BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Hagovsky**

**June 19, 2003 202-228-1122**

**[http://mikulski.senate.gov]{.underline}**

**[Number range CHAPTER]{.mark}**

**MIKULSKI AND SARBANES ANNOUNCE VICTORY FOR**

**BALTIMORE-WASHINGTON REGION**

*Baltimore-Washington Link Could Mean More Economic Development and Jobs
for Maryland*

Washington, D.C. -- **Senator Barbara A. Mikulski** (D-MD) and **Paul S.
Sarbanes** (D-MD) announced today that, after a strong push by the
Senators and entire Maryland Congressional Delegation, the
Baltimore-Washington region will remain a single metropolitan area. If
the joint region had been split into two separate regions, it could have
resulted in economic consequences including federal funding based on
population formulas, economic development, and jobs.

"This is a great victory for the Baltimore-Washington region," said
Senator Mikulski. "This means more economic development, more
investment, and more jobs in our area. As the fourth-largest market in
the country, Baltimore will remain at the top of the list for federal
dollars and companies looking to locate in Maryland."

"Our entire Congressional Delegation pulled together on this and,
through our combined strength, we emerged victorious in maintaining the
'Baltimore-Washington' combined designation," said Sarbanes, who
spearheaded the Maryland Congressional delegation letter to the Office
of Management and Budget. "This will be a shot in the arm in maintaining
our competitiveness for federal dollars for critically needed programs."

The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) designates
Metropolitan Statistical Areas every 10 years using population and
commuting data from the Census. Based on 2000 Census data, the
Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area is the fourth largest in the
country. If separated, Washington would have been eighth but Baltimore
would have fallen to close to 20^th^. The Baltimore-Washington Combined
Statistical Area includes all but six counties in Maryland. It also
includes counties in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia.

Senators Mikulski and Sarbanes sent a letter, signed by the entire
Maryland Congressional delegation, to the OMB Director urging his
support for the continued designation of the Baltimore-Washington region
as a Combined Statistical Area (see attached). Senator Mikulski also
successfully pushed for the linking of the Baltimore and Washington
regions in 1990, the first year the areas were combined.

Metropolitan Statistical Areas have at least one urbanized area of
50,000 people or more. Several federal agencies base their spending on
whether a community is in or out of a metropolitan area. These
statistical designations determine the criteria for things like Medicaid
reimbursement rates and Housing and Urban Development Community
Development Block Grants.

\# \# \#
Arthur D Unger \<alunger@juno.com\>

10/18/2005 06:11 PM To

Group Ow-Docket@EPA

cc

bcc

Subject

Docket ID No. OW-2005-0024

Here are my comments on removal credits provisions.

Please do not allow citizens to be exposed to more small amounts of

various chemicals, as they would be if more pollutants were added to the

removal credits list. Exposing us to chemicals we did not evolve with
may

be hazardous because:

1 Interactions between small amounts of various chemicals are unknown.

Many medicines have known and previously unsuspected interactions;

physicians have a handbook to help them consider this each time they
write

a prescription.

2 Bio concentration occurs. Humans have no excretory path for heavy

metals.

3 Some persons have less ability to handle various chemicals. These

persons may be pregnant, at the extremes of age, immuno-compromised or

have reduced hepatic and renal excretory or detoxification pathways.

4\. Exposure to trace chemicals could be the cause of some idiopathic

diseases. For example exposure to asbestos causes malignant mesothelioma

decades after exposure.

Thank you for not using paper to contacting me and for the opportunity
to

comment,

Arthur Unger

2815 La Cresta Drive

Bakersfield, CA 93305-1719

\(661\) 323 5569

alunger@juno.com preferred I can go on web for info, although I was

baffled by your site.
Dear Committee,

You have all sworn an oath to uphold the true Constitution of 1789 and
the only true Constitutional tax is a consumption tax.

Steve Entin\'s comments on your tax reform panel hearings were right on!

Furthermore, Alan Greenspan\'s recent comments on the HUGE POSITIVE
effect a consumption tax would have on SAVINGS of individuals and hard
working families was amazing and right on as well!

Taxes were only used to be levied during or after a \"real\" war and
only for a period of 2 years at no more than 2% of \"income\". The
current payroll tax, as you well know, was only supposed to last for a
few years during WWII, but people still pay it along with the current
income tax through ignorance, force and coercion.

The IRS is OUT OF CONTROL and has NEVER followed their own code as
evidenced by the recent NY decision where agents don\'t even present
evidence to a federal judge and serve a phony and unconstitutional
summons! The judge said, no federal judge signature, disregard the IRS
summons and finally for once, the judge is RIGHT ON! The IRS is a
private corporation owned in part by JP Morgan Chase and 11 other
international commercial banks who hate our country. This IRS cartel,
that YOU as Congress still sanction, is CLEARLY unconstitutional and
their scam must be REPLACED with a consumption tax.

With a consumption tax, the money is collected by businesses at point of
sale, as they have always done, and the money gets sent to the TRUE
Treasury of the United States, not JP Morgan Chase. If you need any more
EVIDENCE and FACTS about to the assertion of this claim, read Murray
Rothbard\'s \"The Case Against the Fed (eral Reserve)\" or other books
by him from the Ludwig Von Mises Institute in Alabama and also read G.
Edward Griffin\'s \"The Creature from Jekyll Island.\"

A consumption tax is the only way go. Every other tax is simply a shell
game and a classic ponzi scheme.

A consumption tax is a true excise tax and is transparent as the
Founders intended. Please take the first step in giving individual
Americans back our Constitutional Republic and stop wallowing in the
\"turbulence and contentiousness of a pure Democracy\", to paraphrase
Madison in the Federalist Papers.

The current tax system must go. Please recommend a consumption tax to
replace the income tax and the evil IRS and uphold your SWORN oath to

uphold the Constitution as the \"supreme law of the land.\" And to

paraphrase the opinion of Justice O\' Connor in NY v US in 1992, \"any
law abhorrent to the Constitution is immediately considered NULL and
VOID.\"

The 16th Amendment needs to be REPEALED IMMEDIATELY as it is completely
unconstitutional and never properly ratified by a majority of states
needed!

Thank you for your time and thoughtful consideration.

George Johnson

West Virginia
PENSION ADJUSTMENTS AND ASSET REVERSIONS (OCT 2004)

\(a\) The Contractor shall promptly notify the Contracting Officer in
writing when it determines that it will terminate a defined-benefit
pension plan or otherwise recapture such pension fund assets.

\(b\) For segment closings, pension plan terminations, or curtailment of
benefits, the adjustment amount shall be---

\(1\) For contracts and subcontracts that are subject to full coverage
under the Cost Accounting Standards (CAS) Board rules and regulations
(48 CFR Chapter 99), the amount measured, assigned, and allocated in
accordance with CFR 9904.413-50(c)(12); and

\(2\) For contracts and subcontracts that are not subject to full
coverage under CAS, the amount measured, assigned, and allocated in
accordance with CFR 9904.413-50(c)(12), except the numerator of the
fraction at 48 CFR 9904.413-50(c)(12)(vi) shall be the sum of the
pension plan costs allocated to all non-CAS covered contracts and
subcontracts that are subject to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)
Subpart 31.2 or for which cost or pricing data were submitted.

\(c\) For all other situations where assets revert to the Contractor, or
such assets are constructively received by it for any reason, the
Contractor shall, at the Government's option, make a refund or give a
credit to the Government for its equitable share of the gross amount
withdrawn. The Government's equitable share shall reflect the
Government's participation in pension costs through those contracts for
which cost or pricing data were submitted or that are subject to FAR
subpart 31.2.

\(d\) The contractor shall include the substance of this clause in all
subcontracts under this contract that meet the applicability requirement
of FAR 15.408(g).

(End of clause)
# Chinese Spring Wheat Meiosis Spike cDNA Library (D-W Choi, TJ Close lab, UC Riverside, 1 May 2000) (TAcDNA0015; TA_CEg; TA026E1X)

**Source of RNA:**

-   Plant: hexaploid wheat (*Triticum aestivum* L. cv Chinese Spring)

-   Type of tissue: young spikes before anthesis

-   Growth conditions: unstressed plants; University of Nebraska,
    Lincoln (MM Shah with K Gill)

-   Total RNA purification: hot phenol method. Nucleic Acid Res (1989)
    17:2362.

-   PolyA purification method: PolyATrack mRNA Isolation System IV
    (Promega)

-   cDNA synthesis method: cDNA Synthesis Kit (Stratagene)

**Name of vector: Uni-ZAP XR**

\- Uni-ZAP XR vector allows *in vivo* excision of the pBluescript
phagemid

**Description of Inserts:**

-   cDNAs were directionally cloned with *Eco*RI on the 5' and *Xho*I on
    the 3' end

-   cDNAs larger than 0.5 kb were selected by size fractionation via gel
    filtration

**Primary λ Phage Library:**

-   cDNA ligation: 100 ng of cDNA and 1 μg of vector

> \- Packaging: Gigapack III Gold Packaging Extract (Stratagene)

-   Lambda ZAP yield: 2.0 x 10^7^ pfu in 0.5 ml.

**Mass Excision Phagemid Library:**

-   Complexity: 1 x 10^6^ λ ZAP pfu (25 μl of primary library) added to
    975 μl SM Buffer

-   Host cells: XL1-Blue-MRF\' (Stratagene), \~ 5 x 10^7^ log-phase
    cells in 1 ml 10 mM MgSO~4~

-   Helper phage: ExAssist (Stratagene), \~1 x 10^9^ pfu; 100 μl

-   Addition of adsorbed mixture of above ingredients to 38 ml LB
    medium, 37°C

-   Mass excision performed for \~3 hrs and centrifuged to create a cell
    pellet and supernatant

-   Supernatant heated at 70°C for 20 min; this is the "Low
    Amplification" library (L).

-   Cell pellet resuspended in 40 ml fresh LB and grown at 37°C for an
    additional 16 \~ 20 hr.

-   Supernatant heated at 70°C for 20 min; this is the "High
    Amplification" library (H).

-   Titered on SOLR (Stratagene) cells:

  ---------------------------- --------------------- --------------------
                               Low Amplification     High Amplification

  Phagemid yield (cfu/ml)      5.4 x 10^5^           1.0 x 10^9^

  Total phagemid yield         2.16 x 10^7^          4.0 x 10^10^
  (cfu/40ml)                                         

  Amplification (cfu/plaque)   21.6                  4.0 x 10^4^

  Percent dark blue colonies   \~ 3.7                \~ 3.0
  ---------------------------- --------------------- --------------------

-   Non-recombinants: 0 of 34 randomly chosen clones contained no insert

-   Insert size distribution:

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Report No. MB/AD-06-01 July 20, 2006

DA 06-1471

RE: ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT ACCEPTED FOR FILING

ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION

After preliminary review, the Environmental Assessment listed herein,
filed pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.1307(a), IS ACCEPTED FOR FILING.

The Environmental Assessment referenced herein will undergo no further
review and evaluation for at least 30 days from the date of the public
notice to provide an opportunity for public comment. Accordingly,
objections to or comments on the Environmental Assessment may be filed
within 30 days from the date of this Public Notice.

On November 29, 2001, the Commission released an order modifying filing
procedures for certain documents filed electronically (by electronic
mail or facsimile), by hand deliver, or by overnight delivery service
other than U.S. Postal Service Express and Priority Mail. *See Order*,
"Implementation of Interim Electronic Filing Procedures for Certain
Commission Filings," FCC 01-345 (Nov. 29, 2001), 66 Fed. Reg. 62991
(Dec. 4, 2001). The Environmental Assessment may be viewed at the
Reference Information Center at the Federal Communications Commission,
Room CY-A257, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554 or at the
public inspection file at the main studio location of station WSNR(AM),
Jersey City, New Jersey. A copy of the Environmental Assessment, or
parts thereof, may be obtained through the Commission's duplicating
contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Room CY-B402, 445 12^th^
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554 by calling 1-800-378-3160 or at
[www.bcpiweb.com](http://www.bcpiweb.com/).

[Call Sign/City/State]{.underline} [Facility ID No.]{.underline}
[Applicant]{.underline} [File No.]{.underline} [Coordinates]{.underline}
[Date Received]{.underline}

WSNR(AM), Jersey City, NJ 61643 Rose City Radio Corp. BMP-20040326ALI
40-48-42/074-02-13[^1] April 11, 2005

[^1]: These are the Antenna Location Coordinates for WSNR(AM)'s proposed
    6-tower directional array.

    -FCC-
**DA 02-1499**

**June 27, 2002**

**Applications For Equipment Authorization**

**Of Universal Shipborne Automatic Identification Systems**

**To be Coordinated with U.S. Coast Guard To Ensure Homeland Security**

The Commission's Part 80 rules governing stations in the Maritime
Service require certification for various radio transmitters used on
board ships and by coast stations. The International Maritime
Organization (IMO) to which the U.S. is signatory, at its 73^rd^ session
(December 2000), adopted amendments to Chapter V of the Safety of Life
at Sea (SOLAS) Convention to require the installation of automatic
identification systems (AIS) on ships. AIS devices transmit on maritime
VHF frequencies (156-162 MHz) and thus will require Certification from
the Commission.

AIS is intended to provide a ship's identity, position, course and speed
among other things. The IMO amendments will enter into force with a
phase in schedule that begins in July 2002. In addition, as a result of
the events of September 11, the use of AIS has been identified to
support Homeland Security.

The Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rule Making in PR docket
92-257 that addresses the certification requirements for AIS
equipment.[^1] During the pendency of the rule making, the FCC
Laboratory will coordinate review of applications for certification of
AIS equipment with the United States Coast Guard to ensure that the
equipment meets all applicable international standards and
requirements.[^2]

The FCC has worked closely with the United States Coast Guard to ensure
coordination for the certification of maritime safety of life equipment.
For example, under Section 80.1061 of the rules, certification of
emergency position indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) is not granted
until

the Commission receives a letter from the U.S. Coast Guard stating that
the device meets all pertinent requirements.

The staff of the FCC Laboratory and the United States Coast Guard will
work closely with applicants for certification of AIS equipment to
address any concerns that may arise.

Questions concerning AIS standards may be directed to Tim Maguire of the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at <tmaguire@fcc.gov> and concerning
equipment authorization to Andrew Leimer at <aleimer@fcc.gov>.

[^1]: See Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in PR Docket
    92-257

[^2]: The International standards and requirements identified are: IMO
    Resolutions A.694(17) and MSC.74(69), Annex 3; ITU-R 1371-1; IEC
    standards IEC 60945, IEC 61162 and IEC 61993-2.
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**ERRATUM**

### Ex Parte Presentations and Post-Reply Comment Period Filings

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This erratum corrects the [Ex Parte]{.underline} Public Notice released
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**Emergency Investigational New Drug Application (EIND)**

**Request for Information**

Please fax the following information to the Division of Antiviral
Products regarding your request for Emergency Use of the Investigational
Product as soon as possible:

1)  Patient's initials:

2)  Patient's gender:

3)  Patient's date of birth:

4)  Patient's weight

5)  Brief medical summary (to include diagnosis of underlying illness):

6)  Diagnostic lab results for identifying viral infection that will be
    treated with the

> investigational product:

7)  Dosing regimen of the investigational agent (including loading and
    maintenance

> dosing):

8)  The Name, Address, Phone and Fax numbers of the person sponsoring
    the EIND:

> **Send the fax to:**
>
> **Attn: Kenny Shade, JD, BSN, Regulatory Project Manager**
>
> **Division of Antiviral Products, FDA**
>
> **Fax \# (301) 796-9883**
>
> **If you have any questions, please contact Kenny Shade at
> 301-796-1500.**
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###### 

###### 

###### 

###### 

###### Eligible Program Fields for citizens of Russia and Ukraine

-   Business Administration

-   Economics

-   Law

-   Public Administration

-   Public Policy

The Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program (Muskie) is a program
of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States
Department of State, and administered by IREX. Muskie provides
opportunities for Master's level study in the United States to citizens
of Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Moldova, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
Participants are selected through an open, merit-based competition.

Fellows will:

-   Enroll in fulltime academic coursework for up to two years.

-   Create and implement a project during the first academic year that
    benefits the local community.

-   Take part in internships following academic coursework.

The fellowship is fully funded and provides:

-   J-1 Visa Support

-   Round-trip travel from fellow's home city in Eurasia to host
    institution in the United States;

-   Monthly stipend;

-   Accident and sickness insurance;

-   Tuition and mandatory university fees;

-   Limited allowance for books;

-   Pre-academic English language training (if necessary)

-   A wide variety of alumni networking and training opportunities.

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See application for eligibility requirements and selection criteria.

### Application Deadline: 5:00 PM, Friday, November 16, 2007

Applications for the Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program can be
obtained and submitted by contacting IREX field offices and
representatives in Eurasia.

**IREX-Ukraine: Vul. V. Vasylkivska (Chervonoarmiiska) 44, Suite 4,
Kyiv, 01004, Tel/fax (044) 537-0604, E-mail: <muskie@kyiv.irex.org>,
Website: [www.irex.kiev.ua](http://www.irex.kiev.ua/)**

#####
**NAEFS Workshop Announcement**

This is the first announcement of the NAEFS workshop that will be held
in Montreal, Canada, between Wednesday May 24th and Friday May 26th
2006. The meeting will take place at the Canadian Meteorological Centre,
2121 TransCanada Highway, Dorval, Québec.

The objectives of the workshop are twofold:\
- review what has been done since the Washington workshop in November
2004\
- develop a NAEFS workplan for coming years

In order to achieve these objectives, I propose the following agenda
(very sketchy at the moment):\
1. Presentations (results of what has been done, what is proposed,
products, verification, etc.) \
2. Break out discussions:\
        2.1 Data exchange\
        2.2 Post-processing\
        2.3 Product development\
        2.4 Verification\
        2.5 ???\
3. Plenary discussions\
4. Elaboration of work plan

In order to firm up this agenda, please let me know who is interested in
making presentations. I would like to have all the presentations be
given on the first day, so at some point, I might limit the number of
presentations to fit them all in that time slot. That might seem
dictatorial, but the presentations are meant to set the table for
further discussions, which will be done during the break out discussions
on the second day. The third day will be used to wrap up the discussions
and sketch out the work plan. In the weeks following the workshop,
Zoltan and I will use the material from the break out and the plenary to
finalize the document.

One last point, I have made some preliminary arrangements for a block of
rooms at the ??? hotel. For those of you who do not know the area, the
CMC is located to the North-West of Montreal, quite far from downtown.
You thus have two options for accomodation:

\- close to the office (which is where I have booked the rooms). This is
convenient for getting in and out of the office.

\- downtown area, for which one has to count one hour travel each way in
taxi (30\$ per ride). This is convenient for getting out in the evening.

I have arranged for lunches and coffee breaks to be provided on the
premises. I don\'t have a budget to organise a dinner, but if there is
sufficient interest, I can also book a restaurant for the Wednesday or
Thursady night, but everyone would pay for his own expenses.

Looking forward to see you in Montreal.

Louis Lefaivre\
A/Director, Prediction Development Division\
Canadian Meteorological Centre\
Dorval, Québec\
Tél.: (514) 421-4654\
fax : (514) 421-4657\
e-mail: louis.lefaivre@ec.gc.ca
Acceleration Schemes

**Challenges**

**• Large emittance beam (\~ size of a watermelon)**

**• High Peak Bunch Currents**

**• High Real Estate Acceleration Gradient**

**• Minimize Peak RF Power**

**• Robust and Reliable System**

**• Storage Ring with Appropriate Straight Sections**

**• Affordable System**

**Don Hartill**

**Cornell**

**6/16/2000**

**Concept Solutions**

**Spectrum ranges from 50 Gev Linac to Synchrotron:**

**Intermediate Frequency High Gradient Linac**

**= very expensive ( \~ 2-30 K\$/MV)**

**Synchrotron would require large aperture rapid**

**cycling magnet system and significant RF**

**acceleration system due to muon lifetime**

**Proposed Scheme**

**3.4 GeV Linac operating at 200 MHz and 15 MeV/m**

**4 Pass Recirculator with two 1.13 GeV accelerators**

**operating at 200 MHz and a**

**5 Pass Recirculator with two 4 GeV accelerators**

**operating at either 200 or 400 MHz and a**

**Racetrack Storage Ring with long straight sections**

**pointing at distant detectors**

**• Reduces installed accelerator by \~ x 4 compared**

**to Linac only**

> **Valerie Lebedev will describe the acceleration scheme**
>
> **RF Cavity Choice**

**Low Duty Cycle of Required Gradient combined with**

**High Accelerating Gradient and high bunch currents**

-   **Superconducting RF Cavities**

> **Because of large beam emittance, 200 MHz is a good**
>
> **Match but .......**
>
> **To accomplish the high real estate gradient, goal of**
>
> **R & D is to demonstrate an accelerating gradient of**
>
> **15 MV/m**
>
> **which is significantly higher that the present 350 MHz**
>
> **LEP II cavities.**
>
> **Hasan Padamsee will describe the current experience**
>
> **And the R & D planned to achieve these gradients.**

# Storage Ring

> **Because of the mass of the muon, superconducting magnets can be used
> for the dipoles and quadrupoles**
>
> **This maximizes the decay straight fraction of the storage ring**
>
> **The high energy decay electrons are a significant heat load on the
> magnets and a one cm thick tungsten liner to needed to absorb these
> electrons**
>
> **Building a storage ring at a 20 degree inclination angle will
> present some engineering challenges**
>
> **Norbert Holtkamp will describe the current concept design**
>
> **Comments**
>
> **The FNAL Feasibility Study has provided much needed focus for the
> design of a muon storage ring as a neutrino source**
>
> **The acceleration scheme outlined here and in the next three talks is
> a direct result of that study.**
>
> **What we would like from MUTAC**
>
> **• Comments on the proposed acceleration scheme**
>
> **• Endorsement of our future design plans**
>
> **• Endorsement of our R&D program for components**
Poster Presentation 1B-14

**Development and Application of an Integrated System for Ethanol
Monitoring**

Alhadeff, E.M., Salgado, A.M., Pereira Jr., N., Valdman^\*^, B.

Dep. Engenharia Química

Escola de Química

Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro

CT- Bl E -- sl 201 -Rio de Janeiro -- Brasil,

Phone: (21) 2562- 7037; Fax: (21)2562-7567; E-mail: <belkis@eq.ufrj.br>

An automated Flow Injection Analysis system using enzymes alcohol
oxidase and horseradish peroxidase was applied for quantifying ethanol
reacting with 4-aminophenazone and phenol. A colorimetric detection
method was developed using two different methodologies of analysis, with
free and immobilized enzymes. The system with free enzymes permitted
analysis of standard ethanol solution in a linear range of 0,05-1 g
ethanol/l without external dilution, a sampling frequency of 15 analyses
per hour, and relative standard deviation of 3,5%. A new system was
designed consisting of a microreactor with 0,91 ml internal volume
filled with alcohol oxidase immobilized on glass beads and addition of
free peroxidase, adapted in a FIA line, for continued reuse. This
integrated biosensor -- FIA system is being used for quality control of
biofuels, gasohol and hydrated ethanol. The FIA system integrated with
the microreactor showed a logarithmic calibration curve in the range of
0.005 a 0.05 g ethanol/l and good results were obtained compared with
the ethanol content measured by HPLC and CG standard methods.
**"New Horizons in Workplace Dispute Resolution"**

**Featuring**

**The Honorable Peter J. Hurtgen**

**Director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service**

**And**

**Professor David B. Lipsky**

**Director of the Institute for Conflict Resolution, Cornell
University**

 

More and more companies are looking for different ways to resolve
conflicts rather than going to courts. They have instituted a variety of
alternative dispute resolution programs, sometimes with the cooperation
of unions. These programs have provided employees with a voice at the
workplace. Professor David B. Lipsky, who is National IRRA
President-Elect, and the author of ***Emerging Systems for Managing
Workplace Conflict, Lessons from American Corporations for Managers and
Dispute Resolution Professionals*** (Jossey-Bass, 2003), will discuss
his findings and how corporate America is responding to the challenge of
workplace tensions and conflicts.

He will be joined by FMCS Director Peter J. Hurtgen who will describe
his agency's work on a pilot project to look at dispute resolution in a
unionized workplace and what lessons can be learned from that
initiative. He will also discuss current collective bargaining issues in
key industries and his forecasts for the future.

 The Washington DC Chapter of the Industrial Relations Research
Association (DC-IRRA) is pleased to have both renowned speakers for this
annual dinner. We expect a lively question and answer session as well.
This program is being co-sponsored by Cornell University, New York State
School of Industrial and Labor Relations.

 

DATE: Thursday, June 24, 2004                  TIME: Sign in 6:00 pm;
Dinner 6:30 pm

 

LOCATION:  Woman\'s National Democratic Club historic mansion off Dupont
Circle

(Red Line Metro, Dupont Circle stop, Q St. exit), 1526 New Hampshire
Ave. NW, Wash., DC.

 

**REGISTRATION FEE (including dinner and speakers):**  \$35 Members;
\$40 Non-Members and Non-Reserved Members; and \$15 Student Members.

 

**MENU:**  Salad, roasted beef tenderloin and marinated fresh strawberry
dessert. Vegetarian dishes upon advance request.

 

**RESERVATIONS REQUIRED**: Contact Linda Haynes at lhaynes@ufcw.org or
by phone at 202-223-3111 ext. 1481.  An email response is preferred. 
Please make reservations by 12 noon on Friday, May 30, 2004.  To keep
our costs down, we must insist that all reservations be honored; if you
cannot attend, please send a substitute or you will be billed.
**DA 08-2092**

**Released: September 12, 2008**

**Media Bureau Announces Comment and Reply Comment Dates**

**for the notice of Inquiry regarding The DEVELOPMENT OF DEVICES CAPABLE
OF SUPPORTING MULTIPLE AUDIO ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES**

**MB Docket No. 08-172**

**Comment Date: November 10, 2008**

**Reply Comment Date: December 9, 2008**

On August 25, 2008, the Commission released a *Notice of Inquiry*
("*NOI*") on issues pertaining to (i) requiring devices capable of
receiving Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service ("SDARS") to include
digital audio broadcast ("DAB"), or HD Radio™, or any other technologies
capable of providing audio entertainment services; and (ii) requiring
devices capable of receiving HD Radio to include SDARS or any other
technologies capable of providing audio entertainment services.[^1] The
*NOI* set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 60 and 90
days, respectively, after publication in the *Federal Register*.[^2]

On September 10, 2008, the *NOI* was published in the *Federal
Register*.[^3] Accordingly, comments must be filed on or before November
10, 2008 and reply comments must be filed on or before December 9, 2008.
Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in paragraphs
23 through 25 of the *NOI*.[^4] The *NOI* is also available on the
Commission's website.[^5]

For additional information, contact Rosalee Chiara,
<Rosalee.Chiara@fcc.gov>, or Brendan Murray, <Brendan.Murray@fcc.gov>,
of the Media Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418-2120. Press inquiries
should be directed to Clyde Ensslin, (202) 418-0506. TTY: (202) 418-0432
or (888) 835-5322.

By the Chief, Media Bureau

\--FCC\--

[^1]: *See Development of Devices Capable of Supporting Multiple Audio
    Entertainment Services,* MB Docket No. 08-172, Notice of Inquiry,
    FCC No. 08-196 (rel. August 25, 2008) ("*NOI*").

[^2]: *Id.* at 1.

[^3]: 73 FR 52657 (September 10, 2008).

[^4]: *See NOI* at ¶¶ 23-25.

[^5]: *See*
    <http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-08-196A1.doc>.
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PART 1829

**TAXES**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

**SUBPART [1829.1](#OLE_LINK1) GENERAL**

1829.101 Resolving tax problems.

**SUBPART [1829.2](#OLE_LINK2) FEDERAL EXCISE TAXES**

1829.203 Other Federal tax exemptions.

1829.203-70 NASA Federal tax exemptions.

**PART 1829**

**TAXES**

**Subpart** []{#OLE_LINK1 .anchor}**1829.1\--General**

**1829.101 Resolving tax problems.**

(a)**(i)** The Headquarters Office of the General Counsel (Code G) is
the designated legal counsel for all external contacts on [**FAR Part
29**](http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart_29_1.html#1046693)
tax issues, including communications with the Department of Justice,
other Federal agencies, and any taxing authority.

**(ii)** Tax problems that cannot be solved readily by reference to FAR
Part 29 shall be forwarded to Code G through the installation\'s Office
of Chief Counsel. The following material, as applicable, shall be
forwarded to Code G with a copy to the Assistant Administrator for
Procurement (Code HS):

**(A)**  A comprehensive statement of pertinent facts, including
documents and correspondence.

**(B)**  A copy of the contract.

**(C)**  A thorough review of the legal issues involved and recommended
action.

**(D)**  If appropriate, a statement of the problem\'s effects on
procurement policies and procedures, with recommendations.

**Subpart** []{#OLE_LINK2 .anchor}**1829.2\--Federal Excise Taxes**

**1829.203 Other Federal tax exemptions.**

**1829.203-70 NASA Federal tax exemptions.**

\(a\) The Assistant Administrator for Procurement has obtained a permit
from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (Treasury Department)
enabling NASA and its contractors to purchase spirits (e.g., specially
denatured spirits) tax-free for nonbeverage Government use.
Installations can obtain copies of the permit from the Headquarters
Office of Procurement (Code HS).

\(b\) When purchasing spirits for use by NASA personnel, the contracting
officer shall attach a copy of the permit to the contract. Upon receipt
of the spirits, the permit shall be returned to the contracting officer
unless future orders are anticipated.

\(c\) When a NASA contractor requires spirits to perform a NASA
contract, the contracting officer shall furnish the contractor a copy of
the permit to provide its vendor. Upon receipt of the spirits, the
contractor shall return the permit to the contracting officer unless
future orders are anticipated. In any event, the permit shall be
returned upon completion of the contract.

\(d\) The contracting officer shall post a copy of the permit for
inspection.
Experiments as of 2007-11-08

  ----- ------------------------- --------------- ----------- ---------------
  Exp   What                      When            Where       Progress

  32S   (soon to be) operational  7/05-10/05      dev         done
        GSI, operational model                                

  32W   (soon to be) operational  11/06-2/07      dev         
        GSI, operational model                                

  33    (soon to be) operational                              stopped
        GSI, next (set22) model\*                             

  34S   Next GSI, next model\*    7/05-10/05      dev         stopped

  34W   Next GSI, next model      11/06-2/07      dev         

  34R   Next GSI, next model      7/07-realtime   ?           

  35    Next GSI, operational                     dev         running
        model                                                 

  36    Like set 39, with RAS                                 paused

  37    Like set 39, with PBL+                                

  38S   Like set 39, operational                              paused
        model                                                 

  39S   Next GSI, next model                      dev         running

  40    Like set 39, new GWD                                  
        files                                                 

  QD5   Like set 32, no QuikSCAT                  prod        started

  QR5   Like set 32, reprocessed                  prod        
        QuikSCAT                                              
  ----- ------------------------- --------------- ----------- ---------------

\* not really set22, had an 'issue' with shallow convection

Schedule

Rate of parallel: 5-6 days / day

Time it takes to catch realtime parallel up: 40 days

Deliver code to NCO: end of November, right after GSI implementation?

Implement: end of February
**1) Currently funded BES research projects of relevance to counter
terrorism**

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Materials Sciences Division

## Highly Sensitive, Rapid Biosensors Involving Detection of Magnetic Labels

Mark Alper, John Clarke, Paul A. Alivisatos

We have developed an extremely sensitive, fast, and versatile new
technique for detecting pathogenic organisms or molecules using a
"microscope" based on a Superconducting QUantum Interference Device
(SQUID). The target analytes are placed in the measurement cell of the
microscope, which has been coated with antibodies or other "molecular
recognition elements" designed to bind the target. A solution containing
nanometer-size superparamagnetic magnetite particles, also coated with
antibodies or other molecular recognition elements, is added. The
superparamagnetic particles bind to the target, a one second pulsed
magnetic field aligns their dipole moments, and then the SQUID measures
the magnetic relaxation signal. Unbound magnetic particles relax rapidly
(\~15 microseconds) by Brownian rotation and are not detected. Particles
bound to immobilized targets, if present, cannot rotate and instead
relax slowly by the Néel mechanism (\~1 second). As a result, only the
bound particles contribute to the signal, allowing for quantification of
the number of targets present without the need to wash away unbound
particles, as is required, for example, in fluorescence-based sensors.
For large targets (\>1.5 micrometers), the Brownian relaxation time is
longer than the measurement time, so the targets need not be immobilized
on the film in the microscope.

This technique could be used to detect bacteria, viruses, and molecules
such as toxins. There are several advantages to using magnetic particles
for the assay: They are stable (their magnetic signal does not change
over time) and non-toxic. In addition, very small quantities can be
detected using a SQUID, which is the most sensitive detector of magnetic
flux available. In this experiment, we use a high-transition temperature
SQUID (transition temperature \~ 90K), which can be cooled with either
liquid nitrogen or a cryocooler, making the apparatus potentially
transportable. This technique is very fast -- each reading takes only 2
seconds, for a total measurement time of 200s for 100 averages. Also,
only 1 microliter of sample is required, making detection possible when
only a limited sample is available or when the relevant antibodies are
scarce or expensive. Thus far, we have demonstrated a detection
sensitivity of 2000 magnetic particles. In the case of bacteria and
viruses, more than one particle binds to each target, making the
sensitivity to targets far greater. It will be further improved when
better magnetic particles (larger magnetic moment and more uniform size
distribution) are obtained. In principle, barring background
interference, detection of a single target is possible.
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inspect the Veterans Memorial Medical Center, its premises and all
appurtenances and records to determine completeness and correctness of
such records, and to determine according to the provisions of the cited
agreements whether standards maintained conform to the necessary
requirements.

\[33 FR 5301, Apr. 3, 1968, as amended at 47 FR 58251, Dec. 30, 1982\]
**SAVE THIS DATE!**

The Indian Health Service Clinical Support Center

Announces

**The 2005 PA/APN Continuing Education Seminar**

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**For Physician Assistants and Advanced Practice Nurses**

**Chaparral Suites Hotel**

5001 North Scottsdale Road, Scottsdale, Arizona 85250

\(480\) 949-1414

Designed for physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives,
& pharmacist practitioners working for Indian health programs, this CE
seminar provides an opportunity to network with peers/colleagues on
issues of common concern, update knowledge of current health trends and
issues, enhance skills to improve patient care, and receive accredited
continuing education.

**CURRICULUM**

The Advanced Practice Nurses\' business meeting will be held Monday,
June 6th through the morning of Tuesday, June 7th. The Physician
Assistants\' business meeting is pending for Thursday, June 9th. The
continuing education seminar will begin at 1:00 pm on Tuesday, June 7th
and continue through 12:00 noon on Friday, June 10th. The agenda will
include plenary and concurrent workshop sessions on a variety of
clinical topics. The complete agenda with registration forms will be
available in mid-April.

**ACCREDITED SPONSOR**

The IHS Clinical Support Center is accredited as a provider of
continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing
Center\'s Commission on Accreditation.

Continuing education credits for PAs and CNMs will be requested from the
AAPA and the ACNM.

**LODGING**

Please make your room reservation early by calling Chaparral Suites
Hotel at (480) 949-1414 or 800-528-1456. Mention you are a participant
of the IHS seminar. ***The deadline for making room reservations is May
6, 2005.*** Please be advised that you will need to guarantee your
reservation with a credit card or personal check for the first night of
lodging.

Room Rates: \$75.00 + Tax (single/double)

The hotel provides transportation to/from the airport. When you arrive
at the airport, go to the baggage claim area and locate the telephone
board that lists various hotels.

***NOTE:*** A registration fee of \$300 will apply for those employed by
compacting tribes that have taken their share of CSC funds and for those
working in the private sector.

**WATCH YOUR MAIL FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION!**

IHS Clinical Support Center, 40 N. Central Ave, Suite 780, Phoenix, AZ
85004 (602) 364-7777
U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office of Public and Indian Housing

Special Attention of: ONAP Administrators;

Community Development and Tribal Relations

Directors; Indian Tribal Governments; and

the governments of Alaska Native Villages Notice PIH 96-64 (HA)

Issued: August 14, l996

Expires: August 31, l997

Subject: Final Rule - Part 953 - Community Development Block Grants for
Indian Tribes and

Alaska Native Villages

1\. Purpose. This Notice transmits a copy of the Final Rule for the

Community Development Block Grant Program for Indian Tribes and

Alaska Native Villages.

2\. Background. This final rule is the end product of a process which

began on June 21, 1991, with the publication of a proposed rule.

Two interim rules were subsequently published in April 1992 and

July 1994. There were several principal reasons for this rule

making process. First was the need to implement various statutory

mandates included in Section 105 of the Department of Housing and

Urban Development Reform Act as amended by the Cranston -Gonzales

National Affordable Housing Act of 1990. Second, the transfer of

the authority for this program to the Office of Public and Indian

Housing (PIH), specifically the Office of Native American Programs

within PIH, provided an impetus for a re-evaluation of various

policy determinations which were reflected or embodied in program

regulations which had previously been issued by the Office of

Community Planning and Development. Finally, this process was seen

as an opportunity to provide a means for the clients of this

program to make comments and recommendations for changes to a

program which has not been substantially revised since its

inception in 1978.

3\. Significant Changes. The regulations have been reviewed and

revised to make terminology which was previously more germane to

large city urban situation more appropriate to the predominantly

rural character of Native American communities and more consistent

with the unique legal relationship Indian tribes and Alaska native

villages have with the Federal government. To the greatest extent

legally permissible and practical, this rule has been made free-

standing\--all references to Part 570 community development block

grant regulations have been removed and replaced with

corresponding sections of Part 953, if necessary or appropriate,

or eliminated entirely, if unnecessary.

4\. Additional Copies. Additional copies of the Notice are available

from HUD\'s Direct Distribution Center at l-800-767-7468.

Kevin Emanuel Marchman,

Acting Assistant Secretary for

Public and Indian Housing

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