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## Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Services

## Field Hearing in Lowell, Massachusetts

Release Date: May 15, 2000

The Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications
Services (Joint Conference) will hold a field hearing on May 22, 2000,
from 11:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Middlesex Community College, in Lowell
Massachusetts.

This hearing is one in a series of hearings being hosted by of the Joint
Conference to gather information on the deployment of advanced
telecommunications services. At this field hearing, the Joint Conference
will focus on data gathering initiatives, public/private partnerships,
and broadband deployment in rural areas.

The agenda is as follows:

**11:00 - 11:25** **Welcoming Remarks**

FCC Commissioner Michael K. Powell

Texas PUC Commissioner Brett A. Perlman

Senator Edward M. Kennedy

Senator John F. Kerry

Congressman Martin T. Meehan

Massachusetts Governor Argeo Paul Cellucci

**11:30-12:45** **Panel Presentation I -- Data Gathering Initiatives**

Moderation: Dr. David Gabel --Queens College

Speakers:

Dr. William Lehr -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dr. Victor Glass -- National Exchange Carriers Association

Todd Jacobs -- Sanford C. Bernstein & Co.

Dr. Guoroy Cai - Pennsylvania State University

**12:45 - 1:30** **Lunch Break**

**1:30 - 2:45** **Panel Presentation II -- Public/Private Partnerships**

Moderator: Massachusetts Commissioner Paul Vasington

Speakers:

Joseph Alviani -- Massachusetts Technological Collaborative

Jim Doyle -- (Maine Governor's Office) on ATM Networking

Eugene Curry -- Cape Cod Technology Counsel

Chuck Podesta - Berkshire Medical Center

> Ray Campbell - Massachusetts Corporation for Educational
> Telecommunications

**2:45 -- 3:00** **Break**

**3:00 -- 4:15** **Panel Presentation III -- Rural Success Stories and
Challenges**

Moderator: Connecticut Commissioner Jack Goldberg

Speakers:

Roderick Anstey -- Oxford Telecom MMDS Trial

Christa Proper -- Richmond Telecom

Debra Martinez -- New York Consumer Protection Board

> Dr. David Bonner -- Adirondack Project
>
> Dr. Ken Gordon - National Economic Research Associates
>
> Michel Guite -- Vermont Telephone

**4:30 Hearing Adjourns**

###  

Transcripts of this meeting, as well as updates on future field
hearings, will be posted on the Joint Conference's web site:
[www.fcc.gov/jointconference](http://www.fcc.gov/jointconference).

\-- FCC \--

FCC Contact: Emily Hoffnar (202) 418-0940 TTY: (202) 418-0484

News Media Contact: Michael Balmoris (202) 418-0253
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th St. SW

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet:
[http://www.fcc.gov](http://www.fcc.gov/)

DA 01-1254

Released: May 21, 2001

**The Wireless Revolution: A Signal Processing Perspective**

###  (A tutorial on Statistical Signal Processing in Wireless 

###  Multiple-Access Communications)

The FCC's Office of Engineering and Technology is sponsoring a tutorial
by Dr. Vincent Poor, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Princeton
University. The presentation will begin at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 29
in the Commission Meeting Room (TWC-305), 445 12^th^ Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. and will last approximately two hours.

The purpose of the presentation is to increase understanding of
statistical signal processing, primarily as applied to problems in
wireless multiple-access communications. Research in this area has
resulted in the development of novel signal reception techniques for
emerging wireless communication systems, such as the wideband
code-division multiple-access (W-CDMA) systems currently being developed
for voice and data (multimedia) applications. A principal challenge in
the development of such systems stems from the physical properties of
the communication channel, which can include signal dispersion, fading,
impulsive noise, cochannel/multiple-access interference, and narrowband
interference, as well as other phenomena such as spatial or path
diversity in the form of multipath or multiple antennas at the
transmitter or receiver.

Other challenges in this area include the dynamism that can arise in
such channels due to mobility and to the use of random channel access
protocols, the need for portability and increasing demands for higher
data rates and larger user populations. These challenges give rise to
the need for new signal-processing algorithms. The results of recent
research into these matters can be found at
<http://www.ee.princeton.edu/~steph/report97.html>.

Members of the public may attend the presentation, and every effort will
be made to accommodate as many people as possible. Admittance, however,
will be limited to the seating available in the Commission meeting room.
Please allow sufficient time for clearance through Commission security
before the presentation begins. For additional information, contact Kent
Nilsson at 202-418-0845 (e-mail: knilsson@fcc.gov).
# College of Lake County -- Certificate in Emergency Management 

The College of Lake County is offering a Certificate in Emergency
Management. The program is designed to provide a foundation for
emergency management activities for different types of hazards: natural,
technological, and homeland security. The Certificate program is of
interest to emergency management practitioners, emergency responders,
private agencies such as the Red Cross and Salvation Army, the private
business and industrial companies, and the general public.

The Certificate in Emergency Management will consist of 5 courses, 3
credits hours each for a total of 15 credit hours. FEMA course materials
used will be enhanced with other resources.

Courses are as follows:

EDM-111 Introduction to Emergency Management (3 credits)

EDM-112 Emergency Planning (3 credits)

EDM-113 Professional Development (3 credits)

EDM-114 Communications in Emergency Management (3 credits)

EDM-211 Emergency and Disaster Response (3 credits)

Courses are offered in both online and classroom versions.

College of Lake County is accredited by the Higher Learning Council and
is a member of the North Central Association.

For more information:

> Contact: Robert Schenck, Jr., Adjunct Faculty
>
> College of Lake County
>
> 19351 W Washington Street
>
> Social Science Division, Room A-244\
> Grayslake, IL 60030-1198
>
> Ph: (847) 543-2047
>
> Fax: (847) 543-2097\
> Email: <rschenck@clcillinois.edu>
>
> Additional Information: Visit the College of Lake County website --
> clcillinois.edu -- for further information.
>
> Additional Phone:
>
> Update: 8/28/07

**"Please note: Some of the Web sites linked to in this document are not
federal government Web sites, and may not necessarily operate under the
same laws, regulations, and policies as federal Web sites."**
**Disposition of Notes Secured by Adjusted Certificates Redeemed from
Banks**

**by the Department of Veterans Affairs Under Section 502 of the**

**World War Adjusted Compensation Act, as Amended (Pub. L. 120, 68th
Cong.)**

**Source**: Sections 11.88 to 11.93 appear at 13 FR 7126,

Nov. 27, 1948, unless otherwise noted.

**§11.88 Cancellation of note.**

When a veteran's note is redeemed by the Department of Veterans Affairs,
the note will be canceled and both the note and certificate will be
retained in the files of the Department of Veterans Affairs until such
time as settlement is made.

**§11.89 Notification of veteran.**

When a note is redeemed notification will be sent to the veteran at his
last known address, advising him that the Department of Veterans Affairs
holds his note, and outlining the conditions governing repayment.

**§11.91 Repayment of loans.**

Should the veteran so desire, he may repay the amount due on his note in
full or in installments.

**§11.93 Failure to redeem.**

\(a\) If the veteran fails to redeem his certificate before its maturity
there will be deducted from the face value of the certificate the amount
of the unpaid principal of the note of the veteran and the unpaid
interest thereon through September 30, 1931.

\(b\) If the veteran failed to redeem his certificate and died prior to
January 27, 1936, there will be deducted from the face value of the
certificate the amount of the unpaid principal of the veteran's note and
the unpaid interest thereon to the date of his death. If the veteran
died on or after January 27, 1936, the amount to be deducted when making
settlement will be the unpaid principal of the veteran's note and the
unpaid interest thereon through September 30, 1931.

*Next Section is §11.96*
**MINUTES**

**INTERAGENCY FIRE PROGRAM COMPETITIVE SOURCING**

**CHARTER MEETING**

Date: Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Time: 10:00 a.m. -- 11:00 a.m.

Location: Main Interior Building

Room 2044

1849 "C" Street NW

Washington, DC 20240

**[Attendees]{.underline}**

DOI-Donna Kalvels, Marlo Allen, Jeff Siberon, FWS-Kathy Garrity,
BLM-Lisa Romero, Kathie Libby, BLM via Phone- Ruth Welch, Jim Glenn; FS-
Jacqueline Myers, Denny Truesdale, Bob Rinaldi, Ron Ketter, Betsy
Walatka, Bob Kuhn.

**[DISCUSSION]{.underline}**

-   FAIR Act-we are all trying to electronically transmit the inventory
    per OMB's direction but the system isn't working properly.

-   Office of Wildland Fire-Travel cost reimbursement-by the end of
    June, need to send Barb Loving how much funding each DOI Bureau and
    FS need for our share of travel on feasibility studies. FS also
    needs to send how much we owe on the MAI contract.

-   Transition after Donna retires-Forest Service to chair meetings in
    2008-DOI will continue until then.

-   Kathy Garrity gave an overview of the status of the training study

    -   The team is great, everyone is engaged

    -   Working on issues with market research with MAI

    -   Surveys should start soon

    -   The all employee letter from the Forest Service will be the same
        for both teams.

    -   There is a meeting every Tuesday

    -   They are ahead of schedule and expect completion by September
        30^th^.

-   Bob Kuhn updated the group on the Dispatch study

    -   On schedule

    -   Group is very engaged

    -   Easier to identify dispatchers due to Red Card requirements

    -   Group is very visionary already identifying "to-be" organization

    -   Group is going towards recommendation on how to improve through
        realignments-don't expect any significant competitions

-   Aviation Feasibility study-per Denny Truesdale

    -   FS Portland meeting-came up with ideas for realignments but no
        competitions.

-   Communication Plan-Rose Davis with Public affairs for NIFC will
    handle this

-   Contract modifications-from 10 months to 4 months-DOI suggests for
    training call order

-   Tracking costs-GAO Audit

-   Facilitation-issues with the contractor-will keep track and
    determine how to handle if this keeps up.

-   FS Communication study-will not be announcing it this year, will use
    the larger reorganization.

-   Jacque and Donna updated group on FS and DOI activities to date.

**ACTION ITEM# 1-DOI needs to do a letter on dispatch similar to the
letter we sent on training.**

**ACTION ITEM #2-Donna and Jacque will have transition meeting in July
to meet DOI Acting Director**
**U.S. Congressman Steve King**

Iowa's Fifth Congressional District

1432 Longworth House Office Building • Washington, DC 20515

<http://www.house.gov/steveking/> • Phone: (202) 225-4426 • Fax: (202)
225-3193

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Contact: Summer Johnson 202.225.4426 Cell: 202.577.5138

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 7, 2006

**King: DON'T WASTE OUR TIME**

**\
**WASHINGTON -- U.S. Congressman Steve King (IA-05) today urged his
colleagues to spend their time on more important issues in the daily
lives of the American people.

The bill, H.R. 503, which would ban horse slaughter in the United States
for human consumption, passed the House today. It must now be passed by
the Senate and signed by the President to become law.

King offered an amendment to the bill that would preclude groups who
have historically used equine meat for religious or cultural reasons.
Horses have played, and continue to play, an important role in Native
American culture.  This is true for the tribes of the Great Northern
Plains, including the Great Sioux Nation.  Many tribal members raise and
sell horses and some of these horses are used for food and exported. 

"With all of the big issues that should be addressed in America right
now, such as the War on Terror, our porous borders, the high energy
prices and access to quality and affordable healthcare," said King. "I
am astonished that instead Washington insiders are wasting their time
regulating horse slaughter."

"Horses, cows, pigs, sheep, fish and many other different animals can be
our pets, but I caution against humanizing them when we should be
working on legislation to better the lives of the American people,"
added King.

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T H E B R O O K L Y N T R E A T M E N T C O U R T

# ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS

The three absolute criteria for eligibility are:

1.  The defendant must be charged with a 'B', or lesser, felony drug
    sale or possession charge in Kings County, New York.

2\. The defendant cannot have any violent felony conviction or current
violent charge (misdemeanor or felony), as defined by the 1994 Crime
Control Act. For Brooklyn Treatment Court purposes, this means that any
defendant with a conviction for the following offenses will be deemed
ineligible.

All felony sections of the following Penal Law articles:

120.. *Assault and Related Offenses*

125.. *Homicide and Related Offenses*

130.. *Sex Offenses*

135.. *Kidnaping and Related Offenses*

150.. *Arson*

160.. *Robbery*

215.. *Offenses relating to Judicial Proceedings*

240.. *Offenses Against Public Order*

265.. *Firearms and other Dangerous Weapons*

And from Article 140 only:

140.25.. *Burglary in the second degree*

140.30.. *Burglary in the first degree*

3\. The defendant must be a substance-abusing offender as determined by
the Brooklyn Treatment Court clinical staff.

4\. The defendant must be at least 19 years of age at the time of the
arrest.

Other Eligibility Factors:

Male predicate offenders (i.e. 2^nd^ felony offenders) are screened in a
different Court part for eligibility for Drug Treatment Alternatives to
Prison (DTAP). Female predicate offenders are screened in BTC part for
eligibility for DTAP and/or participation in the Treatment Court.

The District Attorney's Office will not consent to a treatment
disposition in certain types of drug cases, usually involving search
warrants, drug sales during school hours occurring nearby school
property, and inside location and beeper operations.
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with logo of penny, nickel, dime, quarter, and half-dollar on left and
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FRIDAY

JANUARY 30, 1970

[PRESS MEMO]{.underline}

Members of the Press are invited to join Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director of
the Mint, for sandwiches and coffee in her office (room 2064, main
Treasury) following the Tuesday, A.M., February 3, briefing at the White
House. News of interest to women will be the subject. Press kits will be
available.
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**Protecting the Financial Sector -- A Public and Private Partnership**

**Registration Form**

(Please submit one form per attendee)

# 

# **Last Name:**       **First Name:**      

# **Nickname (for name tag):**      

# **Title:      **

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# **E-mail Address:      **

# **Company Name:      **

## Mailing Address:      

## City, State, & Zip:      

## Telephone:       

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## Fax:      

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**Date: Thursday, May 24, 2007**

**Location: Francis Marion Hotel**

**387 King Street**

**Charleston, SC 29403**

**Time: 8:00 a.m. -- 3:30 p.m.**

**Contact: Edye Fulcher Pebble Connelly**

**Case Manager, FDIC Case Manager, FDIC**

**(678) 916-2184 (678) 916-2246**

**<efulcher@fdic.gov> <cconnelly@fdic.gov>**

**Online registration and additional information is available at:**
<http://www.fdic.gov/news/conferences/index.html>
**§4.43 Osteomyelitis.**

Chronic, or recurring, suppurative osteomyelitis, once clinically
identified, including chronic inflammation of bone marrow, cortex, or
periosteum, should be considered as a continuously disabling process,
whether or not an actively discharging sinus or other obvious evidence
of infection is manifest from time to time, and unless the focus is
entirely removed by amputation will entitle to a permanent rating to be
combined with other ratings for residual conditions, however, not
exceeding amputation ratings at the site of election.
Barbara DellaPorta \<bardell@surfglobal.net\>

06/15/2006 09:36 AM

To

Group Ow-Docket@EPA

cc

bcc

Subject

\[Docket No: EPA-HQ-OW-2006-0141; FRL-8180-7\];\[FR Doc:
E6-08814\];\[Page

32887-32895\]; Water pollution control: National Pollutant Discharge

Elimination System\-- Water transfers

To Whom It May Concern:

I am opposed to the EPA\'s new proposal to stop regulating the transfer
of

water from one location to another because it would apply even to
polluted

waters that are transferred through the extensive series of channels and

natural streams that bisect our state. Polluted water has an adverse

effect on every part of the ecosystem with which it comes in contact.
Our

rivers are dying now because of the discharges of polluted water from
Lake

Okeechobee, and this proposed regulation will only exacerbate its
demise.

Corporate farmers and water transfer authorities should not be exempt
from

obtaining Clean Water Act permits before conducting water transfers. Our

environment needs the protection provided by the Clean Water Act and the

EPA should be upholding these standards for the public good.

I strongly urge the EPA to reverse its course and reject this policy

change and not allow more polluted water to be discharged into our
rivers

and streams.
NY A89809

December 12, 1996

CLA-2-84:RR:NC:1:103 A89809

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 8477.80.0000

Ms. Catherine F. Winfry

Fritz Companies, Inc.

3327 N. 7th Trafficway

Kansas City, KS 66115

RE: The tariff classification of internal mixers from Germany

Dear Ms. Winfry:

In your letter dated November 18, 1996 on behalf of Midwest Werner &
Pfleiderer, Inc. you requested a tariff classification ruling.

With your inquiry you submitted literature describing the GK-N and GK-E
series of internal mixers. These machines are used in the tire making
industry, as well as by manufacturers of hoses and gaskets, to mix
rubber with carbon black, oil, and other raw materials to produce a
homogenous mass. The machines basically consist of a feeding unit
incorporating a pneumatic or hydraulic ram, a reduction gear drive, a
mixing chamber and rotors, and a discharge unit. The feeding unit can be
supplied in welded, chrome plated, or high grade steel. The hydraulic
and pneumatic rams can be equipped with an infinitely variable ram
pressure control system. The gear drive is available in single speed,
multiple fixed speed, or infinitely variable speed versions. The mixing
chamber in the GK-N series features tangential rotors to facilitate a
high output of compounds, while the mixing chamber in the GK-E series
utilizes intermeshing rotors for improved compounding of heat-sensitive
materials. In both series the parts which come into contact with the
compound are protected against wear by a hard-weld coating, and both
allow the rotors to be heated or cooled. The compounded mixture is
discharged through a hydraulically operated discharge door. The GK-N
mixers are available in various sizes with batch capacities ranging from
25 to 586 kilograms, while the batch capacity of the GK-E units ranges
from 16 to 390 kilograms. Both series also exist in smaller laboratory
versions capable of mixing from 1 to 4 kilograms.

The applicable subheading for the GK-N and GK-E internal mixers will be
8477.80.0000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS),
which provides for other machinery for working rubber or plastics or for
the manufacture of products from these materials, not specified or
included elsewhere (in chapter 84). The rate of duty is 3.6 percent ad
valorem. In 1997 the rate of duty will be reduced to 3.4 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 Alan Horowitz at 212-466-5494.

Sincerely,

Roger J. Silvestri

Director

National Commodity

Specialist Division
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY QWEST

Report No. NCD-1522 December 3, 2007

Re: SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED

Qwest, 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). Upon initial
review the filing appears to be complete. *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.325
through 51.335. Specific network change information can be obtained on
the Internet at: http://www.qwest.com/disclosures/

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

  ----------------------- ------------------------- ----------------------
  **Qwest Disclosure      **Implementation          **Announcement Title
  Number**                Date(s)**                 of Proposed Network
                                                    Change(s)**

  630                     December 4, 2007 thru     Copper retirements in
                          March 4, 2008.            AZ, IA, ID, MN, NE, OR
                                                    & WA
  ----------------------- ------------------------- ----------------------

The incumbent LEC contact:

Melissa Newman

Vice President -- Federal Regulatory

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

607 14th Street, NW, Suite 950

Washington, D.C. 20007 Phone: (202) 429-3120

An objection to an incumbent LEC\'s short term notice may be filed by an
information service provider or telecommunications service provider that
directly interconnects with the incumbent LEC's 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 12th 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]{.underline}** (email), of the
Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY number
is (202) 418-0484.

**-FCC-**
Chemistry Department

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Building 555

P.O. Box 5000

Upton, NY 11973-5000

Phone 631 344-4382

Fax 631 344-5815

Mark.Baker@bnl.gov

managed by Brookhaven Science Associates\
for the U.S. Department of Energy

www.bnl.gov

> September 2, 2004

To Whom It May Concern:

As the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) supervisor of Massachusetts
Institute of Technology (MIT) graduate student Siarhei Vaurynovich, I am
very familiar with his work and activities at BNL. I can certify that
this work involves basic physics research and does not have any relation
to any kind of weapon creation or development, and that he does not have
any access to controlled or export-restricted materials (radioactive,
biologically, chemically or otherwise hazardous). Last year, while
applying for a U.S. visa and to gain access to the BNL site, Siarhei
underwent a security check including getting an IA-473 certification.
Siarhei has important work responsibilities on the Phobos experiment,
run by an international collaboration at BNL. I hope that he will be
able to get a new US visa by the beginning of the calibration run which
is scheduled for the beginning of October 2004.

Please don't hesitate to contact me for any additional information.

For any additional information you can contact me at: Mark Baker
Brookhaven National Laboratory Bldg. 555 P.O. Box 5000 Upton, NY
11973-5000 United States of America Voice: (631) 344-4382 Fax: (631)
344-5815 E-mail: mark.baker@bnl.gov

Sincerely yours,

Dr. Mark D. Baker

Group Leader, BNL-PHOBOS Group

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Bldg. 555A, P.O. Box 5000

Upton, NY 11973-5000

United States of America

Voice: +1 (631)-344-4382

Cell: +1 (631) 987-3648

Email: Mark.Baker@bnl.gov
**DA 06-1725**

**Released: August 28, 2006**

**NOTICE OF STREAMLINED DOMESTIC 214 APPLICATIONS GRANTED**

**WC Docket Nos. 06-141 & 06-132**

The applications listed in this notice have been granted pursuant to the
Commission's streamlined procedures for domestic section 214 transfer of
control applications. 47 C.F.R. § 63.03. The Wireline Competition Bureau
has determined that grant of these applications serves the public
interest.[^1] For purposes of computation of time for filing a petition
for reconsideration or application for review, or for judicial review of
the Commission's decision, the date of "public notice" shall be the
release date of this notice.[^2]

1.  Domestic Section 214 Application filed for Transfer of Control of
    Mountain Telecommunications, Inc. to Eschelon Telecom Inc., WC
    Docket No. 06-141, DA 06-1523 (rel. July 26, 2006).

> **Effective Date of Grant**: August 26, 2006

2.  Domestic Section 214 Application filed for Transfer of Control of
    ATX Licensing, Inc. to Broadview Networks Holdings, Inc., WC Docket
    No. 06-132, DA 06-1522 (rel. July 26, 2006).

> **Effective Date of Grant**: August 26, 2006

For further information, please contact Cecilia Seppings, at (202)
418-1588, Adam Kirschenbaum, at (202) 418-7280, or Jodie May, at (202)
418-0913, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

[^1]: *Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic
    Section 214 Authorizations*, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 5517,
    5529, para. 22 (2002).

[^2]: *Id.*; *see* 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 (Computation of time).
Using the e-Reports System to Submit Your Performance Report

In fiscal year (FY) 2005, the Emergency Response and Crisis Management
grant program is participating in e-Reports, the Department of
Education's (ED) electronic initiative for performance reporting.
e-Reports allows grantees to electronically complete and submit their
annual and final grant performance reports (ED 524B) via the Internet.
Feedback from e-Reports' participants will allow the Department to
modify the software for further implementation in FY 2006. While your
participation is voluntary, we strongly encourage you to take advantage
of this unique opportunity. Please note that the most recent approved
version of the ED 524B was specifically designed to facilitate
electronic submission of data -- for example, text blocks, which are
limited on the paper copy form are expandable in e-Reports.

If you are submitting your performance report via e-Reports, you can
access e-Reports through ED's e-Grants portal page by using the
following web site: [http://e-Grants.ed.gov](http://e-Grants.ed.gov/),
then select e-Reports. Additionally, ED will require that a signed Grant
Performance Report cover sheet (524B) be faxed to your ED Program
Contact within three business days after electronic submission of your
report. The fax number is (202) 260-7767. Participants will benefit from
pre-populated information on the ED Form 524B that can be updated by the
Project Director. In addition, your ED Program Contact will be able to
review your annual or final grant performance report as soon as you
submit it through e-Reports. If necessary, the ED Program Contact can
provide comments, request additional information, and "unsubmit" your
performance report. This will give you the advantage of making the
appropriate changes and resubmitting it via this software.

When accessing e-Reports for the first time you need to register to get
an ID and password. You will receive a prompt asking if you are a
Project Director. After answering yes, you will need to add your name
and grantee DUNS number as they appear on your original grant award
notification document. This will give you access to the appropriate
annual or final grant performance report. However, if you are a new
Project Director and your name does not appear on the Grant Award
Notification, you should contact your ED Program Contact.

Please note that if you registered in e-Reports previously as a Project
Director, you do not need to re-register and should use the ID and
password that you were assigned at that time. If you have forgotten your
ID and/or password, you can use the "I Forgot My Password" link to get a
new password e-mailed to you.

If you have any problems while processing your grant performance report
through e-Reports, a hotline staff member is available to assist you.
The hotline can be reached by calling the following toll free number:
(888)-336-8930 (TTY: 1-800-897-8402, local 202-401-8363). The hours of
operation are 8am-6pm (Eastern Time), Mondays-Fridays.
**THE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND**

**FISCAL YEAR 2007 APPORTIONMENT OF**

**\$27,994,976 TO THE STATES**

  --------------- -- ------------- -------- ------------------ -- ------------------
  Alabama            \$440,119              New Hampshire         \$282,574

  Alaska             \$252,979              New Jersey            \$756,089

  Arizona            \$535,156              New Mexico            \$322,708

  Arkansas           \$349,311              New York              \$1,382,142

  California         \$2,380,448            North Carolina        \$632,846

  Colorado           \$478,347              North Dakota          \$251,523

  Connecticut        \$428,517              Ohio                  \$873,208

  Delaware           \$265,469              Oklahoma              \$403,132

  Florida            \$1,209,163            Oregon                \$418,280

  Georgia            \$673,828              Pennsylvania          \$925,319

  Hawaii             \$295,549              Rhode Island          \$285,102

  Idaho              \$288,915              South Carolina        \$425,922

  Illinois           \$982,020              South Dakota          \$256,018

  Indiana            \$555,091              Tennessee             \$518,680

  Iowa               \$370,704              Texas                 \$1,459,197

  Kansas             \$368,561              Utah                  \$356,983

  Kentucky           \$420,485              Vermont               \$245,935

  Louisiana          \$469,166              Virginia              \$615,971

  Maine              \$275,733              Washington            \$568,806

  Maryland           \$541,312              West Virginia         \$303,067

  Massachusetts      \$617,517              Wisconsin             \$510,695

  Michigan           \$781,981              Wyoming               \$245,789

  Minnesota          \$491,313              Dist. of Col.         \$63,947

  Mississippi        \$353,733              Puerto Rico           \$417,984

  Missouri           \$525,507              Virgin Islands        \$50,000

  Montana            \$263,863              Guam                  \$50,000

  Nebraska           \$313,356              American Samoa        \$50,000

  Nevada             \$344,916              N. Marianas           \$50,000

                                                                  

                                            **TOTAL:**            **\$27,994,976**
  --------------- -- ------------- -------- ------------------ -- ------------------
# Approval of Courses

**§21.7220 Course approval.**

\(a\) *Courses must be approved*.

\(1\) A course of education, including the class schedules of a resident
course not leading to a standard college degree, offered by an
educational institution must be approved by:

> \(i\) The State approving agency for the State in which the
> educational institution is located, or

\(ii\) The State approving agency which has appropriate approval
authority, or

> \(iii\) VA, where appropriate. In determining when it is appropriate
> for VA to approve a course, VA will apply the provisions of
> §21.4250(b)(3) and (c) of this part.

\(2\) A course approved under 38 U.S.C. chapter 36 is approved for the
purposes of 38 U.S.C. chapter 30 unless it is one of the types of
courses listed in §21.7222 of this part. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034,
3672; Pub. L. 98-525)

\(b\) *Course approval criteria*. In administering benefits payable
under 38 U.S.C. chapter 30, VA and, where appropriate, the State
approving agencies, shall apply the following sections.

> \(1\) Section 21.4250 (except paragraph (c)(1))---Jurisdiction for
> course and licensing and certification test approval and approval
> notices;
>
> \(2\) Section 21.4251---Minimum period of operation requirement for
> educational institutions;

\(3\) Section 21.4253 (except that portion of paragraph (f)(3) which
permits approval of a course leading to a high school
diploma)---Accredited courses;

\(4\) Section 21.4254---Nonaccredited courses;

\(5\) Section 21.4255---Refund policy--- nonaccredited courses;

\(6\) Section 21.4258---Notice of approval;

\(7\) Section 21.4259---Suspension or disapproval;

\(8\) Section 21.4260---Courses in foreign countries;

\(9\) Section 21.4265---Practical training approved as institutional
training or on-job training;

\(10\) Section 21.4266---Courses offered at subsidiary branches or
extensions;

\(11\) Section 21.4267---Approval of independent study; and

> \(12\) Section 21.4268---Approval of licensing and certification
> tests. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034, 3476, 3672, 3675, 3676, 3678, 3679,
> 3680A, 3689)

\(c\) *Flight training*. VA and the State approving agencies shall apply
the provisions of §21.4263 when approving flight training under 38
U.S.C. ch. 30. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3034)

\[53 FR 1757, Jan. 22, 1988, as amended at 55 FR 28392, July 11, 1990;
56 FR 20136, May 2, 1991; 57 FR 15026, April 24, 1992; 61 FR 6789, Feb.
22, 1996; 63 FR 34131, June 23, 1998; 72 FR 16983, Apr. 5, 2007\]

**Supplement *Highlights* references**: 23(1), 39(2), 73(1).

*Next Section is §21.7222*
**I. LIST OF DESIGNATED PLACES - FY 2005**

**Applications for Section 515 new construction loans will be accepted
for the following places only. Places on this list are considered equal
with no regard to their order on the list. Inclusion on this list does
not indicate that a need or demand for Section 515 housing has been
established.**

**[City]{.underline}** **[County]{.underline}**

Ada Norman

Aitkin Aitkin

Albany Stearns

Alexandria Douglas

Argyle Marshall

Avon Stearns

Babbitt St. Louis

Battle Lake Otter Tail

Baudette Lake of the Woods

Becker Sherburne

Belgrade Stearns

Belle Plaine Scott

Benson Swift

Big Lake Sherburne

Braham Isanti

Brooten Stearns

Brownsdale Mower

Byron Olmsted

Canby Yellow Medicine

Carlton Carlton

Cass Lake Cass

Chisago City Chisago

Clarkfield Yellow Medicine

Cloquet Carlton

Cold Spring Stearns

Cook St. Louis

Crosby Crow Wing

Dassel Meeker

Detroit Lakes Becker

Eagle Bend Todd

Eagle Lake Blue Earth

Eden Valley Meeker

Elbow Lake Grant

Elgin Wabasha

Eveleth St. Louis

Eyota Olmsted

Fertile Polk

**[City]{.underline}** **[County]{.underline}**

Foley Benton

**\*** Fond du Lac Reservation Carlton/St. Louis

Frazee Becker

Gibbon Sibley

Gilbert St. Louis

Glenville Freeborn

Glenwood Pope

Glyndon Clay

Goodhue Goodhue

Goodview Winona

Granite Falls Chippewa

Hawley Clay

Henning Otter Tail

Hinckley Pine

Hokah Houston

Holdingford Stearns

Houston Houston

Isanti Isanti

Janesville Waseca

Kasson Dodge

Keewatin Itasca

Kerkhoven Swift

Kimball Stearns

Lake Crystal Blue Earth

Lamberton Redwood

Lanesboro Fillmore

**\*** Leech Lake Reservation Cass/Beltrami/Itasca

Lewiston Winona

Lindstrom Chisago

Little Rock Beltrami

Long Prairie Todd

Mapleton Blue Earth

Marble Itasca

Mazeppa Wabasha

McIntosh Polk

Medford Steele

Melrose Stearns

Menahga Wadena

Milaca Mille Lacs

**\*** Mille Lacs Reservation Mille Lacs

Montgomery Le Sueur

Moose Lake Carlton

Mora Kanabec

Morris Stevens

**[City]{.underline}** **[County]{.underline}**

Motley Morrison

Nashwauk Itasca

New Prague Le Sueur

New York Mills Otter Tail

North Branch Chisago

Onamia Mille Lacs

Paynesville Stearns

Pelican Rapids Otter Tail

Pequot Lakes Crow Wing

Perham Otter Tail

Pierz Morrison

Preston Fillmore

Raymond Kandiyohi

Red Lake Beltrami

**\*** Red Lake Reservation Beltrami

Redwood Falls Redwood

Renville Renville

Richmond Stearns

Royalton Morrison

Rush City Chisago

St. Michael Wright

Sauk Centre Stearns

Spicer Kandiyohi

Spring Grove Houston

Stacy Chisago

Starbuck Pope

Stewartville Olmsted

Taylors Falls Chisago

Tracy Lyon

Virginia St. Louis

Wadena Wadena

Wanamingo Goodhue

Waterville Le Sueur

Wells Faribault

White Earth Becker

**\*** White Earth Reservation Mahnomen/Becker/Clearwater

Willmar Kandiyohi

Wyoming Chisago

-   **Places identified with an asterisk (\*) are eligible for 20 points
    under the Agency's scoring criteria as Indian reservations located
    within the boundaries of tribal allotted or trust land (high need
    places).**
\-\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: Richard Brown
\[[[mailto:rebrown@hal-pc.org]{.underline}](mailto:rebrown@hal-pc.org)\]

Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 1:12 PM

To: comments; gloria@fairtax.org

Subject: Request for Comment

Response to request for comments by Federal Tax Reform panel on Feb. 16,

2005

Richard E Brown

3939 E Peach Hollow Cir., Pearland, TX 77584

March 15, 2005

Individual Submission to Federal Tax Reform

Dear Sirs:

1\) Headaches: I do wish to pay my fair and correct taxes, but the

complexity of the current time frequently

requires my filing of 1040X, and then still

wondering if I have over or underpaid my taxes.

2\) Unfair: The underground business in our country is not taxed,
illegal

drugs for one. My gardener for another.

The panel should evaluate and recommend a tax that will meet the

requirements of government on a fair and

equal basis and capture the underground economy. Reduce the complexity

so that I can properly meet my

responsibility and still not overpay.

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# Legislative Bulletin....................................................December 14, 2005

**Contents:**

> **S. 335** -- A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act

**S. 335 -- A bill to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act --- *as
received* (*Sen. Lieberman, D-CT*)**

**[Order of Business]{.underline}**: The bill is scheduled to be
considered on Wednesday, December 14^th^, under a motion to suspend the
rules and pass the bill.

**[Summary]{.underline}**: S. 335 reauthorizes an expired program, the
Congressional Award Act until 2009.

**[Additional Information]{.underline}:** The Congressional Award is
given by the U.S. Congress to youth ages 14 to 23 for meeting certain
program requirements in the areas of volunteer public service, personal
development, physical fitness, and expedition and exploration. For more
information about the Congressional Award, please visit
[www.congressionalaward.org](http://www.congressionalaward.org/).

Individuals serving on the Congressional Award Board serve without pay,
however they are compensated for travel expenses incurred during the
mandatory- biannual meetings held in the District of Columbia.

According to CBO, "under S. 335, the Congressional Award Board would
continue to receive in-kind services from the federal government. Those
services consist of free office space in the Ford House Office Building,
including maintenance and utilities, and the performance of an annual
audit by the Government Accountability Office. In addition, young people
recognized by the Congressional Award Program are awarded medals
produced by the U.S. Mint."

**[Committee Action]{.underline}**: On March 3, 2005, the bill was
introduced and referred to the House Government Reform Committee, which
considered it and reported it to the full House by unanimous consent on
April 13, 2005.

**[Cost to Taxpayers]{.underline}**: CBO estimates that implementation
of S. 335 "would cost less than \$500,000 a year, assuming the
availability of appropriated funds. In addition, by requiring the U.S.
Mint to design and strike medals at the request of the Congressional
Award Board, S. 335 would increase direct spending by less than
\$500,000 a year. ...CBO estimates that the board's continued use of
such services would cost less than \$500,000 a year in appropriated
funds. ... Based on information from the board and the Mint, CBO
estimates that reauthorizing the program would increase direct spending
from the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund by less than \$500,000
annually."

**[Does the Bill Expand the Size and Scope of the Federal
Government?]{.underline}**: Yes, the program expired in 2004 and this
will recreate it for an additional 4 years.

**[Does the Bill Contain Any New State-Government, Local-Government, or
Private-Sector Mandates?]{.underline}**: No.

**[RSC Staff Contact]{.underline}**: Joelle Cannon,
Joelle.cannon@mail.house.gov, (202) 226-9717

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North American Regional Reanalysis Climatology

Climate Prediction Center

The National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) Environmental
Modeling Center (EMC) has completed the North American Regional
Reanalysis (RR) for the period 1979 to 2002 (Mesinger et.al. 2004). The
RR dataset is a long-term homogenous mesoscale regional analysis
performed with a frozen model and data assimilation system. The domain
covers North America and the adjacent oceans. The model used is the
operational Eta model of 2003, which has a horizontal resolution of 32
km and 45 layers in the vertical. A selected subset of the RR data was
post-processed and archived at the Climate Prediction Center. The
horizontal resolution is 0.3 degrees on the Eta AWIP grid and the
temporal resolution is 8 times daily (3 hourly). Daily means of selected
variables and monthly means for all merged fields from analyses and
forecasts were computed. The climatology for the period 1979 to 2001 was
formed. The monthly mean, the monthly mean at each synoptic time, daily
and 3 hourly climatologies can be found in directories labeled as
monthly mean, daily and 3_hrly. All fields are in GRIB format and the
GrADS control and index files are given in each category. They are
classified as follows:

> a\) **Monthly means** : filename : cpc_rr_mon.1979.2001.clim.xx, where
> xx denotes the two digit month, 01 (January), 02 (February), etc ...
> There are a total of 12 files, one for each month representing the
> monthly means averaged over the given month for the period 1979-2001.
>
> b\) **Monthly means at each synoptic time**: filename :
> cpc_rr_mon.clim.xx.00Z, cpc_rr_mon.clim.xx.03Z, .....,
> cpc_rr_mon.clim.xx.21Z (total 8 synoptic times : 00Z, 03Z, 06Z, 09Z,
> 12Z, 15Z, 18Z, 21Z). Here xx denotes the given month, e.g., 01
> (January), 02 (February), etc ...For example, the file
> cpc_rr_mon.clim.01.00Z denotes the monthly mean for January at 00Z
> averaged over the period 1979-2001.
>
> c\) **Daily means**: filename : cpc_rr_24hr.clim.mmdd, where mm
> denotes the 2 digit month, and dd the 2 digit day. For example, the
> file cpc_rr_24hr.clim.0101 denotes 1 January.
>
> d\) **3 hourly means** : filename : cpc_rr_3hr_clim.mmddhr, where mm
> denotes the 2 digit month, dd the 2 digit day, and hr the 2 digit
> hour. For example, the file cpc_rr_3hr_clim.010100 denotes the mean
> for 1 January at 00Z over the period 1979 to 2001.
>
> All variables in the RR climatology are listed in the file:
> RR_doc.table.exc