BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
# BES Supported Research Projects Relevant to Counter Terrorism

Laboratory: Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Laboratory organizational Unit: Stanford Synchrotron Radiation
Laboratory

Project Title: Transferred Electron Photoemitters

Principal Investigators: Piero Pianetta, W.E. Spicer

**Scientific description.** The ultimate goal of this project is to
improve the activation and reliability of indium phosphide (InP) based
negative electron affinity (NEA) night vision devices. The path we have
chosen to use is to develop a detailed understanding of the composition,
chemical state and atomic structure of the InP (100) surface at each
process step during NEA activation. The initial work has focused on the
pre-activation cleaning of the InP (100) substrates and as well as the
practical cathodes. These surfaces were studied by synchrotron radiation
photoelectron spectroscopy. Different chemical solutions were used to
clean the InP(100) substrate and the surface species were monitored at
each cleaning step. It is found that the standard, well-known GaAs
cleaning solution containing sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide will
leave a sufficient amount of oxide on the surface that it cannot be
removed during subsequent heat treatment. Therefore, we found it
necessary to add either a hydrochloric acid or sulfuric acid etch to
remove this surface oxide as well as most of the carbon, resulting in a
surface with about 0.5 monolayer of elemental phosphorous. This
elemental phosphorous can subsequently be removed by a low temperature
vacuum anneal, resulting in a clean surface equivalent to what is
routinely obtained with GaAs.

**Relevance to counter terrorism.** NEA photocathodes are the heart of
night vision devices. In an effort to permit the use of active infrared
illumination that is eye-safe, new devices based on InP have recently
been developed. However, the processing technology needed to create NEA
surfaces using InP is at its infancy. Therefore, it is important to
develop processes that yield devices of comparable robustness and
efficiency to their GaAs counterparts. GaAs based night vision devices
are used in the current state of the art night vision goggles, which are
routinely used in military operations, and have very well developed
processes and meet all the relevant performance specifications. This
work is being done in collaboration with Intevac Corporation, which is
the world leader in NEA photocathode applications.
Attachment 3

# Building Information

Location: IRS Headquarters, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
20224

Built in 1930, this building is designated a Historical Building by the
General Services Administration (GSA). It has seven (7) general office
floors plus a basement and an attic.

Approximately Three Thousand (3000) occupants and visitors a day.

Building Normal Operating Hours 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Core Office Business Hours 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

# 

# Building Statistics

  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------
  Gross Area                              1,424,395 Square Feet

  Occupiable Office Area                  752,625 Square Feet

  Net Cleaning Area                       950, 822 Square Feet

  Gross Area of Corridors                 228, 719 Square Feet

  Gross Area of Lobbies and Entrances     9, 368 Square Feet

  Executive Office Space (Carpeted)       16, 165 Square Feet

  General Office Space (Carpeted)         652,826 Square Feet

  General Office Space (Bare Floor)       56,114 Square Feet

  Health Unit                             2,395 Square Feet

  Day Care Center                         3,500 Square Feet

  Parking Garage                          21,564 Square Feet

  Outside Grounds                         218,402 Square Feet

  Service Court-Loading Dock Area         50,000 Square Feet

  Interior/Exterior Windows               2,056

  Interior Bomb Blast Windows             1,063

  Venetian Blinds                         1,650

  Passenger Elevators                     19

  Freight Elevators                       4

  Toilet Rooms & Fixtures                 86 Restrooms-745 Fixtures

  Stairways                               13 Stairways-97 Flights

  Light Fixtures                          29,539

                                          
  --------------------------------------- -------------------------------

Notice: This information is provided as general information only and is
not guaranteed. All measurements are approximate and represent best
estimates. Offerors are solely responsible for verifying all dimensions
and quantities before submitting their bid.
\(217\) 785-4140

\(217\) 782-9143 (TDD)

January 30, 2008

Mr. John M. Mooney, Chief

Criteria Pollutant Section

Air Programs Branch (AR-18)

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

77 West Jackson Boulevard

Chicago, Illinois 60604

Re: Docket ID No. EPA-R05-OAR-2006-0003; Proposed Disapproval of
Illinois Ozone State Implementation Plan (SIP) Revision

Dear Mr. Mooney,

The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) appreciates
this opportunity to comment on the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's (U.S. EPA's) proposed disapproval of Illinois' revision of its
ozone SIP. On August 18, 2005, Illinois requested that five compounds be
added to the list of compounds exempt from being considered as volatile
organic compounds (VOC). Although U.S. EPA agrees that all of the
compounds are not considered as VOC's for the purpose of establishing
emission limitations, U.S. EPA determined one of the compounds, t-butyl
acetate, to be a VOC for recordkeeping, emission reporting, and emission
inventory requirements. On this basis, U.S. EPA proposed to disapprove
Illinois' requested SIP revision. U.S. EPA also proposed to approve the
SIP revision if Illinois removed t-butyl acetate from the list of VOC
compounds or if the special requirements for t-butyl acetate are clearly
indicated in Illinois' regulations.

Please be advised that on January 29, 2008, the Illinois EPA submitted
an amendment to the August 17, 2005, submittal to clarify the
restrictions pertaining to t-butyl acetate. The rulemaking was docketed
by the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) as R08-6. The Notice of
Proposed Amendments was published in the *Illinois Register*, Volume 31,
Issue 44, p. 14679, on November 2, 2007. A Notice of Public Hearing was
issued by the IPCB on October 18, 2007, and was published in all of the
statewide newspapers. A hearing was held on December 5, 2007, in
Chicago, Illinois. On January 10, 2008, the IPCB adopted a Final Opinion
and Order. The effective date of this amendment is January 16, 2008. The
Notice of Adopted Amendments will be published in the *Illinois
Register* on February 1, 2008. The Illinois EPA will supplement this
submittal with the Notice of Adopted Amendments as soon as it is
published in the *Illinois Register*. Since Illinois has submitted the
requisite supporting documentation during the comment period for this
rule, the Illinois EPA requests that U.S. EPA approve the subject SIP
revision.

If further information is required, please contact Rob Kaleel of my
staff at (217) 524-4387.

Sincerely,

Laurel L. Kroack

Chief, Bureau of Air

f:\\kkwin\\Comments OAR-2006-0003 VOM SIP.rk-1-08.doc
**Suwannee River Basin**

**Constituency**

**Meeting**

***Thursday 20 Jul 2006***

**0830 -- 0900 Early Arrival Coffee and Doughnuts**

**0900 -- 0905 Administration and Introductions**

**0905 -- 0915 NWS -- Southern Region**

**( Ben Weiger, Hydrologic Services Branch Chief )**

**0915 -- 1000 NWS -- Southeast River Forecast Center**

**( Jeff Dobur, Senior Hydrologist )**

**( Jack Bushong, Hydrometeorological Analysis and Support )**

**1000 -- 1015 NWS -- WFO Tallahassee**

**( Joel Lanier, Senior Service Hydrologist )**

**1015 -- 1030 Break**

**1030 -- 1045 USGS Tallahassee**

**( Richard Verdi )**

**1045 -- 1115 SRWMD**

**( Tom Mirti, Hydrologist )**

**1115 -- 1130 Florida Emergency Operations Center**

**( Bryan Richardson, Assistant State Meteorologist )**

**1130 -- 1145 Red Cross**

**( Chris Floyd, Emergency Services Director**

> **- Capital Area Chapter ARC )**

**1145 -- 1230 EM Open Discussion / Questions / Share / Show & Tell**

**1230 -- 1330 Lunch - Advent Christian Village**

**Hurricane Safe House Demonstration -- Red Cross Exhibit**

**1400 Howlands Hardware Store - Live Oak, FL (See attached Map)**

> **-- Public Outreach Booth**
>
> **Hurricane Safe House Demonstration -- Red Cross Exhibit**

***Dowling Park***

***Advent Christian Village***

***Location Map***

*Regional Scale*

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height="4.127777777777778in"}

*Dowling Park*

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*Advent Village*

![](media/image3.png){width="5.333333333333333in"
height="4.064583333333333in"}

**W B Howland Co**\
610 11th St SW\
Live Oak, FL 32064, US

![](media/image4.png){width="5.750694444444444in"
height="4.382638888888889in"}

**W B Howland Co**\
610 11th St SW\
Live Oak, FL 32064, US

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height="4.763888888888889in"}
N005299

January 19, 2007

CLA-2-71:RR:NC:2:233

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 7117.90.7500

Ms. Suzanne Deemer

Supremia International, Inc.

Princeton Corporate Plaza, Suite 200

11 Deer Park Drive

Monmouth Junction, NJ 08852

RE: The tariff classification of a child's necklace from China.

Dear Ms. Deemer:

In your letter dated January 9, 2006, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.

The submitted sample is a child's necklace used as a promotional item.
The necklace measures 18" in length and is made of plastic beads strung
onto plastic wire. It features a dolphin pendant and a lobster claw
clasp, both made of silver plated brass. According the cost breakdown
you submitted, the necklace is valued at \$0.70.

The necklace is composed of different components and is considered a
composite good. Regarding the essential character of the necklace, the
Explanatory Notes to GRI 3 (b) (VIII) state that the factor which
determines essential character will vary between different kinds of
goods. It may for example, be determined by the nature of the materials
or components, its bulk, quantity, weight or value, or by the role of a
constituent material in relation to the use of the goods. When the
essential character of a composite good can be determined, the whole
product is classified as if it consisted only of the part that imparts
the essential character to the composite good. In this case, the plastic
beads impart the essential character to the good.      

The applicable subheading for the child's necklace will be 7117.90.7500,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides
for "Imitation jewelry: Other: Other: Valued over 20 cents per dozen
pieces or parts: Other: Of plastics." The rate of duty will be Free.

Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change.
The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are
provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.

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 Lawrence Mushinske at 646-733-3036.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
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**JAMES J. BULGER -**

**ENTRE LOS DIEZ PRÓFUGOS MÁS BUSCADOS POR EL FBI**

Uno de los diez prófugos más buscados por el FBI, JAMES BULGER,
acompañado de su novia CATHERINE CREIG fue visto por última vez en
Taormina, Sicilia, el pasado mes de abril. Bulger, al darse cuenta de
que había sido reconocido y grabado, huyó adentrándose en un callejón.

El FBI, a través del Grupo de Trabajo del Prófugo Bulger \[Bulger
Fugitive Task Force, BFTF\], en colaboración con las autoridades
policiales italianas intentó identificar a la pareja sin éxito. Desde
entonces, el BFTF, trabaja en Europa intentando dar a conocer las
fotografías de ambos individuos a través de los medios de información.

JAMES BULGER está acusado por la ley RICO (Racketeering Influenced
Corupt Organizations Act) de 21 cargos de asesinato. En paradero
desconocido desde 1995, ingresó importantes sumas de dinero en cajas
fuertes tanto en EE.UU. (Clearwater, Florida, 2001), como en Irlanda e
Inglaterra (2002) ó en Montreal, Canadá, en 2003. No se descarta que
existan otras cajas fuertes en lugares como Italia, hasta donde el
fugitivo viajó meses antes de ser visto en este país. Las autoridades
policiales creen que BULGER y GREIG están en estos momentos viajando por
Estados Unidos y Europa.

El FBI solicita que cualquier pista ó información que se disponga, sea
comunicada en el teléfono: 00-1-304-625-0630 ó a través de Internet en
[[http://www.fbi.gov./tips]{.underline}](http://www.fbi.gov./tips)

Se adjunta fotografía.

Madrid, 17 septiembre 2007

![](media/image2.png){width="5.65625in" height="5.5625in"}
**Sample Size Requirements For Stratified Random Sampling of
Agricultural Run Off Pollutants in Pond Water With Cost Considerations
Using a Bayesian Methodology**

**A.A. Bartolucci, Ph. D., Professor**

Department of Biostatistics, University of Alabama at Birmingham,
Birmingham, AL 35294-0022, USA

Email: [Albartol@uab.edu,]{.underline} Tel: 205-934-4906, FAX:
205-975-2540

**S.J. Bae, Ph.D., Assistant Professor**

Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of
Texas Health Science Center at Forth Worth, Forth Worth, Texas
76107-2699, USA

Email: [sbae@hsc.unt.edui]{.underline} , Tel: 817-735-5162, FAX:
817-735-2314

**B. Galvan, MPH, Associate Dean**

School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at
Forth Worth, Forth Worth, Texas 76107-2699, USA

Email: [bgalvan@hsc.unt.edui]{.underline} , Tel: 817-735-2372, FAX:
817-735-2314

**K.P. Singh, Ph.D., Professor and Chair**

Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of
Texas Health Science Center at Forth Worth, Forth Worth, Texas
76107-2699, USA

Email: [ksingh@hsc.unt.edui]{.underline} , Tel: 817-735-0490, FAX:
817-735-2314

**Abstract:** Estimating average environmental pollution concentrations
from fertilization components and their variance is a fairly straight
forward task in stratified random sampling. A more challenging concept
is the introduction of the cost factor into this environmental model.
Traditional statistical techniques have incorporated costs from sampling
within a stratum as well as stratum weights to determine the stratum
size and overall required sample size. Information in the form of
informative prior distributions to determine a more coherent variance in
the system yield a more precise Bayesian approach to the sample size and
cost calculations. This approach results in a more efficient sampling
strategy in terms of cost when considering a pre specified margin of
error for the sampling mean as well as the more complicated situation of
correlation among the strata samples.

**K*eywords:*** *Stratified; random sampling; cost; Bayesian*
# Appendix s

# Regulation and Frequency Response Ancillary Service 

# Rate Design 

## Rate = RR for Regulation/reservations requiring the service

### RR for service = 

(Capacity for service x Capacity rate of Project + Regulation Purchases)
x

use factor Reservations requiring the service divided by

CRSP Southern load + DSW load + load in BATO

  -------------- -------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------- ----------------
                 **Regulation                  **Regulation**              
                 Service                                                   
                 Charge**                                                  

                 **Hoover\***   **CRSP\*\***   **Purchases**    **Use      **Total**
                                                                Factor**   

  **Capacity**   57,000 kW      4,000 kW                                   

  **Rate**       \$16.68 kW/Yr  \$23.30 kW/Yr                              

  **Cap. R.R.**  950,760        93,200         \$268,800        0.70       \$918,932

                                                                           

  **BATO Res**   4,483,892 MWh                                             4,483,892 MWh

                                                                           

  **Rate**                                                                 0.2049 mills/kWh

                                                                           

  \* Capacity                                                              
  rate for BCP                                                             

  \*\* Capacity                                                            
  rate for                                                                 
  regulation                                                               
  capacity                                                                 
  calculated by                                                            
  CRSP MC                                                                  
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| g){width="2.8645833333333335in" |         | Director (OD)            |
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:

Wednesday, September 17, 2003 Number range CHAPTEROffice of NIH History

Number range CHAPTER(301) 496-6610

# NIH History Day Lecture on Joseph Goldberger

WHAT: First annual NIH History Day Lecture

WHO: Professor Alan Kraut, Professor

American University

WHEN: Monday, September 22, 2003; 3:00 pm ET

WHERE: Lipsett Auditorium

Clinical Center (Building 10)

NIH Campus

Bethesda, Maryland

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) kicks off its first annual "NIH
History Day" with a lecture by Professor Alan Kraut of American
University, with opening remarks by NIH Director, Elias A. Zerhouni.
Professor Kraut will discuss his new book, *Goldberger's War: The Life
and Work of a Public Health Crusader*. A noted infectious disease
specialist during the early twentieth century, Dr. Joseph Goldberger
dedicated his career to the investigation of the causes and spread of
many diseases, including typhoid, yellow fever, and diphtheria. He is
best known for his work on the disease pellagra, the "scourge of the
south," in which he discovered that the cause of pellagra was a dietary
insufficiency, later identified as vitamin B niacin. Dr. Kraut will tell
the story of the years of experiments leading to the pellagra discovery,
interweaving public health history with the absorbing personal tale of a
doctor who went to extraordinary lengths to demonstrate his ideas. The
lecture will be followed immediately by a book signing and reception
outside of Lipsett Auditorium. Sign language interpreters will be
provided for the lecture.

The Office of NIH History and the Stetten Museum are components of the
Office of Communications and Public Liaison in the NIH Office of the
Director. The National Institutes of Health, an agency of the U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services, conducts and funds biological
and medical research in hopes of improving the public health for the
nation.
**Office of the Comptroller of the Currency**

*Joint Release* **Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation**

**Office of Thrift Supervision**

NR 2001-100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

December 12, 2001

Regulators Propose Common Form for

Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance Applications

To promote consistency and reduce regulatory burden, the Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation have proposed a uniform charter
and federal deposit insurance application form.

The new "Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance Application"
form will be used to apply for a national bank or federal savings
association charter and for federal deposit insurance. The proposed form
will eliminate duplicative information requests by consolidating into
one uniform document the different reporting requirements of the three
regulatory agencies.

Today, the agencies submitted the proposed form to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for approval and published a notice in the
**Federal Register** inviting comment on the new form. The new form is
part of an ongoing effort by the regulatory agencies to simplify
procedures, eliminate duplicative or outmoded policies and otherwise to
reduce reporting burden on financial institutions. In prior years, the
agencies have issued four other common forms to promote uniformity:
Interagency Notice of Change in Control, Interagency Notice of Change in
Director and Senior Executive Officer, Interagency Biographical and
Financial Report, and Interagency Bank Merger Act Application.

A copy of the final form is available from any of the agencies or on the
Internet at [http://www.occ.treas.gov](http://www.occ.treas.gov/), at
[http://www.fdic.gov](http://www.fdic.gov/) or at
http://www.ots.treas.gov. The agencies plan to implement the
"Interagency Charter and Federal Deposit Insurance Application" in early
2002 after receiving clearance from the OMB.

\# \# \#

[Media Contacts]{.underline}:

OCC: Dean DeBuck (202) 874-4876

FDIC: David Barr (202) 898-6992

OTS: Sam Eskenazi (202) 906-6913
**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

**Federal Communications Commission**

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

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**DA 00-1852**

#  August 18, 2000

**WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION**

**TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING COMMITTEE**

**(REGION 51) ANNOUNCES FIRST MEETING**

In accordance with provisions contained in The Development of
Operational, Technical and Spectrum Requirements For Meeting Federal,
State and Local Public Safety Agency Communications Requirements For
Priority Access Service, *First Report and Order* and *Third Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking,* WT Docket No. 96-86, 14 FCC Rcd 152, 190 ¶ 77, the
FCC has adopted a regional planning approach to spectrum management for
specific channels though-out the 700 MHz band.

By this notice, the Region 51 (Texas - Houston) 700 MHz Public Safety
Planning Committee announces that its first meeting will be held on
November 8, 2000 at 9:00 a.m., C.S.T., at the George R. Brown Convention
Center General Assembly Room C, 1001 Avenida de las Americas, Houston,
Texas. The purpose of the meeting is to begin the formation of a
coordinated regional plan for Region 51, Texas -- Houston, including the
counties of Shelby, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Sabine, Houston,
Trinity, Angelina, Walker, San Jacinto, Polk, Tyler, Jasper, Newton,
Montgomery, Liberty, Hardin, Orange, Waller, Harris, Chambers,
Jefferson, Galveston, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Austin, Colorado, Wharton and
Matagorda.

All parties having Public Safety interests within Region 51 are
encouraged to attend. For further information, please contact:

Ronald Gillory, Convener

Region 51, 700 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee

Houston Police Department, Comms. Mngt. Div.

61 Reisner St.,

Houston, Texas 77002

\(713\) 247-5744 (voice); (713) 247-4368 (fax) sezron@ix.netcom.com

www.hic.net/region51

Additional information about 700 MHz National/Regional Planning and
related matters can be found on the Public Safety web site located at:
http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/publicsafety/700MHz/.

\- FCC -
\-\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: Ranluron@aol.com
\[[[mailto:Ranluron@aol.com]{.underline}](mailto:Ranluron@aol.com)\]

Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2005 8:39 PM

To: comments@taxreformpanel.gov

Cc: flfairtax@yahoogroups.com

Subject: Tax Reform

For the Record.

I support HR 25 and S25.

The existing system we have is absurd. You don\'t know the law, I don\'t
know the law and

even the IRS does not know the law. It has become loaded with loopholes,
write-offs, red tape and is incomprehensible. Please do not try to
\"fix\" this system . It will not fix.

A flat tax is not an answer. after everyone gets their writeoffs, we
will be right back to the same problems we have today.

The Fair Tax is the best way to go to raise the money our country needs
to function.

The tax advisory panel will have to be very brave to recommend it.
Powerful forces will be at work to stop it. The tax system we have now
gives a lot of POWER to the Government.

The people working for the IRS will be dead set against it. It will
relieve most of them from their jobs. The Tax Accountants and Tax
Attorneys will be against it for the same reasons.

Crys of \"unfair\", and \"they are trying to tax the poor\" will be
heard. The pundits will come out against it with their solemn faces on.
The economists will decry how it \"will never work\" and come up with
mind numbing scenarios.

So let\'s look at it the way the Australians do. Their GST (Government

Service Tax) is built into all retail sales. It is 10% The Large Pizza
is

\$25.. \$2.50 is sent to the Government by the seller.

What could be more simple. If you buy new finished goods and services
you pay the Fair Tax. Those who do not buy, don\'t pay. Those who buy a
lot, pay a lot. (This is the ultimate means test). The poor are given a
\"prebate\" to make sure they are not \"saddled\" with supporting our
country.

According to the \$22 Million study, there will be enough revenue to
also totally fund Social Security!

I am sure the entire panel is aware of the swelling grass roots support
for the Fair Tax.

If you are not, please just go to
[[www.fairtax.org]{.underline}](../www.fairtax.org)
\<[[http://www.fairtax.org]{.underline}](http://www.fairtax.org/)\> and
everything will be explained.

Respectfully submitted,

Randall K. Ierna

Licensed Real Estate Broker

181 3 St. West

Tierra Verde, Florida 33715

Ph: 727-647-0813

e mail: C21REALT@aol.com
**Western Central Atlantic Fishery Commission (WECAFC)**

**[Basic Instrument]{.underline}**

Article VI-1 of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
(FAO) Constitution. Resolution 4/61of the FAO Council at its Sixty-first
Session in November 1973. Statutes amended by FAO Council in December
1978.

**[Implementing Legislation]{.underline}**

None.

**[Member Nations]{.underline}**

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa
Rica, Cuba, Dominica, France, European Community, Grenada, Guatemala,
Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Korea (Rep. of),
Mexico, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Panama, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint
Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad and
Tobago, United Kingdom, United States, and Venezuela.

**[Commission Headquarters]{.underline}**

FAO Sub-Regional Office for the Caribbean

6^th^ Floor, Tom Adams Financial Centre

P.O. Box 631C

Bridgetown, Barbados

Secretary: Mr. Bisessar Chakalall

Telephone: 246 426 7110

Fax: 246 426 7111

Web address: http://www.fao.org/fi/body/rfb/WECAFC/wecafc_contacts.htm

**[U.S. Representation]{.underline}**

The Assistant Regional Administrator for Sustainable Fisheries, National
Marine Fisheries Service Southeast Region, generally heads the U.S.
delegation to WECAF.

**[Description]{.underline}**

A. Mission/Purpose:

WECAFC's purpose is to facilitate the coordination of research; to
encourage education and training; to assist Member Governments in
establishing rational policies; and to promote the rational management
of resources of interest to two or more countries. The Commission has an
advisory management function but no regulatory powers.

B. Organizational Structure:

The Commission, composed of all Members, is the central policy forum.
The Commission has four Subsidiary Committees: (1) Working Party on
Assessment of Marine Fishery Resources; (2) Working Party on Fishery
Economics and Planning; (3) Committee for the Development and Management
of Fisheries in the Lesser Antilles; and (4) the Ad hoc working groups.

**[Staff Contacts]{.underline}**

[NOAA Fisheries]{.underline}:

National Marine Fisheries Service

Southeast Regional Office

9721 Executive Center Drive N.

St. Petersburg, Florida 33702

Telephone: (727) 570-5305

Fax: (727) 570-5583

[WECAFC Contact]{.underline}:

FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean

P.O. Box 631C

Barbados

Telephone: +246 426 7110

Fax: +246 426 7111
# Calendar of Events

# March 2006

# 

March 1 - Dnipropetrovsk IATP center . Seminar \" Editing Photos --
alternative solutions\" Trainer: Yuriy Selivestrov, IATP Representative

March 4 - Kharkiv. "Public Relations Training" for UGRAD program alumni
will give alumni a general overview of what PR is and how it can be used
in education, business and politics.

March 7 (every Tusday) -- Khmelnytskyy IATP center. Trainings for school
children "Lingva Land" Trainer: Gusyakov І. FSAU 2003-2004

March 7 - Lutsk IATP center. Alumni meeting dedicated to Women's Day

March 9 - Uzhhorod "Window on America" center. Meeting of the U.S.
Ambassador with local alumni community.

March 10 - Horlivka. Roundtable \"Gender Sensitive Education\" for UGRAD
alumni will focus on gender stereotypes in the educational process.

March 11 - Luhansk IATP center. Seminar for alumni on Leadership.

> Trainer: Bobyk E. FLEX 2003

March 11 - Kyiv School #106. Creative dancing workshop for UGRAD alumni.

March 15 - Ivano-Frankivsk IATP center. Training "Creating Web Sites",

# Trainer: Bogdan Futerko

March 16 - Kyiv Fulbright program office . Presentation by US Fulbright
Scholar Dr. Phillip Acree Cavalier (Catawba College) \"What Happens When
Words Collide:  Gertrude Stein\'s Experiments."

March 17 - Kyiv. Roundtable \"Working for the Government: Gender
Aspects\" will discuss gender issues in government service. Organized by
IREX.

March 18 - Kyiv. The 6^th^ Annual Benefit Evening organized by FLEX
program alumni.

March 20 - Dnipropetrovsk IATP center. Alumni club meeting,

March 22 - Ivano-Frankivsk IATP center. Alumni meeting,

March 23           US Fulbright Scholar Dr. Phillip Acree Cavalier
(Catawba College) will introduce American poetry (Marianne Moore) to
students

March 24 - Lutsk IATP center. Presentation of the Child Development
Center

> by Lyudmyla Voznyuk (CC alumna)

March 27 - Dnipropetrovsk IATP center . Seminar \" Tourism on the
Internet\",

> Trainer: Yuriy Selivestrov, IATP Representative

March 27 - Dnipropetrovsk IATP Site. Seminar \"Tourism on the Internet\"
for local ECA alumni.

March 29 **-** Poltava**.** Seminar on Education for Sustainable
Development.

March 30 - Kyiv Fulbright program office. Presentation by US Fulbright
Scholar Dr. Phillip Acree Cavalier (Catawba College) on American poetry
(H.D.) for students.

#
**DA 06-1259**

**Released: June 12, 2006**

**NOTICE OF STREAMLINED DOMESTIC 214 APPLICATION GRANTED**

**WC Docket No. 06-93**

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

1.  Domestic Section 214 Application filed for the Transfer of Control
    of Mid-Maine Communications, Inc., Mid-Maine Telecom, Inc., and
    Mid-Maine Telplus d/b/a Mid-Maine Long Distance to Otelco Inc., WC
    Docket No. 06-93, DA 06-1014 (rel. May 11, 2006).

> **Effective Date of Grant:** June 11, 2006.

For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson-Parker at (202)
418-1394 or Heather Hendrickson at (202) 418-7295, Competition Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

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

[^2]: *Id.*; *see* 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 (Computation of time).
\$\$602.00A

######### Section 602.---CULVERTS AND DRAINS

Revised 2 October 2005

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IF FLH PIPE POLICY, PDDM 7.3.C.14, REGARDING
CORROSION AND ABRASION APPLIES. DELETE PIPE MATERIALS THAT DO NOT MEET
REQUIREMENTS FOR CORROSION AND ABRASION.]{.mark}*

\$\$602.03A

602.03. Add the following:

Furnish culvert pipe from the following groups:

> Aluminum-alloy corrugated pipe, Type I or II, *[(insert gage from
> fill/height tables)]{.mark}* gage minimum
>
> Aluminum-alloy spiral rib pipe, Type I or II, *[(insert gage from
> fill/height tables)]{.mark}* gage minimum
>
> Asphalt--coated pipe (steel)
>
> Concrete-lined corrugated steel pipe
>
> Fiber-bonded asphalt coated steel pipe
>
> Invert-paved corrugated steel pipe
>
> Metallic coated corrugated steel pipe, Type I or II, *[(insert gage
> from fill/height tables)]{.mark}* gage minimum
>
> Metallic coated spiral rib pipe, Type I or II, *[(insert gage from
> fill/height tables)]{.mark}* gage minimum
>
> Polymer-coated steel pipe
>
> Plastic pipe
>
> Reinforced concrete pipe, Class *[(insert class]{.mark}* *[from
> fill/height tables, Class II minimum)]{.mark}*

[]{.mark}

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING FOR BOX CULVERTS]{.mark}*

\$\$602.03B

602.03. Add the following:

Construct either cast-in-place or precast concrete box culverts.
Construct cast-in-place box culverts according to Section 552. Submit
design drawings and details with supporting calculations for precast
concrete box culverts to the CO according to Subsection 104.03.
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**HOTEL RESERVATION**

**For**

Meeting Accommodations

International EOS/NPP

Direct Readout Meeting 2008

March 31 - April 4, 2008

Bangkok, Thailand

Kindly fax or E-mail your reservation to the Pathumwan Princess Hotel,
Bangkok - email address : <ppbrsvn4@dusit.com> or fax no. + 66 0 2
611-7043 , should you need more information , please visit our website :
[http://www.pprincess.com](http://www.pprincess.com/)

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  First name :                  First name                                

  Tel no. :                     Fax No.                                   

  email address :                                                         
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  Room type            Single Room       Twin / Double     No. of Room     

  Superior Room         Baht 3,649       Baht 4,002                      

  Deluxe Room           Baht 4,237       Baht 4,708                      

  ExecuPlus Suite Room  Baht 5,355       Baht 5,767                      

  Extra bed             Baht 2,413                                        
  -------------------- ----------------- ----------------- --------------- --

Prices shown are inclusive of breakfast, 10% service charge and
government taxes

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  Check in date :         Flight no. :            Arrival time :

  Check out date :        Flight no :             Departure date :

  Airport Pick up at      Yes/No                  This is at extract cost
  arrival                                         
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

**\*\*** Airport pick up to hotel : Car (Capacity for 3 persons) Baht@
1,500.net/car/trip.

Van (Capacity for 6 persons) Baht@ 1,700.-net/van/trip.

Credit card details  Visa  Master card  American Express

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
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  Card holder's name :                Authorizing Signature :
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

**[Conditions]{.underline}**

\- No booking will be accepted without credit card details or one night
deposit. In case of no show for a guaranteed booking, one night's
deposit will be forfeited.

\- Check in time at the hotel is 14.00 hrs. and check out is 12.00 noon,
early check in is required to reserve 1 night prior the check in date.

\- CUT OFF date of room reservation is **[on March 1,
2008]{.underline}**
**2004 National/International CFC List Errata**

as of November 8, 2004

The following organizations have either withdrawn from or been
erroneously listed in the 2004 CFC National/International List:

-   **American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (#0403)**

-   **Amnesty International (#0416)**

-   **Cancer Center at the Burnham Institute (#0218)**

-   **Center for Constitutional Rights (#2266)**

-   **Electronic Frontier Foundation (#2229)**

-   **Global Fund for Women (#1908)**

-   **Lawyers Committee for Human Rights (#2253)**

-   **Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (#0328)**

Campaigns that have not yet printed their brochures should remove these
organizations from their lists.

Campaigns that have already printed their brochures should undertake the
most cost effective of the following two alternatives:

-   issue an addendum to the brochure to remove these organizations; or

-   do not issue an addendum, but upon receipt of designations for these
    organizations, instruct the donors who designated that they may:

    -   re-designate their contributions;

    -   have their funds considered undesignated; or

    -   cancel their pledges via a written notice to their payroll
        office.  Please advise donors that if their pledge card also
        contained other organizations, the cancellation will stop the
        entire payroll deduction and affect the amounts pledged to all
        organizations.

Additional corrections:

-   **International Human Rights Law Group**'s CFC number is **2227**.

-   **Lithuanian Catholic Religious AID, Inc.'s (#1154)** statement
    includes two administrative and fundraising rates. The correct rate
    is 10.4%.

-   **Southeastern Guide Dogs** is the legal name of **Paws for
    Independence (#1817)** not **Paws With A Cause (#1814)**

Campaigns that have not yet printed their brochures should make these
additional corrections to the National/International List.

Campaigns that have already printed their brochures and are issuing an
addendum to remove the six organizations above should additionally put
these corrections in the addendum. Campaigns that have already printed
their brochures and are not issuing an addendum are not required to make
the additional corrections.
Subject: MOTION STAGE SYSTEM --Questions and Answers

1-057-RBE.1206

QUESTION

1\) The spec calls for stages that are 4 meters long. Is this actually
the

length of the rails?

ANSWER: Yes

QUESTION

2\) What is the minimum travel required?

ANSWER: 3 meters (4 meters minus .8 meter bearing separation and bearing
mount width)

QUESTION

3\) Would a PCI plug in interface card be acceptable in lieu of GPIB or
RS232

interface?

ANSWER: no, would prefer GPIB.

QUESTION

4\) The rotational stage is mounted at 40 - 45 degrees of vertical. Does
this

need to be adjustable?

ANSWER: yes, the mounting will be handled at NASA, angle specifications
were given for load calculations on the rotation table.

QUESTION

5\) Is the angle of rotation in line with the direction of travel or at
90

degrees? Or other angle?

ANSWER: The axis of rotation is perpendicular to the axis of rotation.

QUESTION

6\) What type of mounting plate or adapter is required on the rotational

stage?

ANSWER: The mounting plate will be adapted to X95 rail. NASA problem.

QUESTION

7\) Is there a minimum outside diameter of the rotational stage?

ANSWER: yes, 15 inches.

QUESTION

8\) Does the ball screw need to be protected from debris, heat, or
sparks?

ANSWER: Drive hardware must be protected (inclosed).

QUESTION

9\) Are leveling adjustments required at the base?

ANSWER: Leveling adjustments will be made on the mounting hardware
between the two 4 meter stages. NASA problem.

QUESTION

10\) Are provisions for anchoring to the floor required?

ANSWER: no

QUESTION

11\) Is there a preferred height for the center of the rotational axis?

ANSWER: yes, 1 meter from the floor, NASA problem.

**Note: No further questions will be accepted.**
## Narrator: Begin Section 8: What's So Great About Doing the FAFSA Online?

Student: Are there advantages to filing the FAFSA online?

FSAIC: Yes. Going online at [www.fafsa.ed.gov](http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/)
on the site known as *FAFSA on the Web* to complete your application,
rather than filing out a paper form is quick and easy.

Student: Quick?

FSAIC: You'll get your results as much as three weeks faster than if you
used the paper FAFSA.

Student: Easier than paper? What about accuracy?

FSAIC: Yes. *FAFSA on the Web* has detailed help screens for every
question.

> And, you can get live, private online help from a customer service
> representative. Also, based on your answers to certain questions,
> *FAFSA on the Web* skips other questions that don't apply to you. In
> addition, *FAFSA on the Web* notices when you've supplied answers that
> contradict each other, and it gives you the chance to correct your
> mistakes before submitting the information.

Student: But, is it safe?

FSAIC: Yes. *FAFSA on the Web* uses encryption, which means the
information you send over the site is turned into code so that an
intruder will not be able to read it.

Student: Okay, you've sold me on FAFSA on the Web! What do I do now?

FSAIC: Get a PIN at [www.pin.ed.gov](http://www.pin.ed.gov/), if you
haven't already done so. Next, find out what documents you need using
the checklist on page 1 of the *FAFSA on the Web Worksheet* at
[www.studentaid.ed.gov/worksheet](http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/worksheet).
You can also complete the entire worksheet if you are more comfortable
filling something out on paper before going online.

Student: I get it. The worksheet will allow me to organize my thoughts
and get it all down on paper, first.

FSAIC: Exactly. So now, when you are ready, go to
[www.fafsa.ed.gov](http://www.fafsa.ed.gov/) and apply. Once you've
submitted your completed FAFSA, check your e-mail inbox for a response
and further instructions. For further information, you can go online to
[www.studentaid.ed.gov/pubs](http://www.studentaid.ed.gov/pubs).

## Narrator: End Section 8: What's So Great About Doing the FAFSA Online?
**§3.656 Disappearance of veteran.**

\(a\) When any veteran has disappeared for 90 days or more and his or
her whereabouts remain unknown to the members of his or her family and
the Department of Veterans Affairs, disability compensation which he or
she was receiving or entitled to receive may be paid to or for his or
her spouse, children and parents, effective the day following the date
of last payment to the veteran if a claim is received within 1 year
after that date; otherwise from the date of receipt of a claim. The
total amount payable will be the lesser of these amounts:

\(1\) Dependency and indemnity compensation.

\(2\) Amount of compensation payable to the veteran at the time of
disappearance, subject to authorized insurance deductions.

\(b\) Where a veteran's whereabouts become known to the Department of
Veterans Affairs after an award to dependents has been made as provided
in this section, the award to the dependents will be discontinued
effective date of last payment, and appropriate action will be taken to
adjust the veteran's award in accordance with the facts found.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1158)

\(c\) Awards to dependents will not be continued under this section in
any case where the facts are such as to bring into effect the
presumption of death under §3.212.

\(d\) When any veteran has disappeared for 90 days or more and the
veteran's whereabouts remain unknown to members of the veteran's family
and the Department of Veterans Affairs, any improved pension, section
306 or service pension which the veteran was receiving or entitled to
receive may be paid to or for the spouse or children. The status of the
veteran at the time of disappearance, with respect to permanent and
total disability, income and net worth will be presumed to continue
unchanged. Payment for the spouse or children will be effective the day
following the date of last payment to the veteran if a claim is received
within 1 year after that date; otherwise from date of receipt of a
claim. The total amount payable will be the lesser of these amounts:

\(1\) The service death pension rate if the veteran was receiving
service pension or the improved death pension rate if the veteran was
receiving section 306 or improved pension.

\(2\) The amount of pension payable to the veteran at the time of
disappearance. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1507)

\[26 FR 1599, Feb. 24, 1961, as amended at 27 FR 11891, Dec. 1, 1962; 30
FR 6649, May 14, 1965; 40 FR 14313, Mar. 31, 1975; 44 FR 45942, Aug. 6,
1979\]
> **BULGARIA BEST PROSPECTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY SERIES**
>
> 2007 brought Bulgaria into the European Union and into the U.S.-EU
> trading relationship. Today, the largest foreign investor in Bulgaria
> is a U.S. company, the largest portfolio investor in Bulgaria is a
> U.S. firm, and our bilateral trade continues to break records. The
> signing of the U.S.-Bulgarian Defense Cooperation Agreement provided
> further evidence of the deepening of the strategic political and
> military partnership between our two countries. This year promises
> even greater trade and investment achievements with a bilateral
> investment treaty signed in January, and a bilateral treaty to avoid
> double taxation on track to be finalized this year. The Bulgarian
> economy will continue to grow at a 5.5%-6% per year, and corporate tax
> rates were lowered to 10%.

# Tourism Infrastructure

> The World Tourism Organization ranks Bulgaria as the second fastest
> growing travel market in Europe. Bulgaria\'s improved facilities and
> hotels, great affordability and accessibility are gaining popularity
> among business and leisure travelers around the world. Bulgaria offers
> a wide range of archaeological, historic, scenic and recreational
> attractions, and is growing 10-12% annually for the past three years.
> In 2006, the sector contributed about 12% of the country's GDP which
> helped offset a rising trade deficit. Last year the Bulgarian tourism
> sector employed almost 29% of the workforce.
>
> Currently, the market is concentrated at the Black Sea resorts in the
> summer and at the mountain ski resorts in the winter. However,
> Bulgaria seeks to develop a broader tourist industry based on its
> culture and scenic beauty (rural tourism, cultural tourism, and
> eco-tourism). Bulgarian tourism representatives hope to shift a
> greater percentage of its tourist trade away from low revenue package
> tours and into more luxurious and upscale projects. Bulgaria hopes to
> become the Southeast Europe center for business and convention
> meetings.
>
> EU citizens will find it easier to discover Bulgaria as tourism
> destination after EU accession, according to industry experts. More
> than 500 settlements in Bulgaria are famous as health resorts. The new
> market segment of the tourism infrastructure is the closed-type
> holiday villages along the Black Sea coast and the ski centers.
>
> U.S. companies that specialize in hotel management, theme park
> development, amusement games and attractions, golf course development,
> fast food establishments, sports and leisure facilities, casino
> management, environmental control may have excellent opportunities to
> participate in the upgrade of major tourism-related infrastructure
> facilities.
>
> **For more information on market entry strategies contact:**
>
> Emily Taneva, Commercial Specialist
>
> U.S. Commercial Service, Sofia, Bulgaria
>
> Tel: 359-2-939-5770
>
> Email: <emily.taneva@mail.doc.gov>
>
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