BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**Biography**

**Camille Yuan-Soo Hoo**

Camille Yuan-Soo Hoo was appointed the Livermore Site Office Manager in
December, 2002 for the National Nuclear Security Administration of the
U.S. Department of Energy. She is responsible for the operations,
oversight and contract administration of Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory. With a federal staff of approximately 106 FTEs, she performs
federal oversight of safety, security, infrastructure, environmental
management, and business and contract management of the multi-program
laboratory with an annual budget of approximately \$1.5 billion.

From May 2000 to December 2002, Ms. Yuan-Soo Hoo was the Manager of the
U.S. Department of Energy's Oakland Operations Office (OAK). As Manager
of DOE/OAK,

Ms. Yuan-Soo Hoo was responsible for approximately 330 federal employees
in an office with an annual budget exceeding \$2 billion. The principal
mission of DOE/OAK was to serve the public by performing Department of
Energy contract management. Activities included contract administration,
site management and overseeing operations of three California National
Laboratories (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory, and Stanford Linear Accelerator Center).

From 1992 to 2000, Ms. Yuan-Soo Hoo served as the Field Chief Financial
Officer and Business Manager at OAK. In this capacity, she provided
leadership and direction for OAK in the areas of Budget, Finance and
Accounting, Business Evaluation, Information Management, Personnel
Management, Contractor Industrial Relations, and the Financial
Assistance Center. As the Field Chief Financial Officer and Business
Manager, she was responsible for implementing financial and business
policies and procedures for OAK and its contractors.

Overall, Ms. Yuan-Soo Hoo has more than 23 years of experience in DOE
financial and business management at the Oakland and Richland Operations
Offices. Ms. Yuan-Soo Hoo began her career in 1976 at the Richland
Operations Office as a Budget Analyst. She has held progressively
responsible management positions in DOE and NNSA.

Additionally, throughout her career, Ms. Yuan-Soo Hoo has performed
various details to executive positions at OAK and served on various
Department-wide task forces dealing with Financial Management, Business
Management Oversight, Strategic Alignment Initiatives, etc.

Ms. Yuan-Soo Hoo is a 1976 graduate of the University of Washington with
a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. She is also a graduate
of DOE's Fifth SES Candidate Development Program in 1994.

**(December 2003)**
# FISH PASSAGE 

## PRACTICE INTRODUCTION

**USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service―Practice Code 396**

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### FISH PASSAGE

Fish passage is the modification or removal of barriers that restrict or
prevent movement or migration of fish. A fish passage allows fish to
move upstream and downstream.

### PRACTICE INFORMATION

The purpose of this practice is to allow upstream and downstream
movement of fish past barriers where feasible or desirable.

This practice applies to all rivers, streams, and outlets of ponds or
lakes where barriers impede desired fish passage. Modification or
removal of barriers, particularly on large river systems, may
significantly affect hydrology, for example, by creating impoundments or
increasing seasonal inundation in the flood plain.

The context and intensity of these impacts must be considered when
planning any project involving a fish passage.

### COMMON ASSOCIATED PRACTICES

Fish Passage is commonly used in a Conservation Management System with
the following practices:

-   Obstruction Removal (500)

-   Riparian Forest Buffer (391)

-   Streambank and Shoreline Protection (580)

-   Stream Habitat Improvement Management (395)

Refer to the practice standard in the local Field Office Technical Guide
and associated Job Sheets\
for further information.
![](media/image1.jpeg){width="3.0in" height="2.5in"}**Timothy
Shimeall**\
Sr. Member, Technical Staff\
CERT Analysis Center\
Software Engineering Institute\
Carnegie Mellon University\
\
\
Timothy J. Shimeall is a senior member of the technical staff with the
Networked Systems Survivability Program at the Software Engineering
Institute (SEI). He is responsible for overseeing and participating in
development of analysis methods in the area of network systems security
and survivability. The Networked Systems Survivability Program also
contains the CERT Coordination Center, and Tim\'s work draws heavily on
data from there.\
\
Before joining the SEI, Tim was an Associate Professor at the Naval
Postgraduate School in Monterey, CA. He was an active instructor on a
variety of topics in software engineering, information warfare and
security. He supervised in excess of 30 MS theses and 3 Ph.D. theses. He
has authored in excess of 20 reviewed technical articles. He has taught
courses for a variety of educational institutions and private
corporations, in both local and distance learning formats.\
\
Tim received the Ph.D. degrees in Information and Computer Science from
the University of California, Irvine, in March 1989. His research
interests are in computer survivability, analysis of software behavior
and improvement of software safety. His work has included theoretical
studies of the behavior of software faults, evaluation of testing
methods, development and implementation of tool sets for safety-critical
software analysis, development of security, development of strategic
frameworks for information warfare and development in security
evaluation methods for military systems.
**Subpart E - Urine Specimen Collections**

**§ 40.69   How is a monitored collection conducted?**

\(a\) As the collector, you must secure the room being used for the
monitored collection so that no one except the employee and the monitor
can enter it until after the collection has been completed.

\(b\) As the collector, you must ensure that the monitor is the same
gender as the employee, unless the monitor is a medical professional
(e.g., nurse, doctor, physician\'s assistant, technologist, or
technician licensed or certified to practice in the jurisdiction in
which the collection takes place). The monitor can be a different person
from the collector and need not be a qualified collector.

\(c\) As the collector, if someone else is to monitor the collection
(e.g., in order to ensure a same-gender monitor), you must verbally
instruct that person to follow the procedures of paragraphs (d) and (e)
of this section. If you, the collector, are the monitor, you must follow
these procedures.

\(d\) As the monitor, you must not watch the employee urinate into the
collection container. If you hear sounds or make other observations
indicating an attempt to tamper with a specimen, there must be an
additional collection under direct observation (see §§40.63(e),
40.65(c), and 40.67(b)).

\(e\) As the monitor, you must ensure that the employee takes the
collection container directly to the collector as soon as the employee
has exited the enclosure.

\(f\) As the collector, when someone else has acted as the monitor, you
must note that person\'s name in the "Remarks" line of the CCF (Step 2).

\(g\) As the employee being tested, if you decline to permit a
collection authorized under this section to be monitored, it is a
refusal to test.

\[65 FR 79526, Dec. 19, 2000, as amended at 66 FR 41951, Aug. 9, 2001\]
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### Office of Congressman Jeff Flake

***News Release***

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:** Monday, September 19, 2005

**CONTACT :** Matthew Specht (202) 225-2635

# **Congressman Flake Renews Call for Delay of Medicare Drug Benefit - Savings Could Be Used for Hurricane Recovery** 

## *Flake Bill Would Postpone Implementation of New Prescription Drug Entitlement for One Year*

**Washington, D.C**. - Arizona Congressman Jeff Flake, who represents
the state\'s Sixth District, reissued his call for Congress and
President Bush to postpone implementation of the Medicare prescription
drug entitlement for one year.

Postponing the drug entitlement by a year would allow Congress to use
the \$40 billion slated for the Medicare drug benefit on Hurricane
Katrina recovery costs.

**"I never believed that it was responsible to create this new
entitlement, but it\'s even more irresponsible now given that Hurricane
Katrina has created new spending priorities for the federal
government,"** said Flake.

**"We need to recognize that there is a new fiscal reality. If we\'re
going to responsibly fund the hurricane recovery, we cannot afford to
start new spending programs, particularly one of this magnitude."**

Congressman Flake introduced H.R. 1382 in March. The bill would postpone
implementation of the prescription drug benefit for one year.

\###
**Released: January 3, 2007**

**SECOND ERRATUM**

**AUCTION OF FM BROADCAST CONSTRUCTION PERMITS**

**32 Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction No. 68**

**Report No. AUC-07-68-F (Auction No. 68)**

On December 29, 2006, the Media Bureau and the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau released an Erratum to a Public Notice that
had been released on December 22, 2006 (DA 06-2552), which identified
the applicants found to be qualified to bid in the upcoming auction for
nine FM broadcast construction permits ("Auction No. 68").[^1] The
Erratum identified an additional applicant, Radio Diva Inc., that is
eligible to participate in Auction No. 68. This Erratum corrects
Attachment B of the *Qualified Bidders Public Notice* to properly
identify the construction permit selected on Radio Diva Inc.'s
short-form application, as follows:

+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| **FRN**     | **Name**   |             | **Bidding   | **Waiver**  |
|             |            |             | Credit      |             |
|             |            |             | P           | **          |
|             |            |             | ercentage** | Requested** |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| **0         | **Radio    |             | **35%**     |             |
| 015186158** | Diva Inc** |             |             |             |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1 Permit    |            |             |             |             |
| Selected    |            |             |             |             |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| MM-FM040-A  |            |             |             |             |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|             |            |             |             |             |
+-------------+------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

The upfront payment information provided in the previous Erratum and
remaining information provided in the *Qualified Bidders Public Notice*
(DA 06-2552) remains unchanged.

Revised versions of Attachments A, B and C to the *Qualified Bidders
Public Notice*, listing the eligible applicants, permits selected, and
claimed bidding credit percentages will be made available at
[http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/68](http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/default.htm?job=auction_summary&id=68)
prior to the start of the auction.

**[- FCC -]{.smallcaps}**

[^1]: "Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits, 32 Bidders
    Qualified to Bid in Auction No. 68,"*Erratum* to DA 06-2552 (rel.
    Dec. 29, 2006). *See also* "Auction of FM Broadcast Construction
    Permits, 31 Bidders Qualified to Bid in Auction No. 68," *Public
    Notice*, DA 06-2552 (rel. Dec. 22, 2006) ("*Qualified Bidders Public
    Notice*").
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

February 9, 2004 Michael Balmoris 202-418-0253

Email: <michael.balmoris@fcc.gov>

# FCC RELEASES REPORT ON QUALITY OF SERVICE OF 

# LOCAL PHONE COMPANIES

Washington, D. C. -- The FCC has released a report entitled *Quality of
Service of the Local Operating Companies.* This report summarizes
quality of service data for 2002 submitted by major incumbent local
operating companies, which collectively serve about 90% of the
incumbents' access lines. The data are presented separately for each
operating entity and include measures of service quality provided to
business and residential end-user customers, as well as service quality
provided to access customers, namely interexchange carriers.

The following are highlights of some key quality of service indicators
for 2002:

-   Average overall complaints per million lines declined for the second
    year in a row from approximately 167 in 2001 to about 113 in 2002.

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-   Initial overall holding company trouble report levels declined from
    about 191 reports per thousand lines in 2001 to about 173 reports
    per thousand lines in 2002.

-   In 2002, the level of customer dissatisfaction with residential
    repairs declined for all but one reporting holding company, and the
    level of customer dissatisfaction with residential installations
    declined for two out of the four reporting holding companies.

-   Average residential installation intervals for individual operating
    entities ranged from a low of 0.5 business days to a high of 2.1
    business days in 2002, as compared to a low of 0.6 business days and
    a high of 3.2 business days in 2001.

The report is available for reference in the FCC\'s Reference
Information Center, Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street, S.W. Copies may be
purchased by calling Qualex International at (202) 863-2893. The report
can be downloaded from the **FCC-State Link** Internet site at
http://www.fcc.gov/wcb/stats on the World Wide Web.

For additional information, contact the Industry Analysis and Technology
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418‑0940, or for users of
TTY equipment, call 202-418-0484.

News about the Federal Communications Commission can also be found at
the Commission's web site [www.fcc.gov](http://www.fcc.gov/) ---FCC---
Poster Presentation 5-24

> **Development of Itaconic Acid Fermentation by *Aspergillus terreus***

Bálint Kupcsulik, Szabolcs Halmos, [Zsolt Szengyel]{.underline}, Béla
Sevella\*

Department of Agricultural Chemical Technology

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Szt. Gellért tér 4., Budapest, 1521 Hungary

Phone: +36 1 463 2595; Fax: +36 1 463 2598; E-mail:
<bsevella@mail.bme.hu>

> Itaconic acid is an unsaturated organic compound produced in a branch
> of the Kerbs cycle. Industrial application covers copolymer production
> for textiles and latexes, usage as emollients and adhesives. The
> economically feasible biological itaconic acid production has two key
> parameters: the proper and reliable inoculum preparation and the high
> productivity to decrease fermentation time. Here we report the
> systematic analyses of optimal inoculation and fermentation strategy.
>
> The sporulation of *Aspergillus terreus* was examined on a series of
> agar nutrients in the function of time, as well as the efficiency of
> washing solutions was evaluated. Rice based inoculum was designed for
> larger scale application: beside the amount of moisturizing solution,
> the effect of supplementary materials were investigated in
> Plackett-Burman experimental design. The most effective compounds were
> further analyzed in Box-Behnken design. To increase productivity, the
> role of starting substrate concentration, the timing of extra
> substrate addition and the possibility of semi-continuous fermentation
> was analyzed in a series of bench-top and pilot-plant fermentations.
> Based on the results of this systematic study, optimal inoculation and
> fermentation methodology can be developed.
***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:** June 22, 2007 **Contact:** Michael Lampton

**Release Number:** 07-494, IL 10647 **Phone:** 404-347-3771

**SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS STILL HAVE TIME TO APPLY**

SBA ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOAN DEADLINE JULY 18

**EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. -** The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
is reminding businesses in Clinton, Franklin, Hamilton, Jefferson,
Madison, Marion, Monroe, Perry, Randolph, St. Clair, Washington and
Wayne counties in the State of Illinois and the counties of St. Louis
and St. Louis City in the State of Missouri that Economic Injury
Disaster Loans (EIDLs) are still available to small businesses
economically impacted by tornadoes, severe storms and flooding July 19 -
21, 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 **July 18, 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. to 9 p.m.
and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT. 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 [July 18,
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)
**[Air Research Mid-Cycle Review Meeting]{.smallcaps}**

Conference Call 866.299.3188, code is 2025646497#.

**[Tuesday, October. 30, 2007]{.underline}**

**AGENDA**

1:00 -- 1:05 p.m. DFO Welcome and Comment Mr. Lawrence Martin (EPA)

> 1:05 -- 1:10 p.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Rogene Henderson
>
> Chair, Air Mid-Cycle Subcommittee
>
> 1:10 -- 1:50 p.m. - Review outstanding action items Dr. Rogene
> Henderson
>
> \- Discuss draft responses to the Chair, Air Mid-Cycle Subcommittee
>
> charge questions
>
> \- Finalize the Subcommittee\'s report
>
> 1:50 -- 2:00 p.m. Public comment Public

2:00 p.m. Adjourn Dr. Rogene Henderson

Chair, Air Mid-Cycle Subcommittee
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**Fy 2002 HOPE** **VI** **Neighborhood** **Networks addendum to the
HOPE VI**

**GRANTEE FINANCIAL INSTRUCTIONS**

All HOPE VI Neighborhood Networks Grantees will use LOCCS for drawdowns
under the HOPE VI Neighborhood Networks grants, as they do for the HOPE
VI Revitalization grants. Except for the expedited processing of the
form HUD-1044 funds obligation document, stated below, HOPE VI
Neighborhood Networks grantees should follow the "Grantee Financial
Instructions" that can be found under the Grant Administration section
of the HOPE VI Home Page at
<http://www.hud.gov/utilities/intercept.cfm?/offices/pih/programs/ph/hope6/grants/admin/grantee_financial_instructions.pdf>

Obligation of Grant Funds (HUD-1044)

Before award of the Fiscal Year 2002 HOPE VI Neighborhood Networks
grants, OPHI and the grantees executed the funds obligation document
form HUD-1044. Executed copies of this form were sent to the HUD's
Administrative Accounting Division and funds were obligated under each
grant number.

After the grantee executes the Grant Agreement, HUD will put the
obligated funds into Budget Line Item 2000, which is a holding account
that the Grantee cannot access. This action generates a VRS Number,
which is automatically mailed to the Grantee.

*e*LOCCS is the Internet version of LOCCS VRS, providing drawdown and
significantly more query and reporting capability. Introduced in October
2001, *e*LOCCS access is currently limited to Public Housing Authorities
(PHAs). Query access is available for all PHA-supported program areas,
but drawdown activity is limited to program areas supported by *e*LOCCS.
For those program areas not supported by *e*LOCCS, voucher draws must be
done through LOCCS VRS.

Once the Grant Agreement is signed and the Neighborhood Networks Plan is
approved by HUD, the grantee may submit a Budget Request to HUD on form
HUD-52825-A in order to have funds authorized for expenditure under the
grant.

Please see \"HOPE VI Budget Guidance\" under the Grant Administration
section of the HOPE VI Home Page for information about eligible
activities and appropriate Budget Line Items at
<http://www.hud.gov/utilities/intercept.cfm?/offices/pih/programs/ph/hope6/grants/admin/budgetguidance.pdf>

.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT:

August 21, 2000 William J. Friedman at (202) 418-2300

> Maureen Peratino at (202) 418-0506

## 

**FCC COMMISSIONER TRISTANI RELEASES LETTER SENT TO CBS PRESIDENT**

**REGARDING "SNIPERS WANTED" GRAPHIC BELOW A PICTURE OF**

**GOVERNOR GEORGE W. BUSH**

Washington, D.C. -- Today, Gloria Tristani, Commissioner of the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC), released the attached letter addressed
to Mr. Leslie Moonves, President of CBS Television, regarding a "Snipers
Wanted" graphic which appeared below a photograph of Governor Bush on
"The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn."

\- FCC -

445 12th Street, SW

Suite 8-C302

Washington, DC 20554

August 18, 2000

Mr. Leslie Moonves, President

CBS Television

7800 Beverly Boulevard

Los Angeles, CA 90036

RE: "Snipers Wanted" graphic / Governor George W. Bush

Dear Mr. Moonves:

I am writing to advise CBS that many Americans have written to me about
the above-referenced appalling broadcast demanding government action.
They believe violence suggested on television too easily and too often
becomes violence attempted.

The [New York Times]{.underline} reported a caller on the Howard Stern
radio show threatened to kill Senator Lieberman. After the caller's
arrest, the caller's uncle reportedly said it was just a "joke gone
bad." A joke gone too far is not a joke. The graphic reading "snipers
wanted" below the picture of Governor Bush was similarly not a joke.

Two concerns dominate the calls I have received: the misuse of the
public's airwaves to suggest that violence solves problems and the
implicit endorsement of vigilante action against those with different
opinions.

Perhaps there is no government solution for bad taste or the thoughtless
broadcast of misguided humor. However, America's patience with
gratuitous violence on her airwaves is perilously thin. Calls for
voluntary codes of conduct are changing to calls for enforceable
regulatory standards. I urge CBS to meaningfully respond to these
citizens and use this incident to assess its public interest
obligations.

Sincerely,

Gloria Tristani

Commissioner

cc: The Honorable George W. Bush
**Session V -- Effective Pest (Pathogen, Insect, Weeds) Management --
Poster V-7**

**Suppressors of Oat Crown Rust Resistance in Interspecific Oat
Crosses**

Howard W. Rines^1\*^, Hedera L. Porter^1^, and Martin L. Carson^2^

^1^ USDA-ARS Plant Science Research Unit, and Department of Agronomy and
Plant Genetics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108

^2^ USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Lab, USDA-ARS, and Department of Plant
Pathology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 55108

^\*^ Corresponding Author: PH: (612) 625-5220; Email:
Howard.Rines@ars.usda.gov

Attempts to transfer disease resistance genes between related species
may be hindered by suppression, or lack of expression, of the trait in
the interspecific combination. Crosses of diploid oat *Avena strigosa*
(Schreb.) accession CI6954SP carrying resistance to oat crown rust
(*Puccinia coronata* f. sp. *avenae*, Eriks.) by susceptible hexaploid
*A. sativa* (L.) cv. Black Mesdag produced a susceptible interspecific
F~1~. The suppressor effect segregated in backcrosses allowing recovery
of a derived hexaploid with crown rust resistance. The recovered crown
rust resistance showed the same rust isolate resistance specificity as
*Pc94* recovered earlier by Chong and co-workers from a different *A.
strigosa* accession. Crossing the *A. strigosa*/Black Mesdag F~1~
colchicine-doubled C~1~ by lines with known *Pc* genes revealed
similarities to the pattern of suppression that has been described in an
oat line with resistance gene *Pc38*. Both lines suppress specifically
*Pc94* and *Pc62* but not *Pc58*; however, the *A. strigosa*-derived
suppressor differs in also suppressing *Pc63*. In more recent crosses of
a different resistant *A. strigosa* accession, PI258731, by susceptible
*A. sativa* cvs. Black Mesdag, Otana, and Ogle, no suppression was
observed and the interspecific F~1~ plants showed full resistance.

Suppression of resistance expression also was found in crosses of highly
crown rust resistant accessions of tetraploid *A. murphyi* P10, P11,
P12, P13, and P17 by *A. sativa* cv. Ogle, with all F~1~ plants being
susceptible. Suppression of the crown rust resistance has not been
overcome or avoided either by extensive backcrossing of the derived
materials or by making the initial crosses with five other susceptible
*A. sativa* genotypes, including cvs. Otana, Marvellous, Sun II, Gopher,
and Black Mesdag. In contrast, no suppression has been observed in
recent crosses of several crown rust resistant accessions identified in
tetraploid *A. barbata* (see poster by Carson and Rines) to *A. sativa*
cultivars. Resistance was expressed in the 2*x* + 3*x* F~1~ plants from
these crosses indicating suppression will not be a problem in transfer
of the *A. barbata* resistance; however, lack of interspecific
recombination, linkage drag, or other complications still may be
encountered.
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**Background**

The Office of AIDS Research (OAR) is requesting a check for \$75,186 to
support the 2006 International AIDS Workshop that was held July 13 -15,
2006 in Chennai, India. These funds will be used to support travel and
logistical related expenses for meeting participants.

**Description of Work**

The Contractor will perform the following tasks:

1.  Issue a check for \$75,186

2.  Make check Payable to: International AIDS Workshop - 2006
CRYSTALS

SPECIFICATIONS FOR SOLICITATION 1-057-RFJ.1251

1\. 2 EA. ZnGeP2 crystal, Size 8x8x25mm3, Face 8x8 Type I, 54 (+/-0.5)
degree cut for 2.05 micron pumping, AR coating for 2.05 micron & 2.5-4.1
micron, (R\<0.5%@2.05 micron, R\<3%@2.5-4.1 micron, R\<8%@4.1-9.5 micron
Absorption coefficient (o-polarized) \<0.10cm-1 at 2.05 micron,
flatness: lambda/4@633nm, surface quality 20-10 s-d, Parallelism is
better than 20 arc seconds, Damage threshold 2J/cm2.

2\. 2 EA. ZnGeP2 crystal, Size 12x12x22mm3, face 12x12. Make a mark on
surface for optic axis. Please provide the crystal transmission
measurement curve.
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**The American Bald Eagle**

![](media/image2.jpeg){width="2.1798611111111112in"
height="2.077777777777778in"}The bald eagle has been the national bird
of the United States since 1782, when it was placed with outspread wings
on the Great Seal of our country. It appears in many government
institutions and on official documents, making it the most pictured bird
in all of America. The eagle appears on the president's flag, the mace
of the House of Representatives, military insignia, and billions of
one-dollar bills.

The bald eagle first appeared as an American symbol on a Massachusetts
copper cent coined in 1776. Since then it has appeared on the reverse
side of many U.S. coins, notably the silver dollar, halfdollar and
quarter, as well as the gold coins which were christened the eagle, half
eagle, quarter eagle, and double eagle.

For six years, the members of Congress held a bitter dispute over what
the national emblem should be. It wasn't until 1789 that the bald eagle
was finally chosen to represent the new nation.

One of the most prominent opponents to the bald eagle's status was
Benjamin Franklin. In a letter to a friend, Franklin wrote:

*I wish the bald eagle had not been chosen as the representative of our
country; he is a bird of bad moral character; like those among men who
live by sharping and robbing, he is generally poor, and often very
lousy. The turkey is a much more respectable bird and withal a true,
original native of America.*

But not all of Congress shared Franklin's sentiments. Bald eagles, like
other eagles worldwide, had been seen by many as symbols of strength,
courage, freedom and immortality for generations. And, unlike other
eagles, the bald eagle was indigenous only to North America.

Some eagles have become notable in American history. "Old Abe," the
mascot of a Wisconsin regiment during the Civil War, was a constant
target of enemy riflemen, but survived 42 battle engagements relatively
unscathed.

Today, the American bald eagle is protected under the National Emblem
Act of 1940. Although once plentiful throughout the continental United
States, the bald eagle population has greatly declined in recent times.
Farmers and fishermen have killed many eagles for getting too close to
their poultry or fishing nets; game keepers have captured them for
falconry; and pesticides have killed many eagles. Most of the bald eagle
population can now be found in northern regions of North America and
Florida breeding sanctuaries.

President John F. Kennedy wrote to the Audubon Society:

*The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the
bald eagle as the emblem of the nation. The fierce beauty and proud
independence of this great bird aptly symbolizes the strength and
freedom of America. But as latter-day citizens we shall fail our trust
if we permit the eagle to disappear.*
# **The Urban Edification Market in Metropolitan Lima and Callao**

**VII Study (Year 2002) -- in Spanish**

**The VII Study contains the following information:**

## Summary and Main Conclusions

-   The Study's Main Graphs and Charts (Executive Summary)

**Peruvian Economy and the Construction Sector**

-   Evolution of the Yearly National Production Rate

-   Construction Sector Balance

-   Investment Opportunities and Projects in the Edification Sector

-   The Current Situation of the Real Estate Market

-   The Mivivienda Program and its Projects.

**Edification Activity and Urban Construction Offers**

-   Full offers in housing, commercial locations and offices according
    to sale prices, size, location, sales behavior, and socioeconomic
    interstratification.

-   New Activity initiated (July 2001 to July 2002), selling indicator,
    buildings of more than 4 floors, characteristics of multi-family
    buildings on sale, financing options available, qualitative aspects
    of housing offers (materials employed, elevator facilities,
    grounding, etc).

**Housing Demand**

-   Potential Demand

-   Socioeconomic Housing Characteristics

-   Interest in Acquiring Housing

-   Effective Housing Demand

-   Unsatisfied Demand

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-   Edification Activity and Special Prices on Beach Houses in Cañete
    (San Antonio, Mala, Asia and Cerro Azul).

***Price: US\$ 300.00 If you are interested in purchasing this book,
please contact Thomas Kohler at: 434-3040 or via e-mail at:
Thomas.Kohler@mail.doc.gov***
PRESIDING OFFICER'S

RULING NO. R2006-1/86

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20268-0001

Postal Rate and Fee Changes Docket No. R2006-1

PRESIDING OFFICER'S RULING

ON COMMISSION DESIGNATION OF RESPONSES

TO INTERROGATORIES FOR INCLUSION IN THE EVIDENTIARY RECORD

(Issued October 23, 2006)

A number of responses to discovery requests have been answered by
witnesses Bellamy (GHS-T-1), Bentley (MMA-T-1) and Callow (OCA-T-5). The
Commission hereby designates for inclusion in the evidentiary record the
responses itemized in Attachment A to this ruling.

RULING

The responses shown on Attachment A to this ruling are designated for
inclusion in the evidentiary record.

George Omas

Presiding Officer

**Cameron Bellamy (GHS-T-1)**

USPS/GHS-T1-6

USPS/GHS-T1-12

USPS/GHS-T1-15 and 16

**Richard E. Bentley (MMA-T-1)**

USPS/MMA-T1-19

USPS/MMA-T1-28

USPS/MMA-T1-30

USPS/MMA-T1-31

**James F. Callow (OCA-T-5)**

USPS/OCA-T5-21 through 24
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height="1.0180555555555555in"}

**[Enlightenment! empowerment! entertainment!]{.smallcaps}**

**[Attendees will meet and hear from a broad range of business
entrepreneurs and experts who will captivate their imagination, affirm
their courage, and celebrate their accomplishments.]{.smallcaps}**

**[Our keynote speaker]{.smallcaps}**, **[Dr. Peter
Diamandis]{.smallcaps}**, is a physician whose educational background
includes degrees in aerospace engineering. He is now a leader in
promoting commercial and personal flight into space as the CEO of the
X-Prize Foundation and Zero Gravity Corporation.

One of our panelists**, [Dosho Shifferaw]{.smallcaps}**, is a native of
Ethiopia whose family migrated to the United States when he was just 17.
He drove a taxicab to help his family, studied industrial design and
engineering, and is the creator of the Bowflex exercise system which is
used by millions of consumers.

**[Marilyn Tam]{.smallcaps}** turned her back on her Chinese family's
expectation that she would become a traditional wife and mother. She
decided to become a businesswoman instead and has been involved at the
corporate level at Aveda, Reebok Apparel, Nike, May Department Stores,
and in internet and software companies.

**[James Speed]{.smallcaps}** is a certified public account who is now
President and CEO of North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company, one
of the oldest Black-owned insurance businesses in the United States.

Another panelist, **[Martin Glynn]{.smallcaps}**, began his career in
international lending and then rose through the ranks to become
President and CEO of HSBC Bank USA, a branch of one of the largest
banking systems in the world.

We have **[Daniel Villanueva, Jr]{.smallcaps}**., a former manager of
Spanish-language broadcast media, who now leads RC FONTIS Partners, a
fund which invests in the development of Latino communities in the
southwestern area of this country.

Also joining us is **[Kwame Jackson]{.smallcaps}**, 2004 Finalist on the
hit TV reality show *"The Apprentice,"* and now CEO of Legacy Holdings
LLC.

**[George Fraser]{.smallcaps}**, who will lead our Social Capital
Networking Reception, is well known as a *PowerNetworking* motivational
speaker, and author who has inspired thousands over the years.

Accomplished actors **[Tim Reid]{.smallcaps}** and **[Daphne
Reid]{.smallcaps}** will host the **[Entrepreneur Awards
Gala]{.smallcaps}** where participants will also enjoy the entertainment
of **[Morgan State University Choir]{.smallcaps},** the [**Pan American
Symphony Orchestra**,]{.smallcaps} and the **[Chinese Lion
Dancers.]{.smallcaps}**
**U.S. ATLAS M&O Estimate**

**WBS Profile Estimates**

**Funding** All **Funding Type:** Research Program + MR 1/25/2004
1:05:44 AM

**Institution** All **Estimate in Fixed FY\'04 \$k** **Labor/Material:**
Both

**WBS** **FY 03** **FY 04** **FY 05** **FY 06** **FY 07** **FY 08** **FY
09** **FY 10** **FY 11** **FY 12**

**Number** **Description** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)**
**(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)**

**3** **U.S. ATLAS M&O Estimate** 0 669 792 881 1075 717 716 715 784 715

**3.4** **Tile Calorimeter** 0 669 792 881 1075 717 716 715 784 715

**3.4.1** **TileCal - Specific Costs** 0 486 592 663 923 555 555 555 623
555

**3.4.1.1** **Pre-Operations** 0 486 592 650 220 0 0 0 0 0

**3.4.1.2** **Operations (Beam-on)** 0 0 0 0 488 400 400 400 400 400

**3.4.1.3** **Maintenance (Beam-off)** 0 0 0 13 215 154 154 154 223 154

**3.4.2** **Calibration & Monitoring** 0 163 180 200 29 29 29 29 29 29

**3.4.2.1** **Pre-Operations** 0 163 180 200 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.4.2.2** **Operations (Beam-on)** 0 0 0 0 29 29 29 29 29 29

**3.4.2.3** **Maintenance (Beam-off)** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.4.3** **Tilecal System Common Costs** 0 21 21 19 123 133 132 131 131
131

**3.4.3.1** **Operations** 0 21 21 19 123 133 132 131 131 131

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Labor Department Sues Longshoremen's Local 1969 Plans' Trustees and
Service Providers for Misuse of Fund Assets

**CHICAGO** -- The U.S. Department of Labor has sued trustees and
service providers of the pension, welfare and off-season supplement
plans of the Portage, Ind.-based International Longshoremen's
Association Local 1969 for violations of federal pension law.

The suit alleges the plans' trustees authorized multi-million dollar
payments to parties-in-interest in connection with two Nevada real
estate investments. Named in the lawsuit were trustees Andre Joseph,
Raymond Sierra, David Lynch and Edward Rentz as well as Michael A.
Daher, sole owner and investment advisor with Leader in Marketing
Fulfillment, Inc. (LMF) and John Sherwood Dunsmoor who had power of
attorney over the pension plan account.

Daher and Dunsmoor equally owned Qualified Investment Limited (QIL), a
Nevada corporation formed in connection with the plans' investments in
real estate. Both were indicted and have pleaded guilty to various
criminal charges with respect to the plans' real estate investments.

The suit alleges violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA) involving loans of \$3.475 million by the plans through QIL
for a residential development known as Grapevine Villas in Mesquite,
Nev. The suit also alleges the plans improperly purchased a parcel of
undeveloped property, also in Mesquite, known as the Chardonnay
property. The suit alleges that the plans' investments in these
properties violated ERISA, because they involved prohibited transactions
between the plans and parties in interest to the plans.

The suit, filed May 24 in federal district court in South Bend, Ind.,
further alleges the trustees breached their responsibilities when they
used plan funds to pay union and non-plan expenses.

The suit is asking that the trustees be removed from their positions
with the plans and permanently barred from serving any ERISA-covered
plans. It also seeks to offset the trustees' own individual plan
accounts to help restore the losses to other participants and asks the
court to name an independent fiduciary to administer the plans and undo
the prohibited transactions.

"This action reaffirms our commitment to protect the hard-earned
benefits promised by employers," said Kenneth Bazar, director of the
Chicago regional office of the department's Pension and Welfare Benefits
Administration, which investigated the case.

Employers and workers can contact the regional office at 1-312-353-0900
or toll free at 1-866-275-7922 for help with problems relating to
private-sector pension and health plans.

\###

(Chao v. International Longshoremen's Association Local 1969, et al)

Civil Action \# 3:02CV380RM
[Title:]{.underline} On-site toxicological evaluation of point source
discharges on young silvery minnow.

Kevin J. Buhl

USGS, Columbia Environmental Research Center

Yankton Field Research Station

31247 436th Avenue

Yankton, SD 57078

Phone: 605-665-9217 FAX: 605-665-9335

email: kevin_buhl@usgs.gov

**Key words**: endangered fish, on-site exposures, municipal effluent,
riverside drains

[Abstract:]{.underline} A portion of Rio Grande silvery minnow
(*Hybognathus amarus*) critical habitat lies in the Angostura reach of
the Rio Grande that receives effluents from several major point source
dischargers. These effluents comprise a significant portion of river
flow and fish inhabiting this reach are continuously exposed to
effluent-impacted waters. Concern has been raised that changes in river
water quality caused by these discharges may adversely affect the
silvery minnow. In 2002, two chronic and four acute on-site toxicity
tests were conducted with silvery minnow larvae and effluents from two
major municipal wastewater treatment plants in the Middle Rio Grande
Basin, NM; Albuquerque Water Reclamation Plant (ABQ-WWTP) and Rio Rancho
Waste Water Treatment Plant #2 (RR2-WWTP). In 2003, two chronic on-site
tests were conducted with silvery minnow larvae and effluents from two
major riverside drains; Albuquerque Riverside Drain (ABQ-RSD) and
Atrisco Riverside Drain (ATR-RSD), which convey a mixture of river-water
seepage and irrigation return flows. The fish were exposed for 21 or 28
days under static-renewal conditions to full-strength (100%) effluent
and dilutions of 50, 25, 12.5, and 6.25% prepared with river water,
river water (control), and a reconstituted reference water. Samples of
effluent and river water were collected daily for test solution renewals
and water quality analysis. In the four chronic tests, there were no
differences in survival, weight, or total length of fish exposed to any
of the effluent treatments compared to those in river water. These
results indicated that the effluents discharged to the Rio Grande during
the period of study (8/12-9/7/2002 for ABQ-WWTP and RR2-WWTP and
6/21-7/12/2003 for ABQ-RD and ATR-RD) were not toxic to larval silvery
minnow. In the 2002 acute toxicity tests, larvae were exposed to
effluents from ABQ-WWTP and RR2-WWTP spiked with ammonia to simulate an
upset event at these facilities. The acute toxicity (96-h LC50) of total
ammonia (as N) in both effluents (11.7 mg/L in RR2-WWTP and 19.8 mg/L in
ABQ-WWTP) was not different from that in reference water (13.9 mg/L) and
total ammonia was less toxic in river water (20.9 mg/L) compared to
RR2-WWTP and reference water. Concentrations of major ions and several
trace elements in the effluents were significantly different from those
in river water, but these differences in water quality did not have a
measurable effect on silvery minnow larvae.
**\[DOE LETTERHEAD\]**

**NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION**

October 3, 2002

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:

Consistent with the Department of Energy's Implementation Plan for
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 2000-2,
Configuration Management, Vital Safety Systems, I am forwarding an
initial Phase II Assessment Report from the Nevada Operations Office,
Waste Examination Facility, Visual Examination and Repackaging Building,
Confinement Ventilation System. The final initial Phase II Report from
Sandia National Laboratories will be forwarded upon completion.

If you have questions, please contact me at (202) 586-2179 or have your
staff contact

Mr. Jeff Kimball at (301) 903-6413.

Sincerely,

***Everet H. Beckner***

***Deputy Administrator***

***for Defense Programs***

Enclosure

***(Note: Please call 202-586-3887 to request a copy of the
enclosure.)***

cc w/o enclosure:

B. Cook, EH-I

P. Golan, EM-3

D. Crandall, NA-11

K. Carlson, NV

cc w/enclosure:

E. Blackwood, EH-24

M. Whitaker, S-3.1
[Synthesis and Purification of Brominated Ubiqinone Pseudosubtrates for
Electron-Transfer Flavoprotien: Ubiquinone Oxidoreductase
(ETF:QO)]{.underline}

[Andrea K. Furdek]{.underline}, W. W. Radford, C. M. Byron\*^1^, F.
E.Frerman^2^ , Ripon College, Department of Chemistry, Ripon, WI 54971,
<byronc@ripon.edu> ^1^, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado
Health Sciences Center, Aurora, CO  80045 ^2^

Ubiquinone (Co-Q) is an important electron carrier in the electron
transport chain located in the inner mitochondrial membrane. The sixth
position of this quinone naturally has 10 consecutive isoprene units. In
our studies, the sixth position was modified to contain straight chain
methylene groups terminating in a bromine similarly to the methods of
C.-A. Yu and L. Yu (*Biochemistry* **1982**, *21*, 4096-4101). In the
organic synthesis of these straight chain Co-Q derivatives, terminally
monobrominated acid chlorides or carboxylic acids were converted to
brominated peroxy-acids and joined to the sixth position of
2,3-dimethoxy-5-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone (Q~0~). The chain lengths
synthesized had 3,4,5,9,10,and 15 methylene units and were termed Q~3~Br
through Q~15~Br. Product purification was originally achieved with a
florisil gel chromatography column. Preparatory-TLC was found to be a
more efficient method of purification. NMR spectra and analytical TLC
confirmed the products. These brominated ubiquinones were then used for
fluorescence quenching studies with the human form of ETF:QO.