BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**§20.712 Rule 712. Expenses of appellants, representatives, and
witnesses incident to hearings not reimbursable by the Government.**

No expenses incurred by an appellant, representative, or witness
incident to attendance at a hearing may be paid by the Government.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 111)

**§20.713 Rule 713. Hearings in simultaneously contested claims.**

\(a\) *General*. If a hearing is scheduled for any party to a
simultaneously contested claim, the other contesting claimants and their
representatives, if any, will be notified and afforded an opportunity to
be present. The appellant will be allowed to present opening testimony
and argument. Thereafter, any other contesting party who wishes to do so
may present testimony and argument. The appellant will then be allowed
an opportunity to present testimony and argument in rebuttal.
Cross-examination will not be allowed.

\(b\) *Requests for changes in hearing dates*. Any party to a
simultaneously contested claim may request a change in a hearing date in
accordance with the provisions of Rule 702, paragraph (c) (§20.702(c) of
this part), or Rule 704, paragraph (c) (§20.704(c) of this part), as
applicable. In order to obtain a new hearing date under the provisions
of Rule 702, paragraph (c)(1), the consent of all other interested
parties must be obtained and submitted with the request for a new
hearing date. If such consent is not obtained, paragraph (c)(2) of that
rule will apply even though the request is submitted within 60 days from
the date of the letter of notification of the time and place of the
hearing. A copy of any motion for a new hearing date required by these
rules must be mailed to all other interested parties by certified mail,
return receipt requested. The receipts, which must bear the signatures
of the other interested parties, and a letter explaining that they
relate to the motion for a new hearing date and containing the
applicable Department of Veterans Affairs file number must be filed at
the same address where the motion was filed as proof of service of the
motion. Each interested party will be allowed a period of 10 days from
the date that the copy of the motion was received by that party to file
written argument in response to the motion. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7105A)
> Ed Loyd (202) 720-4632
>
> James Spurling (202) 720-8187

# USDA AWARDS \$5 MILLION IN AIR QUALITY GRANTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9, 2005- Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced
today that \$5 million has been awarded to 11 institutions to conduct
air quality research. This research investment is part of USDA\'s
overall air quality program, and marks the second year of funding.

\"These air quality awards continue to represent a new direction for
fundamental and applied research at USDA to provide sound science that
protects the environment while maintaining a viable agricultural
production system,\" said Johann. \"The Bush Administration is committed
to enhancing our natural resources and these grants will help find
solutions to meet today\'s challenges.\"

\"The grants will target the impact of air quality resulting from farm
animal operations, greenhouse gases, emissions from post-harvest
practices and improved methods for measuring gases in the atmosphere,\"
said Joseph J. Jen undersecretary for Research, Education, and
Economics. Funding for the awards was provided by USDA's Cooperative
State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES).

The 11 institutions receiving awards are:

Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa \$482,000

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina \$395,000

Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana \$482,000

University of California, Davis, California \$463,000

Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado \$482,000

University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota (two awards) \$907,000

University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire \$454,000

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas \$369,000

Washington State University, Pullman, Washington \$482,000

Forestry Sciences Laboratory in Athens Georgia \$481,000

\#
**§4.150 Schedule of ratings---dental and oral conditions.**

Rating

**9900** Maxilla or mandible, chronic osteomyelitis or
osteoradionecrosis of:

Rate as osteomyelitis, chronic under diagnostic code 5000.

**9901** Mandible, loss of, complete, between angles 100

**9902** Mandible, loss of approximately one-half:

Involving temporomandibular articulation 50

Not involving temporomandibular articulation 30

**9903** Mandible, nonunion of:

Severe 30

Moderate 10

Note: Dependent upon degree of motion and relative loss of masticatory

function.

**9904** Mandible, malunion of:

Severe displacement 20

Moderate displacement 10

Slight displacement 0

Note: Dependent upon degree of motion and relative loss of masticatory

function.

**9905** Temporomandibular articulation, limited motion of:

Inter-incisal range:

0 to 10 mm 40

11 to 20 mm 30

21 to 30 mm 20

31 to 40 mm 10

Range of lateral excursion:

0 to 4 mm 10

Note: Ratings for limited inter-incisal movement shall not be combined
with

ratings for limited lateral excursion.

**9906** Ramus, loss of whole or part of:

Involving loss of temporomandibular articulation:

Bilateral 50

Unilateral 30

Not involving loss of temporomandibular articulation:

Bilateral 30

Unilateral 20

**9907** Ramus, loss of less than one-half the substance of, not
involving loss

of continuity:

Bilateral 20

Unilateral 10

**9908** Condyloid process, loss of, one or both sides 30

**9909** Coronoid process, loss of:

Bilateral 20

Unilateral 10

**9911** Hard palate, loss of half or more:

Not replaceable by prosthesis 30

Replaceable by prosthesis 10

**9912** Hard palate, loss of less than half of:

Not replaceable by prosthesis 20

Replaceable by prosthesis 0

**9913** Teeth, loss of, due to loss of substance of body of maxilla or
mandible without loss of continuity:

Where the lost masticatory surface cannot be restored by suitable
prosthesis:

Loss of all teeth 40

Loss of all upper teeth 30

Loss of all lower teeth 30

All upper and lower posterior teeth missing 20

All upper and lower anterior teeth missing 20

All upper anterior teeth missing 10

All lower anterior teeth missing 10

All upper and lower teeth on one side missing 10

Where the loss of masticatory surface can be restored by

suitable prosthesis 0

Note: These ratings apply only to bone loss through trauma or disease
such as osteomyelitis, and not to the loss of the alveolar process as a
result of periodontal disease, since such loss is not considered
disabling.

**9914** Maxilla, loss of more than half:

Not replaceable by prosthesis 100

Replaceable by prosthesis 50

**9915** Maxilla, loss of half or less:

Loss of 25 to 50 percent:

Not replaceable by prosthesis 40

Replaceable by prosthesis 30

Loss of less than 25 percent:

Not replaceable by prosthesis 20

Replaceable by prosthesis 0

**9916** Maxilla, malunion or nonunion of:

Severe displacement 30

Moderate displacement 10

Slight displacement 0

\[29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, as amended at 43 FR 45362, Oct. 2, 1978; 59
FR 2530, Jan. 18, 1994\]

**Supplement *Highlights* reference**: 7(2)

*End of text of Part 4*

*Appendices A, B, and C follow*
GSA Federal Supply Service

Special Notice

Dear Automotive Customer:

Throughout the past few years, GSA Automotive has automated many of its
processes to improve our efficiencies and communications with our
customers and industry partners. In support of the President's
Management Agenda, GSA Automotive has made a commitment to OMB to
eliminate the user of paper requisitions. In view of our on-line
ordering program, AutoChoice, and through the use of other electronic
means, we feel we can accomplish this goal.

**Fiscal Year 04 (October 1, 2003) will be the last year GSA Automotive
will accept GSA Form 1781 (Motor Vehicle Requisitions) or Department of
Defense's (DoD's) Military Interoffice Purchase Request (MIPR) in paper
form covering vehicles that can be purchased through the on-line
AutoChoice program.**

**Beginning FY 05 (October 1, 2004) sixteen months form now, GSA
Automotive, will NOT accept paper requisitions covering vehicles
available for purchase through the on-line AutoChoice program. GSA
Automotive will accept requisitions through AutoChoice or an alternate
electronic format (i.e. Excel format as an e-mail attachment or disk).
If General Services Administration receives a paper requisition in FY
05, it will be returned and the customer advised by phone to utilize the
AutoChoice program.**

The only exception to this process will be for those agencies that have
no access to the Internet, or those vehicles that are not available
through Auto Choice. Under these circumstances, the customers will be
advised to send orders in and Excel format as an e-mail attachment or to
overnight a disk.

GSA Automotive associates will be available to train customers
throughout the **sixteen-month** transition period. We will be
contacting all customers currently sending in paper orders to schedule
appropriate training in the AutoChoice program.

The AutoChoice program allows customers to configure vehicles, compare
prices of competing vendors side by side, choose colors, choose
delivering dealers and place orders, all on-line. Customers receive an
immediate acknowledgement after requisition placement and can check
order status. Access to the Federal Vehicle Standards and a link to
NHTSA's crash test results are also available. Many other features are
available. AutoChoice can be accessed at
[www.autochoice.gsa.gov](http://www.autochoice.gsa.gov/).

Should you have any questions regarding this message please call our
Customer Care line at (703) 308-CARS (2277).

Sincerely,

Robert Blackstone,

Director, GSA Automotive

Office of Vehicle Acquisition and Leasing Services
**Article 3(c)(1)**

That for the quantity of Base Supply diverted in excess of the monthly
quantity shown in Exhibit A during any month in which Term 91 is in
effect, the Contractor shall be charged a fee equal to the sum of the
storage operation and maintenance rate and the storage capital rate
components of the Project ratesetting policy. In those months in which
Term 91 is in effect for less than the entire month, the fee shall be
computed on a pro rata basis.

**Article 3(c)(2)**

Any changes to the written schedule for any of the upcoming months of
the Year shall be subject to the prior written approval of the
Contracting Officer.

**Article 1(q)**

"Term 91" shall mean that standard term included in water right permits
issued by the California State Water Resources Board (SWRCB) established
by Decision 1594 and identified as Term 91, as may be modified or
revised by the SWRCB.
**DA# 02-873**

**Released: April 15, 2002**

WIRELESS TELECOMUNICATIONS BUREAU ALLOWING TEMPORARY CONTINUED USE OF
FCC FORM 820 (APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM SHIP STATION REQUIREMENTS)
DURING THE TRANSITION TO FCC FORM 605.

FCC Form 820, "Application for Exemption from Ship Station Requirements"
is filed when exemptions from radio provisions of statute, treaty or
international agreement are requested.

The Commission has implemented a Universal Licensing System (ULS) which
combined 11 separate databases into one common system. The continued use
of FCC Form 820 is temporary. In the future, applicants and licensees in
the Maritime Services will be required to file via ULS on FCC Form 605
(including Schedule G) to apply for an exemption from ship Station
Requirements in the ship Radio Services.

This Public Notice is to announce that the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau will continue to accept FCC Form 820 during the transition to the
FCC Form 605. The FCC Form 820 must be filed with FCC Form 159 Fee
Admittance Advice Form and the appropriate fee. Information concerning
the fees can be found on our web site at
http://wireless.fcc.gov/csinfo/feeinfo.html.

The Wireless Telecommunication Bureau will release a Public Notice in
the near future concerning the transition to FCC Form 605, Schedule G.

For further information, contact Ghassan Khalek of the Policy and Rules
Branch, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418-0680, TTY (202) 418-7233, or via
email to gkhalek@fcc.gov.

By the Acting Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

\- FCC -

\-
Number range CHAPTERThe Carbon Dioxide Technology Platform: From the
Synthesis and Processing of Fluoropolymers to Totally "Dry"
Microelectronics Processes and Dry Cleaning Garments

Joseph DeSimone

The foreseeable future should find carbon dioxide used in an
ever-increasing number of industrial applications, from materials
production to lithography. From economic, environmental and performance
points of view, we are exploring the replacement of water and organic
solvents with liquid and supercritical CO2. Our motivation is fueled by
yearly increases in the number of governmental regulations which limit
the use of volatile organic (halogenated) solvents and the generation of
inordinate amounts of aqueous waste. However, it is also apparent that
there are performance advantages afforded by the extremely low surface
tension, low viscosity and high compressibility of CO2. A number of
exciting applications have been demonstrated, and even enabled, by
exploiting these intrinsic properties of CO2 including polymer
synthesis, coatings, heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis, enzymatic
catalysis, solid supports, microcellular foaming, polymer impregnation,
dry cleaning, phase transfer catalysis and small molecule reactions.
This presentation will highlight the science and engineering that
underpin some of these applications. In particular, the discussion will
focus on the use of CO2 to address the synthesis of fluoropolymers,
which has now been commercialized by DuPont. In addition, this
presentation will focus on the multiple set of challenges faced by the
microelectronics industry as it pushes the limits of conventional
photolithography to obtain sub 100 nm device structures. New 193 nm and
157 nm resists and pellicle materials, especially those that can be
processed using CO2, will be described. New "dry etchant" chemistries
for copper and silicon oxide removal using highly formulated CO2 will be
discussed. The emerging CO2 technology platform may very well be the
environmentally responsible solvent choice of the future.
Appendix D Example Questionnaire

\[Image of Disaster Resistant Design logo\]

\[letter from Oregon Showcase Program\]

March 2002

Dear Oregon Citizen,

We need your help! Oregon is embarking on an initiative to assist
communities in reducing risk from natural hazards: the Partners for
Disaster Resistance: Oregon Showcase State Program. In December 2000,
Governor John Kitzhaber signed an Executive Order designating Oregon a
\"Showcase State for Natural Disaster Resistance And Resilience.\"
Partners for Disaster Resistance is now providing citizens and
organizations statewide with an opportunity to prepare for and minimize
the impact of natural hazards.

This questionnaire is designed to help us understand household
preparedness for disasters. We are developing a strategic plan to
prioritize activities to assist Oregon communities reduce their risk
from natural disasters. The information you provide about your needs for
disaster preparedness will help improve coordination of preparedness and
risk reduction activities within the state.

Your returned survey indicates your willingness to take part in the
study. Your participation in this study is voluntary. If you have
questions regarding your rights as a research participant, please
contact the Office of Human Subjects Compliance, University of Oregon,
5219, Eugene, OR 97403, or call (541) 346-2510. All individual survey
responses are strictly confidential, and are for research purposes only.

Your opinions are important to us. Please return your completed survey
no later than Monday, April 1st, 2002.

If you have questions regarding the survey, feel free to contact the
Oregon Natural Hazards Workgroup at (541) 346-3588.

Thank you for your participation!

Sincerely,

André LeDuc

State Coordinator,

Partners for Disaster Resistance: Oregon Showcase Program
www.OregonShowcase.org

Suzanne Hildick

Executive Director, American Red Cross,

Oregon Trail Chapter

www.PrepareForLife.org

Beverlee Venell

Director, Oregon Emergency Management

www.osp.state.or.us/oem/

\[Household Natural Hazards Preparedness Questionnaire\]

The following is a questionnaire for citizens used to determine the
disaster history of their area, how much the public knows about
disasters, how much citizens are willing to spend on disaster
preparedness, and to gather general demographic information.

This questionnaire was created by the Oregon Natural Hazards Workgroup
at the University of Oregon's Community Service Center.
# REDACTED REPORT 

**Animal Incident Report**

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

**Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13**

**Submitted by United Airlines**

**Reporting Period: March 1, 2007 -- March 31, 2007**

**Total submitted incidents -- 1**

# 

# 

# 

# 

# April 12, 2007

**United Flight: 861 IAD/GRU**

**March 28, 2007 Animal: Dog -- Lhasa Apso**

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

**Description of incident:**

Customer was traveling with two dogs, same breed Lhasa Apso. The dogs
were checked-in at San Diego, connecting through Washington Dulles (IAD)
with a final destination on United to Sao Paulo (GRU). Upon arrival in
Sao Paulo one of the dogs was deceased. Brazilian authorities refused to
release the dog through customs and demanded the dog be returned to the
United States. Due to this delay upon arrival in IAD a veterinarian
determined an autopsy would not be viable.

**Description of cause of the incident:**

Without an autopsy cause of death could not be determined. Kennel was
intact and other dog belonging to customer was healthy.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

None. United procedures were followed.
***Disaster News***![](media/image1.png){width="1.5847222222222221in"
height="0.7277777777777777in"}

***Economic Injury Loans for Small Businesses***

SBA Disaster Assistance--Field Operations Center East-One Baltimore
Place, Suite 300-Atlanta, GA 30308

**Release Date:** March 1, 2007 **Contact:** Mark Ihenacho

**Release Number:** 07-256, NY 10519/10520 **Phone:** 404-347-3771

**SBA ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN DEADLINE IS APRIL 3**

*SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS STILL HAVE TIME TO APPLY*

**ALBANY, N.Y. -** The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is
reminding businesses in the declared Broome, Chenango, Delaware,
Herkimer, Montgomery, Oneida, Orange, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, Tioga
and Ulster counties and the contiguous counties of Albany, Chemung,
Columbia, Cortland, Dutchess, Fulton, Greene, Hamilton, Lewis, Madison,
Oswego, Putnam, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, St. Lawrence and
Tompkins in the state of **New York** and contiguous counties of Passaic
and Sussex in the state of **New Jersey** and the contiguous counties of
Bradford, Pike, Susquehanna and Wayne in the **Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania** that Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are still
available to small businesses that were economically impacted by severe
storms and flooding that occurred on June 26- July 10, 2006.

"Small businesses that suffered economic injury losses as a result of
the disaster and want to apply for a low-interest loan from the SBA are
urged to do so before the **April 3, 2007** deadline," said Frank
Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center East**.**

Small businesses may apply for a loan up to \$l.5 million if they
suffered substantial economic injury from the disaster. These working
capital loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable,
and other bills that could have been paid had the disaster not occurred.
These loans are not intended to replace lost sales or profits.

The interest rate on these loans is 4.000 percent, with a maximum term
of 30 years. The SBA determines the amount of economic injury, the terms
of each loan and the payment amount, based on the financial
circumstances of each borrower.

To obtain a loan application, interested business owners should contact
SBA's Customer Service Center by calling 800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339
for the hearing-impaired), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 9
p.m. EST. Business disaster loan applications can also be downloaded
from the SBA's website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance).
Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

**The filing deadline for economic injury loan applications is [April 3,
2007.]{.underline}**

*\# \# \#*

***For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs, visit
our website at***
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance)
ARTICLE 39

**REST BREAK AREAS**

**Section 39.01**. Management shall provide rest break areas for
employees which are safe, clean and well lighted, if similar facilities
are not conveniently available as part of the overall facility. They
shall be maintained in a sanitary condition and shall be kept free of
vermin infestations.

**Section 39.02**. When vending machines are provided in rest break
areas in accordance with this Article, Management shall take appropriate
steps within its authority to assure that the machines are maintained in
good working condition, regularly resupplied, and that an adequate means
of reimbursement for money lost in malfunctioning machines is provided.
Each machine shall have posted on it in a conspicuous place a
twenty-four (24) hour telephone number, where available, for reporting
malfunctions.

**Section 39.03**. Where Management contracts for such services,
Management shall have these requirements as a condition of this contract
until such time as Management, at its sole discretion, determines to
change or cancel a contract.
**Ammonia modeling for assessing potential toxicity to\
fish species in the Rio Grande, 1989-2002**

Howard D. Passell, Clifford N. Dahm, and Edward J. Bedrick^1^

(KEY TERMS: water quality; endangered species; sewage; wastewater; Rio
Grande silvery minnow; ammonia; ammonium; New Mexico; long-term trends.)

^1^ Respectively, Ecologist, Sandia National Laboratories, P.O. Box
5800, MS 1373, Alb., NM, 87185-1373; Professor, Dept. of Biology, UNM,
Alb., NM, 87131; and Professor, Dept. of Math and Statistics, UNM, Alb.,
NM, 87131(E-Mail/Passell: hdpasse@sandia.gov)

ABSTRACT: Increasing volumes of treated and untreated human sewage
discharged into rivers around the world are likely to be leading to high
aquatic concentrations of toxic, un-ionized ammonia (NH~3~-N), with
negative impacts on species and ecosystems. Tools and approaches are
needed for assessing these dynamics. In this study daily dissolved
un-ionized ammonia (NH~3~-N) concentrations in New Mexico's Rio Grande
at the City of Albuquerque's treated sewage outfall into the Rio Grande
were modeled in a system dynamics platform for 1989-2002. Data for
ammonium (NH~4~^+^) concentrations in the sewage, and data for
discharge, temperature and pH for both sewage effluent and the river
were used. We used State of New Mexico acute and chronic NH~3~-N
concentration values (0.30 and 0.05 mg/L NH~3~-N, respectively) and
other reported standards as benchmarks for determining NH~3~-N toxicity
in the river and for assessing potential impact on population dynamics
for fish species. A critical species of concern is the Rio Grande
silvery minnow (*Hybognathus amarus*), an endangered species in the
river near Albuquerque. Results show that NH~3~-N concentrations matched
or exceeded acute levels 13, 3 and 4 percent of the time in 1989, 1991
and 1992, respectively. Modeled NH~3~-N concentrations matched or
exceeded chronic values 97, 74, 78, and 11 percent of the time in 1989,
1991, 1992, and 1997, respectively. Exceedences ranged from 0-1 percent
in other years. Modeled NH~3~-N concentrations may differ from actual
concentrations because of ammonia and ammonium loss terms and additive
terms such as mixing processes, volatilization, nitrification, sorbtion,
and ammonium uptake. We conclude that ammonia toxicity must be
considered seriously for its potential ecological impacts on the Rio
Grande, and as a mechanism contributing to the decline of the Rio Grande
fish community in general and the Rio Grande silvery minnow
specifically. Conclusions drawn for the Rio Grande suggest that
un-ionized ammonia concentrations may be high in rivers around the world
where sewage treatment capabilities are poorly developed or absent.
**2^nd^ Place Winner**

Sai Pranathi Baddipudi (Grade 8)

Staley Middle School

            Herbert Hoover, our 31^st^ president, once said, "Older men
declare war, but it is youth that must fight and die.  And it is youth
who must inherit the tribulation, the sorrow, and the triumphs that are
the aftermath of war."  Those words ring as clearly in my head as the
liberty Bell rang for this very nation many years ago.  Everything I
treasure: my family, my friends, my life, wouldn't be the same if it
hadn't been for the veterans who jeopardized their lives in the name of
autonomy.

            That ultimate sacrifice made by those courageous young men
and women who fought not just for the well being of the world, or our
nation, but for each and every person that resides in this country, are
commemorated till this very day.

            Like many other people living in the U.S.A., I too took
freedom for granted.  But my perspective on the matter changed one
Veteran's Day when my class talked about the Vietnam War, the war in
Iraq, and saw pictures of the shocking conditions these soldiers had to
endure.  We also read letters that were written by those soldiers,
talking about the adversities they were facing, and how much they missed
their families, of how eager they are to see their newborn baby boy or
girl.  Through their words, I realized the true value of freedom and how
much people in this world were willing to give up for it; I was also
able to build great respect for the heroes who put their lives at stake
for our liberty.

            Ever since, I cherish freedom as a gift.  Every day that I
am presented with a decision to make, I am thankful that I possess the
choice to make that decision.  Some of the choices that I have made, and
that I will make in the near future will alter my life tremendously. 
But, I am obliged that I live in a country where it is a right granted
to the people to make the decisions that will shape their own lives.  I
am forever in debt and thankful to those who risked their lives, and to
those who lost someone dear to them just so that I could make the
decisions that I now make freely on a daily basis.

            This nation would not be near as great as it is now if it
hadn't been for those noble young men and women who risked their lives
for it.  So, each day that I'm alive, I prize that gift of freedom, and
in remembrance of the American heroes; our veterans, I offer my thanks
and gratitude.
PUBLIC NOTICE

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554

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

**NEW FCC FORM 317 AVAILABLE FOR USE**

**Released: November 4, 1999**

The new annual digital television (DTV) ancillary or supplemental
services reporting form (FCC Form 317) has been approved by the Office
of Management Budget and is available for use.

FCC Form 317 is effective immediately and is to be filed on or before
December 1, 1999, by each commercial DTV licensee. A separate
"Remittance Advice" form (FCC Form 159, dated July 1997) must also be
submitted concurrently with FCC Form 317 by each commercial DTV licensee
required to pay a fee based on the gross revenues derived from the
provision of certain types of ancillary or supplementary services on its
station's digital spectrum capacity or bitstream.

FCC Forms 317 and 159 have been sent by the Mass Media Bureau to each
commercial DTV licensee subject to the new annual reporting and fee
payment requirements. A copy of the new FCC Form 317 is available via
the Internet by accessing the FCC Web Site at
[**http://www.fcc.gov**](http://www.fcc.gov/) and clicking on the Forms
link.

For further information, please contact Jackie Swank at (202) 418-2621
or James Brown at (202) 418-1600.

**-FCC-**
**Market No. Market No. Market No.**

**Massachusetts:**

**Boston 5 Greenfield 106 Middleton 5**

**New Bedford 49 North Adams 55 Norwell 5**

**Pittsfield 55 Springfield 106 Vineyard Haven 49**

**Worcester 5**

**Michigan:**

**Alpena 208 Ann Arbor 10 Bad Axe 65**

**Battle Creek 38 Bay City 65 Cadillac 112**

**Calumet 180 Cheboygan 112 Detroit 10**

**East Lansing 110 Escanaba 69 Flint 65**

**Grand Rapids 38 Iron Mountain 69 Ironwood 136**

Ishpeming 180 Jackson 110 Kalamazoo 38

Lansing 111 Manistee 112 Marquette 180

Mount Clemens 10 Mount Pleasant 65 Muskegon 38

Parma 110 Saginaw 65 Sault Ste. Marie 112

Traverse City 112 Univ. Center 65 Vanderbilt 112

**Minnesota:**

**Alexandria 14 Appleton 14 Austin 153**

**Bemidji 14 Brainerd 14 Chisholm 136**

**Duluth 136 Hibbing 136 Intern'l Falls 136**

**Mankato 199** **Minneapolis-St.Paul 14 Redwood Falls 14**

Rochester 153 St. Cloud 14 Thief River Falls118

**Walker 14 Winona 127 Worthington 116**

**Mississippi:**

**Biloxi 156 Booneville 132 Bude 91**

**Clarksdale 44 Cleveland 183 Columbia 168**

Columbus 132 Greenville 183 Greenwood 183 Gulfport 156 Hattiesburg 168
Holly Springs 44

Houston 132 Jackson 91 Laurel 168

Magee 91 McComb 91 Meridian 184

Mississippi St. 132 Natchez 135 Oxford 44

Senatobia 44 Tupelo 132 Vicksburg 91

Wiggins 156 Yazoo Cty 91

**Missouri:**

**Birch Tree 79 Cape Girardeau 79 Columbia 139**

**Hannibal 167 Jefferson City 139 Joplin 146**

**Kansas City 31 Kirksville 200 Poplar Bluff 79**

**Rolla 78 St. Joseph 201 St. Louis 21**

**Sedalia 139 Sikeston 79 Springfield 78**
Background:

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

The Office of AIDS Research requests the contractor prepare a check for
\$20,000 to support a think tank and strategic planning sessions to
include, Immune Strategies in Prevention of
Mother-to-Child-Transmission, and Treatment of Children in Resource Poor
Settings held on October 23-26, 2006 in White Oak, Florida. These funds
will be used for travel and per-diem expenses for international
participants.

Description of Work:

1\. The contractor will issue a check for \$20,000.

\` Make check payable to: Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation

Re: White Oak Meeting

2\. Deliver check to: Karen Watts-Green

5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4000

Rockville, Maryland 20892
BCAT-3 weekly report (16 June 2004) -- Sedimentary, My Dear Watson

**Up Against the wall!**

Particles in solution like to push each other around and the hotter
things get the pushier they become. In fact, this is the definition of
temperature. Now when a larger particle in a solution of little
particles finds itself up against the wall, it is trapped. This is
because the little particles hold it to the wall and the wall is not
made of pushy neighbors that can push the large particle back away. As
this effect builds, a crystalline structure should form on the wall, at
least in theory -- when the masking effects of gravity are removed. On
Earth, gravity introduces sedimentation and convection, which disrupts
Nature's "natural" tendencies. Early indications are that the natural
inclination of matter to create order in these situations is now visible
and has been photographed for the first time in the BCAT-3 Space Station
Experiment (as shown in Figure 1 below). Additional growth time for the
experiment is now planned and should reveal larger crystals (ordered
structures).

If this work, the result of NASA sponsored research by Professsor Arjun
Yodh and Jian Zhang at U. Penn were being described in the popular
press, we might have Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson sitting next to
Astronaut Mike Fincke in the International Space Station as he or other
astronauts monitor and photograph the growth of the BCAT-3 samples
(Figures 2 and 3). The discussion with Holmes would naturally evolve to
why these mysteries in nature were not solved sooner. We now know that
Sherlock Holmes could legitimately answer "It's sedimentary my dear
Watson, sedimentary."![](media/image1.pct){width="3.7645833333333334in"
height="3.203472222222222in"}

For more details, please see
<http://exploration.grc.nasa.gov/life/bcat3_iss.html>.

Next week, beautiful new pictures of the Harvard (David Weitz and Peter
Lu) critical point samples taken by Astronaut Mike Fincke on the
International Space Station.

\- Wm Meyer, BCAT-3 Project Scientist

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COURT CONTACTS

1.  Case Manager to Judge Crane

> Ms. Ludi Cervantes
>
> Case Manager
>
> United States Courthouse
>
> 1701 West Business 83, 10^th^ Floor
>
> McAllen, Texas 78501
>
> \(956\) 618-8065
>
> <Ludi_Cervantes@txs.uscourts.gov>

2.  Judicial Assistant to Judge Crane

> Jenny Deberry
>
> Judicial Assistant
>
> Chambers of Judge Crane
>
> 1701 West Business 83, 9^th^ Floor
>
> McAllen, Texas 78501
>
> \(956\) 618-8083
>
> <Jenny_Deberry@txs.uscourts.gov>

3.  District Clerk's Office

> Mr. Eddie Leandro, Deputy-In-Charge
>
> U.S. District Clerk
>
> United States Courthouse
>
> 1701 West Business 83, 10^th^ Floor
>
> McAllen, Texas 78501
>
> \(956\) 618-8065
>
> <Eddie_Leandro@txs.uscourts.gov>
Background:

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The Office of AIDS Research requests the Contractor to complete a wire
transfer for \$50,000 to support the International Conference on,
"Emerging Trends in Fundamental and Translations Research on HIV/AIDS:
Global Perspective" to be held in Mumbai, India on October 5-8, 2008.
These funds will provide support for travel-related expenses of the
invited foreign speakers.

Description of Work:

The Contractor will complete following tasks.

1\. Complete a wire transfer for \$50,000.

Bank Information: Canara Bank,\
                              Gokhale Socoiety Lane

Parel, Mumbai 400 012 INDIA

Phone No : (91-22) 24132409, 24135962\
Email <mcity0110@canbank.co.in>

Name of the Account: International Conference on HIV/AIDS\
Account No:  0110101099935\
Banking Routing Code: 4000\
Banking FD Swift Code:  CNRBINBBBFD\
With American Express Swift Code:   AEIBUS33

2\. Upon completion of this request, provide OAR with a copy of the wire
confirmation receipt, and invoice. Additionally, send Accounts Payable
original invoice.
> Subject: e-Gov ERM Guidance for Building an Effective ERM Governance
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>
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

July 31, 2007 Barry Ohlson: (202) 418-2300 e-mail: barry.ohlson@fcc.gov

**FCC COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN**

**ANNOUNCES STAFF CHANGE**

Washington, DC -- FCC Commissioner Jonathan S. Adelstein announced today
that Scott Bergmann will be assuming the position and responsibilities
of Senior Legal Advisor. Barry Ohlson, the Commissioner's current Senior
Legal Advisor, has decided to begin considering other opportunities
outside the Commission.

"I\'m very pleased that Scott has agreed to serve as Senior Legal
Advisor," said Commissioner Adelstein. "He has worked with me for almost
my full tenure at the Commission, and his sound advice and counsel have
been integral to my decision-making."

Bergmann first started working with Commissioner Adelstein in May 2003.
After serving as Deputy Chief of the Competition Policy Division,
Bergmann was named Wireline Legal Advisor in January 2004. In addition
to his Senior Legal Advisor duties, Bergmann will continue to advise the
Commissioner on wireline, broadband, and disability rights issues.
Bergmann has previously served as Legal Counsel to the Chief of the
Wireline Competition Bureau, advising the Bureau Chief on competition
policy and broadband issues. Prior to joining the Bureau\'s front
office, Bergmann was an Attorney-Advisor in the Industry Analysis
Division. He has been with the Commission since 1996. Bergmann received
his J.D. from the University of Southern California Law Center and his
B.A. from Duke University.

\- FCC -
**\[DOE LETTERHEAD\]**

**OFFICE OF RIVER PROTECTION**

April 1, 2005

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, N.W., Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004

Dear Mr. Chairman:

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD (DNFSB) OBSERVATIONS CONCERNING
FIRE PROTECTION FOR HANFORD WASTE TREATMENT AND IMMOBILIZATION PLANT

Reference: DNFSB letter from J. T. Conway to P. M. Golan, DOE, dated
February 4, 2005.

This letter provides the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) report in
response to concerns identified by the DNFSB in the Reference letter.
The Reference letter provided DOE with a report detailing DNFSB
observations concerning fire protection for the Hanford Waste Treatment
and Immobilization Plant. The report included three observations
developed through document reviews and discussions with representatives
of the DOE Office of River Protection and Bechtel National, Inc., on
November 16-18, 2004 (meetings at Hanford), and December 20-23, 2004
(teleconferences).

The attached report provides DOE responses to the DNFSB observations
discussed in the Reference letter. Thank you for providing your
observations on this important topic. If you have further questions
concerning DOE's response, please contact me.

Sincerely,

***Roy J. Schepens***

***Manager***

[Attachment:](../TB05A01A.pdf)

Response to DNFSB Letter

cc w/attach:

M. T. Sautman, DNFSB

M. B. Whitaker, DR-1

P. M. Bubar, EM-3

I. R. Triay, EM-3

C. S. O'Dell, EM-3.2

S. M. Hahn, RL
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**Session V -- Effective Pest (Pathogen, Insect, Weeds) Management --
Talk: Bjornstad**

**Resistance to *Fusarium* Infection in Oat (*Avena sativa* L.)**

Åsmund Bjørnstad and Helge Skinnes

Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences

Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)

1432 Ås, Norway E-mail asmund.bjornstad@umb.no

Increasing levels of mycotoxin contamination in oat have been reported
from the Nordic countries. Levels up to 25000 ppb have occurred in
Norwegian oats, and two new cultivars ('Bessin', 'Gere') have shown so
reduced germination due to *F. graminearum* infection that they have
been withdrawn from the market. Also the more harmful toxins T-2 and
HT-2, caused by *F. langsethii*, have been found at alarming levels. As
a result, FHB has become a serious challenge to Nordic oat cultivation.

No strong sources of resistance have been reported in oat, but we have
identified some genetic variation in North-European cultivars when
tested with *F. graminearum*. Oat may differ from the other cereals in
the infection process, time and in the 'types' of resistance, all of
which are rather unexplored. Our data indicate oat may be infected (at
least by *F. culmorum*) at any time from anthesis to maturity. Still we
were not able to show reduced germination after *F. culmorum*
inoculation, in contrast to *F. graminearum* where a steep fall in
viability is frequent. From a cool and wet natural epidemic in 2007
mostly *F. avenaceum*, *F. poae*, *F. langsethii* and *Microdocium
nivale* were isolated from decayed seeds.

The pathology of the infection process is under investigation in a
susceptible interaction using a GFP-strain of *F. graminearum* (R.
Dill-Macky, S. Gobena, MSc thesis UMB/Univ. of Minnesota 2008). Field
testing is done by *F. culmorum* inoculation followed by covering the
inflorescence with a plastic bag, or with *F. graminearum* using the
'spawn' method. Both work and produce clear symptoms, but visual head
blight infection like in wheat is unreliable in oat. The infection
usually does not reach far into the pedicels, hence type II resistance
is strong. The most reliable scoring is after harvest (percentage of
infected seeds and toxin data (which do not always correspond)).
Brownish, necrotic seeds occur at early stages and probably decay. Pink
mycelium may be seen on glumes towards maturity only at high air
humidity.

Based on seed infection we have identified partial resistance (5% or
fewer infected seeds) in Iowa State oat lines based on *A. sterilis*
from Israel and Eritrea. They appear to differ in components of
resistance. Thirty recombinant inbred lines from each of four crosses
with current cultivars (20-40% or more infected seeds) showed clear
segregation of resistance in the first year (2007). Full scale
phenotyping will be done in 2008, and marker data using DArT and SSRs
are underway. A Nordic proposal (2008) plans to extend the mapping of
these crosses using EST-derived SNPs and SSRs.
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Thương Vụ Hoa Kỳ

## Registration Form - Phiếu Đăng Ký tham dự Megatex 2006 - Atlanta

**1. Contact & Company Information: (Thông tin Công ty và liên lạc)**

Contact Person: Title:

(Họ & Tên người liên hệ) (Chức vụ)

Date of Birth: (Ngày sinh) Place of Birth: (Nơi sinh)

Passport Number: Expire Date: Married Status:

(Số hộ chiếu) (Ngày hết hạn) (Tình trạng hôn nhân)

Home hone: Mobile: E-mail:

(Điện thoại nhà) (Di động) (Địa chỉ e-mail)

Have you ever been refused a U.S. visa?  No  Yes Can you communicate
directly in English?  Yes  No

(Đã từng bị từ chối thị thực vào Hoa Kỳ) (Chưa) (Rồi) (Khả năng giao
tiếp trực tiếp bằng tiếng Anh) (Được) (Không)

Company Name:

(Tên Công ty)

Address: District: City/Province:

(Địa chỉ) (Quận/Huyện) (Thành phố/Tỉnh)

Phone: Fax: Website: Year Established:

(Điện thoại) (Fax) (Địa chỉ website) (Năm thành lập)

Number of Employees: Last Year Revenue: Other Office(s) in:

(Số nhân viên) (Doanh thu năm trước) (Có chi nhánh đặt tại)

Types of ownership (Hình thức sở hữu):

**2. Types of business** **(Loại hình kinh doanh)**

 Exporter  Importer  Manufacturer  Service  Consultant 
Association

(Xuất khẩu) (Nhập khẩu) (Sản xuất) (Dịch vụ) (Tư vấn) (Hiệp Hội)

 Distributor  Agent  Wholesaler  Retailer  Other:

(Phân phối) (Đại lý) (Bán sỉ) (Bán lẻ) (Loại khác)

**3. Please describe the nature of your products/services:** (Vui lòng
mô tả sản phẩm, dịch vụ của Công ty)

**4. Please list any foreign company(ies) that you currently
represent:** (Vui lòng liệt kê các công ty nước ngoài mà Quý vị đang đại
điện)

**5. Have you ever imported goods & services from the U.S.? (If Yes,
please specify company name & products)**

(Quý vị đã từng nhập sản phẩm từ Hoa Kỳ chưa? Nếu có, vui lòng ghi rõ
tên công ty Hoa Kỳ và sản phẩm đã nhập)

**6. What products & services are you interested in sourcing from the
U.S.? (brand name, name of supplier, etc. if possible)**

(Những loại sản phẩm nào Quý vị đang quan tâm tìm kiếm từ Hoa Kỳ, liệt
kê thương hiệu, tên nhà cung cấp, v.v... nếu có thể)

**7. What are your objectives to attend the trade show? (Mục đích tham
dự triển lãm của Quý vị)**

 To purchase product/service for your own company. (Tìm mua thiết bị /
công nghệ / sản phẩm / dịch vụ cho nhu cầu của công ty)

 To become distributor/agent of U.S. supplier. (Tìm nhà cung cấp Hoa Kỳ
để làm đại lý phân phối sản phẩm tại Việt Nam)

 To seek joint-venture U.S. partner. (Tìm đối tác Hoa Kỳ để liên doanh,
liên kết sản xuất kinh doanh tại Việt Nam)

 Other, specify: (Mục đích khác, xin ghi rõ):

**Send to (Gửi đến): Ms. Kiều Hương @ Tel: (08) 825-0490; Fax: (08)
825-0491**

**trước ngày 28/9/2006**

**[Ghi Chú:]{.underline}** Sau khi Quý Công ty đã điền vào phiếu đăng ký
tham gia đoàn, việc phát thư mời chính thức để Quý Công ty làm thủ tục
visa nhập cảnh sẽ tùy thuộc vào quyết định của ban tổ chức.