BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
NY F83196

March 27, 2000

CLA-2-62:RR:NC:TA:360 F83196

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 6208.21.0020; 6208.91.3010

Peter A. Quinter, Esq.

Becker & Poliakoff, P.A.

P.O. Box 9057

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310-9057

RE: The tariff classification of women\'s woven sleepwear from India or
Hong Kong

Dear Mr. Quinter:

In your letter dated February 24, 2000, you requested a classification
ruling on behalf of Belk International, Inc. The samples submitted with
your request will be returned to you under separate cover.

Style 102131 is a women\'s two piece pajama set made from 100% cotton
printed fabric. The top features a notched collar, a full front opening
secured by four buttons, short sleeves and a straight hemmed bottom. The
pull-on bottom has a fully elasticized waistband and short hemmed leg
openings.

Style S1992285 is a women\'s woven sleep pant made from 100% cotton
flannel fabric. The pull-on bottom features a fully elasticized
waistband with a drawstring and long hemmed legs.

The applicable subheading for style 102131 will be 6208.21.0020,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for women\'s woven pajamas of cotton. The duty rate will be 9.1 percent
ad valorem.

The applicable subheading for style S1992285 will be 6208.91.3010,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for women\'s woven sleep separates. The duty rate will be 11.5 percent
ad valorem.

Style 102131 falls within textile category designation 351; style
S1992285 falls within category designation 352. Based upon international
textile trade agreements products of India or Hong Kong are subject to
quota and the requirement of a visa.

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

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

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist Patricia Schiazzano at 212-637-7080.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
Billing Code: 4043-MR

**DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

Minerals Management Service (MMS)

Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Scientific Committee of the Minerals
Management

Advisory Board; Announcement of Plenary Session

**AGENCY:** Minerals Management Service, Interior.

**ACTION:** Notice of Meeting.

**SUMMARY:** The Minerals Management Advisory Board OCS Scientific
Committee will meet at the Hilton Anchorage Hotel in Anchorage, Alaska.

**DATES:** Tuesday, April 22, 2003, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Wednesday,

April 23, from 7:45 a.m. to 3:15 p.m., and Thursday, April 24, from 8:30
a.m. to

5:00 p.m.

**ADDRESS:** Hilton Anchorage Hotel, 500 West Third Avenue, Anchorage,
Alaska 99501, telephone (907) 272-7411.

**FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:** A copy of the agenda may be
requested from MMS by calling Ms. Carolyn Beamer at (703) 787-1211.
Other inquiries concerning the OCS Scientific Committee meeting should
be addressed to Dr. James Kendall, Executive Secretary to the OCS
Scientific Committee, Minerals Management Service, 381 Elden Street,
Mail Stop 4043, Herndon, Virginia 20170-4817 or by calling (703)
787-1656.

**SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:** The OCS Scientific Committee is an
outside group of non-Federal scientists which advises the Director, MMS,
on the feasibility, appropriateness, and scientific merit of the MMS OCS
Environmental Studies Program as it relates to information needed for
informed OCS decisionmaking.

The Committee will meet in plenary session on Tuesday, April 22.
Presentations

will be made by the Deputy Associate Director for Offshore Minerals
Management and

the Director, Coastal Marine Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks.
Other

presentations and discussions will focus on the draft recommendations of
the U.S.

Commission on Ocean Policy, a report from the OCS Policy Committee, and
updates

on the OCS Scientific Committee's Mercury Subcommittee and Sand and
Gravel

Subcommittee. The remainder of the day will focus on presentations by
the MMS

OCS Regional Offices on their research priorities and information needs
in the context

of regional decisionmaking.

On Wednesday, April 23, the Committee will meet in discipline breakout
sessions

(i.e., physical oceanography, biology, and socioeconomics) to review the
specific

research plans of the regional offices for Fiscal Years 2004 and 2005.

On Thursday, April 24, the Committee will meet in plenary session for
presentations from the Alaska OCS Region's Information Transfer Meeting
held

March 10 - 12, 2003, and for reports of the discipline breakout sessions
of the previous day. In the afternoon, the plenary session will continue
with Committee Business.

> The meetings are open to the public. Approximately 30 visitors can be

accommodated on a first-come-first-served basis at the plenary session.

**AUTHORITY:** Federal Advisory Committee Act, P.L. 92-463, 5 U.S.C.,
Appendix I, and the Office of Management and Budget's Circular A-63,
Revised.

Date:\_\_\_[MAR 20 2003]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_[/s/ Thomas A.
Readinger]{.underline} \_\_\_\_\_

Thomas A. Readinger

Associate Director for

> Offshore Minerals Management
**TASK DESCRIPTION**

Period covered: 12/10/2007-09/30/2008 -- Dr. Inigo Ruiz de Azua

Contractor should issue 10 subsistence checks @ \$400.00 for a total of
\$4,000.00 to Dr. Inigo Ruiz de Azua. Adherence to the US Tax Laws as
applicable to foreign visitors, Social Security Number or TIN Number
will be provided either during the above time period or upon departure
from appointment.

Please forward the checks to:

Beverley Todd

NIH/NIDDK

10 Center Drive

Building 10, Room 6C201

Bethesda, MD 20892
Département de Services de Santé et Humains

Administration des Enfants et des Familles

BUREAU DE REIMPLANTATION DES REFUGIES

**[Eligibilité à l'aide et aux services pour les réfugiés]{.underline}**

**[du Bureau de Réimplantation des Refugiés]{.underline}**

**Puis-je bénéficier de l'aide du Bureau de Réimplantation des Refugiés
?**

> Si l'on vous a accordé le statut de réfugié aux Etats-Unis, vous
> pouvez être éligible à l'aide et aux services du Bureau de
> Réimplantation des Réfugiés (ORR). L'ORR finance et administre des
> programmes destinés à aider les réfugiés, les demandeurs d'asile et
> d\'autres populations spécifiques à recommencer leurs vies aux
> Etats-Unis. Ces programmes prévoient de l'argent, une aide médicale,
> une préparation à l'embauche et des offres d\'emploi, ainsi que des
> cours d'anglais.

**Qui gère ces programmes ?**

> Ces programmes sont gérés par des agences d'Etat et privées sur
> l'ensemble du territoire des Etats-Unis. Différents programmes peuvent
> être proposés par les différents Etats. Pour connaître les programmes
> existants et savoir où se renseigner sur l'assistance et les services
> dans votre Etat, appelez :
>
> 1-800-354-0365
>
> Vous pouvez également consulter le site de l'ORR à l'adresse
> suivante :
> [www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr](http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/orr).

**Quelle est la période d'éligibilité pour ces aides ?**

> Certaines aides et certains services ne peuvent être accordés que
> durant une période limitée. Les réfugiés peuvent faire une demande
> pour recevoir de l'argent et bénéficier d'une assistance médicale
> pendant 8 mois à compter de la date à laquelle le droit d'asile leur
> est accordé. Lors de votre visite au centre pour déposer votre
> demande, vous devrez apporter la preuve que le droit d'asile vous a
> été accordé, ainsi que la date à laquelle ce droit vous a été accordé.
> Outre la preuve de votre statut de réfugié, vous devrez remplir
> plusieurs conditions afin de bénéficier de ces aides. Ces conditions
> vous seront exposées lors du dépôt de votre demande. La période
> d\'éligibilité pour les autres programmes de l\'ORR est normalement de
> 5 ans.

**Suis-je éligible à d'autres formes d'aide ?**

> Outre l\'aide et les services de l\'ORR, vous pouvez être éligible à
> d\'autres programmes sociaux administrés par le Département des
> Services de Santé et Humains. Renseignez-vous sur les aides et
> services dont vous pouvez bénéficier lors de votre visite au bureau
> d'aide.
**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12th St., S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

#  DA 07-1831

# April 24, 2007

### 

### PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION

### REGION 10 (GEORGIA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEES TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING AND 800 MHz NPSPAC REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETINGS

**PR Docket No. 92-189**

### 

The Region 10 (Georgia) Public Safety Regional Planning Committees will
hold two planning meetings on Wednesday, June 20, 2007. The 700 MHz
Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at the Georgia
Public Safety Training Center, Conference Center Bay B, Exit 188, I-75,
Forsyth, Georgia, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The purpose of this
meeting is to review and approve the draft Region 10 700 MHz regional
plan.

The 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee will convene at
the same location from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. The purpose of this
meeting is to review the progress of the 800 MHz band transition in
Region 10, to discuss the latest revision of the plan, reallocation of
channel assignments, and the feasibility of reengineering the plan.

Both of the Region 10 Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meetings
are open to the public. All eligible public safety providers whose sole
or principal purpose is to protect the safety of life, health, or
property in Region 10 may utilize these frequencies. It is essential
that public safety agencies in all areas of government, including state,
municipality, county, and Native American Tribal, and non-governmental
organizations eligible under Section 90.523 of the Commission's rules,
be represented in order to ensure that each agency's future spectrum
needs are considered in the allocation process. Administrators who are
not oriented in the communications field should delegate someone with
this knowledge to attend, participate, and represent their agency's
needs.

All interested parties wishing to participate in planning for the use of
public safety

spectrum in the 700 MHz and 800 MHz bands within Region 10 should plan
to attend.

For further information, please contact:

> Wray Hall, Chairman
>
> 700 MHz and 800 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committees
>
> GTA Support Services Operations Division
>
> 254 Washington Street SW, Ground Floor
>
> Atlanta, Georgia 30334-8400
>
> \(404\) 656-2042
>
> <whall@gta.ga.gov>

\- FCC -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

August 11, 2000 Mike Balmoris at (202) 418-0253

> Email: <mbalmori@fcc.gov>

## 

## FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RELEASES

##  STATISTICS OF COMMUNICATIONS COMMON CARRIERS 

**This Year's Edition Marks the 60th Anniversary of Publication**

Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
released the *Statistics of Communications Common Carriers*, marking the
60th anniversary of the publication. The 1939 volume, published in 1941,
consisted of 267 pages and sold for 25 cents. About 18 million
telephones were in use at year-end 1939, and only 36% of the households
had telephone service. Additionally, each community was served by only
one carrier.

The landscape today is totally different. More than 180 million
telephone lines were in use at year-end 1999 and 94.6% of the U.S.
households had telephone service. A number of carriers provided these
services in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

The electronic version of today's publication is available to the public
free of charge. This year, the Commission has shortened the production
cycle in order to reduce the delay in publication. In order to further
expedite release of the information, the FCC is making all of the data
available electronically prior to the report\'s formal publication. A
second notice will be issued when printed versions can be purchased from
the U.S. Government Printing Office.

The 260-page volume contains a wealth of data on telecommunications
costs, revenues, prices, and usage, and is divided into five sections:
general information on industry structure; financial and operating data
relating to telephone carriers; data on international communications and
COMSAT Corporation; historical financial, economic, and rate tables; and
data on industry trends.

The full report is now available for reference in the FCC's Reference
Information Center, Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street S.W. The
publication can be downloaded \[file names: **99SOCC.zip, 99SOCC.pdf**\]
from the **FCC-State Link** internet site at
<http://www.fcc.gov/ccb/stats>. Copies of the publication also may be
purchased by calling International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS) at
(202) 857-3800.

\- FCC -

Common Carrier Bureau contact: Industry Analysis Division at (202)
418-0940; TTY (202) 418- 0484.
**Tancredo Questions State Dep\'t Move to Grant 100 Undocumented Muslims
Citizenship**

####### 

####### ***\"Same process granted Muslim suspect asylum three years before attempted purchase of shoulder fired missiles for terrorist attack\"***

** **

**WASHINGTON, D.C.** - Congressman Tom Tancredo (CO-06) today sent a
letter to State Department Secretary Colin Powell asking to know what
safeguards are in place to assure Americans that none of these or the
11,000 other Muslims eligible for refugee status will turn out to be the
next Yassin Aref, one the two Albany men who were detained earlier this
week in New York for allegedly attempting to obtain shoulder fired
missiles as part of a terrorist plot.

** **

\"To hear reports about anyone being granted unconditional citizenship
and has no identification is troubling to say the least,\" said
Tancredo, Chairman of the Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus. \"How
can we sleep at night not knowing that our government isn\'t doing
everything possible to prevent another terrorist attack on our own
soil?\"

 

Recent news reports in the foreign media have indicated that the
Department of State is in the process of granting political asylum to
nearly 100 Ahiska Muslims and Meskethi Turks from parts of the former
Soviet Union. There are also as many as 11,000 more of these individuals
who are eligible to apply for legal status using the same process. Many
of these individuals have no formal identification, as the Russian
government does not treat Ahiska Muslims as citizens.

 

Tancredo concluded, \"I hope the State Department can explain what
screening procedures are in place to ensure that none of these
individuals are potential risks, considering their lack of
documentation.\"

 

\# \# \# \#
**The major consensus standards that are appropriate for DOE
safety-related software are**

-   **NQA-2a-1997, Subpart 2.7, Quality Assurance Requirements of
    Computer Software for Nuclear Facility Applications**

-   **NQA-1a-1999, Addenda to ASME NQA-1-1997, Subpart 2.7, Quality
    Assurance**

**[Related IEEE Standards]{.underline}:**

-   **IEEE Standard 730, IEEE Standard for Software Quality Assurance
    Plans**

-   **IEEE Standard 730.1, IEEE Guide for Software Quality Assurance
    Planning**

-   **IEEE Standard 828, IEEE Standard for Software Configuration
    Management Plans**

-   **IEEE Standard 830, IEEE Standard for Software Requirements
    Specifications**

-   **IEEE Standard 1008, IEEE Standard for Software Unit Testing**

-   **IEEE Standard 1012, IEEE Standard for Software Verification and
    Validation**

-   **IEEE Standard 1012a, IEEE Standard for Software Verification and
    Validation - Supplement to 1012**

-   **IEEE Standard 1074, IEEE Standard for Developing Software Life
    Cycle Processes**

-   **IEEE/EIA Standard 12207.0, Industry Implementation of
    International Standard ISO/IEC 12207 Standard for Information
    Technology - Software Life Cycle Processes**

-   **IEEE/EIA Standard 12207.1, Industry Implementation of
    International Standard ISO.IEC 12207 Standard for Information
    Technology - Software Life Cycle Processes - Life Cycle Data**

-   **IEEE/EIA Standard 12207.2, Industry Implementation of
    International Standard ISO.IEC 12207 Standard for Information
    Technology - Software Life Cycle Processes - Implementation
    Considerations**
**Mission: Moon Math**

**Videoconference Event 3: Data Analysis and Presentation**

**Teacher prep**

Prior to this event, students will need to watch Video e from the Moon
Math Challenge webpage. Students will need paper, pencils, rulers and
calculators.

**Order of Presentation:**

1)  **Introduction**

    a.  Students will be asked about their projects and specific
        questions about the Moon that they may have discovered in their
        research so far.

2)  **Concept of Measurement**

    a.  Students will be asked students to come up to the camera in
        teams and explain their project; what are they going to measure?

3)  **Lesson -- Data collection and analysis**

    a.  Experiment: What materials do we need to use if we want to
        determine the diameter of a Moon's crater? Answer: picture of
        the moon, transparency (these two answers can vary depending on
        the technique), ruler, pencil, calculator and data sheet

        i.  Students will need a piece of paper, rulers, and pencils and
            calculators. Students will need to work in their teams.

        ii. How would you set up your data table?

        iii. Have students create a data table. Ask a few students to
             come up to the camera and show/explain their answers.

    b.  Students will be asked how to sort data and how to measure and
        determine the diameter of the crater.

        i.  What is the actual diameter of the moon? (\~3476km)

        ii. Demonstrate measuring diameter of a Moon in photograph.

        iii. Introduce the ratio equation.

        iv. Give some examples of crater diameter measurements and have
            students do the math.

        v.  Where would you record this data? (column title?)

        vi. What units are used for the actual crater diameters?

    c.  Students will be asked to give examples on how to present data
        in a report.

        i.  Tables, graphs and bar charts

    d.  Aha! Factor: Whether measuring crater diameters, distances
        between the Earth and the Moon or orbit lengths, all data must
        be properly collected, recorded and presented clearly.

4)  **Upcoming notices**

    a.  Students need to keep working on their projects.

    b.  Encourage students to look at the moon outside and not just via
        the internet.

    c.  Students can get a NASA prize by submitting the correct answer
        to a moon-related bonus question.

    d.  Please pick a date for your Local Challenge and inform the DLN
        instructor of this date.
**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

In the Matter of )

)

)

Implementation of the Subscriber Carrier )

Selection Changes Provisions of the )

Telecommunications Act of 1996 )

) CC Docket No. 94-129

)

Policies and Rules Concerning )

Unauthorized Changes of Consumers )

Long Distance Carriers )

# ERRATA

# Released: June 14, 2000

By the Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau:

On May 3, 2000, the Commission released the First Order on
Reconsideration (FCC 00-135) in the above-captioned proceeding. These
errata correct the following errors in the released text prior to
publication of the summary of this item in the Federal Register or of
the complete item in the FCC Record:

1\. On page 15, at paragraph 27, note 72, the text "*See* Appendix A, 47
C.F.R. § 0.141(b)(1)(C)" is changed to "*See* Appendix A, 47 C.F.R. §
0.141(b)(1)(iii)."

2\. On page 16, paragraph 30, the paragraph number "**30**" is changed
to paragraph number "30."

3\. On page 18, at paragraph 34, note 89, the text "**1544**" is changed
to "1544.

4\. On page 37, paragraph 91, the text "... the effective date of this
section" is replaced with "...the effective date of these sections."

5\. In Appendix A, page 1, at paragraph 2 under "Part 64 of the
Commission's Rules...," the text "...if further amended..." is changed
to "...is further amended..."

6\. In Appendix A, Section 64.1110(a), the text "... the Commission
Secretary in CC Docket No. 99-129..." is changed to "...the Commission
Secretary in CC Docket No. 94-129..."

7\. In Appendix A, Section 64.1110(b), the text "... the Commission
Secretary in CC Docket No. 99-129..." is changed to "...the Commission
Secretary in CC Docket No. 94-129..."

8\. In Appendix A, Section 64.1150(c), the text "...order that the
carrier removes all unpaid charges from the subscriber's bill..." is
changed to "...order that the carrier remove all unpaid charges for the
first 30 days after the slam from the subscriber's bill..."

9\. In Appendix A, Section 64.1160(f), the text "...provided for in §
64.1160..." is changed to "...provided for in § 64.1170..."

> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
>
> Carol E. Mattey
>
> Deputy Chief, Common Carrier Bureau
**§4.87a Schedule of ratings---other sense organs.**

Rating

**6275** Sense of smell, complete loss 10

**6276** Sense of taste, complete loss 10

Note: Evaluation will be assigned under diagnostic codes 6275 or 6276
only if there is an anatomical or pathological basis for the condition.

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1155)

\[29 FR 6718, May 22, 1964, as amended at 41 FR 11298, Mar. 18, 1976.
Redesig­nated at 52 FR 44119, Nov. 18, 1987; 59 FR 677, Jan. 6, 1994; 64
FR 25210, May 11, 1999\]

**Supplement *Highlights* reference:** 25(1)

*Next Section is §4.88*

Reserved
**STATEMENT OF**

**COMMISSIONER DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE**

Re: Investigation of the Spectrum Requirements for Advanced Medical
Technologies; Amendment of Parts 2 and 95 of the Commission's Rules to
Establish the Medical Device Radio Communications Service at 401-402 and
405-406 MHz; DexCom, Inc. Request for Waiver of the Frequency Monitoring
Requirements of the Medical Implant Communications Service Rules;
Biotronik, Inc. Request for Waiver of the Frequency Monitoring
Requirements for the Medical Implant Communications Service Rules;
*Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Notice of Inquiry and Order*

Imagine a world in which:

-   A quadriplegic can again move her arms and legs;

-   A person with chronic depression never needs a pill;

-   The visually impaired can see with the assistance of a microchip;
    and,

-   An array of conditions such as Parkinson's disease, bipolar
    disorder, obsessive compulsive disorder, and even bulimia can be
    conquered with relative ease.

What once was possible only in science fiction is rapidly becoming
science fact through breakthroughs occurring in biomedical engineering
almost everyday.

The Commission's task in this item is about improving the quality of
life. Throughout my professional career and as a lifelong community
volunteer, I have tried to serve as an advocate for services which heal
the body, mind, and spirit. I am glad that I have another opportunity to
continue that commitment to healthier living in my role as a
Commissioner.

While medical devices that use the spectrum are not a brand new concept,
it is clear that greater and greater achievements lie ahead. Thus, this
item is critical to ensure that we properly facilitate the promises of
biomedical engineering in a manner that protects patients while still
giving doctors and innovators the flexibility they need to continue to
make even more stunning advances in the future.
**[Bibliography]{.underline}**

**Books**

Hastings, Lynne Dakin *A Guidebook to Hampton National Historic Site*,
(Towson, MD: Historic Hampton, Inc., 1986)

Available at Historic Hampton Gift Shop (410)825-1394

The most concise overview of Hampton\'s history, written by Hampton\'s
curator, including information about the Ridgelys, the mansion,
architecture, furniture, and grounds. Written almost 20 years ago, there
has been more recent research that further illuminates the stories of
Hampton, especially the workforce.

Berlin, Ira *Many Thousands Gone The first two centuries of slavery in
North America,* (Cambridge, MA, London: The Belknap Press of the Harvard
University Press, 1998)

Compares and contrasts slavery in the different regions of the United
States.

Whitman, Stephen T *The Price of Freedom Slavery and Manumission in
Baltimore and early national Maryland,*(Kentucky: The University Press
of Kentucky, 1997)

One of the few books specific about slavery in Maryland. It helps put
some of the events in Hampton\'s history in a slightly larger context.

Vlach, John Michael *Back of the Big House*, *The Architecture of
Plantation Slavery,* (Chapel Hill and London: The University of North
Carolina Press, 1993)

Available at [www.uncpress.unc.edu]{.underline}

Puts the architecture of Hampton in its larger architectural context,
comparing and contrasting to similar estates.

**Articles**

*Chattel Slavery at Hampton/Northampton, Baltimore County* by R. Kent
Lancaster. Published in Maryland Historical Magazine , v 95, vo 4
(winter 2000) pages 409 - 427

Available through Maryland Historical Society or
[www.nps.gov/hamp](http://www.nps.gov/hamp)

The most concise summary of recent research on enslaved
African-Americans at Hampton.

*Almost Chattel: The Lives of Indentured Servants at
Hampton/Northampton, Baltimore County* by R. Kent Lancaster. Published
in Maryland Historical Magazine v94 no 3 (Fall 1999) pages 341-362.
Available through Maryland Historical Society-(410)685-3750 or
[www.nps.gov/hamp](http://www.nps.gov/hamp)

Illuminates the role of indentured servants in the early history of
Hampton NHS

For suggestions for other books or resources call Hampton NHS at
(410)823-1309
**Michigan Concerns with the REAL ID Act Implementation**

1)  Foreign passports -- if verification is not possible, must states
    still authenticate the document (the document contains appropriate
    security features and appears authentic)?

2)  Truncated names -- Standardization is needed so all states are
    applying same business rules for truncation

3)  Will native American tribal IDs be acceptable identification to
    prove United States citizenship?

4)  Michigan law extends reciprocity to Canada and its provinces,
    accepting Canadian driver's licenses as a primary document for
    identification. Can Michigan continue to extend such reciprocity?

5)  Internal fraud will become more of a risk factor as additional
    external controls are added.

6)  Funding is a concern -- both one-time implementation and ongoing
    costs.
**§3.952 Protected ratings.**

Ratings under the Schedule of Disability Ratings, 1925, which were the
basis of compensation on April 1, 1946, are subject to modification only
when a change in physical or mental condition would have required a
reduction under the 1925 schedule, or an increased evaluation has been
assigned under the Schedule for Rating Disabilities, 1945 (looseleaf
edition), after which time all evaluations will be under the 1945
schedule (loose-leaf edition) only. Such increased evaluations must be
of an other than temporary nature (due to hospitalization, surgery,
etc.). When a temporary evaluation is involved, the 1925 schedule
evaluation will be restored after the period of increase has elapsed
unless the permanent residuals would have required reduction under that
schedule, or unless an increased evaluation would be assignable under a
1945 schedule (looseleaf edition) rating. In any instance where the
changed condition represents an increased degree of disability under
either rating schedule but the evaluation provided by the 1945 schedule
(looseleaf edition) is less than the evaluation in effect under the 1925
schedule on April 1, 1946, the 1925 schedule evaluation and award are
protected.

\[26 FR 12766, Dec. 30, 1961\]
Labor Department Sues Ohio Glass Company and 401(k) Plan Trustee

Over Delinquent Employee Contributions and Loan Payments

**CINCINNATI** -- The U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit on March
17 against the 401(k) trustee of the Glass Service Company's (GSC) plan
for failing to forward \$31,911.30 in employee contributions and loan
repayments to the plan and retaining the contributions with the general
assets of the company.

The department simultaneously filed an adversary complaint in federal
bankruptcy court to prevent defendant Kevin W. Collis from discharging
any debt owed to the plan in bankruptcy proceedings.

The suit alleges that from Jan. 1, 2000 through Feb. 28, 2001, GSC
withheld from employees' pay contributions to the plan and failed to
timely remit them to the plan's accounts. From March 1, 2001 through
April 30, 2002, GSC continued to withhold employee contributions,
failing to remit them to the plan. In addition, GSC withheld employee
loan repayments to the plan from Jan. 1, 2001 through March 31, 2002.

The lawsuit, filed in federal district court in Columbus, Ohio, seeks
the appointment of an independent fiduciary to manage and terminate the
plan. The suit also seeks to remove Collis, GSC president and the plan
trustee, from his position as fiduciary to the plan, to require him to
repay the plan for the losses and to permanently bar him from acting in
a trust capacity to any plan covered under the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act (ERISA).

Glass Service Company, Inc. of Lancaster, Ohio, a wholesale and retail
window glass products sales and service firm, lost its corporate status
with the State of Ohio in December 2002. Collis filed for Chapter 7
bankruptcy on Dec. 11, 2002. The plan had 26 participants and assets
totaling \$113,000.

Joseph Menez, director of the department's Cincinnati Regional Office of
the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), said, "Even when a
plan fiduciary declares personal bankruptcy, we act to recoup as much
money as possible for plan participants to pay promised retirement
benefits."

Employers with similar problems, who are not yet the subject of an
investigation by EBSA, may be eligible to participate in the
department\'s Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFCP).
Participation in the VFCP requires employers to make workers whole but
allows them to avoid EBSA enforcement actions, civil penalties and any
applicable excise taxes. For more information see
[www.dol.gov/ebsa]{.underline}.

Employers and workers can contact the Cincinnati Regional Office at
1-859-578-4680 or EBSA's toll free number, 1-866-444-EBSA (3272), for
help with any problems relating to private-sector pension and health
plans.

\# \# \#

(Chao v. Kevin W. Collis)

Civil Action No. C2 03 2333

Bankruptcy Action 03-02122
MI AN NO. 879 (2045-X)

SUBJECT: EEO Advisory Committee

TO: All Michigan Rural Development Employees

DATE: September 27, 2006

**[PURPOSE/INTENDED OUTCOME:]{.underline}**

The purpose of this AN is to announce the outcome of the EEO Advisory
Committee (EEOAC) election held in September and to announce the new
members elected and appointed for the coming year with their term
expiration dates.

**[COMPARISON WITH PREVIOUS AN:]{.underline}**

Replaces MI AN 876(2045-X), dated September 25, 2005.

**[IMPLEMENTATION/RESPONSIBILITIES:]{.underline}**

The members of the EEOAC will represent all employees in Michigan.
Periodic meetings will be held at least quarterly. Members of the
Committee are on official travel for these meetings.

Three new members were elected to serve terms not to exceed 09/30/2008:
Brian Diatchun, Budget Analyst -- S/O; Laura Leplow, RDS -- Flint L/O;
Jacquelyn Carmean, RDM -- Grand Rapids L/O. David Greenwood, RDS --
Traverse City L/O has been appointed not to exceed 09/30/2008. Lisa
Castillo, MFH Specialist -- S/O, has been appointed as an Alternate to
serve not to exceed 09/30/2008.

The complete EEOAC, whether or not they were elected (E) or appointed
(A), and their term expiration dates are:

Tara King, RDT -- Berrien Springs 9/30/2007 E

Susan Williams, RDS -- Sault Ste. Marie 9/30/2007 E

Robert Bertram, RDS -- Howell L/O 9/30/2007 E

Valerie Brickner-Stewart, RDS Traverse City L/O 9/30/2007 E

Susan Tetil, MFH Specialist - Caro A/O 9/30/2007 A

Laura Leplow, RDS -- Flint L/O 9/30/2008 E

Brian Diatchun, Budget Analyst -- S/O 9/30/2008 E

Jacquelyn Carmean, RDM -- Grand Rapids L/O 9/30/2008 E

David Greenwood, RDS -- Traverse City L/O 9/30/2008 A

Lisa Castillo, MFH Specialist -- S/O 9/30/2008 A-Alternate

EXPIRATION DATE: September 30, 2007

**[FILING INSTRUCTIONS]{.underline}**:

Preceding RD Instruction 2045-X

The first meeting of the new EEOAC year will be held, Thursday, October
12, 2006, at 10:00 a.m. in the State Office Conference Room A on the
2^nd^ Floor. If any individual has a concern they would like the EEOAC
to look into, you may contact any of the EEOAC members who will see to
it that your concern is put on the agenda for the next meeting.

/s/ Gene DeRossett

Gene DeRossett

State Director
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    -   **You do not have to use your name to register.**

    -   You will need to: Create and enter a username, a password, and
        provide an email address.

    -   Choose the group that best describes you:

        -   Employee

        -   Veteran

        -   Both - if you are a veteran and an employee

        -   Other - if you are a non-veteran family member, friend,
            volunteer, etc.

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    physical activity each week for at least 8 weeks during the
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-   Keep track of your physical activity minutes each week.

-   For each week of the challenge, go online to
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    -   Enter your username and password.

    -   Check the box if you completed at least 150 minutes of
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height="0.6131944444444445in"}**PUBLIC NOTICE**

**Federal Communications Commission** News media information 202 /
418-0500

**The Portals** Fax-On-Demand 202 / 418-2830

**445 Twelfth Street, S.W.** Internet: http://www.fcc.gov

**Washington, D.C. 20554** ftp.fcc.gov

**Report No.** **2566** **July 25, 2002**

###  PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS

> Petition for Reconsideration has been filed in the Commission\'s
> rulemaking proceedings listed in this
>
> Public Notice and published pursuant to 47 CFR Section 1.429(e). The
> full text of this document is
>
> available for viewing and copying in Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street,
> S.W., Washington, D.C. or may
>
> be purchased from the Commission\'s copy contractor, Qualex
> International (202) 863-2893. Oppositions
>
> to this petition must be filed within 15 days of the date of public
> notice of the petition in the Federal
>
> Register. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the Commission\'s rules (47 CFR
> 1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition
>
> must be filed within 10 days after the time for filing oppositions has
> expired.

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**Subject:** Amendment of the FM Table of Allotments (MM Docket No.
01-131, MM Docket No.

> 01-133)

**Filed By:** -Gene A. Bechtel for Charles Crawford on 07/10/2002

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**FCC**
![](media/image1.png)**C**onstructive, **H**elpful, and **I**nformative
**P**ractices

# Baldrige Basics: Results

The approach and deployment criteria describe the systems and processes
in place to guide the organization to success. These systems and
processes determine the results that happen. Results are the charts and
graphs that show what happened as a result of the hard work done by our
organization -- the report card. To evaluate strategies and goals, we
need some way to objectively tell whether they worked or not.
Reinforcement or redirection can then be applied.

Results should have clean, uncluttered graphs and charts that are easily
understood with the desirable direction for trending clearly noted and
any internal goals or targets also identified. Comparisons with either
best-in-class or direct competitors should also be clearly noted on the
charts. Data points over at least three years are needed to determine
whether a trend exists with five years being desirable to firmly
establish a trend. Sustained excellent performance is also acceptable.
We can't be expected to show improving trends if performance is
practically perfect on a long-term basis.

Business Results is divided into five sections:

**Customer Focused Results** includes customer satisfaction results
segmented by customer group and market segment, and product and service
performance results.

**Financial and Market Results** includes gains and losses of customers
or market share and typical financial measures around sales, return on
investment, and profit. Since we don't earn profit, we can measure
earned value (% work done for % of funding spent) and uncosted balances
over time.

**Human Resource Results** includes safety, turnover, employee morale,
absenteeism, training effectiveness, percentage of employee suggestions
that are implemented, recognition of employees and compensation.

**Supplier and Partner Results** includes both soft and hard data to
reflect the performance of suppliers and partners to our requirements.
Data for only the major suppliers that spend the majority of our money
are needed.

**Organizational Effectiveness Results** is the section for performance
measures that are unique to our business or industry. Results from
special initiatives driven by management that don't easily fit in the
first four sections can be reported here.
Checklist for Creating a Participatory Environment

***Climate and Environment***

-   Is the location a place where people feel comfortable?

-   Is the meeting site accessible to everyone? If not, have you
    provided for transportation or escorts to help people get to the
    site?

-   Is the space the right size? Choose a room size that matches the
    size of your group and enhances the atmosphere you want to create.
    If necessary, is there room for people to move from a large group to
    smaller groups.

-   Is the room well lit? Is there any natural lighting?

-   Can the temperature be adjusted?\
    \
    ***Logistics and Room Arrangements***

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-   Are chairs arranged to encourage discussion, equality, safety and
    familiarity.

-   Are their places to hang newsprint and can you use tape without
    damaging the walls?

-   Is an easel available?

-   Is there enough space so that you can keep important material
    visible instead of removing it?

-   Do you have a sign-in sheet?

-   Do you have name tags, marking pen?

-   Are there tables for people to use?

-   Have you identified who is bringing the refreshments?

-   Are there outlets for heated beverages?

-   Can you set things up so people can get food without disrupting the
    meeting?

-   Do you need a microphone? Video cameras? LCD projector?

-   Do you have someone who can help you with any technical difficulties
    and can test your equipment before you start?

-   Have you identified what materials/methods you will use to
    acknowledge people\'s accomplishments?

Adapted from "Developing Facilitation Skills," in *Community Tool
Box---Bringing Solutions to Light.*

pt. E, chap. 16, sec. 2, *by M. Axner with B. Berkowitz (Ed.),*
retrieved November 20, 2003, from
<http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/en/sub_section_main_1154.htm>
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**JUNE 6-8, 2006**

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June 23, 2003 202-225-2132

### ***[Istook Says Ruling is Common Sense]{.underline}***

### **Supreme Court Upholds Internet Filtering Bill**

*Washington, DC* \-- Today, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Children's
Internet Protection Act (CIPA) as constitutional.

Istook, the principal author of the Children's Internet Protection Act
(CIPA), expressed his satisfaction with the ruling. **"It's only common
sense that we shouldn't use taxpayers' money to subsidize children's
access to Internet pornography,"** said Istook. **"This law doesn't
censor anything, but it does refuse to subsidize pornography that's
aimed at kids."**

CIPA requires that public libraries install filters to block obscenity
on computers paid for with federal funds to which children have access.
CIPA became law in December 2000, when Istook successfully attached it
as a rider on an appropriations bill. The American Civil Liberties Union
(ACLU) and the American Library Association (ALA) filed suit against the
law in March 2001 claiming that it would censor
constitutionally-protected speech. In May 2002, a three-judge
Philadelphia appellate court struck down the law. In March 2003, the
Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case; and today, they declared
the law to be constitutional.

**"I'm pleased, but not surprised that the Supreme Court has upheld
these common-sense restrictions on how federal taxpayer dollars are
spent,"** said Istook. **"If they had failed to uphold the
constitutionality of the law, and instead maintained that libraries have
a responsibility to provide access to everything, public libraries would
have essentially become taxpayer-funded adult bookstores. It's sad that
the ACLU and the liberal leadership of the ALA seem to be more concerned
with helping the pornographers than with helping our children.**"

*Istook was formerly the chairman of the Metropolitan Library System
Board in Oklahoma City.*
**Brief Bio**

Dr. Norma Jones is an Associate Professor, who has taught at the School
of Social Work for the last twenty years and is director of the School's
International Linkage Development Program. She has previously taught at
the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work and the School of
Medicine and is a licensed clinician in the practice of psychotherapy in
Maryland and the District of Columbia. Dr. Jones is a Stress Management
Specialist at the Virginia National Processing Service Center -
Department of Homeland Security/ Federal Emergency Management Agency. At
the Virginia-NPSC, she assisted in the development and implementation of
a Critical Incident Stress Management Program.

She is on a number of local, national and international boards that are
related to the profession of social work and the delivery of mental
health services, and has published and conducted research in these
areas.

**Areas of Specialization Include:**

Human Service Management and Planning

Individual and Family and Group Therapy

Staff Development/Training

Training in Cross Cultural Awareness

Social Research

Professional Development in Caribbean Countries and South Africa

Training in Stress Management

International Social Work

**Contact Information**

Howard University School of Social work

(202)806-7317

(202)806-7300

(202)387-4309 (fax)

<sc.jones@starpower.net>

Home - (410)997-7025

Cell -- (410)530-9066

Home FAX -- (410)997-1592
**[St. Petersburg College -- Emergency Management Certificate Program
supporting the Associate Degree in Emergency
Administration]{.underline}**

The Southeastern Public Safety Institute at St. Petersburg College
offers an emergency management certificate program that supports the
Associates Degree in Emergency Administration. The certificate requires
24 credit hours of emergency management courses. The certificate and
associate degree can be earned entirely on-line.

**EAM Certificate courses (3 credit hours each) include:**

FFP 1528 Introduction of Hazards

FFP 2012 Emergency Management Public Education Programs

FFP 2104 Public Policy/EM

FFP 2480 Disaster Recovery Operations

FFP 2481 Fundamentals of Emergency Management

FFP 2485 Integrated Emergency Management Planning II

FFP 2487 Integrated Emergency Management Planning Systems I

FFP 2529 Hazard Mitigation

Good computer skills are essential for on-line work.

St. Petersburg College is accredited by the Southern Association of
Colleges and Schools.

For more information:

> Contact: Roger Melchior, Southeastern Public Safety Institute
>
> St. Petersburg College
>
> Allstate Center, P.O. Box 13489
>
> St. Petersburg, Florida 33733
>
> Phone: (727) 341-4479/4529
>
> Fax: (727) 549-6062
>
> Email: <Melchior.Roger@spcollege.edu>
>
> Additional Information: Web Page:
> [www.spcollege.edu/ac](http://www.spcollege.edu/ac)
>
> Additional Phone:
>
> Update: 08/30/07

**"Please note: Some of the Web sites linked to in this document are not
federal government Web sites, and may not necessarily operate under the
same laws, regulations, and policies as federal Web sites."**