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Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 6/14/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** MU5001

**Oman**

**Trade Policy Monitoring**

**Oman Lifts the Ban on Imports U.S. Beef**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Michael T. Henney

U.S. Consulate General

**Prepared by:**

ATO: Mohamed Taha

**Report Highlights:**

On April 30, 2005 Oman lifted the ban on imports of U.S. beef. The ban
was imposed in late 2003 as a result of the discovery of a single BSE
case in the State of Washington.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Dubai \[TC1\]

\[MU\]

## 1. INTRODUCTION

## 

## On April 30, 2005, The Sultanate of Oman lifted the ban on imports of U.S. beef via Omani Decree No. 24/2005. According to the Omani Decree, U.S. beef and beef derivative products now can be imported into the Sultanate without restriction. This action brings Oman into compliance with international standards as defined by the OIE regarding the trade of beef from countries with a declared detection of the BSE disease. 

2\. TEXT OF THE DECREE

## 

## Quote

## 

## Unofficial Translation by ATO Dubai

# Sultanate of Oman

Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries

Minister's Office

Muscat

Ministerial Decree \# 24/2005

Lifting the ban on imports of beef, its products and derivatives

From the United States

In reliance to the Quarantine Law issued by the Sultani Decree \#
45/2004, and to the published executive list for quarantine system
issued by Ministerial Decree \# 8/2001, and to the Ministerial Decree \#
66/2003 issued to ban imports of some live animals and birds from some
countries,

And to the recommendation of the veterinarian section stating that the
reason for banning beef, its products and derivatives from the United
States no more exists,

It was decided

Article I: Lift the ban stated in Ministerial Decree \# 66/2003 on
imports of beef, its products and derivatives from the United States in
accordance with the terms of section 2.3.13 of the OIE.

Article II: All concerned authorities will enforce the decree in their
own jurisdiction

Article III: To be published in the official gazette and will be
enforced from the date of issue.

Salem Bin Hilal Bin Ali Al Khalili

Minister of Agriculture & Fisheries Issued: 30/04/2005
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7/26/2005
# Purpose

Inks in markers are mixtures of different colors. You can see this by
making a colorful butterfly!

# Performing the experiment

1\) Get a coffee filter.

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Cut along the two sides (see dotted lines in the picture) so that the
coffee filter can open up. Don't cut the bottom of the filter.

3\) Using different markers, draw a caterpillar on the filter paper.

> **Don't mark near the bottom of the paper**.

4\) Place the bottom of the filter paper into a cup containing about a
half-inch of water.

5\) When the water has reached the top of the paper, take the paper out
of the cup and dry it with a paper towel.

6\) **You may take your creation home.**

# Questions to think about

1.  Did you observe different ink colors in the spreading ink?

2.  Did any ink color seem to stay on the paper?

3.  Could you use this experiment to identify the ink from a pen?

## 

## 

## Explanation

Washable pens contain inks having pigments that are soluble in water.
Soluble means that the material dissolves in liquids especially water.
Some of the inks are more attracted to the paper and thus they do not
move when the water moves up the paper. Other inks are more soluble in
water and tend to move with the water. This allows the separation of the
mixture of inks in a pen. Chemists use this method to separate and
identify mixtures. It is called paper chromatography. There are also
other forms of chromatography including liquid and gas chromatography.
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Commercial Use Authorizations

[Licensed Big Game Transporters]{.underline}

[Alaska West Air, Inc.]{.underline}

Box 8553

Nikiski AK 99635

Ph: (907) 776-5147 Fax: (907) 776-5623

Web: n/a

Email: akwest@alaska.net

[Branch River Air Service]{.underline}

P.O. Box 545

King Salmon AK 99613

Ph: (907) 246-3437 Fax: (907) 248-3837

Web: [www.branchriverair.com](http://www.branchriverair.com/)

Email: bras@alaska.net

[High Adventure Air Charter, Inc.]{.underline}

P.O. Box 486

Soldotna AK 99669

Ph: (907) 262-5237 Fax: (907) 262-6566

Web: [www.highadventureair.com](http://www.highadventureair.com/)

Email: haac@alaska.net

[Holliday Air, Inc.]{.underline}

P.O. Box 670109

Chugiak AK 99567

Ph: (907) 688-4337 Fax: (907) 688-4338

Web: [www.hollidayair.com](http://www.hollidayair.com/)

Email: holliday@mtaonline.net

[Iliamna Air Guides, Inc.]{.underline}

P.O. Box 162

Iliamna AK 99606

Ph: (907) 571-1251 Fax: (907) 571-1251

Web: [www.airguides.com](http://www.airguides.com/)

Email: airguides@hotmail.com

[Jim Air, Inc.]{.underline}

4200 Floatplane Drive

Anchorage AK 99502

Ph: (907) 243-5161 Fax: (907) 243-1711

Web: [www.flyjimair.com](http://www.flyjimair.com/)

Email: info@flyjimair.com

[Lake & Peninsula Airlines, Inc.]{.underline}

3323 Dry Creek

Port Alsworth AK 99653

Ph: (907) 781-2228 Fax: (907) 781-2280

Web: n/a

Email: lakeandpenair@starband.net

[Lake Clark Air, Inc./ The Farm Lodge, Inc.]{.underline}

Box 1

Port Alsworth AK 99653

Ph: (907) 781-2211 Fax: (907) 781-2215

Web: [www.lakeclarkair.com](http://www.lakeclarkair.com/)

Email: grasrjr@aol.com

[Tom\'s Alaska Guide Service]{.underline}

2414 Aspen Drive

Anchorage AK 99517

Ph: (907) 243-3512 Fax: n/a

Web: n/a

Email: t.atkins@acsalaska.net

[Trail Ridge Air, Inc.]{.underline}

P.O. Box 111377

Anchorage AK 99511

Ph: (907) 248-0838 Fax: (907) 248-2658

Web: [www.trailridgeair.com](http://www.trailridgeair.com/)

Email: jim@trailridgeair.com
**STATEMENT OF**

**COMMISSIONER MICHAEL J. COPPS**

*Re: In the Matter of Jurisdictional Separations and Referral to the
Federal-State Joint Board* (CC Docket No. 80-286)

I agree with today's decision to extend the interim freeze of the
Commission's Part 36 separation rules in order to provide stability to
carriers as the Joint Board considers comprehensive reform of the
jurisdictional separations process. I also support the Commission's
decision to seek further comments on the jurisdictional separation
process as much has changed with regard to network operations and
telecommunications services since the Commission first initiated the
separations freeze in 2001.

Congress directed the Commission and the Joint Board to work
cooperatively to determine the methods under which incumbent telephone
carriers apportion their regulated costs between interstate and
intrastate jurisdictions. It is disappointing that the Commission was
unable to overhaul the system in the last five years, and equally
disappointing that we had to short circuit the ordinary process in order
to issue this decision before the interim freeze expired on June 30. It
is generally the practice of the Commission to refer matters under the
Joint Board's jurisdiction to the Board to enable the Board to seek
comment and issue a thorough recommendation to the Commission. Given the
important role of the states and the value they bring to this process, I
would have preferred to have had the benefit of even more extensive
state input prior to reaching today's decision.

It is imperative that the Joint Board be given ample opportunity to
participate and make recommendations to the Commission in the course of
a comprehensive review of the process so that when the Commission moves
ahead we will have the benefit of a full top-to-bottom recommendation
from our state partners on the Joint Board.
The ability of diatoms to make complex nanoscaled three-dimensional
silica structures offers attractive possibilities for their application
in nano-biotechnology. This ability was exploited in incorporating
germanium into the diatom cell in a two-stage photoreactor cultivation
process. A state of the art FEI Tecnai F-20 field emission high
resolution TEM (200kV) equipped with an embedded digital scanning
transmission electron microscopy (STEM) capability and an energy
dispersive x-ray spectrometer (EDX) was used to study properties and
chemical composition of silicon-germanium nanocomposites in diatom cell
mass before and after thermal annealing. Structural properties of the
diatom frustules and the distribution of germanium within the frustules
were determined. The integrity of the diatom cell mass was validated by
characterization with an FEI Sirion FESEM (ISI), 30kV microscope, also
equipped with an Oxford EDX.\[1\]\
\
Acknowledgements\
\
This report was supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF)
Nanoscale Science and Engineering Initiative, Nanoscale
Interdisciplinary Research Team Award, BES-0400648 and DMR-0353738 (REU\
Site).
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 **N951**

**ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 Document Register, N900╙951**

**Document Date of**

**Title Requestor**

**Number Request**

900 89-07-06 Document register, N865╙900 WG8

901 89-07-21 Report of Munich meeting J. Mason

902 89-08-15 Withdrawn (document returned to termporary status)

903 89-08-15 Withdrawn (document returned to termporary status)

904 89-08-15 Unused: duplicate request

905 89-08-28 Japan national activity report Y. Komachi

906 89-08-28 Liaison report from WG1 Y. Komachi

(Incl. WG1 N921, 922, 930, 925, 926, 874, 924, 935)

907 89-08-28 ECMA comments on DSSSL (N865) ECMA TC29/89/32

908 89-08-28 Liaison on SPDL and ODA colour ECMA TC29

909 89-08-28 9541-1, Annex A, revised text A. Griffee

910 89-08-28 9541-2, revised text A. Griffee

911 89-08-28 Proposal for structuring multipart Techniques A. Berglund

912 89-08-28 FQGI, schemes for selecting THE match A. Berglund,

P. Angerstein

913 89-08-28 Techniques, Part 3, character and symbol entities A.
Berglund

914 89-08-28 Problems with the CONCUR feature in SGML Irish member body

915 89-08-28 Comments on DSSSL draft (N865, SC18 N1905) SC18 N1986

916 89-08-28 Comments on DSSSL (individual contribution) D. Ardron

917 89-08-29 Model (WD5) J. Oberholzer

918 89-08-29 Liaison on SPDL and DPA ECMA TC29

919 89-08-29 Liaison on proposed NWI on Audio CA WG5 N711

920 89-08-29 On SC18 procedures SC18 N1933

921 89-08-29 Font referencing in SPDL S. Strasen

922 89-08-29 Comments on naming and registration S. Strasen

923 89-08-29 Structured names and global naming S. Strasen

924 89-08-29 Report from editor to SGML SWG C. Goldfarb

925 89-08-29 On the operators Clear, Mark, and Unmark (SPDL) Japan

926 89-08-29 Comments on 5th WD of SPDL Japan

927 89-08-29 Multibyte codes in SGML Japan

928 89-08-29 Response to Japanese comments on SPDL SPDL

929 89-08-30 Response to ECMA comments on SPDL SPDL

930 89-08-30 Draft for consideration by SGML SWG C. Goldfarb

931 89-08-30 Considerations for revison of ISO 8879 C. Goldfarb

932 89-08-30 Considerations for revision of TR9573 C. Goldfarb

933 89-08-31 Comments on Retroactive Conversion (N847) C. Bormann

934 89-08-31 Programme of Work WG8

935 89-08-31 Recommendations of Boulder plenary WG8

936 89-08-31 Liaison to WG5 on SPDL URs for Colour SPDL

937 89-08-31 Liaison to WG4 on Font Services Fonts

938 89-08-31 Liaison to SC24/WG3 on Fonts Fonts

939 89-08-31 Liaison to WGs 3 & 5, CCITT, ECMA on font references Fonts

940 89-08-31 Liaison to WG1 on Font Services Fonts

941 89-08-31 Addendum to editing instructions on 9541-1 C. Goldfarb

942 89-08-31 Proposal for 9541 structured names P. Ellison

943 89-08-31 Instructions to editor of 9541-1 Fonts

944 89-08-31 Possible future extensions to 9541 (Re: N851) Fonts

945 89-08-31 General editing instructions for 9541-1 J. Flowers

946 89-08-31 Meeting notice, Fonts SWG, Concord, MA Fonts

947 89-08-31 Report of the editor of Retroactive Conversion M. Bryan

948 89-08-31 Editing instructions, DSSSL S. Adler

949 89-08-31 Discussion notes on Structured Names C. Bormann

950 89-08-31 Liaison to WG5 on Audio CA J. Mason

951 89-08-31 Document register, N901╙951 WG8
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OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION & REHABILITATIVE SERVICES

REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20202

INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

RSA-IM-92-07

RSM-1050 [1]{.underline}/

DATE: November 25, 1991

TO : STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (GENERAL)

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (BLIND)

CLIENT ASSISTANCE GRANTEES

RSA SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

SUBJECT : Supplement to IM-91-24, dated July 2, 1991

CONTENT : This Information Memorandum supplements IM-91-24 by replacing

IM-90-26 and providing additional clarification on the submission of
requests for waiver of the 90-day liquidation requirement.

RSA grant recipients may receive grant award documents from as many as
three locations within the Department of Education. Formula grants
(State Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Supported Employment, Part C,
Independent Living, Part A, and Client Assistance Programs) are issued
in RSA Central Office and are signed by the Commissioner. Some RSA
discretionary grants are issued from the Regional Office and are signed
by the Regional Commissioner or his or her designated representative.
Other RSA discretionary grants are recommended by RSA, but are issued by
the Department of Education Grants and Contracts Services (GCS).

Requests for waiver of the 90-day liquidation requirement (34 CFR
80.23(b)) should be submitted according to grant type to the following
locations:

[GRANT TYPE]{.underline} [SUBMISSION PROCEDURE]{.underline}

Formula Address the request to the

Commissioner, but mail it to

the appropriate RSA Regional

Commissioner.

Page 2

Regional Discretionary Address the request to the

Commissioner, but mail it to

the appropriate RSA Regional

Commissioner.

GCS Discretionary Send the request to:

(Insert name of person who

signed award)

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Special Education & Rehab.

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INQUIRIES: If you have any questions concerning this Information
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please contact Slagle Allbritton, Director, Management & Information
Systems

Staff at 202-732-1358.

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agency of original jurisdiction or the Board, as applicable. An
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# 

NY L81611

January 20, 2005

CLA-2-61:RR:NC:TA:359 L81611

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 6102.30.2010; 6117.10.2030

Ms. Tamara K. Bryant

Accessory Design Group

3631 W. Davis, Suite A

Dallas, TX 75211

RE: The tariff classification of a woman's knit poncho and a caplet from
China

Dear Ms. Bryant:

In your letter dated December 16, 2004, you requested a classification
ruling.

Your first sample, style JKO-7, is a woman's knit caplet constructed
from 100% acrylic knit fabric. The garment features a boat-neckline and
is finished with knotted fringe. It does not cover the elbows.

Your second sample, style JKO-15, is a woman's knit poncho constructed
from 100% acrylic knit fabric. The garment features a straight neckline
and is finished with knotted fringe. It covers the elbows and extends
beyond the waist.

The applicable subheading for style JKO-7 will be 6117.10.2030,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for other made up clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted; knitted or
crocheted parts of garments or of clothing accessories: shawls, scarves,
mufflers, mantillas, veils and the like: of man-made fibers: other. The
duty rate will be 11.3% ad valorem.

The applicable subheading for style JKO-15 will be 6102.30.2010,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for women's or girls' overcoats, carcoats, capes, cloaks, anoraks
(including ski-jackets), windbreakers and similar articles, knitted or
crocheted, other than those of heading 6104. The duty rate will be 28.2%
ad valorem.

Style JKO-7 falls within textile category designation 659. Style JKO-15
falls within textile category designation 635. Quota and visa status are
the result of international agreements that are subject to frequent
renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current information as to
whether quota and visa requirements apply to this merchandise, we
suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment, the "Textile
Status Report for Absolute Quotas" available at our web site at
www.cbp.gov. In addition, you will find current information on textile
import quotas, textile safeguard actions and related issues at the web
site of the Office of Textiles and Apparel, at otexa.ita.doc.gov.

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 Camille R. Ferraro at 646-733-3049.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
## ![](media/image1.png){width="1.4166666666666667in" height="1.0729166666666667in"}Analyse d'une Photographie

Choisissez une photo des immigrés canadiens français et analysez-la.

Imprimez (1) la photo de votre choix; (2) les notes bibliographiques.
Servez-vous des questions suivantes pour guider votre analyse. Soutenez
toute opinion personnelle de cette façon: \"Je vois\...\....ce qui me
fait croire que\...\....\"

1.  Que voyez-vous dans cette photo? Décrivez-la de façon qu\'une
    personne qui ne la regarde pas puisse en évoquer l\'image.

2.  Etudiez les gens individuellement. Dans quel sens se
    ressemblent-ils? Quelles en sont les différences?

3.  Comment sont-ils habillés?

4.  Que font-ils?

5.  Que peut-on entendre ou presque sentir?

6.  Est-ce qu\'on a photographié les gens à leur insu ou ont-ils eu
    l\'occasion de se préparer?

7.  Qu\'est-ce qu\'il y a d\'exceptionnelle ici qui a attiré le
    photographe? Que voulait-il révéler?

8.  Peut-on imaginer ce qui s\'est passé quelques minutes avant et après
    la photo?

Selon vos observations et les traits de caractère que nous avons
signalés en classe, relevez les éléments de la photo qui représentent
fidèlement les immigrés canadiens français.
![](media/image1.jpeg){width="0.9555555555555556in"
height="1.2in"}ROBERT E. SCHWENK

Plant Operations

Managing Director

As the Managing Director of Plant Operations, Robert E. Schwenk oversees
all legislative printing services for Congress, including overnight
production of the Congressional Record, bills, reports, hearings, and
other congressional documents for the U.S. Government Printing Office.
Schwenk also directs essential executive branch printing services,
including the daily Federal Register, the Code of Federal Regulations,
and U.S. Passports and postal cards.

Biography

By 1985, Schwenk, a graduate of GPO's apprentice program, rose through
the ranks to become Superintendent\
of GPO's Electronic Photocomposition Division, responsible for all
prepress activities for the preparation of congressional and agency
information products for print and the online dissemination.

During his career at GPO, Schwenk directed the development of GPO's
on-demand printing systems and guided the implementation of
computer-to-plate printing at GPO, which, today, is used to create more
than 95% of all printing plates used by GPO's production operations.
\-\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: ljbornsky@juno.com
\[[[mailto:ljbornsky@juno.com]{.underline}](mailto:ljbornsky@juno.com)\]

Sent: Monday, February 04, 2008 1:43 AM

To: EBSA, E-ORI - EBSA

Subject: Hidden 401(k) / 403(b) fees - Fee Disclosure Rules

Dear Sir / Madam:

I have often wondered about the fees that I may be paying on my
retirement accounts. Therefore, I am in favor of all fees associated
with my retirement investments being fully disclosed.

I understand that 90% or more of all the 401(k) plans in the United
States are paying approximately 3-3.5% in fees, and some plans are
paying as high as 5%. Potentially, 14 to 15 individuals or companies
could be paid from my account for a variety of services: the fund
company, possibly an independent investment adviser directing that
company, salespeople working for a commission, record keepers, fund
custodians, accountants, actuaries, lawyers, outside consultants, etc.

It is not right that participants may be paying for services that they
are not using. If the fees are not disclosed, participants do not have
any way of knowing where their money is going. Participants need to be
provided with all of the relevant information - not have important
elements withheld that will reduce their ability to have a dignified
retirement in the future.

Sincerely,

Leslie Bornowsky
> Maria Brandl

**[EDUCATION]{.underline}**

######### 1995 Ph.D. Plant Pathology, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

> [Thesis]{.underline}: Contribution of indole-3-acetic acid production
> to the epiphytic fitness of *Erwinia herbicola*.

1991 Ms. Plant Pathology, University of California at Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA

1985 B.Sc. Agr. (Plant Sciences), McGill University, QUE, Canada

**[RESEARCH INTERESTS]{.underline}**

Study of the ecology of human pathogens in the phyllosphere and
rhizosphere. Approaches include molecular biology and fluorescence
microscopy for identification of genes involved in the fitness and the
interaction of human pathogens with the natural microflora on plants,
and their expression in planta.

**[PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS]{.underline}**

American Phytopathological Society

American Society for Microbiology

**[SELECTED PUBLICATIONS]{.underline}**

Lindow, S.E. and **M.T. Brandl**. 2003. Microbiology of the
phyllosphere. [Appl. Env. Microbiol.
69:1875-1883](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=12676659&dopt=Abstract).

**Brandl, M.T.** and R.E. Mandrell. 2002. Fitness of *Salmonella
enterica* serovar Thompson in the cilantro phyllosphere. [Appl. Env.
Microbiol.
68:3614-3621](http://aem.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/68/7/3614).

**Brandl, M. T.,** B. Quinones, and S. E. Lindow. 2001. Heterogeneous
transcription of an indoleacetic acid biosynthetic gene in *Erwinia
herbicola* on plant surfaces. [Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A
98:3454-9](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11248099&dopt=Abstract).

Campbell J.V., J. Mohle-Boetani, R. Reporter, S. Abbott, J. Farrar,
**M.T. Brandl,** R.E. Mandrell, and S.B. Werner. 2001. An outbreak of
*Salmonella* Thompson associated with cilantro. [J. Infect. Dis.
183:984-987.](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&dopt=Citation&list_uids=11237818)

Miller, W. G., **M. T. Brandl,** B. Quinones, and S. E. Lindow. 2001.
Biological sensor for sucrose availability: relative sensitivities of
various reporter genes. [Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
67:1308-17](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=11229926&dopt=Abstract).

**Brandl, M. T**., and S. E. Lindow. 1998. Contribution of
indole-3-acetic acid production to the epiphytic fitness of *Erwinia
herbicola*. [Appl. Environ. Microbiol.
64(9)**:**3256-63](http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=9726868&dopt=Abstract).
Poster Presentation 2-31

**The Biological Water-Gas Shift Reaction in the**

**Photosynthetic Bacterium** ***Rubrivivax gelatinosus***

[Pin-Ching Maness]{.underline}\*, Gary Vanzin, Jie Huang, Vekalet Tek,
Sharon Smolinski

National Renewable Energy Laboratory

1617 Cole Blvd., Golden, Colorado 80401 USA

Phone: 303-384-6114; Fax: 303-384-6150; E-mail:
<pinching_maness@nrel.gov>

Upon feeding CO to the culture gas phase, the purple non-sulfur
photosynthetic bacterium *Rubrivivax gelatinosus* exhibits a water-gas
shift (CO shift) reaction according to the equation: CO + H~2~O ↔ H~2~ +
CO~2~. Carbon monoxide was demonstrated to induce the proteins necessary
for the overall shift reaction. At least 10% CO is required during
culturing to ensure maximal induction. Although a phototroph, once
induced, this bacterium carries out the CO shift reaction equally well
both in light and in darkness. At ambient temperature, the equilibrium
of the reaction favors the direction of H~2~ production. Consequently,
biological CO shift reaction is an ideal process to produce additional
H~2~ from synthesis gas, and the latter can be produced from the
gasification of waste biomass. Bacterial CO shift pathway involves a
series of intricate enzymatic reactions, initiated by the enzyme CO
dehydrogenase (CODH) catalyzing the CO oxidation step, and the reducing
equivalents from which are then transferred, via a ferredoxin-like
iron-sulfur protein, to a terminal hydrogenase yielding H~2~. Our effort
in biochemistry has resulted in the partial purification of the CODH
enzyme. Our effort in molecular biology has led to the identification of
the partial sequences of seven putative genes involved in CO shift,
three of which encode CODH, ferredoxin and the hydrogenase. Their amino
acid sequences show high level of homology with those from
*Rhodospirillum rubrum*. More work is underway to decipher genes in the
flanking region and to predict their function with the intent to
genetically engineer microbes to produce more H~2~, constitutively.
November 14, 2023

Ms. Latasha Samuels

1306 Raab Avenue

Belleville, Illinois 62220

Dear Ms. Samuels:

The application that you filed with St. Clair County Intergovernmental
Grants Department for participation in the **[Lead Hazard Reduction
Program]{.underline}** is complete and has been accepted.

In the following weeks you will go through the processes listed below:

-   Our inspector will call you and schedule the inspection and the risk
    assessment. This will tell us where the lead hazards are and what we
    can do to make your home lead safe.

-   After the inspector has received the risk assessment, he will
    prepare a work order.

-   When the work order is approved, the inspector will schedule a walk
    through of your property with the contractors that are bidding on
    the job, him and any other staff that is needed.

-   After the bid has been awarded the inspector will notify you of the
    anticipated date the contractor will start the work. This date may
    sometimes change because of other circumstances, but the inspector
    will notify you if there is a change. The inspector will discuss
    with you the relocation procedures (please remember that for the
    safety of the children, they will not be able to stay in the home
    anytime during this process so you will need to find a temporary
    place for them to stay).

-   Once the work begins the inspector will periodically check the work
    progress.

-   The contractor will notify the inspector when the work will be
    complete and the inspector will schedule for clearance. The
    clearance is done to confirm that all lead hazard work was done
    properly and your home is lead safe. If the home has passed
    clearance the inspector will notify you that you can occupy the
    home.

If you have any questions during the processes listed above please feel
free to contact me at (618) *277-6790 ext. 3227.*

Sincerely,

Joan Scharf

CD Housing Coordinator

Cc: client file
[Questions]{.underline}

[Testing for Total Oil and Free Fatty Acid (TOFFA)]{.underline}

1.  TOFFA testing service is provided under the authority of the United
    States Grain Standards Act (USGSA).

> \(a\) True (b) False

2\. What chemical is used for boiling purposes?

\(a\) Methanol (c) Acetonitrile

\(b\) Petroleum Ether (d) Sodium Hydroxide

3\. TOFFA is determined on a work sample of approximately:

\(a\) 500 grams (c) 300 grams

\(b\) 100 grams (d) 250 grams

4\. The feed gate on the grinder should be adjusted to approximately
grams per second.

5\. When determining the amount of free fatty acid, the water bath
temperature should be:

\(a\) 30 - 40°C (c) 60 - 65°C

\(b\) 100 - 200°C (d) 10 - 20°C

6\. The sample grinder must be cleaned with a brush after every sample.

\(a\) True (b) False

7\. File samples should be stored in a at approximately degrees F.

8\. If the petroleum ether becomes cloudy, what could be the cause?

\(a\) Bad water (c) Too hot

\(b\) Too cold (d) Rice particles infiltrated the petroleum ether

9\. The standard heat setting should yield approximately 100 drops per
minute of petroleum ether from the bottom of the open-end tube.

\(a\) True (b) False

10\. The main power switch to the Goldfisch fat/oil extractor should be
turned off before:

\(a\) Raising or lowering the heating element

\(b\) Changing the heating selector switch

\(c\) Putting extraction beakers up or taking them down

\(d\) All of the above

11\. If the buret or stopcock is plugged with crystallized Sodium
Hydroxide or foreign material it should be cleaned with .

12\. Maintain grams of whole rice for file sample purposes.

13\. Unused titration solvent must be stored in a tightly sealed
container and used within:

> \(a\) One day (c) Two days

\(b\) One week (d) One month

14\. Record the amount of Sodium Hydroxide (NaOH) titrated to the
nearest

of a milliliter.

15\. What is the ratio of alcohol to phenolphthalein in the titration
solvent?

\(a\) 25:1 (c) 50:1

\(b\) 30:1 (d) 100:1
# TMC POOLED FUND STUDY: FUNDING COMMITMENT FORM

**STATE/AGENCY:** [     ]{.underline} **Date:** [     ]{.underline}

**PROJECT TITLE**: "Transportation Management Center (TMC) Pooled Fund
Study (PFS)"

**PROJECT NUMBER: SPR-2(207**)

Submitting this form indicates that your agency intends to participate
and transfer the funds noted in

the commitment column below to the TMC PFS. Agencies, as stated in the
FY2004 TMC PFS participation memo from Jeffrey Paniati and Dennis
Judycki to Division Administrators, are approved

to use 100 percent SP&R funds to participate in the TMC PFS. Subsequent
to making the funding commitment, agencies should transfer and/or
obligate their funds for 2004. Please indicate if your agency will
immediately obligate the funds committed for 2004 or at a future date.
Also indicate if your agency plans to use funds other than SP&R and the
method that will be used to transfer these funds.

**YES** **NO**

**PROPOSED LEVEL OF FUNDING SUPPORT:** [\$      ]{.underline}

### FY Year Commitment Comment

2004 [\$      ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}

2005 [\$      ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}

2006 [\$      ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}

2007 [\$      ]{.underline} [     ]{.underline}

If Federal-aid funds will be electronically transferred, the Federal‑aid
Project Authorization and Project Agreement Form must be submitted to
the FHWA Division Office in your state. These funds need to be entered
in the FHWA Financial Fiscal Management Information System (FMIS) as
0002207 to obligate and make these funds available to the TMC PFS.

Agencies may use non-Federal-aid or other sources of funds to
participate in the TMC PFS. The transfer of these funds must be in the
form of a check made payable to the Federal Highway Administration and
submitted directly to the FHWA Lockbox. The address of the lockbox is:
FHWA, P.O. Box 100147, Atlanta, Georgia 30384‑0147. The TMC PFS and
project number SPR-2(207) must be included on both the submittal letter
and check to ensure that the funds are properly credited to the TMC PFS.

Notes: [     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

**TO JOIN:** Please return this completed form to Raj Ghaman by [May 31,
2004]{.underline} at
[raj.ghaman@fhwa.dot.gov](mailto:Jon.Obenberger@fhwa.dot.gov) or faxed
to (202) 493-3419.

**AGENCY CONTACTS:**

Technical Contact: [     ]{.underline} Phone: [     ]{.underline}

Title: [     ]{.underline} Fax: [     ]{.underline}

Address: [     ]{.underline} e-mail: [     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

Funding Contact: [     ]{.underline} Phone: [     ]{.underline}

Title: [     ]{.underline} Fax: [     ]{.underline}

Address: [     ]{.underline} e-mail: [     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}

[     ]{.underline}
![](media/image1.pct)**Fax Order**

**National Renewable Energy Laboratory**

**NREL/RReDC**

**Attn: Pamela Gray-Hann**

**1617 Cole Blvd., MS-1612**

**Golden, CO 80401**

**Phone: 303-275-4626**

**Fax: 303-275-4675**

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***Shipping and Client Information***

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**Company**:

**Address**

**E-Mail:**

**Phone:**

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**Item Ordered:**

**TMY2 CD ROM Price: \$15.00 each**

**Quantity ordered: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Total to be charged: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**
Reviewer: Harlan Shannon, World Agricultural Outlook Board, USDA

1\) Lines 178-181: The first statement suggests that further

development of the PECAD/CADRE may benefit the carbon/earth/atmosphere

communities. It is more likely, however, that PECAD/CADRE would be

the

beneficiary of developments in the carbon/earth/atmosphere

communities,

not the other way around. The validity of the second statement is

questionable, given that USDA does not use weather/climate forecasts

in

the preparation of monthly commodity estimates.

2\) Lines 183-186: This paragraph is a good first step in the document

at highlighting the failure to transition remote sensing assets from

research to operational uses within the land surface observing

community.

3\) Lines 356-359: PECAD/CADRE\'s assessment of global agricultural

production should be influenced by observations, but not by forecasts

of

climate change. Monthly commodity estimates only consider observed

weather and climate to date. Forecast changes in weather and climate

are not factored in.

4\) Lines 502-503: LACIE references would be helpful.

5\) Lines 513-515: Consider rewriting to state: \"An example of the

application of Earth observations in agriculture can be found by

examining the activities of the Production Estimates and Crop

Assessment

Division (PECAD) of the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).\"

6\) Lines 544-546: Consider rewriting to state: \"The information from

PECAD/CADRE, and that from other USDA agencies, is used to produce

official Departmental foreign crop production estimates monthly, which

are coordinated by the USDA World Agricultural Outlook Board (WAOB).\"

7\) Lines 555-574: Links between remote sensing capabilities and

operations is questionable.

8\) Lines 596-602: Same concerns as noted in 1) above.

9\) Lines 603-611: This paragraph is a good follow-up to the paragraph

discussed in 2) above.

10\) Lines 649-667: Paragraph needs to be rewritten to better describe

preparation of USDA commodity estimates. FAS \"convergence

methodology\"

is introduced. Later in paragraph, it appears that ERS and NASS are

being rolled into this process under FAS. FAS, ERS, and NASS are all

contributing agencies in the preparation of USDA commodity estimates,

a

process which is coordinated by WAOB monthly.

11\) Lines 674-679: These activities seem possible, and may support

USDA mandates, but do these activities support PECAD mandates? Should

they be an ARS activity?
Task Description:

Firm shall send a check in the amount of \$15,000 to support the African
Society for Toxicological Sciences (ASTS) Conference entitled "The 3^rd^
International Workshop and Conference on Occupational and Environmental
Health Issues in Africa" that will be held in Cameroon.

Make check payable to: will be provided to awardee

Check should be sent to the address listed below:

Hoffman Moka Lantum, MD, PhD

ASTS President

410 Westminster Rd,

Rochester, NY 14607

\[Preparer: Kathryn Woods, NIH/NIEHS, 919-541-7917\]