BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
October 2, 2008

Exemption No. 9771

Regulatory Docket No. FAA-2008-0925

Mr. James C. Warren

Lt. Col. USAF (ret.)

1242 Hidden Oaks Court

Vacaville, CA 95687

Dear Mr. Warren:

This letter is to inform you that we have denied your petition for
exemption. It transmits our decision and explains its basis.

# The Basis for Our Decision

By letter dated August 8, 2008, you petitioned the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA) for an exemption from § 45.29(b)(1) of Title 14,
Code of Federal Regulations (14 CFR) to the extent necessary to allow
you to retain the three-inch registration markings on your aircraft.

The FAA has determined that good cause exists for not publishing a
summary of the petition in the [Federal Register]{.underline} because
the requested exemption would not set a precedent, and any delay in
acting on this petition would be detrimental to you.

Your request for a waiver from the requirements of part 45 is being
considered as a request for an exemption. Part 45 does not allow for
waivers.

The FAA issued a denial of exemption in circumstances similar in all
material respects to those presented in your petition. In Denial of
Exemption No. 7760 (copy enclosed), the FAA noted that the petitioner is
not unique from the general class of regulated persons who are subject
to the requirements of § 45.29(b)(1). The display of 12-inch
registration marks on its aircraft may detract from its aesthetics;
however, the FAA has determined that installation of distinctive paint
schemes, insignias, and logos do not appropriately substitute for the
12-inch registration marks. We find that the 12-inch registration marks
will best allow the FAA to fulfill its responsibility for positive
identification of aircraft and its obligations to protect persons and
property.

Having reviewed your reasons for requesting an exemption, I find that---

-   they don't differ materially from those presented by the petitioner
    in the enclosed denial of exemption;

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-   a grant of exemption wouldn't be in the public interest.

# Our Decision

Under the authority contained in 49 U.S.C. 40113 and 44701, which the
FAA Administrator has delegated to me, I hereby deny your petition for
an exemption from 14 CFR § 45.29(b)(1).

Sincerely,

/s/ John J. Hickey

Director, Aircraft Certification Service

Enclosure
**East Tennessee State University - Emergency/Disaster Response
Management Undergraduate Minor**

East Tennessee State University is offering an Emergency/Disaster
Response Management Undergraduate Minor.  There has been an increased
emphasis on public protection since the terrorist attack on September
11, 2001.  The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proposed
a five year plan for combating bioterrorism designed to strengthen the
nation's preparedness for possible terrorist acts.  This has created a
need for health professionals and citizen volunteers trained in
emergency response management.  The Emergency/Disaster Response
Management Training minor is designed to prepare individuals how to
respond during natural disasters and other emergency situations.  The
student will be able to use this training in their careers and/or as
volunteers in the community.\
\
Emergency/Disaster Response Management Minor Curriculum:\
\
PEXS 2950 Disaster Response Training (3 Credits)\
(Prerequisite-PUBH 2030)\
ENVH 4XXX/5XXX OSHA Hazardous Waste Operations (3 Credits)\
ENVH 3500 Environmental Safety (3 Credits)\
ENVH 4207/5207 Radiological Health (3 credits)\
PUBH 1010 Personal Health (3 Credits)\
PUBH 2030 First Aid & Emergency Care (3 Credits)\
PUBH 3010 Accident Prevention (3 Credits)\
PUBH 4030 Community Health (3 Credits)\
\
Students must complete 18 semester hours to complete the
Emergency/Disaster Response Management Minor.  \
\
East Tennessee State University is granted accreditation by the
Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and
Schools.  \
\
For more information:  

Contact: Joanne Flowers, PhD, MPH, Department of Public Health\
East Tennessee State University - Emergency/Disaster Response Management
Undergraduate Minor\
PO Box 70674\
Johnson City, Tennessee 37601\
Phone: (423) 439-4332\
Fax: (423) 439-6491\
Email: <shields@etsu.edu>

**Additional Information:**\
www.etsu.edu/cpah/pubheal/ugoverview.asp\
Additional Phone: (423) 439-4243

*Updated: 11/8/04*
**DA 08-1170**

**May 16, 2008**

**NOTICE OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATION GRANTED**

WC Docket No. 08-53

The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) has granted the application
listed in this notice pursuant to the Commission's streamlined
procedures for domestic section 214 transfer of control applications, 47
C.F.R. § 63.03. The Bureau has determined that grant of this application
serves the public interest.[^1] For purposes of computation of time when
filing a petition for reconsideration or application for review, or for
judicial review of the Commission's decision, the date of "public
notice" shall be the release date of this notice.[^2]

> Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of
> KeySpan Communications Corp. to Light Tower Fiber LLC, WC Docket No.
> 08-53, Public Notice, DA 08-882 (rel. Apr. 15, 2008).

**Effective Grant Date: May 16, 2008**

For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson-Parker at 202 /
418-1394 or Matthew Warner at 202 / 418-2419, Competition Policy
Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

-- FCC **--**

[^1]: *Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic
    Section 214 Authorizations*, CC Docket No. 01-150, Report and Order,
    17 FCC Rcd 5517, 5529, para. 22 (2002).

[^2]: *Id.*; *see* 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 (Computation of time).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: David Fiske

January 30, 2003 (202) 418-0513

**Statement of FCC Chairman Michael Powell on Senator McCain's**

**Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Initiative**

Senator John McCain today introduced legislation that uses a tax-based
incentive system, designed to encourage and facilitate new entry,
including entry by women and minorities, into the telecommunications
industry. This legislation is well crafted and much needed. I
wholeheartedly support this effort

I again thank Senator McCain for consistently showing leadership in this
important effort. Like him, I believe it is essential that we promote
greater inclusiveness in our media and communications delivery sectors.

The time for rhetoric complaining about lack of opportunity in the
communications sector has past. It is time for action. It is time to
seek positive ways to promote opportunity while avoiding some of the
problems of past programs. This legislation is a clear step in the right
direction.

\- FCC -
**PUBLIC NOTICE**![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

**Federal Communications Commission**

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

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

# 

# DA 01-2742

##  November 23, 2001

### 

### WIRELESS TELECOMUNICATIONS BUREAU ACTION

### REGION 8 (NEW YORK -- METROPOLITAN AREA) 700 MHz

**PUBLIC SAFETY PLANNING COMMITTEE**

**ANNOUNCES FIRST MEETING**

The Region 8 (New York -- Metropolitan area) 700 MHz Public Safety
Planning Committee announces that its first meeting will be held on
Wednesday, January 23, 2002, at 10:00 a.m. at the Nassau County Police
Public Assembly Hall, 1490 Franklin Avenue, Mineola, New York. The New
York -- Metropolitan area consists of Bronx, Kings, Nassau, New York,
Orange, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster,
Dutchess, and Westchester Counties, New York; and Bergen, Essex, Hudson,
Morris, Passaic, Sussex, Union, Warren, Middlesex, Somerset, Hunterdon,
Mercer, and Monmouth Counties, New Jersey. The purpose of the meeting is
to:

1.  Establish a 700 MHz Regional Planning Committee (RPC),

2.  Elect a chairperson,

3.  Create a RPC meeting schedule

4.  Review the RPC Committee Process, and

5.  Review 700 MHz band development to date.

The Region 8 (New York -- Metropolitan area) 700 MHz Public Safety
Planning Committee meeting is open to the public. All eligible public
safety providers whose sole purpose or principal purpose is to protect
the safety of life, health, or property in the New York -- Metropolitan
area would utilize these frequencies. It is essential that participants
be representatives of all eligible public safety providers in order to
ensure that each agency's future spectrum needs are considered in the
allocation process. Administrators who are not oriented in the
communications field should delegate someone with this knowledge to
attend, participate and represent your agency's needs.

All interested parties wishing to participate in the planning for the
use of new public safety

spectrum in the 764-776 and 744-806 MHz band within Region 8 should plan
to attend. For further information, please contact:

John C. Gallagher

Suffolk County Police Commissioner

30 Yaphank Avenue,

Yaphank, New York 11980

\(631\) 852-6079 (voice)

\(631\) 852-6324 (fax)

email: gallagherjc@co.suffolk.ny.us

-- FCC --
**Intrusion Devices --**

**New and Emerging Technology**

**In Worker Safety**

# By

Kenneth J. Kochevar, P.E.

Federal Highway Administration

California Division Office

980 9^th^ Street, Suite 400

Sacramento, CA 95814-2724

Tel: (916) 498-5853

Fax: (916) 498-5008

<Ken.kochevar@fhwa.dot.gov>

**Abstract:**

Injuries and fatalities have increased dramatically over the past four
years in work zones. In 1998 there were 772 fatalities recorded in work
zones compared to 1,026 in 2001 with a high of 1,093 in 2000. Injuries
increased also from 39,000 in 1998 to approximately 53,000 in 2001.

A number of factors have contributed to these increases. An increase in
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) of 3+% a year, lack of consistency from one
work zone to the next, an increase in the 'Distracted Driver,' and an
increase in night time work. As an example, California does
approximately 60% of its construction during the nighttime.

One way to combat the increase in fatalities and injuries is through the
use of ITS technology more specifically intrusion devices. Although the
primary purpose is to alert the worker on foot of a vehicle that has
penetrated the work zone it is also true that at least one of the
intrusion devices will give the driver an indication that they are in a
restricted area and need to perform some defensive action.

This presentation describes what and how severe the problem is in work
zones and then describes in detail the three different intrusion
devices. Among other specifics, the presentation will cover the reasons,
benefits and applicable uses for using these three intrusion devices.
Each of the intrusion devices described has a place in the work zone
under various conditions. After this presentation it is up to the
practitioners to follow through with experimentation of the different
intrusion devices until they become operational.
Cost Analysis

Incident Command Systems Training

ICS 300 (12 deliveries), ICS 400 (5 deliveries), ICS 100/200 (2 regional
deliveries)

**[Incident Command System Training January 2009- July
2009]{.underline}**

**[Class Date Location]{.underline}**

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT January 13-14 Greenwood

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT January 28-29 Tupelo

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT February 5-6 Laurel

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT February 10-11 Meridian

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT February 18-19 Jackson

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT February 25-26 Biloxi

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT March 4-5 Natchez

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT March 24-25 Jackson

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT April 7-8 Mendenhall

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT May 6-7 Sharkey/Issaquena

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT May 13-14 Oxford

Incident Command Systems 300 and TtT May 20-21 Winona

Incident Command Systems 400 and TtT May 27-28 Greenville

Incident Command Systems 400 and TtT June 3-4 Meridian

Incident Command Systems 400 and TtT June 10-11 Clinton

Incident Command Systems 400 and TtT June 24-25 McComb

Incident Command Systems 400 and TtT July 2-3 Gulfport

**Regional ICS 100/200/700 Training- Includes Train-the-Trainer**

Incident Command Systems 100/200/700 July 16-17 Raymond

Incident Command Systems 100/200/700 July 29-30 Biloxi
NY L89611

December 29, 2005

CLA-2-71:RR:NC:SP:233 L89611

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 7117.19.9000

Ms. Melissa Fox

Barthco Trade Consultants

The Navy Yard

5101 South Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA 19112-1404

RE: The tariff classification of a necklace from China.

Dear Ms. Fox:

In your letter dated December 20, 2005, on behalf of Victoria & Co.,
Ltd., you requested a tariff classification ruling.

The submitted sample is a 18" ladies necklace, identified as Style
811305710. It is made of non-precious metal and features three black
plastic beads and a lobster claw clasp.

The metal and the plastic beads used to construct the necklace form a
composite good. When the essential character of a composite good can be
determined, the whole product is classified as if it consisted only of
the part that imparts the essential character to the composite good. In
this case, the metal imparts the essential character to the good.      

Your sample is being returned as requested.

The applicable subheading for the necklace, Style 811305710, will be
7117.19.9000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUSA),
which provides for "Imitation jewelry: Of base metal, whether or not
plated with precious metal: Other: Other: Other." The rate of duty will
be 11% ad valorem.

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

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

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

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
I have attached TLPJ\'s comments on the Draft Quality Assurance Project
Plan for the Alternative Asbestos Control Method Demonstration Project,
70 Fed. Reg. 73237 (Dec. 9, 2005), EPA-HQ-ORD-2005-0028.

 

Jim Hecker

Environmental Enforcement Director

Trial Lawyers for Public Justice

1717 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Suite 800

Washington, D.C. 20036

\(202\) 797-8600

\(202\) 232-7203 (fax)

jhecker@tlpj.org

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height="0.3333333333333333in"} - qapp.comments.pdf
**Edward Carrington** (1748--1810) was an
[American](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) soldier and
statesman from [Virginia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia). He was
a Lieutenant Colonel in the [Continental
Army](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Army), serving as
Quartermaster to General [Nathanael
Greene](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathanael_Greene)'s Southern
campaign. He commanded artillery at the [Battle of Hobkirk's
Hill](http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Battle_of_Hobkirk’s_Hill&action=edit)
and the [Battle of
Yorktown](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Yorktown_(1781)).

Virginia sent Carrington as a delegate to the Continental Congress from
1786 to 1788. He later served as foreman of the jury when [Aaron
Burr](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aaron_Burr) was tried for treason in
1807.

Courtesy: Wikipedia
Using Temporal Constraint Networks in Reduced Memory Problems

Knight et al.

Temporal constraint networks have been used in a wide range of
scheduling problems \[Smith, Muscettola, Beck\]. They offer both the
promise of reduced search in schedule construction via the use of
constraint propagation to reduce unproductive search and the ability to
produce schedules with temporal flexibility (hence enabling run-time
robustness and optimizations). However, most of the work to date has
made the traditional assumption of "polynomial time and memory
requirements are good" (as opposed to exponential order space and/or
computation. \[Dechter, Meiri, Pearl\]

This paper describes a framework for using temporal constraint network
techniques in a reduced memory situation -- such as onboard spacecraft.
In this application, the goal is to use temporal propagation techniques
in order to retain flexibility in both scheduling and execution. In this
paper we describe the basic temporal propagation services required: (1)
determining when it is possible to schedule an item into the network,
(2) determining how to update a network (3) determining how to execute a
network.

Know when to possibly execute things

Know when possible to schedule things

Estimate several thousand timepoints (5000)

Estimate several hundred timelines (200) long chains - refs

How to update network when get new constraint (includes grounded
timepoint)

Can make new predecessors?

Windows shrink? Can make TPs un-open? N log n + e

How to update network when remove constraint

Can only make windows grow, so can make timepoints open

Can make some predecessors possibly not predecessors

How to know open windows for timepoints

Incomplete network -- single pairs shortest path from origin to each
point

How to execute timepoints (how to know predecessors)

Compute predecessors -- possible list -- all open timepoints, such that
don't already know predecessor in other direction

Poss predecessors is all tp such that they have a min start time \<= its
min start and max \<= max

How to increment time

Open all points that min start = new now

Fire all points such that max start = new now

Want propagate occasionally to more accurately compute open windows --
this happens via having predecessors that are open but not yet firing --
occasional propagation will cause these timepoints open intervals to get
pushed back

How to answer scheduling questions

Totally ordered subnet

Need to answer if any two TP1 TP2 are such that TS1\>= TP1 and TS2\<=
TP2
Form B20B (Official Form 20B)

(9/97)

**UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT**

**EASTERN DISTRICT OF MICHIGAN**

**In re: Chapter: Proceeding**

> **Case No.:**

[Debtor.]{.underline} / **Judge:**

**NOTICE OF OBJECTION TO CLAIM**

has filed an objection to your claim in this bankruptcy case.

**[Your claim may be reduced, modified, or denied.]{.underline} You
should read these papers carefully and discuss them with your attorney,
if you have one.**

If you do not want the court to deny or change your claim, then on or
before , you or your lawyer must:

> 1\. File with the court a written response to the objection,
> explaining your position, at:

**U.S. Bankruptcy Court**

(Mail to correct Court Address

Detroit, Flint or Bay City)

> If you mail your response to the court for filing, you must mail it
> early enough so that the court will **receive** it on or before the
> date stated above. All attorneys are required to file pleadings
> electronically.
>
> You must also mail a copy to:

{debtor=s name and address}

{trustee=s name and address}

{objector=s attorney=s name and address and telephone number}

{creditor=s name and address if not represented by an attorney}

2.  Attend the hearing on the objection, scheduled to be held on , at
    a.m./p.m. in Courtroom , United States Bankruptcy Court, 211 W. Fort
    Street, Detroit, Michigan, unless your attendance is excused by
    mutual agreement between yourself and the objector=s attorney.
    (Unless the matter is disposed of summarily as a matter of law, the
    hearing shall be a pre-trial conference only; neither testimony nor
    other evidence will be received. A pre-trial scheduling order may be
    issued as a result of the pre-trial conference.)

**If you or your attorney do not take these steps, the Court may deem
that you do not oppose the objection to your claim, in which event the
hearing will be canceled, and the objection sustained.**

Date: Signature:

Name:

Address:

Revised 6/07
> f INTEGRATED ACCESS SYSTEM KEY/LOCK REQUEST FORM
>
> Request \#
>
> Name ID Number Date
>
> Division/Section Mail Station Phone E‑Mail
>
> Department/Group/Experiment Budget Code
>
> **KEY(S)** Key number(s) \[if known\] and location(s) requesting
> access to
>
> **LOCK(S)** Location of Locks: (Building, floor, office name, door #,
> Portakamp #, padlocks, etc.)

Reason (s) for needing a new key or lock: Div/Sec Approval (s) Date

> New Employee Office Moved Lost Key

Transferred New Const. Loss Report \# Rekeyed Lock Added Other: Date:

> I will be returning unneeded key (s): YES NO
>
> ![](media/image1.wmf)
>
> Return To Emergency Services Key/Id Office, WH 1 East, MS 101, Ext
> 4506
>
> **All keys are the property of the U.S. Department of Energy. Any loss
> must be reported immediately to Security, Ext. 3414. Charges may be
> made for keys or locks replaced because of key loss.**
>
> **Signature below acknowledges receipt of and responsibility for above
> listed keys/locks.**
>
> **Received By:**
>
> (Signature of Employee or Responsible Individual) Date Received
>
> **Issued By:**

(Emergency Services Representative) Date Issued
+----------------------------+------------------+---+-------------------+
| National Park Service      | Kennesaw         |   | 900 Kennesaw      |
|                            | Mountain         |   | Mountain Dr.      |
| U.S. Department of the     |                  |   |                   |
| Interior                   | National         |   | Kennesaw, GA      |
|                            | Battlefield Park |   | 30152             |
|                            |                  |   |                   |
|                            | Use the complete |   | 770 427-4686      |
|                            | site name here   |   | phone             |
|                            | (e.g. Palo Alto  |   |                   |
|                            | Battlefield      |   | 770 528-8398 fax  |
|                            | Historic Site).  |   |                   |
|                            |                  |   | www.nps.gov/kemo  |
+----------------------------+------------------+---+-------------------+

![](media/image1.png){width="0.5597222222222222in"
height="0.7201388888888889in"}

**Kennesaw Mountain** News Release

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------
  Use a "short-hand" version of the site name here (e.g. Palo Alto
  Battlefield not Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Site).

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

\[February 11, 2008\]

For Immediate Release

Benita Duling 770-427-4686

### "Junior Ranger Day Kids Art Contest"

On Saturday, May 3, 2008, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
will host a Junior Ranger Day art contest. Children and students age
five to seventeen are encouraged to illustrate the 1864 Battle of
Kennesaw Mountain through art! Be creative and show us what you think
this important battle must have looked like all those years ago. Pen,
ink, acrylic, watercolor, oil, crayon, marker, and pencil mediums are
all accepted. Canvases must be no larger than 24" x 24".

There will be four categories: Plebes (ages 5 -- 7), Yearlings (8 --
10), Cadets (11-13), and Firsties (14 and up). Those interested in
entering the contest must fully complete an entry form to be included
with their submission; all submissions must reach us by Monday, April
27, 2008, by 4:30 p.m. Submissions may be mailed in or delivered in
person to the Battlefield's Visitor Center. Contest winners will be
announced at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2008. Entrants are highly
encouraged to be present at the announcing of winners. Please visit our
website at www.nps.gov/kemo for contest rules and entry form.

In addition to the art contest, Junior Ranger day activities include the
chance to earn special limited edition Junior Ranger badges and
certificates after completing a junior ranger day worksheet, a costume
contest**,** free face painting, Civil War-era games, and photos with
Kenny, the Kennesaw Bison.

-NPS-
STUDYING THE EFFECT OF SOLAR ACTIVITY ON THE EARTH'S MAGNETIC FIELD, [R.
Allured]{.underline}, [R. Santana]{.underline}, D. Marx\*, Illinois
State University, Department of Physics, Normal, IL 61761,
<marx@phy.ilstu.edu>

The earth\'s atmosphere is protected from solar winds and storms by a
moderately strong magnetic field that is generated by electrical
currents flowing inside the earth. The sun emits solar wind plasma, an
electrically charged gas that mostly consists of electrons and

protons, which carries the solar magnetic field along with it as it
leaves the sun. As the solar wind reaches the earth, its magnetic field
interacts with that of the earth\'s, resulting in fluctuation of

the earth\'s magnetic field based on solar activity. A fluxgate
magnetometer is an instrument that can measure both the magnitude and
direction of the magnetic field at its physical location. This is done
by using a small core that is easily affected by magnetism and wrapped

with two coils of wire. By alternating the electrical current that is
passed through one coil, the core is driven through a cycle of
alternating magnetic saturation (i.e. magnetized and un-magnetized)

and causes an induced electrical current through the other coil, which
is measured with the detector. In the presence of a magnetically neutral
background field, the input current matches the output current, but when
put in the presence of a charged magnetic background

field it is more easily magnetized in alignment with that field. Thus
the induced output current will be out of step with the input current,
the extent of which depends on the strength of the background field it
is introduced to. It has been known for many years that solar storms

can have dramatic effects on the earth\'s magnetic field. For example, a
solar storm created a complete power blackout in Quebec in 1989. The
magnetometer that we will build will greatly assist us in studying the
effects of these solar storms on the earth\'s magnetic field close to

the surface. We will study how the field changes during solar storm
activity in Normal using our magnetometer, and we will compare our
findings with those of magnetometers in other locations.
ERISA Advisory Council to Hold First Meeting of 2002

Washington -- The first meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will be held on Thursday, May 9 at
2:00 p.m. in the Secretary's Conference Room, S-2508, at the U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20210. The
Council's new members will be sworn in, leadership will be announced and
topics of study will be selected.

Questions about the Council or suggestions for topics to be considered
by the Council should be addressed to Sharon Morrissey, the Council's
executive secretary, at (202) 693-8668.

The ERISA Advisory Council consists of 15 members, appointed to
staggered three-year terms by the Secretary to advise on policies and
regulations affecting employee benefit plans sponsored by private-sector
employers. The members represent the general public, employer and
employee organizations and the fields of insurance, corporat4e trust,
investment management and investment counseling, accounting and
actuarial services.

\# \# \#
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY QWEST

Report No. NCD-1551 March 19, 2008

Re: SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED

Qwest, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed
certification that short term public notice of network change has been
provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by
section 51.329(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), together with certification of service on identified
interconnecting carriers, as required by section 51.333(a). Upon initial
review the filing appears to be complete. *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 51.325
through 51.335. Specific network change information can be obtained on
the Internet at: <http://www.qwest.com/disclosures>/

The incumbent LEC\'s certification refers to the change(s) identified
below:

  ----------------------- ------------------------- ----------------------
  **Qwest Disclosure      **Implementation          **Announcement Title
  Number**                Date(s)**                 of Proposed Network
                                                    Change(s)**

  642                     April 1, 2008 thru        Copper retirements in
                          December 1, 2008          AZ, CO, NM, UT,WA & WY
  ----------------------- ------------------------- ----------------------

The incumbent LEC contact:

Melissa E. Newman

Vice President -- Federal Regulatory

Qwest Communications International, Inc.

607 14th Street, NW, Suite 950

Washington, D.C. 20007 Phone: (202) 429-3120

An objection to an incumbent LEC\'s short term notice may be filed by an
information service provider or telecommunications service provider that
directly interconnects with the incumbent LEC's network. Such objections
must be filed with the Commission, and served on the incumbent LEC, no
later than the ninth business day following the release of this public
notice. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 51.333(c).

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

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

**-FCC-**
Nuclear Physics

THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALGORITHMS FOR NEUTRON-BASED THREAT DETERMINATIONS,
M. E. Nichols, Alexander Barzilov\*, P. C. Womble, Ivan Novikov, Western
Kentucky University, Applied Physics Institute, Bowling Greeen, KY
42101, <alexander.barzilov@wku.edu>

As pulsed fast neutrons bombard a target object, the resultant nuclear
reactions allow for elemental analysis by measuring gamma ray energies
and intensities specific to each isotope. Our group primarily utilizes
this technique to examine the elemental densities of carbon, nitrogen,
oxygen and hydrogen to discern threats between inert materials and high
explosives. Using Poisson probability distributions to simulate data
from the neutron interrogation method, we have developed threat
algorithms which couple the nuclear cross-sections of these elements
with elemental densities to segregate materials. We will discuss these
algorithms and present Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves
for each determination process to express the likelihood of each
material being correctly identified.

This work is supported in part by the Applied Research and Technology
Program of Western Kentucky University.
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INCREASED POROSITY IN TITANIA-BASED SOL-GEL INKS FOR DIRECT-WRITE
ASSEMBLY, [T. Malkowski,]{.underline} E.B. Duoss, J.A. Lewis\*,
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials
Science and Engineering, Urbana, IL 61801, <jalewis@illinois.edu>

Titania has many practical uses, especially in the energy industry, with
applications such as dye-sensitized solar cells, micro-fuel cells,
photonic crystals, and gas sensors. The majority of these applications
can be improved by controlling the specific surface area of the titania
components. With these applications in mind, a titania-based, sol-gel
ink has been created for use in direct write assembly. Direct write
assembly is a layer-by-layer fabrication technique whereby ink is
deposited through a microcapillary nozzle that is scanned across a
surface. The ink rapidly solidifies to maintain its shape, even as it
spans gaps in the underlying layer(s). In this work, the effect of
adding nonionic block copolymers to the ink formulation for the purpose
of forming mesoporous titania structures has been investigated. An
emphasis has been placed on the properties of titania rather than that
of the assembled structure. The sol-gel ink printability was studied
using rheological measurements and direct writing of test structures.
Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) was used to characterize the thermal
treatment process and x-ray diffraction (XRD) measured the crystalline
phase of the resulting titania. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis were used to study the
porosity of the heat treated ink. The block copolymer modified ink has
proven capable of being printed with microcapillary nozzles with a 1 μm
diameter orifice, which is predicted by the similarity of rheological
data to that of standard inks with proven printability. TGA indicated
that the block copolymer remained in the ink until thermal treatment to
550°C. XRD analysis revealed \>99% anatase crystalline phase after heat
treatment to 600°C. TEM suggested a porous structure after heat
treatment which appeared to consist of a partly interconnected network
of pores with diameters in the range of 1-5 nm.

T. Malkowski was funded by the National Science Foundation through the
Center for Nanoscale Chemical-Electrical-Mechanical Manufacturing
Systems under DMI-0328162 and by the U.S. Department of Energy, Division
of Materials Sciences, under Award No. DEFG-02-91ER45439, through the
Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory at the University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, for measurements obtained in the Center
for Microanalysis of Materials, University of Illinois.
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> December 15, 2008
>
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> \# \# \#
*\--For Immediate Release\--\
*

From the Office of U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson\
Representing the Second Congressional District of South Carolina

March 4, 2003

#### **Wilson Introduces Bill to Arm Cargo Pilots**

***WASHINGTON, D.C.** \-- **Today, Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) along with
Senators Jim Bunning (R-KY), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and George Allen
(R-VA) held a press conference to announce legislation that would allow
cargo pilots to carry arms. Rep. Wilson introduced the *****Arming Cargo
Pilots Against Terrorism Act *today in the House, while Senators Bunning
and Boxer will introduce the bill in the Senate. Also present at the
press conference were pilots representing pilots associations, including
First Officer Marc Flagg, Coalition of Airline Pilots Associations
(CAPA), First Officer Leon Laylagian, CAPA, and Captain Tracy Price,
Director of Government Affairs, Airline Pilots Security Alliance
(APSA).***

"The bill we are introducing today is a commonsense proposal," said Rep.
Wilson. "After lessons learned from September 11^th^, 2001, Congress
voted overwhelmingly last year to arm commercial airline pilots against
future acts of terrorism. Yet, due to negotiations in conference, the
bill failed to include cargo pilots, creating a huge risk to the
security of the American people."

"It is not logical to exclude cargo pilots from carrying arms, because
they are operating planes that are the same size, or in many cases
larger, than the planes that were used on September 11^th^. The
facilities around cargo airlines often have much lower security, and
many flights carry biological or chemical agents that could cause
massive injuries to the American people if one of these flights were to
be hijacked," said Rep. Wilson.

Cargo pilots were included in the Federal Flight Deck Officer program as
originally passed in the Senate and House last year. The final version
included in the Homeland Security Act removed them, leaving a loophole
in our national security. Cargo planes do not have strengthened cockpit
doors, Federal Air Marshals, trained cabin crew or alert passengers. The
*Arming Cargo Pilots Against Terrorism Act* will close that loophole and
reinforce our homeland defense by adding an additional layer of
security.

"I thank the Senators for their support in arming cargo pilots, but I am
especially appreciative of the pilots themselves. The pilots and the
pilots associations were the ones that brought this problem to light and
worked diligently to find a solution. These brave men and women are
known targets for terrorists, and we must provide them with the ability
to defend themselves and the lives of innocent Americans," said Rep.
Wilson.

\###
**[Key]{.underline}**

**b-number** b-number of sRNA where b-numbers have been given, otherwise
b-number of upstream gene (based on primarily on
http://genolist.pasteur.fr/Colibri/ and http://ecocyc.org/)

**Ig#** number given to intergenic region (Ig)

**Starting nt of Ig**

**Ending nt of Ig**

**Length of Ig**

**Name** published names of sRNAs

**Flanking gene names** genes flanking or opposite sRNA gene

**Strand** orientation of sRNA (middle symbol) and flanking genes: \>
and \< denote genes present on the clockwise (Watson) or
counterclockwise (Crick) strand of the *E. coli* chromosome,
respectively

**5' end** 5' end of RNA mapped by primer extension or 5' RACE analysis

**3' end** 3' end of RNA mapped by 3' RACE analysis (3' ends predicted
but not mapped precisely are indicated by \~)

**Size** based on mapped 5' and 3' ends or approximated based on
Northern analysis

**Regulator** sequence-specific DNA binding proteins that are known to
regulate the expression of the sRNA

**Expression** information about expression of sRNA (E: exponential
phase, LB broth; S: stationary phase, LB broth; M: exponential phase,
minimal glucose medium; CS: cold shock; HS: heat shock).

**Function** known mechanism of sRNA action

**Comments** additional information about RNA, RNA targets, or
surrounding region

**References** full references are listed in separate file

**Alternate names** temporary names given to sRNAs in some studies

**Conservation of Ig** based on ratings given in Wassarman et al. 2001

**Range of conservation** location of conservation within Ig

**Northern-Hfq binding** based on data in Wassarman et al. 2001 and
Zhang et al. 2003

**Array-Hfq binding** based on data in Zhang et al. 2003

RNAs shaded in green have been shown to bind Hfq and are likely to act
by basepairing. RNAs indicated in pink are encoded on the antisense
strand of a known gene. RNAs indicated in purple are likely to be
derived from the 5\' or 3\' UTRs of mRNAs (dark and light purple
correspond to 5' and 3' ends respectively).
**Market No. Market No. Market No.**

**Iowa:**

#  Ames 73 Burlington 94 Carroll 73

Cedar Rapids 88 Council Bluffs 77 Davenport 94 Des Moines 73 Dubuque 88
Fort Dodge 73 Iowa City 88 Mason City 152 Newton 73 Ottumwa 73 Red Oak
77 Sioux City 144 Spirit Lake 144 Waterloo 88

**Kansas:**

Colby 67 Dodge City 67 Emporia 138 Fort Scott 145 Garden City 67
Goodland 67 Great Bend 67 Hays 67 Hoisington 67 Hutchinson 67 Lakin 67
Lawrence 31 Pittsburg 146 Salina 67 Topeka 137 Wichita 67

**Kentucky:**

**Ashland 63 Beattyville 65 Bowling Green 181**

**Campbellsville 50 Covington 32 Danville 65**

**Elizabethtown 50 Harlan 65 Hazard 65**

**Hopkinsville 30 Lexington 65 Louisville 50**

**Madisonville 99 Morehead 65 Murray 76**

Owensboro 99 Owenton 32 Paducah 76

**Paintsville 63 Pikeville 63 Somerset 65**

**Louisiana:**

**Alexandria 176 Baton Rouge 95 Columbia 135**

Hammond 42 Lafayette 125 Lake Charles 175 Minden 81 Monroe 135 New
Iberia 124

New Orleans 42 Shreveport 81 Slidell 42

**Maine:**

**Augusta 74 Bangor 153 Calais 153**

Lewiston 74 Millinocket 153 Orono 153 Portland 74 Presque Isle 205
Waterville 74

**Maryland**

Annapolis 23 Baltimore 23 Frederick 8 Hagerstown 8 Oakland 22 Salisbury
149 Waldorf 8
Bat photo captions (credits)

1.  Dr. David Blehert working in his laboratory at the USGS National
    Wildlife Health Center (Cathy Acker, USGS)

2.  A little brown bat found in a New York cave exhibits fungal growth
    on its muzzle, ears and wings. (Al Hicks, NY Dept of Environ.
    Conservation)

3.  Little brown bat with fungus on muzzle (Al Hicks, NY DEC -- also
    submitted for cover of Science)

4.  Little brown bats in NY hibernation cave. Note that most of the bats
    exhibit fungal growth on their muzzles (Nancy Heaslip, NY DEC)

5.  Little brown bats in NY cave (Al Hicks, NY DEC)

6.  Scientists enter abandoned mine where bats hibernate in NY (Kim
    Miller, USGS)

7.  USGS wildlife disease specialist Kim Miller outside of an abandoned
    mine where bats hibernate in NY (USGS)

8.  Kim Miller collecting environmental samples in an abandoned mine
    where bats hibernate in NY (USGS)

9.  Wing damage from fungus in little brown bat (Kim Miller, USGS)

10. USGS pathologist Nancy Thomas and technician Dottie Johnson necropsy
    little brown bat at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center
    (Allison Klein, USGS)

11. USGS scientists conducting necropsy on bats (Dr. David Blehert on
    right) at the USGS National Wildlife Health Center.

Map: Map showing sites where bats with white-nose syndrome have been
found. (credit: Jeremy Coleman, US Fish and Wildlife Service)
**§3.326 Examinations.**

For purposes of this section, the term examination includes periods of
hospital observation when required by VA.

\(a\) Where there is a claim for disability compensation or pension but
medical evidence accompanying the claim is not adequate for rating
purposes, a Department of Veterans Affairs examination will be
authorized. This paragraph applies to original and reopened claims as
well as claims for increase submitted by a veteran, surviving spouse,
parent, or child. Individuals for whom an examination has been scheduled
are required to report for the examination.

\(b\) Provided that it is otherwise adequate for rating purposes, any
hospital report, or any examination report, from any government or
private institution may be accepted for rating a claim without further
examination. However, monetary benefits to a former prisoner of war will
not be denied unless the claimant has been offered a complete physical
examination conducted at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital or
outpatient clinic.

\(c\) Provided that it is otherwise adequate for rating purposes, a
statement from a private physician may be accepted for rating a claim
without further examination. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5107(a))

\[36 FR 14467, Aug. 6, 1971, as amended at 40 FR 56435, Dec. 3, 1975; 55
FR 49521, Nov. 29, 1990; 59 FR 35851, July 14, 1994; 60 FR 27409, May
24, 1995; 60 FR 52864, Oct. 11, 1995; 61 FR 13424, Mar. 27, 1996; 66 FR
45632, Aug. 29, 2001\]

**Cross reference:** Failure to report for VA examination. See §3.655.

**Supplement *Highlights* references**: 12(6), 16(2), 18(3), 21(3),
47(1).