BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
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Listed below are EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guideline (CPG) items
that are offered by GSA. GSA makes these items available to federal
buyers through the GSA Multiple Award Schedules (MAS) program. You can
gain access to an on-line lists of vendors that are participating in the
MAS program by clicking on the item(s) listed below, and typing the item
name in the search box located on the GSA Schedules e-Library web site
([www.gsa.gov/elibrary](../www.gsa.gov/elibrary)).

Please keep in mind that schedule vendors are not required to offer only
CPG compliant products. You are strongly encouraged to request that
schedule vendors identify CPG compliant items in their pricelists and
product catalogs prior to placing your order. Or, contact the GSA
General Products Center at (817) 978-2044 for assistance.

-   [Channelizers](http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/elib/eLibrary.jsp)
    (Schedule 078, SIN 366 12)

-   [Delineators](http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/elib/eLibrary.jsp)
    (Schedule 078, SIN 366 12)

-   [Flexible
    Delineators](http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/elib/eLibrary.jsp)
    (Schedule 078, SIN 366 12)

-   [Parking Stops](http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/elib/eLibrary.jsp)
    (Schedule 078, SIN 366 12)

-   [Speed Bumps](http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/elib/eLibrary.jsp)
    (Schedule 078, SIN 366 12)

-   [Traffic Barriers](http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/elib/eLibrary.jsp)
    (Schedule 078, SIN 366 12)

-   [Traffic Cones](http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/elib/eLibrary.jsp)
    (Schedule 078, SIN 366 12)

-   [Wheel Chocks](http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/elib/eLibrary.jsp)
    (Schedule 078, SIN 366 12)

-   [Wheel Stops](http://www.gsaelibrary.gsa.gov/elib/eLibrary.jsp)
    (Schedule 078, SIN 366 12)
**Specifications for Moire Interferometry System (PR RCF.1229)**

**The following minimum specifications should be satisfied:**

1.  All optical components must be extremely high quality. Lenses must
    be diffraction limited and mirrors must be optically flat and
    manufactured from near-zero thermal expansion material with high
    efficiency dielectric coatings.

2.  The displacement sensitivity of the system must be 500 nanometers
    per fringe order or better with digitally enhanced sensitivity to 20
    nanometers or better.

3.  The system must be insensitive to positioning distance from
    specimen.

4.  The system magnification must be variable allowing field of view
    (FOV) adjustments from 2 mm to 50 mm diameters.

5.  Scanning of the specimen (translation of the FOV) must be possible
    whereby any part of the specimen can be viewed in high magnification
    without moving the specimen or realigning the interferometer.

6.  The system packaging must be compact and self contained. 300mm x
    300mm x 300mm are reasonable external dimensions. The unit should
    contain laser source, all optics and translation components. The
    unit must be readily mountable to monitor loading of specimens in
    conventional mechanical and thermal loading fixtures.

7.  The system must contain a high resolution black and white CCD camera
    with 1024 x 1024 minimum pixel resolution. The system must contain
    all required digital frame grabbing hardware and software.

8.  The system must contain calibrated carrier fringe controls that are
    adjustable either manually or automatically (i.e., computer
    controlled).

9.  The system must include some type of realignment device and/or
    procedure for baseline setup and realignment operations.

10. The system must include grating replication molds for room
    temperature (i.e., glass) and high temperature (i.e., ULE) grating
    replication.

11. The system must contain some type of high precision actuator, i.e.,
    piezoelectric, for automated fringe shifting & accurate displacement
    resolution.

12. The system must contain image processing software for automated
    fringe analysis.

13. All image capture, image processing, and automated fringe shifting
    and analysis must be performed on a PC based system. The basic PC
    configuration must include the following as a minimum:

    -   Processor : 1.5GHz Intel Pentium IV processor

    -   Monitor: 19 inch Trinitron or flat screen

    -   Memory and Storage: 256MB RAM, 20 GByte Hard disk, CD R/W

    -   Operating System: Windows 2000 Professional

14. The system must include a specimen thermal loading chamber. The
    minimum specifications for the thermal chamber are as follows:

    -   Minimum internal dimensions: 10.0\"W x 8.0\" H x 8.0\" D

    -   Temperature Range: -60°C to +315°C (LN2 supply provided by
        customer)

    -   Heating / Cooling Rate: 0.5 degree C/sec

    -   Remote control via computer interface (i.e., GPIB, RS-232,
        etc.).

    -   Front viewing port using BK7 glass or equivalent sized to match
        maximum FOV of the interferometer.
# Safety & Health

# Description of Issue

Ensuring the Safety and Health of the public and the Department's
workers is one of the top priorities in accomplishing our challenging
scientific and national security missions. Due to the inherently
critical nature of these issues, there is the need for continuous
vigilance and improvement. Currently, the Department continues to
address emerging safety issues identified within the past year.

# Actions Taken & Remaining

Significant actions have been taken to mitigate Safety and Health
concerns. SC continued efforts to identify benchmarks for safety
performance and establish a best-in-class performance measure based on
performance by the top ten percent of similar research and development
industries. These goals are institutionalized and are being incorporated
into the lab appraisal plans. SC's plan is to have all labs performing
in the top ten percent of research and development (R&D) industries by
the end of FY 2007.

The Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) completed planned reviews of Advanced
Test Reactor (ATR) safety bases documentation in FY 2006 and will
continue these reviews as part of the ATR Documented Safety Analysis
reconstitution project. Additionally, NE will complete its
implementation of DOE Order 226.1, Oversight Policy Implementation. This
effort will incorporate an Oversight Proficiency Assurance Program to
assure the proper competencies for safety oversight and delegation of
safety authorities; and an Oversight Standard Operating Procedure that
will require a fully integrated, risk-based oversight schedule starting
in FY 2007.

In FY 2006, the Office of Independent Oversight, within HSS, continued
its mission to evaluate the effectiveness and institutional safety and
health processes and the implementation of the core functions of
Integrated Safety Management.

In addition to the basic statistical methodology to monitor safety
performance, EM adopted a project based approach in FY 2006. By using
the EM Earned Value Management System (EVMS), EM is now able to contrast
and compare project performance with contractors' safety performance.
The EVMS model to normalization clearly aligns EM's commitment to manage
safety through project performance and offers the ability to normalize
safety performance data by site, prime contractor and corporate
contractor.

For FY 2006, the NNSA's Environmental Safety & Health (ES&H) Advisor and
the Chief of Defense Nuclear Security continued their respective efforts
with the weapons complex in addressing Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
Board and other Department of Defense safety concerns. The Deputy
Administrator for Defense Programs assumed reporting authority for
NNSA's site managers in order to strengthen and provide consistent
guidance in safety and other management areas.

**Expected Completion**

Long-term correction expected with completion to be reassessed in FY
2007.
**Teri Kisner**

**Laramie County Community College**

**1400 E College Drive**

**Cheyenne, WY 82007**

**1-800-522-2993 ext. 1602**

[**tkisner@lccc.wy.edu**](mailto:tkisner@lccc.wy.edu)

Teri moved to Cheyenne in March of 2004 by way of West Virginia. She
first started as an Admissions Technician and as of December 2005, she
became the Assistant Program Manager of Business Training and Workforce
Development. When given the opportunity to work with the development of
the Homeland Security Associate's Degree, she excitedly jumped right on
board. With a husband being in the United States Air Force working on
the Minuteman Missile System and her Father being an officer of the law
for 20+ years it was a natural fit.

She has been diligently working on researching information about
courses, as well as degree programs, that are being offered across the
country relating to homeland security. All the information she has
collected, she has then inputted into an Access database. Information
included in this database is names of courses, course descriptions,
contact information, etc. All of this information will be available on a
CD that she will be more than happy to share with everyone at the
Conference.

It is her hope, by attending the 2006 Emergency Management and Homeland
Security/ Defense Higher Education Conference, to share the information
that she has obtained throughout her research as well as make contacts
and obtain more information to add to her research. She is also excited
to learn from the presenters as well as from the participants and gain
knowledge in all aspects of homeland security.
Pneumococcal STOP Card---English

[Front of card]{.underline}

STOP! \[Picture of pill bottle and pills.\]

If you are 65 or older

or

If you have

health problems like---

diabetes

sickle cell disease

cancer

HIV

or

If you have problems

with your---

heart

lungs

liver

kidneys

Ask your doctor about the pneumococcal shot today!

It is safe and can help keep you healthy!

It does not make you sick

Medicare/Medicaid pays for it

Ask your doctor or health care provider for more information.

[Back of card]{.underline}

For more information ask your doctor or health care provider. Or call
the CDC Immunization Hotline.

English: 1-800-232-2522

Español: 1-800-232-0233

[www.cdc.gov/nip/flu](http://www.cdc.gov/nip/flu)

Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
**Partner 21 - The Science of Small**

**Disease Detectors**

**Narrator**

It was in 1948 that two university students developed the first barcode.
In the last 60 years, this innovative identification system has
infiltrated everyday life -- from retail stores to industrial
documentation. But in the science of small, barcodes are taking on a
totally new shape -- one undetectable by the human eye.

**Dan Luo**

*DNA barcodes are very, very small. They are Nano scale so the typical
barcode - one molecule- probable around 50 nanometers or smaller and one
nanometer one billionth of meter.   *

**Narrator**

These particles are so small that Dan Luo and his colleagues can only
see them with sophisticated laboratory machines. Working at the
molecular level, the team is building color-coded probes - synthetic
tree-shaped DNA - capable of tagging pathogens in the human body. And
these disease detectors go far beyond the world of medicine.

**Dan Luo**

*There's many agricultural applications. For example, you can use that
to potentially diagnose the infections in a farm you can use* (nano
barcodes) *to trace the bacteria in a compost. It's very much like the
barcodes you see in grocery stores.*

**Narrator**

At the heart of this technology is Luo's ability to master the structure
of DNA. By synthesizing three single strands - each complementary to one
of the others along half its length - the researchers have created a
Y-shaped DNA.

**Dan Luo**

*It took us a whole year to get the sequence right shape for the Y-DNA.*

**Narrator**

The next step was to build a tree-shaped DNA that is nano
particle-friendly.

**Dan Luo**

*Each color here represents a Y-shaped DNA.*

**Narrator**

The bonding of these elements is made possible by using an enzyme- a
protein that accelerates chemical reactions.

**Dan Luo**

*That's the power of our nano barcode. We utilize the enzymes to do the
connection. The enzyme has been evolved billions of years to do that
work. So it's a very, very efficient process. That's the process
actually, also happens inside our body or any living organism.* *For
Nano barcode*(s)*, we are going in two different directions. One
direction, we want to enhance the sensitivity. In particular, can we do
one-molecule detection? That will be the ultimate sensitivity.* *The
other direction is trying to make a portable detector so that we don't
have to send the sample to the lab to make the detection. Rather, we can
do the detection in the field or on the bedside of a hospital or in a
farm or in a local environment.*

**Narrator**

This is a prototype model of the portable detector that Luo soon expects
to become a reality.

**Dan Luo**

*Ultimately, it will interface with either a laptop or PDA. Then you can
detect right in the battlefield, for example, or in a farm, what caused
the infection. And then you can make a decision right there. You don't
have to wait. It is giving us much more potential and many more
opportunities to find new materials and the new devices. We've been
trying to make materials out of DNA that* (are) *robust, efficient and
low-cost - that can ultimately be used by people.*
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**FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION** News Media Information: (202)
418-0500

**445 12th STREET, S.W.** Fax-On-Demand: (202) 418-2830

# WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 Internet: [http://www.fcc.gov](http://www.fcc.gov/)

# ftp.fcc.gov

**DA 02-1829**

**July 26, 2002**

**AUCTION OF LICENSES FOR 747-762 AND 777-792 MHz** **BANDS (AUCTION No.
31) IS RESCHEDULED**

**Report No. AUC-02-31-G (Auction No. 31)**

By this public notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces
the auction of licenses in the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz bands (Auction
No. 31), scheduled to begin on January 14, 2003, will be rescheduled. A
new starting date and other relevant dates for Auction No. 31 will be
announced by separate public notice.

Action by Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

For further information, contact Howard Davenport, Auctions and Industry
Analysis Division, Legal Branch at (202) 418-0660 or Lisa Stover,
Auctions and Industry Analysis Division at (717) 338-2888.

**- FCC -**
TRADE BREAKFAST SERIES

DOING BUSINESS WITH CHINA

# AGENDA

**8:00am Registration and Continental Breakfast**

**8:30am** **Welcome Remarks**

Silvia Torres, Director

International Trade Center, SIUE

**8:40am** **Market Overview**

**State of Illinois Programs: "*Target China"***

Zhigang Ren, International Marketing Representative-China

Illinois Office of Trade & Investment

**9:15am Export / Import Regulations**

Dave Williams, Asia Trade Specialist

International Trade Center, Bradley University

**9:45am Coffee Break**

> **10:00am Financing Export Sales and Operations in China**

Tess Morrison, International Finance Specialist

International Trade Center, University of Illinois-Champaign

**10:20am** **Federal Programs and Resources to Assist U.S. Exporters**

Jim Mathews, International Trade Specialist

U.S. Commercial Service, Washington D.C.

**10:40am Business Environment / Negotiations in China**

Dan Dahlke

Dan Dahlke & Associates, China Business Consultants

**11:00am Legal Issues / Strategic Approaches**

**Can American Companies Stay Competitive?**

Tom Bottini, President

The Greater St. Louis China Business Forum, Inc.

Armstrong & Teasdale LLP

**11:30am** **Roundtable Discussion**

**12:00pm** **Concluding Remarks**
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# **[STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES -3001]{.underline}**

# 

# **[RECEIPT OF LOANED SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS]{.underline}**

# 

# PURPOSE: To establish a standard operating procedure for the receipt of surgical instruments on loan from a vendor or another hospital.

# 

# POLICY: SPD receives instrumentation for use in surgical procedures.

# 

# INFORMATION: Reusable (non-disposable) medical devices rented or borrowed from third parties may not be properly cleaned, disinfected, and/or sterilized prior to delivery to this facility. It is critical to coordinate this activity with both the SPD and OR staff.

# 

# RESPONSIBILITY: All personnel involved in the processing of surgical instruments.

# 

# PROCEDURE: 

# 

# 1. Review surgical schedule to check upcoming cases requiring loaner instruments.

# 

# 2. Confirm the need with appropriate surgical staff.

# 

# 3. Contact the vendor or other facility to schedule delivery of loaner instruments in 

# sufficient time, to assure that decontamination and sterilization for the scheduled case can be accomplished. 

# 

# 4. Upon arrival in SPD, the items are received into a holding/receiving area of SPD where they are inventoried for completeness using an inventory or count sheet..

# 

# 5. The vendor inventory sheet is sent to the Preparation Room.

# Instruments are removed from outside shipping containers, placed on a cart, covered, and taken to the Decontamination Room for processing according to manufacturer's recommendation. Upon completion, pass through to the Preparation Room for assembly and sterilization.

# 

# 6. In the Preparation Room, instruments are examined, wrapped, and sterilized according to manufacturer's recommendation, The count or inventory sheet is completed and signed.

# 

# 7. Prior to surgery a Preparation Technician includes the instruments in a case cart which is sent to the Operating Room. If the case has already been pulled and sent to the OR, the loaned instruments are sent separately. 

# 

# 8. After surgery the instruments are sent to the Decontamination Room to be cleaned and passed through to the Preparation Room. Preparation Technician identifies and re-inventories loaner instruments, sends instruments to the breakout area for packing, count sheet is checked to make sure all instruments are present, and are returned to the vendor via courier or vendor representative. The count sheet is signed by the vendor representative that all instruments are present.

# 

# Note: Any implantable devices accompanying instruments are delivered in sufficient time to allow for forty-eight (48) hour incubation of the Biological Indicator.

# 

# Reference: VA Handbook 7176, Supply, Processing and Distribution Operational Requirements

# 

# Submitted: 1/00

#
Report No. 2512 November 15, 2001 **[CONSUMER INFORMATION
BUREAU]{.underline}**

### REFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER

**[PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED]{.underline}**

Interested persons may file statements opposing or supporting the
Petitions for Rulemaking listed herein within 30 days, or as noted. See
Sections 1.4 and 1.405 of the Commission\'s rules for further
information.

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**RM NO. RULES SEC. PETITIONER DATE RECEIVED NATURE OF PETITION**

**\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--**

RM-10330 Donald J. Schellhardt 09/27/01 Request Amendment of the
Commission's

45 Bracewood Road Rules relating to the Shielding of

Waterbury, CT 06706 Electronics Equipment Against Acts Of

War Or Terrorism Involving Hostile Use

of Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP)

RM-10331 Parts 2 and 25 Lockheed Martin 09/28/01 Request Amendment of
the Commission's

Corporation Rules to Allocate Spectrum for Government

and Non- Government Use in the

(Filed By: Gerald Musarra, Radionavigation- Satellite Service

Leventhal, Senter & Lerman

Crystal Square 2, Suite 403

1725 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, VA 22202)

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FCC
AGENDA

SSG-WI Transmission Subgroup

December 5, 2005

Portland Airport Conference Center -- St. Helens B Room

9:30 am to 3:00 pm

Phone Bridge: 1-800-503-3360 or 503-813-5600 Passcode & Meeting ID both
699292

1\) Introductions and changes to the agenda

2\) Review of changes to input assumptions

a.  Transmission to integrate Bridger Unit 5 ( Bridger-Ben
    Lomond-Terminal 345 kV) - Jeff Miller

b.  Transmission to integrate new Springerville Generation -- Rob
    Kondziolka

c.  Transmission to integrate Montana generation (750 MW option) -- Ray
    Brush

d.  Transmission to integrate Colorado generation additions -- Bob
    Easton

e.  Review 4 Corners Representation for correctness -- Peter Krzykos

f.  Insert new limit for South of Allston -- Marv Landaur

3\) Review of revised production cost study results -- Jamie Austin

4\) Discussion of any additional transmission additions for the
reference case

5\) Discussion of additional cases to be studied to address remaining
congestion on major paths

6\) Discussion of transmission capital cost assumptions -- Mike DeWolf

7\) Next Meeting
**Market No. Market No. Market No.**

**Massachusetts:**

**Boston 6 Greenfield 103 Middleton 6**

**New Bedford 50 North Adams 55 Norwell 6**

**Pittsfield 55 Springfield 105 Vineyard Haven 50**

**Worcester 6**

**Michigan:**

**Alpena 208 Ann Arbor 9 Bad Axe 64**

**Battle Creek 38 Bay City 64 Cadillac 120**

**Calumet 179 Cheboygan 120 Detroit 9**

**East Lansing 107 Escanaba 69 Flint 64**

**Grand Rapids 38 Iron Mountain 69 Ironwood 133**

Ishpeming 179 Jackson 107 Kalamazoo 38 Lansing 107 Manistee 120
Marquette 179 Mount Clemens 9 Mount Pleasant 64 Muskegon 38 Parma 107
Port Huron 9 Saginaw 64 Sault Ste. Marie 120 Traverse City 120 Univ.
Center 64 Vanderbilt 120

**Minnesota:**

**Alexandria 14 Appleton 14 Austin 153**

**Bemidji 14 Brainerd 14 Duluth 133**

**Hibbing 133 International Falls 133 Mankato 195**

Minneapolis-St.Paul 14 Redwood Falls 14 Rochester 153 St. Cloud 14 Thief
River Falls 119 Walker 14

**Winona 129 Worthington 109**

**Mississippi:**

**Biloxi 158 Booneville 132 Bude 89**

**Clarksdale 40 Cleveland 181 Columbia 167**

Columbus 132 Greenville 181 Greenwood 181 Hattiesburg 167 Holly Springs
40 Houston 132 Jackson 89 Laurel 167 Magee 89 McComb 89 Meridian 183
Mississippi St. 132 Natchez 133 Oxford 40 Senatobia 40 Tupelo 132
Vicksburg 89 Wiggins 158 Yazoo Cty 89

**Missouri:**

**Birch Tree 79 Cape Girardeau 74 Columbia 145**

**Hannibal 161 Jefferson City 145 Joplin 147**

**Kansas City 31 Kirksville 198 Poplar Bluff 74**

**Rolla 79 St. Joseph 192 St. Louis 21**

**Sedalia 145 Sikeston 74 Springfield 79**
\(13\)

\[ACT OF MARCH 3, 1819\]

Continues in force the legal-tender value in the United States of
foreign coins.

*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of*

*the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That

the gold coins of Great Britain and Portugal, of the pres-

ent standard, shall be a legal tender in the payment of all

debts, at the rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-

seven grains, or eighty-eight cents and eight-ninths per

pennyweight; the gold coins of France, of their present

standard, at the rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-

seven and a half grains, or eighty-seven and a quarter cents

per pennyweight; the gold coins of Spain at the rate of

one hundred cents for every twenty-eight and a half grains,

or eighty-four cents per pennyweight, until the first day of

November next; and that from and after that day foreign

gold coins shall cease to be a tender within the United

States, for the payment of debts and demands.

SEC. 2. Continues in force two years from April 29, 1819,

the provisions of the act of April 29, 1816, relating to silver

coins.
# REDACTED REPORT 

**Animal Incident Report**

**To the U.S. Department of Transportation**

**Pursuant to 14 CFR 234.13**

**Submitted by United Airlines**

**Reporting Period: December 1, 2006 -- December 31, 2006**

**Total submitted incidents -- 1**

**United Flight: Lufthansa Flight 4869 and United Flight 903
MAN/MUC/IAD**

**December 28, 2006: 3:00 PM Animal: Cat**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**Description of incident:**

On December 28, 2006 passenger checked a cat in a kennel on Lufthansa
Airlines from Manchester England to Munich with a connection to United's
flight 903 to Washington Dulles. On arrival in Dulles the kennel door
was ajar and the kennel was empty. The aircraft hold was checked as was
adjoining areas of the aircraft. Further attempts to locate the cat on
the airport grounds were ongoing. The cat was discovered on the same
aircraft, on January 16, 2007 in Denver. The cat was immediately taken
to a veterinarian hospital where she was treated for dehydration and
released and delivered to the owner.

**Description of cause of the incident:**

The kennel was in good condition and it cannot be determined when the
kennel door became ajar.

**Description of any corrective action taken:**

United procedures were followed and we continued in our efforts to
locate the cat. Upon locating the cat we immediately provided care by
taking the cat to a veterinarian. We are examining and analyzing our
hold configuration and will implement any changes deemed necessary
resulting from the analysis.
When checking nest boxes are not currently designed as "Active"

-   Stay at a distance (\> XX m) and wait \~XX min to see if any birds
    are actively using (i.e., entering/exiting) the box.

-   If no activity is seem, walk over to nest box, tap gently on box to
    see if any birds are inside the box.

    -   Open box and record if there is any nesting material or eggs
        present.

    -   If bird exited the box, record the species of birds and band
        combo, if known.

When checking nest boxes that were active at the last nest check

*Eggs have not been observed in nest box*

-   Observe nest box at a distance to see if female is actively building
    the nest (i.e. is the female making repeated trips to the nest?) If
    yes, then [DO NOT]{.underline} approach the nest box. Record or
    confirm the color bands on the female (and male, if in attendance)
    and leave.

*Eggs have been observed in nest box*

-   Slowly walk up to nest box. Gently tap on nest box. Observe to see
    if female or male leaves nest box. Confirm color bands of female and
    male, if present. Open next box and check for the number of eggs
    present. If young are in nest, count the number of young AND the
    unhatched eggs.

When checking nest boxes are active and had nestlings at the last nest
check

-   Slowly walk up to nest box. Gently tap on nest box. Observe to see
    if female or male leaves nest box. Confirm color bands of female and
    male, if present. Open next box and [count]{.underline} for the
    number of nestlings present. If there are still unhatched eggs in
    the nest, count both the number of young AND the unhatched eggs.

Data that should be recorded at all nest checks

Notes about data:

-   Data recorded on data sheet should be data that the field worker is
    confident is true. If, for some reason, the field worker is unsure
    about data, the field worker MUST explicitly state that the data
    values recorded are a "best guess" rather than "truth".

> Example 1: A field worker thinks they saw the full color band
> combination of the bird, but never got a good look. In this case, next
> to the color band combination on the data sheet, specify "unsure" or
> "best guess".
>
> Example 2: A field worker is counting the eggs in a nest box and then
> it start to pour rain. The field worker is pretty sure there were five
> eggs in the nest, but not 100% sure. Again, next to this data entry
> should be "best guess".

-   (for example, i

-   Not the color band combinations of the male and female

    -   If this is the first sighting, then note the color combination

    -   If this is a repeat trip, always [confirm]{.underline} that the
        color combination is correct

    -   If the female is making repeated trips to the nest, note that as
        "nest building" a
Day: 13/07/02

Latitude: 28°06.01 N

Water depth: 1318 m

Core number: **MD02-2567**

GMT time: 15:17

Longitude: 89°01.19 W

Location: Kane Spur

Corer type: Calypso core

Corer length: 35.60 m

Core length: 26.65 m

**Observations** 

*Corer condition:* Good

*Core condition:* Good

**Sections and Sampling **

*Number of sections recovered and conditions:*

18 sections of 1.5m were recovered; the last section measures 115 cm

10 cm section were taken on each section, some more at section II, V,
VIII, 25 cm sections were recovered at section I, V, IX, XIII, XVII, 15
cm sections were taken at section II, V and VIII.

*Onboard sampling and post cruise processing:*

-   Two bags were recovered: 1 core top, 1 core catcher

-   Both the working and archive halves will be stored at Texas A&M
    University

-   The 10 cm sections were taken for pore water analysis (microbiology,
    and SO~4~^-^, Cl^-^, CH~4~, ^14^C, DIC), they will be processed at
    MBARI, WHOI and Texas A&M University

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-   USGS core measurements and activities : Elec. Resist ; Vane Shear ,
    water content, whole rounds for consol/triaxial (USGS-WH), Headspace
    Gas (USGS-Menlo Park), Thermal conductivity (Univ.Victoria)

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-   The 15 cm sections were taken for Iodine analysis

-   MST magnetic susceptibility, gamma ray attenuation and p-wave
    measurements were made downcore, at a resolution of 2 cm. Colour
    measurements were taken every 2 cm.

## Summary of physical and sedimentological observations

*Dominant lithologies:* 0-1315 cm, greenish gray clay with subtle
laminations. Foraminifers abundant down to 385 cm. 1315-2665 cm, layered
greenish gray silty clay. Increase of bioturbation from 1850 cm. Silt
layers from 1074 cm.

*Minor lithologies*: None
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**Efficiency is the Bottom Line:**

***How Bay State Businesses Can Prosper by Saving Energy***

**A forum presented by Congressman John F. Tierney (D-Salem)**

**in association with the U.S. Dept. of Energy, the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency,**

**and the Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources**

Tuesday, August 30^th^ -- 8:00 AM to 12:30 PM

OSRAM SYLVANIA -- 100 Endicott St., Danvers, Massachusetts

Local businesses are faced with increasing costs of doing business --
including health insurance, real estate and high energy costs. In a
tight economy, saving energy is a key way that businesses can improve
their bottom line. The goals of this event are to give business
owners/decision-makers of the 6^th^ Congressional District an
understanding of the government and utility efficiency programs to help
you cut costs and leave you with the Energy Star Challenge to reduce
your business's energy use by 10% in one year. Whether you lease or own
your building, you will come away with the resources and contacts to put
efficiency to work for you.

## FORUM AGENDA

8:00 -- 8:30 A.M. ***Sign-in and refreshments***

8:30 -- 8:45 A.M. ***Opening Remarks***

# Charlie Jerabek, President & CEO, OSRAM SYLVANIA

8:45 -- 9:25 A.M. ***Energy Efficiency Opportunities for Today's
Businesses: Modern Technologies and Maintenance Strategies***

# Brian McCowan, Energy and Resource Solutions, Inc. and

> Jim O\'Reilly, Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships

9:25 -- 10:25 A.M. ***An Overview of State and Federal Energy Efficiency
Programs***

> Dan Strout, U.S. Department of Energy;
>
> Bill White, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
>
> Mike Sherman, Massachusetts Division of Energy Resources

10:25 -- 10:45 A.M ***Break***

10:45 -- 11:00 A.M ***Remarks from Congressman John F. Tierney***

11:00 -- 12:00 P.M. ***Introduction to Utility Programs and
Opportunities for***

> ***Municipal Power Customers***

Marie Raphael and David Gendall, Massachusetts Electric; Nelson
Medeiros, NSTAR Electric; Kim Rodriguez, Keyspan Energy Delivery and Ray
Shockey, Massachusetts Municipal Wholesale Electric Company

12:00 -- 12:30 P.M. ***Rising to the Challenge, Planning for Success:***

> ***An Invitation to Businesses***

### Bill White, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

*Register on-line at
[www.house.gov/tierney](http://www.house.gov/tierney). For more
information, please contact Natalie Hildt in Congressman Tierney's
office at (978) 531-1669, or e-mail natalie.hildt@mail.house.gov.*
Furnish a service repair ticket on all types of repairs, which must be
initiated at the time of request and closed and signed off by CO upon
completion of the service. An original must be provided to the CO and a
copy must retained by the Contractor for evaluation or reference
purposes. The Contractor may add additional data as desired. The
following information will be required on the service repair ticket:

(1) work order claim number or job control number

(2) date the call was received from the customer requesting service

(3) point of contact (name, telephone number, building, and room number)

(4) contract number

(5) complete and thorough description of the work being requested

(6) brand of equipment

(7) model of equipment

(8) NASA equipment control number (if applicable)

(9) serial number of equipment

(10) government vehicle license plate number (if applicable)

(11) transmitter operating frequency

(12) receiver operating frequency

(13) transmit power output across a 50-ohm load

(14) transmit power output across a normal load

(15) transmitter modulation deviation

(16) transmitter modulation coded mode (if applicable)

(17) duplexer/transmitter to antenna insertion loss (if applicable)

(18) duplexer/receiver to antenna insertion loss (if applicable)

(19) receiver sensitivity (usable) at the receiver

(20) trouble found; full description of problem

(21) technical measurements after repair/adjustment/recalibration to
     include:

     -   receive sensitivity reading

     -   transmit sensitivity reading

     -   receive PL code/transmit PL code

     -   +/-KHZ

     -   readings on F1, F2, F3, F4, etc., to include power forward and
         power reflected

(22) corrective action performed/resolution

(23) identification of parts replaced and their related manufacturer's
     part number

(24) printed/typed name of technician assigned to the service call

(25) clock in time; upon arrival at the call location

(26) clock out time; upon leaving the call location

(27) date of completion of repair

(28) customer signature/date of when the call was completed

(29) signature of certified technician completing the service
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, INC.

**Report No. NCD-1379 March 12, 2007**

Re: NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. an incumbent local exchange carrier
(LEC), has filed certification that public notice of network change has
been provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required
by section 51.329(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC). *See* 47 C.F.R. § 51.329(a). Specific network change
information can be obtained on the Internet at:

[**http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/notifications/network/index.html**](http://www.interconnection.bellsouth.com/notifications/network/index.html)

The incumbent LEC\'s certification refers to the changes shown below.

  ------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------
  **Number**               **Type of Change**      **Location of Change**

  20070004 Revision        Replace Copper          Fort Payne, AL
  ND20040344               Facilities with Fiber   
                           Optic Cable and Digital 
                           Loop Carrier Systems    

  2007005 Revision         Replace Copper          Anniston, AL
  ND20040143               Facilities with Fiber   
                           Optic Cable and Digital 
                           Loop Carrier Systems    

  20070006 Revision        Replace Copper          Anniston, AL
  ND20040142               Facilities with Fiber   
                           Optic Cable and Digital 
                           Loop Carrier Systems    
  ------------------------ ----------------------- -----------------------

The network change identified herein shall not be implemented within six
months of the date it was filed with the Commission. *See* 47 C.F.R. §
51.331.

Incumbent LEC contact:

Steven D. Long

Assistant Manager/Federal Regulatory

AT&T Services Inc.

1133-21^st^ Street, N.W., Suite 900

Washington, DC 20036 Phone: (202) 463-4107

The original filing is available for inspection and copying at the FCC
Public Reference Room, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Suite CY‑A257,
Washington, DC 20554.

For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
(voice), or
[**carmell.weathers@fcc.gov**](mailto:carmell.weathers@fcc.gov) (email),
of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY
number is (202) 418-0484.

**-FCC-**
# ![](media/image1.wmf)Livestock Marketing Information Center

655 Parfet, Suite E310

Lakewood, Colorado 80215-5517

\(720\) 544-2941

FAX (720) 544-2973

August 21, 2007

Dr. Warren P. Preston

Chief, Livestock and Grain Market News Branch

USDA -- Agricultural Marketing Service

1400 Independence Ave, SW

Room 2619 - South Building

Washington, D.C. 20250-0242

Dear Dr. Preston,

We are sending you this letter on behalf of the members of the Livestock
Marketing Information Center (LMIC). The LMIC is a cooperative effort
involving 26 Land Grant Universities from across the U.S., major
livestock associations and a number of USDA agencies. The primary role
of the LMIC is to gather data, perform economic analysis and disseminate
information related to the livestock industries.

The LMIC strongly supports the proposed rule to reestablish and amend
the Livestock Mandatory Price Reporting (MPR) regulations. Timely and
unbiased market data are critical for effective decision making by
market participants and quantitative evaluations of market performance.
All aspects of the livestock and meat industries support MPR. We greatly
appreciate the efforts to maintain a price reporting system by the
USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) during the extended period
of time when MPR legislation was allowed to lapse. Future disruptions in
enabling legislation must be avoided. The MPR system as implemented by
AMS has proven to be effective and timely. Importantly, this rule should
be reestablished as soon as possible.

Regarding the specifics of the proposed rule, we find the modifications
regarding definitions for swine and lamb are positive adjustments. We
strongly encourage the proposed reduction in reporting requirements for
cow and bull packers. That adjustment will not reduce the quality or
quantity of important data. Definitional and reporting changes regarding
boxed beef will also be beneficial, although AMS must maintain
consistency with the valuable historical data. Overall, the proposed
amendments to revise the reporting definitions would improve and enhance
the data being reported by AMS. In particular, the proposed revisions in
the MPR regulation would allow for a larger amount of timely market
related data to be reported than is currently available and the changes
reflect industry developments since the initial MPR legislation.

Beyond the current reauthorization, additional improvements to MPR are
still needed. The program at USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service must
be allowed to evolve along with the markets. The highest priority is to
include wholesale pork items as part of MPR.

Sincerely,

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Erica Rosa

Agricultural Economist

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height="0.6652777777777777in"}

James Robb

Center Director
**FAA ATO Service Area Contacts**

**Eastern Service Center -- Atlanta, GA**

Armando Castro 404-305-5590

Linda Otting 404-305-5577

> **Central Service Center -- Ft. Worth, GA**
>
> Walter Tweedy 817-222-5560
>
> Winston Dixon 847-294-7572

**Western Service Center -- Seattle, WA**

Don Parkinson 425-227-2535

Rodney Lindbeck 425-227-2537

If the requester has difficulties with any of the above numbers call one
of the following numbers:

**SYSTEM SUPPORT GROUP MANAGERS**

**EASTERN SERVICE CENTER -** Mark D. Ward 404-305-5571

**CENTRAL SERVICE CENTER -** Don Smith 817-222-5530

**WESTERN SERVICE CENTER -** Clark Desing 425-227-2520
Biochemistry

PURIFICATION OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN DEOXYHYPUSINE HYDROXYLASE PROTEIN. [D.
D. Gonzalez]{.underline}, Y. Cui, C.-H. Chen, L. Wen\*, J.-K. Huang\*,
Western Illinois University, Department of Chemistry, Macomb, IL 61455,
<J-Huang3@wiu.edu>

The mature eukaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF5A) is the only known
protein in eukaryotic cells that contains the unusual amino acid
hypusine. The synthesis of hypusine within eIF5A is a two-step
posttranslational modification catalyzed by two enzymes, deoxyhypusine
synthase (DHS) and deoxyhypusine hydroxylase (DOHH). This modification
is essential for the function of eIF5A in cell proliferation and
survival. It has been suggested that posttranslational modifications of
eIF5A could be a suitable target for anticancer therapy. Inhibitors of
DHS or DOHH have been shown to exert antiproliferative and
antiretroviral effects.  A detailed knowledge of structure-function
relationship of either enzyme will help in designing better inhibitors
thus better control of proliferative diseases. Many studies have been
done on the structural and functional aspects of eIF5A and deoxyhypusine
synthase.

DOHH has never been purified to homogeneity from any sources at the
protein level. Our previous efforts in partial purification of bovine
testis DOHH by a 5' AMP affinity chromatography revealed multiple forms
of DOHH. However, the instability of the enzyme in bovine testis extract
prevented us from further purification and characterization of the
enzyme. Very recently, Park et al (PNAS, 103 (1): 51-56, 2006) cloned
human DOHH gene and the recombinant enzyme was characterized as a
HEAT-repeat--containing metalloenzyme. The availability of the human
DOHH cDNA opens doors to further our studies of bovine DOHH. One
approach to study the multiple forms of bovine DOHH is to raise
polyclonal antibodies against recombinant DOHH. The antibodies can then
be used to probe Western blots of bovine proteins.

In this abstract, we report subcloning, overexpression, and purification
of human DOHH. Gene-specific primers were designed based on the
published human DOHH sequence (accession \# NP_112594). PCR was
performed using human DOHH template, the gene-specific primers, and
FideliTaq^TM^ PCR master mix. The amplified DNA was subcloned into
pGEX-2T and the target protein overexpressed. The overexpressed enzyme
showed activity Number range CHAPTERin catalyzing the hydroxylation of
the deoxyhypusine residue in the eIF5A intermediate.

This work was supported by National Institute of Health 1R15 GM
60266-01A1, and the University Research Council at Western Illinois
University.
**Background**

The Office of AIDS Research requests a check for \$30,000 to support the
10^th^ Anniversary International Meeting of the Institute of Human
Virology (IHV), which will be held November 17-21, 2006 in Baltimore,
Maryland. These funds will be used to provide support for

travel and per diem expenses for invited speakers and scholarship
recipients.

.

**Description of Work**

The Contractor will perform the following tasks:

-   Issue a check for \$30,000.

-   Make check payable to: University of Maryland Foundation, Inc.

-   Check should be annotated: Foundation Tax ID# 52-112-5663.

-   Mail check to: Karen Watts-Green\
    Program Analyst

> Office of AIDS Research
>
> OD, NIH, DHHS
>
> 5635 Fishers Lane
>
> Rockville, MD 20892
**Influence of Electrostatic Interactions on Chain Dynamics and
Morphological Development in Perfluorosulfonate Ionomer Membranes**

*Kirt A. Page^1^\* and Robert B. Moore^2^*

*^1^Polymers Division, National Institute of Standards and Technology,
Gaithersburg, MD 20899*

*^2^The University of Southern Mississippi, Department of Polymer
Science, Hattiesburg, MS 39406*

Several high temperature methods of processing Nafion^®^ have been
developed using various alkylammonium counterion forms of the ionomer,
which has been shown to have a significant effect on the thermal and
mechanical properties of this material. In particular, it has been shown
that neutralization gives rise to two high-temperature mechanical
relaxations. While several studies in the literature have attempted to
explain the molecular origins of these mechanical relaxations, the
assignments were based primarily on limited dynamic mechanical analysis
(DMA) results and have at times been contradictory. The study presented
here is a fundamental investigation into the molecular origins of the
thermal transitions and dynamic mechanical relaxations of Nafion^®^
membranes as studied by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), DMA,
variable temperature small-angle x-ray scattering (SAXS) and solid-state
^19^F NMR spectroscopy. Molecular level information from NMR
investigations, along with SAXS data, have led to the development of a
more detailed description of the dynamics of Nafion^®^ and the molecular
origins of the mechanical relaxations. These data support the assignment
of the β relaxation to the genuine T~g~ of Nafion^®^ and the α
relaxation to the onset of long-range mobility of chains/side-chains via
a thermally activated destabilization of the electrostatic network. This
information is a key part of understanding how the strength of
electrostatic interactions in ionomers affects the chain dynamics and
developing morphology in these materials.

Kirt A. Page

NRC Postdoctoral Fellow\
Multivariant Measurement Methods Group

Polymers Division, MSEL

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Bldg. 224/Room B220\
100 Bureau Drive MS8542\
Gaithersburg, MD  20899-8540\
Telephone:  301-975-5030\
Fax:  301-975-4924

Non-member

Materials

Mentor: Michael J. Fasolka
\[28 FR 31, Jan. 1, 1963, as amended at 29 FR 15205, Nov. 11, 1964; 31
FR 15632, Dec. 13, 1966; 33 FR 15286, Oct. 15, 1968; 36 FR 8446, May 6,
1971; 37 FR 6677, Apr. 1, 1972; 37 FR 7092, Apr. 8, 1972; 37 FR 21436,
Oct. 11, 1972; 38 FR 872, Jan. 5, 1973; 38 FR 26804, Sept. 26, 1973; 38
FR 28826, Oct. 17, 1973; 40 FR 13305, Mar. 26, 1975; 40 FR 57459, Dec.
10, 1975; 41 FR 17386, Apr. 26, 1976; 42 FR 43834, Aug. 31, 1977; 57 FR
59298, Dec. 15, 1992; 58 FR 12174, Mar. 3, 1993; 58 FR 31909, June 7,
1993; 58 FR 33766, June 21, 1993; 59 FR 37695, July 25, 1994; 60 FR
2522, Jan. 10, 1995; 60 FR 18355, Apr. 11, 1995; 62 FR 35970, July 3,
1997; 62 FR 51278, Sept. 30, 1997; 67 FR 49586, July 31, 2002; 68 FR
60852, Oct. 24, 2003\]

**Supplement *Highlights* references**: 6(2), 8(3), 12(7), 14(4), 15(3),
31(1), 54(2), 61(1).

Reserved