BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**Animal Incident Report**

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

**Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13**

**Submitted by United Airlines**

**Reporting Period: July 1, 2008 -- July 31, 2008**

**Total submitted incidents -- 2**

**REDACTED VERSION**

**United Flight: 932 IAD/FRA Animal: Female Dog -- Exact breed unknown**

**Date: July 10, 2008 Name: Jeddah**

**[Owner/Guardian:]{.underline}**

Redacted

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

**Description of incident:**

Jeddah and her kennel were to travel in cargo hold with owners traveling
in cabin. After normal inspection of the kennel by the TSA, the kennel
and Jeddah were released back to customer and United. Jeddah's kennel
was placed on a baggage cart with two other kennels to be delivered to
the gate for flight 932. The net to the baggage cart was closed. The
kennels were in fact delivered to the aircraft. Upon delivery the
baggage cart net was still closed. Upon loading the kennels on the
aircraft Jeddah's kennel was found empty. At some point during the
transit Jeddah escaped. Jeddah was spotted in the airport outside of
United's luggage claim area immediately after finding the kennel empty
and United personnel tried to catch her. However, Jeddah ran away and
remains missing today.

**Description of cause of the incident:**

No interior or exterior damage to the kennel was found. The kennel door
however, was found ajar.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

A thorough investigation has been made with all employees involved and a
review of incident determined United and TSA procedures were followed.

**Animal Incident Report**

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

**Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13**

**Submitted by United Airlines**

**Reporting Period: July 1, 2008 -- July 31, 2008**

**Total submitted incidents -- 2**

**REDACTED**

**United Flight: 872 TPE/SFO Animal: Cat -- Breed - Tabby**

**Date: July 19, 2008 Name: Unknown**

**[Owner/Guardian:]{.underline}**

REDACTED

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

**Description of incident:**

Passengers checked two cat kennels. Upon loading the kennels on the belt
loader a strong wind blew one of the kennels to the ground, despite
railings on the belt. The fall caused the kennel's door to open and cat
escaped. Ramp serviceman retrieved the cat and returned him to the
kennel. The kennel was secured and loaded onto the aircraft. Upon
arrival into San Francisco the cat was found to be deceased.

**Description of cause of the incident:**

Autopsy results are not available at this time.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

The incident prompted a thorough investigation and review of procedures
in boarding the kennels by TPE management.
Laboratory: Argonne National Laboratory

Laboratory Organization Unit: Chemistry Division

Project Title: Biomolecule Recognition

Principal Investigators: T. Rajh, M.C. Thurnauer, G. Woloschak, and

D.M. Tiede

Development of ligand-induced surface restructuring techniques on the
current BES Chemical Sciences supported program "Nano-engineering the
biomolecule-inorganic interface for integrated photochemistry and
catalysis" have established pathways for efficient charge transfer
across the biomolecule-inorganic oxide interface. Bifunctional ligands
that have been proven to establish a strong electronic coupling with
semiconductor colloids are being exploited. These ligating reagents are
being explored as *conductive leads* to a variety of biomolecules. This
work identifies physical and chemical parameters required to enhance
electron transfer between light-generated electrons and holes in
nanocrystalline metal oxides with targeted external electron acceptors
and donors respectively, and will lead to a generally applicable
chemical technology for photoactivation and charge transfer at the
biomolecule-metal oxide interface. The biological molecules linked to
the nanoparticle provide binding specificity to selected substrates,
that is, in the case of DNA, achieved through sequence design.
Absorption of light in nanocomposites leads to charge separation
followed by hole scavenging by double-stranded DNA but not
single-stranded DNA. This forms a basis for a completely new family of
DNA-based sensors that operate on the principles of DNA-mediated
photoinduced charge separation in nanocrystalline semiconductors.

Recent development of methods for chemically coupling of biomolecules to
metal oxide nanoparticles has opened up new opportunities for
development of new families of electronic sensors of DNA hybridization
(bio-chips), protein bindings and *in situ* DNA imaging. Single-strand
DNA-linked nanoparticles retain the ability to hybridize to
complementary DNA, and to carry out sequence-specific, light-triggered
DNA recognition. Light generated silver deposition on metal oxide
nanoparticles is observed only when attached DNA sequences are in a
double helix form. This allows the electronic sensing of the DNA double
helix, as well as the development of new electrochemical probes for
DNA-binding. This system also extends to detection of DNA binding
polymers due to a change in redox properties of DNA after binding to
proteins as well as detection of protein-protein interactions.
**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES** default Public Health Service

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Food and Drug Administration

Rockville, MD 20857

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| Michael Patterson                                                     |
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| 1866 Castleway Lane                                                   |
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| Atlanta, Georgia 30345-4016                                           |
|                                                                       |
| Dear Mr. Patterson:                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| Your petition requesting the Food and Drug Administration to take     |
| action to stop Lasik due to the use of research from experiments      |
| conducted on human beings without a proper basis to believe it is in  |
| the patients\' best interests and improper patient informed consent,  |
| was received by this office on 05/16/2006. It was assigned docket     |
| number 2006P-0212/CP 1 and it was filed on 05/17/2006. Please refer   |
| to this docket number in future correspondence on this subject with   |
| the Agency.                                                           |
|                                                                       |
| Please note that the acceptance of the petition for filing is a       |
| procedural matter in that it in no way reflects an agency decision on |
| the substantive merits of the petition.                               |
|                                                                       |
| Sincerely                                                             |
|                                                                       |
| Lyle D. Jaffe                                                         |
|                                                                       |
| Division of dockets Management                                        |
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#### Geologic datasets for weights-of-evidence analysis in northeast Washington

#### ---2. Mineral databases

**by D.E. Boleneus**[^1]

**Open-File Report 99-384**

1999

Manuscript approved July 28, 1999

This report is preliminary and has not been reviewed for conformity with
U.S. Geological Survey editorial standards and the North American
Stratigraphic Code. Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for
descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S.
Government.

Although this program has been used the US Geological Survey, no
warranty, expressed or implied, is made by the USGS as to the accuracy
and functioning of the program and related program material, nor shall
the fact of distribution constitute any such warranty, and no
responsibility is assumed by the USGS in connection therewith.

**U.S DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY**

**Note for monthly list**

#### Open-File 99-384 A (paper) B (one, 3.5-inch diskette). Geologic datasets for weights-of-evidence analysis in northeast Washington---2. Mineral databases, by D.E. Boleneus, 1999.

The report contains digital mineral databases needed to carry out
weights-of-evidence modeling of mineral resources for epithermal gold
and carbonate-hosted lead-zinc deposits in northeast Washington. This
report describes spreadsheet tables consisting of: 1) training sites for
epithermal gold, 2) placer gold sites, 3) training sites for
carbonate-hosted lead-zinc, and 4) small lead-zinc mines and prospects.
A fifth table provides location data about sites in these four tables.

The file, of99-384.doc contains the report, tables and metadata in MS
Word97. The file, of99-384.xls contains the five tables in MSExcel97
format. The picture file, of99-344.jpg contains Figure 1 from the
report. The text file of99-384.met contains metadata. All files are also
available over the Internet at the USGS URL:
[http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-384](http://wrgis.wr.usgs.gov/open-file/of99-344)[/of99-384.html.]{.underline}

Requirements: Files are available in MS Word 97, MS Excel97, JPG, or
text formats

[^1]: Spokane, Washington
**SEPARATE STATEMENT OF\
COMMISSIONER KEVIN J . MARTIN**

*Re: FCC Clarifies That 911 Call-Forwarding Rule Does Not Preclude
Wireless Carriers From Blocking Fraudulent 911 Calls From Non-Service
Initialized Phones Pursuant to State and Local Law*, Public Notice, CC
Docket No. 94-102

I write separately to emphasize my support for this public notice, which
makes clear that the Commission's rules in no way preclude Public Safety
Answering Points (PSAPs) and carriers from blocking harassing wireless
911 calls from non-initialized phones. Harassing 911 calls from
non-initialized phones are a significant problem for PSAPs, causing
disruptions to emergency telephone services and a waste of public safety
resources. Such calls have been a source of real concern for public
safety officials. For example, in my home state of North Carolina, a
non-initialized wireless phone made over 3600 harassing 911 calls from
December of 2001 to January of 2002. *See* Letter from James R. Hobson
to Marlene H. Dortch at 3, CC No. 94-102 (May 31, 2002). The wireless
carrier believed it was unable to block the calls based on its
understanding of the Commission's rules. *See id.* This public notice
should put an end to such confusion and make clear that PSAPs and
carriers may block harassing 911 calls pursuant to state and local law.
I am pleased that the Commission has addressed the issue, and I strongly
support the Commission's efforts to help public safety officials focus
their resources on true emergencies.
October 5, 2001

The Honorable John Ashcroft

Attorney General

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Washington, D.C. 20530

Dear Attorney General Ashcroft:

Following lengthy negotiations over many days, and significant
compromise arrived at after much hard work on both sides, the House
Judiciary Committee unanimously passed a bipartisan anti-terrorism
package on Wednesday, voting 36-0 after nearly six hours of debate.

Crafting high-profile legislation, as you well know, is a difficult
process. This bill was no different. Negotiations were protracted and,
at times, difficult. The end product, however, made great strides in
striking an appropriate balance between the needs of law enforcement and
intelligence communities, and the protections afforded every American
under the Constitution.

All parties worked in good faith in developing this legislative package.
I myself had serious reservations with regard to extending surveillance
authority, release of grand jury information, detaining aliens
indefinitely, executing search warrants without notice, and expanding
multipoint wiretap authority. As a display of good-faith, and to secure
my support and the support of other Members on some of these measures,
Department of Justice lawyers spent a great deal of time with me and my
colleagues, addressing our concerns and agreeing to revised language, as
much as practicable, to address specific anti-terrorism needs. I
appreciate the Department's willingness to eliminate the most
problematic provisions.

I understand, however, the Administration and the Department are now
criticizing the bill we all worked long and hard to develop. I am
disappointed the House Leadership is being pressed to turn their backs
on the compromise bill, and take up the Senate version of the bill,
which includes none of the important provisions agreed to and adopted in
the House bill.

The Administration and the Department owe it to the Committee, and the
American people, not to abandon the bill we all worked so hard on
developing. I urge you to continue to work in good faith, and not
abandon the strides we achieved in the compromised House bill. Any
product of compromise contains provisions that are difficult to accept;
this is certainly the case for me. While I may continue to disagree with
the broad reach of many provisions in the legislation that go beyond
addressing specific anti-terrorism needs, I will continue my efforts
without abandoning the bill I ultimately supported in Committee. I urge
you to not abandon your commitment \-- as reflected in the bill passed
by the House Judiciary Committee \-- to enact legislation that combats
terrorism while still protecting civil liberties.

With warm regards, I remain,

very truly yours,

BOB BARR

Member of Congress

BB:smm

cc: The Honorable George W. Bush

The Honorable J. Dennis Hastert

The Honorable Dick Armey

The Honorable Tom DeLay

The Honorable James Sensenbrenner

The Honorable John Conyers
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**Background**

The Office of AIDS Research requests the contractor to complete a wire
transfer for \$15,000 to support the 3^rd^ Conference on Retrovirus
Assembly to be held in October 2008, in Prague, [Czech
Republic](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic). These funds will
help defray costs associated with the registration and accommodations
for ten invited speakers, as well as to offset general organizational
expenses.

**Description of Work**

The Contractor will perform the following tasks:

1.  Perform a wire transfer for \$15,000.

2.  Banking Information:

> Account name: Česká společnost pro biochemii a molekulární biologii
>
> Address:             Kladenská 48, CZ-160 00 Praha 6
>
> Bank name:       Česká spořitelna, a.s.
>
> Address:              Václavské nám. 16, CZ-110 00 Praha 1
>
> Account number: 035-1922173359/0800
>
> IBAN:                  CZ94 0800 0000 3519 2217 3359
>
> SWIFT:                GIBACZPX
**University of Pittsburgh**

The University of Pittsburgh offers four emergency management courses
that may be taken as electives in the Master of Public Administration,
Master of International Development, Master of Public and International
Affairs, and the Doctoral Program of Public and International
Affairs.  Students will delve into topics dealing with advanced
information technology in relation to monitoring and managing risk on
local and global level.  They will learn to use, design and adapt
current technological infrastructure to support decision making in risk
environments.  Students will analyze policy problems and develop
management skills to prepare them for meeting the challenges of
emergencies and disasters in practice.  \
\
The elective courses are:\
\
PIA 2165 Advanced Information Technology and Public Management (3
credits).\
      Offered each year in the Spring Semester\
PIA 2490 Managing Emergencies and Disasters (3 credits)\
       Offered each year in the Fall Semester\
PIA 2096-53 The Impact Of Information Technology Upon Disaster
Management (3 credits) (Capstone Seminar)\
       Offered when sufficient number of students show an interest.\
\
PIA 2490 Safeguarding the Cities: Homeland Security in Urban America (3
credits) will be available Spring Semester 2003.\
\
For more information:  

Contact: Dr. Louise Comfort, Graduate School of Public and International
Affairs\
University of Pittsburgh\
3E31 Forbes Quadrangle\
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260\
Phone: (412) 648-7606\
Fax: (412) 648-2605\
Email: <lkc@pitt.edu>

**Additional Information:**\
\
Additional Phone:

*Updated:*
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**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES** default Public Health Service

Food and Drug Administration

Rockville, MD 20857

> June 25, 2004
>
> Peter Gertas
>
> D\'ARCY Revolutionary Skincare
>
> 110 S.W. 12th Avenue
>
> Pompano Beach, Florida 33069
>
> Dear Mr. Gertas:
>
> Your petition requesting the Food and Drug Administration to determine
> that a Topical
>
> Acne Drug Product for Over the Counter Human Use, can contain in
> combination both
>
> Sulfur (10.0%) and Salicylic Acid (2.0%) as the active ingredients,
> was received by this
>
> office on 06/25/2004. It was assigned docket number 2004P-0271/CP1 and
> it was filed
>
> on 06/25/2004. Please refer to this docket number in future
> correspondence on this
>
> subject with the Agency.
>
> Please note that the acceptance of the petition for filing is a
> procedural matter in that it
>
> in no way reflects an agency decision on the substantive merits of the
> petition.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Gloria Ortega
>
> Division of Dockets Management
>
> Office of Management Programs
>
> Office of Management
Tips for Pulling Pepperweed

Recommended Equipment: Work or Garden Gloves, Contractor Bags, Hat,
Water

-   **Pull slowly and smoothly from the base of the plant.** This
    prevents stems from breaking and leaving lots of root in the ground.
    It can help to bunch all the stems of a large plant together and
    pull all at once.

-   **Remove as much root as possible.** This will deplete pepperweed's
    nutrient and energy store, significantly reducing its ability to
    re-sprout this year or next. Roots can reach up to 2 feet
    underground. Even though we probably can't get it all out, the more
    we remove the better.

-   **Disturb the soil as little as possible.** Keep the native plant
    community intact so they can take over the empty space. Disturbed
    soil is an invitation for invasive plants to move in!

-   **Pull out the rosettes, too.** Learn to identify all stages of
    pepperweed growth and remove every pepperweed plant you see.

-   **If the plant is dropping seeds don't pull!** We'll make the
    problem worse if we move seeds around the area. Pepperweed goes to
    seed in mid to late August.

-   **Bag stems in thick contractor bags.** Pepperweed stems poke
    through everyday garbage bags.

-   **Re-pull and double check.** Deal a double blow few weeks later in
    the summer and pull out any stragglers or re-spouting stems. Pull
    the same site next summer, too. Research in New England shows that
    two summers with two pulls each significantly reduces or even
    eliminates pepperweed at a site (Orth, *et al.*, 2006).

Safe Pepperweed Disposal Methods

If fresh pepperweed stems are left on the soil, they can re-root and
re-sprout!

Use one of these techniques and say goodbye to pepperweed forever.

-   **Dry pepperweed for 5-7 days in the sun or open air** (like a
    driveway or parking lot). Now the stems are good and dead and can be
    burned or composted. (Orth, *et al* 2006)

Reference

Orth, J. F., Gammon, M., Abdul-Basir, F., Stevenson, R. D., Tsirelson,
D., Ebersole, J., et al. (2006). Natural history, distribution, and
management of *Lepidium latifolium* (brassicaceae) in New England.
*Rhodora, 108*(934), 103-118.
**Modification to Agreement and Amendment Approval Letters**

Agreement and Amendment Approval Letters issued by DTCL have now been
revised to eliminate redundancy and enhance clarity by minimizing
informative and acknowledgement provisos and statements issued as part
of the approval unless otherwise required.

In the past, DTCL approval letters contained provisos intended to remind
the applicant of responsibilities identified in the ITAR and other
regulations (i.e., submittal of executed copies and notification of
status in accordance with §124.4(a), and adherence to NISPOM
requirements), as well as acknowledgement provisos that essentially
re-state what is already addressed in the application (i.e.,
sub-licensing authorization and national of a third country
authorization).

Standard provisos and requirements identified on DTCL Agreement and
Amendment Approval Letters will continue to address the following:

a.  Agreement Expiration Date

b.  Hardware Authorizations for Shipment in Furtherance of the Agreement

c.  Manufacturing License Agreement (MLA) Sales Territories

d.  ITAR 124.4 (b)(1)-(4) submission requirements for MLAs

e.  Congressional Notifications and Re-Notifications Status

f.  DSP-83 Submission Requirements

All other provisos issued as part of DTCL Agreement and Amendment
Approval Letters will now be limited to Directive Provisos where
specific action is required on behalf of the applicant, except when
required to provide clarity to applications that are unclear or
incomplete.

The reduction of informative and acknowledgement statements in DTCL
Agreement and Amendment Approval Letters is strictly for the purpose of
eliminating redundancy and enhancing clarity and in no way relieves the
applicant from the meeting those requirements contained within the Arms
Export Control Act and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.
**§3.651 Change in status of dependents.**

Except as otherwise provided:

\(a\) A payee who becomes entitled to pension, compensation, or
dependency and indemnity compensation or to a greater rate because
payment of that benefit to another payee has been reduced or
discontinued will be awarded the benefit or increased benefit without
the filing of a new claim.

\(b\) The commencement or adjustment will be effective the day following
the reduction or discontinuance of the award to the other payee if the
necessary evidence is received in the Department of Veterans Affairs
within 1 year from the date of request therefor; otherwise from the date
of receipt of a new claim.

\(c\) The rate for the persons entitled will be the rate that would have
been payable if they had been the only original persons entitled.

\[26 FR 1598, Feb. 24, 1961, as amended 27 FR 11890, Dec. 1, 1962; 30 FR
133, Jan. 7, 1965\]
Seismic structure of Seattle Fault, Seattle Basin, and Kingston Arch,
Washington

P C Molzer and U S ten Brink (USGS, Woods Hole, MA 02543), M A Fisher,

and T M Brocher (U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS 977,

Menlo Park, CA 94025), K C Creager, R S Crosson (Geophysics, Box

351650, Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195)

\</paraindent\>Coincident reflection and refraction data along Puget

Sound, Washington, collected during the SHIPS experiment, are used to

image the geometry of the Seattle Fault and Kingston Arch and the

stratigraphy of the intervening Seattle Basin. The Seattle Fault can be

traced to a depth of 10 km as a 30-45 deg north-verging thrust fault,

with the shallow (\<\<2 km) part of the fault possibly having a lower

angle. Curiously, micro-seismicity traces a \~70 deg high-angle plane

from the surface expression of the fault through the Seattle Basin,

rather than following the imaged fault plane. Secondary south-verging

thrust faults south of the Seattle Fault may merge into the main fault

plane, including possibly, a fault emerging south of Restoration Pt.

Seismic velocities suggest that, in the hanging wall of the fault,

basement extends to the near surface. Small sedimentary outcrops of

near-vertical dip at the tip of the thrust are interpreted in this

framework as a remnant of the forelimb preserved by antithetic

faulting. Based on stratigraphic correlation of the Seattle Basin with

a nearby well, Crescent Formation basement under the basin reaches a

maximum depth of 7.5 km, and basement velocity is \~5 km/s. Exact

determination of basement is difficult because basement may appear

seismically layered by intercalated sediments. The overlying Eocene to

Oligocene sediments in the basin maintain a uniform thickness, but

Mio-Pliocene sediments thicken considerably toward the fault. This

suggests that thrusting along the Seattle Fault commenced during the

Miocene in agreement with regional history of north-south compression

and uplift of the Olympic Peninsula starting 9-14 Ma. The southward dip

of the Seattle Basin toward the Seattle fault appears to be both due to

loading by the thrust fault, and by uplift of the Kingston Arch as

indicated by extensive (1.5 km?) erosion of pre-Miocene sediments from

the top of the arch. The Kingston Arch is another zone of possibly

active compressive deformation: the entire stratigraphic section,

including glacial sediments appears disturbed, and micro-earthquakes

are concentrated under the arch.
March 21, 2007

**Co-Sponsor H.R. 1586 the "Death Tax Repeal Act of 2007"**

**Help Provide Stability for America's Small Businesses**

Dear Colleague,

I recently introduced H.R. 1586, the **"Death Tax Repeal Act of 2007"**
to provide long-term financial stability to small businesses and family
farms. This legislation would make permanent the estate tax approved by
Congress five years ago, set to expire in 2010.

Last Congress, the House took steps to eliminate the death tax by
passing H.R. 8, the "Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005," which
garnered 206 cosponsors. Failure to act in the coming years will allow
the maximum estate tax rate of 55 percent to return on top of capital
gains taxes, income taxes, and self-employment taxes.

Bringing less that 1.5 percent of federal revenues (as of 2005), the
estate tax does little but discourage the perpetuation of small
businesses and penalize those following the law. The death tax is
fundamentally unfair for estates of any size and goes against the
American way of working hard and passing along something to your
children.

To co-sponsor this legislation and provide small businesses with
long-term stability, please contact Ryan Crumpler in my office at
202-225-3706.

> Sincerely,
>
> Mac Thornberry
>
> Member of Congress
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY EMBARQ

Report No. NCD-1573 May 29, 2008

Re: SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED

Embarq, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed short term
public notice of network change(s) together with certification of
service on identified interconnecting carriers, as required by section
51.333(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
*See* 47 C.F.R. § 51.333(a). Upon initial review the filing appears to
be complete. *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.325 through 51.335.

The incumbent LEC contact:

Mr. John Fournier

Manager Business Analysis

Embarq

5454 West 110^th^ Street

Mailstop KSOPKJ0502-5033

Overland Park, KS 66211

\(913\) 345-7521

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

Attached is a copy of the network changes (total of one page). The
original filing is available for inspection and copying at the FCC
Public Reference Room, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Suite CY-A257,
Washington, D.C. 20554.

For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
(voice), or **<carmell.weathers@fcc.gov>** (email), of the Competition
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY number is (202)
418-0484.

**-FCC-**
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height="0.7458333333333333in"}

**FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION**

**445 TWELFTH STREET, S.W.; TW-A325**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554**

News Media Information: (202) 418-0500

Fax-On-Demand: (202) 418-2830

Internet: http://www.fcc.gov

ftp.fcc.gov

**DA 00-1747**

# August 7, 2000

**Wireless Telecommunications Bureau to Conduct Universal Licensing
System (ULS)**

**Interactive Demonstrations August 17, 2000**

## Demos Scheduled on License Search/Application Search and

##  Microwave Application Filings in ULS, with Preview of Land Mobile Filing 

The Federal Communications Commission\'s (FCC\'s) Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) will conduct interactive demonstrations
of its Universal Licensing System (ULS) Thursday, August 17, 2000. WTB
also is seeking comments and suggestions from those interested in
attending such demonstrations in order to better coordinate and design
the events.

The Bureau will hold demonstrations at the FCC's headquarters in
Washington, D.C. in the ITC Training Room on the 12^th^ Street level
(main entrance level) of the Portals building at 445 12^th^ Street, SW.

The topics for the demonstrations will be as follows:

Morning session --- License Search/Application Search, from 10:00 am
until noon

Afternoon session --- Microwave Application Filings in ULS, with a
Preview of Land Mobile Filing, from 1:00 pm until 4:00 pm.

WTB has chosen the above topics based on comments from previous
demonstrations and will add, delete or modify future demonstrations as
interest dictates. The Bureau plans to hold ULS demonstrations on
additional wireless services as they are deployed.

Parties interested in attending the demonstration and/or providing
comments should contact Alan Oslick at (202) 418-0584, or via e-mail at
aoslick@fcc.gov. *Please specify your name, which session(s) you would
like to attend, your firm or organization, and provide a telephone
number and e-mail address at which you can be contacted.* You may also
indicate what specific service(s) are of most interest to you. Seating
is limited and will be assigned on a first come, first served basis.
(***Note***: the ITC Training Room accommodates up to 14 persons per
session, and an attendee may have to share a computer monitor with
another attendee.)
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  **Office**              **Staff Support**           **Staff Phone**

  Monica Noe              Shirley Lewis               202-208-1738

  Kathleen Wheeler        Shirley Lewis               202-208-4727

  Bob More                Vacant                      703-235-3810

  Rich Beck               Jackie Griffin-Smith        202-208-7296

  Rob Gordon              Vacant                      202-208-4737

  Elena Gonzalez          Vacant                      202-208-5383

  Meridith Stanton        Ferdousi Khanam             202-208-6263

  Lori Williams           Vacant                      202-354-1883

  Olivia Ferriter         Jean Parrish                202-208-7966

  Sharlyn Grigsby         Wanda Jones                 202-208-6761

  Sharon Eller            Tina Medlin                 202-208-6471

  Diane Schmitz           Wanda Jones                 202-208-7702

  Sandra Wells            Vacant                      202-208-6761

  Gordon Brown            Vacant                      202-354-1883

  Carole Carter-Pfisterer Shirley Lewis               202-208-1738

  Felicia Baker           Shirley Lewis               202-208-1738
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NUMBER 0414

SPECIAL SALARY RATE TABLE

Engineers (Selected Series) Worldwide

STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP STEP

GRADE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 INTERVAL

05 31302 32105 32908 33711 34514 35317 36120 36923 37726 38529 803

07 38767 39761 40755 41749 42743 43737 44731 45725 46719 47713 994

09 47422 48638 49854 51070 52286 53502 54718 55934 57150 58366 1216

11 50020 51491 52962 54433 55904 57375 58846 60317 61788 63259 1471

12 54662 56425 58188 59951 61714 63477 65240 67003 68766 70529 1763

EFFECTIVE DATE: FIRST DAY OF FIRST PAY PERIOD BEGINNING ON OR AFTER:
01/01/2004

AUTHORIZATION INCREASED. EMPLOYEES WHO WORK WITHIN A LOCATION WHERE AN
INTERIM GEOGRAPH

IC ADJUSTMENT HAD BEEN PAID AND WHO RECEIVE A LOCAL SPECIAL RATE FOR AN
OCCUPATION COVER

ED BY THIS TABLE ARE ENTITLED TO THE HIGHER OF THE APPLICABLE LOCAL
SPECIAL RATE OR THE

CONTINUED RATE OF PAY APPLICABLE TO THIS TABLE.

OCCUPATION(S) 0801 GENERAL ENGINEER 0803 SAFETY ENGINEER

0804 FIRE PROTECTION ENGINEER 0806 MATERIALS ENGINEER

0807 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT 0808 ARCHITECT

0810 CIVIL ENGINEER 0819 ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEER

0830 MECHANICAL ENGINEER 0858 BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

0861 AEROSPACE ENGINEER 0871 NAVAL ARCHITECT

0890 AGRICULTURAL ENGINEER 0892 CERAMIC ENGINEER

0893 CHEMICAL ENGINEER 0894 WELDING ENGINEER

0896 INDUSTRIAL ENGINEER

AGENCY(S)/SUBELEMENTS AB AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION AF
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

AG DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AR DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

CM DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DD DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (EXCL MIL DEPTS

DJ DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE DL DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

DN DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY EB EXPORT-IMPORT BANK OF THE UNITED STAT

EP ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY GS GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

HD U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL HE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
SERVIC

HS DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HU DEPTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN
DEVELOPME

IB BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS IN DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

LA ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL NF NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

NN NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMIN NQ NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS
ADMIN

NV DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY RH02 ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME-WASHINGT

SB SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION SK CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION

SM01 NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART SM SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION

ST DEPARTMENT OF STATE SZ SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION

TB NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD TD DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

TR DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY VA DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Task Description:

Firm shall issue one paper check in the amount of \$4,856.32. Funds are
in support of the Clinical Research Training Program at Duke University
Medical Center, Durham, NC. Funds will support subsistence payments for
a student sponsored by this program.

It is required that each check be accompanied by a letter identifying
the student and ID to ensure that the funds are properly credited. This
identifying information will be given at the time of the award.

[Check shall be made payable to:]{.underline} Duke University

[Check shall be mailed to:]{.underline}

Duke University

Office of the Bursar

Box 90035

NIH Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center, Room B 1 L408

Durham, NC 27708

Check should be issued and delivered as soon as possible after award.

\[Preparer: Fran Wagstaff, NIH/NIEHS, 919-541-4182\]
**Table 7**. Example cartographic object codes used in the GeoPnt.pat
table.

  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  **CartoObjID**   **Name**
  ---------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
  52               Null point symbol

  2055             Inclined bedding symbol - color black (24K)

  2056             Approximate inclined bedding symbol - color black (24K)

  2057             Inclined crenulated or warped bedding symbol - color
                   black (24K)

  2058             Inclined bedding w/tops known symbol - color black (24K)

  2059             Overturned bedding symbol - color black (24K)

  2060             Overturned bedding w/tops known symbol - color black
                   (24K)

  2062             Vertical bedding symbol - color black (24K)

  2064             Vertical bedding w/tops known symbol - color black (24K)

  2076             Generic inclined foliation symbol - color black, open
                   triangle (24K)

  2093             Inclined eutaxitic foliation symbol - color black (24K)

  2143             Minor anticline symbol - color red (24K)

  2165             Fault attitude symbol - color black (24K)

  2172             Circle with filled central circle (USGS 26.2.5) - color
                   black (24K)
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------
# NY K80956

January 2, 2004

CLA-2-95:RR:NC:2:224 K80956

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 9504.10.0000

Lucy Richardson

Sony Electronics Inc.

123 Tice Boulevard, MD: T1-3

Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07675

RE: The tariff classification of an RFU Adaptor from the Philippines.

Dear Ms. Richardson:

In your letter dated December 12, 2003, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.

The merchandise is an RFU adaptor, model SCPH-10071, consisting of an
eight-foot long cable with a connector at each end. The coaxial or "RF
OUT" connector connects the adaptor cable to a television set that lacks
a video input terminal. The other end of the cable is a seven-pin
connector especially designed for connection to the PlayStation or
PlayStation 2 console.

Located 5 inches from the coaxial connector, the RFU adaptor itself is a
small rectangular box that contains a channel switch so the user can
select either channel 3 or channel 4 VHF depending on the geographic
location.

The purpose of this RFU Adaptor is to connect the PlayStation or
PlayStation 2 game consoles to an older television with no video input
terminal. It allows composite audio or video output signals to be
compatible with the television's antenna signals for channels 3 or 4.

Chapter 95, Legal Note 3 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTSUS) states "...parts and accessories which are suitable for
use solely or principally with articles of this chapter are to be
classified with those articles." Based on the information you have
supplied, we find that the model SCPH-10071 RFU adaptor is an accessory
principally or solely used with the PlayStation video game consoles,
which are provided for within Chapter 95, heading 9504 of the HTSUS.

The applicable subheading for the RFU adaptor, model SCPH-10071, will be
9504.10.0000, HTSUS, which provides for "Articles for arcade, table or
parlor games, including pinball machines, bagatelle, billiards and
special tables for casino games; automatic bowling alley equipment;
parts and accessories thereof: Other: Other: Other." The rate of duty
will be free.

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 Tom McKenna at 646-733-3025.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
**Summary of H.R. 674**

**Repeal the Law Requiring Termination of the Advisory**

**Committee on Minority Veterans**

**Title:** To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the
provision of law requiring termination of the Advisory Committee on
Minority Veterans as of December 31, 2009.

**Mr. Gutierrez** introduced H.R. 674 on January 24, 2007.

**H.R. 674 would:**

Eliminate the provision of 38 U.S.C.A. § 544(e) that requires the
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Advisory Committee on Minority
Veterans to cease to exist on December 31, 2009.

**FINDINGS**

1.  The Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans (ACMV) was established
    by Public Law 103-446, section 510 on November 2, 1994.

2.  The ACMV supports and informs the VA Center for Minority Veterans
    (CMV).

3.  Minority veterans comprise over 14% of the current veteran
    population and that figure is predicted to increase in the next
    census.

4.  The ACMV specifically focuses on the issues and challenges facing
    Pacific Islanders, Asian, Black, Hispanic/Latino and Native American
    veterans in accessing VA health care and benefits.

5.  The ACMV provides Congress and the VA Center for Minority Veterans
    with an Annual Report that is a culmination of site visits and town
    hall meetings that documents disparities and offers recommendations
    to improve benefits and services to minority veterans.

6.  The ACMV has required several Congressional extensions since its
    inception in 1994.

**Effective Date:** Date of enactment

**Cost:** CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 674 would result in
discretionary outlays of about \$1 million over the 2010-2013 period,
assuming availability of appropriated funds. Enacting H.R. 674 would not
affect direct spending or revenues.

**Legislative History:**

> Jul. 31, 2007: Legislative hearing held by the Subcommittee on
> Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
>
> Jul. 16, 2008: Ordered reported by the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Jul. 24, 2008: Reported, as amended, H. Rept. 110-772.

Jul. 31, 2008: Passed the House by voice vote.

###
**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

In the Matter of ) File No. EB-02-TC-022

)

Cencom Cable ) CUID No. MO0079 (Florissant)

)

Refund Plan )

**ORDER**

**Adopted: September 4, 2002 Released: September 6, 2002**

By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:[^1]

1\. In this Order we consider the refund plan filed on August 29, 2002
by the above-referenced operator (\"Operator\")[^2] pursuant to Order,
DA 02-1702[^3] (\"Refund Order\").[^4] Our review of Operator\'s refund
plan[^5] reveals that the refund plan fulfills the requirements of the
Refund Order.[^6]

2\. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that Operator's refund plan IS APPROVED
and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 76.962 of the
Commission\'s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 76.962, that Operator implement its
refund plan within 60 days of the release of this Order.

3\. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to Section 76.962 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 76.962, that Operator shall file a
certificate of compliance with the Chief, Enforcement Bureau, within 90
days of the release of this Order certifying its compliance with this
Order.

4\. This action is taken pursuant to Sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.111 and 0.311.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

David H. Solomon

Chief, Enforcement Bureau

[^1]: Effective March 25, 2002, the Commission transferred
    responsibility for resolving cable programming services tier rate
    complaints from the former Cable Services Bureau to the Enforcement
    Bureau. *See* *Establishment of the Media Bureau, the Wireline
    Competition Bureau and the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau,
    Reorganization of the International Bureau and Other Organizational
    Changes*, FCC 02-10, 17 FCC Rcd 4672 (2002).

[^2]: The term \"Operator\" includes Operator\'s predecessors and
    successors in interest.

[^3]: *In the Matter of Cencom Cable Entertainment, Inc./Cencom Cable
    Television, Inc*., DA 02-1702 (EB, released July 17, 2002).

[^4]: The Refund Order required Operator to determine the overcharges to
    cable programming service tier (\"CPST\") subscribers for the period
    stated in the Refund Order and file a report with the Chief,
    Enforcement Bureau, stating the cumulative refund amount determined
    (including franchise fees and interest), describing the calculation
    thereof, and describing its plan to implement the refund within 60
    days of Commission approval of the plan.

[^5]: ^5^ Operator calculated a total refund liability of \$194,909.04.

[^6]: ^6^ In its response to the Refund Order, Operator points out that
    the Refund Order contained a clerical error and we agree. The
    clerical error has been corrected and the Operator has taken this
    correction into consideration in the calculation of refunds for the
    community at issue.
**Quarterly Report** - **Public Page**

[Date of Report]{.underline}: *March 15, 2007*

[Project Title]{.underline}: *Dissecting Coating Disbondments*

[Prepared by]{.underline}:  *CC Technologies -- A DNV Company*

[Contact Information]{.underline}:  *Mariano Iannuzzi, Thomas Bubenik,
Sean Brossia (614-761-1214)*

*CC Technologies*

> *5777 Frantz Road*
>
> *Dublin, OH 43017*

*Email: mariano.iannuzzi@dnv.com*

[For quarterly period ending]{.underline}: *March 15, 2007*

[Progress To date:]{.underline}

The main objective of the project is to investigate what causes a given
coating to disbond during in-service exposure. A set of variables
including, coating chemistry, steel surface chemistry, steel surface
roughness and anchor pattern, coating underside chemistry and optical
analysis of blister geometries is being investigated to define the
critical parameters leading to disbonding. It is expected that the
better understanding of the system gained during the project will serve
as a stepping stone for developing a field-based methodology aimed to
help in the prediction of long-term coating failure.

In this quarter efforts were mainly directed at demonstrating the
standardized procedure for characterizing disbonded areas that was
presented in the previous report. An intense laboratory investigation
was initiated in order to get a detailed understanding of the onset of
coating disbondment. The laboratory investigation includes cathodic
disbondment tests on aged coal tar and FBE pipe samples and long term
exposure of pipe steel coupons in soil electrolytes. On site
investigations were also initiated.
![](media/image1.jpeg){width="1.375in" height="1.3125in"}**TOM FEENEY**

**Member of Congress**

**24th District, Florida**

**Press Release**

September 14,
2006                                                                   
                                Contact:  Shannon Corrado

For Immediate Release
                                                                                 
                        407-208-1106

**FEENEY APPLAUDS EARMARK REFORM**

(Washington, D.C.) - Today, U.S. Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Oviedo) applauded
the approval of earmark reform legislation requiring all reported bills
and conference reports considered include a list of earmarks and the
name of the Member requesting each earmark.

**\"With thousands of pet-projects costing billions in tax dollars each
year it is critical that the veil be lifted from secret pork-barrel
spending.  Congress has acted to reign in wasteful spending and remove
the incentive for corruption that undermines the appropriations
process,**\" stated Feeney. 

\"**Transparency in federal earmarks is essential to reforming the way
business is done on the Hill, and letting the American taxpayer see
where their money is being spent, and by whom.\"**

In 2005, Rep. Feeney was one of only two Members to receive a 100%
rating and \"Taxpayer Superhero\" award from the Citizens Against
Government Waste (CAGW) for his efforts to prevent government waste. 

Rep. Feeney also co-founded the Washington Waste Watchers, a
Congressional working group to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in the
federal government.

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