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NEVADA STATE OFFICE NO. 2004-38

FOR RELEASE: May 3, 2004

CONTACT: Maxine Shane (775) 861-6586 or Debra Kolkman (775) 289-1946

**Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board Meeting in Oklahoma**

The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board will meet in Tulsa,
Oklahoma, on May 10-11 to discuss management and protection of wild,
free-roaming horses and burros on the nation\'s public lands. The
meeting will be Mon., May 10 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tues., May 11
from 8 a.m. to noon at the Hilton Tulsa Southern Hills Hotel, 7902 S.
Lewis Ave.

A public comment period is set for May 10 at approximately 4 p.m.
Individuals making a statement should register with the Bureau of Land
Management (BLM) on May 10 by noon in Tulsa. Depending on the number of
speakers, the Advisory Board may limit the length of presentations.

Speakers should address the specific wild horse and burro-related topics
listed on the agenda. Speakers must submit a written copy of their
statement at the meeting. Individuals who are unable to attend may
submit a written statement by May 3 to: BLM, National Wild Horse and
Burro Program, WO-260, Attention: Janet Neal, 1340 Financial Blvd.,
Reno, Nevada, 89502-7147. For additional information regarding the
meeting, contact Neal at (775) 861-6583. Individuals who use a
telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may reach Ms. Neal at any
time by calling the Federal Information Relay Service at 1-800-877-8339.

-MORE-

WH & B ADVISORY BOARD MEETING IN OKLAHOMA -- 2222

The BLM re-established the Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board in 1998
to provide input and guidance for the management of wild horse and burro
herds on the Western rangeland. Under the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses
and Burros Act, the BLM manages nearly 38,000 wild horses and burros,
which roam public lands in the West. The law mandates the protection,
management, and control of these wild horses and burros in a way that
ensures a healthy, viable free-roaming herd population within the limits
of available public land resources. Excess animals are removed and
placed with private individuals. After one year, qualified adopters may
acquire a title for the animals.

To adopt in Nevada, call the National Wild Horse and Burro Center at 775
475-2222. The Center, which is open weekdays, will also be open on Sat.,
May 8 for adoption of about 50 wild horses and burros in walk-up pens.
Adoption of saddle-trained and halter-ready horses will be May 22 in
Carson City. Visit [www.nv.blm.gov](http://www.nv.blm.gov/) to see these
trained animals, or call 775 861-6469 for additional information.

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**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
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**Federal Communications Commission**

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

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

# DA 03-2156

##  July 1, 2003

### 

### WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU

### REGION 42 (VIRGINIA) PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING COMMITTEE ANNOUNCES 

### REGION 42 800 MHZ REGIONAL PLANNING MEETING

**(PR DOCKET NO. 91-300)**

The Region 42 (Virginia) 800 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee
announces that its next planning meeting will be held on Thursday, July
31, 2003 at 1:30 pm at the Charlottesville-UVA-Albemarle County
Emergency Communications Center, 2306 Ivy Road, Charlottesville,
Virginia.

The purpose of the meeting is to discuss pending Region 42 800 MHz
license application matters and to receive any new license applications
that may be submitted.

The Region 42 Public Safety Planning Committee meeting is open to the
public. All eligible public safety providers in Virginia may utilize
these frequencies. It is essential that participants be representatives
of all eligible public safety providers in order to ensure that your
agency's future spectrum needs are considered in the allocation process.
Administrators who are not oriented in the communications field should
delegate someone with this knowledge to attend, participate and
represent your agency's needs.

All interested parties wishing to participate in the planning for the
use of public safety spectrum in the 800 MHz band within Region 42
should plan to attend. For further information, please contact:

Wayne S. Campagna, Chairman,

Region 42, 800 MHz Public Safety Planning Committee

Emergency Communications Center

2306 Ivy Road

Charlottesville, Virginia 22903

\(434\) 971-1022 (voice)

\(434\) 971-1767 (fax)

Email: <campagna@charlottesville.org>

-- FCC --
DA 01-1567

July 3, 2001

**WRC-03 ADVISORY COMMITTEE**

**RESCHEDULES FOURTH MEETING**

The fourth meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 2003 World
Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03 Advisory Committee) scheduled for
July 16, 2001 as announced by public notice DA 01-1456, dated June 19,
2001 has been canceled. It has been rescheduled and will now take place
on August 28, 2001 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon, in the Commission
Meeting Room, Room TW-C305, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

For further information about this meeting, contact Donald Weiland of
the International Bureau\'s Planning and Negotiation Division
(telephone: 202-418-2220).

\- FCC -
Two Victims, Two Crimes

***By Rep. Melissa Hart (R-PA)***

An alarming statistic about the leading cause of death among pregnant
women has emerged from multi-state medical studies: *pregnant women have
become targets of violence-often because they are pregnant.* In bringing
a child into the world, a woman should not need to consider that she and
her unborn child could become targets of violence.

According to a standard medical text, *The Unborn Patient: The Art and
Science of Fetal Development* (W.B. Saunders, 2001), a fetus is
medically treated as distinct from the mother, "as much a patient as any
other patient." As this attitude is widely held in the medical
community, shouldn't our laws also reflect the individuality of mother
and unborn child, especially in the light of several states' records
which reveal homicide to be the leading cause of death among pregnant
women?

Recent studies conducted in various states have uncovered this
disturbing fact: pregnant women have become targets of violence.
According to the Maryland Department of Health, there were 247
pregnancy-associated deaths between 1993 and 1998, and 50 of those
deaths were the result of homicide. In Cook County, Illinois, 26% of the
95 deaths of pregnant women recorded between 1986 and 1989 were
homicides. In New York, 25% of the 293 deaths among pregnant women
between 1987 and 1991 were homicides.

A number of states have chosen to combat this tragic problem through the
enactment of statutes providing for the prosecution for two crimes
against a person who commits a violent act against a pregnant woman.
However, under current federal law, an individual who commits a federal
crime of violence against a pregnant woman receives no additional
punishment for killing or injuring the woman's unborn child during the
commission of the crime.

I have sponsored the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, also called 'Laci
and Conner's Law' in remembrance of Laci Peterson and her son, Conner,
both of whom were savagely murdered, to address this chasm in the law by
providing that an individual who injures or kills an unborn child during
the commission of one of sixty specified federal crimes against the
mother will be guilty of a separate offense against the unborn child.

The Unborn Victims of Violence Act/Laci and Conner's Law provides the
mother and the family of an unborn child who is injured or killed by a
violent criminal with some degree of closure that is currently
unavailable under Federal Law. Furthermore, this legislation is crucial
in the fight to deter such heinous acts of violence against women and
the unborn.

Isn't it time that justice and closure are brought to instances of
violent acts committed against pregnant women and in cases where unborn
children are murdered or harmed?
Statement of Work for GEI-Sponsored Workshop (to be held in conjunction
with SER)

# June 2007

[Background:]{.underline} The Genes and Environment Initiative (GEI) on
behalf of the National Institutes of Health, and in collaboration with
the Human Genome Epidemiology Network (HuGENet) would like to hold a 1
day workshop on GWA studies for epidemiologists. The workshop will be
held on June 22, 2007 in conjunction with this year's Society for
Epidemiologic Research (SER) meetings, June 19-22, in Boston, MA. It
will focus on early experience with genome-wide association in
population-based case-control and cohort studies, to familiarize
epidemiologists with the opportunities and challenges presented by this
technology and to encourage sharing of experience in such studies, both
good and bad.

The theme of this year's SER meeting, \"Genome to GIS: how can high
technology contribute to modern epidemiology research,\" correlates with
the National Human Genome Research Institute\'s effort in population
genomics, defined as the application of cutting-edge genomic
technologies (such as genome-wide association and sequencing) to
population studies to identify genetic variants related to health and
disease. Dr. Teri Manolio of NHGRI will take the lead in organizing the
workshop, assisted by Ms. Solome Abebe. Approximately, 10-12
speakers/panelists will be invited to speak, with participation open to
anyone who is interested in the workshop. Several collaborative groups
of epidemiologists from the CDC and NIH would likely participate.

We request that the meeting be held at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and
Towers where the SER meetings are held. Peggy Christensen, the meeting
manager, may be able to help with securing this venue.

[Scope of work:]{.underline} The contractor will provide a range of
support services under this task order. These services will include:

-   Secure the Boston Park Plaza Hotel and Towers (preferable) or other
    comparable meeting space if necessary (meeting space for an
    estimated 300 attendees, with PowerPoint project capabilities).

-   Make arrangements for reservation of sleeping rooms for up to 12
    speakers at the selected venue.

-   Make arrangements for light refreshment breaks (continental
    breakfast, am/pm breaks). In addition, the contractor will make
    arrangements for box lunches that can be purchased by attendees.

-   Arranging travel, lodging, and reimbursement for up to 12 speakers;
    to include any travel by air, train, rental car, or mixed mode.
    Travelers will contact the contractor directly. NHGRI will provide a
    list of attendees for whom travel is authorized. All travel
    reimbursements must be paid within two weeks of receiving the
    traveler's voucher.

-   Handle advance registration for all attendees.

-   Serve as the point of contact for all attendees and speakers.

-   Create name badges, name tents and meeting folders/materials.

-   Provide one personnel member to attend the meeting to handle the
    on-site registration desk and any last minute logistical details.

-   Additional tasks may be added to this order at a later date, as the
    initiator deems necessary.
DA 05-1058

> Released: April 14, 2005

**Consumer Advisory Committee Meeting Rescheduled to June 10**

By this Public Notice, the Federal Communications Commission
("Commission") announces a change in the date of the meeting of its
Consumer Advisory Committee ("Committee"). The meeting has been
rescheduled for Friday, June 10, 2005, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the
Commission's Headquarters Building, Room TW-C305, 445 12^th^ Street,
S.W., Washington, DC 20554.

For further information contact: Scott Marshall, Consumer & Governmental
Affairs Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-2809
(voice) or (202) 418-0179 (TTY), <scott.marshall@fcc.gov> (e-mail).

To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities
(Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail
to <fcc504@fcc.gov> or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
at (202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

**- FCC -**
## APPENDIX F. NUMBERS

Whether to express a number in figures or in words is often a
troublesome choice. Here are some general guidelines in making that
choice. Also, see the latest GPO Style Manual at
<http://www.gpoaccess.gov/stylemanual/index.html>.

1.  Use figures for 10 and for all numbers above 10.

> 10 children 140 children

2.  Use figures for numbers below 10 when they precede a definite unit
    of measurement, time, or money.

> 3 pints 7 days 2 inches

3.  Units of measurement and time, actual or implied, are expressed in
    figures.

> 6 years old 4:30 p.m. June 2003

4.  Use figures to express sums of money.

> \$4.95 \$6 35 cents

5.  When a sentence has two or more related numbers and one number is
    over 10, use figures for all the numbers.

> *Each of 15 major commodities (9 metal and 6 nonmetal) was in supply*.
>
> *Each of nine major commodities (five metal and four nonmetal) was in
> supply*.

6.  Use figures to express most decimal fractions. If the value is less
    than one, place a zero before decimal point.

7.  Fractions standing alone are generally spelled out (three-fourths of
    an inch). Mixed fractions are always expressed in figures (3 ½
    cans). Fractions used as a unit modifier 1/2 --inch pipe are
    expressed in figures.

8.  Use figures to indicate definite percentages.

> 3 percent 5.5 percent 22 percent

9.  Use figures to precede the words million and billion when stating a
    specific quantity of something.

> \$3 billion debt 24 million people.

10. In phrases where consecutive numbers might be confusing, the
    shortest number is written as a word and the longest as a figure.

> 9 two-story houses two 7-month contracts

11. Use the same form for all numbers that occur in the same context.

> 5 sheep, 3 horses, 45 pigs, and 101 goats.

12. Use words for all numbers that are indefinite expressions.

> *He has been with the company since the early fifties*.

13. Use figures to indicate degrees of latitude and longitude and to
    indicate temperature.

> 45ºS 98.6º

14. Use figures to indicate time of day when followed by either p.m. or
    a.m.

> 5 a.m. 4:30 p.m.

15. For emphasis, when the time of day is followed by o'clock use
    figures. In formal correspondence, such as when writing to the White
    House, Members of Congress, Ambassadors, etc. use words.

> 3 o'clock (emphasis) three o'clock (formal)
>
> Do not use "a.m." or p.m." together with "o'clock."
N027748

May 20, 2008

CLA-2-96:OT:RR:NC:SP:233

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 9615.19.6000

Ms. Helena Cooper

Original Concepts, Inc.

701 East 3rd Street, Suite 130

Los Angeles, CA 90013

RE: The tariff classification of feather hair clip from China.

Dear Ms. Cooper:

In your letter dated April 30, 2008, you requested a tariff
classification ruling. The sample which you submitted is being returned
as per your request.

Style number 30318 is a sequin feather hair clip. It is composed of a
metal hair clip to which a PVC sequin star has been attached. A dyed
ostrich feather will be glued to the star. For tariff classification
purposes, the feather, the PVC star and the metal clip form a composite
good consisting of different components. The feather, the PVC star and
the metal clip are adapted one to the other and together form a whole
unit. Such composite goods are classified as if they consisted of the
component which gives them their essential character. Weighing various
factors such as value, volume, durability and marketability, the
component which imparts the essential character of this hair clip is the
feather.

The applicable subheading for the feather hair clip will be
9615.19.6000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
which provides for Combs, hair-slides and the like; hairpins, curling
pins, curling grips, hair-curlers and the like, other than those of
heading 8516, and parts thereof: Combs, hair-slides and the like: Other:
Other." The rate of duty will be 11% *ad valorem.*

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

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

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist Lawrence Mushinske at 646-733-3036.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES** default Public Health Service

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Food and Drug Administration

Rockville, MD 20857

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| July 19, 2006                                                         |
|                                                                       |
| Todd Roman                                                            |
|                                                                       |
| Bliss Nashville LLC                                                   |
|                                                                       |
| 1519 Church Street                                                    |
|                                                                       |
| Nashville, Tennessee 37203                                            |
|                                                                       |
| Dear Mr. Roman:                                                       |
|                                                                       |
| Your petition requesting the Food and Drug Administration to approve  |
| a variance for a laser light show, was received by this office on     |
| 07/19/2006. It was assigned docket number 2006V-0289/VAR1 and it was  |
| filed on 07/19/2006. Please refer to this docket number in future     |
| correspondence on this subject with the Agency.                       |
|                                                                       |
| Please note that the acceptance of the petition for filing is a       |
| procedural matter in that it in no way reflects an agency decision on |
| the substantive merits of the petition.                               |
|                                                                       |
| Sincerely,                                                            |
|                                                                       |
| Gloria Ortega                                                         |
|                                                                       |
| Division of Dockets Management                                        |
|                                                                       |
| Office of Management Programs                                         |
|                                                                       |
| Office of Management                                                  |
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**SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS**

The following Special Contract Requirements amend and supplement the
*Standard Specifications for Construction of Roads and Bridges, on
Federal Highway Projects (FP-03) Metric Version ,* U.S. Department of
Transportation, Federal Highway Administration.

Embedded in the body of the SCR's are hidden text boxes with "Notes to
Designers". To display the hidden boxes in Word activate the *show/hide*
button (looks like this - ¶). Or you can use the key strokes
ctrl+shift+\*.

**SI (METRIC)^(1)^ TO U.S. CUSTOMARY CONVERSION FACTORS (approximate)**

**To the table on page iv**, [amend the second line of the MASS and the
second line of the ILLUMINATION portion of the table as
follows]{.underline}:

+-----------+----------------+--------------+--------------+----------+
| *         | **When You     | **Multiply   | **To Find**  | **       |
| *Symbol** | Know**         | By**         |              | Symbol** |
+-----------+----------------+--------------+--------------+----------+
| ## MASS   |                |              |              |          |
+-----------+----------------+--------------+--------------+----------+
| kg        | kilograms      | 2.2046       | pounds       | lb       |
+-----------+----------------+--------------+--------------+----------+
| ## ILL    |                |              |              |          |
| UMUNATION |                |              |              |          |
+-----------+----------------+--------------+--------------+----------+
| cd/m^2^   | candela/m^2^   | 0.2919       | f            | fl       |
|           |                |              | oot-Lamberts |          |
+-----------+----------------+--------------+--------------+----------+
N039603

October 14, 2008

CLA-2-42:OT:RR:NC:N3:341

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 4202.99.9000

Don Soekland

Lowepro

1003 Gravenstein Hwy. North

Suite 200

Sebastopol, CA 95472

RE: The tariff classification of non-rigid molded silicone camera sheath
from China

Dear Mr. Soekland:

In your letter dated September 19, 2008 you requested a tariff
classification ruling. The sample which you submitted is being retained
by this office.

A style number was not provided for the sample submitted. It is a camera
sheath constructed of non-rigid molded silicone. It is specially fitted
for a digital camera and designed to provide maximum protection from
impact and abrasion while allowing full access to all the features the
camera possesses.

In your letter, you suggest classification under subheading
3926.90.9980, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS)
which provides for other articles of plastics, other. You also suggest
classification under subheading 9006.91.0000, HTSUS, which provides for
parts and accessories for photographic cameras. This provision is
limited to parts and accessories for film cameras, not digital cameras.
Classification under the HTSUS is made in accordance with the General
Rules of Interpretation (GRI). Pursuant to GRI 1, goods shall be
determined according to the terms of the headings of the tariff schedule
and any relative Section or Chapter Notes under the heading that most
specifically describes them. The camera sheath is more specifically
classified under heading 4202, HTSUS.

The applicable subheading for the non-rigid molded silicone camera
sheath will be 4202.99.9000, HTSUS, which provides for in part, for
other containers and cases, other, other. The rate of duty will be 20
percent ad valorem.

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

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

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist Vikki Lazaro at (646) 733-3041.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director

National Commodity Specialist Division
***[6 Minutes for Safety Topic: Structural Damage / Controllability
Check]{.underline}***

Note: POH / AFM guidance takes precedence over this checklist. If your
specific aircraft POH / AFM has a controllability check, use it instead
of this checklist.

Recommend perform this check when structural integrity of the aircraft
has been compromised (actual or suspected). For example:

-   Mid-air collision with other aircraft or debris

-   Bird strike

-   Ground obstacle strike (tree, wire, snag, etc.)

-   Control jam / failure

-   Lightning strike

-   Asymmetric flaps

-   Icing

-   Hail damage

-   Over-G

-   Any occurrence that would cast doubt as to the structural integrity
    / normal flight characteristics of the aircraft

The aircraft may be perfectly controllable at a specific airspeed and /
or configuration. However, acceptable flight characteristics may be an
issue at approach and landing speeds. It is advisable to ascertain this
before attempting a normal landing approach (e.g. getting close to the
ground). Upon determining a structural issue exists that is having a
negative effect on flight characteristics, recommend accomplishing the
following:

1.  Maintain aircraft control (use trim as required to help control the
    aircraft / relieve control pressure)

2.  Load - jettison

3.  Attain a safe altitude (recommend 2000' -- 3000' AGL minimum)

4.  Determine optimum configuration for landing (flap position)

5.  Slow only to that airspeed which allows acceptable handling
    qualities for continued flight

6.  Prior to descent: Check handling characteristics at approach /
    landing speeds

7.  Land at the nearest suitable airport

Note: Suitable airport determination should include evaluation of the
following:

-   Weather (winds / crosswinds, ceiling / visibility, etc.)

-   Runway condition

-   Runway length / width

-   Facilities (emergency response)

-   Pilot experience
The TELeHEARt program

**RICHARD SCHOLFIELD, M.D.**\
Staff Physician, Research Service

Chief, Cardiology Section\
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

Associate Professor,

Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine,

University of Florida, College of Medicine

The TELeHEARt program is being developed to help the large number of
patients with heart failure in the North Florida/South Georgia Veterans
Health System.   The TELeHEART program provides a higher level of
supervised care and intervention than is possible in the primary care
setting.  This program implements care coordination combined with
technology to increase enhanced patient-focused care for patients with
acute heart failure.   The premise is that an advanced registered nurse
practitioner care coordinator who specializes in heart failure can
better monitor, communicate and intervene in a more timely manner.  We
have developed 360 daily dialogues that are delivered to patients via a
simple in-home message device.  The dialogues elicit vital signs and
indiscernible assessments and offer straightforward education to allow
daily, comprehensive, disease-specific communication between the care
coordinator and the veteran.  These patients are assured of more timely
access and intervention to medical intervention.  These early outpatient
interventions have been shown to alleviate more costly hospitalizations
in the future.  The data reported since June, 2004 showed bed days of
care were reduced from 379 days six months prior to enrollment to 111
days six months post enrollment, representing a savings of \$3,506 per
patient enrolled.  The average cost savings for the facility per
TELeHEART patient was \$2,582 for parallel time periods.  Corresponding
gains include improved medication doses for these patients, reduced
heart failure symptoms, and improved functional status through program
participation.  This program has increased access to care for veterans
with heart failure.
July 1, 2002

Mr. Dale E. Kamarata HSA-10/B92A

General Manager

Imperial Laminators

P.O. Box 2008

Eager, Arizona 85925

Dear Mr. Kamarata:

Mr. Michael Halladay's November 21, 2001 letter formally accepted your
Glu-Laminated Guardrail post and offset block for use with w-beam
guardrail on the National Highway System. That letter stated that the
posts and blocks had cross-section dimensions of 150 mm by 200 mm (6
inches by 8 inches). Apparently, some potential users of your product
have raised questions about the actual dimensions of your products
because the word "nominal" was not used.

Mr. Richard Powers of my staff was informed by Dr. Dean Alberson,
Associate Research Engineer at the Texas Transportation Institute, in a
June 17 letter that the actual dimensions of the tested posts and blocks
were 136.5 mm by 189.7 mm (5-3/8 inches by 7-15/32 inches). Therefore,
posts and blocks having these minimum dimensions have been shown to meet
NCHRP Report 350 evaluation criteria at Test Level 3 (TL-3). Posts and
blocks with slightly larger dimensions would, of course, be equally
acceptable.

Sincerely yours,

(original signed by Harry W. Taylor)

*for*

Carol H. Jacoby, P.E.

Director, Office of safety design
Ocean Biogeochemical Process Laboratory 70A 4405 Overview

This laboratory is primarily devoted to supporting seagoing sampling and
autonomous observations of the ocean\'s biogeochemical cycles. Our
primary emphasis is on the processes and transports of carbon in the
ocean.

The lab is divided into two main work areas: the general work and
analytical area directly accessed via two doors from the hallway and a
positively pressured clean work and analytical area occupying most of
the window wall of the space which is accessed from the general area.
There is also an office primarily devoted to data analysis and systems
programming in support of our activities.

The general work area houses a simple spectrometer and analytical
systems which are primarily in support of our mission to develop and
test carbon system sensors for long term deployment on robotic
autonomous free vehicles in remote and biologically dynamic ocean areas.
This outer laboratory also houses a \'clean\' muffle furnace which is
used in the preparation of quartz fiber filters for carbon sampling at
sea. Sometimes we work on the hardware and software of autonomous
instruments in the general and office space. At other times, the general
area is a testing area and staging area for equipment destined for use
aboard ships.

The clean work area houses a Finnigan Element II Inductively Coupled
Plasma Mass Spectrometer with autosampler systems which is capable of
detecting trace elements from Li to U in solution at parts per trillion
levels and below. The multiple class 100 (or lower laminar flow benches)
and one class 100 laminar flow fume hood provide clean and safe areas
for our work with marine samples. The area also is the clean repository
for the samples we have collected from the world\'s oceans going back to
the1970\'s.

Our sample analysis procedures rarely involve acids other than dilute
ultra pure HCl or HNO3, usually in very small quantities. Some times
larger quantities (100 L/week) of reagent grade HCl are used in the
preparation and acid cleaning of quarts fiber filters, prior to their
use at sea. All work with acids (stronger than 0.1N) is carried out in
fume hood. We have rare use of bases such as NaOH.

In order to work using chemicals in this laboratory, you must have
satisfied the necessary ES&H requirements (hazards questionnaire and
training) and follow necessary protocols for safe work.
**Statement of Senator George V. Voinovich**

**Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs**

**September 19, 2006**

Madam Chairman, thank you for holding today's hearing to examine the
nature and extent of the problem of religious radicalization in prisons.
I commend you for exercising leadership on this important security topic
that deserves our attention. I look forward to hearing our witnesses
shed light on the severity and nature of this threat, and
recommendations on how we might better detect, prevent, and disrupt the
cycle of radicalization in prisons.

As we discuss the threat posed by the extremist misrepresentation of the
Muslim faith, I want to emphasize my respect and tolerance for the
Muslim community on the whole. We must not associate the reprehensible
behavior of violent extremists with the entire Islamic faith.

Prison radicalization is merely one subset of our struggle against
ideological extremism. Although law enforcement is a crucial element of
this struggle, I also believe it is critical that we continue to engage
the American Muslim community to foster positive relations and build
strong community ties.

Madam Chairman, I look forward to working with you in the future on ways
to prevent and disrupt domestic radicalization.
**Agenda**

**GLFE Status Meeting**

**NOAA FSL**

**Boulder, CO**

**Monday April 11** \
1:30 pm Canadian TAMDAR                  Fournier

2:00 pm NWS HQ View Johnston

2:15pm NWS Local Forecasting                      Mamrosh

2:45pm NWS MQT Mesoscale Model Hultquist

3:00pm TAVE Memphis Deployment               Feltz

4:00 pm Wind Analysis Neece

4:30pm AirDat Overview Anderson

5:15pm Adjourn\
\
**Tuesday April 12\
**7:30am Caffeine and Sucrose\
8:00am UKMet /  ECMWF Updates (TENTATIVE)  Truscott\
8:30am FSL work, introduction Moninger

8:45am Description of RUC-TAMDAR models Benjamin

9:15am RUC-RAOB-TAMDAR soundings Szoke

9:35am Sensor performance statistics Moninger

10:05am RUC TAMDAR/no-TAMDAR comparisons Jamison

10:20am RUC skill results with respect to RAOB Benjamin, Moninger

11:00am FSL ingest, processing, distribution,

> and software and display support Barth

11:30am Lunch\
1:30pm AirDat Prelim. Results       Anderson, Yubao

2:30pm PIREP Prelim. Results                    Braid\
3:00pm NOAA Upper Air Observing System Update Helms\
3:30pm General Discussion\
4:30pm Adjourn
**DiamondMEMS\***

John A. Carlisle

Materials Science Division & Center for Nanoscale Materials

Argonne National Laboratory

Argonne, Illinois 60439 USA

Diamond MEMS may offer many potential performance and reliability
advantages over traditional MEMS materials. For instance, its high
Young's modulus may enable diamond RF MEMS devices to operate at
unprecedented high frequencies, whereas the surface chemistry of
diamond, which gives rise to it's low friction and stiction properties,
may greatly enhance the reliability of these devices, simplify the
complexity of their design and also possibility greatly reduce packaging
costs (e.g. the need for anti-stiction coatings and hermetic packaging).
However, there are many challenges to be overcome if the dream is to
become a reality. Like any other thin film technology, diamond films
must integrate with many other different materials (semiconductors,
metals, oxides) in order to realize real MEMS devices. Over the past ten
years at ANL we have studied the growth of ultrananocrystalline diamond
(UNCD) using argon-rich Ar/CH~4~ plasmas with C~2~-dimers as the
principal growth species. These films consist of diamond grains 2-5 nm
in size and high-energy grain boundaries that are only 0.5 nm wide
consisting of a mixture of sp^3^ and sp^2^ bonding. UNCD possesses many
of the extreme materials properties of natural diamond (hardness,
modulus, etc.), and yet the growth chemistry may overcome many of the
materials integration issues mentioned above. In this talk I will focus
on the material integration and surface micromachining of UNCD films,
with particular emphasis on the low-temperature growth of UNCD and the
nanotribology of the UNCD surfaces. I will also discuss our work in
progress on the development of UNCD films for artificial retinas and
RF-MEMS. \*This work was supported by the US Department of Energy,
BES-Materials Sciences, under Contract W-13-109-ENG-38
# Rep. Chris Cox

# Chairman, House Policy Committee

Radical Tax Simplification for 2004

**[Proposal #1]{.underline}**

**Make 40 Million More Americans Eligible for Form 1040-EZ**

*Problem:* The IRS, by its own admission, has [arbitrarily]{.underline}
selected \$50,000 as the income limit for those filers permitted to
submit a 1040-EZ. This applies not just to singles but also to married
couples filing jointly.

*Solution:* Doubling the income limit for EZ filers to \$100,000 would
make [over 40 million]{.underline} more Americans eligible to file this
simple, one-page form.

**[Proposal #2]{.underline}**

**Make 25 Million More Seniors Eligible for New Form 1040-EZ-SR**

*Problem:* More than 35 million Americans are prohibited from using the
1040-EZ tax return simply because they are 65 or older. While 10 million
filers benefit from the one-page 1040-EZ option, anyone 65 or older is
[automatically excluded]{.underline}.

*Solution:* End age discrimination by the IRS. Form 1040-EZ-SR, a
one-page form for seniors that accommodates both pension and Social
Security income, will save [up to 25 million]{.underline} seniors the
burden and complexity of the standard 1040.

These are ideal floor candidates for the week of March 29^th^, as
Americans are wrapping up their returns. They would be bold strokes for
simplicity, requiring NO substantive change in the tax code.

Staff Contact: James Freeman, 5-5611
**Appendix 2 Tables and Plots**

Section

A2.1 Accident Rates for 10 Accident Risk Groups

One table per region, warning device class

A2.2 Accident Rates for 6 Accident Risk Groups

One table per region, warning device class

A2.3 Method 1a. FRA Accident Prediction, Poisson Regression Estimation;
10 Risk Groups

Accident Rate Difference Table for All Regions

Model Parameter Estimates Table for All Regions

Two Plots for Each Region

> Average Accident Rate Versus Average Predicted Accident Rate
>
> for Each Accident Risk Group, Whistle Ban/No Ban Subset,

one plot per Warning Device Class (3 pages)

Random Effect by Accident Risk Group, one graph per Warning Device (1
page)

A2.4 Method 1b. FRA Accident Prediction, Poisson Regression Estimation ;
6 Risk Groups

Same as for A2.3

A2.5 Method 2a. FRA Accident Prediction, Poisson Normal Estimation ; 10
Risk Groups

Accident Rate Difference Table for All Regions

Table Comparing Residual Distributions for Methods 1a and 2a for All
Regions

A2.6 Method 2b. FRA Accident Prediction, Poisson Normal Estimation ; 6
Risk Groups

Accident Rate Difference Table for All Regions

Table Comparing Residual Distributions for Methods 1b and 2b for All
Regions

A2.7 Method 3. Accident Prediction from Poisson Regression Model using
Whistle Ban

Accident Rate Difference Table for All Regions

Comparison Table of Accident Rates: Model Prediction, FRA Prediction,
and Observed

for All Regions

A2.8 Method 4. Accident Prediction from Poisson Regression Model without
Whistle Ban,

Poisson-Normal Regression Estimation; 10 Risk Groups

Accident Rate Difference Table for All Regions

Model Parameter Estimates Table for All Regions

Shapiro-Wilk Statistics for Residual Distribution Table for All Regions

Two Plots for Each Region

> Average Accident Rate Versus Average Predicted Accident Rate
>
> for Each Accident Risk Group, Whistle Ban/No Ban Subset,

one plot per Warning Device Class (3 pages)

Random Effect by Accident Risk Group, one graph per Warning Device (1
page)
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Subject

\$320 Million Rescission of Federal-aid Apportionments

Classification Code Date OPI:

N 4510.481 September 24, 2002 HABF-10

1.  **What is the purpose of this Notice?** This Notice is to notify the
    States of a rescission of \$320 million of unobligated Federal-aid
    Highway apportionments available to the States, as required by the
    FY 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act (P.L. 107-206).

2.  **What apportioned funds are being rescinded?** The five core
    programs being rescinded are Interstate Maintenance (IM), section
    1101(a)(1),

> National Highway System (NHS), section 1101(a)(2), Surface
> Transportation Program (STP), section 1101(a)(4), Bridge Program,
> section 1101(a)(3), and Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
> Improvement Program (CMAQ),
>
> section 1101(a)(5), of Public Law 105-178, as amended.

3.  **How are the apportioned funds being rescinded?** The rescission is
    being applied proportionately to States and, within States, to the
    five core programs and the categories within the STP and Bridge
    Programs, based upon FY 2002 apportionments to the States for the
    five core apportioned programs. [Table 1]{.underline} shows each
    State's share of the total rescinded amounts from the IM, NHS, STP,
    Bridge and CMAQ Programs. [Table 2, part 1]{.underline} shows the
    amounts rescinded from the STP accounts. [Table 2, part
    2]{.underline}, pages 1 through 4 shows the amounts under STP
    Urbanized Areas over 200,000. [Table 3]{.underline} shows the
    amounts rescinded from the Bridge Program and Skill Training amounts
    from Bridge and STP Programs. [Table 4]{.underline} shows the State
    Planning & Research (SPR) amounts. [Table 5]{.underline} shows the
    limiting amounts for National Highway Institute, Highway Tax Evasion
    and Safety. The rescission amounts shown on the attached tables will
    be deducted from the unobligated balances as of September 13, 2002.
    If there are insufficient balances when the rescission amounts are
    entered into the Fiscal Management Information System (FMIS) an
    overobligation will result. If this occurs, the State must process a
    deobligation or request that the shortfall be applied to other core
    programs or categories before September 30, 2002.

![](media/image2.png){width="1.3736111111111111in"
height="0.6569444444444444in"}

4.  **What action is required?** Division Administrators should ensure
    that this Notice is provided to State departments of transportation.

> Mary E. Peters
>
> Administrator
**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

**Federal Communications Commission**

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

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

> **REPORT NO: 1325 CABLE SERVICES BUREAU REGISTRATIONS FEBRUARY 20,
> 2002**
>
> **This Public Notice has been generated by the Cable Services Bureau's
> from the Cable Operations & Licensing Systems (COALS). This Public**
>
> **Notice is intended to list newly registered Community Unit
> Identification (CUID) Numbers.**
>
> **This Public Notice lists those filings processed by the Cable
> Service Bureau as registrations pursuant to §76.1801 of the
> Commission\'s Rules. Should any of these registrations contain a
> request for special relief, such waiver requests will be handled
> separately through the special relief process. Furthermore, parties
> seeking special relief are advised that such requests must be
> initiated through the special relief provisions of §76.7 of the
> Rules.**
>
> **Files containing these registrations can be reviewed in the
> Commissions Reference Information Center, CY-Level, 445 12^th^ Street,
> SW Washington, DC 20554.**
>
> **It is requested that all responses or statements refer to the FCC
> assigned Community Unit Identification (CUID) Number; e.g., AL0075.**
>
> **For further information about this Public Notice contact the Cable
> Services Bureau at (202) 418-7000.**
>
> **REPORT NO: 1325 CABLE SERVICES BUREAU REGISTRATIONS FEBRUARY 20,
> 2002**

CUID CODE COMMUNITY COUNTY COMMUNITY TYPE LEGAL NAME CALL SIGNS

CA1622 CALABASAS PARK LOS ANGELES Unincorporated Outside ADELPHIA
CALIFORNIA CABLEVISION LLC

KVEA

> KCOP
>
> KLCS
>
> KABCTV
>
> KPXN
>
> KAZA
>
> KSCI
>
> KRCA
>
> KXLA
>
> KNBCTV
>
> KDOC
>
> KEYT
>
> KWHY
>
> KCBSTV
>
> KTLA
>
> KCAL
>
> KMEXTV
>
> KTTV
>
> KCET

GA1044 ELBERTON ELBERT Incorporated City CITY OF ELBERTON WNEG

WYFF

WASV

WGCL

WAGA

WSB

WGN

WJBF

WHNS

WSPA

WLOS

WXIA

IA0978 CLEAR LAKE CERRO GORDO Incorporated Town NORTHLAND COMMUNICATIONS
INC

> KAAL
>
> KTTC
>
> **REPORT NO: 1325 CABLE SERVICES BUREAU REGISTRATIONS FEBRUARY 20,
> 2002**

CUID CODE COMMUNITY COUNTY COMMUNITY TYPE LEGAL NAME CALL SIGNS

IA0978 cont. CLEAR LAKE KPAX

> KIMT
>
> KPWB
>
> WGN
>
> KXLT

KYIN

IA0979 VENTURA CERRO GORDO Incorporated Town NORTHLAND COMMUNICATIONS
INC

WGN

> KTTC
>
> KPAX
>
> KPWB
>
> KYIN
>
> KIMT
>
> KAAL
>
> KXLT

TX2318 WOODLOCH MONTGOMERY Incorporated Township INTERLINK
COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS LLC

KHOUTV

KXLN

KHWB

KUHT

KTRKTV

KTBU

KPXB

KPRCTV

KLTJ

KHSH

TX2319 PFLUGERVILLE TRAVIS Incorporated City GRANDE COMMUNICATIONS INC
KBEJ

KXAN

KTBC

KEYE

WGN

KVUE

KNVA

KLRU

> **REPORT NO: 1325 CABLE SERVICES BUREAU REGISTRATIONS FEBRUARY 20,
> 2002**

CUID CODE COMMUNITY COUNTY COMMUNITY TYPE LEGAL NAME CALL SIGNS

UT0254 UTAH UTAH Unincorporated Unnammed MALLARD CABLEVISION LLC KUTV

> KUPX
>
> KSTU
>
> KJZZ
>
> WTBS
>
> KUED
>
> WGN TV
>
> KUWB
>
> KTVX
>
> KSL TV
>
> KBYUTV

**-FCC-**
**Mr. Burton:** First of all, Mr. Speaker, I want to make it clear that
I'm a republican and I'm very proud to be a republican, however there
are problems with this bill that make it impossible for me to vote for
it.

You know, it\'s been said tonight that 35 million AARP members can\'t be
wrong, but I'm telling you AARP does not speak for all seniors. And when
the seniors find out what\'s in this bill that most of them, initially,
are going to pay about \$4,000 of the first \$5,000 they\'re going to
spend on pharmaceuticals, they\'re going to be so angry, it\'s going to
be like 1988 all over again.

Now, I want to talk a little bit about the pharmaceutical industry.
There's nothing in here that allows our government to negotiate the
prices with the pharmaceutical industry. We pay the highest prices in
the world for pharmaceuticals. We pay seven, eight, nine, ten times as
much for tamoxifen. A woman who has breast cancer and has to have it
than they do in Canada. Yet there\'s no provision in this bill for
negotiation. You say we\'ve got a 25% discount card. 25% for what? If
these pharmaceuticals have high prices and you knock 25% off they\'re
still a lot higher in Canada or Germany. And yet, we can\'t reimport?
Why? It doesn\'t make sense. Do we believe in free trade? We've got
NAFTA, you can import everything back and so forth across the borders,
but with pharmaceuticals it\'s not safe. Yet when I talked to the
Canadians and they had five hearings on it, they couldn\'t find one case
with it. There is no safety issue.

The problem is profit and price. Now, I want to tell you something,
it\'s been said that for too long, seniors have paid too much. They have
been paying too much. But we\'re not doing anything in this bill to
lower the price of pharmaceutical products. Now I want to say to my
colleagues also there\'s \$70 billion in this bill, a pay-off to big
business to keep their employees and former employees covered under this
plan. I want to tell you something, as a businessman, they\'re going to
look down the road and they\'re going to say, hey, congress changes from
time to time and they\'re going to start dumping their employees on the
federal plan. And when they do, those retirees are going to be so angry
with us; you\'re not going to believe it.
SEPARATE STATEMENT OF CHAIRMAN MICHAEL POWELL

Re: *Revision of the Commission's Rules To Ensure Compatibility with
Enhanced 911 Emergency Calling Systems, Request for Waiver by Cingular
Wireless LLC, Sprint Spectrum L.P. d/b/a Spring PCS, Verizon Wireless,
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., Nextel Communications, Inc.*

I am disappointed and unsatisfied with the progress we have made, thus
far, on Phase II E911 rules. I know and respect that carriers have made
concerted strides in this area, but those efforts must be re-doubled. It
goes without saying that there is a new sense of urgency around using
mobile phones as important safety devices. They have become
indispensable tools for calling for help and for delivering help.

Thankfully, we are only at the beginning of the implementation of this
process and not at the end. I am committed to reaching that end with
full and unqualified success. Today, we accept revised implementation
plans from some of the major carriers. We initiate enforcement
investigations with regard to others. All these decisions are designed
to pursue single-mindedly one objective: the full availability of
enhanced 911 by the original deadline established by the Commission.
Given that this service can save lives, I trust that the carriers, the
manufacturers and public safety authorities will work tirelessly to get
this service to people as soon before that deadline as possible. It is
not good enough to go for a gentleman's "C." This test requires an "A+"
effort.

I look forward to working with my colleagues, the public safety
community, the carriers and their suppliers, Congress and other
governmental agencies, including the Department of Transportation, on
exploring ways to ensure and facilitate the successful nationwide
deployment of E911.