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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

OREGON

[CONSTRUCTION SPECIFICATION]{.underline}

[CS-21 DIVERSION]{.underline}

21.1 [SCOPE]{.underline}

> The work shall consist of constructing a channel across the slope,
> with a supporting ridge on the lower side as shown on the drawings, or
> as staked by the technician.

21.3 [MATERIAL]{.underline}

> The earth material used in constructing the diversion shall be
> obtained from the diversion channel, designated borrow areas, or other
> required excavation. The fill matrix shall contain no frozen earth
> material, rock fragments greater than 4 inches in diameter, sod,
> brush, or other foreign material.

21.4 [CONSTRUCTION]{.underline}

> a\. The foundation of all fill sections shall be prepared so that a
> good bond is obtained between the base and fill material. Heavy sod
> shall be stripped a minimum 6-inch depth and the area scarified.
> Existing banks shall be cleared of all debris and sloped to a 1:1
> slope or flatter before fill placement. All dead furrows and gullies
> to be crossed shall be filled and compacted. All old terraces, fence
> rows, and obstructions that will interfere with the diversion shall be
> removed. All trees, brush, stumps, and vegetation shall be removed and
> disposed at sites shown on the drawings or as approved by the
> technician.
>
> b\. Fill material shall be placed in uncompacted layers of 6 inches or
> less. Each layer shall be compacted by the construction equipment in
> such a manner that the entire surface of each fill will be traversed
> by one wheel tread or track of the equipment.
>
> c\. When stated on the drawing, the topsoil shall be removed,
> stockpiled, and replaced after initial grading.

d.  The top of the constructed ridge shall not be lower at any point
    than the design elevation plus 20 percent, but not less than 6
    inches above the design elevation for settlement.

21.5 [ITEMS OF WORK AND CONSTRUCTION DETAILS FOR THIS
PROJECT]{.underline}
Agenda

CSR Advisory Committee

January 27 & 28, 2003

6701 Rockledge Drive

Room 6087, Rockledge 2

Bethesda, MD 20892

> [Monday, January 27, 2002]{.underline}
>
> I. Call to Order and Opening Remarks Dr. Karen Matthews (8:30)
>
> Approval of September 2002 Minutes
>
> II\. CSR Update Dr. Ellie Ehrenfeld (8:45)
>
> III\. SBIR Study Sections Dr. Donald Schneider (9:15)

Dr. Michael Berns

Discussants: Dr. Michael Colvin

Dr. David Soybel

Break (10:00)

IV\. Informing Scientific Community of Progress in Reorganization of
IRGs

and their Study Sections Dr. Anita Miller Sostek (10:15)

Dr. Lucia Rothman-Denes

Discussants: Dr. Michael Leon

Dr. David Williams

V. Evaluation of Innovation in Grant Applications..................Dr.
David Armstrong (11:00)

Dr. Edward Pugh, Jr.\*

Discussants: Dr. Susan Berget

Dr. Marvin Wickens

Lunch (12:00)

VI\. Implementation of Study Section Reorganization Dr. Michael Martin
(1:30)

Dr. Donald Schneider

Dr. Elliot Postow

Consultants: Dr. Dan Roden

Dr. Raj Goyal

Dr. Alan J. Snyder

Discussants: Dr. David Soybel

Dr. Michael Berns

##### Tuesday, January 28, 2002

VII\. Draft Video of Review Process for Training

and Transparency Dr. Michael Sayre (9:00)

Discussants: Dr. Rothman-Denes

D. David Soybel

VIII\. Workload of Study Section Members Dr. Michael Micklin (9:45)

Dr. Karen Matthews

Discussants: Dr. David Williams

Dr. Susan Berget

Break (10:30)

IX\. Review of Fellowship Applications in Behavioral Sciences Dr. Denise
Wiesch (11:00)

Dr. David Williams

Discussants: Dr. Michael Leon

Dr. Karen Matthews

X. Additional Issues, Plans for Next Meeting and

Concluding Remarks Dr. Karen Matthews (11:45)

Adjourn (12:15)

\*Unable to attend January meeting
Karissa Hagedorn, (308) 237-3118 x4

Corey ten Bensel (308) 697-3315

Dave Hunter (308) 995-8681

**USDA Rural Development Energy Grant Opportunities**

**for Ag Producers and Small Businesses**

**Holdrege, Neb.**, Dec. 23, 2005 --Ag producers and small businesses
are encouraged to attend the January 4^th^ informational meeting to
discuss energy opportunities available via the Renewable Energy Systems
and Energy Efficiency Improvements grant program. Twin Valleys Public
Power District, the City of Holdrege and the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development will host the meeting at the Phelps
County Ag Center, 1308 2^nd^ Avenue in Holdrege. Ag producers' portion
of meeting is from 10:00 a.m. to noon, with business segment from noon
to 1:30 p.m.

Meeting is highly recommended to all ag producers and small businesses
who are wanting to apply for energy type projects. Attendees will become
familiar with the energy program's eligibility requirements and will be
guided through the application process.

Funds can be utilized for a wide range of projects; such as irrigation
projects, motor upgrades, HVAC, lighting, windows/doors, insulation and
a variety of other energy saving projects as well as wind, solar,
biomass, geothermal, hydrogen renewable projects. Residential
improvements are not eligible.

USDA Rural Development awarded \$418,348 in energy grants to Nebraska
recipients in Fiscal Year 2005 assisting in 36 energy efficiency
improvements projects and 1 renewable energy project. Section 9006 of
the 2002 Farm Bill established the USDA Rural Development Renewable
Energy Systems and Energy Efficiency Improvements grant program. Since
the program's inception, Nebraska has received nearly \$778,000 for 57
energy projects.

For further information contact Karissa Hagedorn, business and
cooperative specialist, USDA Rural Development, (308) 237-3118 x4 or
<karissa.hagedorn@ne.usda.gov>; Corey ten Bensel, Alma area coordinator,
Twin Valleys Public Power District, (308) 697-3315 or
<cmtenbe@twinvalleysppd.com>; or Dave Hunter, City of Holdrege, (308)
995-8681.

\#

*"USDA Rural Development is an Equal Opportunity provider, employer and
lender." To file a complaint of discrimination write to USDA, Director,
Office of Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington D.C.
20250-9410 or call (800) 795-3272 (voice), or (202) 720-6382 (TDD).*
MESSAGE NO: 2112111 DATE: 4/21/1992

CATEGORY: ADA TYPE: LIQ

REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:

CASES: A-469-007

PERIOD COVERED: 01/01/1989 TO 12/31/1989

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: REGIONAL DIRECTORS, COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS, DISTRICT DIRECTORS, AREA
AND PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, IMPORT SPECIALIST DIVISION

RE: CIE ALERT NOTICE-POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE FROM SPAIN, QUIMICA DEL
NALON (IQN)-EXPORTER, AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES INC.-IMPORTER

THIS OFFICE HAS SENT LIQUIDATION INSTRUCTIONS, RECEIVED FROM THE

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, TO THE CIE. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR

SHIPMENTS OF POTASSIUM PERMANGANATE FROM SPAIN, EXPORTED BY IQN,

AND IMP ORTED BY AMERICAN TECHNOLOGIES DURING THE PERIOD JANUARY

1, 1989 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1989.

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS UPCOMING CIE ISSUANCE.

ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS CIE ALERT NOTICE SHOULD BE DIRECTED

TO THE OTHER AGENCY BRANCH AT FTS/202 535-4931 OR BY EMAIL TO

ATTRIBUTE HQ OAB.

NANCY MCTIERNAN
August 7, 2007

Mr. Robert Braswell, Commissioner

State of Georgia

Department of Banking and Finance

2990 Brandywine Road, Suite 200

Atlanta, GA 30341-5565

Re: Preemption of Georgia law regarding check-cashing fees.

Dear Mr. Braswell:

Attorney Richard Kessler, counsel to the Georgia Credit Union
Affiliates, asked us to provide you with our opinion on whether federal
credit unions (FCUs) are subject to a Georgia statute prohibiting
financial institutions from charging fees for cashing checks for
non-accountholders. The Federal Credit Union Act (Act) and NCUA's
regulations preempt the Georgia law's prohibition on charging fees to
non-accountholders cashing share drafts drawn on FCUs.

FCUs must comply with state laws unless federal law provides a basis for
federal preemption, and, in this case, the Act and NCUA regulations
expressly address check cashing and the imposition of fees for this
activity, thus, providing a basis for preemption. The Georgia law at
issue, by its terms, prohibits a financial institution, including an
FCU, from charging a fee for cashing a check or share draft drawn on it.
O.C.G.A. § 7-1-239.5. The Act, however, authorizes FCUs to offer share
draft accounts to their members and to cash checks and money orders for
their members. 12 U.S.C. §§1757(6), 1757(12), 1785(f). Amendments to the
Act adopted in 2006 grant explicit authority for FCUs to cash checks for
persons in the field of membership "for a fee." 12 U.S.C. §1757(12)(B).
In addition, FCUs have "such incidental powers as shall be necessary or
requisite to enable. . . \[them\] to carry on effectively the business
for which. . . \[they are\] incorporated. 12 U.S.C. §1757(17). NCUA
regulations implementing the Act's authority expressly permit FCUs to
determine the fees, charges and other matters affecting the opening,
maintaining and closing of a share, share draft or share certificate
account and expressly states that "\[s\]tate laws regulating such
activities are not applicable to federal credit unions." 12 C.F.R.
§701.35(c).

A recent federal court decision held that the Georgia statute at issue
was preempted by federal law with respect to national banks and supports
our determination that the Georgia law is preempted for FCUs. [Bank of
America, N.A. v. Sorrell]{.underline}, 248 F. Supp. 2d 1196, 1199 (N.D.
Ga. 2002) (court based its decision on the incidental powers clause of
the National Bank Act, comparable to provision in the Act, and an Office
of the Comptroller of the Currency regulation permitting national banks
to impose charges and fees). [Id]{.underline}. at 1199.

We conclude FCUs may cash checks drawn by a member on the FCU's account
and payable to a nonmember and charge the nonmember payee a fee because
the Georgia statute discussed above is preempted by federal law. If you
have any questions or require additional information, please feel free
to contact Staff Attorney Elizabeth Wirick or me.

Sincerely,

/S/

Sheila A. Albin

Associate General Counsel

GC/EAW/SAA:bhs

07-0743
\[Federal Register: March 2, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 41)\]

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

\[FMR Bulletin 2007-B1\]

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 2, 2007.

**IV. Privacy**

Agencies should review the OMB memorandum entitled

\`\`Safeguarding Personally Identifiable Information,\'\' dated May 22,

2006, and ensure that their respective telework technology

infrastructures, practices and procedures are in compliance with

that memorandum and the Privacy Act. The OMB memorandum reemphasizes

the many responsibilities under law and policy to safeguard

sensitive personally identifiable information appropriately. Among

other things, the Privacy Act requires each agency to establish:

\`\`Rules of conduct for persons involved in the design, development,

operation, or maintenance of any system of records, or in

maintaining any record, and instruct each such person with respect

to such rules and the requirements of \[the Privacy Act\], including

any other rules and procedures adopted pursuant to \[the Privacy Act\]

and the penalties for noncompliance;\'\' \[and\]

\`\`appropriate administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to

insure the security and confidentiality of records and to protect

against any anticipated threats or hazards to their security or

integrity which could result in substantial harm, embarrassment,

inconvenience, or unfairness to any individual on whom information

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***0 Disaster News***![](media/image1.png){width="1.5847222222222221in"
height="0.7277777777777777in"}

***Loans for Homeowners, Renters and Businesses of all Sizes***

SBA Disaster Assistance -- Field Operations Center- East - One Baltimore
Place, Suite 300 - Atlanta, GA 30308

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **Release Date:** October 5, 2007   **Contact:** Michael Lampton

  **Release Number:** 08-013 MN 11004 **Phone:** 404-347-3771
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

**SBA DISASTER LOAN OUTREACH CENTERS**

**IN MINNESOTA CLOSING FOR COLUMBUS DAY**

**ATLANTA** -- The U.S. Small Business Administration announces today
that its Disaster Loan Outreach Centers in Minnesota will close on
Monday, October 8, in recognition of Columbus Day. The Centers will
resume normal operations on Tuesday, October 9.

**[SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Centers]{.underline}** (DLOCs)

**[Winona County]{.underline}**

JC Penney Building St Charles Borromeo Church

1858 W Service Dr (Hwy 61 & Hwy 14) 1900 E 6^th^ Street

Winona, MN 55987 St Charles, MN 55972

Open: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

**[Houston County]{.underline} [Fillmore County]{.underline}**

Hokah Fire Station TRW West Automotive Building

Hwy 44 & Hwy 16 901 Home Street

Hokah, MN 55941 Rushford, MN 55971

Open: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Open: Monday to Friday, 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m.;

Saturday, CLOSED Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

**[Olmsted County]{.underline}**

Rochester Community & Technical College

Heintz Center Building A Room 112

1926 Collegeview Road SE

Rochester, MN 55904

Open: Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Anyone unable to visit the centers may obtain an application or SBA
program information by calling the SBA's Customer Service Center at
1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired), Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m., and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. EDT
**(closed Saturday, October 6 and Monday, October 8 in observance of
Columbus Day).** Business loan applications can also be downloaded from
the SBA website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.]{.underline} Completed
applications should be returned to one of the centers or mailed to: U.S.
Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925
Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX. 76155.

The deadline to return physical loan applications is [**October 22,
2007**;]{.underline} the deadline for returning economic injury
applications is **[May 23, 2008]{.underline}**.

*\# \# \#*

*For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs, visit our
website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance)*
Ms. Claire B. Rubin**\
**Sr. Research Scientist\
George Washington University\
School of Engineering and Applied Science (SEAS)\
Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management (ICDRM)\
www.gwu.edu/\~icdrm\
1776 G. St., N.W.\
Washington, D.C. 20052\
cbrubin@gwu.edu\
and\
Managing Editor\
**Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management**\
www.bepress.com/jhsem/\
\
I will be representing George Washington University\'s Institute for
Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management at the conference. The Institute
has provided graduate level education for 10 years. The Institute
faculty and staff also conduct contract research and sponsor the new
**Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management.** We would like
to attract more authors of articles as well as subscribers.\
\
Ms Rubin is the author of  several disaster-related time line products
(e.g., the **Terrorism Timeline** chart and narrative report). She has
been involved in emergency management for 26 years and is the author of
about 45 publications in the fields of emergency management and homeland
security. She also heads her own small consulting firm,\
Claire B. Rubin & Associates in Arlington, VA (www.clairerubin.com).\
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
**§§26.5 9/1/05**

**QUESTION:**

**ARE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESSES ELIGIBLE TO
PARTICIPATE IN THE DBE PROGRAM?**

**ANSWER:**

> **\*** Executive order 13360 requires Federal agencies to set goals
> for and otherwise
>
> give special consideration to service-connected disabled veteran
> businesses in direct Federal contracting. This Executive Order
> concerns only direct Federal procurement by Federal agencies
> themselves.
>
> \* The Department's DBE program concerns only contracts let by state
> and local agencies in which DOT financial assistance participates. The
> Executive Order
>
> does not have the effect of creating a presumption that
> service-connected disabled veterans are socially and economically
> disadvantaged for purposes of the DBE program or establishing a goal
> for the use of firms owned by such veterans in state and local
> contracts receiving DOT financial assistance.
>
> \* The Department of Transportation encourages service-connected
> disabled veterans, as well as other individuals with disabilities, to
> apply for participation in the DBE program.
>
> \* A service connected disabled veteran who is a member of one of the
> groups presumed in the DBE program to be socially and economically
> disadvantaged can apply for DBE certification.
>
> \* Individuals with disabilities, including service-connected disabled
> veterans, can also apply for DBE certification on an individual basis,
> even if they are not members of groups presumed to be socially and
> economically disadvantaged for purposes of DBE program.
>
> \* Appendix E to Part 26 explains how an individual who is not a
> member of one of the groups presumed to be disadvantaged can show that
> he is disadvantaged on an individual basis. The discussion in this
> Appendix specifically provides that individuals with disabilities are
> among those who can use this approach to enter the DBE program.
***PLEASE CHECK ONE:***

DISBURSEMENT RESIDENT STUDENT/RESIDENT VOLUNTEER

FEE BASIS CONTRACT EMPLOYEE REGULAR EMPLOYEE

The following information is required in order to submit your
fingerprints which will be taken by Human Resources as a part of
processing your appointment or in connection with the reinvestigation
required due to the risk level associated with your position.

DATE: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

NAME:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(LAST NAME) (FIRST NAME) (MIDDLE NAME) (SUFFIX)

ALIASES:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(MAIDEN NAME, NICK NAME etc.)

SSN: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
DOB: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

ADDRESS:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(COMPLETE STREET ADDRESS)

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

(CITY) (STATE) (ZIP)

PLACE OF BIRTH: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ COUNTRY OF BIRTH:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(CITY, STATE)

ARE YOU A US CITIZEN  YES  NO

(CHECK ONE)

FOR THE FOLLOWING SECTION, SEE CHART BELOW FOR SPECIAL CODES

GENDER: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ RACE:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

EYE COLOR: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ HAIR COLOR:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

HEIGHT: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ WEIGHT:
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

(FEET, INCHES) (POUNDS)

***CHART*:**

RACE:

A -- ASIAN W -- CAUCASIAN/LATINO

B -- BLACK XXX - UNKNOWN

I -- NATIVE AMERICAN

EYE COLOR:

BLK -- BLACK GRY -- GRAY

BLU -- BLUE HAZ - HAZEL

BRO -- BROWN XXX - UNKNOWN

GRN -- GREEN

HAIR COLOR:

BLK -- BLACK BAL - BALD

RED -- RED/AUBURN GRY -- GRAY/PARTIALLY GRAY

BRO -- BROWN SDY - SANDY

WHI -- WHITE BLN -- BLONDE/STRAWBERRY

XXX -- UNKNOWN

FINGERPRINTED BY\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

DATE\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--
**HFP Teleconference**

**Friday, March 3, 2006**

[Attendee\'s]{.underline}: Allan Eustis, John Wack, Sharon Laskowski,
David Flater,

Whitney Quesenbery, Sharon Turner-Buie, Alice Miller,

John Cugini, Alexia Scott Morrison, Wendy Havens

Meeting begins: 11:30

Agenda:

\* Briefly discussed items for the March 29^th^ plenary meeting;
materials from

HFP, CRT & STS are out on the web; deadline for updates are

March 17^th^.

**1)** TGDC and EAC updates, timeline / milestones, guidance and

equipment standards.

Updates about EAC meeting members attended; Donetta Davidson

would like to take part in some of the HFP phone calls; timeline on
drafts for

VVPAT-July \'06, IV-Jan \'07.

NVLAP will start pre-assessment visits to test labs; two will be done in
April,

one in May; pre-assessment should identify needs required.

Useful to hear D. Davidson\'s election management guidance; idea

about usability issues discussed; doing a usability study, using bar
codes,

getting data and where the barriers are.

**2)** Comments on the draft HFP documents.

Usability test; focus on two documents; specific areas to be clarified/

understood; testing to produce \"pass/fail\", \"yes/no\" data; ballot
style; data

analysis; broken down by gender; user friendly applications.

Age level brought up...indicating more problems in the older voter

vs. the younger more \"computer savvy\" individual.

Need to have \"real\" test in order to expose true errors; pilot test
might

be May or June.

**3)** Addressing usability research, counting and VVPAT.

Plain language is well written document; EAC attention to issues very

important; discuss the possibility of holding test document; ballot
design needs

more work on the guidance; navigation of ballot. Consensus is to hold
document

out of March meeting.

Sharon Laskowski\'s meeting with Ginny Redish was useful; what next

document should look like.

Next HFP meeting is Friday, March 10, 2006 @ 2:30
SEE HANDBOOK 2200.1

Click Here or type Alt-k for MS Word version of this Transmittal

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Special Attention of: Transmittal for Handbook No.: 791.1

Issued: June 7, 2004

1\. This Transmits

the following changes to HUD Handbook 791.1:

Effective 6/7/04 the HUD Handbook, 791.1 REV-2, Safety and Health

was replaced by Chapter 12 of HUD Handbook 2200.1, Administrative

Services Policy. However, portions of handbook 791.1 REV-2 will

remain in effect until further notice. These are: Chapter 1,

paragraph 1-4, \"Definitions\", and paragraph 1-14, \"Sabotage,

Arson and Other Deliberate Acts\"; Chapter 10 and Appendix 11.

Distribution: W-3-1,

Form HUD-23 (9/81)

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

ADMINISTRATION

Special Attention of: Transmittal Handbook No.: 791.1 REV-2

CHG-1

Issued: October 26, 1995

1\. This Transmits Change 1 of Handbook 791.1 REV-2, Employee Safety and

Health: Chapter 10, Workplace Violence.

2\. Summary. Chapter 10 states HUD\'s policy on workplace violence,
outlines

responsibilities, and gives procedures for reporting violent or

threatening behavior.

3\. Filing Instructions.

Remove: Insert:

p\. iii dated 6/91 pgs iii and iv dated 10/95

Chapter 10 dated 10/95

ARS : Distribution: W-3-1,W-1,R-1,R-3-2,R-3-3,R-6,R-7,R-8,R-9,021

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Special Attention of: Transmittal Handbook No.: 791.1 REV-2

Issued: June 28, 1991

1\. This Transmits Handbook 791.1 REV-2, Employee Safety and Health

2\. Summary. This handbook has been revised to bring it into conformity

with program requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health

Administration (OSHA), as found in Executive Order 12196 and 29 CFR

1960, Basic Program Elements. Major changes are:

a\. Procedure available to employees against reprisal actions.

(Chapter 1, para. 1-6)

b\. OSHA safety and health standards, adopted by HUD and available

in each HUD office. (Chapter 1, para. 1-8)

c\. Log and Summary of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses,

maintained by each HUD Office. (Chapter 1, para. 1-10 and

Appendix 1)

d\. Procedure for anonymous reporting of hazards. (Chapter 1,

para. 1-16)

e\. Safety and Health performance standard. (Chapter 1, para. 1-19)

f\. New Regional Quarterly Safety and Health Report form.

(Chapter 3, para. 3-10 and 3-11; Appendix 5)

g\. Orientation for the Disabled. (Chapter 7, para. 7-2)

h\. HUD Hazard Communication Program. (Chapter 9)

3\. Filing Instructions

Remove: Insert

Handbook 791.1 REV-1 Handbook 791.1 REV-2

dated 4/14/81 dated June 1991

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**Hiking**

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="1.7340277777777777in"
height="2.667361111111111in"}

There is extensive hiking throughout the Florida District of the Gulf
Islands National Seashore. A wide variety of habitats can be explored
from beach to forest. You can walk the beautiful white sand beaches or
take a stroll on one of the many trails through barrier islands,
maritime forests or wetlands. Self-guided trails help hikers discover
the park\'s natural resources.

For your safety there are a couple of things to remember. Florida has a
temperate climate and it is not unusual for it to rain, so be prepared
for a thunderstorm. If caught in an approaching lightning storm, lie
flat in low-lying dunes. Also insects are more a problem in the summer
then in the winter but always be prepared with a good insect repellent.
Of course, sunburn is always best combated with sunscreen with a high
SPF, hats and sunglasses. Closed signs are posted for dune preservation,
restoration of the area or for nesting shorebirds.

There are many beautiful areas to sit and enjoy a picnic lunch as you
hike. Drink plenty of water to avoid dehydration.

Have your camera, binoculars and field guide close at hand to identify
the numerous plants and animals. There are wonderful views for sketching
or painting.

Always use care when investigating under fallen trees or among dense
foliage; some inhabitants may bite when surprised by a searching hand.

Remember [Leave No
Trace](http://www.cr.nps.gov/scripts/intercept.asp?http://www.lnt.org).
WILLIAM C. NICHOLSON

<wcnicholson@widener.edu>

William C. Nicholson is a nationally known expert on emergency
management and homeland security law and policy. He serves as an Adjunct
Professor at Widener University School of Law, where he conceived and
instructs a course entitled "Terrorism and Emergency Law." Bill also
serves as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Delaware, where he
teaches his "Homeland Security Law and Policy" course. He previously
served as General Counsel to the Indiana State Emergency Management
Agency (SEMA), Indiana Department of Fire and Building Services (DFBS)
and Public Safety Training Institute (PSTI) as well as seven related
Boards and Commissions in the public safety arena, including the Indiana
Emergency Response Commission and Indiana Emergency Medical Services
Commission.

Bill has published numerous articles and has spoken nationwide on
terrorism and emergency law issues. Among his recent notable
publications are: a book, **Emergency Response and Emergency Management
Law**, Charles C. Thomas Publisher, Ltd. (2003) and two major law review
articles: "Seeking Consensus on Homeland Security Standards: Adopting
the National Response Plan and the National Incident Management System"
*Widener Law Review*, Vol. 11, No. 2 (2006) (accepted but not yet
published); and "Legal Issues in Emergency Response to Terrorism
Incidents Involving Hazardous Materials: The Hazardous Waste Operations
and Emergency Response ("HAZWOPER") Standard, Standard Operating
Procedures, Mutual Aid and the Incident Command System," *Widener
Symposium Law Journal*, Volume 9, Number 2, 294 (2003).

Bill is also a Member of the Editorial Board, *Journal of Emergency
Management* as well as the Editorial Board, *Best Practices in Emergency
Services: Today\'s Tips for Tomorrow\'s Success.*

His awards include *Army Material Command, Command Counsel Team Project
Award* presented by General John G. Coburn, Commanding General of Army
Material Command, for "exemplary service as a member of the U.S. Army
Soldier and Biological Command's Chemical Stockpile Emergency
Preparedness Program's Memoranda of Agreement and Memorandum of
Understanding Team," *Distinguished Hoosier* from Indiana Governor Frank
O'Bannon, and *Honorary Emergency Medical Technician* from the Indiana
Emergency Medical Services Commission. He is a member of the Wilmington,
DE Anti Terrorism Task Force and the Local Emergency Planning Committee.
Bill Nicholson earned a B.A from Reed College in Portland, OR and a
Juris Doctor from Washington and Lee University's School of Law in
Lexington, VA.

His new book **Homeland Security Law and Policy** is currently in press.
July 30, 2002

Honorable Clyde S. Graeber

Secretary

Department of Health and Environment

1000 SW Jackson Suite 220

Topeka, Kansas 66612-1274

Dear Secretary Graeber:

We have determined that the Kansas application for Fiscal Year (FY)
2002, under Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
(Part C), can be approved. Therefore, I am enclosing your State's Part C
grant award.

The approval is based on our receipt of your assurances for FY 2002.
This includes the assurance from DHE that the statewide system of early
intervention services required by Part C and its implementing
regulations is in effect.

Part III of the FY 2002 application for Part C funds requested updated
information about each State's restricted indirect cost rate. Based on
that form, it is our understanding that you do not currently have an
approved restricted indirect cost rate as required under 34 CFR
§76.563-76.569. By accepting Part C grant funds, DHE (as the lead agency
designated under Part C) is agreeing either to use a restricted indirect
cost rate or cost allocation plan as required under the Education
Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) or to not charge
indirect cost rates to the Part C program. It is OSEP's understanding
that DHE is currently working with its cognizant Federal agency, the U.
S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), to negotiate a
restricted indirect cost rate. In discussions with the U.S. Department
of Education, DHE has agreed to use the temporary rate of 8% until such
time as DHE has obtained an approved restricted rate from HHS. This
temporary rate will remain in effect until OSEP receives evidence of an
approved restricted indirect cost rate.

The enclosed grant award for FY 2002 is made with the continued
understanding that this Office may, from time to time, require
clarification of information within your application and appendices, if
necessary. These inquiries are needed to allow us to appropriately carry
out our administrative responsibilities related to Part C.

We appreciate your ongoing commitment to the provision of quality early
intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities and
their families.

> Sincerely,
>
> Stephanie S. Lee
>
> Director
>
> Office of Special Education Programs

Enclosure

cc: Peggy Miksch

Part C Coordinator
Poster Presentation 3-09

**Design of Nanostructured Catalysts for the**

**Conversion of Biorenewable Feedstocks**

[Brent H. Shanks]{.underline}\*, Isa Mbaraka

Chemical Engineering Department

Iowa State University

Ames, IA 50011-2230

Phone: 515/294-1895; Fax: 515/294-2689; E-mail: <bshanks@iastate.edu>

Bioprocessing of biorenewable feedstocks will likely require the
development of new chemical processes as well as biological processes
for economical manufacture of chemicals and/or fuels. However,
biorenewable feedstock conversion with heterogeneous catalysts provides
new challenges in inorganic catalyst research and development relative
to the voluminous historical work with petrochemical feedstocks. These
unique challenges include the need to convert selectively highly
functionalized molecules and to develop catalytic liquid-solid
interfaces in which the liquid phase is commonly aqueous. The
implications of these requirements on catalyst design will be discussed
as motivation for the utilization of newly synthesized nanostructured
materials. These catalyst structures with high surface areas and regular
arrays of uniformly sized mesopores hold promise for precise control of
the reaction domain at the molecular level. Presented will be results
for the application of acid functionalized mesoporous catalysts for the
conversion of lipids and carbohydrates. The influence on catalyst
performance due to the method of catalytic site incorporation into the
porous framework (grafting versus co-condensation), the modification of
site acidity, and the control of the pore diameter size will be shown.
Finally, the potential use of nanostructured catalysts in achieving the
elusive goal of biomimetic catalysts will be discussed.
\$\$551.00A

######### Section 551.---DRIVEN PILES

Revised 25 January 2005

*[INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING IF REQUIRED BY GEOTECH (ASK GEOTECH)]{.mark}*

\$\$551.05A

551.05. Add the following:

After completing the static load test, install instruments on the pile.
Strike the pile 50 to 100 blows with the driving hammer while the
dynamic measurement is made. Operate the pile hammer at normal operating
temperature before it is used to restrike the pile. After the dynamic
measurement of pile capacity, the CO will remove the instruments from
the pile.

\$\$551.08A

551.08. Add the following:

Drive permanent piles a minimum of 40 calendar days after completion of
the approach fills at the following locations:

> [1.
> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.mark}
>
> [2.
> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.mark}
>
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\$\$551.11A

551.11. Delete the first paragraph and substitute the following:

**Pile Load Tests**. Dynamic load testing is required.
# NY H87737

March 11, 2002

CLA-2-62:RR:NC:N3:360 H87737

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 6206.10.0040

Mr. Charles Spoto

Alba Wheels Up International, Inc.

150-30 132nd Street

Suite 208

Jamaica, NY 11434

RE: The tariff classification of a woman\'s blouse from China.

Dear Mr. Spoto:

In your letter dated February 8, 2002, you requested a tariff
classification ruling on behalf of M.M. & R. Inc.

The submitted sample, identified as RN# 101276, is a woman's blouse
constructed from 100 percent silk woven fabric. The garment is
sleeveless and features a collar, front vents, a lining and a full front
opening secured by six buttons.

The applicable subheading for RN# 101276 will be 6206.10.0040,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: of silk or silk
waste: other: containing 70 percent or more by weight of silk or silk
waste. The rate of duty will be 7 percent ad valorem.

RN# 101276 falls within textile category designation 741. Based upon
international textile trade agreements products of China are not
currently subject to quota restraints or visa requirements.

The designated textile and apparel categories and their quota and visa
status are the result of international agreements that are subject to
frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current
information, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment,
the [U.S. Customs Service Textile Status Report]{.underline}, an
internal issuance of the U.S. Customs Service, which is available at the
Customs Web site at www.customs.gov. In addition, the designated textile
and apparel categories may be subdivided into parts. If so, visa and
quota requirements applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected
and should also be verified at the time of shipment.

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 Patricia Schiazzano at 646-733-3051.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
**Market No. Market No. Market No.**

**Florida (cont.)**

> **St. Petersburg 13 Sarasota 13 Sebring 13**
>
> **Tallahassee 107 Tampa 13 Tequesta 39**
>
> **Tice 70 Venice 13 West Palm Beach 39**

**Georgia**

**Albany 148 Athens 9 Atlanta 9**

**Augusta 115 Bainbridge 107 Baxley 98**

**Brunswick 51 Chatsworth 85 Cochran 122**

**Columbus 126 Cordele 148 Dalton 85**

**Dawson 126 Macon 122 Monroe 9**

**Pelham 148 Perry 122 Rome 9**

**Royston 35 Savannah 98 Thomasville 107**

**Toccoa 35 Valdosta 107 Warner Robins 122**

**Waycross 53 Wrens 115**

**Hawaii:(Island Name)**

**Hilo(Hawaii) 71 Honolulu(Oahu) 71 Kailua Kona(Hawaii)71**

**Mililantown 71 Wailuku (Maui) 71 Waimanalo 71**

**Idaho:**

**Boise 124 Caldwell 124 Coeur d\'Alene 79**

**Filer 191 Grangeville 79 Idaho Falls 165**

**Lewiston 79 Moscow 79 Nampa 124**

**Pocatello 165 Sandpoint 79 Sun Valley 124**

**Twin Falls 191**

**Illinois:**

**Aurora 3 Bloomington 117 Carbondale 75**

**Champaign 82 Charleston 82 Chicago 3**

**Danville 82 Decatur 82 East St. Louis 22**

**Edwardsville 22 Freeport 135 Galesburg 92**

**Harrisburg 75 Jacksonville 82 Joliet 3**

**Kankakee 3 LaSalle 3 Macomb 164**

**Marion 75 Moline 92 Mount Vernon 75**

**Olney 146 Peoria 117 Pontiac 3**

**Quincy 164 Rockford 135 Rock Island 92**

**Springfield 82 Urbana 82**

**Indiana:**

**Angola 104 Bloomington 25 Elkhart 87**

**Evansville 99 Fort Wayne 104 Gary 3**

**Hammond 3 Indianapolis 25 Kokomo 25**

**Lafayette 189 Marion 25 Muncie 25**

**Richmond 58 Salem 50 South Bend 87**

**Terre Haute 146 Vincennes 146**
**Jason Miller, Conservation Agronomist**

**Field Support Office, Pierre, SD**

**Length of Service: over 17 years - student trainee in 1990; full time
in 1992**

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="1.3645833333333333in"
height="1.8229166666666667in"}Growing up on a farm/ranch operation near
Lemmon, South Dakota, Jason Miller knew that he wanted to pursue a
career in agriculture. Jason started as a student trainee with the NRCS.
After graduating from South Dakota State University in 1991, Jason came
on board full-time with the agency. "I choose to work for NRCS," he
says, "because it's is the leading agency working with producers
voluntarily to protect our natural resources. It is now more important
than ever to protect our natural resources." For Jason, these aren't
just words. He believes in conservation.

As an agronomist, Jason knows that conservation is important for an
abundant supply of food and fiber and for healthy ecosystems. "I get
satisfaction when I help a producer make an improvement in his or her
operation to make it more economically and environmentally sound than it
was previously."

An employee of NRCS, I consider the most important thing I've done is
increasing the number of acres no-tilled in the Northern Great Plains.
With 13 years experience improving and developing conservation tillage
systems in South Dakota, Jason works closely with the
internationally-known Dakota Lakes Research Farm, near Pierre, SD, on
improving and developing no-till cropping systems.

"The most exciting thing I've done during my NRCS career," says Jason.
"Is the opportunity I had to promote no-till cropping systems when I was
invited to Argentina and Ukraine to present at their national no-till
conferences and workshops."

![](media/image2.jpeg){width="5.959722222222222in"
height="3.8756944444444446in"}

Jason Miller (center blue shirt) explaining soil biological activity in
healthy farming systems during the Ukrainian tour.

I'm proud of the leadership role that SD producers have taken in
developing and promoting no-till cropping systems throughout the
Northern Great Plains and the world. When asked, Jason says...I'd like
my conservation legacy to be that I was part of the team that made
no-till cropping systems economically feasible, agronomically sound, and
environmentally friendly for farmers in the Northern Great Plains.
The following utilities are included for anyone who has the ability to
use them on a UNIX

computer operating system environment with MATLAB.

Step 1.

Use \"imslide.m\" to screw each image to the area around the red

zero. These new images are placed in the \"rectified\"

directory.

Step 2.

In the \"rectified\" directory, use \"annotate.m\" to crop each

image and rewrite it using a different numbering scheme. Also

same a ppm image that has plots of the corresponding current

strength and direction, along with psdev and transmission.

Step 3.

Use the perl script \"mypcat\" to construct the system calls to

netpbm to concatenate the image from step 2 and the annotation

image into one.

Step 4.

Run mpeg_encode with boston.param.
**Kids Weather Drawing Contest**

1)  The contest will be for children in kindergarten through the fifth
    grade. Each child that participates will submit a weather picture of
    his/her own design/imagination. Picture can be drawn in colored
    pencil, magic markers, crayons, water colors, or any combination of
    all the above. Pictures can be drawn on 8"x 11" or 11" x 17" copier
    or printer paper or on lighter colored construction paper (no
    blacks, dark blues, dark grays, or purples).

2)  The following information will need to be provided for each child
    and written on the back of the drawing: A title for the picture, the
    child's name, age, and grade, and the name of the child's home room
    teacher. A designated person from each school can gather up all of
    the drawings and mail them to the Jackson weather office.

3)  Every photo submitted will be scanned and saved on a weather service
    computer. Members of the staff at the Jackson Weather office will
    look over each drawing and vote on a winning drawing from each
    grade. The student whose picture is chosen will be awarded an age
    appropriate prize package and a certificate of participation.

4)  With the permission of the winning child's parents and the approval
    of the school, I would also like to post a photograph of each winner
    on the Jackson weather office website along with the child's winning
    weather picture and the child's personal information. This of course
    will hinge on the approval of the child's parents and/or the school.

5)  Each week a random group of non-winning weather drawings will be
    posted on the Jackson National Weather Service website, with the
    name, age, and grade of the child who submitted the picture. The
    drawings will be available on our website for viewing by the
    children, their teachers, parents, or anyone else who is interested
    in looking at them.

6)  A link on the Jackson weather office website entitled "The
    Refrigerator Door" will be created and will be the main link to all
    of the kid's weather pictures.
**[TiO~2~ NANOTUBE AND NANOPARTICLE BASED DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR
CELLS,]{.underline} [Vivek Kumar]{.underline}^1^, M.B. Sahana^2^, A.
Dixit^2^, C. Sudakar^2^, and R. Naik^2,\*^** Mechanical and Aeronautical
Engineering Department, Western Michigan University^1^, Kalamazoo,
MI**[,]{.underline}** Department of Physics and Astronomy, Wayne State
University ^2^, Detroit, MI 48202**[,]{.underline}** \*
<rnaik@wayne.edu>

The objective of this project is to compare the efficiency of TiO~2~
based dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC) fabricated using TiO~2~
nanotubes that offer a large internal surface area, TiO2 thin films
prepared by a simple spin-coating technique and TiO~2~ nano-particle
thick film. TiO~2~ nanotubes were prepared by potentiostatic anodization
of Ti metal foil in an electrolyte comprised of water, NH~4~F, and
ethylene glycol using platinum as a counter electrode. TiO2 thin films
were prepared by metalorganic decomposition technique using Ti-ethyl
hexanoate as the precursor on FTO coated substrates. Nanoparticle thick
films were grown on FTO coated glass substrate by doctor blade method
using Degussa 25 TiO~2~ nanoparticles. Nanotubes and nanoparticular thin
films were comprised of crystalline anatase TiO~2~ as evidenced by
microRaman and XRD. A monolayer of high pure TiO~2~ nanoparticle was
grown on all the samples using 0.2M TiOCl~2~ solution. A thin layer of
ethanolic solution of ruthenium based dye (N-719) was coated over the
TiO~2~ nanostructure. The dye molecules in this sensitized
nanocrystalline assembly collect light of visible wavelengths and
subsequently inject photoexcited electrons into the conduction band of
the TiO~2~ semiconductor in a solar cell. DSSC works from the mechanism
of a regenerative photoelectrochemical process. Solar cell was
fabricated using dye sensitized TiO~2~ working electrode and Pt coated
on ITO coated glass substrate as counter electrode. A liquid
Iodide/Iodine based electrolyte is used to transfer electron from the
counter electrode to dye by reducing the oxidized dye to its original
state. After the devices are made, the dark current and the current in
the presence of the light in the wave length region from 400 to 2000nm
from a Quartz Tungsten Halogen lamp of 1 W at voltages ranging from -1
to 1 V are recorded. Also the power efficiency of the cell is evaluated
from the I-V characteristics. The solar cell characteristics of these
films are evaluated and will be discussed in this work.

Vivek Kumar was supported by NSF-REU grant EEC-0552772
**DA 06-1457**

**Released: July 17, 2006**

**NOTICE OF STREAMLINED DOMESTIC 214 APPLICATIONS GRANTED**

**WC Docket Nos. 06-115 & 06-118**

The applications listed in this notice have been granted pursuant to the
Commission's streamlined procedures for domestic section 214 transfer of
control applications. 47 C.F.R. § 63.03. The Wireline Competition Bureau
has determined that grant of these applications serves the public
interest.[^1] For purposes of computation of time for 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]

1.  Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for Transfer of Control of
    NOS Communications, Inc., NOSVA Limited Partnership, and Affinity
    Network Incorporated, WC Docket No. 06-115, DA 06-1288 (rel. June
    16, 2006)

> **Effective Date of Grant**: July 17, 2006

2.  Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for Transfer of Control of
    TelCove, Inc. to Level 3 Communications, Inc., WC Docket No. 06-118,
    DA 06-1289 (rel. June 16, 2006).

> **Effective Date of Grant:** July 17, 2006

For further information, please contact Cecilia Seppings, at (202)
418-1588, Gail Cohen, at (202) 418-0939, or Al Lewis, at (202) 418-1561,
Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

[^1]: *Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic
    Section 214 Authorizations*, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 5517,
    5529, para. 22 (2002).

[^2]: *Id.*; *see* 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 (Computation of time).