BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 **N574**

Title:

ISPs and the Work of WG8

Source:

WG8

Project:

All WG8 projects

Project editor:

Status of document:

WG8 approved paper

Requested action:

To be forwarded to SC18

Summary of major points:

WG 8 sees the potential applicability of several sorts of ISPs in
relation to its work.

Distribution:

WG8 and liaisons

**To:** ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18

**Copy:** ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG1

**From:** ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8

**Subject:** The applicability of ISPs for the work of WG8

WG8 has reviewed SC18 documents N1340▒1343 and has had discussions of
ISPs with Mr. A. P. Barrett, Convenor of WG1. We see several
possibilities for applicability of ISPs which involve WG8:

1\. A variety of profiles is being developed by various groups for ODA
systems. At present, these profiles specify only the use of ODIF as an
interchange format. We recommend that the directory make provision for
the inclusion of profiles that specify the same system capabilities and
differ only in the use of ODIF or ODL/SDIF as an interchange format.

This proposal is made by the SGML Users\' Group and supported by WG8.

2\. Profiles are also needed for other SGML applications. A case in
point is the CALS application being standardized by the U. S. Department
of Defense. Two subcategories of profiles might be proposed in
connection with such an application:

1\. Profiles dealing with the SGML Declaration associated with document
type definitions (DTDs; the DTDs themselves would be registered
separately under the scheme proposed by SC21). Such profiles would
define system capabilites specifically dealing with the processing of
SGML. In the CALS application, this includes MIL-STD-28001, which covers
all document type definitions in the CALS program.

The first SGML Declaration offered for ISP standardization might be that
from MIL-STD-28001, which is appended. This proposal is made by the SGML
Users\' Group and supported by WG8. Other declarations will be submitted
in due course, for example the SGML Declaration pertaining to the DTDs
developed by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) that are being
standardized in TC46.

2\. Profiles that deal with more than just the capabilty of a system to
deal with SGML itself. Profiles should. be standardized, for example,
that encompass the configurations possible under the overall CALS Core
Requirements (MIL-STD-1840A), involving not only SGML but also IGES,
CCITT Group IV facsimile, and eventually CGM as well. Since it is
possible to have various combinations of these components, several
profiles will be needed.

We are not able, at the present level of development and documentation,
to determine what else might be included in profiles. Might it be
desirable, for example, to specify whether a proposed document
interchange is of a complete SGML document (i.e., SGML Declaration,
prolog, and instance set), just a DTD and an instance, or only an
instance?

3\. The SGML Standard contains conformance classification tables which
are similar to Protocol Implementation Conformance Statements (PICS).
However, whether standard PICS proformas could be incorporated into WG8
standards or not requires further study.
**§3.374 Effect of diagnosis of active tuberculosis.**

\(a\) *Service diagnosis.* Service department diagnosis of active
pulmonary tuberculosis will be accepted unless a board of medical
examiners, Clinic Director or Chief, Outpatient Service certifies, after
considering all the evidence, including the favoring or opposing
tuberculosis and activity, that such diagnosis was incorrect. Doubtful
cases may be referred to the Chief Medical Director in Central Office.

\(b\) *Department of Veterans Affairs diagnosis.* Diagnosis of active
pulmonary tuberculosis by the medical authorities of the Department of
Veterans Affairs as the result of examination, observation, or treatment
will be accepted for rating purposes. Reference to the Clinic Director
or Chief Outpatient Service, will be in order in questionable cases and,
if necessary, to the Chief Medical Director in Central Office.

\(c\) *Private physician's diagnosis.* Diagnosis of active pulmonary
tuberculosis by private physicians on the basis of their examination,
observation or treatment will not be accepted to show the disease was
initially manifested after discharge from active service unless
confirmed by acceptable clinical, X-ray or laboratory studies, or by
findings of active tuberculosis based upon acceptable hospital
observation or treatment.

\[26 FR 1591, Feb. 24, 1961, as amended at 27 FR 6387, July 6, 1962; 33
FR 16275, Nov. 6, 1968; 43 FR 45348, Oct. 2, 1978\]

**§3.375 Determination of inactivity (complete arrest) in
tuberculosis.**

\(a\) *Pulmonary tuberculosis.* A veteran shown to have had pulmonary
tuberculosis will be held to have reached a condition of "complete
arrest" when a diagnosis of inactive is made.

\(b\) *Nonpulmonary disease.* Determination of complete arrest of
nonpulmonary tuberculosis requires absence of evidence of activity for 6
months. If there are two or more foci of such tuberculosis, one of which
is active, the condition will not be considered to be inactive until the
tuberculous process has reached arrest in its entirety.

\(c\) *Arrest following surgery.* Where there has been surgical excision
of the lesion or organ, the date of complete arrest will be the date of
discharge from the hospital, or 6 months from the date of excision,
whichever is later.

\[33 FR 16275, Nov. 6, 1968, as amended at 43 FR 45348, Oct. 2, 1978\]
DA 01-1368

June 6, 2001

EFFECTIVE DATE ESTABLISHED FOR Procedures for Reviewing Requests for
Relief from State and Local Regulations Pursuant to Section
332(c)(7)(B)(v) of the Communications Act of 1934

On November 17, 2000, the Commission adopted the *RF Procedures Order*
[^1] to address the issues raised in the Commission's Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking regarding the Commission's review of requests for relief from
impermissible State and local regulation of personal wireless service
facilities based on the environmental effects of radiofrequency (RF)
emissions.[^2] In the *RF Procedures Order*, the Commission provided
that such requests under Section 332(c)(7)(B)(v) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended,[^3] shall be filed as petitions for declaratory
ruling, and also established certain required and recommended procedures
regarding the service of pleadings and comment periods in such
proceedings.

The *RF Procedures Order*, which was published in the Federal Register
on January 16, 2001,[^4] contained an information collection requiring
the approval of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to
the Paperwork Reduction Act.[^5] The *RF Procedures Order* amended Note
1 to Section 1.1206(a) of the Commission's rules so that the expanded
service requirements set forth in that note apply to petitions filed
pursuant to Section 332(c)(7)(B)(v) (*i.e.,* petitions for relief from
impermissible State and local regulation of personal wireless service
facilities on the basis of RF emissions). Thus, petitioners seeking
relief under Section 332(c)(7)(B)(v) must serve a copy of such petitions
on those State and local governments that are the subject of the
petitions, as well as on those State and local governments otherwise
specifically identified in the petitions whose actions petitioners argue
are inconsistent with federal law. OMB granted approval of this rule on
June 1, 2001.[^6] Accordingly, this rule will become effective upon
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Publication of this
notice in the Federal Register constitutes publication of the effective
date of the rule.

For further information, contact Evan Baranoff, (202) 418-7142,
[ebaranof@fcc.gov](mailto:ljackler@fcc.gov), of the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division.

> **-FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION-**

[^1]: Procedures for Reviewing Requests For Relief From State and Local
    Regulations Pursuant to Section 332(c)(7)(B)(v) of the
    Communications Act of 1934, WT Docket No. 97-192, *Report and
    Order*, 15 FCC Rcd 22821 (2000) (*RF Procedures Order*).

[^2]: Procedures for Reviewing Requests for Relief From State and Local
    Regulations Pursuant to Section 332(c)(7)(B)(v) of the
    Communications Act of 1934, WT Docket No. 97-192, *Second Memorandum
    Opinion and Order and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking*, 12 FCC Rcd
    13494 (1997) (*RF Procedures Notice*), *aff'd Cellular Phone
    Taskforce v. FCC*, 205 F.3d 82 (2d Cir. 2000) (*Cellular Phone
    Taskforce*).

[^3]: 47 U.S.C. § 332(c)(7)(B)(v).

[^4]: 66 Fed. Reg. 3499 (January 16, 2001).

[^5]: Public Law 104-13 (1995).

[^6]: *See* OMB No. 3060-0977.
**Jamie D. Mitchem**

**Participant Profile**

**Present Position:** Assistant Professor, Department of Earth Sciences,
California

> University of Pennsylvania

**Education:** Ph.D. Geography, University of South Carolina, August
2004

> Advisor: Dr. Susan L. Cutter
>
> Dissertation: *Place Vulnerability to Tornadoes in the United States:
> A Multi-*
>
> *Scale Assessment*
>
> M.S. Meteorology, North Carolina State University, August 2000
>
> Advisor: Dr. Steven E. Koch
>
> Thesis: *The Role of Dual Cold Fronts Aloft in the Generation of a
> Major*
>
> *Tornado Outbreak*
>
> National Student Exchange Program, Florida State University, 1996-1997

B.S. Geophysics, University of South Carolina, May 1998

(with Honors from SC Honors College)

> Senior Thesis: *A Study of the Effects of El Niño Southern Oscillation
> on the*
>
> *Southern Appalachian Region*

**Summary:** Dr. Jamie Mitchem successfully created a new concentration
in Geographic Information Sciences (GIS) and Emergency Management under
the existing Bachelor of Arts major in Geography in the Department of
Earth Sciences in his first year of employment. This program will
prepare undergraduate students for employment by developing GIS skills
using emergency management applications. Through his majors in
geophysics, meteorology, and geography, and his research in the Hazards
Research Lab at the University of South Carolina, Dr. Mitchem developed
an appreciation for analyzing both the physical and social dimensions of
disasters. As co-coordinator for the new concentration in GIS and
emergency management at California University of Pennsylvania, he looks
forward to collaborating with regional practitioners to develop
collaborative projects and advance the all-hazards approach to emergency
management in southwestern Pennsylvania.

**Reasons for Attending the EMI Conference:** With the implementation of
the new concentration at California University of Pennsylvania, I am
eager to get advice and learn about curricular developments at other
institutions. Recruitment, retention, and employment of graduates are
omnipresent concerns at a relatively small, rural university such as
ours. Finally, I look forward to meeting educators, researchers,
government officials, and practitioners in this rapidly growing field
and brainstorming about future trends in emergency management in our
rapidly changing world.
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> November 14, 2023
>
> «ProviderName»
>
> «Address»
>
> «City», CA. «Zip»

###### SUBJECT: INFLUENZA VACCINE

> Last week health officials were informed that Chiron Corporation, a
> major supplier of flu vaccine, will not be releasing any of its flu
> vaccine in the US this year. The absence of Chiron vaccine will reduce
> by approximately one-half the amount of flu vaccine that is expected
> to be available nationally this year. To date, Los Angeles County
> Public Health has received 20,800 doses of flu vaccine. Over 130,000
> doses were distributed by Public Health last season. Public Health has
> adopted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) interim
> immunization recommendations to ensure that flu vaccine is only
> provided to high priority groups.
>
> As a health care provider who has participated in the Public Health
> annual influenza program in the past and is in compliance with
> influenza program policies and procedures, we are able to provide you
> with influenza vaccine for use in children 18 years of age and
> younger. Public Health does not have vaccine for you to use with your
> adult patients. The amount of vaccine allocated to your facility is
> based on the number of documented doses that you administered to
> children last year. Staff from the Immunization Program Field Office
> that serves your area will be contacting you by October 22, 2004 to
> make arrangements for you to pick up your vaccine.
>
> High-risk individuals who cannot get a flu shot from their regular
> health care provider should be encouraged to look locally for flu
> clinics offered at drug stores, pharmacies, grocery stores, and other
> locations. Providers are encouraged to collaborate with each other to
> provide available vaccine to high-risk individuals.
>
> VFC Provider
>
> October 15, 2004
>
> Page 2
>
> Antiviral agents against flu are available and can be used as
> indicated for prophylaxis as well as treatment of non-vaccinated and
> vaccinated individuals. Information regarding the use of antiviral
> agents against flu can be found at
> www.cdc.gov/flu/professionals/antiviralback.htm.
>
> Good respiratory hygiene will be especially important during this cold
> and flu season. Please find enclosed some health education materials
> that can be posted in your facility.
>
> If you have any questions or need additional information, please
> contact the Immunization Program at (213) 351-7800.
>
> ![](media/image3.png){width="2.75in"
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>
> A. Nelson El Amin, MD, MPH
>
> Medical Director
>
> Attachments
>
> CT:ct
September 7, 2007

Dear Chief State School Officer:

I am writing to invite you to participate in the third LEP (Limited
English Proficiency) Partnership meeting on October 28 in Washington,
DC. State educational agencies are invited to bring key staff involved
in the State's efforts to better assess both the English proficiency of
LEP students and their proficiency in academic content. After the second
LEP Partnership meeting in October 2006, the Department initiated work
on six technical assistance projects to help States improve assessments
for LEP students. The upcoming LEP Partnership meeting will provide
States an opportunity to hear about the results of these projects to
date and to discuss potential new projects.

Registration for the LEP Partnership Meeting can be completed at the
following link:
[www.barrerahosting.com/lepmeeting](http://www.barrerahosting.com/lepmeeting).
Your Title III State Director should click on the button labeled "Title
III State Directors Registration" and follow the steps to register. All
other registrants can click on the button labeled "All Others" to
complete the online LEP Partnership meeting registration. You must
register no later than Monday, October 1.

Hotel rooms have been reserved for the LEP Partnership meeting at the
Hilton Washington Hotel. Reserve your room at the hotel no later than
Friday, September 28, to receive the LEP Partnership meeting discounted
group rate. Since the LEP Partnership meeting will be held prior to the
Office of English Language Acquisition's (OELA's) "Sixth Annual
Celebrate our Rising Stars Summit,"![](media/image1.png){width="1.375in"
height="1.2340277777777777in"} we are using the same Private Online
Group Page at the hotel to make hotel reservations for our participants.
You can make your hotel reservations through the LEP Partnership Meeting
registration link indicated above or access the hotel page directly at
the following link:
<http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/dcawhhh_oel/index.jhtml>.
If you are making your hotel reservation over the telephone or not using
the above Private Online Group Page, you must provide the three-letter
Group/Convention code "OEL" to take advantage of the special group rate.
To make your reservation over the telephone, dial the Hilton national
reservation number at 800-445-8667.

If you have any questions about the meeting logistics, please contact
Michael Perez at 202-638-6631. If you have any questions about the LEP
Partnership, please contact Kathleen Leos, Assistant Deputy Secretary
for OELA, at <Kathleen.Leos@ed.gov> or at 202-245-7102. A draft agenda
for the LEP Partnership meeting is enclosed.

Thank you for your efforts to develop high-quality assessments tailored
to meet the academic needs of LEP students. We look forward to working
with you on this initiative and hope that our experience together will
provide practical information, tools, and policy recommendations that
will help ensure that all students -- including our nation's LEP
students -- will achieve grade-level proficiency by 2013-14.

> Sincerely,
>
> Raymond Simon

Enclosure

cc: State Assessment Director

State Title III Director
**[Sample Format Table 3 for New (Type 1) or Competing Renewal (Type 2)
MBRS SCORE Applications]{.underline}**

Undergraduate Student Graduation Data

(Average per year for the past four years)

<table>
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<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 9%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Department</td>
<td colspan="2">Total</td>
<td colspan="2">African American</td>
<td colspan="2">Hispanic American</td>
<td colspan="2">Native American</td>
<td colspan="2">Other minorities*</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td></td>
<td>Number</td>
<td>Graduation Rate</td>
<td>Number</td>
<td>Graduation Rate</td>
<td>Number</td>
<td><p>Graduation</p>
<p>Rate</p></td>
<td>Number</td>
<td>Graduation Rate</td>
<td>Number</td>
<td>Graduation Rate</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Biology</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Chemistry</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Psychology</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td>Mathematics</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td>Other**</td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

> \* Name(s) of other minority groups identified by the institution and
> attach the institutional policy that explains their inclusion

\*\* List the other departments participating in the SCORE grant
application
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> Subject: WRP Application Date: February 8, 2001
>
> To: William Hunt, State Conservationist File Code: 190-13-14
>
> Natural Resources Conservation Service
>
> 375 Jackson St., Suite 600
>
> St. Paul, MN 55101
>
> Re: [Landowner's Name]{.underline}
>
> I am forwarding an application package for the above named WRP
> applicant. I have reviewed all relevant rules, regulations, and
> application materials and have determined that this application and
> the proposed tract is eligible for the Wetlands Reserve Program.
>
> /s/ Signature
>
> NRCS Local Representative
>
> Enclosures

The Natural Resources Conservation Service

works hand-in-hand with the American people

to conserve natural resources on private lands. AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
EMPLOYER
OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

FOR

**COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND INTELLIGENCE**

**\[OASD(C3I)\]**

**SPACE WEATHER ARCHITECTURE**

**TRANSITION PLAN**

**EXECUTIVE SUMMARY**

In March 1999, the National Security Space Architect (NSSA) and Space
Weather Community stakeholder agencies completed the development of a
Space Weather Architecture for the 2010 -- 2025 time frame. Stakeholder
agencies included: Department of Defense (DoD), National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of
Transportation (DoT), Department of Interior (DoI), Department of Energy
(DoE), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), and the Office of the
Federal Coordinator for Meteorological Services and Supporting Research
(OFCM).

The Space Weather architecture study and development resulted in nine
recommendations intended to put the United States on a path to a robust
Space Weather specification and forecast capability. The recommendations
offer an integrated, cohesive program that maximizes the resources and
eliminates, to the extent possible, parallel efforts. These
recommendations are:

1)  Establish a vector for achieving the desired Space Weather
    architecture.

2)  Increase user awareness and integrate Space Weather information into
    user systems.

3)  Establish a set of approved, validated Space Weather requirements
    focused on user needs.

4)  Coordinate the acquisition and integration of the desired Space
    Weather architecture.

5)  Consolidate and expand the Space Weather information archival
    system.

6)  Provide Space Weather information in user impact terms and use
    common dissemination channels to integrate Space Weather with other
    user information.

7)  Establish an integrated Space Weather center.

8)  Provide a robust Space Weather research and development (R&D)
    program and leverage R&D missions.

9)  Provide Space Weather information to the Space Control Protection
    mission and incorporate man-made events into the Space Weather
    architecture.

The National Security Space Senior Steering Group (NSS SSG) directed the
ASD (C3I), in coordination with NOAA, to oversee a Space Weather
Architecture Transition Team responsible for developing an integrated
Space Weather Architecture Transition Plan. The plan contains
architecture implementation guidance including specific actions and
activities to help stakeholder agencies implement the recommendations of
the Space Weather architecture. Stakeholder agencies will be responsible
for the implementation and monitoring of the actions and activities.

The Space Weather Architecture Transition Plan will serve as the basis
for architecture implementation through Defense Planning Guidance (DPG),
Joint Intelligence Guidance (JIG), and other applicable stakeholder
agency processes.
July 13, 2006

**Protect the Honor of Our Fallen Soldiers**

*Cosponsor the Boustany -- Davis Military Fallen Heroes Protection Act
of 2006 (H.R. 5772)*

Dear Colleague:

We have recently introduced ***The Military Fallen Heroes Protection Act
of 2006 (H.R. 5772)***.  In the past few weeks we have become
increasingly disturbed by the disgraceful use of our fallen soldiers'
names, pictures and other likenesses for commercial and political
purposes. 

The families of these fallen heroes must have the ability to protect the
honor and memory of their loved ones after these brave men and women
have made the ultimate sacrifice.  Our soldiers volunteer to join the
U.S. Armed Forces to preserve and protect this county and her ideals --
whether here at home or around the world.  We will never be able to
thank them enough for their sacrifices, but the least we can do is help
them protect the honor of their military service while fighting for our
freedom and security.

At the request of several families who have lost loved ones in Iraq, we
have introduced ***The Military Fallen Heroes Protection Act of 2006
(H.R. 5772)***.  In one case, these families were shocked and appalled
to discover that the names of their sons had been printed on the back of
anti-war T-shirts being sold for profit.  Similar legislation has been
signed into law in Louisiana which prohibits the unauthorized use of the
identity of a deceased soldier.  Other states are following suit.

Most recently, some politicians have sunk to a new low by choosing to
use the images of our fallen soldiers for their political gain.  No one
who is shameless enough to dishonor the memories of these brave men and
women should ever be allowed to benefit from such an act, either by
commercial or political means. 

We hope you will join us in protecting the memory and honor of our
fallen soldiers and we urge you to cosponsor ***The Military Fallen
Heroes Protection Act of 2006 (H.R. 5772)***.  If you have questions or
would like to cosponsor the bill, please contact Michael Hare
(<Michael.Hare@mail.house.gov>) in Rep. Boustany's office at x5-2031.

Sincerely,

                                                                       
s/                                                                                 
s/

Charles W. Boustany, Jr., MD                                     Geoff
Davis

Member of Congress                                                   
Member of Congress
**FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION**

**CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH (CDER)**

**Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee (DSaRM)**

**Holiday Inn**

**8777 Georgia Avenue**

**Silver Spring, Maryland**

**May 18 & 19, 2005**

***MEETING PARTICIPANTS***

**FDA CONSULTANTS**

**(Voting)**

**Elizabeth Andrews, M.P.H., Ph.D.**

Vice President

Research Triangle Institute Health Solutions

3040 Cornwallis Rd

Herbert Bldg, Room 225

Research Triangle, NC 27709

**Sean Hennessy, Pharm.D., Ph.D.**

Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

423 Guardian Drive

803 Blockley Hall

Philadelphia, PA 19104

**Allen Mitchell, M.D.**

Professor of Epidemiology and Pediatrics

Boston University

1010 Commonwealth Ave

Boston, MA 02215

**FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION**

**CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH (CDER)**

**Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee (DSaRM)**

**Holiday Inn**

**8777 Georgia Avenue**

**Silver Spring, Maryland**

**May 18 & 19, 2005**

***MEETING PARTICIPANTS***

**INDUSTRY**

**Gretchen S. Dieck, Ph.D.**

Vice President

Risk Management Strategy,

Pfizer, Inc.

New York, NY

> **A. Lawrence Gould, Ph.D.**

Senior Director, Scientific Staff,

Biostatistics and Research Decision Sciences

Merck Research Laboratories

Westpoint, PA

**FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION**

**CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH (CDER)**

**Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee (DSaRM)**

**Holiday Inn**

**8777 Georgia Avenue**

**Silver Spring, Maryland**

**May 18 & 19, 2005**

***MEETING PARTICIPANTS***

**FDA STAFF**

**Mark Avigan, M.D., C.M.**

Director

Division of Drug Risk Evaluation (DDRE)

Office of Drug Safety (ODS)

**Julie Beitz, M.D.**

Deputy Director

Office of Drug Evaluation III (ODE III)

**Jonca Bull, M.D.**

Deputy Director

Office of Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistical Science (OPaSS)

**Gerald DalPan, M.D., M.H.S.**

Director

Division of Surveillance, Research and Communication Support (DSRCS),
ODS

**David Graham, M.D., M.P.H.**

Medical Officer

OPaSS, ODS

**Carol Holquist, R.Ph.**

Director

Division of Medication Errors and Technical Support (DMETS), ODS

**Carolyn McCloskey, M.D., M.P.H.**

Epidemiologist

DDRE, ODS

**Aaron Mendelsohn, Ph.D., M.P.H.**

Epidemiologist

DSRCS, ODS

**Paul Seligman, M.D., M.P.H.**

Director

OPaSS

**Judy A. Staffa, Ph.D., R.Ph.**

Epidemiology Team Leader,

DSRCS, ODS

**Anne Trontell, M.D., M.P.H.**

Deputy Director

ODS

**Kathleen Uhl, M.D.**

Pregnancy and Lactation Team

Office of New Drugs

**Joyce Weaver, Pharm.D., B.C.P.S**.

Safety Evaluator

DDRE, ODS

**Mary Willy, Ph.D.**

Epidemiology Team Leader

DDRE, ODS
##  OMB Approval No. 2535-0116

##  (Expiration 04/30/2008)

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I am calling on behalf of the Federal Housing Administration regarding
the training conference FHA hosted in
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in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Our records indicate you registered for that training but ultimately did
not attend.

I am calling to see if I might ask you four short questions that should
take about one minute a piece. FHA will use your answers to help better
prepare for its next national training conference. Would it be okay if I
asked you these questions now?

HUD is authorized to collect this information by The Office of
Management and Budget (OMB). OMB requires me to inform you that the
public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated
to average 5 minutes to complete, which includes the time for answering
these questions. The information collection is only for persons who
registered, but did not attend, the previous lender training. Providing
this information is voluntary. You are not required to respond. The
current valid OMB control number is 2502-0000.

1\. What were your major reasons you ultimately decided not to attend
the FHA training in Name of City?

(If appropriate) Is there anything FHA might have changed or done
differently that would have made it more likely you would have attended?

2\. What topics or types of sessions would be of the most interest to
you if a training conference were held within the next six months?

3\. Do you have any suggestions for other improvements FHA might make to
its training?

That was my last question. Thank you very much for your assistance and
(if not inappropriate) we hope to see you at future training sessions.
**Submillimetre Surveys for Nearby Debris Disks**

J.S. Greaves

*Physics & Astronomy*

*University of St Andrews*

*North Haugh, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9SS*

*UNITED KINGDOM*

<jsg5@st-andrews.ac.uk>

W.S. Holland

*UK Astronomy Technology Centre*

*Royal Observatory*

*Blackford Hill, Edinburgh EH9 3HJ*

*UNITED KINGDOM*

Debris disks consist of the 'fallout' of comet collisions around
main-sequence stars, and are an indicator of the presence of orbiting
planetesimals. The thermal emission of dusty debris lies at far-infrared
to millimetre wavelengths, and imaging the dust distribution can reveal
the scale of the planetary growth zone and even signal the presence of
perturbing outer planets akin to Neptune. The new SCUBA-2 camera will
undertake a major search for debris disks during 2007-9. This will be
the first truly unbiased survey of nearby stars, comprising 100 each of
the nearest dwarfs of spectral types A, F, G, K and M, including all
stars visible to SCUBA-2 regardless of properties such as variability
and background.

The strength of a high-resolution submillimetre survey is that the disk
signal greatly dominates over such contributing flux errors, unlike in
previous all-sky far-infrared studies. The SCUBA-2 survey is expected to
characterise a newly discovered population of cold disks, and give the
best estimate so far of how many main-sequence stars had successful
planet growth at least to the point of kilometre-sized bodies. For stars
within a few parsecs of the Sun, dust masses down to near the level in
the Kuiper Belt will be detectable, and disks on the scale of the Solar
System will be resolved. Images of these disks at 450 and 850 microns
will reveal the frequency of perturbing exo-Neptunes and produce a
target list for future debris disk surveys with ALMA.
[**H.R. 377, Insuring Families for Their Future
Act**](http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/thomas)

**Sponsor:** Representative Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26)

**Introduced:** January 10, 2007

**Status:** Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means

**Why it is needed:** Families are the cornerstone of our society. It is
our families that we turn to in times of joy and times of sorrow. The
loss of any family member can be one of the most painful and difficult
experiences that anyone can go through. The loss of a parent can be
especially devastating for a child.

The last thing that any family needs to worry about during this time of
sorrow is whether or not they will be able to stay together. Yet if the
loved one who has passed away is the family\'s primary income source,
this may be very real worry for thousands of families.

In 1964, Congress acted to protect families in this difficult situation
by encouraging employers to provide a certain amount of life insurance
coverage for their employees. The Revenue Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-272)
allowed employees to exempt the premium costs of their
employer-sponsored group term life insurance up to \$50,000, but
required individuals to pay an imputed income tax on the premium costs
over that \$50,000 cap.

The value of the current \$50,000 cap has eroded over time because it
was not indexed to inflation. If you were to index \$50,000 in 1964 to
today, you would find that to keep pace with inflation, the current cap
should be set at \$320,000.

**What it does:** The Insuring Families for the Future Act would raise
the cap to \$320,000 and index it to future inflation, thereby
encouraging employers to provide a larger life insurance benefit to
their employees.

This legislation will ensure that families can stay together during this
time of sorrow.

\~ Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26)
**Handout 8. 2**

**Examination -- Sessions 2 - 7**

**Scope:**

The object of this Take Home Essay is to help evaluate the individual
student's ability synthesize geologic, hydrologic, climatic and land-use
data and make reasonable interpretations of observed physical
phenomenon.

It is recommended that immediately after picking up the essays, the
instructor spend time discussing the material in class. The students who
do poorly should be asked to rewrite and resubmit their essays.

**Essay Question:**

Using the four primary stream pattern categories shown in Figure 6.4-1,
Stream Characteristics, describe what typically could be expected on
floodplains during floods that reach the FEMA 100-year flow level.
Specifically include information on water depth, flow velocity (both
in-channel and out-of-channel), and channel/bank stability.

Initially, assume the drainage basin has reached a steady state
condition and the stream patterns are not evolving into other patterns.
Then, consider one of the following changes

(the student is to pick) and describe how the riparian corridor will be
affected for each of the four basic stream patterns:

1.  A hydroelectric facility (dam) is built upstream and used for
    peaking power generation (i.e. stream flow varies significantly each
    day).

2.  Climate change occurs that cause higher and more frequent peak flow
    events in the drainage basin (i.e. more hurricanes, rain-on-snow
    etc.)

3.  The stream basin above the point of interest is extensively
    developed (i.e. logged, housing developments constructed, roaded
    etc.)

**Answers:**

See the attached Excel Spread Sheet for answers to the first part of the
question.

In the second part of the question, conditions should change as follows:

1.  The dam and its operation normally will cause areas downstream to be
    sediment starved. The stream patterns will tend to shift to more
    erosive patterns. There will be increased bank and bed erosion that
    can undermine structures. Usually flood peaks are reduced so flood
    levels can be lower. Where unregulated side drainages enter the main
    system, alluvial fans can build out into the main channel. This
    pinching action can increase upstream water level and cause far bank
    erosion.

2.  Flood peaks can become higher and more frequent than predicted from
    past data. The stream patterns in upstream locations normally shift
    to more erosive patterns, however, the new sediment that is
    generated at these upstream areas must be deposited somewhere
    downstream. In areas where deposition occurs, the stream pattern
    will shift toward more depositional patterns.

3.  Development usually causes drainages to become flashier because
    there is almost always less temporary storage available. The high
    peak flows will cause upstream and downstream patterns to change as
    described in Answer 2 shown above.
**42-Mo-100 Review**

**Drafted by J. Chang, KAERI, 2003.**

Files:

ENDF/B-VI: Origin 1980

JEF: Origin 1982, latest revision 1989

JENDL: Origin 1964, latest revision 1993.

CENDL: Origin 2000, latest revision 2001.

1.  Thermal cross section

> The most reliable evaluation for capture cross section is
>
> Mughabghab\[2003\] = 0.199±0.003 b, RI: 3.8±0.1 b
>
> Holden\[1998\] = 0.19±0.01 b , RI: 3.6±0.3 b, b = 6.75±0.07 fm
>
> Koester\[1987\] = 0.4±0.2 , b = 6.75±0.07, e= 5.5±0.6 b
>
> Cap RI Scat. Fast Cap. b. R R'
>
> ENDF 0.199 3.89 ? 96.6 5.26 5.6 -
>
> JEF 0.198 3.94 5.48 94.0 6.60 6.9 6.9
>
> JENDL 0.199 3.88 5.33 99.3 6.51 6.9 6.3076
>
> CENDL 0.199 3.86 5.33 94.4 6.51 6.9 6.3076

2.  Resolved Resonance Parameter

> ENDF is based on Mughabghab\[1973\], and upper limit is 3.67 keV.
>
> JEF is based on Mughabghab\[1981\], and upper limit is 15.4 keV
>
> JENDL is based on Kikuchi\[1986\], and upper limit is 26 keV
>
> CENDL has adopted from JENDL-3.2.

3.  Unresolved Resonance Parameters

> Mughabghab\[1981\]
>
> D~0~ = 400 eV, S~0~ = 0.73±0.17, \<\> = 90±10 meV

D~1~= ? S~1~ = 4.4±0.9, \<\> = 100±10 meV

> ENDF has NO URR parameters.
>
> JEF uses energy independent, spin dependent URR parameters up to 50
> keV.
>
> JENDL uses energy dependent URR parameters up to 100 keV.
>
> CENDL has adopted from JENDL-3.2 up to 100 keV.

JEF: D~0~ = 700 eV, S~0~=0.35, \<\> = 62 meV

D~1~ = 233 eV, S~1~=5.0, \<\> = 88 meV

D~2~ = 140 eV, S~2~=0.4, \<\> = 62 meV

JENDL: D~0~ = 591 eV, S~0~=0.37, \<\> = 85 meV

D~1~ = 197 eV, S~1~=5.48, \<\> = 85 meV

D~2~ = 118 eV, S~2~=0.36, \<\> = 85 meV

4.  Inelastic

> ENDF is missing.
>
> JEF is rather low. CENDL and JENDL show reasonable shape.

5.  (n,p) and (n,)

> ENDF is missing.
>
> JEFF is too low.
>
> JENDL and CENDL are comparable with experimental data for (n,p).

6.  (n,2n)

> ENDF is missing.
>
> JEF is strangely rising.
>
> JENDL and CENDL are comparable with experimental data.

**Recommendation:**

> JENDL-3.3 and CENDL-3 give reasonable data. CENDL-3 evaluation looks
> more preferable to the others.

# References

Mughabghab\[1973\], BNL-325, 2ed.

Mughabghab\[1981\], Neutron Cross Sections, Academic Press.

Kikuchi\[1986\], JAERI --M 86-030

Koester\[1987\], J, ZP/A 326, 277. EXFOR 22034

Holden\[1998\], CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 78^th^ ed., CRC
Press.

Mughabghab\[2003\], INDC(NDS)-440, 2003.
# Franklin M. Fisher 

Franklin M. Fisher, Ph.D., is the Jane Berkowitz Carlton and Dennis
William Carlton Professor of Microeconomics, Emeritus at the
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he taught for 44 years. He
received the Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University in 1960, and, in
2001, he received an honorary doctorate from the Hebrew University of
Jerusalem. He has served as a director of CRA International since 1967
and as chairman or vice-chairman of the board of directors since 1997.
In addition to MIT, Professor Fisher has taught at Harvard University,
University of Chicago, Oxford, the University of Canterbury, Hebrew
University, and Tel Aviv University. He is a director of the National
Bureau of Economic Research and has served as an associate editor of the
*Journal of the American Statistical Association* and the *Review of
Economic Studies,* and as editor of *Econometrica.* Professor Fisher is
also a past President of the Econometric Society and a recipient of the
John Bates Clark award of the American Economic Association.

Professor Fisher is the author or senior co-author of 17 books and over
150 articles in the area of economics. His book, *Industrial
Organization, Economics and the Law*, widely read by lawyers and
economists alike, is a collection of Professor Fisher\'s works that have
a particular emphasis on antitrust issues. Many of the articles relate
to topics that he examined in the course of his various consulting
projects. For more than 30 years, Professor Fisher has served as an
expert witness in matters involving antitrust, contract disputes,
valuation, damages, and trademark infringement. He was IBM\'s chief
economic witness in its antitrust cases of the 1970s and served in a
similar role on behalf of the Department of Justice in the *Microsoft*
antitrust case.

For the past 15 years, Professor Fisher has been the Chair of an
Israeli, Palestinian, Jordanian, Dutch and American project on the
economics of water, especially in the Middle East. He is the senior
author of the project's book, *Liquid Assets: An Economic Approach for
Water Management and Conflict Resolution in the Middle East and Beyond.*
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**FCC PROPOSES \$5,379,000 FINE AGAINST FAX.COM, INC.**

## FOR VIOLATING "JUNK FAX" PROHIBITION

**[Washington, D.C.]{.underline}** -- Today the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) proposed to fine Fax.com, Inc. \$5,379,000 for sending
unsolicited advertisements, commonly known as "junk faxes," in violation
of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and Commission rules.
Today's action represents the largest fine ever proposed by the
Commission for violations of the TCPA and marks the first forfeiture
action by the FCC against a fax broadcaster.

The Commission determined that Fax.com, which operates as a "Fax
Broadcaster" faxing messages on behalf of others for a fee, apparently
violated the TCPA and the Commission's rules on 489 separate occasions.
Moreover, the Commission found that Fax.com appears to have engaged in a
pattern of deception to conceal its involvement in sending the
prohibited faxes, and that the company has not been forthcoming in its
dealings with the agency.

In view of the "pervasive and egregious pattern of deception" underlying
the apparent violations and the gravity of Fax.com's conduct, the
Commission concluded that Fax.com is apparently liable for the maximum
fine of \$11,000 for each of the 489 fax violations, for a total
proposed fine of \$5,379,000.

In related actions, the Commission staff is issuing over 100 citations
and letters of inquiry to businesses that used Fax.com to send their
advertisements to telephone facsimile machines. The citations warn the
businesses that they may face fines of up to \$11,000 per violation if
they continue to send unsolicited fax advertisements.

Action by the Commission on August 2, 2002 by Notice of Apparent
Liability, (FCC 02-226). Chairman Powell; Commissioners Abernathy
(issuing a separate statement), Copps and Martin.

File No. EB-02-TC-120

Enforcement Bureau contacts: John Winston at (202) 418-7450, and Colleen
Heitkamp at (202) 418-7320.
SEISMIC SAFETY COMPLIANCE

USDA Rural Development requires that acceptable seismic standards must
be employed in new building construction. This is in order to comply
with the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977.

Name of RD Borrower:     

Purpose and Description of Building:     

Location:     

Seismic Factor:     

The above project will be designed or has been designed to meet the
seismic provisions of one of the following model codes (check one).

> 1997 ICBO Uniform Building Code
>
> 1995 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 7, Minimum Design
> Loads for Buildings and Other Structures
>
> 1994 National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) Recommended
> Provisions for the Development of Seismic Regulations for New
> Buildings
>
> Exempt by the Model Codes

Acknowledged:

Signature of Registered Architect or Engineer

[     ]{.underline}

Printed Name

[     ]{.underline}

Registration Number & State

[     ]{.underline}

Date
**[University of St. Andrews -- Certificate in Terrorism
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The University of St. Andrews, Centre for the Study of Terrorism and
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For more information:

> Contact: Bob Sherwood, Terrorism Studies
>
> Consultant to The University of St Andrews\
> St Andrews, Fife KY16 9AJ\
> Scotland
>
> Ph: +44 (0) 20 7017 5263
>
> Fax:
>
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>
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>
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> programme office: Ashley Nicholas, Course Administrator on +44 (0) 20
> 7017 4552.
>
> Update: 11/07/06

**"Please note: Some of the Web sites linked to in this document are not
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same laws, regulations, and policies as federal Web sites."**
Camp Killoqua is located West of Interstate 5 from Exit 206. The driving
directions follow:

1.Take Exit 206 (Smokey Point/Lakewood/Arlington Airport)

2\. Turn west on 172^nd^ and go West 2.2 miles to the stop sign at
Lakewood Road (WA State Highway 531)

3\. Turn right on 531 and go 2.6 miles to East Lake Goodwin Road (WA
State Highway 531) toward Wenberg State Park.

4\. Go 1.6 miles on East Lake Goodwin Road. The entrance to Camp
Killoqua will be on your left across from the entrance to Wenberg State
Park.

Cadets can be picked up in the large, lower parking lot just inside the
entrance gate.

A map of the area is included on the back of this page.