BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
+----------------------------+------------------+---+-------------------+
| National Park Service      | Great Sand Dunes |   | 11500 Highway 150 |
|                            | National Park    |   |                   |
| U.S. Department of the     | and Preserve     |   | Mosca, Colorado   |
| Interior                   |                  |   |                   |
|                            | Use the complete |   | 81146             |
|                            | site name here   |   |                   |
|                            | (e.g. Palo Alto  |   | 719-378-6399      |
|                            | Battlefield      |   | phone             |
|                            | Historic Site).  |   |                   |
|                            |                  |   | 719-378-6360 fax  |
+----------------------------+------------------+---+-------------------+

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**Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve**

News Release

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  Use a "short-hand" version of the site name here (e.g. Palo Alto
  Battlefield not Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Site).

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For Immediate Release---5/29/08

Great Sand Dunes Celebrates Kids on Junior Ranger Day

"The creek is flowing and the sun is shining---we invite everyone to
join park rangers, volunteers, friends, and neighbors in a parkwide
celebration of kids in national parks!" announced Superintendent Art
Hutchinson. On Saturday, June 14^th^, Great Sand Dunes National Park
hosts Junior Ranger Day -- a fun-filled day of exploratory activities
for kids of all ages. Participants will have the opportunity to earn
badges, patches, pins, buttons, and certificates as well as take home
their own handcrafted souvenirs.

Ranger-guided activities begin at 10 a.m. and will include nature walks,
porch talks, kids programs, and evening programs. Families can also
visit the special Junior Ranger Day Nature Stations between 10 a.m. and
3 p.m. to explore tracks, primitive skills, touchable nature objects,
storytelling, and craft projects. A scavenger hunt, Junior Ranger
booklet, and sand sculpture contest will be available for youngsters
wanting to explore the park on their own.

This event is possible only with generous volunteer help from Friends of
the Dunes and local community members. If you would like to participate
in Junior Ranger Day as a volunteer, please contact the Education
Specialist by June 7^th^. Call 719-378-6344 or email
<Melanie_Rawlins@nps.gov>. Uniform shirts and lunch will be provided.

Entrance to the park is free for kids under 16, \$3 per person age 16 or
over. No fee or reservations are required for ranger-guided activities
or programs. However, parking is limited so carpooling is highly
recommended. Consult the park website
[www.nps.gov/grsa](http://www.nps.gov/grsa) or call the Visitor Center
at 719-378-6399 for more detailed program schedules and information.

-NPS-
**IN THE UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT**

**FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA**

IN RE: )

)

XXXXX XXXX XXXXXXX, ) CASE NO. XX-XXXXX

)

> Debtor. ) Chapter 7

**APPLICATION FOR PAYMENT OUT OF PRE-CONFIRMATION FUNDS PURSUANT TO
GENERAL ORDER 06-06**

The above-styled Debtor=s Chapter 13 case was either converted to a case
under another Chapter, or was dismissed, before confirmation of the
Debtor=s proposed Chapter 13 plan. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (the
ACreditor@) files this application for payment out of the
pre-confirmation funds that the Chapter 13 trustee may be holding on
behalf of the Debtor, and in support of this Application states:

1\. The Debtor filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 13 of the
Bankruptcy Code on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ .

2\. The Creditor is a holder of a claim against the Debtor that arises
out of:

> \[ \] A lease of personal property for that portion of the obligation
> that becomes due after the order for relief
>
> \[ \] An allowed claim secured by personal property to the extent the
> claim is attributable to the purchase of such property of the debtor
> for that portion of the obligation that becomes due after the order
> for relief, and to the extent that the payment is necessary to provide
> such creditor with adequate protection

\[ \] An unpaid claim allowed under 11 U.S.C. \' 503(b)

> \[ \] A claim to payment pursuant to any court order under \'
> 1326(a)(3) modifying, increasing, or reducing payments required under
> \' 1326(a)(1)(B) and (C).

3\. The Creditor claims that \$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is due the Creditor
from the pre-confirmation funds that may be held by the Debtor=s Chapter
13 trustee. Said amount is the total owed from the date of the petition
to the date of the pre-confirmation conversion or dismissal. Proof of
the indebtedness is \[ \] evidenced by the Creditor=s allowed proof of
claim, which is designated as Claim No. \_\_\_ on the Claims Register
for the Debtor=s case, or \[ \] evidenced by the documents attached
hereto as Exhibit A.

4\. The Creditor=s mailing address for payment is:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

WHEREFORE, the Creditor respectfully requests that the Chapter 13
trustee remit payment to the Creditor in the above-stated amount before
returning any of the pre-confirmation funds that the Chapter 13 trustee
may be holding to the Debtor.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: News Media contact:

October 11, 2000 Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0511

LORRAINE C. MILLER, CHIEF OF CONSUMER INFORMATION BUREAU,

LEAVES FCC;

RODERICK KELVIN PORTER NAMED ACTING CHIEF

Washington, DC -- Lorraine C. Miller, Chief of the FCC's Consumer
Information Bureau (CIB) since its establishment in November 1999, has
left the Commission. Roderick Kelvin Porter, currently Acting Deputy
Chief of CIB, has been named Acting Chief of CIB.

Miller left to become Director of the Community Empowerment Zone Board
at the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Before coming to the
FCC, Miller was Director, Office of Congressional Relations, Federal
Trade Commission.

FCC Chairman William E. Kennard said, "I appreciate Lorraine's enormous
talent and energy in getting the new Consumer Information Bureau up and
running. I wish her all the best in her new endeavors."

Roderick Porter has been Acting Deputy Chief for Operations at CIB since
last April. He has been Deputy Chief of the International Bureau since
that bureau was established in 1994. He also has served as Acting Chief
of the International Bureau. Previously, he had been Deputy Chief of the
Mass Media Bureau and had held several positions in that bureau and its
predecessor, the Broadcast Bureau. He also served as legal advisor to
then-FCC Chairman Richard E. Wiley. In addition to his FCC service,
Porter practiced law for five years in the private sector at the
communications law firm of Fletcher, Heald and Hildreth. A native of
Freeport, IL, Porter received his B.A. degree from Morgan State
University in Baltimore, MD, and his J.D. degree from the Georgetown
University Law Center in Washington, DC.

\- FCC -
NY C80961

November 20, 1997

CLA-2-95:RR:NC:SP:225 C80961

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 9503.90.0045; 8306.29.0000

Mr. Christopher L. Thayer

Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Kansas City, Missouri 64141

RE: The tariff classification of a toy model car and decorative ornament
from China

Dear Mr. Thayer:

In your letter dated October 24, 1997 you requested a tariff
classification ruling.

Two samples of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments were submitted with your
inquiry and are being returned. The first article is part of a series of
vintage model cars titled the \"Vintage Roadsters\" item #1495QEO8416.
The instant product resembles a \"1931 Ford Model A\" vintage car. It is
made of die-cast metal and has free rolling wheels.

The applicable subheading for the \"Vintage Roadsters\", item
#1495QEO8416, will be 9503.90.0045, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States (HTS), which provides for other toys: other: other toys
and models. The rate of duty will be free.

The next item is the Hallmark Keepsake Ornament \"1939 Mobo Horse
Sidewalk Cruiser\". It is part of the Hallmark Collector\'s Series of
ornaments. The horse is 2 1/2 inches high and 2 inches long, and made of
die-cast zinc. It has moveable legs and wheels in its hooves. It is
designed to resemble a type of children\'s scooter popular from the
1930\'s to the 1960\'s. Pushing down on the horse moves it forward in a
\"galloping\" motion. The ornament has a small loop so that it can be
displayed hanging from a hook.

The descriptive literature you supplied indicates that this ornament is
part of a Spring line of decorative collectibles intended to appeal to
nostalgia, and not to celebrate a particular festive occasion. In a
telephone conversation, you pointed out that Hallmark separately sells a
wooden shelf with hooks that may be used to display these ornaments.

The applicable subheading for the \"1939 Mobo Horse Sidewalk Cruiser\"
ornament will be 8306.29.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United
States (HTS), which provides for statuettes and other ornaments, and
parts thereof, of base metal, other. The rate of duty will be 2 percent
ad valorem.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist

Alice J. Wong at 212-466-5538.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
**Delivery of Volatiles to the Terrestrial Planets**

S.I. Ipatov

*Astronomical Department*

*University of Maryland*

*College Park, MD 20742, USA*

<siipatov@mail333.com>

<http://www.astro.umd.edu/~ipatov>

M.Ya. Marov

*Institute of Applied Mathematics*

*Russian Academy of Sciences*

*Moscow, Russia*

J.C. Mather

*NASA Goddard Space Flight Center*

*Greenbelt MD 20771, USA*

Migration processes of small bodies from the outer regions of the solar
system, including the Edgeworth-Kuiper belt, are addressed as an
important mechanism of the formation and evolution of atmospheres of the
inner planets. It is assumed that these minor bodies could be
responsible for the delivery of the original matter (mainly volatiles)
and thus to give rise to the life origin. The orbital evolution of
30,000 Jupiter-crossing objects under the gravitational influence of
planets was integrated \[1\]. A few considered objects got
Earth-crossing orbits with semi-major axes *a*\<2 AU and aphelion
distances *Q*\<4.2 AU and moved in such orbits for more than 1 Myr (up
to tens or even hundreds of Myrs). Our estimates show that the amount of
icy planetesimals impacted on the Earth during formation of the giant
planets is of the order of mass of water in the Earth oceans, if the
total mass of these planetesimals was about 100 Earth masses. Mars
acquired more water per unit of mass of a planet than Earth. During the
following 4 Gyr the effectiveness of transport was much less and only
about 1% of the total mass of volatiles was delivered. Collisions of
cometary objects with the inner planets from the Encke-type orbits with
aphelia located inside the orbit of Jupiter are assumed to play a
greater role than direct impacts from the Jupiter-crossing orbits. We
integrated \[2-3\] the orbital evolution of 12,000 asteroidal, cometary,
and trans-Neptunian dust particles. The contribution of dust particles
to the delivery of volatiles to the terrestrial planets is estimated
\[4\] to be 3-4 orders of magnitude less than that of small bodies.
However, the dust particles could be most efficient in the delivery of
organic or even biogenic matter to the Earth, because they experience
substantially weaker heating when passing through the atmosphere. \[1\]
Ipatov S.I. and Mather J.C. (2004) Annals of the New York Acad. of
Sciences, 1017, 46-65. \[2\] Ipatov S.I., Mather J.C., and Taylor P.
(2004) Annals of the New York Acad. of Sciences, 1017, 66-80. \[3\]
Ipatov S.I. and Mather J.C. (2006) Advances in Space Research, in press.
\[4\] Marov M.Ya. and Ipatov S.I. (2005) Solar System Research, 39,
374-380.
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DA 03-2604

August 6, 2003

**[NEW APPLICATION SEARCH FOR MDS/ITFS DATA TO BE PRESENTED ON AUGUST
13, 2003]{.underline}**

*A Public Forum will be held on August 13, 2003 to present the new
application search interfaces that will be available for the public to
access Multipoint Distribution Service/Instructional Television Fixed
Service (MDS/ITFS) Application data*

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) will conduct a public forum
in Washington, DC, on Wednesday, August 13, 2003, 10 A.M.- 12 P.M to
present the new application search for public access. The forum will
take place in Room 4-B-516 on the 4th Floor of the Portals II building,
445 Twelfth Street, S. W. In order to ensure that adequate meeting space
is provided for this event, WTB is requesting that interested parties
pre-register by August 11, 2003.

**[New Application Search]{.underline}**

WTB has undertaken a multi-phased approach to the integration of the
Broadband Licensing System (BLS) into the Universal Licensing System
(ULS). The first phase included the confirmation of the accuracy and
completeness of all information contained in BLS. The second phase
provided for a new online License Search of MDS/ITFS data in a format
similar to ULS.[^1] These searches provided data from the transitional
ULS database for MDS/ITFS, the repository of all current License records
for MDS/ITFS services

This phase provides for the query and retrieval of application data. The
transitional ULS database has been augmented to include MDS/ITFS
applications with purposes of New, Amendment and Modification in a
Pending status on or after August 1, 2003.

Electronic filing for sites licensed in the Multipoint Distribution
Service and the Instructional Television Fixed Service remains suspended
until further notice.[^2] All application filings for MDS and ITFS must
be submitted to the Commission in paper format for these services. The
Commission will post a Public Notice when electronic filing is available
for these services.

**[Registration]{.underline}**

To register for the WTB Public Forum, please contact Patrick Thomas by
email at Patrick.Thomas@fcc.gov, or by phone at 202-216-4067, by August
11, 2003. If registering by e-mail, the subject line of the email should
state "WTB Public Forum." Please provide your name, organization,
telephone number, and e-mail address. We will confirm your registration
by return email.

**[Contact Information for MDS/ ITFS Content-Related
Questions]{.underline}**

For all inquires relating to MDS or ITFS licensing and service rules,
contact the Public Safety and Private Wireless Division at (202)
418-0680. Contact the Help Desk at (888) 225-5322 and select option 2
for questions related to data in the transitional ULS MDS/ITFS database,
or general questions about this Public Notice.

[^1]: See New Searches for MDS/ITFS Data to be Presented Public Notice,
    DA 03-645 (WTB rel Mar 6,2003)

[^2]: See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Suspends Electronic Filing
    for the BroadBand Licensing System on October 11, 2002, *Public*
    *Notice*, DA 02-2422 (WTB PSPWD rel Sept 27, 2002)
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

WESTERN FEDERAL LANDS HIGHWAY DIVISION

PO BOX 409

DARBY, MT 59829

July 3, 2002

# CONSTRUCTION STATUS REPORT

West Fork Bitterroot River Road (along Painted Rocks Lake)

MT PFH 66-1(3)

**[Accomplishments through July 3, 2002:]{.underline}**

The contractor continued clearing trees and debris from the roadway area
and extended the silt fence.

**[Future activities planned for the project:]{.underline}**

There will not be any construction over the long holiday weekend from
Wednesday evening July 3rd to Monday morning July 8th. Our FHWA office
will be closed also from July 4th-7th.

The Slate Creek bay land area (on the lake side west of the road) will
be open starting Wednesday July 3rd until further notice. In the very
near future when earthwork starts in the Slate Creek bay area, the area
will most likely be closed until work is completed. This closure will be
published as work proceeds. The Slate Creek bay land area will
eventually be extended to make up for some lakeside land lost to road
widening. The box culvert under the road for Slate Creek will be
extended west, and fish passage baffles will be added. The Slate Creek
Campground on the east side of the road will remain open.

Pumco contractors plan to bring in more heavy equipment as early as
Wednesday July 10th. This means that the road will likely be fully
closed during the two-hour block road closure times. The flaggers have
been able to let vehicles through even during closure times, but this
will probably not be possible or safe once earthmoving operations begin.
Pumco does plan on burning some wood debris sometime next week, but they
have to get their state burn permit renewed before they determine a burn
date and time.

As a reminder, road closures are to be expected: 8am-10am, 12pm-2pm, and
4pm-5:30pm weekdays (except Friday has only 8am-10am and 12pm-2pm
closure periods). During all other times between 7am-5:30pm, flaggers
will let cars through as much as they can, but expect up to 15-minute
delays.

**[Other news of note:]{.underline}**

The Forest Service confirmed (and I saw through their spotting scope
today) that there is a peregrine falcon nest with at least three
fledglings west of painted rocks dam. Since the peregrine falcon is a
threatened species, we limit some construction work in order to make
sure we do not disrupt the eyrie.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please contact Alan
Woodmansey at (406) 821-9932 or
[alan.woodmansey@fhwa.dot.gov]{.underline}

Have a safe and happy 4th of July! Enjoy our liberty!
**Session VI -- Plant Breeding, Germplasm Utilization and Cereal
Genomics -- Poster VI-24**

**Identification of ß-glucan Biosynthesis Mutants in Oat**

Per Sikora^1^, Aakash Chawade^1^, Marcus Bräutigam^2,3^ and Olof
Olsson^1,2^

^1^Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Göteborg University,
S-40530, Göteborg, Sweden;

^2^CropTailorAB, Mölndal, Sweden;

^3^Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Göteborg University, S40530
Göteborg, Sweden

Mixed linked 1-\>3, 1-\>4 b-D-glucan, here referred to as ß-glucans, are
water-soluble fibres unique to the cell wall of the *Poaceae* family.
Although present in rice, barley, wheat, and other cereals, oat seeds
contain comparatively high amounts. In some oat varieties up to 6% of
cell wall mass is ß-glucans.

ß-glucan is a very important functional food ingredient and the presence
of ß-glucan in oats is the reason why oat has a health claim both in the
US and in EU. Various beneficial health aspects have been linked to the
consumption of ß-glucans including lowering of blood cholesterol levels,
protection against colon cancer and a decrease of the general glycemic
index of ingested food.

Despite the fact that the nutritional value and medical aspects of a
ß-glucan rich diet has been explored thoroughly, little is still known
about the molecular background of ß-glucans, i.e. which genes mediate
ß-glucan biosynthesis, how these genes are regulated and which
biochemical activity they encode.

Recent data on cellulose biosynthesis genes in rice indicate that mixed
linked ß-glucans are synthesized by one or several members of the
cellulose-synthase-like-F family of proteins, a nine-member subfamily of
a very large cellulose synthase superfamily. It is likely that the CslF
proteins comprise the \"core\" of the synthase complex but require
several associated factors to function properly.

By exploiting DNA sequence information from other *Poaceae*, we have
cloned and sequenced two different cellulose biosynthesis genes from
oat, most closely resembling the *CslF6* and *CesA5* genes from barley
and wheat. Therefore we denoted the oat genes as *AsCslF6* and
*AsCesA5.* From *AsCslF6* three different alleles were identified. We
are presently setting up methods to functionally test these genes in
transgenic yeast and *Arabidopsis.* We are also screening for oat plants
mutated in individual cellulose biosynthesis genes, especially from the
*AsCslF* clade, by taking advantage of a recently developed Tilling
population for oat.
**Credit Card Ordering Procedures**

GSA Fleet's Southeast Sunbelt Region's procedure for ordering Voyager
Fleet Credit Cards is provided below. Please dial 404-331-3070 when
ordering a replacement credit card. The recording will direct you on the
following procedures.

-   **Each agency's Point of Contact (POC)** must request all
    replacement credit cards. Please e-mail
    [sefleetcreditcards@gsa.gov]{.underline} or fax 404-331-1879 with
    your credit card requests. You will need to provide the following
    information:

    1.  Vehicle tag number.

    2.  Reason card needs to be replaced, was it (lost, stolen, damaged)

    3.  If the card was lost or stolen, a statement explaining the
        circumstances and steps taken to find the card must be provided.

-   If the POC is on leave and unable to submit a request, the POC
    should delegate an alternate person to submit requests. The
    alternate person must copy the agency's POC on the email and provide
    a statement explaining why the POC was unable to submit the request.
    <sefleetcreditcards@gsa.gov> or fax 404-331-1879

-   Emails must contain government extensions (.gov, .mil, etc.) and
    faxes

> must contain an agency letterhead to be processed. If your agency's
> email does not contain a government extension, your
>
> agency's name must be easily recognized by the email address.

-   Credit cards will be shipped by FedEx to the agency's POC and should
    be received within 7 days from GSA receiving the written request.
    Each agency's POC has the authority to have a credit card mailed to
    an alternate location. This information must be included in the
    written request.
Re: 22 CFR part 96 (State/AR-01/96)

From: Andrew Kearns

7 Grouse Ridge Way

Greenville, SC 29617

andrewkearns@charter.net

I am very concerned about the effect these proposed regulations may have

on adoptive parents and the adoption agencies that serve them. While the

goals of the Hague Convention are laudable and the proposed regulations
have

some good things, I believe that insufficient consideration has been
given

to the cost of their implementation, especially for smaller adoption

agencies. The estimated cost for the initial accreditation process is as

high as \$50,000 and the annual accreditation requirement may run to

thousands of dollars each year. The requirement that homestudies be

conducted by persons with a Master\'s in social work or a related field
may

delay the process and significantly increase the cost as qualified
persons

will not be readily available in many parts of the country. There is
also at

present no market for the kind of liability insurance required, which is

likely to be very expensive for agencies. All of these costs, of course,

will be passed on to adoptive parents, who will wind up paying even more
for

an intercountry adoption. And I am afraid that many small adoption
agencies

will not be able to meet the costs of accreditation and continuing to

facilitate adoptions in Convention countries. I therefore ask for a
careful

reconsideration of these regulations, with an eye to providing more

flexibility.

This issue is important to me because my wife and I are in the process

of adopting a baby from Guatemala. We chose an agency in a nearby town

because it had experience with intercountry adoptions and its director
is

highly regarded by the adoption community in this state. They also
provide a

number of services to adoptive parents, including a multicultural summer

camp; we know that we will have a support network and not merely given a

baby with a \"have a good life.\" It is the very kind of small agency
that

will probably be most affected by the proposed rules. I fear that if not

modified, intercountry adoption will end up in the hands of a few large,

impersonal, out-of-state agencies.
**LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT** *ADVANCE COPY*

UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

In accordance with Title 40 of the United States Code of Federal
Regulations, Section 281.52(c)(1), the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) is hereby giving notice of its proposal to
approve the State of New Hampshire's revised underground storage tank
(UST) program.

New Hampshire has applied for final authorization for revisions to its
UST program under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). EPA
reviewed New Hampshire's application and has made a determination,
subject to public review and comment, that New Hampshire's UST program
revisions satisfy all of the requirements necessary to qualify for Final
program approval. New Hampshire's program approval revision application
is available for public review at the addresses below.

DATES: Written comments on New Hampshire's program approval revision
application must be received by the close of business thirty (30) days
after publication in the **Federal Register**.

EPA New England expects the immediate final **Federal Register** notice
to be published the first week in October, 2006.

ADDRESSES: A copy of New Hampshire's program approval revision
application is available for inspection at the following addresses:

> New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
>
> Public Information Center
>
> 29 Hazen Drive,
>
> Concord, New Hampshire 03302-0095
>
> Business Hours: 8 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday
>
> tel: (603) 271-2919 or 271-2975.

EPA Region1 Library

One Congress Street, 11th Floor

Boston, Massachusetts, 02114-2023

Business hours: 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, Tuesday through Thursday,

tel: (617) 918-1990.

Written comments should be sent to Susan L. Hanamoto at the address
below.

SUMMARY: New Hampshire received final approval on June 19, 1991,
effective July 19, 1991 (56 FR 28089) to administer the UST program in
lieu of the federal program. On November 2, 1993, effective January 3,
1994 (58 FR 58624), EPA codified the approved New Hampshire program,
incorporating by reference the state statutes and regulations that are
thereby subject to EPA's inspection and enforcement authorities under
RCRA sections 9005 and 9006, 42 U.S.C. 6991d and 6991e, and other
applicable statutory and regulatory provisions. New Hampshire submitted
its final application on February 23, 2006 for this latest update, and
upon review EPA has determined that the State's underground storage tank
program revisions satisfy all of the requirements necessary to qualify
for Final program approval. New Hampshire is seeking approval for
revisions to its underground storage tank base program regulations for
which it has been previously approved. A complete listing of the
revisions will be in the upcoming **Federal Register**.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan L. Hanamoto, EPA Region 1, One
Congress Street, Suite 1100 (HBO), Boston, Massachusetts, 02114-2023;
tel: (617) 918-1219.
FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE

United States Department of Justice

Antitrust Division

Proposed Termination of Final Decrees

Notice is hereby given that True Temper Sports, Inc. (\"True Temper\"),
successor in interest to defendant True Temper Corporation, has filed a
motion to terminate the Final Judgment entered in *United States v. True
Temper Corporation*, Civil No. 58-C-1158, 1959 Trade Cas. (CCH) & 69,441
(N.D. Ill. 1959), on August 20, 1959 (\"1959 Final Judgment\") and the
Final Judgment entered in *United States v. True Temper Corporation, et
al.*, Civil No. 58-C-1159, 1961 Trade Cas. (CCH) & 70,090 (N.D. Ill.
1961), on August 1, 1961 (\"1961 Final Judgment\"). Notice is also
hereby given that the Antitrust Division of the United States Department
of Justice (\"the Department\"), in a stipulation also filed with the
Court, tentatively has consented to termination of the 1959 Final
Judgment and the 1961 Final Judgment, but has reserved the right to
withdraw its consent pending receipt of public comments.

On June 30, 1958 the United States filed a complaint against sole
defendant True Temper alleging that True Temper and several
co-conspirators conspired to restrain and monopolize the manufacture and
sale of steel golf club shafts. Prior to trial True Temper settled the
charges by accepting entry of the 1959 Final Judgment on August 20,
1959.

Also on June 30, 1958 the United States filed a complaint against True
Temper and four golf club manufacturers alleging that they conspired to
restrain and monopolize markets for golf clubs and steel shafts. Prior
to trial the defendants settled the charges by accepting entry of the
1961 Final Judgment on August 1, 1961.

The Department has filed with the Court a memorandum setting forth the
reasons why the United States believes that the termination of the 1959
Final Judgment and the 1961 Final Judgment would serve the public
interest. Copies of the motion to terminate, the stipulation containing
the United States\' tentative consent, the United States\' memorandum,
and all further papers filed with the Court in connection with the
motion to terminate will be available for inspection at the Antitrust
Documents Group, Antitrust Division, Room 215, 325 Seventh Street, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20004, on the website at http://www.usdoj.gov/atr, and at
the Office of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the
Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division. Copies of these
materials may be obtained from the Antitrust Division upon request and
payment of the copying fee set by Department of Justice regulations.

Interested persons may submit comments regarding the proposed
termination of the 1959 Final Judgment and the 1961 Final Judgment to
the United States. Such comments must be received by the Antitrust
Division within sixty (60) days and will be filed with the Court by the
United States. Comments should be addressed to Marvin N. Price, Chief,
Chicago Field Office, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice,
209 South LaSalle Street, Chicago, Illinois, 312/353-7530.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Patricia A. Brink

Deputy Director of Operations
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# Mountain Region Security Office

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####### **E-QIP (**Electronic Questionnaires for Investigations Processing)

**Getting Started:**

1.) Start your internet browser and enter the following URL website
address: [**www.opm.gov/e-qip/**](http://www.opm.gov/e-qip/)

2.) The e-QIP Gateway Page will appear. Scroll down and click the link
labeled e-QIP Applicant Site. As reference, please print out the PDF
brochure for Applicants.

3.) A "browser checker" utility will automatically run and test your
computer for e-QIP compatibility. Click the CONTINUE button to proceed
to the application. (If after doing so you receive the error message
"Page Cannot be Displayed," please follow previous instructions to
enable TLS 1.0)

4.) A Security Alert box will appear, asking "Do you want to proceed?"
Click the YES button with the mouse, or type \<CTRL Y\> to continue.

5.) The e-QIP Welcome screen will appear. Enter your Social Security
Number in the text entry boxes, and click the SUBMIT button to log on to
the e-QIP applicant site.

6.) Answer the three default Golden Questions and then you may create
new Golden Questions and Answers on the next page.

7.) Click the highlighted link that says: [Enter Your Data.]{.underline}

8.) Complete the SF-85 or SF-86 questions and save as instructed.
Validation of your data will occur after every screen save.

9.) Be sure to Certify/Submit your form when your form is complete.

10\) Print out the (2) release forms and (1) certification for your
signature. These forms need to be returned to your hiring agency. You
may also want to print a copy for your own record.
Notice to USDA Employees in the Headquarters Complex

# Fire Drills in the Headquarters Complex 

For your information, the Office of Operations will conduct a series of
consecutive fire drills in all four of the Headquarters complex
buildings within the next week.

You should be aware that we have invited staff from the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to observe this evacuation
drill for the purpose of data collection of people movement on stairs
and through doorways. They will be located in the South Building only.
To collect data during this evacuation drill, NIST plans to use a
combination of video cameras and NIST staff to collect data throughout
the building. NIST will study one stairwell involving ingress of the
D.C. Fire Department as occupants are traveling down, and a similar
stair with occupants traveling downward without impeding fire department
flow. The Office of Emergency Programs is coordinating with the D.C.
Fire Department to provide firefighter support to the drill so please do
not be alarmed if you see uniformed firefighters. We believe that this
study is an important step in ensuring the safety of building occupants
and are proud that we can be a part of it.

We will be using the fire alarms and Computer Emergency Notification
System (CENS) to initiate the drill. As part of the drill, we will also
use the Public Address (PA) System to notify USDA personnel in buildings
not currently being evacuated. As in previous drills, you can provide
valuable assistance by helping us identify emergency communications
problems, and other problem areas as well. If your computer does not
receive a Computer Emergency Notification System (CENS) message, please
contact your agency's network system administrator. All other problems
or suggestions may be addressed to <preparedness@usda.gov>.

We know that this drill will disrupt normal activities but trust that
you will agree that the drills are a vital part of ensuring employee,
contractor, and visitor safety.

Priscilla B. Carey

Director of Operations
**[Task Title]{.underline}:** Optoelectronics Reliability

**[Total Funding]{.underline}:** \$140K

**[Performance Period]{.underline}:** FY02

**[Task Managers]{.underline}:** Quiesup Kim (JPL)

**[Description]{.underline}:** Evaluate reliability and failure
mechanisms of various newly available Photonic Devices (Diodes Arrays,
Avalanche Photodiodes, and Laser Diodes) for space programs from
different manufacturers.

**[Objective]{.underline}:** Define failure mechanisms and identify
qualification procedures.

> Develop qualification guideline for flight projects on how to use and
> qualify Photonic Devices for space applications.

**[Deliverables/ Milestones:]{.underline} [Schedule]{.underline}:**

> 1\. Photonic Device Qualification method draft (D) 4/27/02
>
> 2\. Characterization testing (M) 11/04/01-8/31/02

3\. Final Qualification guideline (D) 9/30/02

**[Procurements]{.underline}:**

1\. Characterization sample devices \$20K

2\. Software tools (ROM) \$15K

3\. Contractors \$0K

**[Comments]{.underline}:** This task is limited for testing. screening
and qualification methods for Photonic Devices in extended temperature
and life environments.

**[Task Title]{.underline}:** Optoelectronics Reliability (LaRC)

**[Sub-Task Title]{.underline}:** Reliability of 980nm Diode Pump Lasers
for Use with Erbium Doped Fiber Optic Amplifiers

**[Total Task Funding]{.underline}:** Total \$40K (LaRC)

**[Performance Period]{.underline}:** FY02

**[Sub-Task Manager]{.underline}:** Carl J. Magee (LaRC)

**[Description]{.underline}:** Reliability evaluation of the of 980 nm
diode laser pumps. Identification of failure mechanisms responsible for
observed device degradation behavior.

**[Objectives]{.underline}:** Identification of the principle physics of
failure mechanisms responsible for degradation of 980 nm diode lasers
when operated under stressed conditions.

> Development of guidelines for space flight qualification of 980 nm
> pump lasers used in fiber optic amplifiers.

**[Deliverables/ Milestones]{.underline}:** **[Schedule]{.underline}:**

> 1\. Procurement of 980 nm Bragg Grating Stabilized Pump Lasers (M) Mid
> -- Q2/02

2.  Assess performance of 980 nm pump lasers under stressed

> CW conditions (M) Q3/02 -- Q4/02

3.  Analyze test data and identify principle failure mechanisms and

> their physics (M) Q3/02 -- Q4/02

4.  Preliminary Test Report for Space Qualification of 980 nm

pump lasers (M), (D) Q4/02

**[Procurements]{.underline}:**

1.  980 nm Bragg Grating Stabilized Pump Lasers \$10K

2\. Contractor \$20K

**[Comments]{.underline}:** While this sub-task addresses performance
evaluation of 980 nm diode lasers operated in adverse environments, its
methodology also directly applies to diode lasers used in Fiber Optic
transmitter modules employed in WDM or DWDM systems.
\-\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: Bruce Wiseman
\[[[mailto:brucewiseman@earthlink.net]{.underline}](mailto:brucewiseman@earthlink.net)\]

Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 4:37 AM

To: comments

Subject: Comments

1\.

Headaches, unnecessary complexity, and burdens that taxpayers - both
individuals and businesses - face because of the existing system.

With all due respect, this question is almost a joke. With some 50,000+
pages of code and regulation, etc, the US income tax system is a
administrative nightmare of incomparable proportions. Even CPAs and the
IRS give different answers to honest questions regarding the code.

It can not be reformed. It should be discarded.

2.Aspects of the tax system that are unfair.

Plain and simple \-- It penalizes production

Specific examples of how the tax code distorts important business or
personal decisions.

Goals that the Panel should try to achieve as it evaluates the existing
tax system and recommends options for reform.

The goal are simple, what would be the fairest, least burdensome system
that would also provide revenue to run the country and not penalize
those who produce.The answer is a retail sales tax.

If you try to \"reform\" this current system, with out tearing the code
out by the roots, it will, without question, grow back. Let\'s have the
guts to save future generations from this oppressive nightmare. A retail
sales tax (not in combination with the code, as that will simply wind up
sooner or later with both taxes at high rates) will provide an economic
boom for the United States the like of which has never been seen.

Bruce Wiseman

Toluca Lake, California
NY A80575

April 2, 1996

CLA-2-42:RR:NC:WA:341 A80575

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 4202.92.4500, 9801.00.1098

Mr. David A. Eisen

Siegel, Mandell & Davidson, P.C.

One Astor Plaza

1515 Broadway

New York, N.Y. 10036-7900

RE: The tariff classification of a toiletry bag and toiletries.

Dear Mr. Eisen:

In your letter dated February 20, 1996 you requested a

tariff classification ruling. The request is on behalf of Avon

products, Inc.

The sample submitted, \"New Mothers Day Gift Set\", is a

travel toiletry bag of clear Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) plastic

sheeting from China. The bag contains various U.S. origin

toiletry products. You have indicate the toiletry bag will be

admitted at the time of importation into a Foreign Trade Zone

(FTZ). The U.S. origin toiletries, already packaged in

individual retail containers, will be admitted into the FTZ as

domestic goods and placed within the toiletry bag. The items will

be packed within a common retail box of printed plastic coated

paperboard. The articles will then be transferred to the Customs

territory of the United States. The merchandise will be offered

for retail sale without additional packing. Your sample is being

returned as requested.

The applicable subheading for the toiletry bag of PVC will

be 4202.92.4500, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

(HTS), which provides for travel, sport and similar bags, with

outer surface of sheeting of plastics. The rate of duty will be

20 percent ad valorem.

The applicable subheading for the U.S. origin toiletries

will be 9801.00.1098, which provides for products of the United

States when returned after having been exported without having

been advanced in value or improved in condition by any other

means while abroad, other. The duty rate will be Free.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177

of the Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above

should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time

this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions

regarding the ruling, contact National Import Specialist Kevin

Gorman at 212-466-5893.

Sincerely,

Roger J. Silvestri

Director

National Commodity

Specialist Division
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Dr Mckee:

Please consider the attached documents as ExxonMobil Comments on the
Review

of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Ozone, Policy
Assessment

of Scientific and Technical Information OAQPS Staff Paper -- Second
Draft,

and Ozone Health Risk Assessment for Selected Urban Areas (FR Vol. 71,
No.

1371/Thursday, July 18, 2006, pages 40718 - 40720).

Two paper copies have also been sent to the EPA office.

(See attached file: ExxonMobil Comments_Coverletter_Ozone Staff Paper 8

09-18.pdf)(See attached file:

OzoneStaffPaper_2ndDraft_ExxonMobil_detailed_comments.pdf)

Regards,

Mark Nicolich

Mark J Nicolich

Statistician

Epidemiology and Health Surveillance

ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc.

1545 Route 22 East

P.O. Box 971

Annandale, NJ 08801-0971

Tel: (908) 730-1108

Fax: (908) 730-1192

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**Impact of phage on the evolution of bacterial and archaeal genomes**

Fiona Brinkman

*Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry*

*Simon Fraser University*

*8888 University Drive, Rm SSB8166, Greater Vancouver, BC*

*CANADA*

[brinkman@sfu.ca](mailto:youremailaccount@xxx.xxx.xx)

Will Hsiao

*Department of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry*

*Simon Fraser University*

*8888 University Drive, Rm SSB8166, Greater Vancouver, BC*

*CANADA*

*<wwhsiao@sfu.ca>*

By analyzing known microbial genomic islands and prophages, we developed
criteria for global identification of putative genomic islands (clusters
of genes of probable horizontal origin in a prokaryotic genome) in 63
prokaryotic genomes, and then characterized the distribution of novel
genes and other features. Most notably, all but a few of the genomes
examined contained significantly higher proportions of novel genes in
their predicted genomic islands compared to the rest of their genome and
the reverse observation (i.e. higher proportions of novel genes outside
of islands) never reached statistical significance in any organism
examined. We found that this higher proportion of novel genes in
predicted genomic islands is not due to less accurate gene prediction in
genomic island regions, but likely reflects a genuine increase in novel
genes in these regions which are related to phage. This, combined with
additional analyses, imply that there are different gene pools
associated with recently horizontally-transmitted genomic regions (and
likely phage) versus regions that are primarily vertically inherited.
Since genomic islands are associated with notable microbial adaptations,
such as antibiotic resistance, pathogen virulence, or metal resistance,
we propose that microbes may have a larger "arsenal" of novel genes for
adaptation than previously thought. The implications of this study, and
additional global analyses of protein subcellular localization for
complete proteomes, will be discussed in the context of how phage
impacts the evolution of pathogens and how protein networks evolve.