for entering and reviewing data in EP, and (4)
Crosswalk of old Operational Plan performance measure numbers to revised
numbers.

Please do your best to meet the deadlines. The Planning and Evaluation
staff will be available to assist you and answer any questions. If you
have any questions, please contact the Planning and Evaluation staff at
703-358-2098.

Attachments
**Chicago O'Hare (ORD) - PGLTORD07016**

UAL1463/A320 "United 1463" landed Runway 27L and was instructed to taxi
through the intersection of runway 22R and turn left on taxiway E
(echo). UAL1463 read back "Two-two right, echo." UAL1463 began a left
turn onto runway 22R while EGF479/E135 "Eagle flight 479" was touching
down on runway 22R. The controller then restated the instruction to
UAL1463 to roll through runway 22R and turn left onto taxiway E but
received no response from UAL1463. Land and hold short procedures were
in effect. EGF479 had been cleared to land runway 22R with a hold short
of 27L instruction. UAL1463 contacted the tower after they had turned
onto runway 22R. EGF479 taxied off Runway 22R via taxiway C. The
estimated closest proximity was 1,300'.