BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
***Disaster News***![](media/image1.png){width="1.5847222222222221in"
height="0.7277777777777777in"}

***Economic Injury Loans for Small Businesses***

SBA Disaster Assistance--Field Operations Center East-One Baltimore
Place, Suite 300-Atlanta, GA 30308

**Release Date:** March 16, 2007 **Contact:** Michael Lampton

**Release Number:** 07-282, CT 10580 **Phone:** 404-347-3771

**SBA DISASTER LOAN DEADLINE IS APRIL 16**

***SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS STILL HAVE TIME TO APPLY***

**WARWICK, R.I. -** The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is
reminding businesses that April 16 is the filing deadline for federal
economic injury disaster loans that are available to small businesses
located in the counties of Kent, Providence and Washington counties in
the State of Rhode Island.

"These counties are eligible because they are contiguous to one or more
primary counties in the State of Connecticut. SBA recognizes that
disasters do not usually stop at the county or state lines. For that
reason, counties adjacent to primary counties named in the declaration
are included," according to Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field
Operations Center East.

SBA's disaster declaration was issued as a result of a similar action
taken by the Secretary of Agriculture to help farmers recover from
damages and losses to crops caused by a cool spring and an excessively
wet weather pattern from April 1, 2006 through July 18, 2006.

Under this declaration, SBA's Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL)
program is available to farm-related and nonfarm-related, small business
concerns and small agricultural cooperatives that suffered economic
injury as a direct result of this disaster. Farmers and ranchers are not
eligible to apply to SBA.

Eligible small businesses may qualify for loans up to \$1.5 million.
These loans are available at a 4 percent interest rate with loan terms
up to 30 years. SBA determines eligibility for the program based on the
size and type of business and its financial resources. Loan amounts and
terms are set by SBA and are based upon each applicant's financial
condition. Under this disaster declaration, SBA cannot provide loans to
agricultural producers.

Interested business owners should contact SBA's Customer Service Center
by calling 1-800-659-2955\
(1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired), Monday through Friday from 8
a.m. until 9 p.m. EDT. Business loan applications can also be downloaded
from the SBA's website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance).
Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center -- 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.

**Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than
April 16, 2007.**

*\# \# \#*

*For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs visit our
website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance).*
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY BELLSOUTH

Report No. NCD-1045 January 13, 2005

Re: NETWORK CHANGE SHORT TERM CERTIFICATION RECEIVED

BellSouth, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed
certification that short term public notice of network change has been
provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by
section 51.329(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), together with certification of service on identified
interconnecting carriers, as required by section 51.333(a). Specific
network change information can be obtained on the Internet at:
<http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/notifications/network/index.html>

The incumbent LEC\'s certification refers to the change identified
below:

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

  20040300                Replacing Copper Feeder Lenoir City, TN
                          Facilities with Fiber   
                          Optic Cable and Digital 
                          Loop Carrier Systems    

  20040301                Replacing Copper Feeder Seymour, TN
                          Facilities with Fiber   
                          Optic Cable and Digital 
                          Loop Carrier Systems    

  20040302                Replacing Copper Feeder Knoxville, TN
                          Facilities with Fiber   
                          Optic Cable and Digital 
                          Loop Carrier Systems    
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

The incumbent LEC contact:

Mary L. Henze

Assistant Vice President - Federal Regulatory

BellSouth

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

Washington, D.C. 20031-3351 Phone: (202) 463-4109

An objection to an incumbent LEC\'s short term notice may be filed by an
information service provider or telecommunication service provider that
directly interconnects with the incumbent LEC network. Such objections
must be filed with the Commission, and served on the incumbent LEC, no
later than the ninth business day following the release of this public
notice. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 51.333(c).

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

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

**-FCC-**
**[Ice Machines]{.underline}**

In accordance with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the Federal
Acquisition Regulations Section 23, and Presidential Executive Order
13123 the vendor shall provide ice machines that meet or exceed the
latest Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) energy-efficiency
purchasing specifications. Refer to the FEMP Web site at
[www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/](http://www.eere.energy.gov/femp/procurement/)
to obtain proper sizing and cost-effectiveness data, operating tips and
other important information.

  ----------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------
  **Energy Efficiency                               
  Recommendation for                                
  Commercial Ice                                    
  Machines\                                         
  Effective 11/2000**                               

  **Condenser Type**      **Ice Harvest Rate        **Energy Consumption
                          (lbs./24 hours)**         (per 100 lbs.of
                                                    ice)**

  **Ice-Making Head**                               

  Air-Cooled              101 to 200                9.4 kWh or less

  Air-Cooled              201 to 300                8.5 kWh or less

  Air-Cooled              301 to 400                7.2 kWh or less

  Air-Cooled              401 to 500                6.1 kWh or less

  Air-Cooled              501 to 1,000              5.8 kWh or less

  Air-Cooled              1,001 to 1,500            5.5 kWh or less

  Water-Cooled            201 to 300                6.7 kWh or less

  Water-Cooled            301 to 500                5.5 kWh or less

  Water-Cooled            501 to 1,000              4.6 kWh or less

  Water-Cooled            1,001 to 1,500            4.3 kWh or less

  Water-Cooled            1,501 or more             4.0 kWh or less

  **Self-Contained**                                

  Air-Cooled              101 to 200                9.7 kWh or less

  Water-Cooled            201 to 300                6.8 kWh or less

  Water-Cooled            301 to 500                7.3 kWh or less

  **Remote Condensing**                             

  Air-Cooled              301 to 400                7.9 kWh or less

  Air-Cooled              401 to 500                6.1 kWh or less

  Air-Cooled              501 to 1,000              5.4 kWh or less

  Air-Cooled              1,001 to 1,500            4.5 kWh or less

  Air-Cooled              1,501 or more             4.4 kWh or less
  ----------------------- ------------------------- ---------------------
![](media/image1.jpeg){width="1.6618055555555555in"
height="1.9868055555555555in"}**Shelley H. Cohen, MPA, LEED AP**

*Senior Project Developer,*

*Renewable Energy and Conservation Projects*

***Ameresco***

1101 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 6645

Washington, DC 20007

P: 202-756-2496

F: 202-756-0241

C: 202-422-4488

E: scohen@ameresco.com

W: www.ameresco.com

Ms. Cohen has twelve years of experience in environment and energy
related fields. Located at Ameresco's DC office, Ms. Cohen specializes
in renewable energy and energy conservation project development with a
special emphasis on landfill gas utilization projects. Currently, Ms.
Cohen is in the process of developing five landfill gas utilization
projects.

In 2003 and 2004, the US EPA's Landfill Methane Outreach Program (LMOP)
awarded Industry Partner of the Year to Ms. Cohen and the Ameresco team
for their successful LFG projects and contributions to the environment.
Ameresco currently has nine operational landfill gas projects in their
project portfolio, and another 7 projects under development.

Prior to joining Ameresco, Ms. Cohen was the Team Lead of EPA's Landfill
Methane Outreach Program. In her capacity as Team Lead, Ms. Cohen
directly assisted about 20 potential LFG utilization projects to
overcome barriers to project development. Her involvement in these
projects involved LFG project assessment and feasibility, LFG
development training, permitting, air quality compliance, project
design, and end use application and identification. Her efforts at LMOP
helped many businesses and communities realize the benefits of utilizing
clean, renewable energy.

Ms. Cohen has spoken at hundreds of local, national, and international
renewable energy and energy efficiency conferences, and has authored
many papers on these topics. Ms. Cohen conducted and developed materials
for two international LFG training sessions in South Korea and Brazil,
and recently was a speaker at a conference in Mexico on energy
efficiency.

Before her tenure at EPA, Ms. Cohen spent three years focusing on
sustainability issues while working in the White House for the
President's Council on Sustainable Development. She also worked as a
research intern in the White House Office of Environmental Policy, and
spent two years in the office of Senator Joseph I. Lieberman working as
a legislative correspondent.

Ms. Cohen has also transferred her professional expertise to her
personal life. Ms. Cohen utilized her expertise in green building
practices in her own home, using all environmentally friendly building
materials and energy efficient lighting and appliances. Her husband,
Mike Gala, an architect, did all of the design for their urban
eco-renovation. Their home was just featured in the July 2005 edition of
the American Institute of Architects DC magazine.

Ms. Cohen has a Masters in Public Administration from the Maxwell School
at Syracuse University, and an undergraduate degree from Tufts
University.
**FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION**

![](media/image1.png){width="0.84375in" height="0.84375in"}**ENFORCEMENT
BUREAU**

NORTHEAST REGION

**Boston Office**

1 Batterymarch Park

Quincy, MA 02169

March 13, 2008

Brockton Haitian Church

Brockton, MA

**NOTICE OF UNLICENSED OPERATION**

Case Number: EB-08-BS-0019

Document Number: W200832260007

The Boston Office received information that an unlicensed broadcast
radio station on 1690 kHz was allegedly operating in Brockton, MA. On
March 13, 2008, agents from this office confirmed by direction finding
techniques that radio signals on frequency 1690 kHz were emanating from
the Brockton Haitian Church at 28 Warren Ave., Brockton, MA. The
Commission's records show that no license was issued for operation of a
broadcast station on 1690 kHz at this location in Brockton, MA

Radio stations must be licensed by the FCC pursuant to 47 U.S.C. § 301.
The only exception to this licensing requirement is for certain
transmitters using or operating at a power level or mode of operation
that complies with the standards established in Part 15 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§  15.1 *et seq*. The field strength of
the signal on frequency 1690 kHz was measured at 22,000 microvolts per
meter (µV/m) at 57 meters, which exceeded the maximum permitted level of
14.2 µV/m at 30 meters for non-licensed devices. Thus, this station is
operating in violation of 47 U.S.C. §  301.

You are hereby warned that operation of radio transmitting equipment
without a valid radio station authorization constitutes a violation of
the Federal laws cited above and could subject the operator to severe
penalties, including, but not limited to, substantial monetary fines,
*in rem* arrest action against the offending radio equipment, and
criminal sanctions including imprisonment. (*see* 47 U.S.C. §§ 401, 501,
503 and 510).

**UNLICENSED OPERATION OF THIS RADIO STATION MUST BE DISCONTINUED
IMMEDIATELY**.

You have ten (10) days from the date of this notice to respond with any
evidence that you have authority to operate granted by the FCC. Your
response should be sent to the address in the letterhead and reference
the listed case and document number. Under the Privacy Act of 1974, 5
U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3), we are informing you that the Commission's staff
will use all relevant material information before it to determine what,
if any, enforcement action is required to ensure your compliance with
FCC Rules. This will include any information that you disclose in your
reply.

You may contact this office if you have any questions.

Dennis Loria

District Director

Boston Field Office

Attachments:

Excerpts from the Communications Act of 1934, As Amended

Enforcement Bureau, \"Inspection Fact Sheet\", March 2005
**Part 40**

**Intergovernmental Review of Department of Veterans Affairs**

**Programs and Activities**

**Authority**: E.O. 12372, July 14, 1982 (47 FR 30959), as amended April
8, 1983

(48 FR 15887); section 401 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act of
1968,

as amended (31 U.S.C. 6506); sec. 204 of the Demonstration Cities and

Metropolitan Development Act of 1966, as amended (42 U.S.C. 3334).

**Source**: 48 FR 29413, June 24, 1983; 48 FR 31854,

July 12, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

**§40.1 Purpose.**

\(a\) The regulations in this part implement Executive Order 12372,
*Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs*, issued on July 14, 1982
and amended on April 8, 1983. These regulations also implement
applicable provisions of section 401 of the Intergovernmental
Cooperation Act of 1968 and section 204 of the Demonstration Cities and
Metropolitan Development Act of 1966.

\(b\) These regulations are intended to foster an intergovernmental
partnership and a strengthened Federalism by relying on State processes
and on State, areawide, regional, and local coordination for review of
proposed Federal financial assistance and direct Federal development.

\(c\) These regulations are intended to improve the internal management
of the VA, and are not intended to create any right or benefit
enforceable at law by a party against the VA or its officers.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4231(b))
**California State University \-- Chico**

The Center for Hazards Research in the Geography and Planning Dept.
focuses on academic research and is oriented toward teaching others
about hazards. An update of what the Center is currently offering can be
found on the Center\'s web page at:  www.csuchico.edu/geop/chr/chr.htm

Contact: Professor Eugenie Rovai - Center for Hazards Research\
California State University \-- Chico\
Department of Geography and Planning\
Chico, California 95929-0425\
Phone: (916) 898-6091\
Fax: (916) 898-6781\
Email: <erovai@csuchico.edu>

**Additional Information:**\
\
Additional Phone:

*Updated:*
**Labor Department Sues Administrator of Cincinnati Pension Fund For
Failure to Forward Employee Contributions**

**CINCINNATI** -- The U.S. Department of Labor sued the administrator of
the pension plan of defunct Mershon Metal Maintenance, Inc. of
Cincinnati, Ohio, on Oct. 7 for failure to forward \$14,872 in employee
contributions to the plan, as well as \$21,222 in lost opportunity
costs.

According to the lawsuit, Joseph Mershon of Speedway, Ind., corporate
president and administrator of the defined contribution plan, violated
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) by commingling plan
assets with those of Mershon Metal. He allegedly failed to segregate the
plan assets from corporate moneys and subsequently failed to remit these
assets to the plan. In addition, he failed to comply with two subpoenas
for plan records from the Labor Department, resulting in subpoena
enforcement actions by the department in federal district court, and he
allegedly provided inaccurate statements to participants about the plan
account.

The suit also alleges that Mershon failed to obtain a fidelity bond as
required by law, to create written plan documents and to file annual
financial reports with the federal government.

The suit seeks the court to require Mershon to restore all losses with
interest, to replace him with an independent fiduciary to administer the
plan and to permanently bar Mershon from serving in a trust position to
any plan governed by ERISA. The Cincinnati regional office of the
department's Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA)
conducted the investigation leading to the filing of the case in federal
district court in Cincinnati.

The plan was established in 1989 and, over the life of the company,
covered 15 participants.

Employers and workers can contact the Cincinnati Regional Office at
859-578-4680 or PWBA's toll free number, 1-866-275-7922, for help with
problems relating to private-sector pension and health plans.

\# \# \#

(Chao v. Joseph Mershon)

Civil Action No. CV-1-02-717
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Attachment B

Treatment for Selected Internal Contaminants

+--------------+----------------+---------------------+--------------+
| #### **Ra    | **Medication** | **For               | **Principle  |
| dionuclide** |                | Ing                 | of Action**  |
|              |                | estion/Inhalation** |              |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------+--------------+
| Iodine       | KI (potassium  | 130 mg (tabl) stat, | Blocks\      |
|              | iodide)        | followed by 130 mg  | thyroid      |
|              |                | q.d. x 7 if         | deposition   |
|              |                | indicated           |              |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------+--------------+
| Rare earths  | [Zn-D          | 1 gm Ca-DTPA        | Chelation    |
| Plutonium    | TPA](http://ww | (Zn-DTPA) in        |              |
| Tr           | w.orau.gov/rea | 150-250 ml 5        |              |
| ansplutonics | cts/zinc.htm)\ | percent D/W IV over |              |
| Yttrium      | [Ca-DTP        | 60 minutes          |              |
|              | A](http://www. |                     |              |
|              | orau.gov/react |                     |              |
|              | s/calcium.htm) |                     |              |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------+--------------+
| Uranium      | Bicarbonate    | 2 ampules sodium    | Al           |
|              |                | bicarbonate (44.3   | kalinization |
|              |                | mEq each; 7.5%) in  | of urine;    |
|              |                | 1000 cc normal      | reduces      |
|              |                | saline @ 125 cc/hr; | chance of    |
|              |                | alternately, oral   | acute        |
|              |                | administration of   | tubular      |
|              |                | two bicarbonate     | necrosis     |
|              |                | tablets every 4     |              |
|              |                | hours until the     |              |
|              |                | urine reaches a\    |              |
|              |                | pH of 8-9           |              |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------+--------------+
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| Rubidium\    | Blue]          | ml water\           | absorption   |
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|              | au.gov/reacts/ | several days        | tract and    |
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|              | Ferrate (II)\] |                     |              |
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|              |                |                     | dilution     |
+--------------+----------------+---------------------+--------------+
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**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Amy Hagovsky**

**June 5, 2003 202-228-1122**

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

**MIKULSKI ANNOUNCES VICTORY FOR WORKING FAMILIES**

***Mikulski-Backed Legislation Reinstates Child Tax Credit for Over
100,000 MD Families***

**WASHINGTON, D.C.** B The Senate passed legislation today to reinstate
the child tax credit, affecting over six million families across the
country and over 100,000 in Maryland. **U.S. Senator Barbara A.
Mikulski** (D-MD) helped lead a bipartisan coalition of Senators in
sponsoring the legislation, which expands the number of families
eligible for an immediate tax refund check. The Working Taxpayer
Fairness Restoration Act (S. 1162), introduced by Senators Blanche
Lincoln (D-AR) and Olympia Snowe (R-ME), ensures that families earning
between \$10,500 and \$26,625 can qualify for the same child tax credit
as those in other brackets.

"When the tax bill passed last month, it included breaks for Joe
Billionaire but left out our teachers' aides, rookie firefighters, and
even our child care workers," said Senator Mikulski. "Many of these hard
working men and women didn't qualify for the \$1,000 child tax credit
under the new law. This is outrageous. We need to give help to those
families that are practicing self help. That's why I fought to make sure
that all children in the United States of America will benefit from the
tax credit."

The tax bill, signed into law last month, increased the child trax
credit from \$600 to \$1,000 per child. The increase takes effect next
year, but \$400 checks will be mailed to qualifying families this summer
as an advance. In the Senate-passed legislation, families earning less
than \$26,500 would qualify for this child tax credit. However, it was
not in the House-passed bill or the original Administration proposal.
The provision was dropped from the bill before the final plan was voted
on by Congress last month. The Working Taxpayer Fairness Restoration Act
restores the child credit that was included in the original Senate bill
to ensure these families would be eligible to receive the credit.

This legislation ensures 6.5 million families nationally, including
103,000 in Maryland, will receive \$400 checks this July. The tax credit
would be paid for by closing the tax loopholes used by corporations.

The bill passed the Senate this evening by a vote of 94 -- 2.

\# \# \#
Docket No. FAA--2006--26488; Directorate Identifier 2006--NE--43--AD

Fuel Manifold Snap Ring NPRM Comments

1.  Recommend a 5 year end date be incorporated to ensure that low
    utilization operators comply within a reasonable amount of time

2.  Recommended changes to Table 1:

-   Reformat Table 1. It is somewhat difficult to follow as currently
    written. A space or a line should separate different items.

-   GE only recommends mandating the Category 3 portion of the SB for
    the drainless fuel manifold (pre CF6-80C2 SB 73-02530. The Category
    5 portion of the SB for the drained fuel manifold should not be
    mandated. Therefore the 2^nd^ item in the table should be no action
    required. Change order of the lines accordingly.

> The drained system does not require the new snap ring to retain the
> drain shroud on the fuel nozzle. Since the system is drained
> overboard, the drain shroud is not subjected to high internal pressure
> in the case of a fuel supply tube leaking internally. Therefore, the
> force applied to the retention feature of the drain shroud is minimal.

-   Currently the table states that engines that have incorporated SB
    73-0253 are affected. This may imply that engines were built in
    production with the drainless manifold are affected. However, it may
    be clearer if the language of the AD were written to specifically
    say that it includes drainless systems put on production engines.

    3.  There is mixed nomenclature "snap ring" and "retaining ring"
        throughout the document. It should be called out as "snap ring"
        in all locations to be consistent with the nomenclature in the
        Service Bulletin.

    4.  In the compliance section, a note or statement should be added
        to verify that operators that have complied with a previous
        revision of SB 73-0337 are in compliance with the AD.

Regards,

g GE Aviation

**Mark D. Sigmon, CF6-80C2 Model Leader**

CF6 Product Support Engineering

Phone 513-552-6021; Fax. 513-786-9604

DialComm 8\*892-6021

*E-mail: mark.sigmon@ge.com*
**John Kersten Selected to Head Energy Department\'s Golden Field
Office**

The U.S. Department of Energy today announced that John H. Kersten has
been selected as manager of the Department\'s Golden (Colorado) Field
Office.

\"Mr. Kersten\'s background makes him ideally suited to head the Golden
office,\" said Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable
Energy David Garman. \"He has been with the office since shortly after
its creation in 1978 and has experience with every aspect of office
operations. He has also worked in Washington, so he understands the
national perspective as well.\"

The Golden Field Office is one of thirteen DOE field and operations
offices located around the country to oversee our nation\'s research
laboratories, defense production facilities and environmental cleanup
sites. Golden oversees the operations of the National Renewable Energy
Laboratory (NREL), one of ten DOE national laboratories. The office also
manages research and development projects in partnership with industry
and academia around the nation. Finally, Golden provides a variety of
administrative support to six DOE Regional Offices, which provide
project management and technology deployment while serving as the
regional liaisons for Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
programs.

Kersten served as deputy manager of the Golden Field Office and its
predecessor, the NREL Area Office, since 1987. He started with the
office as financial officer in 1979. Before that he served as budget
officer for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Project Management Office in
New Orleans. He began his DOE career as a program analyst with the
Office of Conservation and Solar Applications in Washington, D.C. in
1975.

Kersten served five years in the Air Force, attaining the rank of
Captain. He graduated from Central Michigan University and has received
executive-level training at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at
Harvard University.

News Media Contact:

John Horst, 303-275-4709

john_horst@nrel.gov
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

BEFORE THE

BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION

 

 

PROPOSED SAFETY-NET COST )

RECOVERY ADJUSTMENT CLAUSE ) BPA Docket SN-03

(SN CRAC) ADJUSTMENT TO 2002 )

WHOLESALE POWER RATES )

 

 

 

**[ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION TO
CONDUCT A SECTION 7(B)(2) RATE TEST]{.underline}**

On May 9, 2003, the Springfield Utility Board, the Canby Utility Board
and the Public Power Council (Public Agencies) filed a Motion to Compel
the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) to conduct a 7(b)(2) rate test
(Motion). (SN-03-M-19). On March 13, 2003, BPA filed its Answer in
Opposition to the Motion (SN-03-M-22). For the reasons set forth below,
the Motion is Denied.

1.  **The Public Agencies' motion is untimely, procedurally faulty, and
    fails to provide good cause for its tardiness.**

The Public Agencies did not file their motion to compel until May 9,
2003, three working days prior to the beginning of cross-examination.
Given the impossibility of conducting a 7(b)(2) rate test in that time,
the motion would require a revision of the SN-03 procedural schedule.
Section 1010.10(B) of BPA's procedures provides that a hearing officer
may request an extension of time only upon a determination the party's
showing "has merit and is not dilatory." While the 7(i) hearing
procedures provide for the filing of motions to compel, those motions
must be filed in a timely manner that does not unduly delay the
proceeding. In this case, the public agencies missed their window of
opportunity to seek data regarding the 7(b)(2) rate test by a
substantial margin and without any excuse.

The Public Agencies also did not follow proper procedure in their
motion. Section 1010.18(e) of BPA's procedures requires a party to first
attempt to "resolve the objection informally with the objecting party"
before filing a motion to compel. The Public Agencies put forth no
evidence that they attempted to do so.

> **2. Granting the Public Agencies' motion would unduly burden the
> record, delay the proceedings, and deprive other parties of their
> opportunity to participate in an equal, fair, and orderly manner.**

The Public Agencies do not contend that BPA can conduct a section
7(b)(2) rate test in three days. Since the SN-03 schedule is a
statutorily structured expedited proceeding---developed by all the
parties and adopted by the hearing officer---the effect of the Public
Agencies' motion is dilatory, unduly burdensome to the proceedings, and
likely to deprive parties of the opportunity to participate in an equal,
fair, and orderly manner.

In light of the foregoing circumstances, no consideration of the merits,
if any, of the Motion, is necessary.

**ORDER**

The Public Agencies Motion to Compel BPA to Conduct a Section 7(b)(2)
Rate Test is DENIED.

SO ORDERED, May 14, 2003.

[/s/ **Allan J. Arlow **]{.underline}

Allan J. Arlow, ALJ

SN-03

BPA Hearing Officer
**We Must Teach Science Before It\'s Too Late!**

*John R. Staver*

*Center for Science Education*

*Kansas State University*

*254 Bluemont Hall*

*Manhattan, KS*

*USA*

Advocates for responsible science education are no doubt elated by the
decision in Kitzmiller v. Dover. Our exhilaration, however, must be
short lived; we have work to do. Dover is merely the latest flashpoint
in a century of controversy over teaching evolution in America\'s
schools. Ohio and Kansas are other recent hot spots. These eruptions are
symptoms of a deeper problem, a clash of values, beliefs, and ways of
knowing. Gallup Poll data indicate that 9 of 10 Americans believe in
God. Pew Forum data reveal that 42% of Americans believe life on Earth
has existed in its present form since the beginning of time. A 2004 CBS
News Poll suggests that 65% of Americans want evolution and creation
taught side by side and 37% want evolution replaced with creationism.
Couple these data with Americans\' low levels of science literacy, and
the roots of the problem become clear. We rarely teach science; we
primarily teach the conclusions of science via rhetoric. We must make
substantial room in an overcrowded curriculum for the nature of science
and teach science to all students, as the *National Science Education
Standards* calls us to do. By emphasizing the nature of science and
teaching all learners, we can attract greater numbers of talented
students to prepare for careers in science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics; help all students understand the power, utility, and limits
of science, and raise the public\'s level of science literacy. Moreover,
we need to do so before it\'s too late.
**§17.105 Waivers.**

Applications or requests for waiver of debts or claims asserted by the
Department of Veterans Affairs in connection with the medical program
generally will be denied by the facility Fiscal activity on the basis
there is no legal authority to waive debts, unless the question of
waiver should be referred as follows:

\(a\) *Of charges for medical services*. If the debt represents charges
made under §17.102, the application or request for waiver should be
referred for disposition under §1.900, *et seq*. of this chapter to the
field facility Committee on Waivers and Compromises which shall take
final action, or

\(b\) *Of claims against third persons and other claims*. If the debt is
of a type contemplated in §17.103(b), the waiver question should be
referred in accordance with the same referral procedures for compromise
offers in such categories of claims, or

\(c\) *Of charges for copayments*. If the debt represents charges for
outpatient medical care, inpatient hospital care, medication or extended
care services copayments made under §§17.108, 17.110 or 17.111 of this
chapter, the claimant must request a waiver by submitting VA Form 5655
(Financial Status Report) to a Fiscal Officer at a VA medical facility
where all or part of the debt was incurred. The claimant must submit
this form within the time period provided in §1.963(b) of this chapter
and may request a hearing under §1.966(a) of this chapter. The Fiscal
Officer may extend the time period for submitting a claim if the
Chairperson of the Committee on Waivers and Compromises could do so
under §1.963(b) of this chapter. The Fiscal Officer will apply the
standard "equity and good conscience" in accordance with §§1.965 and
1.966(a) of this chapter, and may waive all or part of the claimant's
debts. A decision by the Fiscal Officer under this provision is final
(except that the decision may be reversed or modified based on new and
material evidence, fraud, a change in law or interpretation of law, or
clear and unmistakable error shown by the evidence in the file at the
time of the prior decision as provided in §1.969 of this chapter) and
may be appealed in accordance with 38 CFR parts 19 and 20.

\(d\) *Other debts*. If the debt represents any claim or charges other
than those contemplated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section, and
is a debt for which waiver has been specifically provided for by law or
under the terms of a contract, initial action shall be taken at the
station level for referral of the request for waiver through channels
for action by the appropriate designated official. If, however, the
question of waiver may also involve a concurrent opportunity to
negotiate a compromise settlement, the application shall be referred to
the Committee on Waivers and Compromises.

(The Office of Management and Budget has approved the information
collection requirements in this section under control number 2900-0165.)

(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 501, 1721, 1722A, 1724)

\[39 FR 26403, July 19, 1974. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 21966,
21967, May 13, 1996; 69 FR 62204, Oct. 25, 2004\]

Reserved
Activity 2: Grace Periods

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  Student Name:       SSN:      

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Pull a sample of 10 Federal Perkins recipients who are in repayment. For
each student complete the following worksheet:

Date student withdrew or ceased enrollment at least half-time:
     /     /     

Date Grace period began:      /     /      Length = 6 or 9 months (check
one)

Date Grace period ends:      /     /     

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| First contact made **90 days** after grace period (initial or         |
| post-deferment) began. This contact must include a                    |
|                                                                       |
| reminder to the borrower that he or she is responsible for repaying   |
| the loan. It must also inform the                                     |
|                                                                       |
| borrower of the amount of principal and interest, as projected for    |
| the life of the loan, and the due date and                            |
|                                                                       |
| amount of the first (or next) payment.                                |
|                                                                       |
| Second contact made **150 days** after grace period began. This       |
| contact must again remind the borrower of                             |
|                                                                       |
| the due date and amount of the first (or next) payment. If the        |
| borrower has a six-month grace period, this                           |
|                                                                       |
| second contact should coincide with the first billing notice. The two |
| notices may be combined.                                              |
|                                                                       |
| Third contact made **240 days** after the grace period began (if      |
| borrower has a nine-month grace period).                              |
|                                                                       |
| This contact must again remind the borrower of the date and amount of |
| the first payment. This contact                                       |
|                                                                       |
| should coincide with the first billing notice. The two notices can be |
| combined.                                                             |
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Were requirements for grace periods followed for this student? Yes No
PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 04-442**

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

**MEDIA BUREAU ACTION February 24, 2004**

REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION'S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES

CSR 6287

Awakening Ministries has filed a petition for exemption from the closed
captioning requirements, pursuant to Section 79.1 of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R. § 79.1. Petitioner claims that compliance would impose
an undue burden, as defined in Section 79.1(f) of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R. § 79.1(f).

Comments and oppositions are due within 30 days from the date of this
public notice. Please place the case identifier, CSR 6287, on all
filings. Comments and oppositions sent via e-mail to the Commission will
be considered informal and are not part of the official record. In
addition, comments and oppositions filed must indicate that they have
been served on the petitioner. All comments and oppositions must be
served on petitioner at:

Awakening Ministries

Attn: Randy Phillips

P.O. Box 15086

Austin, TX 78761

In addition, an original and two copies of all comments and oppositions
must be filed with the Commission:

Secretary

Federal Communications Commission

445 12^th^ Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20554

Petitioner's reply is due 20 days thereafter. Electronic filing is not
available at this time.

The petition and comments are available for public inspection in the
Commission's Reference Information Center:

445 12^th^ Street, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20554

202-418-7092

**Accessible Formats**

To request materials in **accessible formats for people with
disabilities** (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format),
send an e-mail to <fcc504@fcc.gov> or call the Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0531 (voice), 202-418-7365 (tty).

Media Contact: Michelle Russo at (202) 418-7200.

Media Bureau Contact: Sonia Greenaway-Mickle or Steve Garner at (202)
418-7200.

TTY: (202) 418-7172.

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[Enclosure]{.underline}:

Rack sides, front, and back are totally enclosed above the bottom of the
VME crate. For racks with Light Injection Pulser Boxes, the sides,
front, and back are totally enclosed above the bottom of the VME crate,
except for the back, which is open above the bottom of the Light
Injection box. There is a second smoke detector in this rack below the
Light Injection box.

[Fan Packs]{.underline}:

Designed and built by MINOS.?? Schematics are shown in Appendix ?

[Power Supply]{.underline}:

Wiener Plein & Baus model PL 6021. 19" x 3U power chassis. DC outputs:
+5V/230A, +3.3V/115A, +12V/46A, -12V/46A.

[Light Injection Box]{.underline}:

Designed and fabricated by MINOS. LI Box consists of LEDs for MINOS
Light Injection system. Powered by internal 110V supply. The LI box
design underwent an internal review in May, 2001, and all resulting
recommendations were accepted and implemented (Error: Reference source
not found).

### Crate and Components

[Crate]{.underline}:

Wiener UEV6021 9U VME. The backplane J1 line B21 has been severed, to
bypass the factory termination on this line. A connector with a 33Ohm
resistor between B21 and Ground (and no other components) will be
inserted into slot 2 to terminate this line, which is used in MINOS to
carry a 26.5 MHz clock signal.

[Processor]{.underline}:

Rio Co. VME processor in a 6U support

[MASTER Modules]{.underline}:

VME Readout Boards designed by MINOS, at most 12 per crate. The MASTER
board was internally reviewed in Nov. 2002, and the resulting
recommendations were implemented in the final design. See Error:
Reference source not found for reviews of all PCBs.

[MASTER Auxiliary Cards]{.underline}:

Designed by MINOS, they are a passive interface between the MASTER
module and a control module in the Front End (MINDER) crates.

[VME Timing Module (VTM)]{.underline}:

Designed by MINOS, it controls and distributes timing signals within the
MASTER crate. It resides in the rightmost slot.
**Proposal for modification/change to contract with Courtesy
Associates**

**Contract \# 263-03-D-0009**

**NCAT-937-CA-501**

**Administrative support for malaria research programs in Mali and
Cambodia**

The purpose of this modification is to facilitate support from Courtesy
Associates to assist in administration of the LMVR/DIR/NIAID malaria
research program in Cambodia.

This modification will allow Courtesy to provide funds to the National
Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control (CNM) and the
Guanzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine to provide services
to the NIAID program in Cambodia.

The Laboratory of Malaria and Vector Research is conducting research of
the role of human hemoglobin mutations on the pathogenesis of the
malaria infection and the role of various parasite mutations on the
course of the disease on the human host. This research, all ofr which is
conducted in Cambodia or at the NIH, is in close collaboration with
scientists from CNM and from the Guanzhou University.

This contract modification will greatly facilitate the conduct of this
research

Specifically:

To CNM

For technical support of NIAID research in Cambodia \$25,000

For logistical support of the program in Cambodia \$25,000

To Guanzhou University

For technical support of research in Cambodia \$20,000

For provision of specialized services in Cambodia \$25,000
**§38.631 Graves marked with a private headstone or marker.**

\(a\) VA will furnish an appropriate Government headstone or marker for
the grave of a decedent described in paragraph (b) of this section, but
only if the individual requesting the headstone or marker certifies on
VA Form 40-1330 that it will be placed on the grave for which it is
requested or, if placement on the grave is impossible or impracticable,
as close to the grave as possible within the grounds of the private
cemetery where the grave is located.

\(b\) The decedent referred to in paragraph (a) of this section is one
who:

\(1\) Died on or after November 1, 1990;

\(2\) Is buried in a private cemetery; and

\(3\) Was eligible for burial in a national cemetery, but is not an
individual described in 38 U.S.C. 2402(4), (5), or (6).

\(c\) VA will deliver the headstone or marker directly to the cemetery
where the grave is located or to a receiving agent for delivery to the
cemetery.

\(d\) VA will not pay the cost of installing a Government headstone or
marker in a private cemetery.

\(e\) The applicant must obtain certification on VA Form 40-1330 from a
cemetery representative that the type and placement of the headstone or
marker requested adheres to the policies and guidelines of the selected
private cemetery.

\(f\) VA will furnish its full product line of Government headstones or
markers for private cemeteries.

(The Office of Management and Budget has approved the information
collection requirements in this section under control number 2900-0222.)

\[70 FR 4769, Jan. 31, 2005, as amended at 72 FR 53432, Sept. 19, 2007;
73 FR 27463, May 13, 2008\]

**Supplement *Highlights* reference**: 83(1)
**DA 06-1448**

**July 14, 2006**

**Citizens Communications Company Petition for Waiver of Section
52.33(a) of the Commission's Number Portability Rules**

**CC Docket No. 95-116, CCB/CPB File No. 01-16 (DA 01-1596)**

**NOTICE OF PROCEEDING TERMINATION**

On May 19, 2006, the Wireline Competition Bureau's Pricing Policy
Division issued a Public Notice in the above-listed proceeding stating
that the proceeding would be terminated effective 30 days after
publication of the Public Notice in the Federal Register, unless the
Bureau received oppositions to the termination before that date.[^1] The
notice was published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2006.[^2] The
Bureau did not receive any oppositions to the termination of this
proceeding within 30 days of Federal Register publication of the notice;
therefore, the above-listed proceeding was terminated as of **June 30,
2006**.

Action by the Chief, Pricing Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau.

For further information, contact Lynne Hewitt Engledow of the Pricing
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-2350.

**- FCC -**

[^1]: *Citizens Communications Company Petition for Waiver of Section
    52.33(a) of the Commission's Number Portability Rules*, CC Docket
    No. 95-116, CCB/CPD File No. 01-16, Public Notice, DA 06-1058 (Pric.
    Pol. Div., May 19, 2006).

[^2]: *Petition for Waiver of Section 52.33(a) of the Commission's
    Number Portability Rules*, 71 Fed. Reg. 30,924-25 (May 31, 2006).