BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
*Relevant Extramural SOP: [Request for contract-acquisition
plan](http://www.niaid.nih.gov/ncn/sop/contracts/rfc.htm)*

*Last reviewed: January 30, 2004*

# HOW TO SET UP A DIV/DEA ACQUISITION PLANNING MEETING

When you plan to hold a DIV/DEA (Division/DEA) "Acquisition Planning"
meeting, It is important to check the NIAID Phasing Worksheet (in SIMS
on the NIAID Intra-Net) to ensure you hold it as close to the
\"planned\" date shown there as possible. Usually, this meeting is held
within 6 to 8 weeks of the date the first draft of the RFC is due to
DEA. Exceptions may be necessary. Be mindful that this is a meeting
called and conducted by OA.

Prepare an email to the following parties with the copy-to line set up
as indicated

(The SRPBC email address below reaches all the SRP Branch Chiefs.):

TO: Project Officer; Hortencia Hornbeak; SRPBC

CC: YOUR SCO; John McGowan; Theresa Schrader; Bernice Mechanic

The subject line should contain the DEA reference number (from SIMS) and
the RFP number (if one has been assigned) along with the exact title of
the acquisition from SIMS.

The body of the text should indicate a window of dates (2 - 3) and
approximate times to hold the meeting and should invite the Scientific
Review Administrator (if one is named) and the Project Officer to
attend. Ask the email recipients to reply directly to you so you may
coordinate a mutually agreeable time, place and location for the
meeting.

Give a brief synopsis of the purpose of the meeting (i.e. to discuss the
research concept for the subject acquisition, assign roles and
responsibilities for the acquisition process, exchange ideas on the
science and contractual issues related to the planned acquisition, set
up a tentative set of milestones for the acquisition (adhere as closely
as possible to the SIMS milestone dates), etc.).

Some things to consider:

\* An SRA may not be identified in the NIAID Phasing Worksheet. This is
common, as SRAs are often not assigned until about a month prior to
proposal receipt. This is not a problem, as the SRP Branch Chief who
handles the scientific area related to your acquisition will attend the
meeting.

\* Limit the number of emails you send to set up the meeting. If you do
not hear from either your Project Officer or SRP within 3 working days,
notify your SCO and plan how to proceed with setting up the meeting.

\* Remember that this is YOUR meeting. You should set a brief, but
succinct agenda so that attendees will know what they are meeting for
and what is expected of them at the meeting.

\* It\' s best to hear from Hortencia Hornbeak, Director, SRP or one of
the SRP Branch Chiefs BEFORE setting any meeting date or time.

Once you\'ve gotten a response from the Project Officer, SRP and your
SCO as to their availability, proceed with planning the meetings\' time,
place and location by preparing a follow-up email to the parties listed
below telling them the time, place and location of the meeting.

TO: Project Officer; NAMED SRA and/or NAMED SRP BRANCH CHIEF

CC: YOUR SCO; Theresa Schrader; John McGowan
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Congressman Jeff Flake                                                |
|                                                                       |
| *News Release*                                                        |
|                                                                       |
| **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:**  Thursday, December 20, 2007               |
|                                                                       |
| **CONTACT: ** Margaret Klessig (202) 225-2635                         |
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# 

## **[*Congressman Flake Urges President to Have More Courage than Congress to Cut Earmarks*](http://flake.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=81179)** 

*President Should Use His Authority to Block*

*Earmark Waste in 2008 Spending Bills*

**Washington, D.C**. -- Republican Congressman Jeff Flake, who
represents Arizona's Sixth District, applauded President Bush's comments
dealing with earmarks at today's White House press conference.

The President highlighted the inclusion of nearly 12,000 earmarks in the
omnibus and defense spending bills as evidence that Congress needs to
further curb pet projects.  Bush indicated that he would instruct OMB
Director Jim Nussle to review options for dealing with the wasteful
spending. 

**"Taxpayers deserve better than having their tax dollars wasted on
vanity earmarks like the Charles B. Rangel Center for Public Service and
the Lewis Center for Education Research, or more than \$800 million
worth of airdropped earmarks that never received even a cursory
vetting**," said Flake.

"**The President already has the power to block the funding
for Congressional earmarks that are included in conference and committee
reports instead of the bill text,"** said Flake.**  "This would apply to
the vast majority of earmarks passed in the omnibus bill."**

**"I'm glad he's giving taxpayers a promise to reduce waste as an early
Christmas present and I hope that he uses the power that he has to block
funding for these wasteful earmarks,"** said Flake.

\###
**DA 07-1286**

March 14, 2007

Mr. Paul Moller

Intellicom Technologies

1335 W. Shellfish Drive

Gilbert, AZ 85233

Re: Call Sign E070012

File No. SES-LIC-20070110-00118

Dear Mr. Moller:

On January 10, 2007, L-3 Communications Titan Corporation (L3 Titan)
filed the above-captioned application for a mobile satellite service
(MSS) earth station to be operated in the Conventional Ku-band.[^1] The
proposed earth station would use a 0.36 meter remote antenna mounted on
top of a vehicle. The earth station will communicate, while the vehicle
is in motion, with U.S.-licensed Points of Communication (POCs) and a
fixed earth station.[^2] Pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(1) of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §25.112(a)(1), we dismiss the application
as defective without prejudice to refiling.

In response to Question E48 of Schedule B, L3 Titan lists the maximum
EIRP per carrier for emission 22M9G7D as 47.8 dBW. This is greater than,
and therefore inconsistent with, the Total EIRP for All Carriers L3
Titan lists as 45.0 dBW in response to Question E40 of Schedule B. Given
this inconsistency, we cannot determine the earth station's proposed
emission power.

Further, in response to Question E47 of Schedule B, L3 Titan lists the
emission designator for the Mobile-1 antenna in receive mode as 1M4G7D.
L3 Titan also lists a transmit emission designator of 717K0G7D in
response to Question E47. However, Section 2.201(b)(3) of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 2.201(b)(3), requires that emission
designators be formatted with seven characters according to their
classification and their bandwidth. The 1M4G7D and 717K0G7D designators
provided by L3 Titan do not conform to this rule.

Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(1) of the Commission's rules,
47 C.F.R. § 25.112(a)(1), and Section 0.261 of the Commission's rules on
delegations of authority, 47 C.F.R. § 0.261, we dismiss this application
as defective without prejudice to refiling.[^3]

Sincerely,

Scott A. Kotler

Chief, Systems Analysis Branch

Satellite Division

International Bureau

[^1]: 11.7-12.2 and 14.0-14.5 GHz bands.

[^2]: FCC Call Sign E000002.

[^3]: If L3 Titan refiles an application identical to the one dismissed,
    with the exception of supplying the corrected information, it need
    not pay an application fee. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1109(d).
PVA is concerned that the numerous conditions imposed on the use of the
2003 IBC make it possible that the full complement of required
information will not be conveyed to every intended recipient and user. 
Since there are other versions of the IBC available as safe harbors, HUD
should drop the 2003 IBC from this designation.

 

PVA commends HUD for putting building code officials and local
jurisdictions on notice that they should not allow waivers, incorrect
interpretations or misapplications of any of the safe harbor provisions.
Moreover, PVA is pleased to see the agency reassert its right to
investigate complaints, even if a building is constructed under a code
presumably conforming with the FHAAG. 

 

Once HUD updates its FHAAG to reference a newer edition of ANSI A117.1,
the agency asks for comments whether buildings constructed after that
date should meet the most recent edition of ANSI A117.1 or the two most
recent editions. PVA believes that the most recent edition of ANSI
A117.1 should be sufficient.

 

In Part D. Other Accessibility Standards, HUD makes reference to
jurisdictions\' ability to adopt accessibility standards providing a
greater degree of accessibility than the Fair Housing Act.  Recent
actions taken by the International Code Council may threaten the
opportunity for jurisdictions to adopt building codes that include Type
A units. PVA asks HUD to work with the ICC to reinstate references in
the IBC to Type A units in language relating to major building
alterations.

 

Finally, HUD describes circumstances in which a building might have
dwelling units to which the Fair Housing Act [and]{.underline} Section
504 standards apply.  PVA has long felt that these dual standards for
housing accessibility coupled with the multiplicity of safe harbors
under the FHA are a recipe for confusion. This makes it difficult for
builders and designers to comply with the appropriate accessibility
standards. It makes it difficult for people with disabilities to ensure
their rights under the law.

Many communities and members of the public are increasingly attracted to
incorporating concepts of Universal Design in housing. Industry trends
and technologies also reflect increasing acceptance of design and
construction standards that afford use of housing across the life
spectrum. PVA believes it is time for HUD to convene an effort with the
disability community and housing stakeholders to establish a single
source for compliance and enumeration of safe harbors under the Fair
Housing accessibility guidelines. The Americans with Disabilities Act
Accessibility Guidelines \[ADAAG\] should serve as a model. Beyond that,
PVA suggests that it may be time to modernize the Fair Housing
Accessibility Guidelines to reflect the greater accessibility found in
the Section 504 standards and Universal Design.

PVA appreciates HUD\'s attention to its comments.

Douglas K. Vollmer

Associate Executive Director

Paralyzed Veterans of America

801 18^th^ St NW

Washington, DC 20006
\-\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: J Kaiser
\[[[mailto:wingedgypsy@hotmail.com]{.underline}](mailto:wingedgypsy@hotmail.com)\]

Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2007 8:56 AM

To: \^Regulations

Subject: NPRM re: Compassionate Allowances

The intent of the proposed rule is excellent. This is only compassionate
to SSI beneficiaries. People who have worked all of their lives and
earned credits this is worse than cruel.

They may be allowed quickly\-\-\-- So they can wait 5 months for a

check\-\-\-\--AND TWO YEARS TO RECIEVE MEDICARE!!!!!!!

While SSI recipients are immediately allowed and Medicaid also immediate
and perhaps retroactive.

My single mother was barely above the resource limit for SSI, she was
allowed for Title II benefits and then couldn\'t even get her needed
medications. It\'s like a sick joke.
## FSIS Re-design

## Weekly Status -- November 20^th^, 2003

**Tasks completed this week:**

-   Received approval from Bryce Quick on creative design of the site
    and flash masthead images/words.

-   Completed scope document to outline 313 pages for development.

-   Continue creation of CAR (Click Action Response) diagrams to
    identify all clickable items on each of the 300 pages defined as in
    scope.

-   Initiated creation of the Test Approach document.

-   Initiated creation of functional test scripts.

-   Met with Kathy Eng of the Target Center to learn how to use screen
    readers for 508 Compliance Testing. Confirmed ability to use the
    Target Center facilities on a regular basis during the testing
    effort.

-   Facilitated design review meeting to present "I Want To..." options
    and new masthead options for the flash and default image on
    Wednesday, November 19.

-   Identified and confirmed FSIS resources to participate in the
    content development effort.

-   Facilitated content development session on Thursday, November 20^th^
    from 1:00 -- 3:00pm. Distributed assignments to identified content
    developers.

-   Initiate creation of remaining 13 design templates.

-   Continued to test the vRep tool with questions/answers received from
    Linda Eckrich.

-   Continue development of HTML/ASP pages based on approved design
    templates.

**Tasks for next week:**

-   Review Scope document with Sandy Facinoli and Linda Eckrich.

-   Review HTML/ASP Coding Standards document with Linda Eckrich.

-   Identify and schedule employees to participate in an informal
    Usability Test to be held in Greenbelt.

-   Review updated Technical Architecture document with James Hughes and
    Linda Eckrich.

-   Select version control and defect tracking software to be used
    during development and testing phases.

-   Identify additional pages that will be developed by the re-design
    team beyond the 313 defined as in scope. The re-design team will
    hire a sub contractor to develop the additional pages.

-   Continue creation of remaining 13 design templates.

-   Continued to test the vRep tool with questions/answers received from
    Linda Eckrich.

-   Continue development of HTML/ASP pages based on approved design
    templates.

-   Prepare for vRep presentation to the USDA Meat and Poultry hotline
    on Wednesday, December 3.

-   Continue creation of CAR (Click Action Response) diagrams to
    identify all clickable items on each of the 300 pages defined as in
    scope.

-   Complete Test Approach document.

-   Continue creation of functional test scripts.

**Issues:**

-   None.
# Appendix A to Part 302-17---Federal Tax Tables For RIT Allowance

# 

# Federal Marginal Tax Rates by Earned Income 

# Level and Filing Status---Tax Year 2007

# (Use the following table to compute the RIT allowance for Federal taxes, as prescribed in 302-17.8(e)(1), on Year 1 taxable reimbursements received during calendar year 2007.)

+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Marg | S     |       | Head  |       | Ma    |       | Ma    |       |
| inal | ingle |       | of    |       | rried |       | rried |       |
| Tax  |       |       |       |       | F     |       |       |       |
| Rate | Tax   |       | Hous  |       | iling |       | F     |       |
|      | payer |       | ehold |       | Joi   |       | iling |       |
|      |       |       |       |       | ntly/ |       | Separ |       |
|      |       |       |       |       | Quali |       | ately |       |
|      |       |       |       |       | fying |       |       |       |
|      |       |       |       |       | W     |       |       |       |
|      |       |       |       |       | idows |       |       |       |
|      |       |       |       |       | &     |       |       |       |
|      |       |       |       |       | Wid   |       |       |       |
|      |       |       |       |       | owers |       |       |       |
+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| Per  | Over  | But   | Over  | But   | Over  | But   | Over  | But   |
| cent |       | Not   |       | Not   |       | Not   |       | Not   |
|      |       | Over  |       | Over  |       | Over  |       | Over  |
+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 10   | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    |
|      | 9,287 | 1     | 1     | 2     | 2     | 4     | 1     | 2     |
|      |       | 7,545 | 8,060 | 9,399 | 6,173 | 1,393 | 4,049 | 1,441 |
+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 15   | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$    |
|      | 1     | 4     | 2     | 6     | 4     | 9     | 2     | 4     |
|      | 7,545 | 3,394 | 9,399 | 2,576 | 1,393 | 1,201 | 1,441 | 5,388 |
+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 25   | \$    | \$    | \$    | \$13  | \$    | \$16  | \$    | \$    |
|      | 4     | 9     | 6     | 8,856 | 9     | 2,117 | 4     | 8     |
|      | 3,394 | 3,101 | 2,576 |       | 1,201 |       | 5,388 | 1,616 |
+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 28   | \$    | \$18  | \$13  | \$21  | \$16  | \$23  | \$    | \$11  |
|      | 9     | 3,867 | 8,856 | 6,022 | 2,117 | 3,656 | 8     | 9,660 |
|      | 3,101 |       |       |       |       |       | 1,616 |       |
+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 33   | \$18  | \$37  | \$21  | \$38  | \$23  | \$38  | \$11  | \$19  |
|      | 3,867 | 6,616 | 6,022 | 9,045 | 3,656 | 7,765 | 9,660 | 7,483 |
+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
**Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies --**
Additional Request Information

**[Agency:]{.underline}** (Choose One)

-   Bureau of Land Management

-   Fish & Wildlife Service

-   National Park Service

-   U.S. Geological Survey

-   Minerals Management Service

-   Bureau of Indian Affairs

-   Office of Insular Affairs

-   Office of the Solicitor

-   Forest Service

-   Indian Health Service

-   Office of Navajo & Hopi Indian Relocation

-   Institute of American Indian & Alaska Native Culture & Arts
    Development

-   Smithsonian

-   National Gallery of Art

-   John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

-   Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

-   National Endowment for the Arts

-   National Endowment for the Humanities

-   Commission of Fine Arts

-   National Capital Arts & Cultural Affairs

-   Advisory Council on Historic Preservation

-   National Capital Planning Commission

-   U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum

-   Presidio Trust

-   Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

-   Council on Environmental Quality

-   National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

-   Agency for Toxic Substances

-   Environmental Protection Agency

-   White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance

**[Account:]{.underline}**

**[Request Type:]{.underline}**

-   Project

-   National or Multi-state Program

-   Language

**[Program/Project Name:]{.underline}**

**[Is it authorized?]{.underline}** (If yes, please provide legal
citation)

**[What prior funding has it received?]{.underline}**

**[FY08 President\'s Request:]{.underline}**

\$
To: The Tax Reform Panel February 23, 2005

I am writing to you to bring to your attention a group of seniors (in
their 70's and 80's) who are being disadvantaged by the current Federal
tax system. This group of seniors receives social security, a small
pension, and supplements their income by taking on small jobs as an
independent contractor (Schedule C-EZ). I have become aware of this
issue during my time as a volunteer counselor for several years in the
AARP Tax Preparation Assistance Program, whose mission is to assist
senior citizens and other moderate-income people to do their taxes.

Let me give you an example of the issue as I see it:

Single person A age 75

Social Security = \$6,500/year

Pension = \$5,000/year

Part-time employment for company (e.g., grocery store, Wal-Mart, etc) =
\$2,000/year (does this part-time work to supplement his income)

Senior citizen A has no income tax liability. He retains
\$**[1,847]{.underline}** of his \$2,000 in part-time earnings. He pays
\$153 for Social Security and Medicare (7.65%). His employer pays an
equal amount.

Single person B age 75

Social Security = \$6,500/year

Pension = \$5,000/year

Independent contractor odd jobs = \$2,000/year (does this part-time work
to supplement his income)

Senior citizen B also has no income tax liability. He retains only
**[\$1,717]{.underline}** of his \$2,000 in part-time earnings. He ends
up paying Self Employment Tax = \$283 (14.15% of his part-time work
earnings). Most people in higher income levels get 50% credit against
their income as an adjustment. But, this low-income senior, who is
trying to make ends meet, is most adversely affected. He has no company
to pay the other half of his Social Security and Medicare. We appear to
have a number of seniors in this unfortunate position.

The purpose of my bringing this to you attention, is to request
consideration for some type of an adjustment to the tax code, so that
this group of people would only be required to pay 50% of the total self
employment tax, which would have been the situation if they had been
employed by a company rather than self employed. Perhaps, your staff
could determine how many seniors and other low income people are in this
situation, and what the cost would be to the United States, if this
inequity could be changed. I recognize this will take Congressional
action, and perhaps you can ask your team to further assess this issue.

I would close by stating that as a taxpayer, I would be willing to have
my taxes increase slightly to keep this as a revenue neutral solution.

Sincerely,

Henry A. Mosler

8168 Collingwood Court

University Park, FL 34201

Email = <hmosler@comcast.net>; tel: 941-360-3666
Statement of Work

April 12, 2006

**Background**: The National Institute on Aging (NIA), Intramural
Research Program (IRP) is sponsoring a three day workshop intended in
bringing together a group of leading basic researches and clinicians who
work with different aspects of the RecQ helicase premature aging
disorders, and telomere biology. The aim is to foster discussion and
collaborations that may further our understanding of the molecular
mechanisms underlying these diseases, and work toward understanding the
relationship between premature aging and telomeric defects. The goal is
to enhance our understanding of the critical role that specialized
helicases play in maintaining the telomeric ends. The workshop will
provide training especially for the government employees to help with
the cellular diagnosis and treatment of specific rare diseases. There
will be scheduled 30 minute presentations with 20 minute lectures and 10
minute discussion periods each day.

**Task Description**: the contractor shall issue checks to cover
transportation expenses of each participant listed.

1 Stephen Meyn \$600

2 Jan Karlseder 400

3 Nancy Maizel 450

4 Raymond Monnat 450

5 Junko Oshima 450

6 Jerry Shay 400

7 Woody Wright 400

8 Karen Vasguez 400

9 Virginia Zakian 400

10 Susan Bailey 450

11 Peter Baumann 350

12 Judy Campisi 450

13 Sandy Chang 400

14 Jack Griffith 400

15 Joanna Groden 400

16 Jesper Graakjaer 400

Grand Total \$6800

All 16 checks should arrive at NIA, IRP no later than May 4, 2006.

All 16 checks shall be delivered via an express mail service (FedEx,
UPS, etc.) to:

Louise Genereux

NIH/NIA/IRP

Gerontology Research Center/Box 18

5600 Nathan Shock Drive, Rm 1-253

Baltimore, MD 21224

(Preparer: Louise Genereux, NIH, NIA, IRP, (410) 558-8088)
Questions We Are Asking

Indian Health/Tribal/Urban

October, 2005

Health/Mental Health:

1\. Assessment and stabilization of people with acute meth symptoms in
E.D.

2\. What medications to consider in acute and chronic treatment of:

anxiety, depression, psychosis, paranoia, insomnia, lethargy

3\. What meds are contraindicated in meth patients?

4\. How long does someone need to be off meth before I start them on an
antidepressant?

5\. What meds are more likely to be abused/sold on the street?

6\. How frequently/soon do I need to see patient in follow up.

7\. Who needs to be hospitalized?

8\. What if they need to be hospitalized and there is no secure bed/no
psych bed?

9.  In what situations do I need to call the police?

10. We're not safe in our E.D. There is no armed security.

Addictions Treatment:

1\. What works?

2\. Do my counselors have to scrap all they know and start over with
meth clients?

3\. Can we mix meth and alcohol/marijuana clients in the same groups?

4\. How frequently do meth clients need to be seen?

5\. They deny using meth even tho they are court referred. What to do?

6\. How do you assess a meth client?

7\. Who needs inpatient treatment.

8\. Client is hallucinating, but not disruptive. Keep in group?

9.  Who needs a psych eval?

10. What does the family need to know about meth recovery?

11. What about detox? Does it really take 1-3 months?

12. Who needs inpatient detox?

13. Should we do urine drug screens?

Law/Judicial/Corrections

1.  What do I do if I find crystals in my son's jeans pocket?

2.  What do I do if my son tells me he got the crystal meth from a
    friend?

3.  What do I do if I suspect a meth lab down the street?

4.  What do I do if I suspect there is a meth lab in my rental property?

5.  What do I do when my relative is accepted into drug court?

6.  My relative doesn't want to quit meth. Should I turn him/her in to
    police?

7.  How can we get mental health evals on inmates who are hallucinating?

Community

1.  How do we deal with the knowledge that there is corruption in the
    police?

2.  It is dangerous to be known as someone who wants meth out of our
    town.

3.  Is there any hope?

4.  Do communities ever get rid of meth? How did they do it?

5.  How long is meth detectable in the body?

6.  There are people in my community who have been using meth for years,

> and yet they look healthy. How can that be?

7.  Why do people start to take meth in the first place?

8.  Is meth use resulting in more child sexual abuse?

> Drug Endangered Children

1.  Should I bring my grandson in to the I H S clinic if I know he is
    being exposed to meth smoking at home?

2.  How much meth exposure does a child get if they are in a home where
    meth is being smoked?

3.  I am assessing a 9 yo referred for possible ADHD. He comes from a
    locale where there is a lot of meth. Should I get a urine drug
    screen? What if it is positive?

> How do I get parental permission for the test. Do I notify CPS if test
> comes back positive?

4.  A prenatal patient tells the public health nurse that she has used
    meth. Is the PHN required to notify CPS? The police?
BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

**SHUTTLE SCHEDULES**

**MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY**

**(excluding Federal Holidays)**

# Travel Tips: Patients have priority over seats

**No smoking, eating or drinking is allowed on shuttle vehicles**

**Seat belt use is required**

**No Beneficiary travel reimbursement for travel on a shuttle**

**Patients/staff should schedule appointments with shuttle schedule in
mind**

# CAUSEWAY / JAMAICA PLAIN

Leaves JP on the half hour, starting at 7:30am

Last shuttle leaves CA at 4pm

# LOWELL / JAMAICA PLAIN

Leaves Lowell at 8:30am

Leaves JP at 2:30pm

Requires advance reservations through Lowell OPC

# JAMAICA PLAIN / WEST ROXBURY

6AM -- 5:30PM

Leaves JP on the hour, starting at 6am

Leaves WX on the half hour, starting at 6:30am,

# WEST ROXBURY / JAMAICA PLAIN

7AM -- 5:30PM

Leaves WX on the half hour, starting at 7am

Leaves JP on the half hour, starting at 7:30am

# WORCESTER / JAMAICA PLAIN

Leaves WO at 8:30am

Leaves JP at 2:30pm

# BROCKTON / WEST ROXBURY

Leaves BK at 8:15am, 10:15am, 12:45pm, 2:45pm

Leaves WX at 9:15am, 11:15am, 1:45pm, 3:45pm, 6:00pm\*

# BROCKTON / JAMAICA PLAIN

Leaves BK at 7am, 9:30am, 12:15pm, 2:15pm

Leaves JP at 8:30am, 10:30am, 1:15pm, 3:15pm, 5:30pm\*

# BU SHUTTLE

Leaves the VA on the half hour, starting at 9:30am

Leaves BU on the hour, starting at 10am

Last shuttle leaves BU at 5pm

\*Last shuttle to Brockton leaves JP at 5:30pm, stops at West Roxbury at
6PM, then goes to Brockton
**\[DOE LETTERHEAD\]**

April 14, 2003

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, NW, Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004-2091

Dear Mr. Chairman:

This letter is to inform you of progress in beginning disposition of
highly enriched uranium (HEU) solutions at the Savannah River Site
(SRS). There are four milestones in Revision 3 of the Implementation
Plan for the Remediation of Nuclear Materials in the Defense Nuclear
Facilities Complex that is related to the disposition of HEU. The first
two milestones, IP 221 and 222, have been completed. However, milestone
224, "Begin disposition of pre-existing enriched uranium solution and
enriched uranium solution from Mk 16/22 SNF dissolution," due on March
31, 2003, has been delayed.

At the SRS, improvements to several key facilities have been completed
to permit blending of HEU to low enriched uranium (LEU) using natural
uranium and for specification confirmation. Readiness is confirmed and
the first batch of LEU has been produced. The sampling process has
confirmed that the solution meets end-user, the Tennessee Valley
Authority (TVA), specifications. The SRS is prepared to begin loading
and shipping operations when directed. Construction delays by the TVA
construction contractor have caused completion delays beyond the
forecast March 31, 2003, readiness date and licensing delays by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). This has resulted in a delay in the
readiness of the TVA facility to receive shipments. Such delays are
beyond Department of Energy control and may delay start of shipments
until mid-May 2003. The Department will inform the Board if these delays
will continue beyond May 31, 2003.

No impacts on the completion of milestone IP 225, "Complete disposition
of enriched uranium solution resulting from MK 16/22 SNF dissolution,"
due September 2005 are forecast.

If you have any questions, please call me at (202) 586-7709 or Mr. Paul
Golan, Chief Operating Officer, at (202) 586-0738.

Sincerely,

***Jessie Hill Roberson***

***Assistant Secretary for***

***Environmental Management***

cc: Mark Whitaker, S-3.1

Jeffrey M. Allison, SR
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Iberville Street Entrance

All of our tastefully decorated guestrooms have 12' ceilings offering
the most spacious rooms in the French Quarter. All feature color TV with
movies, minibar, iron/ironing board, high-speed internet access, and
some feature French doors and balconies overlooking our garden or pool
courtyards or world-famous Bourbon Street.

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height="1.8208333333333333in"}

**Lafitte Rooms A and B**

Celebrated Chef Kurtis Jantz prepares cuisine for all tastes from casual
fun to sophisticated elegance. Our banquet rooms and garden courtyards
are the perfect setting for an intimate dinner party, a wedding for 200
or cocktail reception for 300.

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height="1.761111111111111in"}

**Pool and Pool Bar**

In the French Quarter, yet bordering Canal Street and the Central
Business District, Chateau Sonesta Hotel offers a perfect location for
both the leisure and business visitor. The hotel offers 251 guestrooms
and 11 suites, 3 restaurants and 3 bars including Ralph Brennan's Red
Fish Grill and Quint Davis' Storyville District Jazz Club

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height="1.7722222222222221in"}

**Guestroom overlooking Courtyard**

Over 10,000 square feet of flexible meeting space can accommodate
meetings from 10 to 250 people. All meeting rooms are located on the
lobby level and feature high-speed internet access. With
state-of-the-art audio visual equipment and an Executive Business
Center, planning a meeting was never easier.

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height="1.6722222222222223in"}

Orleans Room

The hotel offers many amenities including a heated swimming pool and
pool bar, fitness room (offered complimentary), room service and a full
service concierge, all of which will ensure an enjoyable stay with us.
DA 03-1181

April 22, 2003

**AUCTION OF MULTICHANNEL VIDEO DISTRIBUTION**

**AND DATA SERVICE LICENSES**

**Auction Seminar Postponed**

Report No. **AUC-03‑53-B (Auction No. 53)**

By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("Bureau")
postpones the pre-auction seminar for Auction No. 53, the auction of
licenses in the Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service
("MVDDS"). The seminar was previously scheduled for May 1, 2003.[^1] The
Bureau will announce a new date for the seminar in a future public
notice.

For further information, please contact Barbara Sibert at (717)
338-2888.

**- FCC -**

[^1]: *See* Auction of Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service
    Licenses Rescheduled for June 25, 2003; Comment Sought on Reserve
    Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedures, *Public
    Notice*, DA 03-286 (rel. January 30, 2003) 68 Fed. Reg. 6167.
**TASK DESCRIPTION**

Period covered: 7/30/2008-12/31/2008 -- Mr. Michael Ring

Contractor should issue 5 subsistence checks @ \$4,215.00 and one check
@ \$1053.75 for a total of \$22,128.75 to Mr. Michael Ring. Adherence to
the US Tax Laws as applicable to foreign visitors, Social Security
Number or TIN Number will be provided either during the above time
period or upon departure from appointment.

Please forward the checks to:

Beverley Todd

NIH/NIDDK

10 Center Drive

Building 10, Room 9S207

Bethesda, MD 20892
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February 18, 2004

Mr. Mark Friedrichs, PI-40 **[By E-Mail]{.underline}**

Office of Policy and International Affairs

Room 1E 190

U. S. Department of Energy

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.

Washington, D.C. 20585

Re: [General Guidelines for Voluntary GHG Reporting (VRGGP); Proposed
Rule]{.underline}

Dear Mr. Friedrichs:

The Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers ("AHAM") represents the
manufacturers of appliances, including major appliances, sold in the
United States. We support the finalization of the VRGGP and support the
comments of ICCP of which we are a member.

We are disappointed that the proposed guidelines fail to clearly provide
for manufacturers of energy-using products to report and register GHG
emissions restrictions associated with product energy efficiency gains.
The guidelines appear to allow consumers/purchasers and utilities to
file for these energy efficiency gains.

It is highly unlikely that many consumers would make such reports and
most product efficiency gains are unrelated to utility programs.
Appliance manufacturers invest millions of dollars yearly to achieve
greater efficiencies and are in the best position to provide uniform,
accurate data.

We urge DOE to include reporting by product manufacturers and we commit
to working closely with you to resolve issues such as double-counting,
the attribution of savings due to energy standards, test procedures,
etc. Most of these issues will be fairly easily resolvable for federally
regulated parties. We recommend that a workshop be conducted to focus on
product reporting issues.

Please let us know if we can provide additional information.

Respectfully submitted,

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Charles A. Samuels

General Counsel

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

<casamuels@mintz.com>

202-434-7311
[]{#Table_8a .anchor}Table 7\
Risk Factors Potentially Associated with Exposure to\
DDT and DDE (ng/g lipid)

  ---------------- ---------------- ------------ --------------------- -------------------------------
  **Subset**       **Risk Factor**  **Median**   **Geometric Mean DDE  ***P*-value[^‡^](#Table_8a)**
                                                 (95% CI)**            

  Study Children   Child born or    409.5        550.7 (171.7-1766.3)  0.27
                   resided outside                                     
                   of U.S. (n=7)                                       

                   Child born or    274.4        305.1 (253.5-367.3)   
                   living only in                                      
                   U.S. only (n=60)                                    

                   Child breast fed 541.8        1055.0 (275.6-4039.2) 0.06
                   by mother born                                      
                   outside U.S.                                        
                   (n=6)                                               

                   Child not breast 279.0        297.6 (250.0-354.3)   
                   fed, or breast                                      
                   fed by mother                                       
                   born in U.S.                                        
                   (n=56)                                              

  Biological       Mother born      2687.3       1889.5                0.10
  Mothers          outside U.S.                  (299.0-11941.6)       
                   (n=4)                                               

                   Mother born in   477.0        439.3 (272.0-709.4)   
                   U.S. (n=52)                                         

  Biological       Father born      964.5        823.1 (246.6-2747.5)  0.66
  Fathers          outside U.S.                                        
                   (n=5)                                               

                   Father born in   611.6        699.7 (554.1-883.6)   
                   U.S. (n=41)                                         
  ---------------- ---------------- ------------ --------------------- -------------------------------

‡ *P*-value from t-test for two-sample differences in means.
+---------------------------------+------------------------------------+
| ![](media/image1.wmf)           | STUDENT CAREER EXPERIENCE PROGRAM  |
|                                 |                                    |
| BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT       | 2007/2008                          |
|                                 |                                    |
| Oregon/Washington               |                                    |
+---------------------------------+------------------------------------+

Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) -- current students

-   Opportunity to combine academic and career goals

-   Eligibility for permanent Federal employment

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Archeologist, GS-0193               Maintenance Worker, WG-4749

  Civil Engineering Technician,       Natural Resource Specialist,
  GS-0802                             GS-0401

  Engineering Equipment Operator,     Natural Resource Specialist
  WG-5716                             (Fire/Fuels), GS-0401

  Fish Biologist, GS-0482             Outdoor Recreation Planner, GS-0023

  Forester, GS-0460                   Park Ranger, GS-0025

  Forester (Engineer), GS-0460        Range Technician, GS-0455

  Forestry Technician, GS-0462        Range Technician (Fire), GS-0455

  Forestry Technician                 Rangeland Management Specialist,
  (Cruiser/Appraiser), GS-0462        GS-0454

  Forestry Technician (Fire), GS-0462 Recreation Technician, GS-0189

  GIS Specialist, GS-0301             Safety & Occupational Health
                                      Specialist, GS-0018

  Land Surveyor, GS-1373              Wildlife Biologist, GS-0486

  Law Enforcement Ranger, GS-1801     
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

The above positions are located throughout Oregon and Washington in the
following locations in Oregon: Baker City, Burns, Coos Bay, Eugene,
Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Medford, Portland, Prineville, Roseburg, Salem,
Tillamook, Vale; and in Spokane and Wenatchee, Washington.

WE ANTICIPATE THE ABOVE JOBS TO OPEN WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS. TO
APPLY FOR ANY OF THE POSITIONS LISTED ABOVE, PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE AT
**[WWW.STUDENTJOBS.GOV]{.underline}** AND CREATE YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS WILL
ALLOW YOU TO CREATE AND POST YOUR RESUME, SEARCH THE DATABASE FOR THE
JOB(S) THAT YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, BE NOTIFIED VIA E-MAIL WHEN THE
JOB(S) IS OPEN, AND YOU MAY APPLY ON-LINE INSTANTLY.

Additional information on the SCEP program can be found at
<http://www.blm.gov/or/hr/scep.php>.

For additional information regarding the Bureau of Land Management,
Oregon/Washington, please view our website at:
[www.blm.gov/or/st/en.html](../www.blm.gov/or/st/en.html).

***QUESTIONS:** CALL (503)808-6409; FAX (503)808-6453 OR VIA EMAIL TO
[AMALRAY@OR.BLM.GOV]{.underline}*

**The Bureau of Land Management is an Equal Opportunity Employer.**

All applications will be considered regardless of race, color, age, sex,
marital status, religion, national origin, political affiliation,
handicap, sexual orientation, or other non-merit factors.
Janice Stopak, Lincoln, Nebraska (402) 423-9683

# QUALITY WATER HEADED TO COLON THANKS IN PART TO 

# USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT

**Lincoln, Neb., May 12, 2005---**The United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development awarded a \$64,000 loan and
\$500,000 grant to the Lower Platte North Natural Resource District of
Wahoo, Neb. Funds will build a new water supply line from the City of
Wahoo to the Village of Colon and replace water mains in high domestic
water demand areas. Water improvements will ensure a dependable supply
of quality drinking water to Colon's 138 rural residents.

"Colon's water quality problems were overwhelming the Village's
capabilities," stated John Miyoshi, general manager of Lower Platte
North Natural Resource District. "USDA Rural Development funds are
providing a means to guarantee a good supply of water for the Village.
We greatly appreciate the partnership which formed between the Village
of Colon, City of Wahoo, USDA Rural Development, JEO Engineering and the
Lower Platte North Natural Resource District to solve this problem."

"Connecting Colon to the City of Wahoo's water supply will not only help
with water quantity issues being experienced but will also eliminate the
high arsenic and uranium levels the Village presently faces in their
water," stated Janice Stopak, community programs specialist for USDA
Rural Development. "USDA Rural Development is pleased to assist Colon in
addressing their water issues."

Community Development Block Grant of \$250,000 from the Nebraska
Department of Economic Development comprises the balance of the funding
needed for the \$814,000 water project.

USDA funds were derived from the Emergency Community Water Assistance
Grant program and Water and Waste Disposal Loan program. Loan terms are
40 years at 4.250 percent interest.

For additional information contact Janice Stopak, (402) 423-9683, (402)
437-5093 (TDY); <janice.stopak@ne.usda.gov>; 6030 S. 58^th^ St., Suite
B, Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. Visit <http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/ne/>.

\#

USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity Lender, Provider and
Employer. Complaints of discrimination should be sent to USDA, Director,
OCR, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410. 20250-9410.
ArcGIS Project Read-Me

The map documents and shapefiles used to create the trackline maps
provided on this disc can be found in the arc.zip file located in the
ARC subfolder of the SOFTWARE folder located at the top level of the
disc.

The map documents were created with Environmental Systems Research
Institute (ESRI) ArcGIS 9.1 software. Shapefiles may also be viewed with
other versions of ArcView, ArcGIS, or public domain software ArcExplorer

(<http://www.esri.com/software/arcexplorer/index.html>).

The Points to Lines ArcScript, downloadable at

<http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=12702>, was used to create
the swath / side scan and singlebeam trackline layers.

The list below describes the shapefiles provided with the ArcGIS
project. The project, Sarasota_Bathy_SS, is divided into three group
layers, one for each of the data types collected during the survey.
Metadata are available as HTML documents (viewable with any Web browser)
and XML documents (used by ArcCatalog).

The "Side Scan Sonar Mosaic" layer contains:

Swath_and_Side scan_lines:

line layer of 06FSH01 side scan trackline navigation

Sarasota_SS_final.tif:

Georeferenced tiff image of side scan sonar mosaic

The "Submetrix_Swath" layer contains:

Swath_and_Side scan_lines:

line layer of 06FSH01 swath trackline navigation

SARAS_SW Events:

table of 5-m gridded x,y,z values for the processed swath data

Swath_5m_shp:

point layer shape file created from the above table

Ordinary Kriging:

interpolated surface of swath bathymetry created by kriging method

Swath_raster_cell32:

raster layer for interpolated swath surface created using the export to
raster command

Contours_swath:

polygon layer of 1m bathymetry contours for the interpolated swath
surface

The "Singlebeam" layer contains:

Singlebeam_tracklines:

line layer of 06FSH01 singlebeam trackline navigation

grd_5m:

raster layer of interpolated singlebeam bathymetry surface based on
nearest neighbor method and gridded to 5-m

grd_10m:

raster layer of interpolated singlebeam bathymetry surface based on
nearest neighbor method and gridded to 10-m

grd10_hill:

raster layer of hillshade values created from the 10-m gridded
singlebeam bathymetry

ctour_1from10mgrd:

line layer of 1-m contours created from the 10-m singlebeam bathymetry
grid
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height="1.2541666666666667in"} NEWS RELEASE

Committed to the Future of Rural Communities

**NEW HAMPSHIRE**

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Carolyn Lawrence

March 19, 2004 (802) 828-6002

**HOUSING STUDY AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR THE CITY OF BERLIN WITH THE HELP OF
A \$150,000 USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT**

Berlin, NH: USDA Rural Development Associate Administrator Peter Thomas
announced the award of a \$150,000 Rural Community Development
Initiative Grant to the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund. This
Technical Assistance grant is one of 27 awarded to non-profit community
based organizations, low-income communities or Federally recognized
tribes in 18 states, to improve their ability to develop rural housing,
technology, economic development and community facilities.

"The Bush Administration is committed to the strengthening of rural
communities," said Administrator Thomas. "These grant funds support
rural community programs to increase economic opportunity and improve
the quality of life for their local residents."

The steady decline in population since the 1950s has left the City of
Berlin with an overabundance of housing including a significant number
of dilapidated units, perhaps the region's greatest impediment to
positive community and economic development. One recent study indicated
that there is \$6 million worth of housing that needs to be removed in
order to stabilize property values and eliminate blight.

"This grant will allow the city to assess the present stock of housing,
determine which housing units can be cost effectively rehabilitated and
which should be razed," said Mike LaFontaine, Director of Community
Housing Programs with the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund. "The
elimination of blighted properties will help to stabilize property
values and the addition of rehabilitated properties to the tax rolls
will help to reduce property taxes for individual homeowners."

Technical assistance for this project will be provided by the Northern
Community Investment Corporation (NCIC) and Affordable Housing,
Education and Development (AHEAD), both with long and successful records
of community development in the North Country.

"The award of this grant is very compatible with the NH USDA Rural
Development Strategic Plan," said Jolinda H. LaClair, State Director of
USDA Rural Development in NH. "It serves an area which we have targeted
as a priority to receive RD funds. We have worked closely with the New
Hampshire Community Loan Fund and the other agencies that will play a
role in this revitalization, and are confident of the successful outcome
of this project."

USDA Rural Development's mission is to increase economic opportunity and
improve the quality of life in Rural America. They do this by providing
financial and technical assistance to foster growth and new
opportunities for business development, home ownership, and critical
community and technology infrastructure. Last year, Rural Development
invested \$52,044,817 in New Hampshire. To learn more about USDA Rural
Development programs you can call 802-828-6002 or visit the web site at
http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/vt