BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
Oral Presentation 1B-02

Thermostability, Substrate Specificity and Hydrolysis of Cellulose by
Endoglucanases from Families 5, 6, and 45 of Glycoside Hydrolases

[Elena Vlasenko\*]{.underline}, Feng Xu, Joel Cherry

Novozymes Biotech, Inc.

1445 Drew Ave.

Davis, CA 95616-4880

Hydrolysis of the cellulose component of lignocellulose requires the
synergistic action of a multi-enzyme complex, which generally include
endoglucanase, exoglucanase (cellobiohydrolase), and cellobiase (Himmel
*et al*., 1997). Of these enzymes, the cellobiohydrolases appears to be
the key class of enzyme for degradation of crystalline cellulose
(Schülein, 1997). However, addition of even small quantities of
endoglucanases usually results in drastic increases in saccharification
yields due to synergistic interaction between endoglucanases and
cellobiohydrolases (Thomas *et al*., 1995).

Several purified endoglucanases from glycoside hydrolase families 5, 7,
and 45 were evaluated in order to identify enzymes with greater
thermostability and better hydrolysis of insoluble cellulose as compared
to endoglucanase Cel7B (EGI) from filamentous fungus *Trichoderma
reesei*.

Thermostability of endoglucanases was determined by measuring residual
activity towards carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) after 3-h incubation at
40°C-80°C. Specific activities of endoglucanases on various substrates,
including CMC, p-nitrophenyl-β-D-cellobioside (PNPC),
p-nitrophenyl-β-D-lactoside (PNPL), and phosphoric-acid-swollen
cellulose (PASC) were measured. Important correlations between the
sequence-based family number and thermostability/substrate specificity
of the enzymes were observed.

Temperature activity profiles were obtained by measuring specific
activity of endoglucanases on PASC at 40°C-70°C. Temperature dependence
of the hydrolysis yield was determined by measuring the degree of PASC
conversion to reducing sugar (RS) over extended reaction times at
40°C-70°C. Several endoglucanases with high specific activity on PASC
and high thermostability were identified.

# References

Himmel, M. E., Adney, W. S., Baker, J. O., Elander, R., McMillan, J. D.,
Nieves, R. A., Sheehan, J. J., Thomas, S. R., Vinzant, T. B. & Zhang, M.
1997. Advanced bioethanol production technologies: A perspective. In
*Fuels and Chemicals from Biomass*, eds. B. C. Saha & J. Woodward. ACS
Symposium Series **666**, Washington, DC, 2-45.

Schülein, M. 2000. Protein engineering of cellulases*.* *Biochim.
Biophys. Acta.*, **1543**, 239-252.

Thomas, S.R., Laymon, R.A., Chou, Y-C., Tucker, M.P., Vinzant, T.B.,
Adney, W.S., Baker, J.O., Nieves, R.A., Mielenz, J.R. & Himmel, M.E.
1995. Initial approaches to artificial cellulase systems for conversion
of biomass to ethanol. In *Enzymatic Degradation of Insoluble
Carbohydrates*, eds. J.N. Saddler, M.H. Penner. ACS Symposium Series
**61**8, Washington, DC, 208-236.
Analytical Chemistry

USING ATR-IR TO SCREEN FOR GHB IN CLEAN AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS, [Tracy L.
Pietrucha]{.underline}^1^, Kristen Leckrone\*^1^, Christian C.
Matchett^2^, Sara H. Roper^2^, Roosevelt University, Chicago, IL 60605,
Department of Biological, Chemical and Physical Sciences^1^, Georgia
Bureau of Investigation, Division of Forensic Sciences, Chemistry
Department, P. O. Box 370808, Decatur, Georgia 30037^2^,
<kleckron@roosevelt.edu>

Gamma hydroxybutyrate (GHB) is found naturally in the human body at
nanomolar concentrations. Synthetic GHB gained popularity in the US in
the 1980's and 1990's as a sleep aid, body building supplement and
recreational psychoactive. It is also used in drug facilitated sexual
assaults (DFSA). The most common form of the drug is the salt form,
specifically either sodium or potassium salt. The dosage for the illicit
use of GHB is ten milligrams of GHB per kilogram of body mass, or a 1.55
mg/mL solution for a 100 pound person ingesting a 12 oz. drink. This is
the dosage that is associated with DFSA; lower dosages are used for
illegal recreational effects. The standard analytical technique for
positive identification and quantitation of GHB is derivatization
followed by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS). However, this
is expensive and time consuming and a cheaper, more rapid screening test
is desirable. In the experiment, Attenuated Total Reflectance Infrared
spectrometry (ATR-IR) was investigated as a possible way to screen for
the presence or absence of GHB at or below the illicit dosage. ATR-IR
was used in order to accommodate the sample in aqueous solutions. Clean
aqueous solutions ranging from the illicit dosage to one-tenth the
illicit dosage were analyzed at 25°C. Samples were also analyzed using
an ATR-IR heating accessory at 100°C. Finally each solution was
evaporated and the residue was resuspended in ethanol prior to ATR-IR
analysis. All spectra were compared to a GHB reference spectrum. The
temperature controlled ATR-IR and ethanol resuspensions yielded
comparable results relative to the reference spectrum, and therefore
have potential to serve as a screening tool for aqueous solutions.
Future work should investigate the potential interferences from
alcoholic drinks and soft drinks, and the potential for liquid-liquid
extraction followed by ATR-IR determination as a screening method for
GHB in drinks.

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**Odlet:**

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(Heathrow) - 18:25 Chicago

**Prilet:**

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Vienna

**Cena** letenky 20176 skk + tax cca 3896 skk = 24072 skk

Cena je garantovaná len do 12.aprila 2004.

**!!!** najneskôr 12.apríla 2004 bude treba mená pasažierov a zloženú
zálohu 10% z celkovej sumy na depozit! Tento je v prípade zrušenia
skupiny nevratný.

Letenky sú po vystavení nemeniteľné a nevratní, čiže platia na konkrétne
dátumy a lety.

16 dní pred odletom už musíme mať zvyšné peniaze na účte, aby bolo možné
vystaviť letenky.

*Peter Husár*

*predaj leteniek*

*CK RUEFA CS*

# Michalská 10

*811 03 Bratislava*

*Tel:00421-2-5443 5150*

*Fax: 00421-2-5443 5297*

*[rovensky@ruefa.sk]{.underline}*
# WG1 + WG2 Joint Session

**Science Topics**:

Radiation belt:

1\. Which solar wind drivers are most geoeffective at radiation belt
electron enhancements: high speed solar wind streams, CIRs, CMEs
including magnetic cloud and shock categories? While we may know the
general answer, we do not know in detail why some CME events, the focus
of this CDAW, are more geoeffective for electrons than others.

Sub-question: How important is pre-conditioning of the magnetosphere?
e.g. elapsed time since previous storm, plasma sheet density, etc.? WG1
& 4 overlap. Hudson, Baker

2\. What solar drivers/solar wind conditions lead to electron flux
enhancements as well as losses, esp. the deep dropouts (to L2 or so)
that appear associated with large storms. What are the processes
responsible for each? Webb and Braughtigam, dropouts

3\. What are solar wind conditions leading to cutoff reduction and
trapping of Solar Energetic Particles, and solar wind plus
magnetospheric conditions leading to loss? Examples are Nov. 6 and Nov.
24 2001 SEP trapping events of \> 12 MeV protons (and heavy ions) in the
electron slot region L=2.5 - 3, and sudden loss Nov. 20 2003. WG1
overlap. Hudson, Richardson

Vassiliades

Ring current:

4\. What is the relative importance of the solar-wind driven enhanced
magnetospheric convection electric field, variations in the plasma sheet
population, and the penetration electric field (SAPs) on storm-time ring
current development? WG1 & WG3 overlap.

Wygant E-fields, Siscoe sw density and plasmasheet source of ring
current

**WG2 events that WG1 may be interested in:**

**#27 16 July 2000 Good CAMMICE in im; sq \# 5, WG3 overlap**

**#28-29 11-12 Aug 2000 Good CAMMICE in im, CEASE, HENA; no**

**SEP, enhancement of energetic e-. sq #6**

**#33 29 Oct 2000 Good Polar/CAMMICE, HENA, EUV; sq #6**

**#45 (22 Oct 2001) Ring current, good Polar EFI**

#47 6 Nov 2001 CLUSTER in p.s., SEP trapping, rb model results

\# 37 31 Mar 2001 Superstorm

\# 48 24 Nov 2001 SEP trapping, rb and ring current model results

**\*#50-51 18-20 Apr 2002 Good CAMMICE in p.s., EUV, HENA, CLUSTER in i.
m. in rec. phase; sq #5, WG3 overlap**

**#58 1 Oct 2002 Good CEASE, HENA, CLUSTER in i. m. in**

**rec. phase; no SEP, enhancement of energetic el**

**\*#68-69 30 Oct 2003 Good CEASE, EUV; SEP, CLUSTER in**

**recovery phase; Superstorm, sq \# 5 WG3 overlap**

**\*#70 20 Nov 2003 Good EUV, CLUSTER in ps; largest \|Dst\|,**

**abrupt deep loss of energetic e-, sq \# 5, WG3 overlap**

**\*#76 27 July 2004 Good CEASE, CLUSTER in ps; no SEP**

\*#78/79\_\_\_\_\_\_ 08 Nov 2004 Good CEASE,
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

The boldfaced storms indicate storms in which 2 or more people have
expressed interest in:

im= inner magnetosphere, ps = plasma sheet, rb = radiation belts, sq =
science question
**\[DOE LETTERHEAD\]**

June 3, 2005

The Honorable A. J. Eggenberger

Acting Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004-2901

Dear Dr. Eggenberger:

This letter provides a status of the Office of Environmental Management
(EM) actions to complete Commitment 4.4 of the Department of Energy's
(DOE) Implementation Plan for Recommendation 2002-3, *Requirements* *for
the Design, Implementation, and Maintenance of Administrative Controls.*
The commitment calls for the submission of a report on training
completed and copies of changes to relevant training plans regarding
DOE-STD-1186-2004, *Specific Administrative Controls.* On November 4,
2004, the Secretary revised the due date to May 31, 2005, to allow
additional time after the issuance of the standard in August 2004. We
expect all EM actions under this commitment to be met within 90 days.

EM sites and activities have completed the required initial training,
except for one site. The contractor at the Richland Operations Office
has initiated training and will complete the training in early June
2005. A summary of the training conducted at EM sites is enclosed. In
addition, a compact disc containing the detailed training modules has
been provided to your staff.

EM sites are using a variety of means to institutionalize DOE
STD-1186-2004 into the various training programs as shown in the
enclosure. These activities are in progress and are to be completed
within 90 days.

If you have any further questions, please call me at (202) 586-7709 or
Dr. Robert Goldsmith, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Integrated
Safety Management and Operations Oversight, at (301) 903-4954.

Sincerely,

***Charles F. Anderson***

***Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary***

***for Environmental Management***

[Enclosure](../TB05U03B.pdf)
# [STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE -- 4003]{.underline} 

## STERIS ONE STERILIZATION

PURPOSE: To establish a standard operating procedure for processing with
STERIS ONE equipment.

POLICY: To provide for sterilization between procedures, all appropriate
reprocessable items approved by manufacturer that can be processed using
peracetic acid in a STERIS ONE machine.

RESPONSIBILITY: SPD Technicians, and all personnel operating the Steris
One where decentralized processing is established.

PROCEDURE:

1\. A successful diagnostic test must be performed daily prior to
proceeding with each day's use.

2\. A biological monitoring test will be performed in the second cycle
containing items to be sterilized each day.

a.  Carefully expose one end of the spore strip by grasping the strip
    and the envelope with one hand and quickly tearing the envelope, but
    not the spore, crosswise from the side.

b.  Grasp spore strip with transfer clip or hemostat. Carefully remove
    spore strip from envelope.

c.  Place clip holding spore strip in the accessory rack.

d.  Add one container of sterilant, close lid and process complete
    cycle.

e.  At the completion on the cycle, using clean gloves, unscrew cap of
    culture medium holding the vial at a slight angle to perpendicular.
    Remove transfer clip with spore from processor. While still holding
    culture vial at an angle, insert spore strip into vial. Spore strip
    must be completely immersed in culture medium. Replace cap and place
    in an incubator for 48 hours (may be kept and read after 7 days).

3\. Processing procedures:

a.  All items to be processed in the STERIS ONE must be cleaned.

b.  Place item into the processor and secure all channel connections per
    STERIS ONE manufacturer's manual.

c.  Press start button. The processor will begin the following cycle:

> \(1\) Pre-rinse

\(2\) Sterilization

\(3\) Four rinse cycles

(4) Sterile airflow

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d.  Processor will beep at the end of the cycle.

e.  Check to ensure all parameters were met.

f.  Sign, not initial, the print out and record what was processed.

g.  Remove items and place into appropriate clean, closed container for
    transportation to using service.

h.  The following morning remove printout and photocopy, for long term
    record keeping and place in appropriate sterilization file to be
    maintained for 36 months.

4\. Information:

a.  It is recommended that a 5-micron pre-filter be installed between
    the unit and water source in order to extend the life of the STERIS
    ONE processor filters.

b.  The Biomedical Engineering department will perform maintenance and
    filter changes.

c.  It is recommended that scopes which are stored hanging from wall
    bracket are reprocessed after one week.

Reference: STERIS ONE Operating Manual
**Before the**

## Federal Communications Commission

## Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of )

)

Radio Peach, Inc. ) File No. EB-06-AT-130

Licensee of AM Radio Station WNEX

Macon, GA )

Facility ID# 54034 ) NOV No. V200732480005

NOTICE OF VIOLATION

Released: January 26, 2007

By the District Director, Atlanta Office, South Central Region,
Enforcement Bureau:

1.  This is a Notice of Violation ("Notice") issued pursuant to Section
    1.89 of the Commission's Rules[^1] to Radio Peach, Inc., licensee of
    WNEX AM, Macon, Georgia.

2.  On December 5, 2006, an agent of the Commission's Atlanta Office
    inspected the public file of AM radio station WNEX, Macon, Georgia.
    The WNEX (AM) studio is located at 1691 Forsyth Street, Macon,
    Georgia, and is shared with three other stations. The agent observed
    the following violation:

    a.  47 C.F.R. § 73.3526(e)(12): "Radio issues/Programs list. For
        commercial AM and FM broadcast stations, every three months a
        list of programs that have provided the station's most
        significant treatment of community issues during the preceding
        three month period should be filed." Information regarding
        programming covering community issues was available at the
        station, however, such information had not been consolidated in
        quarterly Issues/Programs lists since the second quarter of
        2005.

3.  Pursuant to Section 308(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
    amended,[^2] and Section 1.89 of the Commission\'s Rules, Radio
    Peach, Inc., must submit a written statement concerning this matter
    within twenty (20) days of release of this Notice. The response must
    fully explain each violation, must contain a statement of the
    specific action(s) taken to correct each violation and preclude
    recurrence, and should include a time line for completion of pending
    corrective action(s). The response must be complete in itself and
    signed by a principal or officer of the radio station or station's
    group owner. All replies and documentation sent in response to this
    Notice should be marked with the File No. and NOV No. specified
    above, and mailed to the following address:

> Federal Communications Commission
>
> Atlanta Office
>
> 3575 Koger Blvd, Suite 320
>
> Duluth, GA 30096

4.  This Notice shall be sent to Radio Peach, Inc. at its address of
    record.

5.  The Privacy Act of 1974[^3] requires that we advise you that the
    Commission will use all relevant material information before it,
    including any information disclosed in your reply, to determine
    what, if any, enforcement action is required to ensure compliance.
    Any false statement made knowingly and willfully in reply to this
    Notice is punishable by fine or imprisonment under Title 18 of the
    U.S. Code.[^4]

> FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
>
> Douglas G. Miller
>
> District Director
>
> Atlanta District Office
>
> South Central Region
>
> Enforcement Bureau

[^1]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.89.

[^2]: 47 U.S.C. § 308(b).

[^3]: P.L. 93-579, 5 U.S.C. § 552a(e)(3).

[^4]: 18 U.S.C. § 1001 *et seq.*
[ATTACHMENT J-18-D]{.underline}

[SSC-Specific Clauses]{.underline}

The following clauses apply only to SFOC effort performed at SSC:

1\. [ASBESTOS MATERIAL]{.underline}

\(a\) During performance of this contract, Contractor and subcontractor
personnel performing work in SSC buildings may come in contact with
materials containing asbestos. Portions of SSC buildings 1000, 1100,
1105, 1200, 2101, and 2201 contain asbestos spray-applied insulation.
Other building may contain asbestos around pipes, valves, ducts,
boilers, and tanks. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all
applicable codes, standards and regulations are adhered to and enforced,
including OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1910.1001, OSHA Standard 29 CFR 1926.58,
and USEPA 40 CFR 61, Subpart M. Prior to disturbing this material in any
manner, the Contractor shall notify the NASA Environmental Office for
guidance. The Contractor shall be responsible for ensuring all
Contractor and subcontractor personnel are made aware of and comply with
this clause.

\(b\) SSC has an Asbestos Abatement Plan which addresses procedures for
work involving potential asbestos exposure. The Contractor will be
requirement to comply with the provisions of this plan whenever its work
involves the potential for exposure to asbestos. Reference SSC Asbestos
Management and Abatement Program Plan dated August 17, 1992.

2\. [HAZARDOUS MATERIAL AND HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT]{.underline}

During the performance of this contract, the Contractor or
subcontractors may be required to requisition, handle and manage
hazardous materials in support of specific projects. The Contractor may
also be collecting waste generated by its activities for ultimate
disposal by NASA. In the performance of these activities, the Contractor
shall abide by the most recent version of SMI 4130.1, Control of
Hazardous Materials, SHB 4130.2, Hazardous Materials, Hazardous Waste
and Solid Waste Management Plan, the SSC Contingency Plan for Response
to Spills of Oil and Hazardous Substances, and the SSC Spill Prevention
Control and Countermeasures Plan.

3\. [ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING]{.underline}

During the performance of this contract, the Contractor or
subcontractors may be required to design projects or perform projects
that will potentially impact the environment. To guide the Contractor in
what needs to be considered in project designs and planning, the
Contractor shall reference the SSC Environment Resources Document (ERD).
The development and submission to the NASA Environmental Office of the
Preliminary Environmental Survey found in the ERD is required if there
is any potential impact to the environment in the project. The NASA
Environmental Office will determine if the project will require
evaluation under the National Environmental Policy Act and what
environmental permits will be needed prior to proceeding with the
project.
Frictional Forces and Amontons' Law:

From the molecular to the macroscopic scale

Uzi Landman, J. Gao, W.D. Luedtke

School of Physics, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
30332-0430

D. Gourdon, M. Ruths, J.N. Israelachvili

Department of Chemical Engineering, UC Santa Barbara, CA 93106

Amontons' law, which was already known to Leonardo da Vinci, states that
the friction force is directly proportional to the (normal) applied
load, with a constant of proportionality - the friction coefficient -
that is constant and independent of the contact area, the surface
roughness and the sliding velocity. No theory has yet satisfacorily
explained this surprisingly general law, all attempts being model or
system dependent. On the basis of large-scale molecular dynamics
simulations pertaining to lubricated adhesive and non-adhesive
junctions, with morphologically rough (as well as crystallographically
flat) confining solid surfaces, and in conjunction with recent
experiments, we show that the local energy-dissipation mechanisms are
not \'mechanical\', as assumed in most models, but "thermodynamic" in
nature. We show that a local analysis of the simulation results, based
on division of the system into small cells, leads to a natural
description in terms of the Weibull distribution. For the dynamic.
non-equilibrium, energy-dissipating process that we study, this
long-tail distribution serves a similar purpose as the Boltzmann
distribution for classical systems at equilibrium. While Amontons law
does not hold on the local scale, it is recovered on the global scale,
with the spatio-temporal averaging utilizing the Weibull distribtion of
the local friction forces. Interestingly, the concept of \"area of
contact\", often used in frictional studies, does not enter into our
analysis.

J. Gao *et. al.*, J. Phys. Chem. B (feature article, 2004, accepted).
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**FOLLETO Nº 9C: práctica de asesoramiento**

Rachel es una madre primeriza de 28 años que se encuentra en el primer
mes de posparto. Sólo alimentó a su hija Lacy con el pecho y en dos
semanas vuelve a trabajar a jornada completa. Trabaja como ayudante en
una clínica local.

1.  ¿Qué preguntas abiertas le haría a Rachel para ayudarla a planificar
    su reintegro al trabajo?

2.  ¿Qué tipos de comentarios de afirmación podría hacerle a Rachel?

3.  ¿Qué tres puntos le gustaría incluir en su educación?

4.  ¿Qué plan de cuidado de seguimiento sería adecuado para Rachel y su
    bebé?
PD F82537

February 11, 2000

CCLA-2-95-CO:CH:D12

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 9503.90.0045

Mr. Michael K. Tomenga

1233 20^th^ Street, N.W., Suite 500

Washington, D.C. 20036

RE: The tariff classification of five toy cars imported from China.

.

Dear Mr. Tomenga:

In your letter dated January 28, 2000, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf or your client, Simon Marketing, Inc.,
of Los Angeles, California for five free-wheeling toy cars with decals.

The toy cars are constructed of metal and molded plastic. Each car is
packaged with a set of brightly colored stickers designed for its
decoration. The merchandise is imported in a printed polybag.

Wrin. No. 02022-018 is a blue race car having windows and chassis of
gray with black wheels. The car is approximately 3" long and 1 ¼" wide.

Wrin. No. 02022-021 is also a blue racing car. The windows, sunroof,
chassis and bumpers are gray, while the black tires are mounted on red
rims. The car is approximately 3" long and 1" wide.

Wrin. No. 02022-045 is a white and burgundy funny car with a sunroof.
The toy car is white in the front and is a metallic burgundy in back.
The cockpit and mufflers are silver, the chassis is chrome plated, and
the wheels are black. The article is approximately 4" long and 1" wide.

Wrin. No. 02022-042 is a white and burgundy sports car. The body of the
car is white in front and burgundy in the back. The windows are gray
while the chassis and the bumpers are white. The wheels are black. The
article is approximately 3 2/3" long and 1 ¼" wide.

Wrin. No. 02022-030 is a black and silver open-wheeler car. The body of
the car is black with a silver-colored top. The chassis and wheels are
also black. The open cockpit has a black steering wheel and the driver's
seat is black molded plastic. The car is approximately 2 ¾" long and 1
¼" wide.

The merchandise may be imported through the ports of Los Angeles,
California: New York, New York; Newark, New Jersey; Atlanta, Georgia;
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois; San Francisco, California;
Seattle, Washington; and other convenient ports.

Your samples are being returned under separate cover.

The applicable subheading for the toy cars will be 9503.90.0045,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for "Other toys;.....Other: Other toys......" The rate of duty will be
free.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177of 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.

Sincerely,

Robyn Dessaure

Port Director

Chicago, Illinois
\$\$502.00A

######### Section 502.---RIGID PAVEMENT RESTORATION

Revised 8 May 2005

\$\$502.02A

502.02. Add the following:

*[INCLUDE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING FOR COLORED SEALANT, AS
APPROPRIATE]{.mark}*

\$\$502.02B

> Furnish joint sealant material conforming to Subsection 712.01(e) that
> is a *[insert color]{.mark}* color matching the color of the existing
> pavement.

\$\$502.02C

> Furnish joint sealant material conforming to Subsection 712.01(f) that
> is a *[insert color]{.mark}* color matching the color of the existing
> pavement.

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IF PLATES ARE NEEDED]{.mark}*

\$\$502.02D

Furnish steel plates and keep available on the project for emergency
use.

\$\$502.05A

502.05. Add the following:

Schedule the patching operation so that all areas where the pavement has
been removed are repaired during the same work period and the roadway
opened to traffic according to Section 156. Complete all concrete
operations sufficiently before opening the lane to traffic to allow the
concrete to have attained sufficient strength to support traffic
according to Subsection 502.11. In case of emergency, temporarily plate
the repair areas.

[]{.mark}

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR CRACK SEALING]{.mark}*

\$\$502.06A

502.06(a). Delete the first two sentences and substitute the following:

The CO will inspect joints in the existing concrete pavement after
removal of the existing asphalt overlay and will designate those joints
or cracks to be cleaned and sealed.

Clean expansion joints to a depth of 2 inches [(5 centimeters)]{.mark}.
Clean longitudinal joints and transverse joints to a depth of 1.5 inches
[(4 centimeters)]{.mark}.

Fill designated joints and cracks 0.75 inches [(2 centimeters)]{.mark}
or less in width with a poured joint filler. Fill joints and cracks over
0.75 inches [(2 centimeters)]{.mark} in width with a sand-asphalt
mixture. Reseal joints immediately after cleaning.

[]{.mark}

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING, IF APPLICABLE]{.mark}*

\$\$502.11A

502.11 Add the following:

If an emergency or unforeseen circumstance prevents the completion of a
pavement patch before opening the roadway, backfill and compact the
excavation with aggregate base and cover with a steel plate so that the
lane can be immediately opened to traffic. At the beginning of the next
day\'s work, completely remove the aggregate, in a manner which will not
disturb the subgrade or any dowels, load transfer tie bars, or load
transfer assemblies which may have been previously placed.

Place steel plates over concrete patches only if the concrete has not
developed sufficient strength as determined by the CO.
**Funding Advisory Opinion**

**FAO-08-011**

**Date Issued:**

> September 26, 2008

**Requestor:**

> Office of the California Secretary of State (AOR-08-021)

**Question:**

> Are poll worker training and voter education considered part of the
> Help America Vote Act's (HAVA) Title III requirements and can they be
> paid for using HAVA Section 251 funds, regardless of a certification
> filed under HAVA Section 251(b)(2)?

**Answer:**

> Section 251 funds may not be used for poll worker training unless the
> state has submitted a certification under HAVA Section 251(b)(2).
>
> Voter education may be funded with Section 251 funds, regardless of a
> certification filed under HAVA Section 251(b)(2), in only three
> circumstances as described below.

**Discussion:**

*Poll worker training*

> If a State has filed a certification under Section 251(b)(2), Section
> 251 funds may be used for training election officials, election
> volunteers, and poll workers as an activity to improve the
> administration of elections for Federal office.

*Voter Education*

> Voter education may be funded with Section 251 funds, regardless of a
> certification filed under HAVA Section 251(b)(2), in only the
> following three circumstances:
>
> 1\) Pursuant to HAVA Section 301(a)(1)(B), States using a paper ballot
> voting system or central count voting system (including mail-in
> absentee ballots and mail-in ballots) may establish a voter education
> program. This voter education program must be specific to the voting
> system used in the jurisdiction, notifies voters of the effect of
> over-voting, and provides instructions to voters on how to correct a
> ballot before it is cast and counted (including obtaining a
> replacement ballot).
>
> 2\) States must post voter information at each polling place on
> Election Day pursuant to HAVA Section 302(b). Voter information, as
> defined by HAVA Section 302(b)(2), means a sample ballot, the date of
> the election and the hours which polling places will be open,
> instructions on how to vote, instructions for mail-in registrants and
> first-time voters under Section 303(b), general information on voting
> rights under applicable Federal and State laws, and general
> information on Federal and State laws regarding prohibitions on acts
> of fraud and misrepresentation.
>
> 3\) States may conduct an educational program for poll workers and
> voters when they implement a new voting system that complies with the
> requirements of Title III of HAVA. However, this is a one-time
> training expenditure and does not include expenses to train poll
> workers prior to each election for state, local and/or federal office.
>
> If a State has filed a certification under Section 251(b)(2), Section
> 251 funds may be used for educating voters on voting procedures,
> voting rights, and voting technology as an activity to improve the
> administration of elections for Federal office.
**April 5-9, 2004 FEMA Higher Ed Project Activity Report**

**(1) Coastal Hazards Management \-- Graduate-Level Course Development
Project:**

April 6, 2004 \-- Received for review from lead course developer, David
Brower, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:

> Session 12, \"Governance of the Coast,\" by David Brower
>
> Session 16, \"Hazards, Disasters, Causes, Effects,\" by David Brower
>
> Session 35, \"Local Policy I,\" by Anna K. Schwab, University of North
> Carolina at Chapel Hill
>
> Session 36, \"Local Policy II,\" by Anna K. Schwab

**(2) Emergency Management Higher Education Conference, June 8-10, 2004,
EMI, Emmitsburg, MD:**

April 9, 2004 \-- Admissions Office informs me that 91 of 100 dorm rooms
set aside to support the invited participants to the Conference have
been spoken for.

Completed first draft of the conference agenda and began distributing to
those whose names are on the agenda for feedback.

**(3) Hurricane Season Projections:**

April 3, 2004 \-- The *Virginia Pilot*, runs an article by Steve Stone
on the annual hurricane season prediction by Dr. William Gray at
Colorado State University. Quotes Dr. Gray to the effect that:

> \"We believe that the United States has entered a new era of enhanced
> major hurricane activity, reflective of the high activity during seven
> of the last nine years. We expect this active tropical cyclone era to
> continue this year an to span the next two or three decades\....
>
> \"\'We don\'t know when it will happen\'\" or where, Gray said, \'but
> with the large coastal population growth in recent decades, it is
> inevitable that we will see hurricane-spawned destruction in coming
> years on a scale many times greater than what we have seen in the
> past.\'\"

For additional information I would suggest going to:
[[http://typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu]{.underline}](http://typhoon.atmos.colostate.edu/)

**(4) Politics and Disaster Syllabus \-- University of Delaware:**

April 5, 2004 \-- Received from Dr. Richard Sylves, Department of
Political Science, University of Delaware, a copy of his 18-page
syllabus for his Spring Semester, 2004 course, \"Politics of Disaster.\"
Forwarded the syllabus to the EMI Webmaster for upload to the \"Syllabi
Compilation\" on the EM HiEd Project web-site.
**I *USSGL Chart of Accounts:***

[USSGL Account]{.underline}

None

**II *USSGL Accounts and Descriptions:***

[USSGL Account]{.underline}

None

**III** ***USSGL Account Transactions:***

[Account Transaction]{.underline}

> None

#### IV *USSGL Account Attributes:*

**FACTS II USSGL Account Attribute Table:**

######### 

***[Fiscal 2002]{.underline}***

######### USSGL Account 

4123 Added domain value "Y"

> to USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Authority_Type Page IV-56 October 02

***[Fiscal 2003]{.underline}***

> [USSGL Account]{.underline}

####  4123 Added domain value "Y"

> to USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Authority_Type Page IV-64 October 02
>
> 4382 Deleted domain value "Y"
>
> from USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Apportionment_Category Page IV-68 October 02
>
> Added domain value "Y"
>
> to USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Public_Law Page IV-68 October 02

#### 

#### 

#### IV *USSGL Account Attributes (continued):*

**FACTS II USSGL Account Attribute Table (continued):**

######### 

***[Fiscal 2003 (continued)]{.underline}***

######### USSGL Account 

> 4383 Deleted domain value "Y"
>
> from USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Apportionment_Category Page IV-68 October 02
>
> Added domain value "Y"
>
> to USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Public_Law Page IV-68 October 02
>
> 4384 Deleted domain value "Y"
>
> from USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Apportionment_Category Page IV-68 October 02
>
> Added domain value "Y"
>
> to USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Public_Law Page IV-68 October 02
>
> 4386 Deleted domain value "Y"
>
> from USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Apportionment_Category Page IV-68 October 02
>
> Added domain value "Y"
>
> to USSGL Account Attribute
>
> Public_Law Page IV-68 October 02

**V *Crosswalks to Standard External Reports:***

> ***[Fiscal 2002]{.underline}***
>
> FMS2108: Yearend Closing Statement:

[Definite Contract Authority]{.underline}

Col. 4, 6 Added account 4136 Page V-20 October 02

[Indefinite Contract Authority]{.underline}

Col 4, 6 Added account 4136 Page V-21 October 02

**V *Crosswalks to Standard External Reports (continued):***

> ***[Fiscal 2002 (continued)]{.underline}***

Budget Program and Financing (P&F) Schedule Prior Year Actual Column:

[Line]{.underline}

2140 Revised line

> sign from + to -- for
>
> account 4172 Page V-116 October 02
>
> 2397 Revised line
>
> sign from + to -- ;
>
> Deleted USSGL
>
> account attribute value "N" from
>
> Expiration_Flag for USSGL
>
> accounts 4450,4510, 4610,
>
> 4620, 4630, 4700 Page V-117 October 02

2398. Added account attribute

2399. value "X" for

> Deficiency_Flag for USSGL
>
> accounts 4450,4510, 4610,
>
> 4620, 4630, 4700
>
> 6200 Revised USSGL
>
> account attribute value "D" for
>
> Debit_Credit for
>
> account 4168 Page V-129 October 02

6826. Added accounts 4123,

> 4384 Page V-132 October 02
>
> 6874-6879 Added account 4386 Pages V-133-134

6926. Added accounts 4123,

> 4384 Page V-136 October 02
>
> 6974-6979 Added account 4386 Page V-137 October 02

FMS2108: Yearend Closing Statement:

[Definite Contract Authority]{.underline}

Col. 4, 6 Added account 4136 Page V-78 October 02

[Indefinite Contract Authority]{.underline}

Col 4, 6 Added account 4136 Page V-79 October 02
**From:** Papier, Joel (NIH/OD)

**Sent:** Tuesday, September 27, 2005 3:25 PM

**To:** List ICTRAVELPOC-L

**Cc:** Stith, Kenneth (NIH/OD); Howard, Florence (NIH/OD); Grant, Ellen
(NIH/OD/ORS); Hayden, Thomas (NIH/OD/ORS); Sheelor, Marisa (NIH/OD/ORS);
Chiacchierini, Kathy (NIH/NBS); \'Cforkkio@owt.net\';
\'sjoseph@owt.net\'; OD-Budget Officers Long; Sieber, Anna (NIH/OD)

**Subject:** OFM Transmittal No. 225 - Traveling Under a Continuing
Resolution - FY 2006

**Importance:** High

All,

By this correspondence, OFM is authorizing our Travel Management Center,
OMEGA, to release refundable tickets to travelers departing through
**Monday, October 3, 2005.** At this time, we know that only two of
eleven appropriations bills have been signed into law. HHS/Labor is not
one of them. Thus, we believe that the Congress will send a stopgap
Continuing Resolution (CR) bill to the President some time w/in the next
couple of days, that will provide funding through some specified period
of time. But we have nothing definitive in this regard. So w/ October 1
falling on a Saturday, this office is issuing the following guidance.
Procurement of only contract city-pair airfare tickets may be authorized
for travel taking place through Monday, October 3, 2005 w/ this
exception: If the destination (hub market) to which the employee is
traveling does not have a contract city-pair airfare, and if use of
non-contract carrier service is properly justified in accordance w/ the
FTR and corresponding HHS travel policy, then this office is authorizing
OMEGA agents to issue non-contract carrier airfare tickets, as well.
Therefore, travelers may pick up their tickets but must be advised that
these tickets may not be used absent funding for FY 2006 in the form of
an appropriations bill or a CR. This policy is applicable to all travel
including sponsored travel and trips covered by funds other than annual
appropriations. Each Travel Authorization should be annotated to read,
\"Pending Availability of FY 06 Funds\".

A good website for following the progress of the funding bills is
FederalNewsRadio at this address:

<http://federalnewsradio.com/index.php?nid=68>

Please make wide distribution of this information to your respective IC
communities.

This office will keep you apprised of further developments and will
update this guidance as soon as more information becomes available.

Should you have any questions, please contact Joel Papier on
301-496-4379 or Ken Stith on 301-402-8831.
Conference, Administrative & Travel Services (CATS)

**[Statement of Work -- Vilmaris Quinones Cardona, M.P.H.]{.underline}**

Ms. Quinones Cardona will be working with Office of Innovation and
Program Coordination (OIPC),National Center on Minority Health and
Health Disparities (NCMHD) from June 5, 2008 through July 18, 2008 to
analyze and evaluate the effectiveness of the operating programs. She
will engage the NCMHDI leadership through collaborative meetings and
discussions to reach consensus on our approach in these various
leadership arenas. Ms. Cardona will also do some work in concert with
other NCMHD staff on organizational development plans and procedures.

We wish to provide subsistence for Ms. Quinones Cardona's services
during this 7 week period.

Funding for subsistence: \$4,500

A check for the per diem in the amount of \$4,500 will be issued upon
request of the Project Officer and made payable to Vilmaris Quinones
Cardona.

Check will be mailed to Project Officer:

Donna A. Brooks

Two Democracy Plaza

6707 Democracy Blvd.

Suite 800

Bethesda, MD 20892-5465
**MARK GREEN\
8^TH^ DISTRICT, WISCONSIN**

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# FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

**For additional information or** March 21, 2005\
**comment from Rep. Green, contact:\
Luke Punzenberger (office) 202-226-7385\
(pager) 800-759-8888 *PIN 1754037***

**Rep. Green statement on passage of legislation to save the life of
Terri Schiavo\
**

**WASHINGTON --** After returning to Washington, D.C. late Sunday night
for an emergency session of Congress, U.S. Rep. Mark Green (R-Green Bay)
issued the following statement Monday morning on his vote in favor of
legislation that would, in effect, save the life of Terri Schiavo by
requiring her feeding tube be reconnected.

> *"In the wee hours of the morning my colleagues and I voted to save
> the life of Mrs. Terri Schiavo -- a woman left to spend the rest of
> her days under the smothering pain of malnutrition and dehydration.
> This action marks a tremendous victory in the fight to protect the
> most innocent among us, and preserve the 'culture of life' that helps
> make our nation the greatest on earth. I was honored to return to
> Washington for this historic vote, and pray that our efforts have
> permanently thwarted a heartless attempt to extinguish the life of a
> remarkable woman. Only time will tell."*

Green will be available for interviews on the Schiavo matter throughout
the day Monday.

**- 30 -**
**DA 04-2064**

**RELEASED: July 9, 2004**

**TECHNOLOGICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ("TAC") TO HOLD MEETING**

The FCC\'s Technological Advisory Council will hold its sixth meeting
under its renewed charter Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. in the
Commission Meeting Room, TW-C305 at 445 12th Street S.W., Washington,
D.C.

The Council was formed to provide the Commission with technical insights
concerning innovations in communications and related industries. The
Council is a Federal Advisory Committee and is comprised of a broad
array of well-known technologists and chaired by Dr. Robert Lucky. At
this sixth meeting under the Council's new charter, the Council will
discuss findings on the cost of interference, the current state of the
cable industry with respect to telephony, and licensed broadband.

Members of the general public may attend to observe the meeting. The
Federal Communications Commission will attempt to accommodate as many
persons as possible. Admittance, however, will be limited to the seating
available. There will be no public oral participation unless requested
by the Chair, but the public may submit written comments to Jeffery
Goldthorp, the Federal Communications Commission's Designated Federal
Officer for the Technological Advisory Council, before the meeting. Mr.
Goldthorp's e-mail address is <Jeffery.Goldthorp@fcc.gov>, mail delivery
address is: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12^th^ Street, SW.,
Room 7-A325, Washington, DC 20554.

Open captioning will be provided for this event. Other reasonable
accommodations for people with disabilities are available upon request.
Include a description of the accommodation you will need including as
much detail as you can. Also include a way we can contact you if we need
more information. Make your request as early as possible; please allow
at least 5 days advance notice. Last minute requests will be accepted,
but may be impossible to fill. Send an e-mail to <fcc504@fcc.gov> or
call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau:

> For sign language interpreters, CART, and other reasonable
> accommodations: 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty)
>
> For accessible format materials (braille, large print, electronic
> files, and audio format): 202-418-0531 (voice), 202-418-7365 (tty)

For further information, contact Jeffery Goldthorp at 202-418-1096
voice, 202-418‑2989 TTY, 202-418-1944 FAX. RealAudio access to the
meeting and other information about the Technological Advisory Council
may be obtained through the Commission's web site
[http://www.fcc.gov](http://www.fcc.gov/).

-FCC-
**July 22, 2008**

**FCC ANNOUNCES JULY OPEN MEETING ON OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO
COMMUNICATIONS FINANCING**

**AT BARNARD COLLEGE**

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) today announces that its
July Open Meeting will be a public *En Banc* hearing and conference at
Barnard College in New York City, New York on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.

The hearing/conference information is as follows:

**Date: Tuesday, July 29, 2008**

**Time: 1:00 to 4:00 pm, followed by a breakout session.**

**Location: Barnard College**

> **James Room, 4^th^ Floor, Barnard Hall**
>
> **3009 Broadway (at 117^th^ Street)**
>
> **New York, New York 10027**

The purpose of the hearing and the subsequent conference (or breakout
session) is to enhance the knowledge of the Commission and attendees
about: (i) the present state of capital markets as those markets impact
ownership diversity in the media and telecom industries and,
particularly, the success of minorities and women entrepreneurs; (ii)
how financing is secured for new, diverse, resource-limited ventures,
focusing on actual problems that have been encountered by women and
minorities attempting to secure financing for media and telecom deals;
and (iii) potential ways the Commission can help facilitate financing
opportunities for minorities and women.

Immediately following the *en banc* hearing, there will be a breakout
session where attendees will have an opportunity to meet with
representatives of potential financing sources.

A later notice will announce the speakers.

Sign language interpreters and open captioning will be provided for this
event.  Other reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities are
available upon request.  Include a description of the
accommodation needed, and include a way we can contact you if we need
more information. Please make your request as early as possible.  Last
minute requests will be accepted, but may be impossible to fill.  You
may send an e-mail to [fcc504@fcc.gov]{.underline} or call the Consumer
& Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (Voice), 202-418-0432
(TTY).

For additional information about the hearing, please visit the FCC's
website at [[http://www.fcc.gov]{.underline}](http://www.fcc.gov/).
Press inquiries should be directed to Barbara Kreisman at 202-418-1600.

-FCC-
> **DA 08-2567**
>
> **November 25, 2008**

**FCC ANNOUNCES EFFECTIVE DATE OF AMENDED**

**TELECOMMUNICATIONS RELAY SERVICE RULES**

**CG Docket No. 03-123; WC Docket No. 05-196**

On June 24, 2008, the Commission released a *Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* in CG Docket No. 03-123 and WC
Docket No. 05-196 (*Internet-based TRS Order*)[^1] in which the
Commission adopted a system to assign users of Internet-based
Telecommunications Relay Service, specifically Video Relay Service and
Internet-Protocol Relay, ten-digit numbers linked to the North American
Numbering Plan. The Commission stated that certain rules adopted in the
*Internet-based TRS Order*, subject to Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) approval for new information collection requirements, shall become
effective after the Commission publishes a notice in the Federal
Register announcing such approval and the relevant effective date.[^2] A
summary of the *Internet-based TRS Order* was published in the Federal
Register on July 18, 2008.[^3] OMB approved the information collections
on November 14, 2008.[^4] Accordingly, the effective date of the rules
adopted in the *Internet-based TRS Order*, subject to OMB approval for
new information collection requirements, is **November 24, 2008**.[^5]

People with Disabilities: 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 and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).

For further information regarding this proceeding contact Heather
Hendrickson, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau,
(202) 418-7295.

[^1]: *Telecommunications Relay Services and Speech-to-Speech Services
    for Individuals with Hearing and Speech Disabilities*, CG Docket No.
    03-123; *E911* Requirements *for IP-Enabled* Service *Providers*, WC
    Docket No. 05-196, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
    Rulemaking, 23 FCC Rcd 11591 (2008).

[^2]: *See Internet-based TRS Order*, 23 FCC Rcd at 11649, para. 162.

[^3]: *See* 73 Fed. Reg. 41286 (July 18, 2008).

[^4]: Notice of Office of Management and Budget Action, OMB Control No.
    3060-1089 approved (Nov. 14, 2008).

[^5]: *See* 73 Fed. Reg. 70905 (Nov. 24, 2008).