BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**DISSENTING STATEMENT OF**

**COMMISSIONER KATHLEEN Q. ABERNATHY**

*Re: TMI Communications Company, Limited Partnership and TerreStar
Networks, Inc. Application for Review and Request for Stay.*

One of my core principles, and one that I believe is essential in order
for effective regulation, is that the FCC aggressively enforce its
rules. Failure to enforce rules sends the inappropriate signal that
licensees may engage in unlawful conduct with impunity. And, in the case
of satellite milestones, failure to enforce our requirements results in
spectrum laying fallow and inefficient utilization of the orbital
resource.

In the current case, the majority finds that TMI Communications Company
(TMI) should be granted a waiver of the first milestone requirement of
its license. Under this milestone, TMI was required to execute within
one year a non-contingent satellite manufacturing contract. While the
majority concedes that TMI did not meet this milestone, it nonetheless
grants a retroactive waiver of the requirement and concludes that the
underlying purposes of the milestone will not be disserved by providing
such relief.

This is simply not true. While I have sympathy for TMI in this
proceeding, I think it is mistaken to undermine the Commission's policy
of strict milestone enforcement by granting a waiver. To turn compliance
into a subjective evaluation undermines the very basis of this policy
and, as such, does not meet the requirements of our waiver standard. If
the Commission wishes to abandon its milestone policy it must do so via
a rulemaking proceeding and not through inconsistent ad hoc waivers.[^1]

In the long term, I believe that the public interest is best served by
requiring strict compliance with our milestone policy. Any approach that
relies on something less substantially weakens our milestone enforcement
policy and enables licensees to warehouse spectrum. It is for these
reasons that I dissent from this order.

[^1]: For example, in *Joint Application for Review of Constellation
    Communications Holdings, Inc., Mobile Communications, Inc. and ICO
    Global Communications* (*Holdings*) *Limited*, Memorandum Opinion
    and Order, FCC No. 04-131 (released June 24, 2004) (ICO Decision),
    the Commission determined that it should not grant a waiver of its
    milestone requirement. By denying a waiver in the ICO Decision, but
    granting one here, we have created an inconsistency in our milestone
    enforcement, hence creating greater ambiguity for licensees.
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| Rev: 0      | Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator |                |
|             | Facility                              | HPP-DOS-014    |
| Date:       |                                       |                |
| 12/08/03    | Withdrawal of Pregnancy Declaration   |                |
|             | Form                                  |                |
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I am withdrawing my previous declaration of pregnancy. I understand
that, as a result of signing and submitting this form, any work
restrictions that have been imposed as a result of the previously
submitted HPF-DOS-016, "Declaration of Pregnancy Form" will be lifted.

Date of Pregnancy
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Printed name of worker ID# (SSN)

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Signature of worker Date

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Printed name of supervisor Title

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Signature of supervisor Date

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Printed name of RCG member Title

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Signature of RCG member Date
March 6, 2003

**If It's Good Enough for Greece...**

Dear Colleague,

Nearly all industrialized nations allow full or partial relief of
dividend double taxation and thus have much lower dividend tax rates
than does the United States. In fact, the Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development (OECD) reports that the U.S. has the
**second-highest** dividend tax rate in the 30-nation OECD\*. Only Japan
has a higher rate.

High dividend tax rates reduce economic growth by:

-   Discouraging savings and investment;

-   Encouraging the excessive retention of corporate earnings; and

-   Encouraging people to find creative ways of avoiding taxes rather to
    find truly productive outlets for their money.

27 of 30 OECD nations have adopted ways of reducing or eliminating the
double taxation of dividends. Only Ireland, Switzerland, and the U.S.
have no dividend tax relief (though Ireland's corporate tax rate is one
third that of the U.S. federal corporate rate). Many countries have
lower dividend tax rates than wage-income rates.

Germany and Luxembourg provide a 50% exemption for dividends from the
personal income tax, while Greece *fully* exempts dividends from
individual taxation. If this exemption is good enough for Greece, if
dividend tax relief is good enough for even the socialist countries of
Europe, shouldn't it be good enough for the United States?

There is a global trend toward lower tax rates on all forms of capital
income. Leaders in the world's most important economies are recognizing
that high taxes on dividends distort savings and investment and reduce
economic growth. We in Congress should follow the world's example and
lower---if not eliminate---the individual taxation of dividends.

> Sincerely,
>
> John Sullivan
>
> Member of Congress

\* This includes corporate and individual taxes imposed by both national
and subnational governments.
### **Before the** 

######## FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

In the Matter of )

) CC Docket No. 94-97

Expanded Interconnection Services ) CC Docket No. 96-234

)

)

Sprint Local Telephone Companies ) Transmittal No. 132

Revision to Tariff F.C.C. No. 3 )

)

# ORDER

Adopted: December 28, 2000 Released: December 29, 2000

By the Deputy Chief, Competitive Pricing Division, Common Carrier Bureau

1\. On December 15, 2000, Sprint Local Telephone Companies (SLC) filed
Transmittal No. 132 to revise Tariff F.C.C. No. 3, Access Service. SLC
is proposing, among other things, to add an Individual Case Expanded
Interconnection Service consisting of one duplex outlet and 20 amperes
of AC power for a collocated customer in Tallahassee, Florida.

2\. Transmittal No. 132 raises the same issues regarding rate levels,
rate structures, and terms and conditions of collocation services as
those that are subject to the investigation of Expanded Interconnection
Services offering.[^1] Therefore, with respect to any matters concerning
Expanded Interconnection Services, Transmittal No. 132 is suspended for
one day and will be subject to investigation.[^2] Any rates proposed in
this transmittal will be subject to an accounting order to facilitate
any refunds that may later prove necessary.

3\. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 204(a) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 204(a), and the
authority delegated pursuant to Sections 0.91 and 0.291 of the
Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, the revisions to Sprint
Local Telephone Companies, Tariff F.C.C. No. 3, applicable to Expanded
Interconnection Service offerings filed under Transmittal No. 132, ARE
SUSPENDED for one day from the effective date and an investigation of
the referenced transmittal is instituted and incorporated within CC
Docket Nos. 94-97 and 96-234.

4\. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 204(a) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i) and
204(a), Sprint Local Telephone Companies shall keep accurate account of
all amounts received by reason of the rates that are subject of this
investigation.

5\. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Sprint Local Telephone Companies SHALL
FILE tariff revisions within five business days of the release date of
this Order to reflect this suspension.

> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
>
> Tamara Preiss
>
> Deputy Chief, Competitive Pricing Division
>
> Common Carrier Bureau

[^1]: *See* Ameritech Operating Companies *et al.,* CC Docket No. 94-97,
    Order, 10 FCC Rcd 1960 (1995) (Sprint Local Telephone Companies is
    the successor to the United and Central Telephone Companies);
    Investigation of GTE Telephone Operating Companies *et al.,* CC
    Docket 96-234, Order, 11 FCC Rcd 16398 (1996).

[^2]: *Id.*
![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}PUBLIC NOTICE

**FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION News media information
202/418-0500**

**445 12th St. SW Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830**

**WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov**

# DA 00-2088

**September 15, 2000**

**FCC REQUESTS NOMINATIONS FOR NEW MEMBERSHIP**

**ON THE LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE**

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking nominations of
elected municipal officials to fill a vacancy on the Commission\'s Local
and State Government Advisory Committee (LSGAC). This vacancy is due to
the departure of Dallas, Texas Mayor Pro Tem Mary Poss.

The LSGAC is comprised of elected and appointed officials of municipal,
county, state and tribal governments. It provides advice and information
to the FCC on key issues relevant to the LSGAC, including public
rights-of-way, facilities siting, universal service, removal of barriers
to competitive entry and public safety communications. Pursuant to
Sections 204(b) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, Pub. L. No.
104-4, 109 Stat. 66, the LSGAC is not subject to, and is not required to
follow, the procedures set forth in the Federal Advisory Committee Act
5, U.S.C., App. 2 (1988).

The FCC will be accepting nominations to the LSGAC until 5 p.m. Friday,
October 6, 2000. Each nomination must include:

\(a\) the name and title of the nominee and a description of the
municipal interest the nominee will represent;

\(b\) the nominee\'s mail address, e-mail address, telephone number and
facsimile number;

\(c\) a certification that the nominee is an elected official of a
municipality; and

\(d\) a description of the nominee's qualifications that would
contribute to the roles and responsibilities of the LSGAC.

Nominations should be sent to Dr. Emily Hoffnar, the FCC\'s liaison to
the LSGAC, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20554.

For further information pertaining to membership on the LSGAC, contact
Dr. Hoffnar at (202) 418-7396 or at <ehoffnar@fcc.gov>

.-FCC-
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:**

June 28, 2005 Tammi Schone - (605) 352-1102

# 

# 

# [USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT HOSTS BROADBAND WORKSHOP]{.underline}

**Huron** -- Mr. Lynn D. Jensen, State Director for USDA Rural
Development announced that a Broadband Awareness Workshop will be held
in Bloomington, MN at the Ramada Thunderbird on July 13, 2005.

Interested parties are invited to attend and hear from USDA Rural
Development staff about financing that is available now for deployment
of Broadband and telecommunications services in rural communities. Rural
Development has more than \$2 billion in funding available this year for
the broadband access loan and loan guarantee program. The workshop will
provide detailed information for prospective loan and loan guarantee
applicants, investors, and other interested parties.

To learn more about the conference and for registration details, please
contact Kim Anderson at (605) 582-2065.

USDA Rural Development has ten offices in the state that assist rural
communities. Office locations include a state office in Huron, along
with area offices in Aberdeen, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre, Rapid City,
Sioux Falls, Sturgis, Watertown, and Yankton.

USDA Rural Development's mission is to deliver programs in a way that
will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of
life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development
provides equity and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in
homeownership, business development, and critical community and
technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is
available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's
web site at <http://www/rurdev.usda.gov>.

**- USDA -**
# **[Incident 1]{.underline}**

# Carrier: Alaska Airlines

Flight: 235 (SFO/PDX)

Date of incident: Saturday, August 4, 2007

Time of incident: Approximately 7:30 P.M. (PT)

**Description of animal (including name):** 5-year-old, small,
long-haired, female Cat, Name: Tiger Lilly (AKA: Baby)

**Narrative description of incident:** (cat jumped out of kennel during
loading process and is still missing in San Francisco) While our SFO
ramp vendor was loading kennel onto the aircraft, the cat jumped out of
kennel and disappeared onto the tarmac. Ramp personnel were not able to
retrieve the cat. The SFO Airfield safety division personnel searched
the area and were unable to locate the missing cat. The passenger was
advised of the situation and boarded a flight to Portland, OR. Despite a
thorough investigation, we were unable to gather any additional
information on how the cat was able to escape from its cage. The
passenger was advised that SFO had harm free traps set up in airfield
and that they would check the traps each day for her missing cat. We
refunded the passenger's ticket price (\$290.80) as a Customer Service
gesture. Owner claims that cat will not come in contact with strangers,
the only contact would be with her. The cat has not been located to
date.

**Narrative description of the cause of the incident:** A cat was able
to get out of its kennel for unknown reasons and could not be retrieved
by ramp personnel.

**Narrative description of any corrective action taken in response to
the incident:**

No action required.

No photographs available

Redacted

# **[Incident 2]{.underline}**

# Carrier: Alaska Airlines

Flight: 148 (ANC/SEA)

Date of incident: Monday, August 27, 2007

Time of incident: Approximately 10:00 P.M. (PT)

**Description of animal (including name):** Cat, unknown age/name

**Narrative description of incident:** (Pet passing during flight) The
Horizon Air transfer agent noticed that the cat was not moving, at the
Horizon connection flight point, the cat was not breathing and was found
to be stiff. It appears that the cat had passed away some time during
the flight. Seattle Manager on duty and Horizon Air Manager informed the
passenger of her cat's passing at the Horizon Aircraft. The passenger
did not seem to be overly shocked by news, although she certainly was
distraught and began to cry. She told us it was not our fault. She
continued onto Eugene, OR with her deceased cat. She was given the
number to Customer Relations. I spoke with the ANC Customer Service
Agent who checked in the cat and she stated that the cat seemed to be
doing fine during the check in process in ANC and was \"meowing\". The
kennel was loaded properly in cargo pit one and there was no cargo in
the forward compartment. According to the load message, there were only
3 other bags loaded in pit one with the cat. All information gathered
points to a natural cause of death.

**Narrative description of the cause of the incident:** Cat passed away
during the flight to Seattle, apparently from natural causes.

**Narrative description of any corrective action taken in response to
the incident:**

No action required.

No photographs available

Redacted
9:00 Leave Fermilab (can you leave earlier so you could be at my house
by 9:00?)

9:30 Pick up Barb and Liz -- 365-5275, 800-345-1020

11:00 Harbor Shores, 300 Wrigley Drive, Jennifer Huff & Tammie Davis --
262-248-9181

Rep. from Geneva On-Line

12:00 Quick lunch

1:00 Chamber, 201 Wrigley Dr. George Hennerley, Exec. VP, Debra
Skilling, Office Manager

262-248-4416

2:00 Celebrations, 422 S. Wells St., Charlie Lorenzi -- 262-248-2555

3:00 The Cove, 111 Center St., Lisa Brucato -- 262-249-9460

Need to be home by 6
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Tammi Schone - (605) 352-1102

**CATHOLIC CHANCERY OF SIOUX FALLS RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING**\
**[*Advancements Offer Videoconferencing Sites and Video Streamlining*\
]{.underline}**

**(Sioux Falls, South Dakota -- February 7, 2006)** Lynn D. Jensen,
State Director for USDA Rural Development in South Dakota, today
presented the Catholic Chancery of Sioux Falls with a distance learning
and telemedicine grant in the amount of \$173,429 to assist with distant
learning and telemedicine education.

Jensen said, "Bringing federal dollars to rural South Dakota in support
of distance learning and telemedicine technology for advancing
education, retention, and recruitment advancement is vital to this area.
This project will benefit over 1,320 students and serve eighteen
counties including Brule, Charles Mix, Clay, Codington, Day, Edmunds,
Grant, Hand, Hutchinson, Lake, Marshall, McCook, Minnehaha, Moody,
Potter, Shannon, Spink, and Walworth."

This project will provide advanced placement courses, college courses,
foreign languages, art, and

collaborative projects to rural students and residents. Technology
deployed will include interactive video conferencing and a
video-streaming server for digital recording capability. Information
technology is critical to rural Americans. The ability to gain access to
education programs is significantly improved and it betters prepares
them to compete in the global market.

"This grant will give us the opportunity to extend the present video
conferencing system put in place four years ago, to the areas in east
river South Dakota where we have gaps in service. The value of video
conferencing for rural education goes without saying. It is a marvelous
way to reach across endless miles of prairie to give the children
instruction and experiences unheard of in their parents time," said Sr.
Nathalie Meyer, OP, Director of Education Formation Superintendent of
Schools.

USDA Rural Development General Field Representative Kim Anderson also
attended the event. USDA Rural Development has ten offices in the state
that assist rural communities. Office locations include a state office
in Huron, along with area offices in Aberdeen, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre,
Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Sturgis, Watertown, and Yankton.

USDA Rural Development's mission is to deliver programs in a way that
will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of
life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development
provides equity and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in
homeownership, business development, and critical community and
technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is
available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's
web site at <http://www/rurdev.usda.gov>.

**- USDA -**
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: News Media Contact:

April 26, 2001 Mark Schneider (202) 418-2107

COMMISSIONER SUSAN NESS TO LEAVE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION BY
JUNE 1, 2001

FCC Commissioner Susan Ness announced today that she will depart the
Commission by June 1, 2001. Sworn in as FCC Commissioner on May 23,
1994, she will have served seven years.

President George W. Bush has announced his intention to nominate three
new Commissioners. "Although I do not know when the President will
formally nominate or the Senate will confirm these excellent choices, I
believe that an orderly transition is best accomplished by announcing
when my time with the Commission will end. My departure will be no later
than June 1^st^."

"It has been a great privilege to serve on the Federal Communications
Commission in these extraordinary times."

"I cannot announce my departure without expressing my deep gratitude to
those who provided me with this opportunity. I am extremely grateful to
President Clinton, Vice President Gore, and the Members of Congress, as
well as to colleagues and staff with whom I have been fortunate to
work."

"I have had the pleasure of serving with three fine Chairmen, five
talented Commissioners, and a remarkable number of outstanding
Commission staff. I thank Chairman Hundt, Chairman Kennard, and Chairman
Powell for their friendship, leadership, and dedication. I also extend a
note of appreciation to Commissioners Tristani, Furchtgott-Roth, Chong,
Quello, and Barrett for their friendship and commitment."

"I thank the Commission's staff for their excellent professional advice
and assistance. Over the past seven years I have been impressed by the
knowledge, talent and dedication of our staff -- bureau chiefs and their
teams, lawyers and engineers, economists, staff assistants, and support
personnel \-- every member of this agency's staff."

"My personal staff over the years has served with exceptional talent and
commitment. They have worked long hours with extraordinary dedication to
advance the public interest and serve the public. They have been an
integral part of the accomplishments of the Commission, and I have
benefited greatly from their intelligence, hard work, and integrity."

-FCC-
**Logistical support for visit of Exchange Scientist from Argentina:**

**A young, foreign scientist from the University of Buenos Aires,
Argentina, has been approved as an Exchange Scientist under the
Short-Term Scientist Exchange Program (STSEP) to visit the laboratory of
Dr. Tom Misteli, Laboratory of Receptor Biology and Gene Expression,
Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, from August 3,
2008 to July 31, 2009.**

**Contractor is expected to provide one check in the amount of \$1808
every month from dates noted above. Initial check cannot be sent until
authorized by Project Officer; once visa/passport documents have been
reviewed.**

**Project Officer will provide work order to cover this visit and
include instructions regarding when and where to send the checks,
contact information on visitor and host, etc.**
**DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY**

**OFFICE OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS**

For Immediate Release   CONTACT: Taylor Griffin

April 14, 2005 (202) 622-2014

***Tax Relief Provides Benefits to Arkansas Taxpayers***

WASHINGTON, DC \-- New estimates released by the Treasury Department
show that 868,000 Arkansas taxpayers will enjoy a lighter burden this
tax day thanks to the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
Of 2001 (EGTRRA) and The Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act
Of 2003 (JGTRRA).

"No one looks forward to tax day, but for millions of taxpayers across
the country, this April 15 will be less painful thanks to the
President's tax cuts," stated Treasury Secretary John Snow. "Nationwide,
110 million taxpayers will see their tax bill reduced thanks to the tax
relief supported by President Bush and enacted by Congress. That extra
money in the hands of America's families has helped to fuel the economic
recovery. Now, to continue this period of economic growth, we must make
tax relief permanent so families can plan ahead for the future. We must
also reform the tax code to make it simpler, fairer and more growth
oriented."

**REDUCING TAXES**

-   **868,000** taxpayers in Arkansas will have lower income tax bills
    in 2004 under EGTRRA and JGTRRA.

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-   **206,000** business taxpayers in Arkansas can use their tax savings
    from the two Acts to invest in new equipment, hire additional
    workers, and increase pay.

**NEW 10-PERCENT BRACKET**

-   **748,000** taxpayers in Arkansas will benefit from the new
    10-percent bracket enacted in EGTRRA and the JGTRRA acceleration to
    2003 of the expansions of the bracket scheduled for 2008.

**REDUCTION IN INCOME TAX RATES**

-   **133,000** taxpayers in Arkansas will benefit from the EGTRRA
    reduction in income tax rates above 15-percent and the JGTRRA
    acceleration to 2003 of the reductions scheduled for 2004 and 2006.

**REDUCTION OF MARRIAGE PENALTY**

-   **284,000** married couples in Arkansas will benefit from the JGTRRA
    acceleration to 2003 of the EGTRRA provisions that increase the
    standard deduction for joint filers to double the amount for single
    filers and increase the width of the 15-percent bracket to twice the
    width for single filers. These two provisions were scheduled to
    phase in between 2005 and 2009.

**INCREASE IN CHILD TAX CREDIT**

-   **253,000** married couples and single parents in Arkansas benefit
    from the increase in the child tax credit under EGTRRA and the
    JGTRRA acceleration to 2003 of the increase from \$600 to \$1,000
    that was scheduled to phase in between 2005 and 2010.

**REDUCED TAX RATES ON CAPITAL GAINS AND CORPORATE DIVIDENDS**

-   **153,000** taxpayers in Arkansas will benefit from the reduced tax
    rates on capital gains and corporate dividends under JGTRRA.

SOURCE: *Counts are for the number of returns filed in 2004 that would
have benefited from the package.* *These estimates are based on
tabulations from all individual income tax returns processed by the
Internal Revenue Service in 2004. Most of these returns covered tax year
2003.*

-30-
**I N T E R O F F I C E M E M O R A N D U M**

**Date:** 18─May─1990 11:36 EDT

**From:**

strasen.ESAE@xerox.com@UMCGATE@OAX

**Dept:**

**Tel No:**

**TO:** masonjd

**CC:** strasen.ESAE

**Subject:** WG8 N1089

**File:** READ 000458

Jim,

Here are two clear text versions of N1089 if you want to have a copy
and/or

edit it. The first version is exactly as agreed at plenary. The second

adds a couple of sentences which make it a little more polite and which

clarify the intent. I leave the choice between them to your discretion.

/Steve

Original Version:

──────────────────────

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 18/WG 8 N 10189

Date: 8 May 1990

To: ECMA/TC29

From: ISO/IEC SC 18/WG 8

Subject: Response to Liaison Statement to SC 18 from ECMA TC29 on

Alignment of SPDL on ODA Colour Representations (SC 18 N2297 and

ECMA/TC29/89/41)

DP 10180 provides for the representation of colour via the models

specified in the ODA Addendum on Colour, and DIS text when developed
will

continue to provide this capability (although possibly in different
form).

Revised Version:

──────────────────────

ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 18/WG 8 N 10189

Date: 8 May 1990

To: ECMA/TC29

From: ISO/IEC SC 18/WG 8

Subject: Response to Liaison Statement to SC 18 from ECMA TC29 on

Alignment of SPDL on ODA Colour Representations (SC 18 N2297)

SC 18/WG 8 has reviewed the Liaison Statement to SC 18 from ECMA TC29 on

Alignment of SPDL on ODA Colour Representations (SC 18 N2076) containing

ECMA/TC29/89/41. WG 8 notes that DP 10180 provides for the
representation

of colour via the models specified in the ODA Addendum on Colour. DIS
text

when developed will continue to provide this capability (although
possibly

in different form). WG 8 believe that this satisfies the proposed

alignment of SPDL color representation with that specified by the ODA

Addendum on Color.
# Federal Aviation Administration

**West Atlantic Route System (WATRS)**

Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) Seminar

Miami, Florida, U.S.A.

15-16 November 2000

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Agenda

*[Wednesday, 15 November 2000]{.underline}*

0900-0915 Welcome FAA Dave Maloy

0915-1200 Session I -- WATRS RVSM Overview

0915-1000 A Brief History of RVSM Dale Livingston, FAA

1000-1030 Implementation Experience and Plans Roy Grimes, FAA

1030-1100 Break

1100-1130 Requirements for Implementation Bob Miller, CSSI, Inc.

1130-1200 WATRS Implementation Status Brian Throop, FAA

12:00-1300 Lunch

1300-1730 Session II -- Aircraft and Operator Approval

1300-1330 Aircraft and Operator Approval Documentation Roy Grimes/Dave
Maloy, FAA

1330-1400 RVSM Approval Process Sequence of Events Roy Grimes/Dave
Maloy, FAA

1400-1430 Aircraft Approval/Data Package Roy Grimes/Dave Maloy, FAA

1430-1445 Operational Approval Roy Grimes/Dave Maloy, FAA

1445-1500 Rulemaking Activity Dave Maloy, FAA

1500-1515 Break

1515-1545 Commercial Operator's Perspective David Strand, American
Airlines

1545-1615 GA Operator's Perspective Steve Rehmar**,** Bombardier Flexjet

1615-1730 Manufacturer's Perspective

-   Commercial Asher Chen, Boeing

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-   General Aviation Ric Norton, Gulfstream

> Andre Chalifoux, Bombardier

*[Thursday, 16 November 2000]{.underline}*

0900-1200 Session III - Safety and Monitoring Considerations

0900-0945 Safety Assessment and Safety Oversight Dale Livingston, FAA

0945-1015 Role of the Regional Monitoring Agency Dale Livingston, FAA

-   Approvals Registry

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-   Monitoring

1015-1045 GPS-based Monitoring System Bob Miller, CSSI, Inc.

1045-1115 Break

1115-1200 Safety and Monitoring Goals Dale Livingston, FAA

1200-1300 Lunch

1300-1600 Session IV- ATM Considerations

1300-1330 State Aircraft Issues Allan Storm, USAF

1330-1430 ATM Considerations and Procedures Development Mike Pumphrey,
FAA/NY ARTCC

1430-1500 Caribbean Update Brian Throop, FAA

[]{.mark}

1500-1530 Operational Issues Dave Maloy, FAA

1530-1600 Questions and Answers

1600-1630 Summary and Closing Remarks
Special Use Permit Conditions

Lehman Caves

After-hours Photography and Filming Activities

Great Basin National Park may schedule after-hour cave tours to take
amateur and commercial photographers into the cave for filming or
photography activities. A three week advance notice is required to
schedule the cave tour. A Special Use Permit is required and must be
approved before the activity commences. A **\$25** non-refundable
administrative processing fee is required for all applicants, regardless
of whether or not the permit is issued. The processing fee must
accompany the application. Please make payment payable to the *National
Park Service*. If your request is approved, you will be charged an
additional **\$60** per hour, which is the cost of personnel required to
monitor the filming or photograph activity.

The Permittee will be subject to the following permit conditions:

1)  All after-hour cave tour participants must stay on paved trails.

2)  Photographic equipment such as tripods and battery-operated lighting
    systems must be placed on paved trails.

3)  No food or drinks are allowed in the cave.

4)  No smoking or tobacco products are allowed in the cave.

    .

5)  Clothing that may produce excessive lint is not allowed in caves.

6)  No biodegradable substances, including liquid or solid human waste
    may be left in the cave.

7)  No touching or removing natural, historical, paleoanthropological or
    archeological objects from the cave.

8)  No marks or writing of any kind may be left on any cave wall or
    feature.

9)  No carbide or carbide products may brought into the cave.

Complete the attached *Application for Photography/Filming Permit* and
return the form along with a non-refundable \$25 processing fee to:

> Great Basin National Park
>
> Attention Paul Marques, Special Park Uses Coordinator

# 100 Great Basin National Park 

> Baker, Nevada 89311

updated March 26, 2003
PROSPECTIVE OFFEROR

Please respond to:

ALFRED L. ROMO

Sandia National Laboratories

PO Box 5800

MS 1485

Albuquerque, NM 87185-1485

Phone: 505-844-3107

Fax: 505-844-7821

E-Mail: <alromo@sandia.gov>

This is a revision to a Request for Quotation.

This revision is effective on the above date.

**SIGNATURE NOT REQUIRED FOR THIS REVISION**

Authorized Offeror Signature Date

**[SOLICITATION INSTRUCTIONS]{.underline}**

This revision is issued to revise the Document as follows:

**Revise the following Instruction in part:**

**INSTRUCTION 20 - QUOTATION FORMAT, INSTRUCTIONS AND DUE DATE**

**CHANGE FROM:**

**II. FOUR-PART QUOTATION FORMAT**

All quotations shall be submitted electronically to the SCR via email as
follows.

Quotations for the Professional Services labor segment shall be sent via
email to:

<pro_lab_seg@sandia.gov>

Quotations for the Support Services Labor segment shall be sent via
email to:

<sup_lab_seg@sandia.gov>

Quotations for the Information Technology Services labor segment shall
be sent via email to:

<it_lab_seg@sandia.gov>

**IV. QUOTATION DUE DATE**

Quotations shall be submitted **NO LATER THAN 5 PM MST ON AUGUST 31,
2007**.

**CHANGE TO:**

**II. FOUR-PART QUOTATION FORMAT**

[Email transmission of the quotations is the preferred method for
delivery as follows]{.underline}:

Quotations for the Professional Services labor segment
[should]{.underline} be sent via email to:

<pro_lab_seg@sandia.gov>

Quotations for the Support Services Labor segment [should]{.underline}
be sent via email to:

<sup_lab_seg@sandia.gov>

Quotations for the Information Technology Services labor segment
[should]{.underline} be sent via email to:

<it_lab_seg@sandia.gov>

[In recognition of the possibility of unforeseen problems in delivery by
the above method, Offerors may physically ship their proposals in a
physical electronic format such as CDs to the following
address]{.underline}:

[U.S. Government -]{.underline}

[U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security]{.underline}

[Administration (NNSA)]{.underline}

[C/O Sandia National Laboratories]{.underline}

[1515 Eubank Blvd. S.E.]{.underline}

[Receiving - Bldg. 957 for Alfred Romo, MS-1485]{.underline}

[ATTN: RFQ #24260]{.underline}

[Albuquerque, NM 87185]{.underline}

[United States of America]{.underline}

[Proposal content shall be machine readable in an MS Windows operating
system]{.underline}.

**IV. QUOTATION DUE DATE**

Proposals shall be submitted **NO LATER THAN 5 PM MST ON AUGUST 31, 2007
[by]{.underline}** [email and/or postmarked by **NO LATER THAN AUGUST
31, 2007** for physical express delivery with receipt at Sandia at the
above address **NOT LATER THAN TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4TH,
2007**]{.underline}.

**NO OTHER CHANGES ARE AUTHORIZED**
**A Model for the Formation of Sub-Basement Fossil Soil drilled in the
North Pacific (ODP, Leg 197): A possible Novel Analog for a Deep
Subsurface Biosphere on Earth and Mars**

Rosalba Bonaccorsi

*Space Science Division*

# NASA Ames Research Center

*M.S. 245-3 Moffett Field, CA 94035*

*USA*

bonaccor@units.it

Rocco L. Mancinelli

# SETI-Institute/ NASA Ames Research Center

*M.S. 239-4 Moffett Field, CA 94035*

*USA*

Searching for life preserved in potential subsurface ecosystems on Mars,
where conditions at the surface (low T-P, UV-radiation, oxidants)
prevent extant life, is one key objective of Astrobiology. If life
evolved on Mars, indeed, fossil organics and possibly extant life might
exist at depth \[1-2\].

[]{.mark}

We propose as a model system for the search for fossil and extant life
within the Martian deep subsurface, the formation of deeply buried
Late-Paleocene/Eocene soils that were drilled under the volcanic
basement (\~310-mbsf) during the ODP Leg-197 \[3\].

The red soils were formed\~\>56Ma ago from the weathering of basalts
atop subsiding seamounts, as Hawaii today \[4\]. Soils were subsequently
overridden by lava flows. Burial rates up to ten times higher than
subsidence rates, e.g., present-day\~avg.2.5 mm/years produced
conditions for the isolation of the fossil soil from the atmosphere and
ocean under the eruptive sub-basement until they were drilled.

Furthermore, these soils are Fe-oxides/oxy-hydroxides-rich, receive no
sunlight, are primarily anoxic and organics-poor (C~-org~=0.01-0.12%Wt,
±0.02%). They have a C-N stable isotope signature more negative than
that of surface Hawaiian counterparts, indicating that some
significative diagenesis of pristine surface organics occurred over
time. These data may be used to determine the source of organics in the
soils sample \[e.g. 4\] and their potential as subsurface biosphere on
Earth.

These features would make appropriate the use of the fossil soil as
novel deep Mars-like soil and plausible analog for a Subsurface
Biosphere on Mars. Data from these soils will help better interpreting
chemical and mineralogical composition of subsurface Martian
regolith/soil samples.

References: \[1\] Mancinelli, 2000; \[2\] Zent & McKay, 1994; \[4\]
Holmes, 1995; \[3\] Tarduno et al., 2002; \[4\] Bonaccorsi & Mancinelli,
2003

Key words: paleosoils, Martian subsurface, biosignatures
I. Ships and Aircraft

Section I of the 2004-2005 season plans lists the names, types, numbers,
descriptions, and armament of ships, aircraft, and other vehicles
introduced to the Antarctic Treaty area and information on military
equipment, if any, and its location in the area.

# Ships

-   Icebreakers

  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------
  Ship:                                   *USCGC Polar Star* (WAGB-10)

  Aircraft*:*                             2 each HH-65A helicopters

  Armament:                               Small arms only
  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------

-   Supply/Tankers

  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------
  Ship:                                   Resupply Vessel (American
                                          Tern)\
                                          dry cargo

  Armament:                               None
  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------

  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------
  Ship:                                   TBA - Champion Class T-5 Tanker

  Armament:                               None
  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------

-   Research Vessels

  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------
  Ship:                                   *R/V Laurence M. Gould*

  Armament:                               None
  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------

  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------
  Ship:                                   *R/V Nathaniel B. Palmer*

  Armament:                               None
  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------

# Aircraft

Six LC-130 transport aircraft operated by the 109^th^ Air Wing.

Two Bell 212 helicopter based at McMurdo Station.

Two Aerospatiale AS-350B-2 helicopters based at McMurdo Station

1.  No armament

## Air Mobility Command

Between October and November 2004, and January and February 2005 C-141B
and C-17 aircraft of the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) will
transport cargo and personnel to and from Christchurch, New Zealand, and
McMurdo Station, Antarctica.

No armament

## Other Aircraft

Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 aircraft will transport cargo and
personnel on intercontinental flights between Christchurch, New Zealand,
and McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during November and December 2004 in
support of the U.S. and New Zealand Antarctic Programs.

1.  Two DeHavilland DHC-6/300 Twin Otters will be used; both aircraft
    will arrive at McMurdo in early November 2004, and depart early
    February 2005.

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1.  No armament
**Calculation of Marriage Penalty and Bonus---2003 Income Tax Law**

#### **Example 1. Marriage Penalty**

#### **Before Marriage**

#### Family A. Mother, 2 children Family B. Cohabiting Male

### Earnings \$20,000 Earnings \$20,000

##### Subtract deductions

3 personal exemptions @ \$3,050 each -\$9,150 1 personal exemption -\$
3,050

Standard deduction (head of household) -\$ 7,000 Standard deduction
(single) -\$ 4,750

> Taxable income \$ 3,850 Taxable income \$12,200
>
> Tax liability before credits \$ 385 Tax liability before credits \$
> 1,484

##### Subtract Nonrefundable Credits

Child Tax Credit -\$ 385

##### Subtract Refundable Credits 

Earned Income Tax Credit & Refundable

Child Tax Credit -\$3,834

**Total tax liability for household before marriage** -\$3,834 + \$1,484
= -\$2,350

# After Marriage

##### Married couple, 2 children

Combined Earnings \$40,000

##### Subtract deductions

4 personal exemptions @ \$3,050 each -\$12,200

Standard deduction (married) -\$ 9,500

Taxable income \$18,300

Tax liability before credits \$ 2,045

*Subtract Nonrefundable Credits*

Child Tax Credit -\$ 2,000

*Subtract Refundable Credits*

Earned Income Tax Credit & Refundable

Child Tax Credit \$0

**Total tax liability for household after marriage** \$45

**Marriage Penalty = \$2,395**

**Calculation of Marriage Penalty and Bonus---2003 Income Tax Law**

**Example 2. Marriage Bonus**

#### **Before Marriage**

#### Family A. Mother, 2 children Family B. Cohabiting Male

### Earnings \$ 0 Earnings \$20,000

##### No taxes owed, not eligible for any credits Subtract deductions

> 1 personal exemption -\$ 3,050
>
> Standard deduction (single) -\$ 4,750
>
> Taxable income \$12,200
>
> Tax liability before credits \$ 1,484

**Total tax liability for household before marriage** \$1,484 = \$1,484

# After Marriage

##### Married couple, 2 children

Combined Earnings \$20,000

##### Subtract deductions

4 personal exemptions @ \$3,050 each -\$12,200

Standard deduction (married) -\$ 9,500

Taxable income \$ 0

Tax liability before credits \$ 0

*Subtract Refundable Credits*

Earned Income Tax Credit & Refundable

Child Tax Credit -\$4,044

**Total tax liability for household after marriage -**\$4,044

**Marriage Bonus = \$5,528**
HOPE FOR CHILDREN, INC

24 PERIMENTER CENTER EAST

SUITE 2400

ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30346

770-391-1511

1-800-522-2913

FAX 770-391-1566

[www.hopeforchildren.org](http://www.hopeforchildren.org/)

Member: Joint Council on International Children's Services

Georgia Assoc. of Licensed Adoption Agencies

U.S. Department of State, CA/OCS/PRI

Adoption Regulations Docket Room

SA-29

2201 C Street, N.W, Washington, DC 20520

Comments in reference to docket number State/AR-Ol/96

As a Licensed Master in Social Work, currently working in the field of
adoption, I would like to offer the following suggestions regarding the
proposed regulations:

1\. Decrease the \$1,000,000 minimum limit requirement on adoption
agency liability insurance for any organization classified as
\"non-profit\". This is incredibly expensive insurance and is becoming
more difficult to purchase. As a non-profit agency, insurance is a
priority for us, but so is helping families adopt children. To continue
our services, we request lowering the minimum limit in accordance with
the number of adoptions completed each year. To project insurance for
the upcoming year, the organization\'s budget could be a more accurate
way to approximate insurance expenses.

2\. Allow state licensing organizations more time to become accrediting
entities for the Hague regulations. Having only one or two licensing
organizations does not provide sufficient time to thoroughly review each
agency providing adoption services to ensure they are in accordance with
the Hague regulations. In addition, the fees are more expensive if the
competition for accrediting agencies is divided between only a few
agencies providing these services.

3\. Allow Home Study Caseworkers to have either a Bachelors degree, or a
minimum of two years of documented training and experience in the field.
Requiring a Master\'s Degree for these caseworkers is unrealistic due to
the high demand for Masters Level caseworkers in other areas of the
field that would pay more than a Home Study caseworker. As an LMSW, I
personally would not accept a Home Study caseworker position due to the
decreased amount of pay in comparison with other Masters Level
Positions.

4\. **In** my opinion, these regulations need more time and careful
consideration, specifically in the area of separating non-profit from
for profit organizations and educational requirements. I recommend and
strongly suggest that these regulations be rewritten and republished
before they become law.

Sincerely and Honestly,

Kimberly Eden, LMSW

Hope for Children, Inc.

Domestic Social Worker

INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC ADOPTIONS Affiliated with HOPEworldwide
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# National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

National Marine Fisheries Service

Northeast Fisheries Science Center

166 Water Street

Woods Hole, MA 02543-1026

May 22, 2007

Dr. John Annala

Chief Scientific Officer

Gulf of Maine Research Inst.

350 Commercial Street

Portland, Maine 04101

Dear Dr. Annala,

In my role as Stock Assessment Workshop Chairman, I am pleased to invite
you to participate as chair of the independent panel in the **second
(and final)** **meeting** of the "Data-Poor Working Group: Monkfish" to
be held in Woods Hole, Massachusetts. This second meeting will begin on
July 9 at 1pm, and end on July 12 or 13. Covered expenses will include
transportation to and from the meeting, lodging, and a per diem.

The purpose of this final meeting is to produce a final stock assessment
for the northern and southern monkfish stocks. Except for minor editing
that can be done after the meeting, the assessment report should be
completed during your meeting. This second meeting will build on results
from the Working Group's first meeting, which will take place from June
12-15.

We encourage you to voice your criticisms, participate openly, and of
course, point out/correct any errors that are discovered. The stock
assessment that emerges from your meeting will form the basis for
management of the US monkfish fishery. The Draft Terms of Reference
(TOR) for the stock assessment are attached; minor changes may be made
to the TORs before the meeting.

In addition to contributing to the assessment, we ask that you and the
other invited panelists on the Working Group write a brief panelist's
Summary Report of the monkfish assessment review process. This should
describe the dates and location of the meeting as well as the process
that was followed during your Working Group meeting to reach decisions
and produce the final assessment. This panelist report should also
include some comments about the strengths and weaknesses of the
assessment results for each TOR.

Please contact Ms. Colleen Close ( <Colleen.Close@noaa.gov> , phone
508.495.2373), who will assist you in making your travel reservations.
Please follow her instructions closely to be sure that your travel
expenses will be covered. We will attempt to get government rates. In
order to be reimbursed, please save all receipts; this includes the
contract from the rental car company (should you rent a car). You can
also contact Dr. Paul Rago (<Paul.Rago@noaa.gov>, phone 508.495-2341),
Chief of the Population Dynamics Branch.

I hope that you will have a stimulating and productive meeting. Thank
you for participating.

Sincerely,

Dr. James R. Weinberg

SAW Chairman

NOAA/NMFS

Northeast Fisheries Science Center

<James.Weinberg@noaa..gov>

cc:

Fred Serchuk

Colleen Close

Paul Rago

Anne Richards

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