BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
June 16, 2007

Regulatory Docket: FAA-2002-11992

Mr. Richard L. Mangrum

Aeronautics

Kent State University

4020 Kent Road

Stow, Ohio 44224

Dear Mr. Mangrum:

On February 27, 2007, you petitioned the Federal Aviation Administration
on behalf of Kent State University (Kent State) for an exemption from
§§ 135.251, 135.255 and 135.353, and appendices I and J to part 121 of
Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). That exemption, if granted,
would allow Kent State University to conduct sightseeing flights at the
Kent State University Airport, Stow, Ohio, on September 9, 2007, for
compensation or hire, without complying with certain anti-drug and
alcohol misuse prevention requirements of part 135.

We are pleased to inform you that the FAA published a final rule on
February 13, 2007; The National Air Tour Safety Standards (72 FR 6884),
that makes your exemption unnecessary. You may use the new § 91.146,
Passenger carrying flights for the benefit of a charitable, nonprofit,
or community event. Those who comply with new § 91.146 are not subject
to the certification requirements of part 135 or drug and alcohol
testing requirements. Note that any private pilot used must have at
least 500 hours found in new § 91.146(b)(9). Section 91.146 requires in
(b)(10) that you conduct each flight in accordance with part 136,
subpart A and in (e) that you notify the FAA Flight Standards District
Office over the geographical area where the event is scheduled at least
7 days before the event. A copy of the new rule is enclosed.

If you have any questions, please call the Office of Rulemaking at (202)
267-9677.

Sincerely,

/s/

Ida M. Klepper

Manager, Airmen and Airspace

Rules Division

Enclosure
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**2007 Congressional Art Competition**

# **Thirteenth Congressional District**

## School Participation Form

*Please select one:*

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Competition

School
Name\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Art
Teacher\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Phone
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Email\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Please return this form by fax or as an email attachment to Congressman
Brad Miller by Monday, February 19th.

Congressman Brad Miller

Attn: Phyllis Barbour

Outreach Director

Fax: (919) 836-1314

Phone: (919) 836-1313

phyllis.barbour@mail.house.gov
Phase I Technical reviews concluded that there were no offerors that met
all the specifications for the GIS/Power Laptop model. As such,
additional market research was performed to \"open up\" the
specifications w/o compromising our business requirements for this
model.

A new solicitation has been released (i.e NBR050010) with a closing date
of 3:00 p.m. MDT on 7/26/05. Updated specifications are on the
solicitations website. If you have already submitted Capability replies
for another solicitation there is no need to re submit that information
in responding to this solicitation.
# CAP SAR/DR/HLS/CN Briefing Guide

1.  Mission Number

2.  Sign-in

    a.  Check Crew is Current -- FAA/CAP regulations

    b.  Review cards

3.  Mission Overview

    a.  Type of Mission

        i.  Search/Rescue

        ii. Photo-Recon

        iii. Visual Aid

        iv. Lend a presence

        v.  Transport/Passenger/gear

4.  General Operating Procedures/Safety

    a.  Crew Assignments

        i.  PIC/Mission Pilot

        ii. Co-Pilot

        iii. Observer

    b.  Personal minimums

    c.  Crew Duty Day

    d.  Weather/Density Altitude

        i.  Departure/Arrival

        ii. Target Area

    e.  Takeoff Data

    f.  C/G

    g.  Flight Plan -- filed/required

    h.  Minimum Search Altitudes -- 800' AGL in search, 500' AGL tgt ID

    i.  Airfield Operations

        i.  NOTAMS

        ii. Taxi Route

        iii. Parking

        iv. Wingtip/Obstruction Clearance

        v.  Fuel/Refuel

    j.  Flight Line Operations

        i.  Wing Walkers

        ii. Cadets

    k.  Alternate Airfields

        i.  NOTAMS

        ii. Hazards

        iii. Parking

    l.  Hazards to Flight

        i.  Mid-Air Collision Potential

            1.  Military Training Routes

            2.  Airport Terminal Areas

            3.  See & Avoid

            4.  Civilian Law Enforcement

        ii. Terrain

            1.  Enroute

            2.  Target Area

            3.  Mountainous Hazards

                a.  Climb Performance

                b.  Mountain Wave Activity

        iii. Unknown

             1.  Bomb explosion

             2.  Chemical/Bio/Radiological

             3.  Airport (degraded runway ops)

             4.  Drug Enforcement

             5.  Missiles/Propellants/Other Airborne or Ground
                 Projectiles

        iv. Hijacking

            1.  Let them have the airplane

            2.  Don't go with them

            3.  Contact Law Enforcement

        v.  Restricted Areas/MOA's

        vi. ARTC Airways

        vii. Towers on route of flight

        viii. Birds

5.  Communications

    a.  Mission Base (TACC) frequency

        i.  On/Off times

        ii. High Bird (TACCA) Frequency

            1.  In/Out of Grid

            2.  30 minute roll call

        iii. Communications Discipline

        iv. Lost Communications Procedure

    b.  Other Agencies

        i.  Civilian Law Enforcement

        ii. Military

        iii. Municipal/State/County

6.  Mission

    a.  ETE to TGT

    b.  Type of Search

        i.  Track/Crawl

        ii. Parallel Track

        iii. Creeping Line

        iv. Expanding Square

        v.  Sector Search

        vi. Contour Search

    c.  Navigational Aids

        i.  VOR/ADF/DME

        ii. GPS

    d.  Emergency Airfields

    e.  Fuel Management

        i.  RTB State

        ii. Emergency Divert (CONTINUED ON REVERSE)

7.  Ancillary Training

    a.  Approaches/Landings

    b.  Engine Failure Patterns and Practice

    c.  Instrument Approaches/Practice

    d.  ELT Training

8.  Debriefing
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**Tank Training Workshop Agenda**

**[Day One]{.underline}**

**[Underground Storage Tanks]{.underline}**

**Introduction 8:00am-10:00am**

**Regulatory History**

**Problems Today**

**Energy Policy Act of 2005**

-   Federal Facility Compliance

-   Goals and Objectives

-   Outline of the day

**What's Underground?**

**Tank Leak Detection**

-   Automatic Tank Gauging

-   Interstitial Monitoring

-   Inventory Control

-   Tank Tightness Testing

-   Statistical Inventory Reconciliation (SIR)

-   Soil Vapor and Groundwater Monitoring

**BREAK 10:00am-10:15am**

**Piping Leak Detection 10:15am-12:00pm**

-   Automatic Line Leak Detector (ALLD)

-   Interstitial Monitoring

-   Annual Line Tightness Test

-   Electronic Line Leak Detectors

-   Suction Piping

**LUNCH 12:00pm-1:00pm**

**Spill and Overfill Prevention 1:00pm-4:00pm**

**Corrosion Protection**

**Suspected Releases**

**Closing Remarks**

**ADJOURN 4:00pm**

**[DAY 2]{.underline}**

**[Aboveground Storage Tanks]{.underline}** **8:00am-10:00am**

**Regulatory History**

**Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure (SPCC) Plans**

**Problems Today**

**What's Aboveground?**

-   Corrosion

-   Tank Testing

-   Venting

-   Piping

-   Valving

-   Level Monitoring

-   Spill and Overfill Control

**BREAK 10:00am-10:15am**

**Facility Response Plans (FRP or OPA-90) 10:15am-12:00pm**

**Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWP3)**

**Other Federal AST Regulations**

**Closing Remarks**

**ADJOURN** **12:00pm**

[Handouts in Three-Ring Binder]{.underline}

-   Agenda

-   PowerPoint Slides of Presentation

-   Biographies

[Reference CD]{.underline}

-   Underground Storage Tanks

    -   Articles from "*Lust Line Bulletin*"

    -   Steel Tank Institute Publication on Corrosion

    -   Enforcement Guidelines

    -   General Publications from EPA, API, PEI

    -   Leak Detection Equipment

        -   Automatic Line Leak Detectors

        -   Automatic Tank Gauges

    -   Leak Detection Publications

    -   Software Folder including Virtual ATG software by Ken Wilcox
        Associates and Tank Calculator software by Ken Wilcox Associates

-   Aboveground Storage Tanks

    -   Articles on Stormwater

    -   Enforcement - SPCC Regional Inspector's Guide

    -   General Publications on Construction of Aboveground Storage
        Tanks, SWP3 Guidelines, SPCC Plan Examples, FRP Compliance
        Assistance Guide, One Plan Guidance
5/4/2007

Department of Homeland Security

Attn: NAC 1-12037

Washington, DC 20528

Re: Docket No. DHS-2006-0030, \"Minimum Standards for Driver\'s Licenses
and Identification Cards Acceptable by Federal Agencies for Official
Purposes.\"

Dear Sir or Madam:

I am deeply concerned by the Department of Homeland Security\'s proposal
for a federal identity document through the Real ID Act.

are we living in Hitler times !i thought our father went to war for the
rights that are trying to be taken away!!!i am waiting to see the
Gestapo at people doors.this is the land of the free!!!! not big brother
telling us what and where we can go under the guise its in our best
interest!!!!!

For these reasons, I oppose the Real ID Act.

Sincerely,

Marie Schlegel

Pocasset, MA 2559
# TRANSFER OF PROPERTY REQUEST

#  

**April 4.2000**

**Requestor: Nelson S. Chester,**

> **Employee No. 9006,**
>
> **Mail Station 314,**

**Ship to: Petersburg Nuclear Physics Institute (PNPI)**

**Gatchina, St. Petersburg, Russia RY-188350**

**Phone: +7-812-713-18-55**

**Fax: +7-812-713-00-10**

> **Attn: Prof. Axexei Vorobyov**
>
> **Email:** <VOROBYOV@REC03.PNPI.SPB.RU>

**The below mentioned tooling items are to be transferred to PNPI as
part of the CMS EMU Cathode Strip Chamber Collaboration, of which both
Fermilab and PNPI are participating. PNPI will use this tooling to
produce Cathode Strip Chambers. Fermilab WILL pay for the transportation
costs of these items to PNPI. Transportation charges should be billed to
budget code [EOU]{.underline}:**

1.  **Ionized Air Cleaner, Assy. MD-368867, \$5900 value**

2.  **Tape Glue Dispenser, Assy. MD-368874, \$4200 value**

3.  **Panel Cart, Assy. MD-368810, \$1000 value**

4.  **Chamber Cart, Assy. MD-368850, \$2700 value**

5.  **Leak Rate Detector, Custom Made \$3500 value**

6.  **Leak Location Detector, Matheson\* \$1700 value**

> **\* Model 8066, SN 38524**

**The benefit of providing this tooling to PNPI is contained in the
attached copy of the approved MOU.**

These materials have been checked by the Division Safety Officer or the
Radiation Safety Officer, as indicated below, and have been found to
contain NO radioactivity:

## Survey by: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Badge #\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_Signature\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

### By my/our Signature, I/we authorize the transfer of the equipment/material listed above and on MMR# \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to PNPI as provided in the attached MOU between the PNPI and the US CMS Project at Fermilab:

**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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**68-Er-166 Review**

**Drafted by J. Chang, KAERI, 2004.**

Files:

ENDF/B-VI: Origin 1988, Res. Param. by Mughabghab\[1984\] .

JEF: Copied ENDF/B-V of 1974, latest revision 1988 , Res. Param. by
Mughabghab\[1984\] .

BROND: Origin 1976, Revision 1989.

1.  Thermal cross section

> The most reliable evaluation for capture cross section is
>
> Mughabghab\[1984\] σ~γ~ = 19.6±1.5 b, RI: 96±12 b
>
> σ~s~ = 14.2±2.1 b, b~coh~ = 10.6±0.8 fm, R' = 8.1±0.2 fm
>
> Mughabghab\[2003\] σ~γ~ = 19.6±1.5 b, RI: 95±7 b
>
> Holden\[1998\] σ~γ~ = 20 b , RI: 96±12 b, b = 10.6±0.2 fm
>
> Knopf\[1997\] σ~γ~ = 18±2 , b = 10.52±0.19, R\'= 7.6±0.2 fm
>
> Cap RI Fast Cap. Scat. b. R R'
>
> ENDF 19.62 98.92 599.3 15.88 11.18 8.1 8.1
>
> JEF 34.98 140.5 505.0 3.76 5.41 6.63 6.63
>
> BROND 20.6 110.2 646.3 37.12 9.84 7.67 7.67
>
> ENDF and BROND is similar. Bur JEF agrees better with one experimental
> data by Vertebny\[1965\].

2.  Resolved Resonance Parameter

ENDF is based on Mughabghab\[1984\], and upper limit is 2 keV.

JEF is is based on Mughabghab\[1984\], and upper limit is 2 keV. Without
bound level.

BROND upper limit is 4.2 keV.

3.  Unresolved Resonance Parameters

> Mughabghab\[1984\]
>
> D~0~=38±3 eV, S~0~ = 1.6±0.2, \<Γ~γ0~\> = 92±8 meV

D~1~= ? S~1~ = 0.94±0.16

D~2~= ? S~2~ = 4.7±0.7

> ENDF and JEF has NO URR parameters.

BROND uses energy independent URR parameters up to 6 keV.

BROND: D~0~ = 38 eV, S~0~=1.762, \<Γ~γ0~\> = 92 meV

D~1~ = 19 eV, S~1~=0.750, \<Γ~γ1~\> = 92 meV

ENDF has no URR parameter, but agrees well with experimental data as
BROND.

BROND is lower in this region.

4.  Capture (high energy)

> ENDF and JEF is same.
>
> BROND is more smooth.

5.  Elastic

> The plot may be wrong.

6.  Inelastic

> ENDF and JEF is same and shows rather flat shape.
>
> BROND show reasonable shape.

7.  (n,p) and (n,α)

> ENDF and JEF is missing.

BROND is straightly increasing shape. The (n, α) at low energy resonance
is neglected.

8.  (n,2n)

> ENDF and JEF are missing.

BROND show reasonable shape.

**Recommendation:**

> ENDF is recommendable for the reactor application.

# References

Vertebny\[1965\] C,65ANTWERP,,572(186),65)

Mughabghab\[1984\], Neutron Cross Sections Vol. 1, Part B, Academic
Press.

Holden\[1998\], CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 78^th^ ed., CRC
Press.

Mughabghab\[2003\], INDC(NDS)-440, 2003.
**NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS ADVISORY COMMITTEE**

CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH

**[CHAIRMAN]{.underline}**

Eric P. Brass, M.D., Ph.D. 5/31/01

Chair, Department of Medicine

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

1000 West Carson Street

Torrance, California 90509

**[EXECUTIVE SECRETARY]{.underline}**

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Advisors and Consultants Staff

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301/827-7001 Fax: 301/827-6778

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Consumer Healthcare Products Association

C/O Dr. Lorna Totman

1150 Connecticut Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 29926

Richard A. Neill, M.D. 5/31/02

Assistant Professor

Department of Family Practice and

Community Medicine

University of Pennsylvania College of Medicine

39th and Market Streets, 615 Mutch Bldg.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

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Coleman, Coleman and Sachs

11119 Rockville Pike, Suite 310

Rockville, Maryland 20852

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Director Pittsburgh Poison Center

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Director, Division of Clinical Pharmacology

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Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice

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Acting Chairman, Department of

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Washington, D. C. 20059
**H.R. 3889, as amended**

**Longitudinal Study of Vocational Rehabilitation Programs**

**Title:** To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal study of the
vocational rehabilitation programs administered by the Secretary.

**Mr. Boozman** of Arkansas introduced H.R. 3889 on October 18, 2007

**H.R. 3889, as amended, would:\
**

1.  Direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal
    study for at least 20 years for the veterans who begin participating
    in a vocational rehabilitation program during FY2008. The groups of
    individuals are the following:

-   individuals who begin participating in a vocational rehabilitation
    program during fiscal year 2009;

-   begin participating in such a program during fiscal year 2011.

**Effective Date:** Date of enactment

**Cost:** CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost \$350,000
in 2009 and \$1 million over the 2009-2013 period, assuming
appropriation of the estimated amounts. Enacting the bill would have no
effect on direct spending revenues.

**Legislative History:**

> Apr. 16, 2008: Legislative hearing held by the Subcommittee on
> Economic Opportunity.
>
> Apr. 23, 2008: Ordered reported to the Full Committee, as amended, by
> the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
>
> Apr. 30, 2008: Ordered reported, as amended, by the Committee on
> Veterans' Affairs.
>
> May 15, 2008: Reported, as amended, H. Rept. 110-640.

May 20, 2008: Passed the House under suspension by voice vote.
# Stop Taxing Student Savings

March 27, 2001

The Collegiate Learning and Student Savings Act (CLASS Act -- H.R. 549)
is an important **education and tax relief** bill.

The federal government subsidizes student debt while taxing the interest
on student savings. The CLASS Act is sound education policy that will
benefit lower and\
middle-income parents and students by:

-   **Encouraging student savings;**

-   **Helping students graduate debt free.**

The CLASS Act would:

-   Make all currently tax deferred state prepaid college tuition plan
    earnings\
    **tax free** after December 31, 2001;

-   Make private prepaid college tuition plans that currently receive no
    tax break\
    **tax deferred** after December 31, 2001, and **tax free** after
    December 31, 2005.

Currently, 48 states already have eligible college savings and prepaid
plans.

Here's what America's colleges say about the CLASS Act:

-   *"The University of Notre Dame is proud to count itself among one of
    the early endorsers of this... passage of this legislation will
    enable the nation's independent colleges and universities to assist
    American families to help save for college tuition."*\
    --Joseph A. Russo, Director of Financial Aid, University of Notre
    Dame

-   *"\[This\] measure addresses one of America's highest priorities,
    that of making higher education more affordable."*\
    --R. Gerald Turner, President, Southern Methodist University

-   *"As Congress considers any education or tax legislation in the
    coming months, please continue to make H.R. 549 a priority."*\
    --Deborah A. Freund, Vice Chancellor and Provost, Syracuse
    University

Please join President Bush, Senator Jeff Sessions, and me to make higher
education affordable and ensure **no child is left behind** by
cosponsoring the CLASS Act, H.R. 549.

Contact John Hendricks in my office (x5-4136) to sign-on.

> Sincerely,

Joe Scarborough

> Member of Congress

CJS/jth
Contact: Adam Czech, Public Information Coordinator

Phone: (651) 602-7799 (office); (320) 309-1160 (cell) **FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE**

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**\
USDA Rural Development Awards \$219,675 Distance Learning Grant to
Mid-State Education District**

LITTLE FALLS, Minn., Dec. 18 -- A \$219,675 grant from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's Rural Development program helped the
Mid-State Education District in Little Falls continue its groundbreaking
Interactive Television (ITV) program. Steve Wenzel, State Director of
USDA Rural Development, visited Little Falls today to officially
recognize Mid-State's grant award and learn more about how the grant is
benefiting the organization and the communities it serves.

"There was a definite need here for updated equipment and thankfully we
were able to step in and help," Wenzel said. "Mid-State has been a
pioneer in the distance learning field and I'm proud of the partnership
USDA has with the organization."

The grant comes from Rural Development's Distance Learning and
Telemedicine (DLT) grant program, which aims to improve access to
education and medical services through the use of technology. Mid-State
used the grant to update its ITV equipment, including delivering
programs to desktop computers.

Mid-State was the first organization in the nation to deliver a
multipoint ITV classroom network. Today it serves 10 school districts in
Morrison, Mille Lacs, Todd and Stearns counties. Professors from Central
Lakes College in Brainerd, St. Cloud State University and other
Minnesota colleges and universities offer college courses to daytime
students in high school and non-traditional adult evening courses.

"I think it's awesome that USDA believes in this as much as we do," said
Charlie Diebel, Technology Coordinator for Mid-Sate. "There are people
other than us that see the value in these programs and work to deliver
them to rural areas in Minnesota."

To learn more about the DLT program, visit
<http://www.usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm>. Rural Development also
offers programs to assist with homeownership, community facilities,
renewable energy, job creation and other economic development ventures.
To learn more, call the local office in Waite Park at (320) 255-9111.

\--End\--
**William D. Browning**

William D. Browning received a bachelor's degree in environmental design
from the University of Colorado, specializing in energy-conscious
architecture and resource management. He earned a master of science
degree in real estate development from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology. In 1991, Browning founded Rocky Mountain Institute's Green
Development Services (now called ENSAR/RMI Built Environment).
Browning's consulting projects include new towns, resorts, and building
renovations, as well as Wal-Mart\'s Eco-mart, Grand Canyon National
Park, Lucasfilm's Letterman Digital Arts Center, the Pentagon
Renovation, and the Sydney 2000 Olympic Village. Browning has given
numerous lectures and workshops for such organizations as the American
Institute of Architects, CERES, the Councilors of Real Estate, the Urban
Land Institute, the International Facilities Managers Association, MIT,
Harvard's Graduate School of Design, Peking University, and Yestermorrow
Design/Build School. He is a coauthor *of Green Development: Integrating
Ecology and Real Estate*, published by John Wiley & Sons, and a
companion [CD-ROM]{.smallcaps}, *Green Developments*. Browning has also
coauthored *A Primer on Sustainable Building*, a textbook; and *Greening
the Building and the Bottom Line*, a study of increased worker
productivity in energy-efficient buildings. Browning was featured in the
cover story for the October 1998 issue of *Interiors & Sources*, and was
named one of five people "Making a Difference" by *Buildings* magazine.
Green Development Services at RMI was awarded the 1999 President's
Council for Sustainable Development/Renew America Prize. In 2001,
Browning was selected as an Honorary member of the AIA, and in 2002 he
served on the national steering group for the AIA Committee on the
Environment. He has been a National Real Estate Advisor to The Nature
Conservancy and the Trust for Public Land. Browning served as a founding
member on the Board of Directors of the U.S. Green Building Council, and
Greening America. He was the public liaison to the Greening of the White
House, a comprehensive energy and environmental retrofit of the White
House. In 2005, William Browning and Jeffrey Bannon co-founded
Browning + Bannon LLC, an independent research and consulting firm
focused on strategic thinking for the development of
environmentally-responsive real estate projects, building products, and
economic/physical infrastructure systems.
**Neurological Conditions and Convulsive Disorders**

4.120 Evaluations by comparison 4.120-1

4.121 Identification of epilepsy 4.121-1

4.122 Psychomotor epilepsy 4.122-1

4.123 Neuritis, cranial or peripheral 4.123-1

4.124 Neuralgia, cranial or peripheral 4.124-1

4.124a Schedule of ratings---neurological conditions and

convulsive disorders 4.124a-1

**§4.120 Evaluations by comparison.**

Disability in this field is ordinarily to be rated in proportion to the
impairment of motor, sensory or mental function. Consider especially
psychotic manifestations, complete or partial loss of use of one or more
extremities, speech disturbances, impairment of vision, disturbances of
gait, tremors, visceral manifestations, injury to the skull, etc. In
rating disability from the conditions in the preceding sentence refer to
the appropriate schedule. In rating peripheral nerve injuries and their
residuals, attention should be given to the site and character of the
injury, the relative impairment in motor function, trophic changes, or
sensory disturbances.

**§4.121 Identification of epilepsy.**

When there is doubt as to the true nature of epileptiform attacks,
neurological observation in a hospital adequate to make such a study is
necessary. To warrant a rating for epilepsy, the seizures must be
witnessed or verified at some time by a physician. As to frequency,
competent, consistent lay testimony emphasizing convulsive and immediate
post-convulsive characteristics may be accepted. The frequency of
seizures should be ascertained under the ordinary conditions of life
(while not hospitalized).
> Jeremiah McHaro
>
> AVIA4090 Aviation Law
>
> Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) by FAA

Airworthiness Standards; Aircraft Engine Standards over toque Limits

[Brief Summary]{.underline}

This NPRM is to amend the certification standards for the aircraft
engines to introduce requirements for approval of maximum engine over
torque. The action will:

-   Add a new engine over torque test

-   Amend engine ratings

-   Amend operating limitations of the engine

-   Define maximum engine over torque for some turbo propeller and turbo
    shaft engines.

Overall it will harmonize European standards with U.S. and simplify
airworthiness approvals for import and export of aircraft engines.

[Critique and Opinion]{.underline}

To my understanding, this proposed rule address a condition which occurs
on turbo shaft and turbo propeller engines with free power engines. This
over torque conditions occur when accelerating the rotor system back to
normal operating speeds. The NPRM proposes the requirements to establish
maximum of 20 seconds over torque limit. The components involved are
turbine blades, disks, shafts and gears if an internal gearbox exists.

In this Global economy FAA cannot afford the luxury of not taking steps
to make American more powerful. Having said that, it's very important
that this proposed rule sail through without any obstacle as it is long
overdue. So long as the FAA can prove that, they are following all
international trade agreements and that safety tests have been done its
good enough..

From legal stand point it's very important that the FAA refer to this
Act of 1979 (Pub. L. 96-39) which basically says that, "Federal agencies
cannot establish any standards which create unnecessary obstacle to
foreign commerce of United States.

By harmonizing the over torque standards, it will make it easier for
American manufacturers to export engines hence generating much needed
economy boost. According to wall street-NBC poll, 60% of US citizen
believe foreign trade is bad for the country. This can change if U.S can
work towards harmonizing standards with other countries which they share
the same economy status like Japan and European countries.

This Rule change should serve as the beginning of more harmonizing of
standards to come. For example change from English measurements to
metric which are used by the rest of the world. In this globalized
economy it's very competitive and I commend FAA for helping U.S.
Manufacturers stay competitive.

Reference:

Wall Street --NBC Poll retrieved on March 11^th^, 2008 from
[WWW.Wallstreet.com](http://WWW.Wallstreet.com/)

FAA website retrieved on March 11^th^, 2008 from
[WWW.Faa.gov](http://WWW.Faa.gov/)
State Transportation Department

Bridge Deck

Re-bar CheckList

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b.  Check bundles of steel for proper tags and identification

c.  Check for specification requirements as to grade, size, type,
    coating, bending, length, supplementary requirements, etc.

d.  Check coated rebar for handling and transportation damage

e.  Assure damaged areas are coated prior to use

f.  Assure metal chairs and other rebar support accessories meet
    requirements

g.  Assure that tie wire and support chairs for coated rebar are plastic
    coated

h.  Check for proper storage of rebar

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c.  Check adequacy of ties and tie downs

d.  Check type and adequacy of support system

e.  Check clearance from forms and cover depth

f.  Check that forms are clean and free from oil, dirt, sawdust, etc.

g.  Check splice locations against plans

h.  Recheck coated rebar for coating damage. Patch as required.

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a.  Assure that rebar is not displaced during concrete placement

b.  Assure that rebar is not excessively vibrated

c.  Spot check rebar cover on bridge decks behind finishing machine
GEODE Highlights:

What is GEODE?

> GEODE is an Internet-based GIS application that provides digital
> geographically referenced products to people that need them by:

-   Allows users to view and display GIS data

-   Makes shape files and tables available for download

-   Gives users the ability to control and edit maps, perform GIS
    functions, and create custom products.

Background:

> Project started 5 years ago under Eastern Energy Resources Team as a
> way to disseminate data to the public over the Internet.
>
> Now falls under entire Geologic Discipline and serves data from its 7
> programs:
>
> Minerals Volcanoes
>
> Earthquakes Surface Processes
>
> Geologic Mapping Coastal Marine
>
> Energy

Functions:

Provides "whole data"

> GIS layers and associated tables, imagery, illustrations, papers or
> reports, and pertinent web sites.

Users control and edit maps

Add own data sets

Turn layers on and off

Edit appearance of map symbols

Change view extent

Distributes data

Data is fully downloadable

Provides users with GIS capabilities

Map querying abilities

By spatial relationship

By attribute

Build buffer layers

Notes:

Presently serves \~5,000 data layers

National, International data sets

Internal (USGS) data, and External data

GEODE is completely free and available online

No need for software, or training

> GEODE is a tool that can be used for scientific research, mitigation
> issues, and emergency response situations.
Got a calendar? Circle this date: Friday, August 12^th^. Next to the
circle write "before sunrise" and "Meteor shower!" Attach all of the
above to your refrigerator in plain view. You won't want to miss the
2005 Perseid meteor shower.

The shower begins gently in late July, intensifies in early August, then
peaks on August 12^th^. In years past sky watchers have seen colorful
fireballs, occasional rapid-fire outbursts and, almost always, long
hours of gracefully streaking meteors.

The source of the shower is Comet Swift-Tuttle. Although the comet
itself is nowhere near Earth, the comet's tail does intersect Earth's
orbit. We glide through it every year in July and August. Tiny bits of
comet dust hit Earth's atmosphere traveling 132,000 mph. At that speed,
even a tiny smidgen of dust makes a vivid streak of light\--a
meteor\--when it disintegrates. Perseids fly out of the constellation
Perseus, hence their name.

The best time to watch is Friday, August 12^th^, during the hours before
dawn when the constellation Perseus is high in the sky. If you get away
from city lights you could see hundreds of meteors between 2 AM and
dawn. In areas with light pollution, the number drops from hundreds to
dozens. Scouts, this is a good time to go camping!

Indeed, it could hardly be better. The Perseids arrive on a warm summer
night. Other well known meteor showers like the Leonids of November
require a parka to enjoy. All you need for Perseids are summer pajamas.

This year's shower comes with a bonus: Mars.

In the constellation Aries, right beside Perseus, Mars is shining like a
bright red star. If you step outside before sunrise and look east,
you'll find you have a hard time taking your eyes off Mars. There's
something bewitching about it, maybe the red color or perhaps the fact
that it doesn't twinkle like a true star. It's steady. You stare at Mars
and it stares right back.

Earth and Mars are converging for a close encounter on October 30^th^.
Consider August 12^th^ a preview. Mars already outshines every star in
the night sky, and it's getting brighter every night. If you like
August, you'll love October.

And you *will* like August. Picture this: It's 4 in the morning. The sky
is dark. The breeze is pleasant. Mars is beaming down from the east
while meteors flit across the sky.

Maybe you should go circle the calendar again.
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY AT&T SOUTHEAST

**Report No. NCD-1493 October 18, 2007**

Re: NETWORK CHANGE NOTICE RECEIVED

AT&T Southeast, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed
notice that public notice of network change has been provided through
its publicly accessible Internet site. Specific network change
information can be obtained on the Internet at:

**[http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/alerts_and_notifications]{.underline}**

The incumbent LEC\'s notice refers to the change(s) shown below:

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  **Number**              **Type of Change**      **Location of Change**

  20070051                Projected LATA Tandem   Orlando, FL
                          Upgrade                 
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

The network change(s) identified herein shall not be implemented within
six months of the date it was filed with the Commission. *See* 47 C.F.R.
§ 51.331.

Incumbent LEC contact:

Steven D. Long

Manager - Federal Regulatory

AT&T Services Inc.

1120 20th Street, N.W.

Suite 1000

Washington, D.C. 20036 Phone: (202) 457-2047

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]{.underline}** (email), of the
Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY number
is (202) 418-0484.

**-FCC-**
![](media/image1.wmf){width="3.125in" height="1.1145833333333333in"}**is
pleased to present:**

![](media/image2.jpeg){width="2.8125in" height="4.0in"}Huffing,
Sniffing, & Bagging

An Update on Inhalants &

Inhalant Use Prevention

Presented by: Isabel Burk, M.S.

The Health Network

When: Friday, February 24, 2006,

9:00 a.m. -- 12:30 p.m.

Where: Asbury Hall,

Lovers Lane United Methodist Church,

9200 Inwood Road, Dallas

Come Learn:

\* How to recognize inhalant abuse

\* Discover resources for confronting the issue

\* Learn how policy and procedure can assist your inhalant prevention
efforts

Cost: \$25 per person, includes attendance/ceu certificate. \$35 if
after 2/8/05.

How to Register: Fill out bottom portion of this form, and mail it plus
check payable to "TSAPC" to: TSAPC, 660 Preston Forest Center #379,
Dallas, TX 75230 OR fax/email information to Ivy Shepherd, Phoenix
House, fax 214-920-9395, ishepherd@phoenixhouse.org.

CEUs: 3 hours may be earned. Certificates will reflect credit for LCDC
(TCBAP), LPC and Social Work, provided by Millwood Hospital. 3 hours RN
Type II provided by Region 10 ESC.

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City/State/Zip:
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**If you would like information about the sixth annual "So Help Me God:
Substance Abuse, Spirituality and Religion" Conference**

**being held from 1:15 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 24, 2006
please contact the numbers above.**
**Paul Lombardo, JD, PhD**

1716 King Mountain Road

Charlottesville, VA 22901

434.982.4227

<Pal8g@virginia.edu>

Dr. Paul A. Lombardo is an Associate Professor of the School of Medicine
and Director of the Program in Law and Medicine at the Center for
Biomedical Ethics at the University of Virginia. His faculty
responsibilities in the Schools of Medicine and Law include courses in
Health Law, Genetics and the Law, Legal and Ethical Regulation of
Research, and the History of Bioethics.\
\
Dr. Lombardo has served on a number of national panels, providing
expertise on the proper conduct of research that enrolls human beings as
subjects. Those panels have included the Institute of Medicine Committee
to Study the Need for Clinical Trials of Testosterone Replacement
Therapy, the Clinical Trial Special Emphasis Panel of the National
Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, study sections of the
National Institute for Drug Abuse and the Central Beryllium IRB of the
Department of Energy, charged with reviewing all research on current or
former workers related to potential Beryllium exposure. His past legal
work included being primary draftsman for Virginia's Patient Record
Privacy Act of 1997.\
\
As a historian he has served as a member of Special Emphasis Panels for
the National Library of Medicine, and the Editorial Advisory Panel and
Historian's Working Group of the Digital Image Archive of the American
Eugenics Movement of the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. Dr.
Lombardo has been a historical consultant for several films, including
most recently, *Race: the Power of an Illusion* Part I, "The Difference
Between Us" (PBS, April 2003).\
\
In 2002, Dr. Lombardo sponsored a Virginia Historic Marker in
Charlottesville, Virginia to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the
U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of *Buck v. Bell*. The ceremony
also featured an apology by Governor Mark Warner, making Virginia the
first of more than 30 states that had eugenic sterilization laws to
denounce the legislation that sanctioned the involuntary sterilization
of more than 60,000 nationally. The national movement to recognize the
history of eugenics also generated apologies in 2002 from Oregon, North
Carolina, and South Carolina. Dr. Lombardo was invited to make a
presentation on the history of eugenics to a California State Senate
Committee in 2003; his comments led to an apology by then California
Governor Gray Davis.\
\
His recent publications have dealt with a variety of issues in health
law, history, and bioethics, particularly the history of eugenics and
the legal and ethical issues surrounding ongoing research in genetics.
He is completing a book with the working title: *Better for All the
World: Eugenics, the Supreme Court and* Buck v. Bell.
Background

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The Office of AIDS Research requests a check for \$50,000 to support the
*First African Regional TB/HIV Community Leadership Workshop* in South
Africa from May 8-10, 2006. These funds will provide the Treatment
Action Group support for travel and per-diem expenses for forty
participants.

Description of Work:

Issue a check for \$50,000.

a\. Make check payable to : TAG Treatment Action Group Inc. \>\> FEI#
13-3624785

611 Broadway, Suite 608

New York, New York 10012

b\. Deliver check to: Karen Watts-Green

5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4000

Rockville, Maryland 20892
Post-doc and Recent Staff Seminar (PReSS)\
Our speakers this Thursday, 11/01, are\
\
**Guglielmo Scovazzi** (1431, NM)\
*Variational Multiscale methods in computational mechanics\
*\
The variational multi-scale framework was introduced in the mid 90\'s,
as\
an interpretation of stabilization mechanisms in existing numerical\
methods (particularly, the finite element method). At the same time, it\
also represents a new pathway for the design of stable, reliable, and\
accurate algorithms in computational mechanics. The variational\
multi-scale approach can be interpreted on the basis of purely
numerical\
considerations, as well as from a physics modeling perspective.\
Applications to shock hydrodynamics, incompressible turbulence, and\
discontinuous Galerkin methods will be discussed.\
\
\
**Frank Zendejas** (8755, CA)\
*Extraction and Analysis of Triacylglycerides from Marine Microalgae
for\
Biodiesel\
*\
Production of biomass derived fuels is important in reducing the\
national dependence on imported petroleum. Certain diatoms, unicellular\
eukaryotic algae, have shown to produce up to 60% cellular mass, as a\
triacylglyceride (TAG), used for the production of biodiesel.\
Difficulties in efficient biodiesel production from microalgae lie in\
TAG production and conversions. Thus, we are continuing to investigate\
and develop efficient techniques for extracting TAGs from Thalassiosira\
Weissflogii and Thalassiosira Pseudonana. We discovered that hexane\
extractions yield 5 - 10% TAGs based on the dry weight of the algal\
biomass. The techniques used to analyze extracted TAGs included:\
Thin-Layer Chromatography for rapid TAG screening process, and Gas\
Chromatography Mass Spectroscopy techniques to identify the TAG
chemical\
components.
**Le programme de croissance économique de l'USAID/Sénégal utilise les
média radiophoniques pour faire la promotion des meilleures pratiques
agricoles et échanger des idées sur des produits agricoles ciblés**

En raison de l\'immense succès que les formations qu'elle a dispensées
sur l'amélioration de la qualité des noix de cajou dans le passé à
travers des radios communautaires, le programme croissance économique de
l\'USAID/Sénégal (EG USAID) a créé une série d\'émissions radiophoniques
destinées à donner aux parties intéressées une formation relative à
trois nouveaux domaines de produits : la mangue, le bissap et le sésame.
Ces programmes interactifs donnent des informations pertinentes et des
mises à jour sur les meilleurs moyens d'améliorer la production et la
vente de ces produits. Diffusé sur la radio nationale SUD FM, le
programme appelé *Waar-Wi* (The Field), permet de mener une discussion
sur les meilleurs moyens de lutte contre la mouche des fruits et de
commercialisation des produits dans le secteur de la mangue, ainsi que
sur les meilleures pratiques culturales, les opérations post-récoltes et
la commercialisation des produits dans les sous-secteurs du *bissap* et
du sésame. En raison de la grande dispersion des producteurs locaux et
des parties intéressées, la radio a été identifiée comme l\'outil le
plus efficace pour atteindre les publics ciblés.

Ces programmes, conçus par l'équipe Croissance économique de l'USAID et
divers organismes partenaires, producteurs et organismes non
gouvernementaux (ONG), ainsi que des professionnels de SUD FM, visait à:

-   fournir une formation dans tous les domaines, de la culture à la
    commercialisation des produits, dans les sous-secteurs choisis;

-   aborder, avec les experts invités, des questions relatives au
    secteur et élaborer des suggestions relatives aux meilleures
    pratiques;

-   offrir aux auditeurs un forum dans lequel les auditeurs peuvent
    parler de leurs idées et préoccupations relatives à leurs domaines
    d\'intérêt. Par ailleurs, plusieurs sujets spécifiques sont
    concernés, notamment:

    -   les techniques de récolte et de post-récolte

    -   les techniques de production de produits biologiques et de
        commerce équitable pour accéder à des marchés de niche

    -   les exigences en matière de normes d\'hygiène, de qualité et de
        traçabilité

    -   les informations sur les moyens d'augmenter la productivité,
        d'améliorer les activités post-récoltes et d'assurer le suivi
        des tendances du marché.

Le programme présenté ici en wolof, est diffusé tous les deux mois
pendant la saison de production. Les rapports de SUD FM indiquent que
cette chaîne a le plus grand nombre d'auditeurs du pays.