BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**Best Western Independence Park** 215 922-4443

235 Chestnut St.

<http://www.independenceparkhotel.com/>

The Bellevue Hotel 215 893-1776

Broad & Walnut

<http://parkphiladelphia.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/>

Four Seasons Hotel 215 963-1500

One Logan Square

<http://www.fourseasons.com/philadelphia/>

Franklin Wyndham Plaza 215 448-2000

17^th^ & Race

<http://www.philadelphia.com/wyndham-franklin-plaza/>

Doubletree Hotel 215 893-1600

Broad & Locust

<http://www.doubletree.com/en/dt/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=PHLBLDT>

Embassy Suites 215 561-1776

1776 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

<http://www.embassysuites.com/en/es/hotels/index.jhtml?ctyhocn=PHLDTES>

Holiday Inn 215 923-8660

4^th^ and Arch

<http://www.ichotelsgroup.com/h/d/hi/1/en/hotel/phlci?_requestid=178772>

Korman Communities 215-222-7275

222 West Rittenhouse Square

[www.kormancommunities.com](http://www.kormancommunities.com/)

<http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g60795-d266815-Reviews-Korman_Communities_Rittenhouse-Philadelphia_Pennsylvania.html>

**Marriott Hotel** 215 624-2900

1201 Market St.

<http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/phldt-philadelphia-marriott-downtown/>

Courtyard Marriot 215-496-3200

21 Juniper Street

<http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/phldc-courtyard-philadelphia-downtown/>

**The Omni** 215 925-0000

4^th^ & Chestnut

<http://www.omnihotels.com/FindAHotel/PhiladelphiaIndependencePark.aspx>

Ritz Carlton 215 563-8215

17^th^ and Chestnut

<http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Philadelphia/Default.htm>

**Sheraton Society Hill** 215 238-6000

1 Dock St.

<http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=166>

Airport Hilton 215 365-4150

4509 Island Ave.

<http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/PHLAHHF-Hilton-Philadelphia-Airport-Pennsylvania/index.do>

The Inn at Penn -- Hilton Hotel 800-445-8667

3400 Sansom St.

<http://www.theinnatpenn.com/accomodations_phili_hotels.asp>

Westin 215 563-1600

<http://www.starwoodhotels.com/westin/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1231>

Sheraton Rittenhouse 215 546-9400

<http://www.starwoodhotels.com/sheraton/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=1776>

Roadway Inn 215 546-7000

1208 Walnut St.

[http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/RodewayHome?promo=gri003&kw=geri003&s_semid=roadway%20inn\|906017121](http://www.choicehotels.com/ires/en-US/html/RodewayHome?promo=gri003&kw=geri003&s_semid=roadway inn|906017121)

Penn's View 215 922-7600

Front & Market St.

<http://www.pennsviewhotel.com/>

Hawthorne Suites 215 829-8300

1100 Vine St.

<http://www.hawthorn.com/>

Sheraton University City 800 246-8357

3549 Chestnut St

<http://www.philadelphiasheraton.com/>

The Latham Hotel 215 563-7474

135 South 17th Street

[www.lathamhotel.com](http://www.lathamhotel.com/)

\*Hotels in bold are within walking distance of Philadelphia USEAC and
accept government rates
**U.S. Congressman Steve King**

Iowa's Fifth Congressional District

1432 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515

[<http://www.house.gov/steveking/>]{.underline} Phone: (202) 225-4426
Fax: (202) 225-3193

**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

CONTACT: S. Brenna Findley 202.225.4426

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 7, 2007

**KING SAVES \$100 MILLION TAXPAYER DOLLARS**

WASHINGTON \-- U.S. Congressman Steve King today successfully offered an
amendment to save \$100 million hard earned taxpayer dollars. The
amendment passed on the House floor. King amended H.R. 569, a bill which
reauthorizes appropriations for an expired federal program that provides
grants to states to for municipal planning, design, and construction of
treatment works to intercept, transport, control, or treat municipal
combined sewer overflows and sanitary sewer overflows. The King
amendment reduced the taxpayer dollars authorized to be spent by 5%.
King cut the spending by 5% to keep it in line with sums that were spent
in the past, with an allowance for inflation.

"When Congress spends hard earned taxpayer dollars it must spend each
dollar wisely," said King "Congress must stop increasing spending and do
more with less."

The 2007 amount authorized by this legislation was \$1.8 billion. By
having a 5% decrease in this number, King saved taxpayers \$100 million.
H.R. 569 passed the House and now awaits action by the Senate. Any sums
appropriated pursuant to this authorization, once it becomes law, must
pass both the House and Senate, and be signed by the President.

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**PLANT SCIENCES INSTITUTE OFFICE STAFF**

**Collins**, Wanda, Institute Director **504-6591**

Room 231, **Wanda.Collins@ars.usda.gov** Fax: 504-5521

**Draper**, Keesha, Accounting Technician **504-6414**

Room 227,
[**Keesha.Draper@ars.usda.gov**](mailto:Keesha.Draper@ars.usda.gov) Fax:
504-5435

**Vacant**, Program Assistant **504-7730**

Room 232, Fax: 504-5521

**Jacobs,** Wendy, Secretary **504-6591**

Room 231, **Wendy.Jacobs@ars.usda.gov** Fax: 504-5521

**Jameson**, Veronica, Location Admin. Officer **504-5438**

Room 228, **Veronica.J<ameson@ars.usda.gov>** Fax: 504-5521

**Lau-Lopez**, Daniel, Computer Clerk **504-5864**

Room 219,
[**Daniel.Lau-Lopez@ars.usda.gov**](mailto:Daniel.Lau-Lopez@ars.usda.gov)
Fax: 504-5521

**Rush**, Tiffany, Accounting Technician **504-8445**

Room 235, **<Tiffany.Rush@ars.usda.gov>** Fax: 504-5521

**Shaw,** Michele, Secretary **504-6591**

Room 231,
[**Michele.Shaw@ars.usda.gov**](mailto:Michele.Shaw@ars.usda.gov) Fax:
504-5521

**Schauff**, Michael, Associate Director **504-6591**

Room 231,
**Michael.S[chauff@ars.usda.gov](mailto:chauff@ba.ars.usda.gov)** Fax:
504-5521

**Schmidt**, Hazel, Purchasing Agent **504-9015**

Room 224, **Hazel.Schmidt@ars.usda.gov** Fax: 504-5405

**Sprague**, Tasha, IT Specialist **504-5864**

Room 219, **Tasha.Sprague@ars.usda.gov** Fax: 504-5521

**Walton,** Alfonzo, Accounting Technician **504-5800**

Room. 226,
[**Alfonzo.Walton@ars.usda.gov**](mailto:Alfonzo.Waltona@ars.usda.gov)
Fax: 504-5435

**Wilkinson**, John, Purchasing Agent **504-5874**

Room 225, **John.Wilkinson@ars.usda.gov** Fax: 504-5405

Updated 12/6/07
**Biosensors Based on Carbon Nanotubes**

Yuehe Lin

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland,
WA 99352.

Email: yuehe.lin@pnl.gov

> The fabrication, electrochemical characterization, and sensing
> applications of carbon nanotubes based nanoelectrode arrays (CNT-NEAs)
> will be presented. Biosensors have been fabricated based on two
> approaches. In the first approach, enzyme molecules were directly
> immobilized on functional/open-ends of CNT array. In the second
> approach, side-wall CNT array was first insulated by a silica or epoxy
> thin-layer, then enzyme molecules were immobilized on the open-ends of
> CNTs. The silica or epoxy thin-layer create the electrode passivation
> layer that effectively reduces the current leakage and eliminates the
> electrode capacitance by sealing the side-wall of CNTs. The CNT-NEAs
> fabricated in the second approach effectively use the open ends of
> CNTs for electrochemical sensing. The open ends of the CNTs have fast
> electron transfer rates similar to a graphite edge-plane electrode,
> while the side-walls present very slow electron transfer rates similar
> to the graphitic basal plane. The successful development of biosensors
> for glucose and nerve agents has been achieved. The applications of
> the biosensors for biomedical monitoring and homeland security will be
> discussed.
Dear Edward,

How are you? It has been for a while since I updated our progress on the
NCC stripixel detectors. ETRI fabricated ten sensors from the backup run
which we got on January 11. We have been testing those sensors and
discussing with ETRI and among Korean NCC members. In this backup run,
ETRI tried out several fabrication conditions : varying p+ implant
doping concentration, having & not having surface n- implant, and poly &
p+ implant bias resistors. The bottom line with the backup run is that
the breakdown still exists and surface n- implant makes the breakdown
worse. Note that the surface n- implant was tried because it increases
the inter-stripixel resistance between the p+ implant stripixels.

Please find the fabrication conditions and the test results in the
attached file.

1\. I claimed that there had been shorts between stripixels on all ten
stripixel

sensors produced in last Oct. However it turned out that there had been
neither metal nor implant shorts between stripixels in all sensors
fabricated out in Oct, 2006 and in Jan, 2008. I made the claim based on
the measurements in which the stripixels appeared shorted but it turned
out the artifact of the measurement.

2\. The guard-ring is \~700 micron away from the active area in two
sides

where bias pads, bias resistors and bonding pads are, but it is \~95-150
micron apart from the active area in the other two sides.

We and ETRI agreed that \~700 micron is too far away and it might be the
reason for the early breakdown of the stripixel sensors. ETRI has looked
into the stripixel design to see if they can insert a p+ implant with
the existing stepper masks in the 700-micron-apart region so that the p+
implant will act as a much closer guard-ring to the active area. ETRI
found that the insertion of the p+ implant is possible with the existing
masks.

They will fabricate the stripixel sensors with the much closer
guard-rings in a month and half, and these sensors can tell us if the
too far away guard-ring indeed causes the breakdown or not.

 

3\. Meantime, we are going to start the new stripixel design in which
the guard-ring is not too far away from the active area. We might want
to have a larger gap (implying likely a smaller number of comb teeth in
the unit stripixel) between the closest p+ implants and metals. It would
be nice if have any idea on the maximum gap distance which NCC can
accept without hearting NCC objectives. Note that currently the closest
p+ implants and metals are 4 micron and 2 micron apart, respectively.

Also we are going to have various test structures with different closest
distances between p+implants and metals as well as with different
comb-tooth widths of p+ implants.

These are the current status of Korean NCC efforts and please let us
know if you have any questions or suggestions.

Regards,

Jik
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**[Panelists Agenda]{.underline}**

11:30 **Panelists check in with Trade Day Registration**

11:45 -- 12:45 **Panelists Meet for Discussion Group and Box Lunch**

1:00 **Welcome & Introduction with a State of Trade Address**

Richard J. Coyle, MITC

1:15 **Overview of Major Economic Shifts in the 21^st^ Century** - Royal
Bank of

Scotland Chief Economist, Ramachandra Bhagavatula

1:45 **Break**

2:00 **International Panel Session**

> ***Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Businesses in the Changing
> World Economies***
>
> Moderated by WMTW Channel 8 news anchor Tory Ryden
>
> A short introduction will be given for each panelist prior to their
> speaking. Panelists will present for approximately 10 minutes,
> followed by questions from the moderator. Questions and Answers with
> the audience will be at the end of the program, once all panelists
> have presented.

-   **Asia** Ms. Erin Sullivan, Senior International Trade Specialist at
    the U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service
    office of East Asia &Pacific in Washington, D.C.

-   **Americas** Mr. Ricardo Amorim, Head of Latin America Research,
    WestLB in New York

-   **India** Dr. Shashi Kumar, Associate Dean and Professor at the
    Loeb- Sullivan School at Maine Maritime Academy

-   **Europe** Consul General John Rankin, UK Consul-General to New
    England. Former legal advisor to the UK Mission to the United
    Nations in New York and Geneva

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-   **Canada** Michel Tétu, Deputy Consul General, Senior Trade
    Commissioner for Canada in New England

4:00 **Business Networking Reception** in the Casco Bay Room

5:30- 8:30 **International Trade Awards Dinner** - featuring Governor
John Baldacci and Michael Federle of Fortune Magazine
**[REQUEST FOR CONTRACT SUPPORT]{.underline}**

Agency: NHLBI

Event: Division of Intramural Research Fellows Retreat

Date: April 27-28, 2006

**Background:** A retreat for NHLBI Intramural Fellows will be held at
the Harbouretowne Golf Resort and Conference Center, St. Michaels, MD.
Driving distance is 90 miles one way. Fellows will arrive the morning of
April 27 for an all day meeting, spend the night, and depart April 28 at
1:00 p.m. Estimated attendance is 125.

**Tasks Required:**

**1.** Support for copying and binding (using GBC spiral binding)
approximately 150 Abstract Books. NHLBI will provide camera ready copy
to include:

Front and Back covers

Title Page

Agenda (2 pages)

Speaker Biographies (4 pages)

Abstract Index (6 pages)

Abstracts (30 pages)

Notes (1 page)

Copy Title page single sided

Copy Agenda, Speaker Bio=s, Abstract Index, and Abstracts double sided

**2.** Prepare travel reimbursement guidelines for 4 speakers to be
distributed at the retreat.

**3**. Estimate reimbursement expenses as follows:

For 2 speakers estimate -

-   meals and incidentals on travel days according to the Federal Travel
    Regulations

-   round-trip airfare from city of origin to BWI airport - Austin, TX
    and Boston, MA

-   car rental for 1 ½ days

For 1 speaker estimate --

-   ground transportation at \$44.5/mile

For 1 speaker, estimate --

-   town car driving service @ \$2.00/mile. No charge for waiting time.
    (Cost has already been negotiated with selected town car company).

3/14/06
**Reliability of Antifuse-Based Field Programmable Gate Arrays for
Military and Aerospace Applications**

John McCollum, Roy Lambertson, Jeewicka Ranaweera, Jennifer Moriarta,
Jih‑Jong Wang, and Frank Hawley

Actel Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA

The differentiating structure in an antifuse‑based field programmable
gate array (FPGA) is, obviously, the antifuse. This two‑terminal device,
which is used as the configuration element in this programmable
microcircuit, must be highly reliable for critical applications. This
paper will briefly review the structures of different types of
antifuses, the reliability history, and the efforts and results from
hardening this programmable element. The antifuses must be shown
reliable in both the programmed and unprogrammed states. In the
programmed state, currents will flow through the structure. In the
unprogrammed state, there are several reliability issues. First, the
element must be stable over time under the full military temperature and
voltage operating conditions; that is, time dependent dielectric
breakdown (TDDB) is not a concern for military and aerospace systems
that have long service lives. Secondly, the element must be reliable in
the circuit; that is, normal operations such as handling with exposure
to some level of ESD and soldering operations, where high temperatures
are seen. Lastly, the biased, unprogrammed antifuse must be reliable to
heavy ion irradiation. The reliability analysis focus on the 0.25 µm
SX-S devices, designed for space use, with hardened antifuses.

Antifuse‑based FPGAs are high-density devices, with integration levels
of from 10^4^ to 10^5^ gates per microcircuit. The reliability of this
class of programmable microcircuit will be examined. The discussion will
start out with the basics of how reliability is determined for this
device. That is, how are the devices tested, the fault coverage, and how
that is achieved. Following this introduction, a summary of reliability
of different products, spanning over a decade of experience, will be
presented. In particular, we shall present data showing the reliability
of the devices as a function of product life and product introduction.
This will quantitatively show the level of risk, for critical systems,
of using newer technologies vs. older, more established devices. To put
the reliability of this class of programmable devices in perspective,
the failure rate for devices will be compared with historical measures,
starting with the earliest microcircuits built in the 1960s for Apollo
and continuing through the decades, as the industry\'s gained experience
and increased integration levels.
**[Exhibit(400)-130.6]{.underline}**

**TIGTA Transitional Rifle Qualification Course**

**Targets:** 100 yard range ILEFI \"Q\", FBI \"Q\" or Transtar II

**Scoring:** All 20 rounds (18 in target body and 2 in target head) must
hit the scoring area of the silhouette to qualify. The scoring area for
the IALEFI and FBI targets is the \"coke-bottle\" portion of the target.
Score only the 4 and 5 rings of the Transtar II target. \"Head\" shots
are defined as the top 6\" X 6\" portion of the IALEFI and FBI targets
and the top 6 inches of the Transtar II target.

**Procedure:** Start position is the FLETC \"FI\" stance (standing) with
hands hanging naturally at your side and the rifle slung on the weak
side shoulder, muzzle down.

Use turning targets; horn or whistle; or the command to fire.

After firing, SCAN left and right of your target, engage the safety, and
sling your rifle. Load two magazines with 10 rounds each, and place the
second magazine in your magazine pouch or a pocket.

**100 yards (5 rounds)**

Start standing, the rifle slung on the weak side shoulder, muzzle down,
assume a prone position and shoot a 5 round group in 30 seconds.

**100 yards (4 individual rounds)**

Start standing, the rifle slung on the weak side shoulder, muzzle down,
shoot one round from standing in 5 seconds. **Repeat.**

Start standing, the rifle slung on the weak side shoulder, muzzle down,
shoot one round from kneeling in 6 seconds. **Repeat.**

**50 yards (4 individual rounds)**

Start standing, the rifle slung on the weak side shoulder, muzzle down,
shoot one round from standing in (your bolt will lock back), go to
prone, reload and fire one round in 15 seconds.

Start standing, the rifle slung on the weak side shoulder, muzzle down,
shoot one round from kneeling in 5 seconds. **Repeat.**

**25 yards (3 individual rounds)**

Start standing, the rifle slung on the weak side shoulder, muzzle down,
shoot one round from standing in 3 seconds. **Repeat twice.**

**7 yards (4 individual rounds)**

Start standing, the rifle slung on the weak side shoulder, muzzle down,

shoot one round from standing in 2 seconds. **Repeat.**

Start standing, the rifle slung on the weak side shoulder, muzzle down,
shoot one round from standing to the head of the target in 3 seconds.
**Repeat.**

**Clear the rifle. Check it visually and physically. Insert yellow
safety block and sling the rifle. Once the Range is SAFE, score the
targets.**

**Note:** The TIGTA Rifle Program requires frequent use of a 100 yard
rifle range. If a 50 yard range must be utilized for qualification, use
a Transtar I target. Score any hit on the silhouette and for the
required head shots score the top 5 inches of the head. Additional
modifications are required to shoot the course on a 50 yard range. Shoot
the 100 yard shots from 50 yards and:

Decrease the 30 second time limit to 25 seconds

Decrease the 5 second time limit to 4 seconds

Decrease the 6 second time limit to 5 seconds
## GI-Upper ICD-9-CM Code List

  ------------ ------------------------------------------ --------------- ---------
  **ICD9CM**   **ICD9DESCR**                              **Consensus**   **Upper
                                                                          GI**

  078.82       EPIDEMIC VOMITING SYND                     1               U

  535.00       GASTRITIS, ACUTE                           1               U

  535.01       GASTRITIS, WITH HEMORRHAG                  1               U

  535.40       GASTRITIS,W/O HEM OTHER                    1               U

  535.41       GASTRITIS,OTH SPEC W/HEM                   1               U

  535.50       GASTRITIS/GASTRODUOD. W/O                  1               U

  535.51       .ASTRITIS/DUODEN W/O HEMO                  1               U

  535.60       DUODENITIS W/O HEMORRHAGE                  1               U

  535.61       DUODENITIS W/ HEMORRHAGE                   1               U

  536.2        VOMITING PERSISTENT                        1               U

  787.01       NAUSEA WITH VOMITING                       1               U

  787.02       NAUSEA ALONE                               1               U

  787.03       VOMITING ALONE                             1               U

                                                                          

  578.0        HEMATEMESIS                                2               U

  787.1        HEARTBURN/PYROSIS                          2               U

  787.2        DYSPHAGIA                                  2               U

                                                                          

  005.0        STAPH FOOD POISONING                       3               U
  ------------ ------------------------------------------ --------------- ---------

##
# RESIDUE MANAGEMENT, SEASONAL 

## PRACTICE INTRODUCTION

**USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service―Practice Code 344**

![](media/image1.png){width="6.020833333333333in"
height="3.6458333333333335in"}

### RESIDUE MANAGEMENT, SEASONAL

This practice is managing to leave protective amounts of crop residue on
the soils surface during a prescribed time of the year by delaying
primary tillage or seedbed preparation until immediately prior to
planting time.

### PRACTICE INFORMATION

This practice generally applies to cropland, but may also be used on
other areas where field crops are grown such as wildlife or recreation
lands. The practice only applies to crops that produce sufficient
amounts of residue to protect the soil from erosion.

Erosion can be significantly reduced by this practice in locations where
delaying seedbed preparation allows residue to be left on the soil
surface during critical periods for protection from wind and water
erosion. Crops grown using this tillage system are generally planted in
a relatively clean seedbed.

Excessive removal of plant residue by burning, baling, or grazing often
produces negative impacts on the natural resources. These activities
should not be performed without evaluating the impacts.

### COMMON ASSOCIATED PRACTICES

Residue Management, Seasonal is commonly used in a Conservation
Management System with practices such as Conservation Crop Rotation
(328), Nutrient Management (590), Pest Management (595), and Irrigation
Water Management (449).

For more information, refer to the practice standard in the NRCS Field
Office Technical Guide and associated specifications and design
criteria.
# AGENDA

**1. Welcome -** [Terry Young](mailto:terry.young@mail.va.gov),
Moderator (202-273-9821)

> **2. HRMO Activity**
>
> **3. HR Management Programs and Policies - Items of Interest:**
>
> **Retroactive Pay; PAID/OLDE Enhancement** -- [Bob
> Baratta](mailto:robert.baratta@mail.va.gov) (202-273-9752)

**Regular Pay Updates** -- [Donna
Schroeder](mailto:donna.schroeder@mail.va.gov) (202-273-9810)

 

> **Adjudication Backlog/Verifying Education Update** -- [Caren
> Eirkson](mailto:caren.eirckson@mail.va.gov)\
> (202-273-5237

4.  **A little bit of this...a little bit of that...and farewell -**
    [Terry Young](mailto:terry.young@mail.va.gov)
Subject: OSS EDCATS for FY 2002 NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS\
\
\
THANK YOU, all, for your patience as we have been getting EDCATS ready
to\
accept FY 2002 OSS entries and preparing the FY 2001 OSS E/PO Annual
Report\
for publication.  The bottom line is:\
\
\
FY 2002 OSS entries may now be made into EDCATS!  An expanded and
annotated\
guide for doing so is attached.  Please pass this on to your
constituents.\
\
\
But, we have a real concern.  Last year, we paid a real penalty for the\
haste with which entries had to be made.  Errors, hastily crafted\
descriptions, and questionable numbers have made preparing the Annual
Report\
for publication extremely difficult.  The resulting Report will be\
impressive for its sheer magnitude, but in many ways it will not stand
up to\
detailed scrutiny.  So, going into FY 2002,\
\
\
Please put even more attention into making sure that the information
entered\
is accurate, informative, and fully edited.\
\
\
Hopefully, the attached guidelines, written with the wisdom of last
year\'s\
errors, will help bring a higher standard to all of the entries.\
\
\
\
\
\
\
Thanks for your support.\
\
\
Phil
![](media/image1.png){width="1.2083333333333333in"
height="1.0833333333333333in"}**National Rural Development Council**

Monday, January 10, 2005

**1:15 PM-3:00 PM ET**

***Rural Economic Impact of the Healthy Forests Initiative***

**MEETING LOCATION:**

American Public Works Association (1401 K Street, NW; 11^th^ Floor)

**DIRECTIONS (By Metro):**

-   *[Blue/Orange line to]{.underline}* McPherson Square.  Take the
    Franklin Square/14^th^ Street Exit from the Metro.  After getting
    off the escalators turn left to walk up 14^th^ Street towards the
    corner of 14^th^ & I.  Continue up 14^th^ Street to the corner of
    14^th^ & K Street.  Go to the 1401 K building (next to DC Coast
    restaurant).  Take the elevators up to the 11^th^ Floor.

**AGENDA:**

I.  **Welcome and Introductions**

    a.  Dave Barr, *NRDC Chairperson* (APWA)

II. **Monthly Updates**

    a.  NRDP Update, Rick Wetherill (USDA-RD)

    b.  Rural Policy Consultation

    c.  Other Member Updates

III. **Healthy Forests Program Overview**

     a.  USDA -- Forest Service

     b.  House Forests & Forest Health Subcommittee -- Doug Crandall,
         Staff Director

IV. **Economic Impact**

    a.  Identification of relevant forest-related industries

    b.  Multiplier effect of forest-based industry in rural communities

V.  **Discussion Questions:**

    a.  How can current or upcoming government programs be coordinated
        with Healthy Forests to increase the economic benefits for rural
        areas? Including:

        i.  Small business creation/diversification

        ii. Worker Training/Education (including the Secure Rural
            Schools and Community Self Determination Act as the forest
            payments mechanism)

    b.  Are there any current regulatory, reporting, or policy barriers
        that prevent Healthy Forests from being coordinated with other
        government programs?

VI. **Adjournment**
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Media Contact:

September 15, 2000 David Fiske (202) 418-0513

**FCC RECEIVES 473 LOW POWER FM APPLICATIONS**

**IN SECOND FILING WINDOW**

Washington, D.C. -- The FCC announced that it had received 473 low power
FM radio applications from non-profit community-based organizations and
state and local governments in the second filing window for applications
that was held August 28 to September 1, 2000.

The preliminary count of applications in the 2^nd^ filing window is as
follows: Connecticut (38); Illinois (84); Kansas (36); Michigan (87);
Minnesota (63); Mississippi (22); Nevada (23); New Hampshire (28);
Puerto Rico (20); Virginia (58); Wyoming (14).

The FCC Mass Media Bureau issued a Public Notice today listing the names
of the low power FM applicants who completed forms requesting a new low
power FM station. The names are contained on pages 8 through 103 of the
Broadcast Applications Public Notice, Report No. 24820. This report is
available on the Commission's website at
[www.fcc.gov](http://www.fcc.gov/) and is linked to a headline on the
main FCC webpage.

The first filing window, from May 30 through June 8, resulted in over
700 applications from Alaska, California, District of Columbia, Georgia,
Indiana, Lousisiana, Maine, Mariana Islands, Maryland, Oklahoma, Rhode
Island and Utah.

A Public Notice for the third filing window is scheduled to be announced
at the end of October 2000, with a five-day filing window scheduled to
begin at the end of November 2000 for eligible organizations from
American Samoa, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, New York,
Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.

The fourth filing window is scheduled to be held at the end of February
2001, and the fifth and final filing window is scheduled to be held at
the end of May 2001.

\- FCC -

Mass Media Bureau Contact: Susanna Zwerling (202) 418-2600

Brian Butler (202) 418-2780
Release No. 0013.01![](media/image1.png){width="6.497222222222222in"
height="0.5694444444444444in"}

Mary Beth Schultheis (202) 720‑4623

**NEW NUTRITION.GOV WEBSITE PROVIDES DIET, NUTRITION INFORMATION**

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11, 2001--Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman today
unveiled a new website, **[http://www.nutrition.gov]{.underline} ,**
that provides easy access to federal government information on
nutrition.

\"This on-line resource will make government information on nutrition,
healthy eating, and physical activity more easily accessible for many
Americans," said Glickman. \"Providing accurate scientific information
on nutrition and dietary guidance is critical to the public's ability to
make the right choices in the effort to curb obesity and other food
related diseases."

Federally supported research shows that weight loss is a major concern
for the U.S. population. Surveys consistently reveal that most adults
are trying to lose or maintain weight. The prevalence of overweight and
obese adults and children has escalated steadily over the past 30 years.
Currently, as many as half of all adult Americans are considered
overweight or obese and childhood obesity has doubled in the past twenty
years.

Important information that can be used in the treatment and prevention
of disease will be available on the website, which will serve as a
comprehensive and reliable source of information on nutrition and
dietary guidance with an extensive interactive scientific reference
section. Additionally, this new online resource includes specialized
nutrition information for infants and children, adult women and men, and
seniors.

The website also links to information about nutrition and food
assistance programs including the Food Stamp Program, the Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, and the
School Lunch and Breakfast programs and to federally supported research,
reports, and brochures as well as funding opportunities in the
government. Users will find information on the food guide pyramid, the
Dietary Guidelines for Americans, dietary supplements, fitness and how
to keep food safe.

Glickman thanked Susan Blumenthal, M.D., U.S. Assistant Surgeon General,
who spearheaded the development of the website.

\#
# [Multi-Disciplinary Groups]{.smallcaps}

During the May 20, 1999 afternoon session of the TOPOFF Exercise
Planning Conference, five multi-disciplinary groups were convened, each
made up of members of the Local Emergency Management, State Emergency
Management, Emergency Medical Services, Fire and HazMat, and Law
Enforcement Groups. These multi-disciplinary groups reviewed and
recommended objectives prepared by the Functional (single discipline)
Groups during the morning session. Following their review, the
Multi-Disciplinary Groups were tasked with achieving consensus
objectives for use in designing the TOPOFF Exercise.

## [Event Profile]{.smallcaps}

Each of the Multi-Disciplinary Groups discussed, refined, and
prioritized those exercise objectives created during the Functional
Group morning sessions. This review allowed an opportunity for
participants to champion objectives that were of great interest to them
and their respective discipline, as well as to permit reexamination of
objectives that may have been neglected earlier in the day. The process
thus achieved the Attorney General's goal of capturing all relevant
perspectives.

The end-state of the afternoon sessions was the preparation of at least
six consensus objectives from each of the Multi-Disciplinary Groups. The
resulting thirty or more objectives were prioritized by the groups,
sorted by conference staff, and presented on May 21, 1999 in a plenary
session for approval.

During the sorting process on the evening of May 20, conference staff
members took the "raw material" from each session (morning and
afternoon) and attempted to determine and clarify the themes and trends
present. Categories were identified and then used to create a matrix of
prioritized consensus objectives for review by the Conference
participants. Nine overarching objective categories were identified for
the TOPOFF Exercise **(Figure 1)**.

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height="3.2992125984251968in"}

The resulting prioritized recommendations were presented to a plenary
session of the Conference on the morning of May 21. The recommended
objectives reflected a broad consensus on a number of critical points,
discussed in the next section of this report. Presented on the following
pages is a detailed listing of the Multi-Disciplinary Groups prioritized
recommendations, sorted by the nine objective categories.
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**STATEMENT\
OFFICE OF CONGRESSMAN DAN BURTON\
FIFTH DISTRICT, INDIANA**

2185 RAYBURN HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING WASHINGTON, D.C. 20515\
PHONE (202) 225-2276                                 FAX (202) 225-0016

CONTACT:   STEPHEN E. SCHATZ

RELEASE:     MAY 18, 2006

**CONGRESSMAN DAN BURTON COMMENTS ON TODAY\'S IRAN/ SYRIA MEETING**

(Washington, D.C.) - Congressman Dan Burton \[R-IN-05\], a Senior Member
of the House International Relations Committee comments on today\'s
meeting between the foreign ministers of Iran and Syria:

\"According the Department of State Iran and Syria are both known
state-sponsors of terror.  They have attempted to spread their ideology
of hatred and terrorism to their own people, their neighbors, and
throughout the globe.

\"Before the Foreign Ministers of Iran and Syria presume to dictate
policy to the United States, they should immediately renounce terrorism
and violence - especially against the State of Israel - and start
respecting the fundamental human rights of their own citizens.

\"Iran also needs to realize that the world is united in opposition to a
nuclear-armed Iran.  Iran should stop playing the game of brinkmanship,
re-open its nuclear program to international inspections, stop all
enrichment of uranium and renounce all nuclear weapons programs.  Only
by agreeing to do so will Iran display a commitment to \'good faith\'
negotiations with the United Nations and reduce the calls to sanction
Iran for its well-documented violations.

\"I implore Syria to honor the United Nations Security Council
Resolution 1680, which passed the Security Council unanimously
yesterday, and finalize a full and complete withdraw from Lebanon, fully
recognize and respect Lebanon\'s borders and sovereignty, and initialize
full diplomatic relations with the independent Lebanese government\
\"I ask the terrorist regimes of Iran and Syria to look at the
newly-formed, multi-ethnic Government of Iraq as a model of democracy,
human rights, and economic and religious freedom.\"
# Special Attention of

**All Multifamily Hub Directors, All Notice** H 2002-4 (HUD)

**Multifamily Program Directors, All** Issued: May 9, 2002

**MAP Coordinators, All MAP Team**

**Leaders, Mortgage Credit Examiners,** Expires: May 31, 2003

**Valuation Appraisers, Project Managers**

Cross References:

MAP Guide

Handbook 4470.1 REV-2

Handbook 4580.1 REV

# Subject

Extension of Notice H 01-4 Section 221(d)(3) Nonprofit Transactions

Notice H 01-4 (HUD), issued May 30, 2001 which will expire May 31, 2002
is extended to May 31, 2003. If you have any questions regarding this
notice, please contact Felicia Williams (202) 708-1142, ext. 2462.

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

John C. Weicher

Assistant Secretary for Housing-

Federal Housing Commissioner

Attachment

**Distribution: W-3-1,**
Changes/ Mergers to Current Geographic Boundaries

of Local CFCs

# Effective for CFC 2002

(current as of December 18, 2002)

0002- AL- Central Alabama CFC adds the following counties: Chilton,
Clay, Coosa, Franklin, Marion, and Winston.

0071 -- AR -- Northwest Arkansas CFC adds Boone County.

0072 -- AR -- Pulaski County CFC adds Lonoke, Saline, and White Counties
and changes its name to the CFC of Central Arkansas

0286 -- IN -- Grant County CFC merges into 0283 Central Indiana Area
CFC.

0351- KY- Ft. Campbell Area CFC adds Stewart and Montgomery Counties in
Tennessee

0333- KS- Douglas County CFC has merged into Heartland CFC (0524- MO)

0451- MI- Greater Battle Creek changes its name to Calhoun County CFC

0459 -- MI -- Muskegon County CFC adds Oceana and Newaygo counties

0527 -- MO -- Greater St. Joseph CFC adds Atchinson, Clinton, DeKalb,
Daviess, Gentry, Harrison, Holt and Nodaway counties

0528- MO- Changed name from East-West Gateway to Gateway CFC

0540- MT- Big Sky Campaign transfers Beaverhead County from Big Sky
(0540) to SW Montana CFC (0541)

0541- MT- SW Montana CFC adds Powell County

0630 -- NY -- Greater Rochester CFC adds Yates County

0638 -- NY -- North Country CFC adds Clinton County

0650- NC- CFC of Ashville and Buncombe County adds the following
counties: Madison, Henderson, Transylvania

0652 - NC -- CFC of Central Carolinas adds Anson and Lincoln Counties in
North Carolina and Lancaster County in South Carolina.

0691 -- OH -- Ashtabula County CFC merges into 0684 Northeast Ohio CFC

0693 -- OH -- Maumee Valley CFC adds Logan, Marion, Paulding, Union and
Wyandot Counties in Ohio.

0712 -- OK -- Central Oklahoma CFC adds Murray County

0757 -- PA -- Northeast Pennsylvania CFC adds Susquehanna County.

0766 -- PA -- Clearfield, Jefferson and Elk Counties CFC merges into
0750 Centre County CFC. Jefferson and Elk counties are no longer
covered. The name changes to Center/Clearfield Counties CFC.

0808 -- TN -- Smoky Mountain Region CFC adds Swain and Haywood Counties
in North Carolina

0811- TN- CFC of Middle Tennessee adds: Clay, Decatur, Fentress,
Jackson, Lewis, Macon, Perry, Pickett, Van Buren, Wayne and White
Counties

0840- TX- Sun Country adds the following counties: Presidio, Brewster,
Jeff Davis, Terrell and Pecos Counties TX, and Luna, Grant and Hidalgo
Counties NM.

0841 -- TX -- CFC of Tarrant, Denton, and Johnson Counties merges with
0836 Greater Texomaland CFC. The new name is the CFC of North Central
Texas.

0847-TX- Greater Southwest Texas CFC adds Dimmit County

0852 -- TX -- San Antonio Area CFC adds Guadalupe County

0861 -- TX -- East Texas CFC adds Cherokee, Harrison, and Wood counties

0930- WA- CFC of Whatcom and Skagit Counties merges into CFC of
Snohomish County (0931). The name changes from CFC of Snohomish County
to CFC of North Puget Sound.
Before the

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

+-----------------------+------------------------+---------------------+
| In the Matter of      | **)**                  |                     |
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| Federal-State Joint   | **)**                  |                     |
| Board on              |                        |                     |
| Jurisdictional        | **)** CC Docket No.    |                     |
| Separations           | 80-286                 |                     |
|                       |                        |                     |
|                       | **)**                  |                     |
|                       |                        |                     |
|                       | **)**                  |                     |
+-----------------------+------------------------+---------------------+

**ORDER**

**Adopted: May 22, 2008 Released: May 23, 2008**

By the Commission:

1.  Pursuant to section 410(c) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
    amended,[^1] the Commission appoints the Honorable Steve Kolbeck,
    Vice Chairman, South Dakota Public Utilities Commission, and the
    Honorable Anthony Palermino, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of
    Public Utility Control, to serve on the Federal-State Joint Board on
    Jurisdictional Separations.[^2] These appointments fill the
    positions recently vacated by the Honorable Paul Kjellander,
    Commissioner of the Idaho Public Utilities Commission, and the
    Honorable Curt Stamp, Commissioner of the Iowa Utilities Board. The
    Commission gratefully acknowledges the contributions of Paul
    Kjellander and Curt Stamp to the work of the Federal-State Joint
    Board on Jurisdictional Separations.

2.  Henceforth, a copy of all filings in this proceeding shall be served
    on Steve Kolbeck and Anthony Palermino at the following addresses:

    The Honorable Steve Kolbeck The Honorable Anthony Palermino

    Vice Chairman Commissioner

    South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Connecticut Department of
    Public

    State Capitol Utility Control

    500 East Capitol Avenue 10 Franklin Square

    Pierre, SD 57501-5070 New Britain, CT 06051

    3\. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 410(c) of
    the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 410(c), this
    Order is ADOPTED.

    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

    Marlene H. Dortch

    Secretary

[^1]: 47 U.S.C. § 410(c).

[^2]: *See* Letter from James Bradford Ramsay, General Counsel, NARUC,
    to Kevin Martin, Chairman, Federal Communications Commission, CC
    Docket No. 80-286 (dated April 4, 2008).
# Jumbo Springs Wilderness

4,631 acres

**Location** Approximately 50 miles east of Las Vegas

**Terrain** The wilderness area contains the upper canyons of three
major washes that drain from the edge of a plateau (Jumbo Basin) east
toward Lake Mead. Elevations range from 2,700 feet along the southern
boundary to the 4,700 foot ridge on the northern end.

**Habitat Type** Primarily creosote Bush Scrub. The area also contains
identified habitat for desert tortoise and Gambel's quail.

**Special Features**

> • Bird species sighted in the area include peregrine falcon,
> red-tailed hawk, Cooper's hawk, golden eagle and American kestral.
### Released: May 22, 2001

#### COMMENTS SOUGHT ON COST ALLOCATION MANUAL REVISIONS

#### FILED By CINCINNATI BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY

#### 

#####  On May 11, 2001, Cincinnati Bell Telephone Company filed revisions to its cost allocation manual (CAM), in accordance with Section 64.903 of the Commission's rules. These revisions reflect changes to certain time reporting studies.

Parties may file comments on these CAM revisions no later than **June
23, 2001**. Replies should be filed by **July 9, 2001**. Comments on
Cincinnati Bell's CAM revisions should reference **ASD 01-31**. A copy
of each pleading should be sent to Colleen Nibbe, FCC Common Carrier
Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room 6-C242, Washington, D.C. 20554 and
the International Transcription Service (ITS), 1231 20^th^ Street, NW,
Washington, D.C. 20036. Copies are available for public inspection and
copying in FCC's Public Reference Center, 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Room
CY-A257, Washington, D.C. Copies are also available from ITS, (202)
857-3800.

For further information, contact Colleen Nibbe at (202) 418-0388.

Action by the Chief, Accounting Safeguards Division, Common Carrier
Bureau, FCC.
# North McCullough Wilderness

14,763 acres

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="2.5in" height="1.6666666666666667in"}

**Location** Approximately 15 miles south of Las Vegas

**Terrain** The wilderness area contains the northern portion of the
McCullough Range. Elevation spans from 2000 feet at the eastern base of
the range to 5,092 feet at Black Mountain. The peaks are volcanic in
origin, rounded to flat-topped, and have a steep eastern escarpment and
a gradual western slope.

**Habitat** **Type** The area supports a unique combination of plants
from the Mohave, Sonoran Desert and Great Basin ecosystems. The primary
vegetation is a creosote bush community with barrel cactus, Joshua
trees, cholla and prickly pear.

**Special Features**

> • The wilderness area is within the newly-designated Sloan Canyon
> National Conservation Area.
>
> • Unlike other mountain ranges in Clark County, the McCullough Range
> is volcanic in origin. Examples of lava flows, ash falls and glassy
> zones are clearly visible.
>
> • The area supports black gramma grass, which is not known to occur
> anywhere else in Nevada and stands of teddy bear cholla, which is the
> northernmost extent of the species.
>
> • Remarkable petroglyph panels and other important cultural resource
> features occur within the wilderness area.
**From:** Erin M. Tallardy \[mailto:etallardy@ggh-airlaw.com\]\
**Sent:** Wednesday, February 27, 2008 10:52 AM\
**To:** Cooper, Thuy \<OST\>\
**Cc:** John R. Copley\
**Subject:** Ownership of Global Jet Austria

Thuy,

In response to your inquiry yesterday, I can confirm that the ownership
of Global Jet Austria remains the same as that on file with the
Department.

Regards,

Erin M. Tallardy\
Garofalo Goerlich Hainbach PC\
1200 New Hampshire Ave., NW\
Washington, D.C.  20036\
Phone:  202-776-3970\
Fax:    202-776-3975\
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\(16\)

\[ACT OF MARCH 3, 1835.\]

Establishes branches of the Mint of the United States.

SECTION 1. Establishes branches for the coinage of silver

and gold at New Orleans; of gold only at Charlotte, N.C.,

and Dahlonega, Ga., makes provisions for the purchase of

sites, erection of buildings, etc.

\(17\)

SEC. 2. Designates the officers and employes and the

method of their appointment, together with the salaries.

SEC. 3. Provides for taking official oath and giving bond.

SEC. 4. Places the general supervision of the branches

under the control of the Director of the Mint at Philadel-

phia, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treas-

ury; authorizes him to prescribe regulations, require re-

turns, and to preserve a uniformity of weight, form, and

fineness in coins stamped at each place.

SEC. 5. Extends to these branches the laws governing

the Mint of the United States.