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Press Release

**USAID-sponsored secondary school achievers recognized**

**Karachi, September 13:** The Aga Khan University-Examination Board
distributed awards at the Aga Khan University Auditorium here today to
the highest achieving candidates of their first Secondary School
Examination Certificate examination, as part of a USAID-funded program.

"Examination plays an important role in any education system," said Ms.
Kay L. Anske, U.S. Consul General Karachi, in her remarks delivered on
the occasion. "USAID is supporting Aga Khan University-Examination Board
to help change the examination approach in Pakistan that is based on
rote memorization to one that promotes creative thinking."

Also present on the occasion were Senator Roshan Barucha and President
Aga Khan University, Firoz Rasool.

Approximately, 1,784 candidates from 60 schools participated in the
first SSC Composite Examination that was held in May 2007. Of these, 78%
participants passed the examination.

Initiated in 2003 with a \$4.5 million assistance provided by the U.S.
Agency for International Development Agency (USAID), the Aga Khan
University Examination Board has introduced an alternative model based
on creative thinking as opposed to the older rote memorization methods.

Support for this program is part of the \$1.5 billion in aid that the
U.S. government is providing to Pakistan over five years, through USAID,
to improve education, health, economic growth, governance and for
earthquake reconstruction.

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# Before the

# Federal Communications Commission

# Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of: )

)

INTERMEDIA PARTNERS OF KENTUCKY, L.P. ) File Nos. CSB-A-0308

AND TKR CABLE OF GREATER LOUISVILLE ) CSB-A-0397 ) CSB-A-0618

Motion to Withdraw Appeals of Local Rate Orders )

Setting Basic Service Rates Issued by the Jefferson )

County League of Cities Cable Commission )

# ORDER

**Adopted: December 9, 1999 Released: December 10, 1999**

By the Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division, Cable
Services Bureau:

1.  On November 22, 1999, InterMedia Partners of Kentucky, L.P.
    (\"InterMedia\"), successor-in-interest to TCI/TKR of Jefferson
    County, Inc., d/b/a TKR Cable of Greater Louisville (\"TKR\"), and
    the Jefferson County League of Cities Cable Commission (\"League of
    Cities\") jointly moved to terminate Commission review of three
    local rate orders. TKR filed appeals on May 24, 1996 and April 23,
    1997 of two local rate orders, Order No. 96-2 adopted April 24, 1996
    and Order No. 97-1 adopted March 24, 1997 by the League of Cities.
    On March 26, 1999, InterMedia filed an appeal of Order No.99-1
    adopted by the League of Cities on February 24, 1999. TKR and
    InterMedia also filed Requests for Emergency Stay of each of the
    rate orders. The rate orders denied InterMedia\'s rate increase for
    basic cable service and required InterMedia to issue refunds to
    subscribers. In the Joint Motion, InterMedia and the League of
    Cities state that they have reached an acceptable resolution of
    these matters and further Commission review of the underlying
    dispute is no longer necessary. InterMedia and the League of Cities
    withdraw the two appeals and requests for stay filed by TKR and the
    appeal and stay request filed by InterMedia, and all subsequent
    filings related to these proceedings.

2.  Accordingly, **IT IS ORDERED** that the Joint Motion to Withdraw
    Appeals of Local Rate Orders filed by InterMedia Partners of
    Kentucky, L.P., successor-in-interest to TCI/TKR of Jefferson
    County, Inc., d/b/a TKR cable of Greater Louisville and the
    Jefferson County League of Cities Cable Commission **IS GRANTED**
    and the appeals and requests for stay filed by TKR and InterMedia\'s
    appeal and request for stay **ARE DISMISSED.**

3.  This action is taken pursuant to authority delegated by Section
    0.321 of the Commission\'s rules. 47 C.F.R. § 0.321.

> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
>
> Deborah E. Klein
>
> Chief, Consumer Protection and Competition Division
>
> Cable Services Bureau
**Frank Novachek**

Director, Corporate Planning

Xcel Energy

1225 17^th^ Street, Suite 1200

Denver, CO 80202

Phone: 303-294-2410

E-mail: frank.novachek@xcelenergy.com

**EDUCATION**

MBA University of Colorado; Denver, CO; 1999

BS Physics; Colorado State University; Ft. Collins, CO; 1978

**PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE**

**1979 -- Present Xcel Energy Inc. Denver, CO** (in following positions)

**2000 -- Present** Director, Corporate Planning

## **1999 -- 2000** Xcel Energy Merger Integration Project Manager 

**1996 -- 1999** Director, Product Development

**1995 -- 1996** New Century Energies Merger Integration Project Manager

**1992 -- 1995** General Manager, Audit Services

**1988 -- 1992** Program Manager and Deputy Program Director, Defueling
& Decommissioning -- FSV HTGR

**1979 -- 1988** Fort St. Vrain High Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor
Station Management and other positions; Platteville, CO

**SOCIETIES and COMMITTIES** (current memberships)

Hydrogen Utility Group (HUG) -- Chairman and founding member

National Hydrogen Association -- Board Member

Upper Midwest Hydrogen Initiative EPRI Hydrogen Program

Mountain States Hydrogen Business Council

Colo. State University, School of Mechanical Engineering Advisory Panel
**FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION**

![](media/image1.png){width="0.84375in" height="0.84375in"}**ENFORCEMENT
BUREAU**

South Central Region

**Houston Office**

9597 Jones Road, #362

Houston, Texas 77065

April 10, 2007

Texas Communications of Bryan, Inc.

Bryan, Texas

**NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION**

Case Number: EB-07-HU-027

Document Number: W20073254005

On March 22, 2007, in response to a complaint of interference, an agent
from the Commission's Houston Office of the Enforcement Bureau confirmed
by direction finding techniques that radio signals on frequency 153.830
MHz were emanating from your antenna structure, ASR \# 1044889, near
Caldwell, Texas. During an inspection, you admitted to operating a Part
22 transmitter on 153.830 MHz. The Commission's records show that no
license was issued to you for operation of a radio station on 153.830
MHz at this location near Caldwell, Texas.

Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 301.
Although you have a license, call sign KWU276, that license does not
authorize transmissions on 153.830 MHz. You are hereby warned that
operation of radio transmitting equipment without a valid radio station
authorization constitutes a violation of the Federal laws cited above
and could subject the operator to severe penalties, including, but not
limited to, substantial monetary fines, *in rem* arrest action against
the offending radio equipment, and criminal sanctions including
imprisonment. (*see* 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501, 503 and 510).

**UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED
IMMEDIATELY**.

You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any
evidence that you have authority to operate granted by the FCC. Your
response should be sent to the address in the letterhead and reference
the listed case and document number. Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5
U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3), we are informing you that the Commission's staff
will use all relevant material information before it to determine what,
if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your compliance with
FCC Rules. This will include any information that you disclose in your
reply.

You may contact this office if you have any questions.

Stephen P. Lee

Resident Agent

Houston Office
**§18.514 Exceptions to the rules against age discrimination; reasonable
factors**

**other than age.**

A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by
§18.511 which is based on a factor other than age, even though that
action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages.
An action may be based on a factor other than age only if the factor
bears a direct and substantial relationship to the normal operation of
the program or activity or to the achievement of a statutory objective.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6101--6107)

**§18.515 Burden of proof.**

The burden of proving that an age distinction or other action falls
within the exceptions outlined in §§18.513 and 18.514 is on the
recipient of Federal financial assistance. (Authority: 42 U.S.C.
6101--6107)

**§18.516 Affirmative action by recipients.**

Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take
affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions that resulted
in limited participation in the recipient's program or activity on the
basis of age. (Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6101--6107)

*Next Section is §18.531*
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION

\[Name of Applicant\] Docket No. CP -

PRIOR NOTICE OF ACTIVITY UNDER BLANKET CERTIFICATE

( )

Take notice that on \[date filed\], \[Name of Applicant\] filed a prior
notice request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and \[identify applicable
regulation in Section 157\] of the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission\'s regulations under the Natural Gas Act, and \[applicant's\]
blanket certificate issued in Docket No. \[enter applicable docket
number(s)\], for authorization to \[describe activity and location\].

\[Briefly summarize the facts contained in the request in sufficient
detail so as to notify the public of its scope and purpose\].

\[Include the name, address, and telephone number of an authorized
contact person\].

Any person or the Commission\'s staff may, within 45 days after issuance
of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 214 of
the Commission\'s Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of
the regulations under the NGA (18 CFR 157.205), a protest to the
request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefore, the
proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the day
after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed and
not withdrawn within 30 days after the allowed time for filing a
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the NGA.

Protests will be considered by the Commission in determining the
appropriate action to be taken, but will not serve to make protestants
parties to the proceeding. Any person wishing to become a party must
file a notice of intervention or motion to intervene, as appropriate.
Such motions or protests must be filed on or before the comment date.
Anyone filing a motion to intervene or protest must serve a copy of that
document on the Applicant. On or before the comment date, it is not
necessary to serve motions to intervene or protests on persons other
than the Applicant.

The Commission encourages electronic submission of comments, protests
and interventions in lieu of paper using the "eFiling" link at
[http://www.ferc.gov](http://www.ferc.gov/). Persons unable to file
electronically should submit an original and 14 copies of the protest or
intervention to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 888 First
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20426.

This filing is accessible on-line at
[http://www.ferc.gov](http://www.ferc.gov/), using the "eLibrary" link
and is available for review in the Commission's Public Reference Room in
Washington, D.C. There is an "eSubscription" link on the web site that
enables subscribers to receive email notification when a document is
added to a subscribed docket(s). For assistance with any FERC Online
service, please email <FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov>, or call (866)
208-3676 (toll free). For TTY, call (202) 502-8659.

Comment Date: 5:00 pm Eastern Time on (insert date).

Magalie R. Salas

Secretary
**Animal Incident Report**

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

**Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13**

**Submitted by United Airlines**

**Reporting Period: June 1 -- June 30, 2005**

# July 15, 2005

**Total Reportable Incidents: 2**

**INCIDENT 1:**

**United Flight 251 English Bulldog Name: Buju**

**June 9, 2005 7:30 PM Male, age 2**

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

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

**Description of incident:**

Buju, an English Bulldog, was traveling with a companion dog in a
separate kennel. The dogs were boarded in Pittsburgh with a scheduled
stop in Denver where they would be transferred to a Portland Oregon
flight. One of the dogs, Buju, was deceased upon arrival of United
flight 251 in Denver.

**Description of cause of the incident:**

A necropsy stated that death was due to pulmonary congestion and edema.
No intercurrent or pre-existent disease was identified that predisposed
to pulmonary changes and death, except for the abnormal morphology of
the upper airway which is characteristic of the English Bulldog breed.
The pathology report noted there was no evidence of trauma.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

No corrective action was taken or warranted as United procedures were
followed.

**INCIDENT 2:**

**United Airlines 455 Blue Doberman Name: Jasmine**

**June 27, 2005 7:30 AM Female, age 10**

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

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

**Description of Incident:**

Jasmine was boarded in Hartford with a connection in Chicago where she
was to have been transferred to a Portland Oregon flight. Jasmine was
deceased upon arrival of United flight 455 in Chicago.

**Description of cause of the incident:**

The necropsy stated that a definitive cause of death could not be
determined from either the gross necropsy or the histologic examination
of the tissue. However, no external trauma was identified.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

No corrective action was taken or warranted as United procedures were
followed.
**Danger Signals: How Sleepy Are You?\
**Provided by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety

You can\'t control your own sleep \-- ask anyone who\'s ever had
insomnia. If you\'re tired you can fall asleep at any time. If you\'re
about to fall asleep, you will experience some or all of the following:

-   You have trouble keeping your eyes open and focused

-   You nod and can\'t keep your head up

-   You daydream or have wandering, disconnected thoughts

-   You yawn a lot or need to rub your eyes

-   You find yourself drifting out of your lane or tailgating

-   You miss road signs or drive past your turn

-   You feel irritable, restless, and impatient

-   On the Interstate, you drift off the road and hit the rumble strips

If you have even one of these symptoms you could be sleepier than you
think. Pull off the road and get some sleep. It\'s dangerous to drive
with your eyes closed.

AAA Foundation research identified some of the risk factors implicated
in drowsy driving crashes. Ask yourself these questions:

-   Have you been awake for 20 hours or more?

-   Have you had six hours sleep or less in the last 24 hours?

-   Do you often drive between midnight and 6 a.m.?

-   Do you frequently feel drowsy while you\'re driving?

-   Do you work the night shift?

-   Do you work more than one job?

If you have any of these indicators you are at a much higher risk of
having a drowsy-driving crash, even if you don\'t feel sleepy. Half the
drivers who had drowsy-driving crashes said they felt \"only slightly
sleepy\" or \"not at all sleepy\" right before the crash.
[Statement of Work]{.underline}

To Partially Support the Production of the

"World Health Report on Neurological Disorders: Public Health
Challenges"

The purpose of this contract is to provide financial support to the
production of a report entitled "World Health Report on Neurological
Disorders: Public Health Challenges." This report will focus on nine
major neurological disorders, discuss common public health aspects,
summarize the challenge, burden, barriers to treatment of these
disorders and provide recommendations in treatment strategies.

Neurological disorders constitute a large and increasing share of the
global burden of disease. Realizing this challenge, the World Federation
of Neurology (WFN), the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation
(MSIF), the International Headache Society (IHS) and the International
Association for the Study of Pain (IASP) has formed an informal
consortium to hire a neurologist to produce this report. The National
Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) will contribute
\$20,000 as partial support to the production of the "World Health
Report on Neurological Disorders."

The mission of the NINDS is to reduce the burden of neurological
disease - a burden borne by every age group, by every segment of
society, by people all over the world. The NINDS' support and
participation in this project is critical and directly related to our
mission to reduce neurological disorders around the world. It will also
provide useful information to serve as a guide for NINDS' strategic
planning on international disease-related research and international
collaborations. The NINDS is recommending to **[add pediatric
neurological disorders, such as cerebral palsy, as a topic in Chapter II
and to include discussions of children specific issues in other disease
topics.]{.underline}**

We are asking that a \$20,000 check be prepared and sent to World
Federation of Neurology (WFN), ATTN: Keith Newton, 12 Chandos Street,
London WIG9DR, UK as NINDS contribution towards producing this report.
PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 01-1477**

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

**CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ACTION June 22, 2001**

**Effective Date of Broadcast Signal Carriage Rule Provisions Requiring
OMB Approval**

**CS Docket Nos. 00-96 and 99-363**

On November 30, 2000, the Commission, in CS Docket Nos. 00-96 and
99-363, released a *Report and Order* (FCC 00-417, 16 FCC Rcd 1918
(2000)) adopting a rule, 47 C.F.R. 76.66 (Satellite Broadcast Signal
Carriage rule), requiring satellite carriers, by January 1, 2002, to
carry all local television stations seeking carriage in any market in
which they provide local-into-local service. The rule, which was
published in the Federal Register at 66 FR 7410 (Jan. 23, 2001), was
adopted pursuant to Section 338 of the Communications Act of 1934,
adopted as part of the Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999
("SHVIA"). The rule covers: carriage obligations and definitions, market
definitions, delivery of a good quality signal, duplicating signals,
channel positioning, content to be carried, material degradation,
compensation for carriage, and remedies for carriage violations.
Sections 76.66(c)(3), (c)(5), (d), and (m) of the rule*,* however,
contained information collection requirements that required approval
from the Office of Management and Budget ("OMB") before they could
become effective. OMB approved the information collection requirements
on June 7, 2001 (*see* OMB No. 3060-0980). Accordingly, Sections
76.66(c)(3), (c)(5), (d), and (m) of the Satellite Broadcast Signal
Carriage rule will become effective upon publication of this notice in
the Federal Register.

Media Contact: Michelle Russo 202-418-2358

Cable Services Bureau Contact: Eloise Gore 202-418-7200, TTY
202-418-7172.

\-- FCC \--
# ORR State Letter

**\#** **06-20** **Date: November 02, 2006**

TO: STATE REFUGEE COORDINATORS

NATIONAL VOLUNTARY AGENCIES

OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES

FROM: Martha E. Newton

Director

Office of Refugee Resettlement

SUBJECT: Clarification of the Medicaid Program's New Guidance on
Citizenship Documentation for Medicaid Benefits

On June 9, 2006, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
issued a Medicaid Fact Sheet and a State Medicaid Directors' Letter
providing guidance regarding the implementation of section 6036 of the
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (Pub. L. No. 109-171).
<http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=1878>

<http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/media/press/release.asp?Counter=1878>

This Medicaid guidance implements a new requirement effective July 1,
2006 that persons who are applying for Medicaid and claim to be U.S.
citizens, provide actual documentary evidence of U.S. citizenship or
nationality.

This State Letter is to provide clarification of the impact of this
Medicaid guidance on refugees, asylees, Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian
entrants, and victims of a severe form of trafficking who receive
certification or eligibility letters from ORR, and certain other
specified family members. [See]{.underline} 45 CFR 400.43 and ORR State
Letter #01-13 on the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, dated May 3,
2001, as modified by ORR State Letter \# 02-01, January 4, 2002, and ORR
State Letter \# 04-12, June 18, 2004.

**The Medicaid guidance on implementation of section 6036 of the Deficit
Reduction Act of 2005 has no impact on the process for determining
Medicaid eligibility of refugees, asylees, Amerasians, Cuban and Haitian
entrants, or victims of a severe form of trafficking. The Medicaid
eligibility determination process for refugees, asylees, Amerasians,
Cuban and Haitian Entrants, and victims of a severe form of trafficking
who receive certification or eligibility letters from ORR, and certain
other specified family members of trafficking victims, remains the same
as it was prior to the enactment of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.**

Section 1137(d)(2) of the Social Security Act (SSA) describes the
procedures to be followed in determining Medicaid eligibility if the
individual applying for Medicaid is not a citizen or national of the
United States. **These procedures have not changed, and are not affected
by the implementation of section 6036 of the Deficit Reduction Act of
2005.**

<http://www.ssa.gov/OP_Home/ssact/title11/1137.htm>

Please direct any questions regarding this State letter to Gayle Smith
at (202) 205-3590, or by

e-mail: <gsmith@acf.hhs.gov>.
Fact Sheet

**Description**: The Usability Test Environment (UTE) Tool is software
used to collect, analyze, and report the results of scenario-based
website usability tests. The UTE Tool helps federal web managers
efficiently and effectively test their websites to make them more
citizen-centric.

# Key Benefits:

-   Reduces overall usability testing costs and testing time.

-   Improves reporting accuracy and consistency by automating routine,
    manual tasks.

-   Expedites the usability testing process, enabling more tests in the
    same timeframe.

-   Saves time by producing test plans and test reports quickly and
    automatically.

-   Captures valuable performance, satisfaction, and demographic data.

-   Provides metrics to show quantitative improvements resulting from
    changes to the website.

-   Compares test results with usability objectives and prior test
    data/results.

**Other Features:**

-   Collects, analyzes, and charts data on users' performance
    (successful task completion rates, time on task, navigation paths,
    error rates, etc.), satisfaction ratings, and demographic data.

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-   Provides rapid data collection, analysis, and reporting.

-   Randomizes test questions for each test participant to increase
    validity.

-   Reduces bias from test administrator or note-takers, making the test
    more objective and the usability testing process more rigorous.

-   Consolidates/automates test forms, paperwork, pre/post-test
    questions, and usability scenarios.

-   Available in English and Spanish languages.

**How to Get the UTE Tool:**

The original release of the UTE is available **free to U. S. federal
government agencies.** (You must be a federal employee to access this
software for free.) Instructions on downloading, installing, and
activating the UTE are available at: <http://www.mindd.com/UTE-Federal>
or by contacting Mind Design Systems at 801-782-5544 or
<UTEinfo@mindd.com>. Federal agencies also receive discounts on software
updates and customer support. The UTE is available for purchase by
non-federal organizations and individuals. Contact Mind Design Systems
at 801-782-5544 or <UTEinfo@mindd.com>.

**Federal Partners:**

The following federal agencies partnered to develop the UTE: the General
Services Administration (GSA), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), the U. S. Department of Agriculture
(USDA), the U. S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS), and the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) IUSER Project.

**Questions?**

Contact Mind Design Systems, Inc. at 801-782-5544 or email
UTEinfo@mindd.com.
**Report No.** **2617** **July 22, 2003**

###  PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION AND CLARIFICATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS

> Petitions for Reconsideration and Clarification have 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 these
>
> petitions must be filed within 15 days of the date of public notice of
> the petitions 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.

\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

> **Subject:** In the Matter of the Commission's Rules to Create a Low
> Frequency Allocation for the Amateur Radio Service (ET Docket No.
> 02-98, RM-9404)
>
> **Filed By:** -W. Lee McVey on 05/19/03
>
> **Subject:** In the Matter of Flexibility for Delivery of
> Communications by Mobile Satellite Service Providers in the 2 GHz
> Band, the L-Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands
>
> (IB Docket No. 01-185)
>
> Review of the Spectrum Sharing Plan Among Non-Geostationary Satellite
> Orbit Mobile Satellite Service Systems in the 1.6/2.4 GHz Bands (IB
> Docket No. 02-364)
>
> **Filed By:** -Raul R. Rodriguez, Attorney for U.S. GPS Industry
> Council on 06/11/03[^1]
>
> **-**Raul R. Rodriguez, Attorney for U.S. GPS Industry Council on
> 06/16/03\*
>
> **-**David G. Richards, Attorney for Cingular Wireless LLC on 07/07/03
>
> **-**David A. Nall, Attorney for The Boeing Company on 07/07/03
>
> **-**Michael F. Altschul, Attorney for Cellular Telecommunications &
> Internet Association on 07/07/03
>
> **-**Alexander D. Hoehn-Saric for Inmarsat Ventures PLC on 07/07/03
>
> **-**Lon C. Levin for Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC on
> 07/07/03

\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

FCC

[^1]: This petition was subsequently filed on June 11, 2003 and June 16,
    2003
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## Release No. 0386.04

# Ed Loyd (202) 720-4623

# Tim McNeilly (202) 690-0498

VENEMAN ANNOUNCES \$22.8 MILLION TO SUPPORT RENEWABLE ENERGY INITIATIVES
IN 26 STATES

**167 Recipients Named to Receive Grants: 89 Agricultural Producers /78
Small Businesses**

SPENCER, Iowa, Sept. 15, 2004---Agriculture Secretary Ann M. Veneman
today announced the selection of 167 recipients from 26 states to
receive \$22.8 million in competitive grants to support President Bush's
renewable energy efforts. The funds will used by rural small businesses,
farmers and ranchers to develop renewable energy systems and promote
energy efficiency improvements.

"The Bush Administration is committed to advancing renewable energy
ventures in rural America," said Veneman. "We have the natural resources
and the ingenuity to create new forms of energy and to use it more
efficiently."

Veneman said the Renewable Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency
Improvements program was created as part of the 2002 Farm Bill to assist
farmers, ranchers, and rural small businesses develop renewable energy
systems and make energy efficiency improvements to their operations. In
2003, the Bush Administration invested under this program \$21.7 million
to develop or improve wind power, anaerobic digester, solar, ethanol and
other bioenergy related systems or energy efficiency improvements in 24
states.

A large percent of the 94 renewable energy applications selected this
year will support anaerobic digesters and small and large wind power
type ventures. A predominate number of the 73 energy efficiency grants
will go to agricultural producers who will use the funds for buildings.
A complete list of the selected grant recipients and projects can be
found at <http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/newsroom/news.htm>. ** **Funding
of selected applicants will be contingent upon meeting the conditions of
the grant agreements.

The design and implementation of the grant program was accomplished
through consultation with several federal departments and agencies, most
notably the U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection
Agency. "The sharing of technical and human resources has greatly
enhanced the submission of qualified applications and selection of this
year's recipients," said Acting Under Secretary for Rural Development
Gilbert Gonzalez. "By combining resources, we are improving the delivery
of government services to the American taxpayer and implementing a more
effective energy program."

USDA Rural Development\'s mission is to deliver programs in a way that
will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of
life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development
provides equity and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in
homeownership, business development, and critical community and
technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is
available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting
USDA\'s web site at
[http://www.rurdev.usda.gov](http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/).

\#
**[Nashville]{.underline}**

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas -- Tribal

129 Daycare Road

Livingston, TX 77351

Phone: 936-563-2058

Aroostook Bank of Micmac Indians -- Tribal

8 Northern Road

Presque Isle, ME 04769

Phone: 207-764-7219

Catawba Indian Nation - IHS

2893 Sturgis Road

Rock Hill, SC 29734

Phone: 803-366-9090

Cherokee Indian Hospital -- Tribal

1 Hospital Road

Cherokee, NC 28719

Phone: 828-497-9163

Chitimacha Tribe of Louisiana -- Tribal

3231 Chitmacha Trail

Charenton, LA 70523

Phone: 337-923-0995

Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana -- Tribal

2003 CC Bel Road

Elton, LA 70532

Phone: 337-584-1492

Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians -- Tribal

88 Bell Road, Suite 1

Littleton, ME 04730

Phone: 207-532-2240

Jena Band of Choctaw Indians -- Tribal

1849 Cowart St

Jena, LA 71342

Phone: 318-992-2727

Manlius Service Unit - IHS

122 East Seneca Street

Manlius, NY 13104

Phone: (315) 682-3167

Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation -- Tribal

P.O. Box 3260

Mashantucket, CT 06338

Phone: 860-312-8012

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida -- Tribal

Mile Marker 70 US41 Tamiami Trial

Miami, FL 33194

Phone: 305-894-2389

Mississippi Band -- Choctaw -- Tribal

210 Hospital Circle

Choctaw, MS 39350

Phone: 601-389-6240

Mohegan Tribe of Indian of CT.-- Tribal

5 Crow Hill Road

Uncasville, CT 06382

Phone: 860-862-6103

Narragansett Indian Tribe -- Tribal

4533 South Country Trail

Charleston, RI 02813

Phone: 401-364-12565

Oneida Indian Nation of NY -- Tribal

2 Territory Road

Oneida, NY 13421

Phone: 315-829-8760

Passamaquoddy Tribe Indian Township -- Tribal

P.O. Box 97

Princeton, ME 04668

Phone: 207-796-2321

Passamaquoddy Tribe Pleasant Point -- Tribal

P.O. Box 351

Perry, ME 04667

Phone: 207-853-0644

Penobscot Indian Nation -- Tribal

23 Wabanaki Way

Indian Island, ME 04468

Phone: 207-187-7404

Poarch Band of Creek Indians -- Tribal

5811 Jack Springs Road

Atmore, Al 36502

Phone: 251-368-9136

Seminole Tribe of Florida -- Tribal

3006 Josie Billie Ave.

Hollywood, FL 33024

Phone: 954-962-2009

Seminole Tribe of FL-Big Cypress HC -- Tribal

HC 61 Box 40A

Clewiston, FL 33440

Phone: 954-962-2009

Seminole Tr. of FL-Brighton HC -- Tribal

Route 6, Box 589

Okeechobee, FL 34974

Phone: 954-962-2009

Seneca Nation of Indians--L.R.John HC--Tribal

987 RC Hoag Drive

Salamanca, NY 14779

Phone: 716-945-5894

St. Regis Mohawk Health Service -- Tribal

412 State Route 37

Akwesasne, NY 13655

Phone: 518-358-3141

Tunica-Bilox Tribe of LA -- Tribal

171 Melacob Dr.

Marksville, LA 71351

Phone: 318-253-6100

Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head -- Tribal

20 Black Brook Road

Aquinnah, MA 022535

Phone: 508-645-9265
**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

**Federal Communications Commission**

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

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

# 

# DA 02-651

##  March 20, 2002

### 

### WIRELESS TELECOMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION

### REGION 55 (NEW YORK - BUFFALO) 700 MHz

**REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE**

**ANNOUNCES FIRST MEETING**

The Region 55 (New York - Buffalo) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning
Committee announces that its first meeting will be held on Monday, May
20, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. at the Erie County Fire Training Center, 3359
Broadway, Cheektowaga, New York. Region 55 includes the Counties of
Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Chemung, Erie, Genesee, Livingston,
Monroe, Niagara, Ontario, Orleans, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne,
Wyoming and Yates, in the State of New York. The purpose of the meeting
is to:

1.  Establish a 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee (RPC),

2.  Elect a chairperson,

3.  Create a RPC meeting schedule,

4.  Review the RPC Committee Process,

5.  Review 700 MHz band development to date, and

6.  Review work of the FCC Public Safety National Coordination Committee
    (NCC).

The Region 55 (New York -- Buffalo) 700 MHz Public Safety Planning
Committee meeting is open to the public. All eligible public safety
providers whose sole purpose or principal purpose is to protect the
safety of life, health, or property in the New York -- Buffalo area
would utilize these frequencies. It is essential that not only public
safety, but all government, 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 your agency's needs.

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

spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 55 should plan to attend. For
further information about the meeting, please contact:

Louis J. Oshier, Convener

> Region 55, 700 Regional Planning Committee
>
> Erie County Central Police Services

95 Franklin Street, Room 230

Buffalo, New York 14202-3904

PH: 716-858-8578

FX: 716-858-6039

Email: OshierL@bflo.erie.ny.us

-- FCC --
**Agenda for:**

***4^th^ phone conference meeting of members of the Model Improvement
Group (MIG), a subgroup of the Planning Work Group (PWG) of the Seams
Steering Committee- Western Interconnection (SSG-WI).***

***For scheduled time and phone number please see Dean's memo.***

-   **Introductions (5min)**

-   **Discuss and try to reach consensus on strategic goals, scope and
    mission for MIG. (15 min)**

-   **Identify some general or specific "products" MIG can realistically
    hope to produce. (15min)**

-   **Identify various approaches or techniques MIG could pursue to
    produce these products. (15min)**

-   **Identify MIG's financial and human resource base. (15min)**

-   **Decide on the agenda for the next meeting. (5 min)**

> **Suggestion: As a starting point at our next meeting, be prepared to
> discuss the model improvements identified in the Transmission Planning
> Study, (see attachment).**
>
> **Hope you can make it.**
>
> **Dennis Phillips**
>
> **BPA (503) 230-5062**
PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 01-1122**

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

**CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ACTION May 1, 2001**

**GLADES TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC. WITHDRAWS APPLICATION FOR OPEN VIDEO
SYSTEM CERTIFICATION**

On April 2, 2001, Glades Telecommunications, Inc. ("Glades") filed a
request to withdraw its application for Open Video System certification
in various communities in Florida ( FCC Public Notice, DA 98-829, rel.
April 30, 1998 ). Glades' request to withdraw is without prejudice to
refiling in the future.

Media Contact: Michelle Russo at (202) 418-7200.

Cable Services Bureau Contact: Sonia Greenaway or Steve Garner at (202)
418-7200.

TTY: (202) 418-7172.

\--FCC\--
**Alan R. Dulaney**

**Water Resources Supervisor**

**Arizona Department of Water Resources**

Alan Dulaney arrived in Arizona in 1976, and was originally employed as
an archaeologist with the Museum of Northern Arizona. In 1983 he went
back to school and received a Master of Science in Geology from Northern
Arizona University. His thesis topic concerned the aqueous geochemistry
of the Navajo aquifer system on the Hopi and Navajo Indian Reservations.
He joined the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality in 1989 as a
hydrologist, and by 1994 he was Manager of the UST State Lead Unit.
Later he managed the UST Remedial Actions Unit. In both positions he
encouraged the use of in-situ remediation technologies. In 1998 Alan
went over to the Arizona Department of Water Resources, and for the last
few years he has been part of the Adequate and Assured Water Supply
Program. Alan joined the Arizona Hydrological Society in 1985, and is
currently the President of the AHS Corporate Board.
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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE** Contact:

**December 4, 2000** Eleny Martin, GSA

\(202\) 501-0705

> Marianne Swanson, NIST

\(301\) 975-3293

THE FEDERAL CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICERS COUNCIL RELEASES SECURITY
SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL

The Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council today released the first
version of the Federal Information Technology Security Assessment
Framework. This Framework provides a methodology for agencies to
determine the security status of their assets, programs, as well as the
entire agency. The Framework will also assist agencies in prioritizing
efforts for improvement.

\"This Framework gives the Federal government a standard by which to
measure itself and it\'s a start to improving security programs across
government. I\'m very pleased with the significant collaboration done by
the participants,\" said Jim Flyzik, Vice**-**chair of the CIO Council.

The importance of assessing the effectiveness of programs and security
controls is key to achieving and maintaining adequate security. In fact,
the recently enacted Government Information Security Reform Act, part of
the Defense Authorization Act (PL. 106-398), requires annual agency
programs reviews and Inspector General Audits of information security
programs and practices. This framework will assist agencies in
performing these required reviews.

Brian Burns and John Gilligan, Deputy CIOs of HHS and Air Force,
respectively, led the work on this effort with the Security Committee of
the Council. Burns stated that \"This Framework is intended to be a
foundation for a more detailed and complete set of tools that will
include a series of questionnaires on specific areas.\" The companion
self-assessment questionnaire is being developed by NIST and will be
issued early next year.

The Framework also builds on existing mandates to identify an
organization\'s security readiness. It was developed by the CIO Council,
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), and the National Institute of
Standards and Technology, with the input of a number of federal agencies
and in close cooperation with the General Accounting Office (GAO). It is
based upon requirements found in OMB and GAO security policies and NIST
recommended security practices. In a letter accompanying the release of
the framework, GAO indicates: \"We commend the federal Chief Information
Officers Council for encouraging agencies to routinely evaluate the
status of their information security programs and for providing this
Security Assessment Framework as a tool to facilitate such efforts \...
Only by measuring progress and evaluating the effectiveness of policies
and controls can management determine where improvements are needed.\"

For a copy of the Framework please visit the CIO Council website,
www.cio.gov.

*The Chief Information Officers (CIO) Council was established by
Executive Order 13011, Federal Information Technology, on July 16, 1996,
to serve as the principal interagency forum to improve the management of
information technology in the Federal Government.*

\###
**§21.348 Leave following completion of a period of training or
rehabilitation services.**

\(a\) *Leave following completion of training or rehabilitation
services.* Leave may not be approved following completion of a period of
rehabilitation services described in §21.340(a).

\(b\) *Postponement of the date of completion of a period of
rehabilitation services prohibited.* The date of completion of the
veteran's program may not be extended for the purpose of allowing the
veteran to use leave. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3110)

**§21.350 Unauthorized absences.**

A veteran who is unable to obtain an authorized leave of absence in
advance may seek to have the unauthorized absence excused.

\(a\) *Excusing unauthorized absences.* VA may excuse an unauthorized
absence and make proper charges against the veteran's leave when:

\(1\) The veteran has absented himself or herself when advance approval
from VA is impracticable; and

\(2\) Conditions for approval of leave are otherwise met.

\(b\) *Unexcused, unauthorized absences.* When an unauthorized absence
is not satisfactorily explained, VA will take necessary action,
including recoupment of subsistence allowance for that period of
absence. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3110)

*Next Section is §21.362*
**FY06 -- FY07 SBIR Projects**

+-----------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| **Project       | **Company**   | **Project**                       |
| Number**        |               |                                   |
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| **FY 06 phase   | Arkansas      | **High Power Density (100kW)      |
| II Topic 1a     | Power         | Silicon Carbide (SiC) Three-Phase |
| (Power          |               | Inverters**                       |
| Electronics)**  |               |                                   |
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| **FY 06 phase   | Aegis         | **Advanced Power Converter System |
| II Topic 1a**   | Technology    | Using High Temperature, High      |
|                 |               | Power Density SiC Devices**       |
| **(Power        |               |                                   |
| Electronics)**  |               |                                   |
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| **FY 07 phase I | Genesic       | **Large Area SiC GTO Thyristor    |
| Topic 45a**     | Semiconductor | Development Widebandgap High      |
|                 |               | Voltage High Frequency Switches** |
| **(Power        |               |                                   |
| Electronics)**  |               |                                   |
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| **FY 07 phase I | Semisouth     | **An Innovative Silicon Carbide   |
| Topic 45a**     | Laboratories  | (SiC) 6-KV, 1-KA Gate Turn Off    |
|                 |               | (GTO) Thyristor**                 |
| **(Power        |               |                                   |
| Electronics)**  |               |                                   |
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| **FY 07 phase I | Solitronics   | **High Voltage SiC Emitter        |
| Topic 45a**     |               | Turn-off Thryristor**             |
|                 |               |                                   |
| **(Power        |               |                                   |
| Electronics)**  |               |                                   |
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| **FY 07 phase I | Ada           | **High Performance Carbon         |
| Topic 45c       | Technologies  | Nanomaterials for Electrochemical |
| (Energy         |               | Capacitors**                      |
| Storage)**      |               |                                   |
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+
| **FY 07 phase I | Giner         | **Nano-Engineered Carbon          |
| Topic 45 c      |               | Electrochemical Capacitors**      |
| (Energy         |               |                                   |
| Storage)**      |               |                                   |
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------------------------+