BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
> ![](media/image1.png){width="2.390277777777778in"
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We are very serious about our commitment to high quality patient care.
If a problem develops with respect to your care, we encourage you to
share your concerns with the clinic or ward manager.

The manager will either resolve your concerns or bring the matter to the
attention of someone who can. If you have a problem, please ask for help
immediately.

If you feel that the problem has not been resolved please contact a
Patient Representative at (415) 750-6650 or (415) 221-4810, extension
2554. They are available between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through
Friday.

**If you have other concerns about quality or care or safety you may
also contact the Joint Commission or the VA's Office of the Inspector
General (VAOIG).**

**JOINT COMMISSION**

You can contact the Joint Commission about quality of care issues and
concerns about the safety of the environment in which care is provided.
To obtain information on how to report a complaint, call the Joint
Commission\'s toll free complaint hot line, (800) 994-6610.

To file a complaint summarize the issue in no more than two pages and
provide the name, street address, city and state of the accredited
health care organization.

Send your complaint by:

-   E-mail to <complaint@jointcommission.org>

-   FAX to the Office of Quality Monitoring at (630) 792-5636

-   Mail to the Office of Quality Monitoring, Joint Commission, One
    Renaissance Blvd., Oakbrook Terrace, IL, 60181

**OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL**

You may contact the VA Office of the Inspector General (VAOIG) to
report:

-   suspected criminal activity

-   inadequate patient care

-   fraud, waste or abuse of Government resources

-   mismanagement of VA programs

    **[IMPORTANT EXCEPTIONS]{.underline}:**

The OIG does not generally review matters involving VA benefits,
whistleblower protection, discrimination, or harassment. Please contact
the following help lines for these issues:

-   **[VA Benefits, Ratings, Appeals, or Home Loan
    Issues]{.underline}:** Call your local VA Regional Office at
    1-800-827-1000

-   **[VA Billing Issues]{.underline}:** Call the VA Office of
    Compliance and Business Integrity at 1-866-842-4357

-   **[VA Education Benefits]{.underline}:** Call the VA Educational
    Processing Center at 1-888-442-4551

-   **[Discrimination or Harassment]{.underline}:** Call the VA Equal
    Opportunity Employment/ Office of Resolution Management at
    1-888-737-3361 or write them at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington,
    DC 20420
**[For Glen: Summary of PACE Video Files]{.mark}**

For technical questions, please contact Bill Harder at
bill@evolution-media.com or 248-539-4610.

**Videos for use in PACE Sessions:**

There are four videos for use with participants of the PACE sessions.

**PC users** play these files in the Windows Media Player 9 or higher.
If not already on your computer, it can be downloaded for free at:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/AllDownloads.aspx?displang=en&qstechnology=

**Mac users** will need to have Windows Media Components for Quicktime.
If not already on your computer, it can be downloaded for free at
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/wmcomponents.mspx

**Captions** can be turned on in Windows Media Player in two quick
steps:

-   Make sure menu bar is not hidden at the top left corner; if the menu
    bar is hidden, click on the small round button on the top left
    corner to unhide

-   Select Play\>Captions and Subtitles\>On if Available

**These files will be available to the public three different ways**:

1\) Streamed via the internet from NHLBI\'s site; users just click on
the link and the video will play; users need to be connected to the
internet and a high-speed connection is recommended. [\[Glen: streaming
is not critical as long as the videos can be accessed by the other two
methods, downloaded or ordered on DVD. In an e-mail to me on 9/13/07,
you wrote that you were having trouble viewing the streaming video on
your Mac\]]{.mark}

[[http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/PACE/PACE_Pt1CAPTIONED.asx]{.underline}](http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/PACE/PACE_Pt1CAPTIONED.asx)

[[http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/PACE/PACE_Pt2CAPTIONED.asx]{.underline}](http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/PACE/PACE_Pt2CAPTIONED.asx)

[[http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/PACE/PACE_Pt3CAPTIONED.asx]{.underline}](http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/PACE/PACE_Pt3CAPTIONED.asx)

[[http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/PACE/PACE_Pt4CAPTIONED.asx]{.underline}](http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/PACE/PACE_Pt4CAPTIONED.asx)

2\) To be downloadable from the NHLBI site.

Users would need download the files; save them to their machine, and
then they can play the files without being connected to the internet.
These will compressed by NHLBI (such as a zip file) for downloading, and
the users would need to first extract the files and save them to their
hard drive before playing them.

For each video, the user needs to download three files in a folder:
.asx, .wmv, and .smi. the user then clicks on the .asx files to play the
video.

3\) Available by online request on DVD. NHLBI has 2550 DVDs that they
will mail to users upon request. \[No special insert is required for Mac
users because they can view these videos in Windows Media Player without
Quicktime\]. For each video, there is a folder containing three files:
.afx, .wmv, and .smi. If using a computer, the user clicks on the .afx
file to play the video.
**§18.542 Complaints.**

\(a\) Any person, individually or as a member of a class or on behalf of
others, may file a complaint with VA alleging discrimination prohibited
by the Act or these regulations based on an action occurring on or after
July 1, 1979. A complainant shall file a complaint within 180 days from
the date the complainant first had knowledge of the alleged act of
discrimination. However, for good cause shown, VA may extend this time
limit. Complaints may be submitted to the Director, Office of Equal
Opportunity (06B), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420.

\(b\) VA will attempt to facilitate the filing of complaints wherever
possible, including taking the following measures:

\(1\) Acknowledging receipt and acceptance of a complaint in writing.

\(2\) Accepting as a sufficient complaint, any written statement which
identifies the parties involved and the date the complainant first had
knowledge of the alleged violation, describes generally the action or
practice complained of, and is signed by the complainant.

\(3\) Freely permitting a complainant to add information to the
complaint to meet the requirements of a sufficient complaint.

\(4\) Widely disseminating information regarding the obligations of
recipients under the Act and these regulations.

\(5\) Notifying the complainant and the recipient of their rights and
obligations under the complaint procedure, including the right to have a
representative at all stages of the complaint procedure.

\(6\) Notifying the complainant and the recipient (or their
representatives) of their right to contact VA for information and
assistance regarding the complaint resolution process.

\(c\) VA will refer a complaint of discrimination based on age to
another appropriate Federal agency when the complaint is outside the
jurisdiction of VA. VA will notify the complainant in writing that the
complaint has been referred; explain the reason why the complaint is not
within the jurisdiction of VA; and give the complainant the name,
agency, and address of the official to whom the complaint was referred.
(Authority: 42 U.S.C. 6101--6107)

(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
2900-0401)
96M03/29/06

S101-96M.doc

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**Section 101. - TERMS, FORMAT, AND DEFINITIONS**

**101.02 Specifications Format.** [Delete the third and fourth
paragraphs and substitute the following:]{.underline}

Division 150 consists of project contract requirements that are
applicable to all contracts. Work under Division 150 is paid for
directly or indirectly according to Subsection 109.05 and the Section
ordering the work. When there is no pay item in the bid schedule, no
direct payment is made.

Divisions 200 through 600 consist of construction contract requirements
for specific items of work. Work under these Divisions is paid for
directly or indirectly according to Subsection 109.05 and the Section
ordering the work.

**101.04 Definitions.**

**Suitable Material** - [Add the following:]{.underline}

Suitable material may necessitate drying, the addition of moisture,
reduction in size, screening, or other common methods of manipulation
prior to use. Suitable material includes the classification(s) of
materials, resulting R-values and other characteristics, for which the
project was designed.

**Unsuitable Material** - [Delete the text and substitute the
following:]{.underline}

Material which the CO determines to be unsuitable for use in the
construction of foundations, embankments, or roadbeds. Unsuitable
materials generally include muck and soils with high organic contents.
**[NAVAJO]{.underline}**

Chinle Comprehensive HC Facility -- IHS

P.O. Box PH

Chinle, AZ 86503

Phone: 928-674-7145

Crownpoint HC Facility -- IHS

P.O. Box 358

Crownpoint, MN 87313

Phone: 505-786-5291

Fort Defiance SU -- IHS

P.O. Box 649

Fort Defiance, AZ 86504

Phone: 928-729-8000

Gallup Indian Medical Center -- IHS

P.O. 1337

Gallup, NM 87301

Phone: 505-722-1000

Keyenta Indian Health Center -- IHS

P.O. Box 368

Kayenta, AZ 86033

Phone: 928-697-4000

Northern Navajo Medical Center -- IHS

P.O. Box 160

Shiprock, NM 87420

Phone: 505-368-6070

Tuba City Reg. Health Care Corp. -- IHS

P.O. Box 600

Tuba City, AZ 86046

Phone: 928-283-2773

Winslow Indian Health Center -Tribal

500 North Indiana Av.

Winslow, AZ 86047

Phone: 928-289-4646

Sage Memorial Hospital-Nav.Health System - Tribal

Ganado Mission, P.O. Box 457

Ganado, AZ 86505

Phone: 928-755-3411

Utah Navajo Health System - Tribal

East Highway 262

Montezuma Creek, Utah 84534

Phone: 435-651-3291
> **DA 05 -1297**

**Released: May 5, 2005**

**WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU GRANTS CONSENT FOR TRANSFER OF CONTROL OF
SULLY TELEPHONE'S REASNOR EXCHANGE TO REASNOR TELEPHONE**

**WC Docket No. 04-425**

Pursuant to section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
47 U.S.C. § 214, and sections 0.91, 0.291, and 63.03 of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.91, 0.291, and 63.03, the Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) approves the application of Sully Telephone Association,
Inc. ("Sully Telephone") and Reasnor Telephone Company, LLC ("Reasnor
Telephone") to transfer control of Sully Telephone's Reasnor, Iowa
exchange to Reasnor Telephone.[^1] No commenters opposed grant of the
application.

The Bureau finds, upon consideration of the record, that the proposed
transfer will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity, and
therefore grants the requested authorization.[^2] Pursuant to section
1.103 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.103, the consent granted
herein is effective upon the release of the Public Notice. Petitions for
reconsideration under section 1.106 or applications for review under
section 1.115 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106, 1.115, may
be filed within 30 days of the date of this Public Notice.

For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson-Parker, at (202)
418-1394, or Kimberly Jackson at (202) 418-7393, in the Competition
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

\- **FCC** -

[^1]: *See* *Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for Transfer of
    Control of Sully Telephone's Reasnor Exchange to Reasnor Telephone,*
    WC Docket No. 04-425, Public Notice, DA 04-3977 (rel. Dec. 20,
    2004).

[^2]: *See Joint Applications of Global Crossing Ltd., and Citizens
    Communications Company for Authority to Transfer Control of
    Corporations Holding Commission Licenses and Authorizations Pursuant
    to Sections 214 and 310(d) of the Communications Act and Parts 20,
    22, 63, 78, 90, and 101 of the Commission's Rules*, Memorandum
    Opinion and Order, 16 FCC Rcd 8507, 8511-14 (CCB/IB/CSB/WTB 2001)
    (granting transfer of control involving incumbent LECs with adjacent
    exchanges where merger would provide service efficiencies).
Solicitation 100CSC24378

**Software Engineer/Statement of Work/Qualifications**

The software engineer will be required to interpret requirement
specifications, prepare program design specifications, code the
necessary software, test, and prepare documentation as required in
support of complex web-based computer systems in the Training area. The
software engineers will also maintain and modify complex web-based
systems or develop new subsystems. May also serve as lead analyst in a
design subgroup, direct and integrate the work of other software
analysts.

Candidates must have a BS/BA degree in Computer Sciences/ Management
Information Systems or equivalent college/experience plus a minimum of 5
years direct experience in web-based application software development
using HTML, PERL, or JAVA in a UNIX environment. Candidates should have
experience with relational database systems like Oracle or MySQL.
Experience working in a team environment is a must.

**Software Engineer/Training Content Developer Statement of
Work/Qualifications**

The software engineer/training content developer will be required to
interpret requirement specifications, prepare program design
specifications, code the necessary software, test, and prepare
documentation as required in support of complex web-based computer
systems in the Training area. May also be required to develop training
courseware that will be presented via a web-based delivery system. May
also serve as lead analyst in a design subgroup, direct and integrate
the work of other software analysts.

Candidates must have a BS/BA degree in Computer Sciences/ Management
Information Systems or equivalent college/experience plus a minimum of 5
years direct experience in web-based application software development
using HTML, PERL, or JAVA in a UNIX environment. Candidate must have
scripting experience. Teaching experience would be a plus. Candidates
should have experience with relational database systems like Oracle or
MySQL. Experience working in a team environment is a must.
![](media/image1.png){width="6.25in" height="0.8854166666666666in"}HSLIC
Fact Sheet

Health sciences librarians in Maine are invited to join the Health
Sciences Libraries and Information Consortium (HSLIC). Current
membership includes hospital, academic, and laboratory libraries.
Individual and student memberships are also available.

The organization holds regular biannual meetings with business and
educational components and offers other professional education
opportunities.

Member libraries are provide interlibrary loans to other HSLIC members
at no cost, are active Docline users, and maintain a current list of
their journal holdings in Serhold.

Communication between members is facilitated by an online discussion
list, HSLIC-l, and an online newsletter.

More information about the organization is available at
**www.hslic.org.**

**HSLIC Officers:**

Chairperson: John Hutchinson

University of New England

716 Stevens Ave.

Portland, ME 04103

797-7261 x4333

jhutchinson@une.edu

Chair-Elect: Natalie Hutchinson

St. Joseph\'s College

Wellehan Library

278 Whites Bridge Road

Standish, ME 04084-5263

893-7725

nhutchinson@sjcme.edu

Treasurer: Maryanne Lamont

Maine Medical Center

22 Bramhall St.

Portland, ME 04102

871-2202

lamonm@mmc.org

Past Chairperson: Dina McKelvy

Southern Maine Medical Center

P.O. Box 626

Biddeford, ME 04005

283-7289

mad.djm@smmc.org

Secretary: Happy Copley

St. Mary\'s Regional Medical Center

P.O. Box 291

Lewiston, ME 04243

777-8775

copley@maine.edu

**HSLIC REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVES**

Area I: Marj Anderson

Mercy Hospital

144 State Street

Portland, ME 04101

363-4321 x2286

marjorie@mercyme.com

Area II:: Maureen Fournier

Central Maine Medical Center

300 Main Street

Lewiston, ME 04240

795-2564

mfournier@cmhc.org

Area III:: Karen Reilly

Eastern Maine Community College

354 Hogan Road

Bangor, ME 04401-4280

941-4640

kreilly@emcc.edu
DA 01-2553

November 2, 2001

**SUPPLEMENTAL DUE DILIGENCE INFORMATION FOR**

**THE MULTIPLE ADDRESS SYSTEMS SPECTRUM AUCTION SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER
14, 2001**

Report No. AUC-01-42-E (Auction No. 42)

On July 27, 2001, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau released a
Public Notice that provided due diligence information for potential
bidders in the Multiple Address Systems ("MAS") auction scheduled for
November 14, 2001.[^1] This Public Notice provides additional
information to the potential bidders in the upcoming MAS auction.
Specifically, the Attachment to this Public Notice lists matters pending
before the Commission that relate to licenses or applications in the MAS
spectrum scheduled for auction. Potential bidders are solely responsible
for investigating and evaluating the degree to which such pending
matters may affect spectrum availability in areas where they seek EA
licenses.

In addition, certain decisions reached in these matters may be the
subject of additional reconsideration or appeal. We note that resolution
of these matters could have an impact on the availability of spectrum
for EA licensees in the MAS bands. Moreover, the Commission makes no
representations or guarantees that the listed matters in the Attachment
to this Public Notice are the only pending matters that could affect
spectrum availability in the MAS bands.

Potential bidders may obtain licensing records for the 928/959 MHz bands
through the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's licensing database on
the World Wide Web at http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls. Potential bidders
should direct questions regarding the search capabilities to the FCC
Technical Support hotline at (202) 414-1250 (voice), (202) 414-1255
(TTY), or via e-mail at <ulscomm@fcc.gov>. The hotline is available to
assist with questions Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM
ET, Saturday, 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM ET, and Sunday, 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM,
ET. In order to provide better service to the public, all calls to the
hotline are recorded.

The Commission makes no representations or guarantees regarding the
accuracy or completeness of information in its databases, including the
accuracy or completeness of information that has been provided by
incumbent licensees and incorporated into the databases. Potential
bidders are strongly encouraged to physically inspect any sites located
in or near the geographic area for which they plan to bid.

For further information concerning this Public Notice, please contact
Shellie Blakeney, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418-0680.

**-FCC-**

[^1]: *See* Multiple Address Systems Spectrum Auction Scheduled for
    November 14, 2001; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening
    Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Procedural Issues, *Public Noti*ce,
    16 FCC Rcd 14610, Attachment B (2001) ("*MAS Auction Public
    Notice*").
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## Acquisition Services Manag

## 

## 

## Acquisition Services Management Division 

## 

## December 12, 2006 

Terrence Forrester

P.O. Box 1663, Mail Stop D442

Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545

Phone: (505) 665-1739

E-mail: <forrester_terrence@lanl.gov>

# SUBJECT: Request for Information (rfi) 42538-rfi-06

Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) is seeking to: 1) Identify
potential offerors for the development and manufacturing of New
Generation Standard Nuclear Material Containers (NGSNMC), as described
in the attached documents (Draft SOW/Specification/Evaluation Criteria);
2) Determine the feasibility of making the procurement a Small Business
Set Aside; 3) Learn of industry capabilities; 4) Obtain comments on the
SOW and Specification.

Potential offerors and interested parties are requested to submit a
brief description of their company and its qualifications for performing
this work, and/or any comments to me by January 5, 2007.

[Attachments to this RFI include:]{.underline}

Attachment 1: Procurement Specification for the New Generation Standard
Nuclear Material Container

Attachment 2: A Statement of Work Technical Support Services for the New
Generation (NG) Standard Nuclear Material Containers (SNM)

Attachment 3: New Generation Standard Nuclear Material Container (NG
SNMC) Supplier Proposal Evaluation Criteria
Contact: Joan Messina (217) 403-6248

Philip Shane (309) 661-4280

**USDA AWARDS GRANT HELPS MAKE ETHANOL PRODUCTION**

**MORE PROFITABLE**

Champaign, Ill., Feb. 26, 2007---The US Department of Agriculture Rural
Development announced a \$288,975 grant to Prairie Gold, Inc. to help
the company commercialize a process that could make ethanol production
more lucrative for corn growers and investors. The new for-profit
company will commercialize a process called Corn Oil and Protein
Extraction or COPE. The process will allow dry-grind ethanol plants to
extract high value oil and zein from corn used during the manufacturing
of ethanol.

Currently the main by-product of ethanol production is distillers dried
grain with solubles (DDGS) that is sold for livestock feed. Corn oil and
zein have much higher market value than DDGS, and would certainly boost
the bottom line for ethanol plants.

Zein is clear, odorless, tasteless, edible and water soluble, making it
very valuable in food and pharmaceutical processing. It is a natural
protein that can be processed into resins and bio-plastics, and used for
thousands of applications without adversely affecting the environment.

"This technology adds real value to the ethanol process without the need
for any additional inputs and reduces the amount of DDGS being
produced,\" said Philip Shane, president of the company. Using the COPE
system, an ethanol plant could generate several million dollars of
additional revenue from the same feedstock used to produce the ethanol.

On his visit to Illinois, USDA Under Secretary for Rural Development Tom
Dorr presented the grant check to Shane in Prairie Gold's new office in
Bloomington.

"Moving from being 'just an ethanol facility' to being a corn processing
plant is the next step toward sustained profitability," said Illinois
Director for Rural Development Doug Wilson. "Advances being made by
companies like Prairie Gold are going to have a substantial impact on
corn producers, investors and the economy of rural Illinois, and we're
happy to be a part of it."

Prairie Gold, Inc. was created by the Illinois Corn Growers Association
with assistance of the Illinois Corn Marketing Board. They worked with
scientists at the University of Illinois to develop the COPE process.

\#

Caption: USDA Under Secretary Tom Dorr (left) and Illinois Rural
Development Director Doug Wilson (right) visited the new headquarters of
Prairie Gold, Inc. in Bloomington to present the CEO Philip Shane with a
check for \$288,975. Prairie Gold will use the value-added grant to
commercialize a process that will make ethanol production more
profitable.
**A Tale of Two Agencies: The Quest for Developing a Health Data Sharing
Agreement: Executive Summary**

Greg Kearney, Dr.P.H., M.P.H., R.S.

Hospital data can be used by epidemiologists and public health officials
to monitor the health status of a community and to perform disease
surveillance. Although primarily used for medical billing purposes,
hospital data can serve as a rich source of health information providing
valuable insight for evaluating selected chronic and acute diseases, and
establishing and reporting health trends in the population.

In Florida, the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) collects
and manages all hospital data for the entire state. Hospital data is
considered confidential, and to receive this data, all applicants,
including the Florida Department of Health (FDOH) must submit an annual
"request for data" application. From a state health department's
perspective, requesting this data has proven to be a repetitive, lengthy
and time consuming process. This leadership project utilizes methods
focused on recognizing, describing and identifying barriers in an
attempt to facilitate a process to overcome a cumbersome, annual renewal
application process. The goal is to work towards developing a multi-year
data sharing agreement (DSA) between the Florida Department of Health
and the Florida, Agency for Health Care Administration.

The "shifting the burden" and "fixes that backfire" archetypes were
selected, a casual loop developed, role-playing dialogue was constructed
and an action plan developed. Other methods included interviews with
data administrators and attorneys among the two agencies and internal
meetings with stakeholders.

The short term benefits include, an interagency application being
developed, and a January 2008 meeting scheduled with the new AHCA
leadership to propose a DSA. As a result of this project, FDOH senior
leadership is now cognizant of the situation and intends to pursue this
idea. The EPHLI has improved my knowledge and abilities to strategize
and frame the discussions for FDOH with AHCA for enabling a continuing
this dialogue into 2008. In addition, this project has improved my
negotiation approaches and skills for collaborating with other agencies.
Long term, these AHCA negotiations may prove to have long lasting
benefits to the Division of Environmental Health as well as other
Divisions within the Florida Department of Health.

A policy determination has yet to be made of why a DSA can not be
developed, however the recent change of leadership at AHCA may prove to
be an opportunity for securing a DSA. Also, the National Association of
Health Data Organization had developed a national-level work group to
develop a uniform DSA that can be used by all states. Florida has been
participating in these efforts, which may prove beneficial not only to
Florida, but at the national level.
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*http://commerce.senate.gov*

**Commerce Committee Hearings and Markups**

^Further\ information\ can\ be\ accessed\ by\ clicking\ the\ titles\ below^

Sept. 27^th^: [Congestion and Delays: The Impact on Travelers and
Possible
Solutions](http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1897)

The hearing focused on modernization and efforts to address the needs of
the air traffic system and to improve the movement of aircraft and
passengers. Senator Stevens' opening statement can be found by clicking
[here](http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Statement&Statement_ID=291).

Sept. 27^th^: Executive Session

During the executive session the Committee reported out the following:

-   S. 1965, Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act

-   S. 1578, Ballast Water Management Act of 2007

-   S. 1889, Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2007

-   S.J.RES. 17, a joint resolution directing the United States to
    initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with
    other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and
    transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean

-   S.CON.RES. 39, a concurrent resolution supporting the goals and
    ideals of a world day of remembrance for road crash victims

**Press Releases**

^Further\ information\ can\ be\ accessed\ by\ clicking\ the\ titles\ below^

Sept. 26^th^: [Stevens Pushes for Permanent Extension of "Do-Not-Call"
Registry](http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248933&Month=9&Year=2007)

Sept. 27^th^: [Committee Approves Inouye/Stevens Ballast Water
Management
Bill](http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248934&Month=9&Year=2007)

Sept. 27^th^: [Commerce Committee Passes Stevens Fisheries
Resolution](http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248935&Month=9&Year=2007)

Sept. 27^th^: [Committee Passes Stevens Legislation to Protect Children
Online](http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=248936&Month=9&Year=2007)

**Upcoming Hearings**

^Further\ information\ can\ be\ accessed\ by\ clicking\ the\ titles\ below^

Oct. 4^th^: [The Security of Our Nation\'s
Ports](http://commerce.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Hearings.Hearing&Hearing_ID=1900)

The hearing will review the Department of Homeland Security\'s
implementation and administration of several port and cargo security
programs authorized in the SAFE Port Act, the Maritime and
Transportation Security Act of 2002, and the Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation Act of 2004.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

OREGON

[MATERIAL SPECIFICATION]{.underline}

[MS-217 WOOD PRESERVATIVES AND TREATMENT]{.underline}

1\. [SCOPE]{.underline}

> This specification governs the quality of wood preservatives and
> methods of treatment of wood products.

2\. [TREATING PRACTICES]{.underline}

> Treating practices, penetration, retention, sampling, inspection and
> test procedures shall conform to the requirements of Federal
> Specification TT-W-571, "Wood Preservation: Treating Practices."

3\. [PRESERVATIVES]{.underline}

> The wood shall be treated with the specified type of preservative.
> Wood preservatives shall conform to the requirements of the applicable
> specifications listed in Federal Specification TT-W-571. Creosote and
> pentachlorophenol are classified as hazardous materials and shall not
> be used.

4\. [QUALITY OF TREATED MATERIALS]{.underline}

> Treated lumber, timber, piles, poles, or posts shall be free from heat
> checks, water bursts, excessive checking, results of chafing or from
> any other damage or defects that would impair their usefulness or
> durability. Holes bored for tests shall be filled with tight fitting
> treated plugs.

5\. [MARKING]{.underline}

> Each treated wood item delivered to the job site shall be marked as
> specified in Federal Specification TT-W-571.
Real-time Observation of Surface Reactions on Si(100) by Photoemission

Yoshiharu Enta

Faculty of Science and Technology, Hirosaki University

For further development of semiconductor devices, monitoring and
controlling the surface chemical reactions on semiconductor surfaces
with atomic precision are of urgent necessity. In this talk, we
introduce real-time observations of two types of surface reactions,
silicon homoepitaxial growth and silicon oxidation, by photoemission
using synchrotron radiation.

In the silicon growth, we observed periodic oscillation of surface-state
intensity during the growth by disilane(Si~2~H~6~) gas. From the
detailed analysis, it was found that the oscillation period depends upon
both the substrate temperature and the Si~2~H~6~ pressure, and
corresponds to two-monolayer growth. This indicates the growth proceeds
with layer-by-layer manner.

In the silicon oxidation, we measured Si 2p core-level and O 2p
valence-state spectra during the oxidation by oxygen (O~2~) gas at room
temperature through 800C. In the initial stage of the oxidation below
one-monolayer oxide, we have succeeded in explaining the oxidation rate
by an autocatalytic reaction model.
**For Immediate Release Contact:** Richard Robinson

### April 6, 2001 (916) 786-5560

## Doolittle Introduces "Real"

## Campaign Finance Reform 

**WASHINGTON, D.C. --** U.S. Rep. John T. Doolittle (R-Rocklin)
yesterday introduced "The Citizen Legislature and Political Freedom
Act," legislation that aims to truly open up the political process to
all Americans. The bill effectively abolishes all campaign contribution
limits, while requiring full disclosure of all donations. The bill
dramatically departs from more publicized proposals such as the
McCain-Feingold bill which aim to fix the system by over regulation and
by violating the First Amendment. Already, over 70 of Rep. Doolittle's
colleagues in the House have cosponsored the bill.

"Unlike the campaign finance 'regulation' proposal that just passed the
Senate, this legislation takes aim at the core of the problem:
incumbency protection and overzealous campaign regulation," said
Doolittle. "The current system discourages ordinary citizens from
entering the public arena and makes it virtually impossible to
realistically compete with advantaged incumbents unless you are a
millionaire."

To ensure accountability, the legislation provides for comprehensive
disclosure of campaign contributions, requiring electronic filing of
campaign reports every 24 hours during the three months preceding an
election. In addition to lifting all hard and soft money restrictions,
the bill also contains a "paycheck protection" provision, which takes
away the right of labor unions to freely spend workers' hard-earned
money by requiring prior, voluntary, written consent before any dues are
spent for political purposes.

"For the past two weeks, all we heard from the so-called 'reformers' was
that the only way to fix our current system was by inserting the heavy
hand of government into the process", said Doolittle. "We need to make
the system of electing representatives more competitive by giving
challengers a fair shot at incumbents. Placing further restrictions on
contributions and new spending limits will not bring us to that goal.
The only way to promote competition and to ensure that our political
system is open to everyone is to allow challengers to raise the money
they need in larger sums. My bill is the only proposal that comes close
to doing that."

\###
MESSAGE NO: 9014203 DATE: 1/14/2009

CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: SCO

REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:

CASES: A-423-808

PERIOD COVERED: 12/03/2008

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS, PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT

RE: SCOPE RULING ON ANTIDUMPING DUTY ORDER ON STAINLESS, STEEL PLATE IN
COILS (SSPC) FROM BELGIUM (A-423-808)

1\. ON 12/03/2008, IN RESPONSE TO A REQUEST BY UGINE & ALZ

BELGIUM, N.V. (U&A BELGIUM), THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ISSUED A

FINAL SCOPE RULING THAT FINDS THAT STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS WITH

A NOMINAL THICKNESS OF 4.75MM, REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL

THICKNESS, ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ANTIDUMPING DUTY (AD)

ORDER ON SSPC FROM BELGIUM (A-423-808).

2\. AS A RESULT OF OUR ANALYSIS OF THE CRITERIA IN ACCORDANCE

WITH 19 CFR 351.225(K)(2), WE FIND THAT THE PHYSICAL

CHARACTERISTICS OF SSPC, THE PRODUCT SUBJECT TO THE SCOPE-RULING

REQUEST, ARE FLAT-ROLLED STAINLESS AND HEAT-RESISTING STEEL PLATE

PRODUCTS THAT ARE 254MM (10 INCHES) OR MORE IN WIDTH AND 4.75 MM

(0.1875 INCHES) OR MORE IN THICKNESS, AND SSPC THAT IS WITHIN THE

DIMENSIONAL TOLERANCES INDICATED IN THE ASTM, EVEN IF ACTUAL

THICKNESS IS LESS THAN 4.75MM ARE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER.

REGARDING EXPECTATIONS OF THE ULTIMATE PURCHASER, WE FIND THAT

THE SELLERS AND BUYERS ARE KNOWLEDGEABLE OF THE DIMENSIONAL

TOLERANCES AND THE CHEMICAL AND HEATING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE

PRODUCT AS INDICATED IN THE ASTM STANDARDS. THUS, THE ULTIMATE

PURCHASER EXPECTS TO RECEIVE A PRODUCT THAT MEETS THE INDUSTRY

STANDARDS. AS NOTED ABOVE, SSPC IS SOLD PRIMARILY INTO THE

CAPITAL GOODS SECTOR FOR HEAVY DUTY APPLICATIONS SUCH AS THE

FABRICATION OF LARGE STORAGE TANKS, PROCESS VESSELS AND

OTHER TYPES OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT WHERE ITS CORROSION

RESISTANCE IS NEEDED. REGARDING THE CHANNELS OF TRADE IN WHICH

THE PRODUCT IS SOLD, WE FIND SSPC WITH A NOMINAL THICKNESS OF

4.75 MM AND AN ACTUAL THICKNESS LESS THAN 4.75MM, AND SSPC WITH A

NOMINAL THICKNESS OF 4.75 MM, REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL THICKNESS

ARE DISTRIBUTED, AND ADVERTISED AND DISPLAYED IN THE SAME MANNER.

BASED ON THE ANALYSIS OF THESE FACTORS, WE FIND THAT SSPC WITH A

NOMINAL THICKNESS OF 4.75MM THAT IS WITHIN THE DIMENSIONAL

TOLERANCES OF STAINLESS STEEL PLATE, AS INDICATED IN THE ASTM

STANDARD A480/480M, REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL THICKNESS IS WITHIN

THE SCOPE OF THIS ORDER. BASED ON THESE REASONS, THE COMMERCE

DEPARTMENT FOUND THIS PRODUCT TO BE WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE

ORDER.

3\. CONTINUE TO SUSPEND LIQUIDATION OF ENTRIES OF SSPC FROM

BELGIUM, INCLUDING STAINLESS STEEL PRODUCTS WITH A NOMINAL

THICKNESS OF 4.75MM, REGARDLESS OF THE ACTUAL THICKNESS, SUBJECT

TO THE AD ORDER COVERING SSPC FROM BELGIUM.

4\. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CBP

OFFICERS, THE IMPORTING PUBLIC OR INTERESTED PARTIES, PLEASE

CONTACT DAVINA HASHMI OR RON TRENTHAM AT OFFICE OF AD/CVD

OPERATIONS, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, INTERNATIONAL TRADE

ADMINISTRATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, AT (202) 482-0984

OR (202) 482-3577 RESPECTIVELY (GENERATED BY O3:GM).

5\. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

DAVID M. GENOVESE
Antiviral Drugs Advisory Committee

February 27, 2001 Meeting

Consultants and Guests

***Consultants (voting)***

Joseph S. Bertino, Jr., Pharm.D.

The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital

Department of Pharmacy Services and Medicine

One Atwell Road

Coopertown, New York 13326-1394

Neil Bressler, M.D. (Consultant -- Center for Devices and Radiological
Health)

Professor of Ophthalmology

Department of Ophthalmology

Wilmer Eye Institute

The Johns Hopkins Hospital

550 North Broadway, Suite 902

Baltimore, Maryland 21205-2010

> Donald S. Fong, M.D., M.P.H. (Member -- Dermatologic and Ophthalmic
> Drugs Advisory Committee)

Assistant Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology\
UCLA School of Medicine\
Kaiser Permanente Medical Center\
1011 Baldwin Park Avenue\
Baldwin Park, California 91706

Sadeer Hannush, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology

Jefferson Medical College

Assistant Surgeon, Cornea Service

Willis Eye Hospital

400 Middletown Boulevard, Suite 110

Langhorne, Pennsylvania 19047

Joel Mindel, M.D., Ph.D.

Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology

Mt. Sinai Medical Center

Annenburg Building 22-14, Box 1183

New York, New York 10029-6574

Jose Pulido, M.D. (Consultant -- Center for Devices and Radiological
Health)

Professor and Head

Department of Ophthalmology

University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary

1855 West Taylor Street

Chicago, Illinois 60612

> Keith Rodvold, Pharm.D.

Professor of Pharmacy Practice

> Associate Professor of Medicine in Pharmacy
>
> University of Illinois at Chicago

College of Pharmacy M/C 886

833 South Wood Street, Rm. 164

Chicago, Illinois 60612-7230

***Patient Representative (non-voting)***

> David Crittenden, D.M.D., Kiln, Mississippi

***Industry Representative (non-voting)***

Eugene Sun, M.D.

Abbott Laboratories

200 Abbott Park Road

Department 48U / Building AP30-3

Abbott Park, Illinois 60064-6146

***Guests (non-voting)***

Chi-Chao Chan, M.D.

Chief, Immunopathology Section

Laboratory of Immunology, National Eye Institute

National Institutes of Health

Building 10, Room 10N103

10 Center Drive

Bethesda, Maryland 20892-1857

Stephen C. Piscitelli, Pharm.D.

Associate Director, Clinical Pharmacology

Virco Laboratories

Johns Hopkins Bayview Campus

Alpha Center, 3^rd^ Floor

5210 Eastern Avenue

Baltimore, Maryland 21224
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implementation guides for the X12 transaction sets we developed. These
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are lengthy documents requiring time to develop. There are certain
conditions under which a smaller document might suffice. A 'convention'
could be developed to define common practices and interpretations of a
transaction by defining segment and element usage and providing
examples.

A recent change request (CR 1327) resulted in the specification of
Transaction Set 864, Text Message, to satisfy the submitter's request.
Since we do not have an IG for this, an example and segment/element
usage definitions were generated to support the developer's
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in some way.

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product. The output of the document generation is either a paper copy or
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# DIKE 

## PRACTICE INTRODUCTION

**USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service---Practice Code 356**

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="5.977777777777778in"
height="3.709722222222222in"}

### DIKE

A dike is an embankment constructed of earthen or other suitable
material to protect land against overflow or to regulate water.

### PRACTICE INFORMATION

Dikes or levees are used where the control of water level is desired.
They are used to prevent or reduce flood damage to people and property,
for flow control in conjunction with floodways, to impound or regulate
water for fish and wildlife management, or to manage water for
production of seasonally flooded crops such as rice and cranberries.

Dikes for cropland water management include perimeter and interior dikes
to temporarily impound water for harvesting, trash removal, pest
control, seasonal flooding, or other management purposes. These dikes
usually have small interior drainage areas in relation to the surface
area of the regulated water level.

Considerations for locating a dike include the foundation soils;
property lines; setbacks from property lines; exposure to open water;
distance to streambanks; availability of outlets by gravity or pumping;
buried utilities; cultural resources; and natural resources such as
wetlands, natural areas, and fish and wildlife habitat.

### COMMON ASSOCIATED PRACTICES

Dike is commonly used in a Conservation Management System with practices
such as:

-   Structure for Water Control (587)

-   Land Smoothing (466)

-   Irrigation Water Management (449)

-   Nutrient Management (590)

-   Pest Management (595)

-   Wetland Wildlife Habitat Management (644)

For further information, refer to the practice standard in the local
Field Office Technical Guide and associated specifications and job
sheets.
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| ![                  | U.S. E[lection]{.smallcaps}                    |
| ](media/image1.png) | A[ssistance]{.smallcaps}                       |
|                     | C[ommission]{.smallcaps}                       |
|                     |                                                |
|                     | 1225 New York Ave. NW -- Suite 1100            |
|                     |                                                |
|                     | Washington, DC 20005                           |
+---------------------+------------------------------------------------+

SUNSHINE ACT NOTICE

AGENCY: United States Election Assistance Commission

\* \* \* \* \* \* \* \*

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting and Hearing

DATE & TIME: Thursday, May 22, 2008, 10:00 A.M. -- 1:00 P.M.

PLACE: U.S. Election Assistance Commission

> 1225 New York Ave, N.W., Suite 150
>
> Washington, D.C. 20005
>
> (Metro Stop: Metro Center)

AGENDA The Commissioners will consider the following items:
Commissioners will consider whether to update the Michigan state
instructions and the Louisiana state instructions on the national voter
registration form. Commissioners will consider and vote on whether to
adopt the Voter Hotline Study Report. Commissioners will consider and
vote on whether to adopt the First Time Voter Study Report.
Commissioners will consider and vote on whether to modify Advisory
Opinion 07-003-A regarding Maintenance of Effort (MOE) funding, pursuant
to HAVA Section 254 (a) (7). Comments will be taken from members of the
public who have registered to speak regarding whether to modify Advisory
Opinion 07-003-A. Members of the public who wish to speak must contact
and register with EAC by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Speakers
may contact EAC via email at [testimony@eac.gov](../testimony@eac.gov),
or via mail addressed to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission 1225
New York Ave, N.W., Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20005, or by fax at
202/566-3127. Comments will be strictly limited to 5 minutes per person
to ensure the fullest participation possible. Commissioners will receive
a briefing on an Interim Report on the Statewide Voter Registration
Database Study. The Commission will consider other administrative
matters.

THIS MEETING WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: Bryan Whitener

Telephone: (202) 566-3100

\* \* \* \* \* \* \* \*
ATTACHMENT C

PERSONNEL AND PAYROLL DOCUMENT TYPES

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  PERSONNEL APPLICATION DOCUMENT TYPES

  ***SF-52 REQUEST FOR PERSONNEL ACTION***

  ***SF-52 NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION***

  PAYROLL DOCUMENT TYPES

  AD-354 (REQUEST FOR INFORMATION)

  CHILD SUPPORT

  COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC)

  DIRECT DEPOSIT FORM (SF 1199)

  EMPLOYEE ADDRESS FORM

  EMPLOYEMENT VERIFICATION

  FEGLI (FEDERAL EMPLOYEES GROUP LIFE INSURANCE)

  FEHB (FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFIT PROGRAM) SF 2809

  FITNESS CENTER CANCELLATION FORM

  FITNESS CENTER ENROLLMENT FORM

  FORM D-4 (DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TAX FORM)

  FORM MW-507 (MARYLAND TAX FORM)

  FORM VA-3 (CERTIFICATE OF NONRESIDENCE FOR VA)

  FORM VA-4 (VIRGINIA TAX FORM)

  GARNISHMENT

  LEAVE & EARNING STATEMENT

  LEAVE AUDIT (CD 527)

  NAME CHANGE (SF 52)

  OPF REVIEW

  PREMIUM CONVESION WAIVER/ELECTION FORM (FEHB)

  PRIOR SERVICE REQUEST

  PTO RE-PAYMENT

  PTO UNIVERSITY RE-PAYMENT

  PTOS CANCELLATION FORM (PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS DUES)

  PTOS ENROLLMENT FORM (PAYROLL DEDUCTIONS FOR ORGANIZATION DUES)

  REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF REPLACEMENT CHECK

  REQUEST LEAVE & EARNING STATEMENT

  RESIGNATION (SF 52)

  SALARY OFFSET WAIVER

  SALARY RECERTIFICATION

  SAVINGS BONDS SERIES EE

  SAVINGS BONDS SERIES I

  SEPARATION CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE FORM CD 126

  SF 1152 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY (UNPAID COMPENSATION OF DECEASED
  CIV. EMPLOYEE)

  SF 2823 DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY FEDEARAL EMPLOYEES\' GROUP LIFE
  (FEGLI) PROGRAM

  SF 3102 FEDERAL EMPLOYEES\' RETIRMENT SYSTEM DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY

  SF 50 REQUEST

  SF 52 (EXTENSION OF LWOP)

  SF-75 (REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY EMPLOYMENT DATA)

  SPPS (SPECIAL PAYROLL PROCESSING SYSTEM)

  TERMINIATION (SF 52)

  TSP-1 ELECTION FORM (THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN)

  W2 REQUEST

  W-4 (FEDERAL TAXES)
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