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| | Chief\                                                           |  |
| | Regulations and Procedures Division\                             |  |
| | Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau\                        |  |
| | Attn: Notice No. 41\                                             |  |
| | P.O. Box 14412\                                                  |  |
| | Washington, DC 20044-4412                                        |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| | Subject: Notice No. 41: Labeling and Advertising of Wines,       |  |
| | Distilled Spirits and Malt Beverages                             |  |
| |                                                                  |  |
| | I oppose the hard liquor industry\'s dangerous and misleading    |  |
| | effort to promote a \"standard drink.\"\                         |  |
| | \                                                                |  |
| | Creating a \"standard serving\" would confuse consumers more     |  |
| | than help. This information is misleading since mixed drinks are |  |
| | seldom mixed exactly the same. Furthermore, other ingredients    |  |
| | are often mixed with spirits such as high calorie fruit juice,   |  |
| | sodas, and energy drinks. I support the longstanding TTB         |  |
| | regulations requiring display of the percentage of alcohol by    |  |
| | volume as the best means of indicating alcohol content on a      |  |
| | product label or in advertising. Displaying alcohol content in   |  |
| | terms of \"fluid ounces\" of pure alcohol per \"standard         |  |
| | serving\" is a difficult calculation, which is also misleading,  |  |
| | unnecessary and potentially harmful.\                            |  |
| | \                                                                |  |
| | Sincerely,\                                                      |  |
| | \                                                                |  |
| | Dennis Harris                                                    |  |
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| | 1506 Mc Bride Ave                                                |  |
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| | Decatur, IL 62526                                                |  |
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## June 16, 2000

**STATEMENT OF FCC CHAIRMAN WILLIAM E. KENNARD ON THE COMMISSION'S
APPROVAL OF BELL ATLANTIC/GTE MERGER**

Washington, DC -- In this era of convergence, we must be mindful of
over-consolidation. There will be those that will claim this merger
brings us closer to a reemergence of Ma Bell, however, my support is
predicated on the applicants' enforceable commitments to open its
traditional local markets to competitors, invest in new markets, and
accelerate deployment of broadband technologies. The end result should
produce more competition not less.

My support also rests on the merged company's compliance with section
271. Section 271 is at the heart of Congress' competitive vision and the
statutory framework of the 1996 Act. Thus I could not have allowed this,
or any other merger, to violate this core Act provision. In short, the
required spin-off makes this merger lawful. Although the terms of the
spin-off are intricate, the principles are straightforward. First,
Genuity will be owned and controlled by an independent public entity,
thereby ensuring a healthy Internet backbone company. Second, whether
the merged company, Verizon, ever reacquires Genuity remains an open
question, but in any event cannot occur unless and until Verizon opens
its local markets to competition as contemplated under the Act. Indeed,
the meaningful financial risks and limitations conditioning the spin-off
powerfully incent Verizon to expeditiously seek long distance approval
in all Bell Atlantic states. Finally, the conditions ensure that Verizon
cannot benefit from its interest in Genuity before the Act says so --
when there is a meaningful opportunity to compete in its local markets.

By requiring that the Internet backbone asset be spun-off and through
the other merger conditions, we have preserved the fundamental incentive
structure of the Act, sought to stimulate competition, and to promote
more and better service offerings for consumers. For these reasons, I
support this merger.
Proclamation

by the

texas banking commissioner

In response to the declaration by Governor Rick Perry of September 8,
2008, that Hurricane Ike poses a threat of imminent disaster along the
Texas Coast and in the counties of Anderson, Angelina, Aransas, Archer,
Austin, Bee, Bell, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brooks, Calhoun,
Cameron, Cass, Chambers, Cherokee, Collin, Colorado, Comal, Dallas,
Denton, DeWitt, Ellis, El Paso, Fort Bend, Franklin, Galveston, Goliad,
Grayson, Gregg, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hidalgo, Hill,
Hopkins, Hunt, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Kaufman,
Kenedy, Kleberg, Lamar, Lavaca, Liberty, Lubbock, Matagorda, McLennan,
Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Nueces, Orange, Panola,
Parker, Polk, Potter, Randall, Refugio, Sabine, San Augustine, San
Jacinto, San Patricio, Shelby, Smith, Starr, Tarrant, Titus, Tom Green,
Travis, Trinity, Tyler, Van Zandt, Victoria, Waller, Walker, Webb,
Wharton, Willacy, Williamson, Wise and Wood beginning September 7, 2008
and continuing, and pursuant to Section 37.003 of the Texas Finance
Code, I find that an emergency is impending in the above areas of the
state.

Accordingly, I, Robert L. Bacon, Interim Banking Commissioner of Texas,
do hereby issue this Proclamation authorizing banks located in the
affected area, at their discretion, to close offices in the areas that
may be affected by the hurricane until appropriate human resources,
facilities, utilities and security can be restored to safely serve the
financial service needs of the affected communities.

Dated this 10^th^ day of September 2008.

/s/ Robert L. Bacon

Robert L. Bacon

Interim Banking Commissioner
# NY K81609

December 11, 2003

CLA-2-73:RR:NC:N1:113 K81609

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 7321.83.0050

Mr. Brian J. White

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.

151 Union Street, 7th floor

San Francisco, CA 94111

RE: The tariff classification of a butter warmer from China

Dear Mr. White:

In your letter dated November 24, 2003, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.

The sample you submitted is a butter warmer for lobster dinners. It
consists of a 3-inch diameter porcelain bowl resting upon a stainless
steel stand. Inside the stand, beneath the bowl is a stainless steel cup
to hold a candle. In your letter, you suggest classification under
subheading 7323.93.0045, HTSUS as stainless steel cooking ware. However,
that tariff heading has no provision for articles holding a heating
source.

The applicable subheading for the butter warmer will be 7321.83.0050,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for stoves, ranges, grates, cookers...barbecues, braziers, gas rings,
plate warmers and similar nonelectric domestic appliance, and parts
thereof, of iron or steel, other appliances, for solid fuel, other. The
rate of duty will be free, and will remain the same for 2004.

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

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist James Smyth at 646-733-3018.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
MESSAGE NO: 0049201 DATE: 2/18/2000

CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: ADL

REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:

CASES: C-533-063

PERIOD COVERED: 01/01/1987 TO 12/31/1987

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS, PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: ADMIN. REVIEW AND LIQ. INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTAIN IRON-, METAL CASTING
FROM INDIA (C-533-063)

1\. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER (65
FR 5612) OF 02/04/2000, THE AMENDED FINAL RESULTS OF ITS ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER (C-533-063) ON CERTAIN
IRON-METAL CASTINGS FROM INDIA FOR THE REVIEW PERIOD 01/01/1987 THROUGH
12/31/1987.

2\. IMPORTS COVERED BY THE REVIEW ARE SHIPMENTS OF SCOPE DESCRIPTION OF
THE PRODUCT AND CORRESPONDING HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE ITEM NUMBERS.

3\. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE NOW INSTRUCTED TO LIQUIDATE ALL SHIPMENTS OF
CERTAIN IRON-METAL CASTINGS FROM INDIA EXPORTED ON OR AFTER 01/01/1987
AND ON OR BEFORE 12/31/1987 AT THE FOLLOWING PERCENT OF ENTERED VALUE:
ID NUMBER COMPANY NAME RATE

C-533-063-003 CRESCENT FOUNDRY CO. PVT. LTD. 8.25 C-533-063-008 KEJRIWAL
IRON & STEEL WORKS 7.18 C-533-063-006 RSI INDIA PVT. LTD. 9.42
C-533-063-010 UMA IRON & STEEL CO. 7.56 C-533-063-012 SUPER CASTINGS
(INDIA) 37.96 C-533-063-009 SELECT STEEL 37.17 C-533-063-011 COMMEX
24.39 C-533-063-000 ALL OTHERS 18.62

4\. THE ASSESSMENT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BY THE CUSTOMS SERVICE ON
SHIPMENTS OR ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION 778 REQUIRES THAT CUSTOMS
PAY INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS OR ASSESS INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS, OF THE
REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES. THE
INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS
ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER. INTEREST SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM THE DATE OF
PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES THROUGH THE DATE OF LIQUIDATION.
THE RATE AT WHICH SUCH INTEREST IS PAYABLE IS THE RATE IN EFFECT UNDER
SECTION 6621 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 FOR SUCH PERIOD.

5\. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THIS MERCHANDISE EXPORTED
ON OR BEFORE 12/31/1987 IS LIFTED. SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR ALL
ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE EXPORTED AFTER 12/31/1987 WILL CONTINUE.

IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS OFFICERS,
PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORY CHANNELS,
OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING THE ATTRIBUTE \"HQ OAB.\" THE
IMPORTING PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT ROBERT COPYAK,
AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT OFFICE VI, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE AT (202) 482-2209.

6\. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

PAUL SCHWARTZ
**[Main Injector Slip Stacking]{.smallcaps}**

##### 19.d. [Background]{.underline}

> The aim of slip-stacking R&D is to develop the RF and damping
> techniques to merge two Booster batches in the Main Injector and thus
> increase the intensity of the beam on the antiproton production
> target.
>
> **19.f. [Accomplishments in FY05]{.underline}**

Slip Stacking became operational in FY05. All the additional solid state
amplifiers needed for beam loading compensation have been received and
installed. Intensities of 6.5-6.7 x 10^12^ protons per pulse on the pbar
target are routinely achieved and the maximum antiproton stacking rate
has increased by 15%-18%. Slip stacking is the main reason that we can
support "combined shots" (antiprotons from both the Accumulator and
Recycler) mode of operation.

The regular antiproton stacking cycle was replaced with a NuMI/Stacking
mixed mode cycle in which two Booster batches are slip-stacked for
antiproton production and five Booster batches are used for NuMI.
Efforts to minimize beam losses in Main Injector and further increase
the intensity on the pbar target continue.

**19.g.1. [Accomplishments Expected in FY06]{.underline}**

Slip stacking for pbar stacking is expected to operate at design
intensities of 8 x 10^12^ protons per pulse. In addition, we will study
the possibility of slip stacking some (up to four) of the NuMI batches
in order to further increase the proton beam intensity to the NuMI
target.

> **19.g.2. [Future Accomplishments Expected in FY07 and
> Beyond]{.underline}**

##### Depending on the operational needs and the timescale for additional RF power for the Main Injector, we may have some slip-stacking for NuMI as early as FY07.
**New Symmetric Active/Active Replication Model** **enhances**
**Computing Resilience**

In High Performance Computing (HPC) systems the service components, such
as head and service nodes, are the "Achilles heel". A failure typically
results in a complete system-wide outage until repair. Redundancy of
components and efficient software state replication mechanisms are
essential to achieve high availability as well as high performance. The
symmetric active/active replication model and software layer developed
at ORNL and Tennessee Technological University provides high
availability and high performance to any HPC system service. The
developed prototypes showed 99.9997% service uptime using just 3
redundant service nodes, while incurring only a minimal performance
overhead.

The results of this research effort have been integrated into the
popular ORNL software suite for Linux clusters OSCAR (Open Source
Cluster Application Resources) as the high availability variant HA-OSCAR
Oral Presentation 6A-01

Understanding Factors that Limit Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Biomass:
Characterization of Pretreated Corn Stover

# [Lizbeth Laureano-Perez]{.underline}, Farzaneh Teymouri, Hasan Alizadeh and Bruce E. Dale\*

Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI, 48823

Phone: (517) 353-6777; Fax: (517) 432-1105; E-mail: <bdale@egr.msu.edu>

Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is necessary to obtain high
sugar yields by enzyme catalysis. However, the fundamental
characteristics of biomass that limit its enzymatic conversion are not
clearly understood. A better fundamental understanding of these factors
would help improve pretreatment/hydrolysis systems. Toward this end of
improved fundamental understanding, leading biomass pretreatment
techniques are being studied in an integrated multi-university research
project funded by the U. S. Department of Agriculture's Initiative for
Future Agriculture and Food Systems (IFAFS). As part of this joint
research effort, Michigan State University is using spectroscopy and
other methods to characterize corn stover pretreated by a variety of
pretreatment approaches including aqueous ammonia recycle percolation
(ARP), uncatalyzed hydrolysis, dilute acid hydrolysis, controlled pH,
lime and ammonia fiber explosion (AFEX).

Spectroscopic characterization of both untreated and treated material is
being performed in order to determine changes in the biomass and the
effects of pretreatment on crystallinity, lignin content, selected
chemical bonds and depolymerization of hemicellulose and lignin. The
methods used are X-Ray diffraction for determination of cellulose
crystallinity (CrI); diffusive reflectance infrared (DRIFT) for changes
in C-C and C-O bonds; and fluorescence to determine lignin content.
Raman spectroscopy is also being evaluated to determine cellulose
crystallinity. Changes in spectral characteristics and crystallinity are
statistically correlated with enzymatic hydrolysis results to identify
and better understand the fundamental features of biomass that govern
its enzymatic conversion to monomeric sugars.
**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES** default Public Health Service

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Food and Drug Administration

Rockville, MD 20857

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| October 26, 2004                                                      |
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| Dr. Daniel Brookoff                                                   |
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| 1525 Carr Avenue                                                      |
|                                                                       |
| Memphis, Tennessee 38104                                              |
|                                                                       |
| Dear Dr. Brookoff :                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| Your petition requesting the Food and Drug Administration to refuse   |
| to grant final approval to ANDA 76-258 for a generic fentanyl         |
| transdermal system under its current proposed labeling, was received  |
| by this office on 10/25/2004. It was assigned docket number           |
| 2004P-0472/CP 1 and it was filed on 10/26/2004. Please refer to this  |
| docket number in future correspondence on this subject with the       |
| Agency.                                                               |
|                                                                       |
| Please note that the acceptance of the petition for filing is a       |
| procedural matter in that it in no way reflects an agency decision on |
| the substantive merits of the petition.                               |
|                                                                       |
| Sincerely,                                                            |
|                                                                       |
| Lyle D. Jaffe                                                         |
|                                                                       |
| Division of Dockets Management                                        |
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| Office of Management Programs                                         |
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36193Number range CHAPTER SERVICE DATE -- SEPTEMBER 13, 2005

DO

SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

DECISION

STB Docket No. AB-33 (Sub-No. 201X)

Number range CHAPTERUNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY---ABANDONMENT
EXEMPTION---

IN FRANKLIN COUNTY, IA

Decided: September 12, 2005

Number range CHAPTER By decision and notice of interim trail use or
abandonment (NITU) served on September 12, 2003, the Board granted the
petition for exemption filed by Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) for
abandonment of a 7.84-mile line of railroad, in the western portion of
the Bristow Subdivision, extending from milepost 318.66, near Hampton,
to milepost 326.50, near Coulter, in Franklin County, IA. The exemption
was subject to public use, environmental, and standard employee
protective conditions, as well as a trail use condition authorizing a
180-day period for the Iowa Trails Council (Council), on behalf of the
Franklin County Conservation Board, to negotiate an interim trail
use/rail banking agreement with UP for the right-of-way involved in this
proceeding. The negotiating period was extended through September 1,
2005, by decisions served on March 26, 2004, September 23, 2004, and
March 4, 2005.

Number range CHAPTER By letter filed on September 2, 2005, Council
requests an extension of the negotiating period for 180 days. Council
states that an extension of time is necessary to finalize negotiations.
By letter filed on September 6, 2005, UP concurs in the request to
extend the NITU.

Where, as here, the carrier has not consummated the abandonment at the
end of the previously imposed negotiating period and has indicated its
willingness to continue negotiations by requesting an extension, the
Board retains jurisdiction and the NITU negotiating period may be
extended. Under the circumstances, further extension of the negotiating
period is warranted. Number range CHAPTER[See]{.underline} [Birt v.
STB]{.underline}, 90 F.3d 580, 588-90 (D.C. Cir. 1996); [Grantwood
Village v. Missouri Pac. R.R. Co.]{.underline}, 95 F.3d 654, 659 (8th
Cir. 1996), [cert.]{.underline} [denied]{.underline}, 519 U.S. 1149
(1997). Because an extension Number range CHAPTERof the NITU negotiating
period will promote the establishment of trail use and rail banking
consistent with the National Trails System Act, 16 U.S.C. 1247(d), the
requested extension will be granted. Accordingly, the NITU negotiating
period will be extended to February 28, 2006.

This decision will not significantly affect either the quality of the
human environment or the conservation of energy resources.

[It is ordered]{.underline}:

1\. The request to extend the NITU negotiating period is granted.

2\. The negotiating period under the NITU is extended to February 28,
2006.

3\. This decision is effective on its service date.

By the Board, David M. Konschnik, Director, Office of Proceedings.

Vernon A. Williams

Secretary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

May 29, 2001 Linda Haller at 202-418-1408

**COMMISSION FINDS THAT INTELSAT'S PRIVATIZATION WILL SATISFY THE ORBIT
ACT**

Washington, D.C. -- The Commission has found that INTELSAT's plans for
privatization are consistent with the requirements of the Open-Market
Reorganization for the Betterment of Telecommunications Act (the ORBIT
Act).

The ORBIT Act was enacted on March 17, 2000 to promote a competitive
market for satellite communications through privatization of INTELSAT.
The Act established legislative criteria for Commission review of
applications to serve the U.S. market by INTELSAT when privatized.
INTELSAT plans to privatize on July 18, 2001. The Commission found that
those plans satisfy the ORBIT Act criteria. As a result, the conditional
licenses issued by the Commission to Intelsat LLC on August 8, 2000, for
operation of existing and planned satellites in the C-band and Ku-band
will become effective upon privatization on July 18, 2001. At that time,
INTELSAT will transfer its satellites and associated assets to Intelsat
LLC and INTELSAT's ITU network filings for the locations associated with
these satellites are transferred to the United States national registry.
Intelsat LLC will then have full access to the U.S. market as an FCC
licensee.

Action by the Commission May 24, 2001, by Memorandum, Opinion Order and
Authorization (FCC 01-183). Chairman Powell, Commissioners Ness,
Furchtgott-Roth and Tristani.

For further information, contact James Ball, International Bureau at
202-418-0427 or Alexandra Field, Satellite and Radiocommunications
Division, International Bureau at 202-418-2064.

\- FCC -
**Precipitation Processes (PP):** These missions require enough altitude
changes that they are not compatible with most of the EW missions.
Whether in clean or filthy air, continental or maritime air, the
objective of these missions will be to sample aerosol in the boundary
layer (BL) and cloud layers outside of cloud, and particle type and size
distributions inside of clouds. At least one set of penetrations should
be made a short distance above cloud base to assess PSD and therefore
CCN at low levels. These missions should consist of at least two types:

PP-1) Cumulus clouds of varying depths up to cumulonimbus, but visually
distinct so that they may be safely penetrated with easy and quick
escape routes. The aircraft should penetrate at a variety of levels up
to and including anvil level, if present.

PP-2) Mixture of isolated and organized cumulonimbus with some anvils,
perhaps large enough to include stratiform precipitation regions. There
is also interest in doing a spiral descent through the melting layer in
a region of extensive stratiform precipitation. Preference will be given
to PP-2 missions within range of NPOL or TOGA radar for safety and for
the best science.

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**ADDITIONAL MODULES CONTRIBUTED BY SCIENCE TEAM MEMBERS:**

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PP module: 1-hour deviation from EEW mission to penetrate isolated
convective clouds

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height="3.029861111111111in"}

PP module: Anvil penetrations and spirals. *EZ comment: Obviously, this
could be anything from a 1-hour module up. If spiral extends through
melting band, assumes stratiform precip.*
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  Brigham Young University -- Department of                                    
  Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science                                        

  Undergraduate Program Degree               Numbers                           
                                             of                                
                                             Degrees                           
                                             Granted                           

                                             02-03     03-04   04-05   05-06   06-07

  Food Industry Management                                     5       6       5

  Food Science                               17        14      13      15      10

  **Total**                                  17        14      18      21      15
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June 5, 2008

Exemption No. 6140G

##  Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2002-12416

Mr. Paul W. Railsback

Air Transport Association of America, Inc.

1301 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 1100

Washington, DC 20004-1707

Dear Mr. Railsback:

This letter is to inform you that we have granted your petition to
extend Exemption No. 6140, as amended. It explains the basis for our
decision and describes its effect.

# The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated May 13, 2008, you petitioned the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) on behalf of Air Transport Association of America,
Inc. (ATA), for an extension of Exemption No. 6140, as amended. That
exemption from § 121.309(f)(2) of Title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
allows ATA-member airlines to locate the aft megaphone at door 4-left on
their Boeing 747 aircraft.

In your petition, you indicate that there has been no change in the
conditions and reasons relative to public interest and safety that were
the basis for granting the original exemption.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a
summary of the petition in the [Federal Register]{.underline} because
the requested extension of the exemption would not set a precedent, and
any delay in acting on this petition would be detrimental to ATA.

# Our Decision

The FAA has determined that the justification for the issuance of
Exemption No. 6140, as amended, remains valid with respect to this
exemption and is in the public interest. Therefore, under the authority
provided by 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the FAA Administrator has
delegated to me, I grant your petition.

# The Effect of Our Decision

Our decision extends the termination date of Exemption No. 6140, as
amended, to August 31, 2010, unless sooner superseded or rescinded.

All conditions and limitations of Exemption No. 6140, as amended, remain
the same. This letter must be attached to, and is a part of, Exemption
No. 6140.

Sincerely,

/s/

John M. Allen

Acting Director, Flight Standards Service
\$\$154.00A

######### Section 154.---CONTRACTOR SAMPLING AND TESTING

Revised 25 January 2005

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR CONTRACTOR TESTING]{.mark}*

\$\$154.03A

154.03. Add the following:

Furnish test results to the CO immediately after completing the test.
The requirements for furnishing test results do not include sample aging
or curing time; therefore, reporting times will be extended accordingly.

Submit proposals for using alternate AASHTO or State approved test
methods in writing for approval. Alternate methods may be allowed based
on documented equivalence to the method specified.

\$\$154.04A

154.04. Add the following:

On a weekly basis, submit a copy of all current Contractor test results
and pay factor calculations based on those tests for items accepted
under Subsection 106.05. When large quantities are produced, calculate
pay factors as soon as possible. Use this information to make any
necessary adjustments to operations to achieve acceptable pay factors.
The Government may use the Contractor\'s test results to determine final
pay factors for acceptance according to Subsection 154.05.
The Department of Reality Show Regulation

To determine the amounts reported on the Recoveries line of the
Statement of Budgetary Resources, accounting staff within the Reports
branch of the agencies CFO office instructed the nine bureaus to provide
data on excel spread sheets. There was minimal guidance on the types of
adjustments to include other than the data should amounts reported in
SGL accounts 4871 -- Downward Adjustments of Prior-Year Unpaid
Unexpended Obligations, and 4971 -- Downward Adjustments of Prior-Year
Unpaid Expended Authority.

Each of the bureaus used different automated systems, none of which
included SGL data for 4871 or 4971. To come up with the information each
of the bureaus used various procedures and queries to extract the
information. Some of the bureaus wrote data extraction programs to
obtain the data, one bureau maintained a separate ancillary system to
maintain the information, one bureau did not try to extract the
information from the accounting data, but instead requested the
information from the procurement division. Only one of the bureaus had
formal written procedures for gathering the information.

After the data was obtained the bureaus performed various manual reviews
to determine if the data met their criteria for downward adjustments and
submitted it to the CFO's office.

Once the data was received in the CFO's office, no one reviewed the data
to ensure its completeness or accuracy. Additionally, when the data was
received a person from the CFO's office added disbursement information
from expired funds. The disbursement information was calculated from
summary general ledger, but there was no process documentation on the
rational for this process.
**Paula Snell**

**Midwest Area IT Specialist**

Paula Snell has 30 years of Federal service; the majority of that time
has been spent with ARS. Paula started as a Clerk with the Department of
Defense and worked in various clerical positions, including as a
Research Leader Secretary, until she accepted the position of Area
Information Technology Specialist.

Paula is responsible for many aspects of Information Technology
management in the Midwest Area, including MWA Web Master, MWA IT
Security Officer, and network administrator for the MWA Area Office
Local Area Network.

Paula received her Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Illinois
University in 1975.
**World Trade Organization (WTO)**

The WTO (formerly the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade) was
established in 1947, and is the international organization that
negotiates and enforces trade rules and periodically convenes
multilateral trade negotiations. The last completed multilateral trade
negotiations, the Uruguay Round, began in 1986 and concluded in 1994.
NOAA Fisheries has two broad fishery-related interests in WTO: (1)
defending our conservation laws in WTO dispute settlement; and (2)
negotiating fisheries tariffs, non-tariff barriers, and subsidies in the
trade rounds.

The Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference was held in Doha, Qatar, from
November 9-14, 2001. The Ministers agreed to launch negotiations on the
relationship between existing WTO rules and trade obligations set out in
multilateral environmental agreements. The negotiations will address how
WTO rules are to apply to WTO members that are parties to environmental
agreements. Ministers also agreed to clarify and improve WTO rules that
apply to fisheries subsidies. The issue of fisheries subsidies has been
studied in the WTO Trade and Environment Committee for several years.
Some studies demonstrate these subsidies can be environmentally damaging
if they lead to too many fishermen chasing too few fish. The U.S.
position has been that WTO Members should eliminate subsidies that lead
to overcapacity, overfishing and that distort trade. Negotiations on
subsidies to the fisheries sector are taking place in the Negotiating
Group on Rules and have proven to be very contentious.

Ministers instructed the Trade and Environment Committee to pay
particular attention to eliminating or reducing trade restrictions and
distortions to benefit trade, the environment and development as part of
its on‑going work. Finally, Ministers charged the Trade and Environment
Committee to look at the impact of eco‑labeling on trade and examine
whether existing WTO rules stand in the way of eco‑labeling policies.
Parallel discussions are to take place in the Technical Barriers to
Trade (TBT) Committee.

Ministers met in July 2004 in Geneva to reassess progress on a range of
issues, including the prospects for agreeing a formula to lower tariff
and non-tariff measures and improving and clarifying rules on fisheries
subsidies. Ministers at that time agreed that sufficient political will
existed amongst WTO Members to press ahead on the Doha Development
Agenda. Although a comprehensive package for market liberalization was
still under negotiation by end 2004, the Chair of the Committee on Rules
responsible for the negotiations covering fisheries subsidies was able
to declare that substantial progress on the DDA mandate relating to
fisheries subsidies had been made in the previous year.

Web address: <http://www.wto.org/>

**[NOAA Fisheries Contact]{.underline}**

Greg Schneider

Office of International Affairs (F/IA)

National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA

1315 East West Highway

Silver Spring, MD 20910

Telephone: (301) 713-2276 x119

Fax: (301) 713-2313

E-mail: greg.schneider@noaa.gov
**Bombardment History of the Inner Solar System**

Renu Malhotra

*Department of Planetary Sciences*

*University of Arizona*

*1629 East University Boulevard, Tucson AZ 85721-0092*

*USA*

renu@lpl.arizona.edu

Robert G. Strom

*Department of Planetary Sciences*

*University of Arizona*

*1629 East University Boulevard, Tucson AZ 85721-0092*

*USA*

Takashi Ito

*National Astronomical Observatory*

*Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588*

*JAPAN*

Fumi Yoshida

*National Astronomical Observatory*

*Osawa, Mitaka, Tokyo 181-8588*

*JAPAN*

David A. Kring

*Department of Planetary Sciences*

*University of Arizona*

*1629 East University Boulevard, Tucson AZ 85721-0092*

*USA*

We show that the impact crater record of the terrestrial planets and the
Moon is owed to two populations of impactors that are distinguishable by
their size distributions. We further show that the 'old\' population,
responsible for an intense period of bombardment that ended 3.8
Gigayears ago, is virtually identical in size distribution to the
present main belt asteroids; the second population, responsible for
craters younger than 3.8 Gy, matches closely the size distribution of
the near earth asteroids. These results confirm that an inner Solar
System impact cataclysm occurred 3.9 Gy ago, and also provide compelling
new evidence that identifies the main asteroid belt as the source of the
impactors. Comets cannot have been a significant impactor source for the
crater record.

A plausible explanation is that many asteroids were ejected from the
main belt on a short timescale, \~10^7^ y, by sweeping gravitational
resonances during an epoch of orbital migration of the giant planets in
early Solar System history. The impactors in the inner Solar System over
the past 3.8 Gy are also derived from the asteroid belt, but by a
combination of chaotic gravitational resonances and non-gravitational
processes; the latter process being size-dependent, yields a size
distribution quite distinct from the purely gravitational process that
caused the cataclysm 3.9 Gy ago. Several important implications for the
evolution of asteroids, for planetary geology, and for the origin and
history of the Solar System follow from these results. \[Reference:
Strom et al., Science 309:1847-1850 (2005).\]
**FY 05 Per Diem Rate Highlights**

**How does GSA establish per diem rates for the Continental United
States (CONUS)?**

GSA establishes per diem rates for the Continental United States
(CONUS). Per diem rates are the maximum reimbursement allowances up to
which federal employees are reimbursed by their agencies for expenses
incurred while on official business travel.  The per diem rate for a
location is actually three allowances in one---the lodging allowance,
the meals allowance and the incidental expense allowance.  For example,
most of the country is covered by the current standard CONUS per diem
rate of \$91, which breaks down to \$60 for lodging and \$31 for meals
and incidental expenses (M&IE).  For fiscal year 2005, the lodging
portion of the CONUS per diem rate was raised from \$55 to \$60 based on
Consumer Price Index data for lodging costs away from home. 
Furthermore, no changes were made to the M&IE portions of the per diem
rates for FY 05.

Approximately 420 "designated" locations have per diem rates that are
higher than the Standard CONUS per diem rate because of local market
conditions that dictate higher travel costs.  In order to set the FY 05
lodging per diem rate for these designated locations, GSA contracted
with Smith Travel Research (STR) to provide the collective Average Daily
Rate (ADR) of properties within each location that met certain selection
criteria.  The ADR is a standard lodging industry performance measure
calculated by dividing the total revenue of the selected properties by
the number of rooms those properties rented over a specific period of
time. 

Once GSA identifies the location for which we want to set a per diem
rate, STR provides ADR information on all properties within that
location that are approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency
(FEMA) as being fire safe and in compliance with the Hotel Motel Fire
Safety Act of 1990 and are categorized by STR as upper-upscale, upscale,
and mid-price lodging properties. 

Once an ADR number is received from STR, GSA reduces that number by 5%
in order to establish the lodging per diem rate for that location.  For
example, if STR indicates that the ADR for all FEMA-approved;
upper-upscale, upscale, and mid-price properties in a particular
location is \$100; then we would set the lodging per diem rate at \$95. 

The process to establish the per diem rates for FY 06 will begin in the
spring of 2005. GSA will again review the lodging rates for the 420
designated locations.  In addition, GSA will be conducting a new meals
survey in order to potentially establish new meals allowances for FY
06.  Finally, as the lodging portion of the Standard CONUS per diem rate
was adjusted for FY 05, GSA doesn't plan to evaluate this particular
allowance again until establishment of the FY 08 per diem rates.
Federal Fleet Policy Council (FEDFLEET) Subcommittees:

1\. **Federal Vehicle Registration Program**

James Vogelsinger

202-501-1764

<james.vogelsinger@gsa.gov>

Members:

> Lisset Ramirez -- GSA Fleet
>
> Steve Sosson- DHS
>
> Dionne Chisolm- USDA

2\. **Unicor Newsletter/Website**

Jacquie Perry

202-501-3347

<Jacquie.perry@gsa.gov>

Members:

Chuck Welke- DHS

Karl Wolfe- DOT

Valencia Simms- DEA

3\. **Fleet Management Training Plan**

Edward Lawler

202-501-3354

<Edward.lawler@gsa.gov>

Members:

Betty (BJ) Morris- Energy

Helene Mattiello- Energy

At the last quarterly FEDFLEET Meeting in February 2006, it was proposed
that FEDFLEET establish a subcommittee for discussing Agency Shuttle
Operations in the Washington, DC metro area. If you are interested in
participating, please contact Connie Aaron on 202-208-7634 or e-mail
connie.aaron@gsa.gov.
**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12th St., S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

#  DA 07-2093

# May 17, 2007

### 

### PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY BUREAU ACTION

### REGION 14 (INDIANA) PUBLIC SAFETY REGIONAL PLANNING COMMITTEE TO HOLD 700 MHz REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING MEETING

The Region 14 (Indiana)[^1] Public Safety Regional Planning Committee
will hold its next meeting on Wednesday, June 27, 2007, beginning at
1:00 p.m., at the Purdue University Police Department, Terry House
Conference Room, 205 South Intramural Drive, West Lafayette, Indiana.
The purpose of this meeting is to work on and discuss the draft of the
Region plan.

There will be telephone conferencing during the meeting for those who
are unable to attend. The telephone conference number is (765) 496-6523.
Those experiencing difficulty connecting to the conference bridge may
call the Purdue University Operator at (765) 494-4600.

The Region 14 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee meeting
is open to the public. All eligible public safety providers whose sole
or principal purpose is to protect the safety of life, health, or
property in Region 14 may utilize these frequencies. It is essential
that public safety agencies in all areas of government, including state,
municipality, county, and Native American Tribal, and non-governmental
organizations eligible under Section 90.523 of the Commission's rules,
be represented in order to ensure that each agency's future spectrum
needs are considered in the allocation process. Administrators who are
not oriented in the communications field should delegate someone with
this knowledge to attend, participate, and represent their agency's
needs.

All interested parties wishing to participate in planning for the use of
public safety spectrum in the 700 MHz band within Region 14 should plan
to attend. For further information,

please contact:

Alex R. Whitaker, Vice-Chairman

Region 14 700 MHz Public Safety Regional Planning Committee

Indiana State Police Communications Division

8500 East 21^st^ Street

Indianapolis, IN 46219

\(317\) 899-8529

<awhitaker@isp.in.gov>

\- FCC -

[^1]: Region 14 (Indiana) includes the entire state of Indiana, except
    the Southern Lake Michigan counties of Lake, Laforte, Jasper,
    Starke, St. Joseph, Porter, Newton, Pulaski, Marshall and Elkart
    Counties.
Background:

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The Office of AIDS Research requests the Contractor to complete a wire
transfer for \$100,000

to support the final China CIPRA Annual Meeting and Scientific Advisory
Board Meeting in Beijing, China, on May 20 -- June 1, 2008. These funds
will provide logistical support and related travel expenses for
international and Chinese participants attending these meetings.

Description of Work:

The Contractor will complete following tasks.

1\. Complete a wire transfer for \$100,000.

**National Center for STD/AIDS Control and Prevention**

**Bank: Bank of China**

**Swift code: BKCHCNJ**

**Account Number: 01051908091014**

2\. Upon completion, please provide OAR with a copy of the wire
confirmation receipt. Also, send a copy of the invoice to OAR and the
Accounting Office.
**DA 07-1596**

**Released: April 4, 2007**

**[CERTIFIED MAIL -- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED]{.underline}**

KABB Licensee, LLC

KABB(TV)

c/o Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

ATTN: Kathryn Schmeltzer, Esq.

2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037-1128

Re: KABB Licensee, LLC

KABB(TV), San Antonio, TX

> Facility ID No. 56528

File No. BRCT-20060327AFO

Dear Licensee:

This refers to your license renewal application for station KABB(TV),
San Antonio, TX.

In the Children's Television Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-437, 104 Stat.
996-1000, *codified at* 47 U.S.C. Sections 303a, 303b and 394, Congress
directed the Commission to adopt rules, *inter alia,* limiting the
number of minutes of commercial matter that television stations may air
during children's programming, and to consider in its review of
television license renewals the extent to which the licensee has
complied with such commercial limits. Pursuant to this statutory
mandate, the Commission adopted Section 73.670 of the Rules, 47 C.F.R. §
73.670, which limits the amount of commercial matter which may be aired
during children's programming to 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends and
12 minutes per hour on weekdays. *Children's Television Programming*, 6
FCC Rcd 2111, 2118, *recon. granted in part,* 6 FCC Rcd 5093, 5098
(1991). The commercial limitations became effective on January 1, 1992.
*Children's Television Programming,* 6 FCC Rcd 5529, 5530 (1991).

On March 27, 2006, you filed the above-referenced license renewal
application for station KABB(TV). In response to Section IV, Question 5
of that application, you certify that, during the previous license term,
station KABB(TV) failed to comply with the limitations on commercial
matter in children's programming specified in Section 73.670 of the
Commission's Rules. In Exhibit 19, you indicate that station KABB(TV)
exceeded the children's television commercial limits on three occasions
between September 1, 1998, and August 31, 2002. Of those three overages,
two were 30 seconds in duration and one was 60 seconds in duration. You
attribute the overages to human error and inadvertence and describe
steps taken to prevent recurrence of these violations.

It appears from the information before us that the overages in question
were *de minimis* violations of the children's television commercial
limits. Such violations of Section 73.670 of the Commission's Rules do
not warrant further consideration in connection with KABB(TV)'s renewal
application.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, a copy of this Letter shall be sent by
First Class and Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to the
licensee at the address listed above, and to its counsel, Kathryn R.
Schmeltzer, Esquire, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, 2300 N Street,
N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037-1128.

> Sincerely,
>
> Barbara A. Kreisman
>
> Chief, Video Division
>
> Media Bureau