BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
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P.O. Box 1235

Royal City, WA, 99357

Phone: 509-346-9442

Fax: 509-346-9442

www.cbdl.org

January 2, 2008

VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL

Office of Pesticide Programs

Regulatory Public Docket (7502P)

Environmental Protection Agency

1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, DC 20460-0001

Dear Sir or Madam:

Subject: Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0588

The Columbia Basin Development League is a 501(c)(6) non-profit
organization established in the early 1960's to encourage the
development and support the ongoing maintenance and operation of the
Federal Reclamation Columbia Basin Project. Since that time the League
has closely followed issues affecting Project operations. The League is
cognizant of the critical role the use of the aquatic herbicide
acrolein, plays in the continued operation of the Project water delivery
and return flow systems.

Reclamation transferred the responsibility for operations and
maintenance of Project facilities to three irrigation districts in 1969.
Since that time the districts have taken on the management of the
acrolein application program. The Districts, through the years, have
provided the League with numerous briefings on the workings of the
acrolein program in an effort to keep the pubic and farm operators
informed. The Districts have demonstrated a thorough understanding of
all aspects of acrolein use and their concern for the safety of the
residents of the region.

Columbia Basin Project delivers water to nearly 1600 square miles of
farm lands in central Washington through a several thousand miles of
canals, laterals, drains and wasteways that crisscross the area.
Farmsteads are found throughout the region, often in close proximity to
Project facilities. Given the integration of the irrigation system
within the surrounding landscape and population, the District have
developed and implemented extensive operational and safety procedures to
allow acrolein applications in a safe manner. While these programs are
costly, the League has supported them as an imperative part of safe
operation.

Office of Pesticide Programs

Environmental Protection Agency

Page 2

January 2, 2008

The Districts have has a long record of safe and successful use of
acrolein in project facilities. Recently, Districts have made additional
improvements to their acrolein application program under the provisions
of a NPDES permit issued by the Washington Department of Ecology. The
permit incorporated numerous procedures already a part of the Districts'
program and has added additional safe use requirements.

Farm operators and other residents of the region are confident that the
Districts are taking all appropriate precautions and are implementing
necessary procedures to assure safe application and transportation of
acrolein.

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the Human Health Risk
Assessment Docket No. EPA-HQ-OPP-2007-0588.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Michael V. Schwisow

Project Director

Columbia Basin Development League
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**DIRECTIONS**

**Hilton St. Louis at the Ballpark**

**One South Broadway**

**Downtown -- St. Louis, Missouri 63102**

**Phone: 314-421-1776**

[In Missouri -- Heading East or North]{.underline}

**64/40 East** Take **40 East** to the **11^th^ Street** **(Stadium)
exit**. Take 11^th^ Street to **Market Street** and make a right. Stay
on Market Street to **Broadway** and make a right onto Broadway. The
hotel is on the corner of Market and Broadway.

**44 East** Take **44 East** to the **Downtown exits**. Take the
Memorial **Drive exit to Market Street** and make a left. Take Market to
**Broadway** and make a left. The hotel is on the corner of Market and
Broadway.

**55 North** Take **55 North** to the Downtown exits. Take the
**Memorial Drive exit to Market Street** and make a left. Take Market to
**Broadway** and make a left. The hotel is on the corner of Market and
Broadway.

**70 East** Take **70 East** to the **Memorial Drive exit**. Take
Memorial Drive to **Market Street** and make a right. Take Market to
**Broadway** and make a left. The hotel is on the corner of Market and
Broadway.

[From Illinois -- Heading West:]{.underline}

**55/70 West** Take **70 West** to the **Memorial Drive exit**. Take
Memorial Drive to **Market Street** and make a left. Take Market to
**Broadway** and make a left. The hotel is on the corner of Market and
Broadway.

**64/40 West** Take **40 West** to the **Memorial Drive exit**. Take
Memorial Drive to **Market Street** and make a left. Take Market to
**Broadway** and make a left. The hotel is on the corner of Market and
Broadway.
\-\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: steelman
\[[[mailto:steelman@bentonrea.com]{.underline}](mailto:steelman@bentonrea.com)\]

Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2005 1:36 PM

To: comments@taxreformpanel.gov

Subject: \"FAIR TAX\"

My Uncle told me 50 years ago that the freedom of every american citizen
depends on fair and open taxation. He told me that a consumption tax
\"FAIR TAX\" was the best approach.

I agree, no other tax will generate a fully funded government at the end
of each day. No other tax form will assure that all taxes have been paid
and collected at the end of each day.

Nio other tax form fully collects taxes from illegal drug money, loan
sharking, prostitution. etc. That pimp or drug dealer for the first time
will pay federal taxes when he buys that BMW,airplane or boat.

Our economy will boom as the result of the removal of imbedded taxes.
The \"FAIR TAX\" when inacted will, I believe, prove to be miscalculated
and the rate will actually be reduced and still meet all federal needs
including the pass throug grants to states, Counties, and Cities.

The \"FAIR TAX\" is the clearest way to fully finance Social security as
all tax payers will contribute to the fund not just 2 or 3 workers for
each recipient.

Oh sure the pork barrel fighting will go on to see who and how the tax
is spent. The big advantage will be that how it is collected and from
whom will no longer be partisan or unfair.

With all your collective wisdom I pray that you will reccomend and
endorse the \"FAIR TAX\".

Clifton V. Steelman

P.O. Box 1457

Prosser, Wa 99350-
Poster Presentation 1B-23

**Evaluation of Lipase Production by Solid State Fermentation by**

***P. simplicissimum* using Soy Cake**

Fernando Capra, Najara P. Ribeiro, Débora de Oliveira, Marco Di
Luccio^\*^

Food Engineering Dept., URI -- Campus de Erechim, Av. Sete de Setembro
1621,

Erechim, 99700-000, RS, Brazil

E-mail: diluccio@uricer.edu.br

# Denise M. G. Freire

Biochemistry Department -- IQ/UFRJ, Centro de Tecnologia, Bl. A, Sala
549-2

Rio de Janeiro, 21945-900, RJ, Brazil

Lipases have been proposed for application in wastewater treatment of
food industry. Nevertheless, for such applications low cost enzyme
preparations must be available. Lipase production by solid-state
fermentation (SSF) may be suitable for this purpose, since SSF offers
many advantages over submerged fermentation (SmF), which include high
productivity, higher product concentration, simpler equipments and the
use of low cost substrates as agroindustry byproducts. In this study the
production of lipases by SSF was evaluated, using *Penicillium
simplicissimum* and soy cake as substrate. A factorial experimental plan
was used to investigate the effect of temperature, water content of the
medium and supplementation of the substrate with olive oil. Fermentation
temperatures were in the range of 27 to 33 °C, initial water content was
between 50 and 70 wt% and the cake was supplemented with up to 4 wt% of
commercial olive oil. The lipase production kinetics was followed for
each experiment, as well as the water content and pH of the medium. A
statistical analysis of the results was performed and used to optimize
the experimental conditions to maximize lipase production. The results
show that lipase activity was maximum around 48 h of fermentation and
that high enzyme activity could be achieved even with non-supplemented
substrate.
-Techniques

-target design (David Braun)

-diagnostic techniques -VISAR(Peter Celliers)

-Radiography (Damien Hicks, Peter Celliers)

-Radiometry (Hmmm)

-impedance matching (Peter)

-absolute measurements (Peter)

-Research Facilities:

1.  Janus

2.  National Ignition Facility (NIF)

3.  Omega

4.  Z

5.  Vulcan

6.  AWE

7.  LULI

8.  LIL

9.  Phebus

> 10\. APS

-Physics:

-Ultra-High Pressure Shock Wave experiments and data (Rip)

-Paths to extreme density (Jon Eggert)

-precompressed samples(Jon Eggert)

-Isentropic Compression Techniques:

-Pulse Power (Marina Bastea)

-High Energy Lasers (Ray Smith)

-Analysis Tech (Jon Eggert)

-Inertial Confinement Fusion (Rip Collins)(John Lindel-info.)

-Ablators (Rip)

-Stability (David Bradley)

-Shock timing ignition capsules (Peter Celliers)

-Recreating Planetary Interiors (Peter Celliers)

-Phase Transitions:

-Bi (Marina)

-Fe (Jon)

-Diamond (David Bradley)

-Insulation-Conductor Transitions at high pressure-temp- density

-LiF (Damien Hicks)

-Al~2~O~3~ (Damien Hicks)

-O~2~ (Peter Celliers)

-He (Jon Eggert)

-Diamond (David Bradley)

-SiO~2~ (Damien Hicks)

-H~2~O (Peter Celliers)

-Chemistry of Extreme Pressure-Temp-Density
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

H O U S I N G

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Special Attention of: Regional Notice H 93-28 (HUD)

Administrators; Directors, Office of Regional

Housing; Managers; Directors, Housing

Management Divisions; Loan Management Issued: 4/19/93

Branch Chiefs, Categories A, B and C Expires: 4/30/94

Offices with Multifamily; Regional
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Directors of FmHA; Contract Cross References: 4350.3

Administrators; Directors of state agencies;

and Owners, Resident Managers and Management

Agents of Projects covered by Handbook

4350.3

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Subject: Definition of Annual Income: Holocaust

Reparations

Summary - On March 24, 1993, the Department published a change to

the regulations to exclude holocaust reparation payments from

annual income. See Chapter 1 of Handbook 4350.3 for a listing of

the programs covered by this change.

Implementation. The requirements in this notice are

prospectively applied beginning April 23, 1993.

a\. Owners must exclude holocaust reparation payments from

annual income on initial certifications and recertifications

performed on or after April 23, 1993.

Holocaust reparation payments are payments paid by a foreign

government pursuant to claims filed under the laws of that

government by persons who were persecuted during the Nazi

era.

b\. As of April 23, 1993, owners must stop any repayments of

assistance being paid by tenants for reparations payments

they have received in the past.

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Associate General Deputy Assistant

Secretary for Housing

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

HMHP : Distribution: W-3-1,W-2(H), W-3(A)(H)(OGC)(ZAS), W-4, R-1, R-2,

R-3-1, R-3-2, R-3-3, R-6, R-6-1, R-6-2, R-7, R-7-1,

R-7-2, Special Distribution to Field Offices and State Agencies

Previous Editions Are Obsolete HUD 21B(3-80)

GPO 871 902
**Remarks of FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate**

**At the Federal Communications Commission's**

**Independent Panel Reviewing the Impact of Hurricane Katrina**

**January 30, 2006**

Welcome to the Federal Communications Commission. I really wish that I
could be with you today, but I am glad to be able to extend this
personal greeting to you as you begin this important job, not only for
the FCC, for our country.

When the hurricanes hit the Gulf Coast, I was back home in Tennessee,
and like many of you, it took days to track down close friends and our
state colleagues. Through them I was able to hear first hand of the
devastation -- devastation many of you faced.

I recall a conversation with a former state colleague in which he
described the devastation caused by the hurricane, specifically that
three towns had been wiped off the face of the earth. This emotional
conversation has stayed with me and that is why your work is so very
crucial. Because the FCC oversees major infrastructures that are
critical to the nation's ability to respond to natural disasters and
other emergencies, we must continue to learn from these events and
prepare for tomorrow.

I would like to share just a note of praise for the FCC. When contacted
by a carrier to assist following Hurricane Katrina, I gladly called the
FCC offices on a Friday night thinking I would be leaving a voice mail
-- only to discover that the staff was working around the clock to take
immediate action to assist in any way possible to restore communications
for the public safety operations, for the media, for businesses,
hospital and all types of relief efforts, and for individuals to locate
their loved ones.

I send my heartfelt thanks to Nancy Victory for her leadership -- and to
each of you -- many of whom I have worked with in Tennessee -- and look
forward to receiving your recommendations which, I hope, will include
recommendations for those with special needs.

Have a good and productive meeting and, again, many thanks.
**DA 04-2347**

**DEADLINE ESTABLISHED FOR COMPLETING FUNDING YEAR 2003 APPLICATION
PROCESS FOR RURAL HEALTH CARE UNIVERSAL SERVICE SUPPORT MECHANISM**

**WC Docket No. 02-60**

**Release Date: July 28, 2004**

September 20, 2004 is the final deadline for filing FCC Form 466 for
rural health care providers seeking discounts for Funding Year 2003
under the rural health care universal service support mechanism. Form
466 informs the Rural Health Care Division (RHCD) of the Universal
Service Administrative Company that the health care provider has entered
into an agreement with a telecommunications carrier for a service
eligible for universal service support. Those entities that have applied
for support for Funding Year 2003 (July 1, 2003 - June 30, 2004) must
have their completed FCC Form 466 packet postmarked by September 20,
2004.

The completed FCC Form 466 must include the following:

1\) FCC Form 466 (Services Ordered and Certification Form), completed by
the health care provider;\
2) contract document or tariff designation, provided by either the
health care provider or telecommunications carrier; and\
3) if the health care provider is seeking support based on an
urban/rural rate comparison, documentation must be included to show the
rate for the selected service(s) in the nearest city of 50,000 or more
within the state.

The forms and accompanying instructions may be obtained at the RHCD
website \<http://www.rhc.universalservice.org/forms/default.asp#2003\>.
Parties with questions or in need of assistance with the filing of their
applications should contact RHCD's Customer Service Support Center at
1-800-229-5476.

-FCC-
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LUNAR EXPLORATION SCIENCE WORKING GROUP

25th General Meeting

The 24th general meeting of LESWG (Lunar Exploration Science Working
Group) will be held on **Thurs, Jan 29th, 2009, at 10 AM, in B33,
H114**. All are welcome.

The purpose of LESWG is to exchange information about recent meetings
and proposal opportunities, and share ideas for GSFC lunar science
exploration efforts. At this meeting, the speakers are Jake Bleacher
(698) and Brent Garry (CEPS), who will desribe ongoing "Planetary Analog
Field Work in Preparation for Human Missions to the Moon and Mars"

**Jake Bleacher (698) & Brent Garry (CEPS) , "Planetary Analog Field
Work in Preparation for Human Missions to the Moon and Mars"**

The web site for the "Lunar Focus Groups" and their points-of-contact
has been re-constituted, e.g., if people want to post focus group or
discipline-oriented activities.

General information about LESWG, as well as a previous presentations
from the earlier LESWG general meeting are available at the LESWG web
site

> (<http://ssedso.gsfc.nasa.gov/initiatives/lunar/>)

If you have questions about LESWG or the upcoming meeting, please
contact either Ed Grayzeck (<Edwin.J.Grayzeck@nasa.gov>) or Herb Frey
(<Herbert.V.Frey@nasa.gov>)

**NEXT LESWG:** Feb 23 (Monday), 10, B33, H114, Wes Patterson (APL)
United States Department of Agriculture

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height="0.27361111111111114in"}

Natural Resources Conservation Service 720-544-2810 Office

State Conservationist's Office 720-544-2965 - FAX

655 Parfet Street - RM. E200C www.co.nrcs.usda.gov

Lakewood, CO 80215 <allen.green@co.usda.gov>

**[COLORADO BULLETIN NO]{.underline}**.: CO-250-05-1

**[SUBJECT]{.underline}**: Approval of Travel Authorizations

**[PURPOSE]{.underline}**: To amend the policy with respect to approval
of travel authorizations

**[EXPIRATION DATE]{.underline}**: September 30, 2005

Effective upon receipt Area Conservationists and Principal Staff will
approve all but the following travel authorizations:

Limited "Open Blanket" authorizations

Actual Expense authorizations

The Budget Officer is responsible for approving these authorizations. If
you have any questions, please call Lynn Sansburn at (720) 544-2830.

ALLEN GREEN

State Conservationist

DIST: E

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height="0.6444444444444445in"}FINAL:NRCS:BO:LSANSBURN:
(720)544-2830:cmc: 03/11/05

INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEW: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_CO \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ BO
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**Alice Che**

**Senior, El Cerrito High School**

**Mentors: John Arnold, Neil Tomson**

**Chemical Sciences Division**

*Hi! I'm Alice. I graduated from El Cerrito High School and am planning
to attend Stanford University this fall. I have always loved science and
math, but I really fell in love with chemistry when I took Advanced
Placement (AP) Chemistry. I can't really explain what it was about it,
but I just understood it and liked it. As much as I enjoyed AP
Chemistry, it didn't teach me all that I wanted to know. That is a big
reason why I applied to this program: I wanted to learn more. It's hard
to know exactly what I want to do in the future, but I know that I want
to major in Chemistry. Other than science and math I love art---music
included---of all kinds, from drawing to scrapbooking to singing.*

**The Effects of Ligand Design on Catalysts**

Catalysis is an extremely important process used to lower the energy
needed to run reactions to produce various chemical compounds. Catalysts
can be made by adding ligands---structures that control the coordination
geometry around metals---to various metals. Group 4 metal compounds
containing an imido functionality---metal nitrogen double bond---have
been proven to be highly reactive. Consequently, research is being
conducted to see whether Group 5 imido compounds can produce the same
reactivity. Group 5 imido compounds have an additional valency, which is
the number of covalent bonds a molecule can form, allowing for more
options when designing a ligand structure. The more options there are,
the more possibilities there are to form different compounds, each with
varying characteristics. For example, \[Cp\*Ru(Ph~2~PO)~3~\]^2-^ is a
ligand that should be able to bind with Tantalum---a Group 5 metal---to
form pre-catalysts. \[Cp\*Ru(Ph~2~PO)~3~\]^2-^ is air sensitive,
requiring much of the reaction to be done in an inert atmosphere, in
this case, nitrogen. This research is especially important because of
the rising need to conserve energy. Catalysts are an effective way to
lower the amount of energy used to run reactions on a large scale. If
there is more time we will be looking at hydroamination reactions, the
addition of an imine to an alkene, in which all the reactants turn into
product, leaving no waste behind.
**Walk for Care 2004**

By: Lorraine Maguire

WFO Caribou donated \$420 to the **Breast Cancer Awareness Walk**
sponsored by the Cary Medical Center Auxiliary. All proceeds from this
event benefit the Cary Medical Center's cancer equipment fund. The
12^th^ anniversary walk took place on Saturday, October 2. Alex
Calderon, Lisa Desjardins, Lorraine Maguire and Sonia Mark Flechtner
represented the office by participating in the 2 mile walk. Over
\$14,000 was raised for this worthy cause. We are proud to announce that
WFO Caribou finished in third place for most money collected by a single
group!

Here a few photos from the event.

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height="3.926388888888889in"}

(Picture from L to R; Alex Calderon, Lisa Desjardins, Lorraine Maguire,
Sonia Mark Flechtner)

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height="3.8430555555555554in"}

(Pictured from L to R; Lorraine Maguire, Alex Calderon, Lisa Desjardins)
![](media/image1.jpeg){width="1.0791666666666666in"
height="0.26458333333333334in"}Summary of the MAQC **August-11-2005**
Teleconference

**The MAQC Project: Calibrated RNA Samples, Reference Datasets, and**

**QC Metrics/Thresholds for Microarray Quality Control**

Teleconference Date: August 11, 2005 (9 am PDT/11 am CDT/12 pm EDT/16:00
GMT)

Summary Date: August 23, 2005

Author: Leming Shi, FDA/NCTR, +1-870-543-7387,
[Leming.Shi@fda.hhs.gov](mailto:jfuscoe@nctr.fda.gov)

MAQC URL: <http://edkb.fda.gov/MAQC/>

The teleconference was focused on discussing the draft guidance document
to the MAQC main study (distributed on August 10, 2005). Mike Wilson was
acknowledged for taking the leading role in drafting the guidance
document. Suggestions were included in the updated version of the draft
guidance document, which can be viewed at
<http://www.fda.gov/nctr/science/centers/toxicoinformatics/maqc/studyguidance-sops.html>
along with manufacturers' SOPs.

1.  **RNA Samples**: The four RNA samples (a min of 50 μg per sample)
    will be provided in aqueous solution and shipped to each test site
    as a single shipment from Ambion. Thanks to Ambion for the excellent
    logistic support to the MAQC project.

2.  **Scanner Variability**: Concerns were raised by Walt Liggett
    regarding the variability resulting from the use of different brands
    of scanners in the Pilot-I study. Rich Shippy clarified that in the
    main study Axon 4000B scanners will be used by the three GE
    Healthcare test sites. In addition, all the 60 arrays will be sent
    to one site and rescanned on a single scanner to provide data for
    evaluating scanner variability.

3.  **Data Analysis Procedures**: Paul Wolber emphasized the importance
    of recording the exact procedures (including software used and
    parameter settings) that were done on the data. Raw data files
    (images) should be submitted to the MAQC.

4.  **Manufacturer's SOP**: Microarray manufacturers agreed to provide
    their SOPs to the MAQC for review by Wednesday, August 17, 2005.

5.  **Sequence-based Mapping**: Damir Herman sent his mapping results to
    each manufacturer on August 5, 2005 and briefed the MAQC group of
    his approach.

6.  **Test Sites**: It is ideal for each platform to have valid datasets
    from three test sites. There were discussions regarding the
    inclusion/exclusion of a test site or platform from the MAQC study.

7.  **Requirements for RNA Shipment**: Each test site is required to
    read and accept the guidance document before RNA samples will be
    shipped to that test site.

**The next MAQC Teleconference:**

Thursday, August 25, 2005 (9 am PDT / 11 am CDT / 12 pm EDT / 16:00 GMT)

USA Toll Free Number: **888-566-5020**

International caller:     +1-210-795-9594

PASSCODE:               **79451**
[DECISION ASSESSMENT DOCUMENT]{.underline}

[DOCKET NO.]{.underline}: 93-766 [ACTIVITY:]{.underline} Rating

[NAME:]{.underline} Friscia v. Brown

[ISSUE(S)]{.underline}: Independent medical evidence

[ACTION BY COURT]{.underline}: Remand [DECISION DATE]{.underline}:
12/21/94

[BEFORE JUDGES]{.underline}: Nebeker, [Kramer]{.underline}, Mankin

[Facts]{.underline}: The appeal for a total rating based on
unemployability was previously remanded in 1991 and the case has been
remanded once again pursuant to the Secretary\'s motion based on several
deficiencies in the intervening Board of Veterans\' Appeals decision.
These included failure to apply the definition of marginal employment at
38 C.F.R. 4.16 and to consider the reasons for stopping work as outlined
in M21-1, Part VI, para. 7.55(b)(8). In addition, there was new evidence
which had not been addressed and problems with quotations taken out of
context.

[Analysis]{.underline}: The Court determined that BVA had failed to
comply with the first remand and that it had relied on its own
unsupported opinion to rebut evidence of unemployability. As a
consequence, the Court remanded the appeal to obtain an examination
which includes an opinion on the effect of service-connected disability
on appellant\'s ability to work. We note that this requirement is
consistent with provisions of 38 C.F.R. 4.10. A status report was also
ordered in view of VA\'s failure to comply with the first remand and the
Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 1994, Pub. L. No. 103-466
(11/2/94), requiring expeditious treatment of BVA and Court of Veterans
Appeals remands.

[RECOMMENDED VBA ACTION(S)]{.underline}: None. The opinion relates to
appellate remand processing and requires no change in regional office
procedures.
> BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF POSITION AND TITLES OF PROJECTS:
>
> *Principal Investigator*; **Estimation of Atlantic salmon smolt
> passage and outmigration in the Connecticut River by remote acoustic
> telemetry** (09047; CAFRC Base; 20% of time)
>
> Increased effort in stocking Atlantic salmon (*Salmo salar*) smolts
> and fry in the Connecticut River has not resulted in increased adult
> returns, indicating decreases in return rates of hatchery and
> stream‑reared smolts. The poor return rate may be a result of losses
> of smolts during downstream migration due to delays caused by dam
> impoundments, turbine mortality, or predation. However, these losses
> have not been quantified and summarized on a cumulative, basin‑wide
> level. This study investigates movements of acoustically telemetered
> fry-stocked smolts throughout the lower Connecticut River mainstem.
> The technique employs arrays of datalogging receivers sited at
> locations above and below the three lowermost hydroelectric dams. The
> collected data yield information on migratory rates in dammed and
> undammed mainstem reaches (e.g., delays), progressive losses of smolts
> due to turbine mortality or predation, and behaviors upon entry into
> the estuarine and marine environment. (Presentation 42)
>
> NAME AND TITLE OF SUPERVISOR, TEAM LEADER(S), OR PROJECT CHIEF(S):
>
> Henry Booke/Stephen Rideout, Laboratory Director (Supervisor)
>
> DATES: From: 1999 To: Present
**§1.478 Disclosures to prevent multiple enrollments in detoxification
and maintenance treatment programs; not applicable to records relating
to sickle cell anemia or infection with the HIV.**

\(a\) *Definitions*.

For purposes of this section:

\(1\) *Central registry* means an organization which obtains from two or
more member programs patient identifying information about individuals
applying for maintenance treatment or detoxification treatment for the
purpose of avoiding an individual's concurrent enrollment in more than
one program.

\(2\) *Detoxification treatment* means the dispensing of a narcotic drug
in decreasing doses to an individual in order to reduce or eliminate
adverse physiological or psychological effects incident to withdrawal
from the sustained use of a narcotic drug.

\(3\) *Maintenance treatment* means the dispensing of a narcotic drug in
the treatment of an individual for dependence upon heroin or other
morphine-like drugs.

\(4\) *Member program* means a non-VA detoxification treatment or
maintenance treatment program which reports patient identifying
information to a central registry and which is in the same State as that
central registry or is not more than 125 miles from any border of the
State in which the central registry is located.

\(b\) *Restrictions on disclosure*. VA may disclose patient records to a
central registry which is located in the same State or is not more than
125 miles from any border of the State or to any non-VA detoxification
or maintenance treatment program not more than 200 miles away for the
purpose of preventing the multiple enrollment of a patient only if:

\(1\) The disclosure is made when:

\(i\) The patient is accepted for treatment;

\(ii\) The type or dosage of the drug is changed; or

\(iii\) The treatment is interrupted, resumed or terminated.

\(2\) The disclosure is limited to:

\(i\) Patient identifying information;

\(ii\) Type and dosage of the drug; and

\(iii\) Relevant dates.

\(3\) The disclosure is made with the patient's written consent meeting
the requirements of §1.475 of this part, except that:

\(i\) The consent must list the name and address of each central
registry and each known non-VA detoxification or maintenance treatment
program to which a disclosure will be made; and

\(ii\) The consent may authorize a disclosure to any non-VA
detoxification or maintenance treatment program established within 200
miles after the consent is given without naming any such program.

\(c\) *Use of information limited to prevention of multiple
enrollments*. A central registry and any non-VA detoxification or
maintenance treatment program to which information is disclosed to
prevent multiple enrollments may not redisclose or use patient
identifying information for any purpose other than the prevention of
multiple enrollments unless authorized by a court order under §§1.490
through 1.499 of this part. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7334)
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> U.S. Department
>
> of Transportation
>
> **Federal Aviation**
>
> **Administration**

Mr. James W. Johnson

Managing Attorney

Air Line Pilots Association, Intl

535 Herndon Parkway,

P.O. Box 1169 Herndon, Virginia 20172-1169

Dear Mr. Johnson,

This letter is in reply to your July 15, 2005 letter concerning the
application of the compensatory rest provision of 14 CFR 121.471(c) when
a pilot experiences weather delays. In essence, you ask if 14 CFR
121.471(g) is an exception to the compensatory rest provisions of
section 121.471(c).

As stated in prior letters of interpretation, section 121.471(g) is an
exception to pilot flight time limitations; it is not an exception to
rest requirements.[^1] Therefore, a pilot, who knows prior to departure
of a last segment of a schedule, that he will not arrive and be released
so he can begin compensatory rest no later than 24 hours after a reduced
rest period begins, because of weather delays, may not depart on the
last segment. However, as you are aware, section 121.471(c) is
structured so that a certificate holder may reduce rest requirements in
paragraphs 121.471(b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3). Therefore, although a
certificate holder may not use section 121.471(g) to reduce rest
requirements, a certificate holder may use paragraphs 121.471(c)(1),
(c)(2), and (c)(3), to reduce rest as long as compensatory rest is given
during the next rest period.

We trust this interpretation answered your questions. This letter was
prepared by Douglas Mullen, Attorney, reviewed by Joseph Conte, Manager,
Operations Law Branch of the Office of the Chief Counsel and coordinated
with Flight Standards Service.

Sincerely,

/s/

Rebecca B. MacPherson

Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulations Division

[^1]: See October 29, 2002 Letter to James W. Johnson, from Donald P.
    Byrne, Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulations Division \[2003-6\]
    (copy enclosed); Air Transp. Ass'n of America v. FAA, 291 F.3d 49,
    52 n.3 (D.C. Cir. 2002); January 11, 2005 Letter to Jan Marcus, from
    Rebecca MacPherson, Assistant Chief Counsel, Regulations Division
    \[2005-1\] (copy enclosed).
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Dakota Hill Complex

NEWS RELEASE

For Immediate Release: Contact number -- (435) 648-3292

Monday, July 23, 2007, 8:00 a.m. (435) 648-3293

Acres: approximately 8,942 acres Start date: Monday, July 16, 2007

#### Cause: Lightning

#### Location: 12 miles north of Springdale, UT, Zion National Park

Containment: 40 percent

Fuels: Ponderosa pine, pinyon pine, juniper, sage brush, grass

Terrain: Steep, rugged canyons

Total personnel: 370 Resources: 7 crews, 15 engines, 3 dozers, 10 water
tenders

Available air support: 3 helicopters.

Lingering cloud cover and higher humidity yesterday allowed firefighters
to initiate direct attack on the East Fire, located between Orderville
Gulch and the North Fork of the Virgin River. Additional resources were
also on hand to strengthen control lines on the flanks of the fire and
address hot spots.

In the afternoon, dense clouds produced some moisture, but also
generated wind and lightning which forced firefighters to pull off of
the line. Hotshot crews disengaged from the north flank of the West Fire
where they were constructing line in preparation for the burnout of
fuels ahead of the fire near Horse Pasture Plateau. With the subdued
fire behavior on that fire, they will monitor it today.

Both fires showed minimal growth as a result of the cooler weather and
addition of resources. Extremely dry conditions have spawned numerous
fires across the West, taxing firefighting resources nationwide.
Firefighters from West Virginia, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania,
Michigan, New Mexico and Arizona arrived this week to assist with the
Dakota Hill Fire Complex.

Today, crews hope to finish line preparation and continue direct attack
and mop-up as needed.

The evacuation of properties in proximity to the fire, ordered by the
Kane County Sheriff's Office, remains in effect. The communities of
Springdale, Mt. Carmel Junction, Mt. Carmel, Orderville, Glendale and
Duck Creek are open and accessible. No commercial properties are closed.

For additional information, see <http://gacc.nifc.gov/swcc/>. Link to
Central-West Arizona.

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**BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE**

**FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM**

**FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION**

**OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY**

**OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION**

August 17, 2001

Ms. Beth L. Climo

Executive Director

American Bankers Insurance Association

1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20036

Mr. James D. McLaughlin

Director

Regulatory and Trust Affairs

American Bankers Association

1120 Connecticut Avenue, NW

Washington, D.C. 20036

Re: Insurance Consumer Protection Rules

Dear Ms. Climo and Mr. McLaughlin:

On April 3, 2001, you forwarded to our agencies a list of questions
relating to the insurance consumer protection rules implementing section
305 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. Enclosed are our responses to your
questions.

For additional information on the insurance consumer protection rules,
contact:

> Board \-- Richard M. Ashton, Associate General Counsel, Legal
> Division, (202) 452-3750; Angela Desmond, Special Counsel, Division of
> Banking Supervision and Regulation, (202) 452-3497; David A. Stein,
> Attorney, Division of Consumer and Community Affairs, (202) 452-3667.

FDIC \-- April Breslaw, Senior Policy Analyst, Division of Compliance
and

Consumer Affairs, (202) 942-3061; Louise Kramer, Review Examiner,
Division

of Compliance and Consumer Affairs, (202) 942-3599; or Leslie Sallberg,

Counsel, Legal Division, (202) 898-8876.

> OCC \-- Asa L. Chamberlayne, Counsel, Securities and Corporate
> Practices Division, (202) 874-5210; or Barbara A. Washington, Policy
> Analyst, Core Policy Development, (202) 874-6037.
>
> OTS \-- Brian Messett, Program Analyst, Compliance Policy, (202)
> 906-5782; Linda Duzick, Financial Analyst, Supervision Policy, (202)
> 906-6565; or Richard Bennett, Counsel (Banking & Finance), (202)
> 906-7409.

Sincerely,

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J. Virgil Mattingly, Jr., General Counsel William F. Kroener, III,
General Counsel

Board of Governors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Federal Reserve System

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Julie L. Williams, First Senior Deputy Carolyn J. Buck, Chief Counsel

Comptroller & Chief Counsel Office of Thrift Supervision

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
# Before the

# Federal Communications Commission

# Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of )

)

Advertising Council Request for ) DA 01-1169

Declaratory Ruling or Waiver )

Concerning Sponsorship Identification Rules )

# ORDER

**Adopted: May 25, 2001 Released: May 25, 2001**

**Comment Date: June 12, 2001**

**Reply Comment Date: June 22, 2001**

By the Chief, Mass Media Bureau:

1.  On May 8, 2001, the Mass Media Bureau released a Public Notice, DA
    01-1169, requesting comment on the Advertising Council, Inc.'s ("Ad
    Council") "Request for an Expedited Declaratory Ruling or Waiver of
    Section 317 of the Communications Act" filed with the Commission on
    March 27, 2001. Comment and Reply Comment deadlines were established
    for May 29, 2001, and June 8, 2001, respectively.

2.  On May 24, 2001, the Media Access Project ("MAP") filed a letter
    requesting an extension of comment deadlines. Therein, MAP requested
    that we extend the due date for the submission of comments in
    response to the Ad Council's filing to June 12, 2001. In support of
    its request, MAP states the public interest will be benefited by the
    additional time to formulate comments. Because we believe that the
    public interest would be served by an extension of the comment
    period in this proceeding, we grant MAP's request and extend the
    date for filing comments in this proceeding to June 12, 2001, and
    correspondingly extend the date for filing reply comments to June
    22, 2001.

3.  ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that MAP's request for a two-week
    extension to file comments IS GRANTED. IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that
    the date for filing comments in this proceeding IS EXTENDED to June
    12, 2001, and the date for filing reply comments IS EXTENDED to June
    22, 2001. This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority found
    in Sections 4(i) and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
    amended, 47 U.S.C. Sections 154(i) and 303(r), and Section 0.204(b),
    0.283 and 1.46 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. Sections
    0.204(b), 0.283, and 1.46.

4.  Commenters must file an original and four copies of all comments and
    reply comments to the Commission's Secretary: Magalie Roman Salas,
    Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445
    12^th^ St., SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554.

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

    Roy J. Stewart Chief, Mass Media Bureau
**Poster Title**: Towards an Autonomous Airborne Sun/Sky-Scanning
Spectrometer

**Authors:** Beat Schmid, BAER/SGG, x4-5933,
<bschmid@mail.arc.nasa.gov>; Nicholas Truong, BAER/SGG, x4-1096,
<ntruong@mail.arc.nasa.gov>; Phil Russell, SGG, x4-5404,
<Philip.B.Russell@nasa.gov>; Jens Redemann, BAER/SGG, (805) 658-2637,
<jredemann@mail.arc.nasa.gov>.

# ABSTRACT

Atmospheric aerosols (particles 10 nm to 10 m) play a crucial role in
the Earth's radiation balance and may hold the key to combating global
warming. However, more knowledge is needed about aerosol sources,
distributions and properties. This requires continuous observations from
satellites, networks of ground-based instruments, and dedicated field
experiments. The existing Ames airborne sunphotometers have contributed
significantly to such field experiments by making sunlight transmission
measurements at 6 or 14 discrete wavelengths. An airborne instrument
that measures a continuous spectrum of the direct solar beam and of the
scattered sunlight as a function of angular distance from the Sun will
deliver considerably more information on atmospheric aerosols and gases
but does not currently exist. Our envisioned instrument is targeted for
autonomous operation on small or unmanned aircraft.

In a DDF project we address key technical challenges we encounter when
designing the smaller, lighter, fully autonomous, more capable
instrument described above. Demonstrating solutions to all the
challenges will enable us to finalize the mechanical, electrical and
optical design of an instrument that can win more extensive funding from
NASA HQ (and other agencies such as NOAA and DOE) to build and fly the
complete instrument.
**DA 08-2563**

**Released: December 15, 2008**

Ellen Mandell Edmundson

Counsel for West Virginia Media holdings, LLC

1920 N Street N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

Re: MB Docket No. 05-317

Dear Ms. Edmundson:

By letter dated October 8, 2008, West Virginia Media Holdings, LLC,
licensee of WTRF-TV, Wheeling, West Virginia requested an extension of
its waiver of Section 339(a)(2)(D) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, to prohibit satellite subscribers from receiving or conducting
a digital signal strength test of WTRF-DT's digital signal.[^1] The
Commission granted the original digital signal testing waiver based on
the fact that the station's digital signal coverage was limited due to
the necessity to use a side mounted antenna.[^2] The Commission has
granted the licensee two six-month extensions.[^3] In its most recent
extension request, the licensee states that the circumstances justifying
a waiver still exist and that it is prevented from installing a top
mounted digital antenna because its analog antenna is currently
installed in that position and will continue to operate there until
February 17, 2009 when the digital transition takes place.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the request of West Virginia Media
holdings IS GRANTED and the first permissible date for digital testing
for WTRF-DT IS EXTENDED until February 18, 2009. No further extensions
of this waiver should be necessary.

Sincerely,

Barbara A. Kreisman

Chief, Video Division

Media Bureau

[^1]: *See* 47 U.S.C. § 339 (a)(2)(D)(viii), as amended by Section 207
    of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of
    2004 ("SHVERA"), 47 U.S.C. § 339.

[^2]: *See Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home
    Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004*, 22 FCC Rcd 12918,
    12926 (MB 2007).

[^3]: *See Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home
    Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004*, 23 FCC Rcd 396,
    402 (MB 2008). Letter to Ellen Mandell Edmundson, DA 08-1276, 23 FCC
    Rcd 8609 ( MB 2008).
Dave Oatman

1718 W. 34th Place

Eugene, OR 97405

<doatman@comcast.net>

541-345-4607

December 11, 2007

To: BLM

Regarding: **Western Oregon Plan Revisions - Proposals**

There is much at stake for Oregonians\' outdoor, clean water and
wildlife heritage in the WOPR.

Western Oregon BLM lands encompass much of Oregon\'s last remaining old
growth forests, Wild and Scenic rivers, some of the state\'s most prized
fishing and hunting grounds and habitat for many rare and imperiled
species \-- including all five species of Pacific salmon. These lands,
forests, and rivers must be preserved for current and future
generations. Thousands of people depend on these forests for their
scenic views, recreation areas, drinking water, and sustainable economic
ventures- including tourism and recreation.

I believe the proposed logging of Alternatives 1,2, and 3 would destroy
habitat for wild salmon, send mudslides and silt into Oregon rivers and
streams, and scar the landscape. I also believe the proposed
Alternatives 1, 2, and 3 would be detrimental to the survival of the
Spotted Owl and detrimental to increasing the population of the Spotted
Owl.

I believe proposed Alternatives 1, 2, and 3 would significantly reduce
the amount of old-growth reserves set aside for threatened wildlife and
reduce the size of streamside buffers that protect water quality and
fish and wildlife habitat. Alternatives 1,2, and 3 are the wrong
approaches. BLM needs to act to protect and preserve threatened
wildlife, old growth reserves, water quality, and fish and wildlife
habitat.

If something like only 10 % of the Old Growth Forest remains, it does
not make any sense at all to continue harvesting these forests. The
remaining Old Growth Forest need to be preserved, especially since we
aren't growing any new "Old Growth" forests.

**The better alternative is to focus on previously logged public**
forestlands \-- many of which are now overgrown and in need of thinning
\-- forest managers can actually provide wood from previously logged
public forest lands to local mills while actually improving conditions
for fish and wildlife and keeping saws out of old growth forests. 

Any generated funds that would go to the "O&C" counties would only be
short term. Counties need to and will adjust their revenues, expenses,
and services to be in balance. Communities will learn to recognize that
if they really need specific county services, they will need to step up
and pay for them.

BLM must consider alternatives for managing the Western Oregon BLM Lands
to protect

their wilderness characteristics.

I support a "No-Action" Alternative to preserve current regulations.

Sincerely,

Dave Oatman

1781 W. 34th Place

Eugene, OR 97405

541-345-4607 <doatman@comcast.net>
Dear Advisory Panel: My name is Jerry Ouellet. I\'m 58 years old and
I\'m fortunate to live in a state MA) which allowed my partner of six
years to get legally married. This is one small step towards equality.
How you feel about are marriage really doesn\'t matter to us. But how we
as taxpaying citizens are being single out and unjustly taxed does
matter to us. My

husband and I have been law abiding citizens all our lives. We have

accumulated property, pensions and retirement accounts. I was also in
the Army during the Vietnam Conflict and still at my age find myself and
my husband being treated like second class citizens and highly
discriminated in our Federal Gov.. As same-gender partners, we have
never had joint health insurance in both of our working careers. If
something was to happen to either one of us, we would be unjustly tax
under current survival benefits. How would you feel if your spouse would
be unjustly tax if you were in our shoes? And as same-gender partners,
we will not receive survivor\'s benefits when one of us should die, even
though we each paid into our social security system. What\'s wrong with
this picture. We are tired of hearing about traditional marriage and how
their religion or bible might feel about the GLBT community. Our
constitution was not written by the pope or any other right wing
religious group that are spending millions of dollars to keep
discrimination against all GLBT ongoing because that\'s the way it has
always been and that\'s what their GOD says. We are both Christians and
OUR GOD loves all people . So let\'s quit this religious bullsh_to and
get down to

what is RIGHT FOR ALL AMERICANS. EQUAL REPRESENTATION FOR EQUAL
TAXATION.

Where have you all heard this before? This country needs another \"tea
party\" to wake up our Gov. in Washington. And this panel has the
ability to

do whets RIGHT FOR ALL AMERICANS. Sincerely, Jerry Ouellet & Richard

Kaminski