BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**§3.960 Section 306 and old-law pension protection.**

\(a\) *General.* Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (c) of this
section any person eligible to elect improved pension under §3.711 or
3.712 who is in receipt of section 306 or old-law pension on December
31, 1978, shall in the absence of an election to receive improved
pension, continue to receive such pension at the monthly rate payable on
December 31, 1978.

\(b\) *Termination.* Pension payable under paragraph (a) of this section
shall be terminated for any one of the following reasons:

\(1\) A veteran pensioner ceases to be permanently and totally disabled.

\(2\) A surviving spouse pensioner ceases to meet the definition of
"surviving spouse" in 38 U.S.C. 101(3).

\(3\) A child pensioner ceases to meet the definition of "child" in 38
U.S.C. 101(4).

\(4\) A section 306 Pensioner's countable annual income, determined
under §§3.250 to 3.270, exceeds the applicable amount stated in
§3.26(a).

\(5\) An old-law pensioner's countable annual income determined under
§§3.250 to 3.270 exceeds the applicable amount stated in §3.26(c).

\(6\) A section 306 pensioner has a net worth of such size that it is
reasonable that some part of it be consumed for the pensioner's
maintenance. Evaluation of net worth shall be made under §3.263.

\(c\) *Reduction.* The pension rate payable under paragraph (a) of this
section shall be reduced by the amount of any additional pension payable
by reason of a dependent upon the loss of such dependent. A veteran or
surviving spouse who no longer has any dependents shall not continue to
receive either section 306 pension or old-law pension if countable
annual income exceeds the appropriate rate in §3.26(a), (b), or (c).

\(d\) *Finality of termination.* Termination of section 306 pension or
old-law pension for one of the reasons listed in paragraph (b) of this
section precludes a person from thereafter establishing entitlement
under any other pension program except the improved pension program.
(Authority: Sec. 306 of Pub. L. 95-588, 92 Stat. 2497)

\[44 FR 45944, Aug. 6, 1979; 56 FR 28824, June 25, 1991\]
## FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT OF 1970, AS AMENDED

**PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT ONE OR MORE CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTS MAY**

**BE OBTAINED FOR EMPLOYMENT PURPOSES PURSUANT TO THE FAIR CREDIT**

**REPORTING ACT, AS AMENDED, 15 U.S.C., - 1682, ET SEQ. SHOULD A
DECISION TO TAKE ANY ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST YOU BE MADE, BASED ON EITHER
IN WHOLE OR IN PART ON THE CONSUMER CREDIT REPORT, THE CONSUMER
REPORTING AGENCY THAT PROVIDED THE REPORT PLAYED NO ROLE IN THE AGENCY'S
DECISION TO TAKE SUCH ADVERSE ACTION.**

Information provided by you on this form will be furnished to the
consumer reporting agency in order to obtain information in connection
with an investigation to determine your (1) fitness for Federal
employment, (2) clearance to perform contractual service for the Federal
Government and/or (3) security clearance or access. The information
obtained may be disclosed to other Federal agencies, for the above
purposes and in fulfillment of official responsibilities to the extent
that such disclosure is permitted by law.

I hereby authorize the USAID, Office of Security, to obtain such
report(s) from any consumer/credit reporting agency for employment
purposes.

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Your Social Security Number is needed to keep records accurate, because
other people may have the same name. Executive Order 9397 also asks
Federal agencies to use this number to help identify individuals in
agency records. Form AID 500-5, Notice Required by the Privacy act of
1974, will accompany this form as part of the application package.
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:**

**September 23, 2008 Amy Blankenship at (202) 418-2500**

**COMMISSIONER DEBORAH TAYLOR TATE CONGRATULATES THE DANNON COMPANY ON
ITS PLEDGE TO ADVERTISE ONLY HEALTHY FOODS TO CHIDREN UNDER 12**

"Today The Dannon Company joins fourteen other food and beverage
companies pledging their support in the fight against childhood obesity.
By pledging that 100% of its advertisements targeting children will be
for foods that meet the Better Business Bureau\'s approved nutrition
guidelines, Dannon is doing its part to help eradicate this national
health epidemic. Given that children under 8 generally cannot understand
the persuasive intent of advertising, and that approximately ten million
children in this country are obese or at risk of becoming obese, I
challenge all food and beverage companies that have not made such
pledges to follow these fifteen industry leaders, in improving the lives
of America's children."
**§4.59 Painful motion.**

With any form of arthritis, painful motion is an important factor of
disability, the facial expression, wincing, etc., on pressure or
manipulation, should be carefully noted and definitely related to
affected joints. Muscle spasm will greatly assist the identification.
Sciatic neuritis is not uncommonly caused by arthritis of the spine. The
intent of the schedule is to recognize painful motion with joint or
periarticular pathology as productive of disability. It is the intention
to recognize actually painful, unstable, or malaligned joints, due to
healed injury, as entitled to at least the minimum compensable rating
for the joint. Crepitation either in the soft tissues such as the
tendons or ligaments, or crepitation within the joint structures should
be noted carefully as points of contact which are diseased. Flexion
elicits such manifestations. The joints involved should be tested for
pain on both active and passive motion, in weight-bearing and
nonweight-bearing and, if possible, with the range of the opposite
undamaged joint.

**§4.60 \[Reserved\]**

**§4.61 Examination.**

With any form of arthritis (except traumatic arthritis) it is essential
that the examination for rating purposes cover all major joints, with
especial reference to Heberden's or Haygarth's nodes.

**§4.62 Circulatory disturbances.**

The circulatory disturbances, especially of the lower extremity
following injury in the popliteal space, must not be overlooked, and
require rating generally as phlebitis.
Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 9/10/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** IN4096

IN4096

**India**

**FAIRS Product Specific**

**Draft standard for Indian ready to serve non-alcoholic beverages**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Chad R. Russell

U.S. Embassy, New Delhi

**Prepared by:**

A. Govindan

**Report Highlights:**

The Bureau of Indian Standards is working on setting a Standard for
Indian ready to serve Nonalcoholic Beverages. Recently the Bureau
published the draft soliciting comments from various interested parties.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

New Delhi \[IN1\]

\[IN\]

**Introduction:** This report summarizes a proposed draft Indian
Standard for Ready-To-Serve Nonalcoholic Beverages --Specifications
issued by the government's Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), under the
Department of Consumer Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and
Public Distribution. The BIS\'s product certification scheme is
basically voluntary and aims at providing quality, safety and
dependability to the ultimate consumer. Nevertheless, the Government of
India, on consideration of public health and safety, and mass
consumption can enforce mandatory certification on any products through
Orders issued from time to time under various Acts (mostly under the
Prevention of Food Adulteration Act).

**Disclaimer:** This summary is based on a *cursory* review of the
subject announcement and therefore should not under any circumstances,
be viewed as a definitive reading of the regulation in question, or of
its implications for U.S. agricultural export trade interests.

**Type of Regulation**: Draft

**Important Dates**:

-   **Publication Date**: July 15, 2004

-   **Time period for receiving Comments/Suggestions**: August 31, 2004

**Comments/suggestions should be addressed to:**

Director & Head (Food & Agri)

Bureau of Indian Standards

Manak Bhavan

9 Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg

New Delhi -- 110 002

Phone: 91-11-23231128

E-mail: <fad@bis.org.in>

Any interested party may comment.

**Products Affected:** Ready--to--serve nonalcoholic beverages

**Agency in Charge**: Bureau of Indian Standards, Department of Consumer
Affairs, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food, and Public Distribution

**Proposed Major Changes**: This standard prescribes the requirements
and the methods of sampling and tests for water based ready-to-serve
nonalcoholic beverages.

The Draft Standard is available at: <http://bis.org.in/sf/fad/1552.pdf>

**For More Information:** Contact the Bureau of Indian Standards web
site: <http://bis.org.in/>

This website is mentioned for readers' convenience; USDA does **NOT** in
any way endorse, guarantee the accuracy of, or necessarily concur with
the information contained in the above site.
Subject: **Tarrant County Hurricane Rita Update**

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 23, 2005

For more information:

Marc Flake, Public Information Officer

Mansfield Command Center: 817-276-4793

Cell: 817-269-9362

Tarrant County Hurricane Rita Update

By 7 a.m. Friday, Tarrant County had placed 397 Hurricane Rita evacuees

at area shelters. Four shelters in Arlington, Grapevine, Haltom City and

Hurst already have reached capacity.

Evacuees are now being directed to the following shelters:

\* Arlington Salvation Army (110 Rita guests and 25 Katrina guests)

\* Birdville Baptist Church, Haltom City (currently with nine guests)

\* Christian Center of Fort Worth, Haltom City (currently with 90)

\* First Baptist Church, Grapevine (currently with 92)

\* Forest Hill United Baptist Church (currently with 32)

\* Hurst Recreation Center, 700 Mary Drive (currently with 64)

All evacuees must register at the Burleson staging area before they can

be accepted at Tarrant County shelters. The staging area is located at

the former Luby\'s Restaurant, I-35 at Renfro.

A second staging location is being prepared at the First United

Methodist Church of Mansfield, Walnut Creek Drive North at Pleasant

Ridge. An update will be sent when the site is operational.
Stanford Management, LLC

45 Casco Street, Suite 100

Portland, Maine 04101

Phone (207) 772-3399 Fax (207) 772-8990

November 14, 2023

Office of General Counsel

Rules Docket Clerk

Department of Housing and Urban Development

451 Seventh ST., S.W., Room 10276

Washington, D.C. 204100-0001

RE: Docket No. FR-5223-N-01

Proposed 2009 Fair market Rents

To the Office of General Counsel:,

I write on behalf of Stanford Management, a Real Estate Servicing
Company. Stanford Management owns, and Manages 52 affordable housing
developments throughout Maine, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and
Mississippi. Within those 52 developments we manage some 2000 affordable
housing apartments.

Stanford Management strongly supports the comments made by MaineHousing
on the proposed 2009 Fair market Rents and the recommendation that HUD
apply a trend adjustment and use the most recent fuel cost data
available to reflect the true cost of oil in Maine. A large percentage
of our apartments are occupied by persons holding a section 8 housing
choice vouchers and we would hate to loose these Residents because the
FMR does not even come close to meeting the demands, costs, of apartment
living. Our Residents will not be able to afford to pay the difference
between the contract rent authorized by the local housing authority and
the market rent.

We are deeply concerned that the proposed increase of ONLY \$4 to \$6 in
FMR's will NOT begin to meet the operating cost increases this coming
year. At the current price of heating oil we expect to see an increase
of approximately 70% and somewhere between 15% and 25% in the cost of
other sources to provide heat for our Residents. We can not even begin
to estimate the increase cost of gasoline as it relates to our seasonal
contract for snow plowing and lawn care, but are seeing early estimates
from our contractors to be 25% to 35%.

We at Stanford Management would strongly encourage HUD to reconsider its
proposed FMR's with a greater eye on the economic conditions that are
effecting the affordable housing sector not only in the Northeast, but
all along the east coast and as far west as our housing in Mississippi..

Sincerely,

Gary Crowell

Chief Operations Officer
Preamble to the Antarctic Treaty of 1959

The Governments of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, the French
Republic, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, the Union of South Africa, the
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland, and the United States of America,

*Recognizing* that it is in the interest of all mankind that Antarctica
shall continue for ever to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and
shall not become the scene or object of international discord;

*Acknowledging* the substantial contributions to scientific knowledge
resulting from international cooperation in scientific investigation in
Antarctica;

*Convinced* that the establishment of a firm foundation for the
continuation and development of such cooperation on the basis of freedom
of scientific investigation in Antarctica as applied during the
International Geophysical Year accords with the interests of science and
the progress of all mankind;

*Convinced* also that a treaty ensuring the use of Antarctica for
peaceful purposes only and the continuance of international harmony in
Antarctica will further the purposes and principles embodied in the
Charter of the United Nations;
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY BELLSOUTH

**Report No. NCD-1147 August 18, 2005**

Re: NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED

BellSouth, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed
certification that public notice of network change has been provided
through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by section
51.329(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
*See* 47 C.F.R. § 51.329(a). Specific network change information can be
obtained on the Internet at:

[**http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/notifications/network/index.html**](http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/notifications/network/index.html)

The incumbent LEC\'s certification refers to the changes shown below.

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

  20050112                Replacing Copper        Mandeville, LA
                          Facilities with Fiber   
                          Optic Cable and Digital 
                          Loop Carrier Systems    

  20050113                Replacing Copper        Miami, FL
                          Facilities with Fiber   
                          Optic Cable and Digital 
                          Loop Carrier Systems    

  20050114                Replacing Copper        Greensboro, NC
                          Facilities with Fiber   
                          Optic Cable and Digital 
                          Loop Carrier Systems    
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

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

Incumbent LEC contact:

Steven D. Long

Assistant Manager/Federal Regulatory Affairs

BellSouth

1133-21^st^ Street, N.W., Suite 900

Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 463-4107

The original filing is available for inspection and copying at the FCC
Public Reference Room, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Suite CY‑A257,
Washington, DC 20554.

For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
(voice), or
[**carmell.weathers@fcc.gov**](mailto:carmell.weathers@fcc.gov) (email),
of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY
number is (202) 418-0484. **-FCC-**
# THE HEREDITARY DISEASE FOUNDATION

February 24, 2005

Honorable Michael Castle Honorable Diana DeGette

United States House of Representatives United States House of
Representatives

1233 Longworth House Office Building 1530 Longworth House Office
Building

Washington, DC 20515 Washington, DC 20515

Dear Representatives Castle and DeGette:

I am writing to you as President of the Hereditary Disease Foundation,
an organization dedicated to finding a cure for Huntington's disease and
other deadly neurodegenerative disorders. The Hereditary Disease
Foundation strongly supports the *Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act*
(H.R. 810). H.R. 810 will enable stem cell research to continue in
search of new therapies for debilitating disorders such as Huntington\'s
disease, Parkinson\'s disease, Alzheimer\'s disease, cancer and heart
disease among others. Your leadership in protecting research and
expanding federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research is
greatly appreciated.

This year Congress will address the future of biomedical research and
the nation's efforts to prevent, treat, and cure such debilitating
diseases as cancer, juvenile diabetes, Huntington\'s disease, ALS,
Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, spinal cord injuries and more.
Your bill would build on the existing guidelines at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) to oversee the ethical use of embryonic stem
cells while expanding the number of lines eligible for federal funding.

Given the scientific potential of embryonic stem cell research, the
Hereditary Disease Foundation agrees with the our nation's leading
scientific authorities, as well as a majority of Americans, in
supporting the expansion of current U.S. policy for federal funding of
embryonic stem cell research.

Millions of patients and their family members, as well as researchers,
physicians, health care reformers and ethicists are grateful for your
support. It is gratifying that we have representatives like you fighting
to improve the lives of people who suffer from disease and disability.

The Hereditary Disease Foundation applauds your leadership in sponsoring
legislation that provides hope for better treatments and cures for the
millions of Americans. Patients depend on the hope that science one day
soon will find cures to their diseases. We cannot deny them that hope.

![](media/image1.wmf)

Sincerely,

Nancy S. Wexler, Ph.D.

President, Hereditary Disease Foundation

Higgins Professor of Neuropsychology

Columbia University
Mars dust: characterization of particle size and electrostatic charge
distributions.

> M. K. Mazumder^1^, D. Saini^1^, A. S. Biris^1^, P. K. Srirama^1^, C.
> Calle^2^, and C. Buhler^2^
>
> *^1^University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Applied Science Department
> ETAS 575, 2801 South University Ave, Little Rock, AR 72204, Tel:
> 501-569-8007, Fax: 501-569-8020, mkmazumder@ualr.edu;
> ^2^Electrostatics and Materials Physics Laboratory, YA-C2-T, NASA,
> Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899.*

The Electrostatics and Surface Physics Laboratory is currently
developing the technology to measure size and charge of dust particles
suspended in the Martian atmosphere. This device called a Dust Particle
Analyzer is a miniaturized version of the commercially available ESPART
analyzer which is used in the toner industry to measure toner particle
size and charge distribution. In an ESPART analyzer, measurements are
performed by oscillating particles in an acoustic or electric field or
by simultaneous application of both acoustic and electric fields. The
motion of the particle is measured in real time through the application
of Laser Doppler Velocimetry (LDV). One of the characteristics of the
ESPART analyzer is that the range of particle size measured by the
instrument depends upon the frequency of excitation (either acoustic or
electric). Presently under development is a miniature,
digitally-controlled ESPART analyzer where the AC drive frequency can be
varied depending upon the particle size and electrostatic charge
distributions to cover particle size from 0.5-30 microns and the
electrostatic charge from zero to the saturation charge level which
depends upon the particle size and the environmental condition.
Chemical Usage Report

**Instructions:** Complete this form and provide a Material Safety Data
Sheet (MSDS) for **[all products and/or chemicals]{.underline}** that
the contractor will bring onto NCI-Frederick. The contractor must
provide this Chemical Usage Report and MSDS to the Contracting Officer
prior to bringing any products and/or chemicals onsite.

**Company:**

**Subcontract Number/Delivery order Number:**

**Description of Job** *(i.e. repainting south wall of animal
facility):*

**Location of Job** *(i.e. building 1071 room 101):*

# [Chemicals and MSDS]{.underline}

**MSDS attached** **Product or Chemical Name Amount/volume (units)**

[*i.e. 3M Fast Bond Contact Adhesive*]{.underline} [4 eight oz
cans]{.underline}

[*i.e. Paint Thinner*]{.underline} [3 gallons]{.underline}

## Attach Additional Sheets If Needed

I certify that this information is true and accurate, and that I have
listed all products and/or chemicals that will be brought onto
NCI-Frederick Property.

Signature Date

Print Name
**\[DOE LETTERHEAD\]**

**NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION**

July 28, 2003

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, NW.

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004

Dear Mr. Chairman:

The purpose of this letter is to augment information submitted in
response to Commitment 4.4.1 in the Implementation Plan for the Defense
Nuclear Facility Safety Board (DNFSB) Recommendation 2002-2, "U.S.
Department of Energy Plan to Address and Resolve Weapons Laboratory
Support of Defense Nuclear Complex."

On June 30, 2003, I submitted to the National Nuclear Security
Administration (NNSA) Contracting Officer Representative's (COR)
nominating letters for Directed Stockpile Work (DSW) and to the national
laboratory site office COR appointment letters, per Commitment 4.4.1 of
the DNFSB Recommendation 2002-2. The letters outline COR
responsibilities and authorities in relation to business conducted at
the laboratory. Authorities include, but are not exclusive to, providing
program direction, initiating timely work authorizations, and performing
oversight activities for DSW maintenance and research and development
(R&D); weapon R&D associated with safety; Seamless Safety-21; laboratory
weapons response; the Integrated Weapons Activity Plan; pit
manufacturing and certification, science and engineering campaigns; and
readiness in technical base facilities program readiness. Contracting
officers will ensure laboratory support requirements related to safety
of operations of the defense nuclear weapons complex are tracked and met
within the current resources of the contract.

Enclosed are the COR letters from the Managers of the Sandia Site
Office, Los Alamos Site Office, and Livermore Site Office, to designated
individuals on their staff who will be responsible for overseeing
DSW-related work at the respective national laboratories.

We plan to address Commitment 4.4.3 in an NNSA briefing to the DNFSB
scheduled for

August 20, 2003.

If you questions, please call me at 202-586-1730.

Sincerely,

***M. Schoenbauer***

***Director***

***Office of Nuclear Weapons Stockpile***

***Defense Programs***

[3 Enclosures](../tb03l28b.pdf)

cc:

M. Whitaker, DR-1
**§59.120 Hearings.**

If the Secretary determines that a submission from a State does not meet
the requirements of this part, the Secretary will advise the State by
letter that a grant is tentatively denied, explain the reasons for the
tentative denial, and inform the State of the opportunity to appeal to
the Board of Veterans\' Appeals pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 7105. Decisions
under this part are not subject to the provisions of §17.133 of this
order. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 511, 1710, 1742, 7101-7298, 8105,
8131-8137).

**§59.121 Amendments to application.**

Any amendment of an application that changes the scope of the
application or changes the cost estimates by 10 percent or more shall be
subject to approval in the same manner as an original application.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501, 1710, 1742, 8105, 8131-8137).

**§59.122 Withdrawal of application.**

A State representative may withdraw an application by submitting to VA a
written document requesting withdrawal. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 101, 501,
1710, 1742, 8105, 8131-8137).
The Association for Cultural Equity

The Alan Lomax Archive

450 West 41^st^ Street, 6th Floor

New York, NY 10036

PH: (212) 268-4623 FAX: (212) 279-3710

Prof Geoffrey N. O'Grady

1604 Mileva Lane

Victoria, British Columbia V8N 2V5

Canada

July 12, 2005

Dear Prof O'Grady,

Copies of works that you recorded were part of the large research
library of recordings assembled by Alan Lomax. They were housed at the
Alan Lomax Archive in New York, NY until March of 2004 when they were
moved to the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. There they will be
heard, admired, and studied by people from all over the world. The
Library of Congress has agreed to make it a priority to preserve and
digitize this important collection.

We have been asked by the American Folklife Center to contact all the
collaborators and contributors to Alan Lomax's collection. You will find
enclosed with this letter a Contact/Heir Information Form. Please fill
it out and return it to us so that we can forward this information to
the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. Also, you will
find two copies of a list of the above mentioned materials. Please keep
one for your records, and return the other with the Contact/Heir
Information Form.

The purpose of the enclosed form is to identify your present and correct
contact information so that we may inform the Library of Congress.
Anyone who wishes to use these materials for any non-commercial or
commercial reasons would then be instructed by the American Folklife
Center at the Library of Congress to contact you directly to receive
permission for that specific use. Please supply your primary contact
information on the form. If you would like to supply a list of
additional contacts or relatives please do so at the bottom of the form.

For future updates to your contact information, please address all
correspondence to: Director, The American Folklife Center, Library of
Congress, Thomas Jefferson Bldg, Rm LJG49, 101 Independence Ave. SE,
Washington, D.C. 20540-4610.

If you have any questions please feel free to call me or Anna Lomax Wood
(Alan's daughter) here at the Alan Lomax Archive.

With kind regards,

Bert Lyons

Artist/Collaborator/Estate Relations

Alan Lomax Archive

CC: Anna Lomax Wood

Jeffrey A. Greenberg, Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP
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height="1.0020833333333334in"}

> September 15, 2008
>
> **VA to Dedicate New National Cemetery**
>
> **What:** The Department of Veterans Affairs will conduct a
> groundbreaking and dedication ceremony for the new Jacksonville
> National Cemetery this weekend. The ceremony includes remarks by key
> VA and local elected officials, the unveiling of the dedication
> plaque, a ceremonial ground breaking and military honors.
>
> **Who:** Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs William F. Tuerk
>
> **When:** Sunday, Sept. 21, at 2 p.m.
>
> **Where:** Gateway R/C Club
>
> 3461 Lannie Road
>
> Jacksonville, Fla. 32218
>
> **Directions:** Parking for the ceremony will be located at the
> Jacksonville International Airport Economy Parking Lot 3. From
> Interstate 95, follow Airport Road toward the airport and turn right
> onto Pecan Park Road. Follow the signs to Economy Parking Lot 3. Buses
> will shuttle guests to and from the ceremony site. Parking and shuttle
> service are free of charge. Guests are highly encouraged to carpool
> and arrive by 12:00 p.m.
>
> Contact: James Rich, National Cemetery Administration
>
> Office: (202) 461-6240
>
> Cell: (202) 615-0636
>
> **Background:** The new 526-acre national cemetery in Jacksonville,
> Fla., will serve veterans\' burial needs for at least the next 100
> years. The cemetery is located north of the Jacksonville International
> Airport and approximately five miles from Interstate 295. The initial
> construction will consist of a 20-acre early burial area with
> temporary facilities and will be followed by the second stage of the
> construction project. When completed, the 52-acre Phase 1 development
> will provide 8,145 full-casket gravesites, including 7,300 pre-placed
> crypts, 5,100 in-ground cremation sites and 4,992 columbarium niches.
[Facility/Building Number]{.underline}

The Nuclear Materials Storage Vault / Building 3027

[Category]{.underline}

2

[Description of Building Operations]{.underline}

This facility is utilized for the storage of isotopes of thorium,
uranium, neptunium, plutonium, and other transuranic materials. The only
processes that are allowed are movement of materials into and out of the
facility and the placement of existing, stored, doubly-contained
materials into overpack containers for shipment. No primary or secondary
containments may be opened in the vault.

[Summary of Major Hazards]{.underline}

Radioactive and fissionable materials.

[Summary of Controls]{.underline}

Major control is the containment (ventilation) system operating and
maintaining a differential pressure negative with respect to the
exterior of the building or maintaining an air flow from the exterior of
the building through the building to the exhaust ventilation ducts.

Administrative Control Programs

-   Nuclear Criticality Safety Program

-   Radiation Protection Program

-   Quality Assurance Program

-   Emergency Preparedness Program

-   Fire Protection Program

-   Configuration Management

-   Conduct of Operations

-   Facility Inventory Control
THE 2008 OLYMPICS SHOULD NOT BE IN BEIJING

 

 

Dear Colleague:

 

According to the Olympic Charter, established by Pierre de Coubertin,
the goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful
and better world by educating youth through sport, practiced without
discrimination of any kind and in the Olympic spirit, which requires
mutual understanding with a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair
play.

 

We know all too well of China\'s abysmal human rights record.
China\'s notorious one-child family planning program remains a source of
coercion, forced abortions, infanticide and perilously imbalanced
boy-girl ratios. Couples who have unsanctioned children have been
subject to heavy fines, job losses and forced sterilization.  China
continues to forcibly repatriate North Korean refugees and seize
humanitarian workers, despite China\'s knowledge that these refugees
face imprisonment, torture, and even possibly execution upon their
return to North Korea. Finally, China\'s continued threats
and unprovoked intimidation of Taiwan threatens to unilaterally
undermine peace and security in the region.

 

Last week, I introduced H.Con.Res. 141, which calls upon the
International Olympic Committee to change the venue of the 2008 Olympic
Games unless the People\'s Republic of China makes significant progress
in ending human rights abuses. It is time for China to end its egregious
violations of the most basic of human rights.

 

Please join as a cosponsor of H.Con.Res. 141. To cosponsor, or for more
information, contact Molly Miller (5-7882) on my staff.

 

> Sincerely,
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> Tom Tancredo
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> Member of Congress
PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th Street, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 99-1717**

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

**Released: August 26, 1999**

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU**

**COMMERCIAL WIRELESS DIVISION APPROVES THE**

**WITHDRAWAL OF 2 PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION**

**[Action Taken Pursuant to Settlement Public Notice DA
99-745]{.smallcaps}**

As indicated below, petitions for reconsideration were filed against
decisions in the following 800 MHz SMR finder\'s preference cases, Case
Nos. 95F837 and 95F838. In each case, the finder, M.P. Investments, Inc.
(MP) and the target licensee, Didier Communications Services, Inc.
(Didier), (the "Parties"), have settled the dispute and have requested
that the petitions for reconsideration be withdrawn. The Division has
reviewed the petitions for reconsideration and finds that they raise no
substantial or material questions of fact under Sections 309 and 405 of
the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 309 and 405. In Case
No. 95F837, Call Sign WNVW746, the Parties have requested that the
partial finder's preference award be set aside.[^1] The Division
reinstates the license for the two frequencies for Call Sign WNVW746,
without judging the merits or establishing any judicial precedent. In
Case No. 95F838, Call Sign WNVW748, Didier has agreed to withdraw its
petition for reconsideration of MP's partial finder's preference
award.[^2] The Division hereby approves the withdrawals of the petitions
for reconsideration and sets aside the finder's preference awards in
accordance with sections 0.331, 1.106, 1.115, 1.935, and 90.173(k)(1994)
of the Commission\'s rules[^3] and *Public Notice*, DA 99-745.

Action by Deputy Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau.

  -------------- -------------------- ------------------------ ----------
  **Finder**     **Target Licensee**  **Finder's Award**       **Case
                                                               \#**

  M.P.           Didier               Award to M.P.            95F837
  Investments    Communications       Investments              
                 Services, Inc.                                

  M.P.           Didier               Award to M.P.            95F838
  Investments    Communications       Investments              
                 Services, Inc.                                
  -------------- -------------------- ------------------------ ----------

For further information, contact Don Johnson or Chris Gacek at (202)
418-7240, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless
Division, Policy and Rules Branch.

[^1]: MP also requested dismissal of its application, No. D071719.

[^2]: MP has filed an application, No. D071717, for its finder's
    preference award in Case No. 95F838.

[^3]: 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.331, 1.106, 1.115, 1.935, and 90.173(k)(1994).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Tim Jones (315) 477-6436

<timothy.jones@ny.usda.gov>

USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES \$367,000

FOR VILLAGE OF LAURENS WATER SYSTEM

**SYRACUSE, N.Y., December 27, 2006 --** U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Development has awarded a \$367,000 grant and loan package to the
Village of Laurens to complete its new water system.

The funds will be distributed as a \$250,000 grant and \$117,000 loan
and will pay for the cost overrun the Village has encountered in
replacing its 108-year-old water system. The new system includes an
115,000 gallon storage tank, water meters and an emergency generator.

The grant and loan award brings USDA Rural Development's total
investment in Laurens' water system to nearly \$1.6 million. Rural
Development provided a \$980,000 loan and a \$220,000 grant in FY 2005.

"The Village of Laurens is pleased with the package from USDA Rural
Development," said Robert M. Zack, Mayor, Village of Laurens. "The
village water project has been a very long process and we are now
looking forward to the next step in the process and finally the
completion of the project in the very near future."

"We're pleased to help the Village of Laurens complete this important
project," said Scott Collins, Acting Director of USDA Rural Development
in New York. "This grant, combined with Rural Development's previous
award, will help Laurens replace an antiquated system of undersized
lines, improving fire protection and ensuring more than 200 homes
continue to have safe and reliable drinking water."

The water system funds were made available through Rural Development's
Water and Waste Disposal Loan and Grant Program. The program's objective
is to provide infrastructure for rural areas of up to 10,000 in
population. Public entities can apply for loans and grants from the
program and funds must be used to improve public water, waste collection
and treatment systems.

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 by contacting the Johnstown office at (518) 762-0077,
extension 4, or by visiting Rural Development's web site at
<http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ny>.

\#
Justification:

Assistance is requested to provide subsistence and travel funds for a
lab manager who will be hired in the Cell Biology and Physiology Center
of the Division of Intramural Research, NHLBI on August 27, 2007. He is
charged with moving many pieces of delicate equipment and research
materials from Scripps University in San Diego across the country to NIH
in Bethesda. This task will require many trips (mostly flights and a
large rental moving vehicle) between California and Maryland over a
several week period. In addition to direct travel costs, NIH is
requesting to cover the Lab Manager's travel and subsistence expenses
during this period of performance.

We are requesting that the Lab Manager be provided with a one-time
payment for travel subsistence funding in the amount of \$8,467.

The period of performance is August 27, 2007 through September 7, 2007
**DA 08-1437**

**Released: June 18, 2008**

**Media BUREAU identifies groups of MUTuALLY EXCLUSIVE APPLICATIONS
submitted in the October 2007 filing window for noncommercial
educational FM stations**

**By: Chief, Media Bureau**

In October 2007, the Media Bureau ("Bureau") received approximately
3,600 applications to construct new noncommercial educational ("NCE") FM
stations.[^1] The Bureau has processed all of the approximately 950
applications that fall into the following categories:  singletons, those
that could be accepted for filing, and those that needed to be dismissed
pursuant to settlements or as in excess of the ten-application cap. On
March 7, 2008, the Bureau released a Public Notice that included most
groups containing four or fewer applications.[^2] Most of the remaining
applications are mutually exclusive with at least three other
proposals.[^3] As required by Section 73.3573(e)(4)[^4] of the
Commission's Rules, the Bureau announces that it has identified the
following groups of mutually exclusive applications listed in Attachment
A. At this time, the Bureau is announcing groups consisting of thirteen
or fewer applicants. To promote settlement discussions and ease work
loads on applicants and their consulting engineers and attorneys, the
Bureau will issue periodically additional public notices identifying the
**remaining** mutually exclusive groups. **An applicant that believes
that an application has been either erroneously included or erroneously
excluded from any of the mutually exclusive groups listed in Attachment
A should bring this matter to the attention of the Audio Division within
30 days.**

If applicants in a mutually exclusive group identified in Attachment A
are negotiating a settlement or share time arrangement, they should
advise the Audio Division to withhold further processing of the
pertinent applications pursuant to Section 73.7004(d) of the
Commission's Rules.[^5] Otherwise, the Bureau will begin comparative
analyses immediately following the expiration of this 30-day comment
period. [^6]

**Contacts:** Irene Bleiweiss, Audio Division, Media Bureau, (202)
418-2700 (legal)

James Bradshaw, Audio Division, Media Bureau, (202) 418-2700
(engineering)

**-FCC-**

[^1]: *See Media Bureau Announces NCE FM New Station and Major Change
    Filing Procedures,* Public Notice, 22 FCC Rcd. 15050 (2007).

[^2]: *See Media Bureau Identifies Groups of Mutually Exclusive
    Applications Submitted in the October 2007 Filing Window for
    Noncommercial Educational FM Stations,* Public Notice, 23 FCC Rcd.
    3914 (MB 2008).

[^3]: Also pending are some singleton applications that seek various
    waivers. The staff will address those waiver requests separately.

[^4]: 47 C.F.R. § 73.3573(e)(4).

[^5]: 47 C.F.R. § 73.7004(d).

[^6]: *See id at §§ 73.7002 and 73.7003.*
**CONCURRING STATEMENT OF**

**COMMISSIONER JONATHAN ADELSTEIN**

*Re: COMSAT Corporation; Request for Reduction of Regulatory Fees For
Fiscal Years 1998, 2000, and 2001; Fee Control Nos. 0109268835483010, et
al.*

I recognize the Commission's authority to revisit certain regulatory
fees paid by COMSAT consistent with the language of the D.C. Circuit in
the COMSAT II ruling. However, I am only able to concur in this Order
because the analysis is not consistent with the regulatory fee approach
that we have used in our previous regulatory fee orders, and strays
quite far from these earlier Commission determinations.

Ironically, I have long advocated that the Commission adhere more
closely to Section 9 of the Communications Act by assessing regulatory
fees that are derived by determining the full-time equivalent number of
employees (FTEs) performing the relevant enforcement activities, policy
and rulemaking activities, user information services and international
activities.[^1] But the Commission has not chosen to take such an
approach, instead relying on repeated proportionate increases of the
regulatory fee schedule from the previous year, adjusted to reflect
increases or decreases in payment units.

Consequently, I am troubled by our decision here to apply Section 1.1163
of our rules for the benefit of a single company. If the Commission is
to begin applying Section 1.1163 on a more rigorous basis, it should do
so equitably for all regulatees, and not reserve such an analysis for
the simple benefit of refunding one licensee \$1.5 million.

[^1]: *See* CONCURRING STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER JONATHAN ADELSTEIN,
    *Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2003*,
    MD Docket No. 03-83, FCC 03-184 (2003).
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**15^th^ Round Network to Freedom Candidates**

The following candidates are being considered for inclusion in the
Network to Freedom in the fifteenth round of applications. On Wednesday,
April 9, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the First Congregational
Church, 33 E. Forest Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, (313-831-4080), the
regional program manager committee will review and vote on the
applications listed below. The public is invited to attend. For further
information or to comment on the applications, please contact Diane
Miller, National Park Service, 601 Riverfront Drive, Omaha, Nebraska
68102, or by phone at 402-661-1588 or diane_miller@nps.gov .

**Arizona**

-   Passage on the Underground Railroad: A Photographic Journey
    \[program\]

**California**

-   Harriet Tubman: Bound for the Promised Land Jazz Oratorio
    \[program\]

**Delaware**

-   John Dickinson Plantation \[site\]

**DC**

-   Site of Leonard Grimes Property \[site\]

**Indiana**

-   Carnegie Center for Art and History \[facility\]

-   Chapman Harris Home Site \[site\]

-   James and Lucy Nelson site \[site\]

**Kentucky**

-   Underground Railroad Research Institute \[program\]

**Maryland**

-   Best Farm/L'Hermitage (NPS) \[site\]

-   Carmichael Farm \[site\]

-   Choptank River \[site\]

-   Frederick Douglass Driving Tour of Talbot Co. \[program\]

-   Gone North On A Secret Road \[program\]

-   Maryland's Network to Freedom Map & Guide \[program\]

-   Site of Arthur Leverton Farm \[site\]

**Massachusetts**

-   Poets, Shoemakers and Freedom Seekers (NPS) \[program\]

-   Samuel May, Jr., House \[site\]

**New York**

-   Brooklyn Underground Railroad District \[site\]

-   Griffith & Elizabeth Cooper Home \[site\]

-   Haff-Smith Barn \[site\]

-   Harriet Tubman Grave \[site\]

-   Samuel & Elizabeth Cuyler \[site\]

-   Sherwood Cemetery \[site\]

-   Utica Rescue \[site\]

-   Waterloo Library & Historical Society \[facility\]

**North Carolina**

-   Friends of the Historical Collection, Guilford College \[facility\]

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-   Neuse River \[site\]

-   Roanoke River \[site\]

**Ohio**

-   Howard House \[site\]

**Pennsylvania**

-   Cliveden \[site\]

-   Eden Cemetery \[site\]

-   Frederick Douglass Institute \[site\]

-   Freedom in Philadelphia (Philadelphia Doll Museum) \[program\]

-   Fulton Opera House (Old Lancaster Jail) \[site\]

-   Underground Railroad Camps, \[program\]

-   West Philadelphia Meetinghouse \[site\]

**Virginia**

-   Brentsville Courthouse and Jail \[site\]

-   Portsmouth's Waterfront \[site\]
**Georgia State University - Graduate Certificate in Disaster
Management**

Georgia State University's Andrew Young School of Policy Studies offers
a Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management as a stand-alone
credential and the coursework can be counted as a concentration in the
Master of Public Administration, Ph.D. in policy studies, and Master of
Public Health programs.  Admission to the certificate program requires
admission to one of GSU's graduate programs.  GSU is accredited by the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the M.P.A. program is
accredited by the National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and
Administration.  The M.P.A. program is nationally ranked and admission
is highly competitive.\
\
The certificate requires completion of four courses: Disaster Management
(an overview of the field with foci on mitigation and preparedness),
Disaster Relief and Recovery (response and recovery operations), and two
electives drawn from such courses as geographic information systems,
public health, environmental planning and policy, urban planning, and
volunteer management.  This is a traditional, on-campus program and all
coursework must be taken at Georgia State University.\
\
Georgia State University is granted accreditation by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges.\
\
For more information:

Contact: Professor William L. Waugh, Jr. - Department of Public
Administration and Urban Studies\
Georgia State University - Graduate Certificate in Disaster Management\
Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, 14 Marietta Street, NW, Room 337\
Atlanta, Georgia 30303\
Phone: (404) 651-4592\
Fax: (404) 651-1378\
Email: <wwaugh@gsu.edu>

**Additional Information:**\
http://aysps.gsu.edu/academics/mastersbulletin/gradcert_disastermgmt.htm\
Additional Phone:

*Updated: 11/29/04*