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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

August 20, 2001 Jordan Goldstein at (202) 418-2000

**COMMISSIONER COPPS ANNOUNCES OFFICE REORGANIZATION**

Washington, DC \-- Commissioner Michael J. Copps today announced the
members of his permanent staff.

Jordan Goldstein who is currently interim Senior Legal Advisor has been
named Senior Legal Advisor. In addition to his duties as senior advisor,
Mr. Goldstein will serve as Competition and Universal Service Legal
Advisor, focusing on, among other issues, broadband deployment, local
competition, and all aspects of universal service.

Susanna Zwerling who is currently serving as interim Legal Advisor has
been named Media and Consumer Protection Legal Advisor. Ms. Zwerling
will advise the Commissioner on all media issues, as well as consumer
protection matters including, among other things, slamming, cramming,
and truth-in-billing.

As previously announced, Paul Margie will serve as Spectrum and
International Legal Advisor. Mr. Margie will be the principal advisor on
all spectrum management issues, as well as international matters. Mr.
Margie joined Commissioner Copps' staff today.

Carolyn Conyers has been named Confidential Assistant. Ms. Conyers
previously served on the staff of Commissioner Gloria Tristani.

In announcing these appointments, Commissioner Copps said, "I am honored
that these outstanding public servants have agreed to join my team.
Their knowledge, talent, and experience will be invaluable as we work to
master the many challenges -- both ongoing and novel -- facing the FCC."

"The redesigned office structure I am announcing today recognizes the
convergence of industries, of services, and of markets, even while
accommodating the current organization of the Commission. As these
dynamic industries continue to progress and as we move forward with
reform and reorganization of the Commission, I would expect that the
organizational structure in my office may evolve as well. I look forward
to working closely with the Chairman, the other Commissioners, and the
FCC's top-notch staff to ensure that this agency continues to promote
the public interest and effectively to serve all Americans."

\- FCC -
**DOT F 4250.1, DOT Small Business Program Review Form Instructions**

**Purpose:** The DOT F 4250.1 is required by the Director, Office of
Small Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) to fulfill the
requirements of (FAR) 48 CFR 19.202 and TAM 1207.104-70. It provides the
Director needed information to determine DOT's Small Business Program
progress and data necessary for reporting program results to higher
levels.

**Definition: "**Bundled acquisition" means **c**onsolidating two or
more requirements for supplies or services, previously provided or
performed under separate smaller contracts, into a single contract that
is likely to be unsuitable for award to a small business concern. (See
(FAR) 48 CFR 2.101.)

**Applicability:** This form is required for:

1\. Procurement requests over the simplified acquisition threshold,
**except** for Task or delivery orders\*\* issued under DOT Multi-agency
contracts (MACS).

2\. Acquisition Plans containing a bundled action.

**Form Completion:** This form shall be completed as follows:

[Part I. Program Office]{.underline}. To be completed by the cognizant
program official.

[Part II. Acquisition History.]{.underline} To be completed by the
cognizant program official.

[Part III. SBS/CO Recommendation.]{.underline} To be completed by the
Small Business Specialist (SBS) before forwarding to the Contracting
Officer (CO) unless otherwise specified in Operating Administration
procedures.

[Part IV. Bundled Acquisitions.]{.underline} To be completed by the
cognizant program official when applicable. Attach the required bundling
justification IAW TAM 1207.103.

[Part V. SB Program Recommendation --
Concurrence/Approvals.]{.underline} To be completed by the:

1\. Cognizant contracting officer signs indicating the CO
recommendation. The SBS concurs, non-concurs or approves. The SBS may
approve this form with no subsequent coordination **[if]{.underline}** a
set-aside is recommended**.** Attach a justification for any
non-concurrence.

2\. Small Business Administration's Procurement Center Representative.
Sign and concur or non-concur whenever a set-aside is not recommended,
the acquisition is being removed from a small business program (e.g.,
(8(a) Program, HUBZone Program) or, for actions under (FAR) 48 CFR
19.202-1(e) (e.g., any proposed bundled acquisition). Attach a
justification for any non-concurrence.

3\. Director, OSDBU. The OSDBU's signature is required when either the
SBS or PCR determines the acquisition to be unnecessary or unjustified
or when a bundling justification is forwarded to the Deputy Secretary
for approval pursuant to (FAR) 48 CFR 7.107(c).

**Form Distribution:** A copy of every completed Form 4250.1 should be
sent to the Director, OSDBU (S-40).
PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th STREET, S.W. **DA 00-1832**

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 TTY
202/418-2555 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov

**Report No. CCB/CPD 00-19 August 11, 2000**

**PROTESTED TARIFF TRANSMITTALS**

**ACTIONS TAKEN**

Pursuant to authority delegated under Section 0.291 of the Commission\'s
Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.291, the Competitive Pricing Division of the Common
Carrier Bureau has reviewed the petitions to reject and the petitions to
suspend and investigate the tariff transmittals listed in this Report.

We conclude that none of the parties filing petitions against the tariff
transmittals listed in this Report has presented compelling arguments
that these transmittals are so patently unlawful as to require
rejection. Similarly, we conclude that none of these parties has
presented issues regarding these transmittals that raise significant
questions of lawfulness which require investigation of the tariff
transmittals listed in this Report.

Accordingly, the petitions to reject or suspend and investigate the
following tariff transmittals are denied, and these transmittals will,
or have, become effective on the dates specified below. Applications for
review and petitions for reconsideration of these decisions may be filed
within 30 days from the date of this public notice in accordance with
Sections 1.115 and 1.106 of the Commission\'s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.115,
1.106.

Additional information about a particular tariff transmittal may be
obtained from the contact person at (202) 418-1540.

**CARRIER:** Incumbent Price Cap Local Exchange Carriers (See
Attachment)

**TRANSMITTAL(s):** See Attachment

**SUBJECT:** Revisions to 2000 Annual Access Filings

**PETITIONER(s):** AT&T Corporation

International Communications Association (ICA)

**EFFECTIVE DATE:** August 11, 2000 and September 1, 2000

**CONTACT:** Eugene Gold, (202) 418-1540

We dismiss ICA's petition as untimely filed. ICA filed its petition 3
days after the deadline set forth in our order. *See In the Matter of
August 11, 2000 Access Charge Tariff Filings*, DA 00-1668, ¶5 (rel. July
26, 2000). ICA did not seek leave to file late.

# Attachment 

## **Price Cap ILEC Transmittal No. Tariff No. Effective Date** 

##### 

##### Issued: July 27, 2000

Ameritech Operating Companies 1242 FCC No. 2 8/11/00 & 9/1/00

Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies 1316 FCC Nos.1 &11 8/11/00

BellSouth Telecommunications, Inc. 558 FCC No. 1 8/11/00

Pacific Bell Telephone Company 9 FCC No. 1 8/11/00

Southwestern Bell Telephone Company 2837/2838 FCC No. 73 8/11/00

## Issued: July 28, 2000

Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies 1316-Amended FCC Nos.1 &11 8/11/00

## 

## Issued: August 1, 2000

Ameritech Operating Companies 1242-Amended FCC No. 2 8/11/00

Pacific Bell Telephone Company 11 FCC No. 1 8/11/00

## Issued: August 2, 2000

Bell Atlantic Telephone Companies 1316-Amended FCC Nos.1 &11 8/11/00
**§3.958 Federal employees' compensation cases.**

Any award approved prior to September 13, 1960, authorizing Department
of Veterans Affairs benefits concurrently with an award of benefits
under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act based on a finding that
the same disability or death was due to civilian employment is not
affected by the prohibition against concurrent awards contained in 5
U.S.C. 8116(b).

\[41 FR 20408, May 18, 1976\]

**§3.959 Tuberculosis.**

Any veteran who, on August 19, 1968, was receiving or entitled to
receive compensation for active or inactive (arrested) tuberculosis may
receive compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1114(q) and 1156 as in effect
before August 20, 1968. (Authority: Pub. L. 90-493; 82 Stat. 809)

\[33 FR 16275, Nov. 6, 1968\]
**C.H.I.L.D., Inc.**

Address: 160 Draper Ave.

Warwick, RI 02889

Agency Website: [www.childincri.org](http://www.childincri.org/)

Early Head Start Contact: (401) 737-0403

Counties Served: Kent

Towns/Cities Served: Warwick, W. Warwick, Coventry, W. Greenwich

**Children's Friend and Services**

Address: 153 Summer St.

Providence, RI 02903

Head Start Address: 621 Dexter St.

Central Falls, RI 02863

Agency Website: [www.cfsri.org](http://www.cfsri.org/)

Head Start Contact: (401) 729-0008

Early Head Start Contact: (401) 729-0008

Counties Served: Providence

Towns/Cities Served: Central Falls

**Comprehensive Community Action, Inc.**

Address: 311 Doric Ave.

Cranston, RI 02910

Head Start Address: 848 Atwood Ave.

Cranston, RI 02920

Agency Website: [www.comcap.org](http://www.comcap.org/)

Head Start Contact: (401) 943-5160

Early Head Start Contact: (401) 943-5160

Counties Served: Providence

Towns/Cities Served: Cranston

**East Bay Community Action Program**

Address: 19 Broadway

Newport, RI 02840

Head Start Address: Joel Peckham School/654 Green End Ave.

Middletown, RI 02842

Agency Website: [www.ebcap.org](http://www.ebcap.org/)

Head Start Contact: (401) 846-5454 ext.40

Early Head Start Contact: (401) 846-5454 ext.40

Counties Served: Newport

Towns/Cities Served: Jamestown, City of Newport, Middletown, Portsmouth,
Tiverton, Little Compton

**Head Start Board of Directors, Inc.**

Address: 20 Almy St.

Providence, RI 02909

Agency Website: [www.provhs.org](http://www.provhs.org/)

Head Start Contact: (401) 272-1760

Counties Served: Providence

Towns/Cities Served: Cumberland, Lincoln, City of Providence, Pawtucket,
Central Falls

**South County Community Action, Inc.**

Address: 1080 Kingstown Rd.

Wakefield, RI 02879

Head Start Contact: (401) 789-3016 ext. 327

Counties Served: Washington

Towns/Cities Served: Charlestown, Exeter, Hopkington, New Shorehand,
Richmond, S. Kingstown, N. Kingstown

**Tri-Town Economic Opportunity Committee**

Address: 1126 Hartford Ave.

Johnston, RI 02919

Agency Website: [www.tri-town.org](http://www.tri-town.org/)

Head Start Contact: (401) 351-2750 ext. 1126

Early Head Start Contact: (401) 351-2750 ext. 1187

Counties Served: Providence

Towns/Cities Served: N. Providence, Johnston, Gloucester, Smithfield, N.
Smithfield, Foster, Scituate, Burrillville

**Woonsocket Head Start Child Development**

Address: 204 Warwick St.

Woonsocket, RI 02895

Head Start Contact: (401) 769-1850

Counties Served: Washington

Towns/Cities Served: Woonsocket
**Gated diode measurements for parameter extraction in deep submicron
CMOS technology**

Padmakumar R. Rao, Xinyang Wang, Erik Bodegom, and Albert J.P.
Theuwissen

Department of Microelectronics/DIMES, Delft University of Technology,
Delft, Netherlands, and Portland State University, Portland, OR

Abstract

*Gated diodes with various gate lengths and dimensions have been
fabricated in deep submicron technology to extract parameters relevant
to CMOS image sensors. The goal is to extract the maximum number of
parameters from a single device. Thus, the standard gated diode method
has been enhanced by, among others, the use of infrared light
irradiation to extract the interface defect density profile. The
extracted parameters along with the techniques used are presented.*
**Submit to: Remote Sensing of Clouds and the Atmosphere VIII (RS04)**

**Chairs: Klaus Schäfer, Olga Lado-Bordowsky**

TITLE: Dual-frequency Spaceborne Doppler Radar: analysis of performances
in estimating latent heat fluxes

AUTHOR LISTING:

Simone Tanelli Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of
Technology\
4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena CA 91109, USA

Phone: +1 (818) 354 0195, Fax: +1 (818) 393 5285,
E-mail:simone@radar-sci.jpl.nasa.gov

Eastwood Im Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of
Technology\
4800 Oak Grove Dr., Pasadena CA 91109, USA

Phone: +1 (818) 354 0492, Fax: +1 (818) 393 5285,
E-mail:eastwood.im@jpl.nasa.gov

Luca Facheris Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni, Univ. di
Firenze,\
Via di Santa Marta 3, Firenze 50139, Italy

Phone: +39 (055) 4796 274, Fax: +39 (055) 488 883,
E-mail:facheris@ingfi1.ing.unifi.it

PRESENTATION: Oral Presentation

**ABSTRACT TEXT:**

Knowledge of the global distribution of the vertical velocity of
precipitation is important in estimating latent heat fluxes, and
therefore in the general study of energy transportation in the
atmosphere. Such knowledge can only be acquired with the use of
spaceborne Doppler precipitation radars. Recent studies have proven that
the average vertical velocity can be measured to acceptable accuracy
levels by appropriate selection of radar parameters. Furthermore,
methods to correct for specific errors arising from Non-Uniform Beam
Filling effects and pointing uncertainties have recently been developed.

As demonstrated in the Global Precipitation Mission (GPM) preparatory
studies, the use of a dual-frequency precipitation radar allows improved
estimation of the main Drop Size Distribution (DSD) parameters. Such
parameters, in turn, allow to improve the estimates latent heat fluxes.
In this paper we analyze and compare the performances for single- vs.
dual- frequency Doppler radar in estimating the latent heat fluxes from
the measured rainfall vertical velocity and DSD parameters. The results
are generated from a 3D spaceborne Doppler radar simulator applied
either to the high resolution airborne Doppler radar rainfall datasets,
or to datasets generated through a cloud resolving simulator.

The research described in this paper was performed at the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, for the TRMM and GPM
Programs under contract with the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, and at the University of Firenze through a program
funded by the Italian Space Agency.

**Keywords:** Doppler, Spaceborne Radar, Precipitation
**October 9,** **2002**

**DA 02-2582**

**MEDIA BUREAU IMPLEMENTS**

**MANDATORY ELECTRONIC FILING OF FCC FORMS 302-TV AND 302-DTV**

By this Public Notice the Media Bureau announces mandatory electronic
filing for the following FCC Forms:

• FCC 302-TV, Application for Television Broadcast Station License (June
2002 Edition)

• FCC 302-DTV, Application for Digital Television Broadcast Station
License (June 2002 Edition)

Mandatory electronic filing will commence on November 18, 2002. Paper
versions of these report forms will not be accepted for filing after
November 15, 2002 unless accompanied by an appropriate request for
waiver of the electronic filing requirement. Users can access the
electronic filing system *via* the Internet from the Media Bureau's Web
Site at:

http://www.fcc.gov/mb

Pursuant to the *1998 Biennial Regulatory Review -- Streamlining of Mass
Media Applications, Rules and Processes*, 13 FCC Rcd 23056 (1998)
(*Streamlining Order*), mandatory electronic filing was to commence
six-months after a given form was made available for electronic use. By
Public Notices released February 13, 2002, the Mass Media Bureau made
available for electronic use FCC Forms 302-TV and 302-DTV.

In the *Streamlining Order*, which announced the Commission's electronic
filing requirement, the Commission recognized the need for limited
waivers of this requirement in light of the "burden that electronic
filing could place upon some licensees who are seeking to serve the
public interest, with limited resources, and succeed in a highly
competitive local environment." 13 FCC Rcd at 23061. However, such
waivers will not be routinely granted and the applicant must plead with
particularity the facts and circumstances warranting relief.

Instructions for use of the electronic filing system are available in
the CDBS User's Guide which can be accessed from the electronic filing
web site. Special attention should be given to the details of the
applicant account registration function, form filing function, and the
fee form handling procedures, if a fee is required. Failure to follow
the procedures in the User's Guide may result in an application or
report form being dismissed, returned, or not considered as officially
filed.

Internet access to the CDBS public access system at the Commission's Web
Site requires a user to have a browser such as Netscape version 3.04 or
Internet Explorer version 3.51, or later.

For technical assistance in running the system or to report technical
problems with the system, please contact the CDBS Help Desk at (202)
418-2662. To request additional information concerning FCC Forms 302-TV
or 302-DTV, please call (202) 418-1600.

By: Chief, Media Bureau

-FCC-
April 13, 2004

**Reconsidering the Abortion-Breast Cancer Link**

Dear Colleague:

Last month, researchers at Oxford University stated that upon review of
numerous studies concerning the relationship between abortion and breast
cancer, there is no evidence to indicate that abortions have "adverse
effects on women's subsequent risk of developing breast cancer."

News reports of the study fail to note is that the study contains at
least two serious flaws: First, those conducting the study refused to
review published studies showing a link between abortion and breast
cancer, but included numerous unpublished studies. Second, the Oxford
study ignores compelling evidence based on "reporting bias", a theory
that has been repeatedly disproved.

A recent article by Dr. Joel Brind of the biology faculty at Baruch
College makes clear that the Oxford study is severely deficient and that
the link between abortion and breast cancer is, in fact, a strong one.
Consider the following from Dr. Brind's report:

-   Studies were rejected for unscientific reasons even though they had
    been published in peer-reviewed journals.

-   "Four studies' worth of data (one on French women, one on Chinese
    women, one on Russian women, and one on African-American women) were
    simply not even mentioned, even though they had been previously
    published as abstracts or included in other reviews;" and

-   "If we average all of the 15 studies (the Oxford study) excluded for
    unscientific reasons, they show an average breast cancer risk
    increase of 80 percent among women who had chosen abortion."

Moreover, in response to the Oxford study's dismissal of retrospective
studies based on "reporting bias", Dr. Brind states that the "reporting
bias" theory is based on a 1991 Swedish study that "depended upon the
assumption -- since publicly retracted by the original authors -- that
breast cancer patients had 'overreported' abortion (i.e. reported
abortion that had never taken place)"

In other words, the Oxford study argues that if a woman has breast
cancer and acknowledges having had an abortion, she is not to be
trusted. Such an absurd deduction is not only grossly illogical, it also
fails to show even rudimentary respect for the integrity of women.

In the words of Dr. Brind, "A woman who chooses abortion will end up
with a higher long term risk of breast cancer than would result from the
childbirth choice." Yet, as Dr. Brind notes, "unethical and outrageous
as it is, it is politically incorrect to inform women seeking abortion
of this undeniable truth" (read Dr. Brind's entire article in whole at
http://www.lifenews.com/nat439.html.

I trust all of us can agree that rigid insistence on an
ideologically-driven outcome should never be allowed to prevent women
from getting the health care they need. In this instance, that means
informing women of the abortion-breast cancer connection.

> Sincerely,
>
> ![](media/image1.png){width="2.5in" height="0.4076388888888889in"}

W. Todd Akin

Member of Congress
**Progression Toward Macroorganismic Functionality Through a "Community"
Genetic Program: Pavilion Lake Microbialites as a Possible Example**

Dirk Schulze-Makuch

*Department of Geology*

*Washington State University*

*Pullman, WA 99164*

*U.S.A.*

<dirksm@wsu.edu>

Louis N. Irwin

*Department of Biological Sciences*

*University of Texas at El Paso*

*U.S.A*

Darlene S.S. Lim

*Space Science & Astrobiology Division*

*NASA Ames Research Center*

*U.S.A.*

Bernard Laval

*Department of Civil Engineering*

*University of British Columbia*

*Canada*

The distinctive assemblage of freshwater calcite microbialites at
Pavilion Lake, British Columbia, has been associated with organisms such
as *Epiphyton* and *Girvanella*, fossils from just before the Cambrian
explosion about 550 million years ago. The presence of the microbialite
structures in a dimictic mid-latitude lake and their establishment after
the last ice age about 10,000 years ago is puzzling, but could suggest
that the aggregation of unicellular microbes into a proto-macroorganism
in a cold aquatic environment is not that improbable. The distinctive
morphologies of the microbialites include cone-shaped seepage structures
with hollow internal conduits that open at the top of the cones and
dense artichoke-like structures with calcite \"leaves\" greater than 1 m
in height. In principle, the resulting proto-organism is not unlike the
interaction of quasi-independent cells in sponges. The complexity of the
resulting community structure suggests the possibility of a functional
organismic aggregate capable of more complex biological processes than a
sponge. Certainly, the complex interaction of these microbial cells is
not equivalent to the collaboration of cells within an individual
multicellular organism where each cell has the same genetic information,
but differential gene expression provides well-defined cellular
specializations. However, their long-term intimate co-habitation is well
suited for intercellular chemical signalling and functional
coordination, and increases the opportunity for some degree of genetic
exchange over evolutionary time that could encode their mutual
interactions into a "community" genetic program. If so, the implications
for the evolution of life on Earth and elsewhere may be profound.
**[Nepal Engineering College -- Masters in Disaster Risk
Management]{.underline}**

Nepal Engineering College is offering a Masters in Disaster Risk
Management. The Masters in Disaster Risk Management program is designed
to enhance capability for management and mitigation of disasters and
associated risk through advancement and imparting of multi-disciplinary
knowledge and test practice. A total of 60 credits are required to
complete the course.

Masters in Disaster Risk Management Curriculum:

[First Semester:]{.underline}

-   Fundamental of Project Management (3 credits)

-   Disaster Management: Principles and Practices (3 credits)

-   Disaster Mitigation and Preparedness (3 credits)

-   Fundamentals of Risk Management (3 credits)

-   Governance and Disaster (3 credits)

[Second Semester:]{.underline}

-   Disasters and Development (3 credits)

-   Tools in Disaster Management (3 credits)

-   Post Disaster Damage and Needs Assessment (3 credits)

-   Community and Disaster Management (3 credits)

-   External Relation and Resource Management in Disasters (3 credits)

[Third Semester:]{.underline}

-   Contingency Planning and Emergency Management (3 credits)

-   Seismic Hazard Management (3 credits)

-   Rehabilitation and Reconstruction (3 credits)

-   Disasters and Environmental Management (3 credits)

-   Elective I (3 credits)

[Fourth Semester:]{.underline}

-   Conflicts and Man Made Disasters (3 credits)

-   Elective II (3 credits)

-   Project Work/Thesis (3 credits)

For more information:

> Contact: Jishnu Subedi, Ph.D.
>
> Vice Principal
>
> Coordinator, Masters in Disaster Risk Management
>
> Nepal Engineering College
>
> Changunarayan, GPO Box 10210
>
> Kathmandu, Nepal
>
> Ph: 977-1-6611744 or 977-9851006010
>
> Fax: 977-1-6611681
>
> Email: <jishnusubedi@gmail.com> or <jishnu@nec.edu.np>
>
> Additional Information:
>
> Additional Phone:
>
> Update: 12/18/06

**"Please note: Some of the Web sites linked to in this document are not
federal government Web sites, and may not necessarily operate under the
same laws, regulations, and policies as federal Web sites."**
**INDUSTRY TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE**

# ON ENERGY AND ENERGY SERVICES

**Background Information**

The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Energy and Energy Services
(ITAC 6) is comprised of energy industry representatives working in oil
and natural gas exploration, development, production, and trading;
refining; coal mining; electric power generation, transmission,
distribution, and trading; biofuels production and trading; and energy
services including engineering, fabrication, installation, procurement,
research, environmental systems, and project management. They represent
U.S. companies actively exporting billions of dollars worth of U.S.
energy products, goods, and services annually.

Members of the ITAC advise the Secretary of Commerce and the United
States Trade Representative (USTR) on trade matters pursuant to section
135 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and provide detailed policy
and technical advice, information, and recommendations regarding trade
barriers and negotiations under section 2103 of the Bipartisan Trade
Promotion Authority Act of 2002, and implementation of existing trade
agreements affecting its sector. They also perform other advisory
functions relevant to U.S. trade policy as may be requested by the
Secretary and the USTR. Members have provided advice on the World Trade
Organization (WTO) energy services and environmental goods and services
negotiations; energy services in the Free Trade Area of the Americas;
bilateral investment treaties; regulatory development negotiations; and
investment and market access issues in free trade agreements (FTAs) with
Australia, Bahrain, Central America, Chile, the Dominican Republic,
Morocco, and Singapore and the pending FTAs with Colombia, Panama, Peru,
and South Korea.

**Eligibility for Membership**

The Department of Commerce and the United States Trade Representative
jointly administer the work of sixteen Industry Trade Advisory
Committees (ITACs) and a Committee of Chairs through the Industry Trade
Advisory Center. Eligibility to serve as an advisor on ITAC 6 is limited
to U.S. citizens representing U.S. manufacturing or service firms in the
energy and energy services sectors. While Committee members are expected
to provide advice to the U.S. Government as representatives of their
industry sectors, each member must also serve, directly or indirectly,
as the representative of a U.S. entity or an association of these
entities that trades internationally and is engaged in the manufacture
of a product or the provision of a service (including retailing and
other distribution services). Additional information on membership can
be found on the Industry Trade Advisory Center's website at
[www.export.gov/itac](http://www.export.gov/itac) or by contacting:

The Industry Trade Advisory Center

Room 4043

U.S. Department of Commerce

Washington, DC 20230

Phone: (202) 482-3268, fax: (202) 482-4452

E-mail: [Trade_Advisory_Center@ita.doc.gov]{.underline}
## Food and Drug Administration 

## Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)

## Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee

# ***98^th^ Meeting***

# **January 6, 2003**

## 

## Holiday Inn, 8777 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD

## AGENDA

8:30 Call to Order and Opening Remarks Jeffrey Borer, M.D., Chair

Introduction of Committee

Conflict of Interest Statement Jayne E. Peterson, R.Ph., J.D., Acting
Executive Secretary, FDA

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

**sNDA 20-386/S-032 Cozaar (losartan potassium) Tablets, Merck and
Co.**

Proposed for the reduction in the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and
mortality as

measured by the combined incidence of cardiovascular death, stroke and
myocardial

infarction in hypertensive patients with left ventricular hypertrophy.

8: 45 [**Sponsor Presentation**]{.underline}

Introduction Jeffrey R. Tucker, M.D.

Director, Regulatory Affairs

Merck Research Laboratories

The LIFE Study: Background, Rationale Jonathan M. Edelmann, M.D.

and Results Senior Director, Clinical Development

Merck -- U.S. Human Health Division

Review of the Evidence and Conclusions William F. Keane, M.D.

Vice President, Clinical Development

Merck -- U.S. Human Health Division

10:15 Break

10:30 **[FDA Presentation]{.underline}**

Ethnic Subgroup Analysis from John Lawrence, Ph.D.

the LIFE Study Mathematical Statistician, FDA

## Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee

# ***98^th^ Meeting***

# **January 6, 2003**

## 

## AGENDA (cont.)

11:00 Committee Discussion and Review

Committee Reviewer: Thomas Fleming, Ph.D.

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Open Public Hearing

2:00 Continuation of Committee Discussion and Review

3:00 Break

3:15 Continuation of Committee Discussion and Review

5:00 Estimated Time of Adjournment

## 

## 

## *[SGE Consultant (voting)]{.underline}*

#### Thomas G. Pickering, M.D., DPhil

Professor of Medicine

Director, Integrative and Behavioral Cardiovascular Health Program

and Hypertension Section

Michael and Zena A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

One Gustave L. Levy Place

New York, New York 10029-6574

## *[Acting Industry Representative (non-voting)]{.underline}*

John Neylan, M.D.

Vice President, Clinical Research and Development

Wyeth Research

500 Ariola Road

Collegeville, Pennsylvania 19426
CONTRACTOR FINANCING BY ADVANCE PAYMENTS (GSFC 52.232‑98) (AUG 2000)

The Contractor will be financed by advance payments in accordance with
the Advance Payments clause of this contract. The method of payment will
be by ?(1)? .

The Contractor shall submit a Standard Form 272 (SF 272), Federal Cash
Transactions Report, to the Cost and Commercial Accounts Department,
Code 155, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, and a
copy to the Contracting Officer, in time to arrive by the 20th of the
month following the end of the quarter being reported. It will provide
an estimate of cash requirements for each of the three months in the
calendar quarter following the reporting period plus the first month of
the succeeding quarter. A formal SF 272, marked \"Final,\" shall be
submitted, in duplicate, with a copy to the Contracting Officer, at the
conclusion of the work under the contract.

If payment is to be made by Letter of Credit method, Standard Form 5805
(SF 5805), Request for Funds, shall normally be used by the Contractor
to request advance payments pursuant to the terms of their letter of
credit. However, the recipient organization\'s financial institution may
establish an alternative procedure for accepting and validating the
request for funds information in lieu of physical receipt of the SF
5805. The established procedure shall be mutually agreed upon and the
financial institution will be responsible for the validity of the
request for funds.

If payment is to be made by Direct Treasury Check, an initial cash
payment will be made in the amount of ?(2)? . Subsequent cash advances
will be based on the Contractor\'s requirement forecasts as reported on
the SF 272\'s.

(End of clause)
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Press Release

+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+
| Contact: Margaret Luebs             | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE          |
|                                     |                                |
| Phone: (303) 497-3572               | December 23, 2005              |
+-------------------------------------+--------------------------------+

FOUR local ENGINEERS RECEIVE HIGH HONORS\
FROM U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Four staff members of the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration's (NTIA) Institute for Telecommunication Sciences (ITS)
in Boulder, Colo., received a Silver Medal for Scientific/Engineering
Achievement from the U.S. Department of Commerce at ceremonies in
Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

Electronics engineers Brent Bedford of Boulder, Nicholas DeMinco of
Boulder, J. Randy Hoffman of Longmont, and Yeh Lo of Broomfield received
a group silver medal for performing measurements and developing models
to quantify aspects of Broadband over Power Line (BPL) emissions. This
accomplishment supports the Commerce Department's efforts to make
broadband access affordable and available for all Americans.

BPL provides broadband Internet by transmitting radio signals over
regular electrical power lines. As the principal advisor to the
President on telecommunications policy, NTIA was tasked to analyze
technical risks and develop the standards and rules needed to advance
BPL at the urging of the White House, the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC).

Working in coordination with the FCC, NTIA designed a plan to address
concerns about BPL interference. Bedford, Hoffman, and Lo performed
field measurements to determine whether BPL emits radio signals, and if
so, at what level the signals are emitted and how much of the time they
are present. Then DeMinco developed models to predict the amount of BPL
emissions coming off power lines.

ITS (http://www.its.bldrdoc.gov) is the research and engineering
laboratory of NTIA. ITS performs telecommunications research to support
NTIA and Commerce Department goals. NTIA serves as the principal adviser
to the Executive Branch on domestic and international telecommunications
and information policy issues.

#### \##
![](media/image1.png){width="0.55in" height="0.7027777777777777in"}For
Immediate Release

Contact: John Mangimeli, 575-679-2599, ext. 230

Date: October 31, 2008

**White Sands National Monument**

**Free to Military on Veterans Day**

Alamogordo, N.M. -- In honor of America's military, White Sands National
Monument will waive entrance fees on Veteran's Day, November 11, to all
active U.S. military personnel, veterans, and their families.

"With the presence locally of Holloman Air Force Base, White Sands
Missile Range, and Fort Bliss, we are pleased to offer free admission to
White Sands as a small token of our appreciation for the brave men and
women of our military and their families," said Superintendent Kevin
Schneider.

This entrance fee waiver applies to all federal lands administered by
the Departments of Interior and Agriculture, including all national
parks, monuments and national forests.

Entrance fees to White Sands are normally \$3 per person. Revenue from
the park's entrance fees remains is used to support park projects that
improve the experience for visitors.

In 2006, the National Park Service began commemorating Veteran's Day
with a fee-free day for active and retired U.S. military personnel.

For more information about White Sands National Monument, please visit
[*www.nps.gov/whsa* or call
575-679-2599](http://www.nps.gov/whsa or call 575-679-2599).

*- [www.nps.gov/whsa](http://www.nps.gov/whsa) -*
Task Description:

Firm shall send a check in the amount of \$5,000.00 to support the 7^th^
National Conference for Science, Policy and the Environment: Integrating
Environment and Human Health, February 1-2, 2007.

The contact person and address is listed below:

Check payable to: Peter Saundry, Ph.D.

Peter Saundry, Ph.D.

Executive Director

National Council for Science and the Environment

1707 H. Street, NW

Suite 200

Washington, DC 2006-3918

\[Preparer: Kimberly Peterson, NIH/NIEHS, 919-541-7621\]
In Reply Refer To:

FWS/ABHR-PDM (034849)

Memorandum

To: Service Directorate

From: Director

Subject: Workplace Conflict Resolution (CORE PLUS) Services Available

This memorandum announces the ability of the Service to purchase
services for CORE PLUS. CORE PLUS is an integrated conflict management
system designed to help DOI employees prevent and resolve workplace
conflict at the lowest possible level.

The Office of Acquisition and Property Management (PAM) and the Office
of Collaborative Action and Dispute Resolution (CADR) have secured
blanket purchase agreements (BPAs) that allow Fish and Wildlife Service
managers and employees to purchase access to outside providers of CORE
PLUS services using a streamlined process.

These BPAs are in force now. You may view the BPAs or their standard
operating procedures by going to
<http://mits.doi.gov/cadr/main/tools.cfm> or by contacting David
Emmerson of CADR (see attachment).

The services we can access through the BPAs include:

-   mediation,

-   facilitation,

-   change management,

-   strategic planning,

-   conflict coaching,

-   organizational development, training, and

-   ombudsman services.

These services are also available from in-house (DOI) sources, as well
as from practitioners employed by other Federal agencies. To explore or
obtain these services from DOI or other Federal agency sources, contact
Sara Prigan.

If you have questions about CORE PLUS, please contact Sara Prigan
(e-mail: [*Sara_Prigan@fws.gov*](mailto:Sara_Prigan@fws.gov); phone:
703-358-2508; fax: 703-358-2269).

Attachment
This form is to be completed if telework is to be done from home. If a
telecenter or other location will be used instead, you do not need to
complete this form.

Employee has designated the following location as employee's home work
area (please specify room or area of residence):      

##### A. Work Station Setup

1.  If in basement, will there be a problem with moisture? Yes No N/A

2.  Separate from major family activity area? Yes No N/A

3.  Secure from pets and family members? Yes No N/A

4.  Background or distracting noise is minimal? Yes No

> (television, other persons, outside traffic)

5.  Equipment not easily viewed from outside/external areas? Yes No

6.  Office furniture and equipment ergonomically correct as

specified at
[www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics](http://www.nih.gov/od/ors/ds/ergonomics)?
Yes No

7.  Lighting: Directed behind or to the side of line of vision,

not in front or above it? Yes No

8.  Storage: 2 or 4 drawer file drawers needed? Yes No

9.  Supplies/resources close to desk? Yes No

10. Does home office comply with lease/association agreement? Yes No N/A

#### B. Safety

> 1\. Safe exit path from work area? (recommended width = 36") Yes No

2.  Evacuation plans established? Yes No

3.  Smoke detector/alarm present and functional? Yes No

4\. Fire extinguisher near work area? Yes No

5\. First aid supplies adequate? Yes No

6\. Extension/power cords secured and in safe condition? Yes No

7.  Electrical outlets not overloaded? Yes No

8.  No tripping hazards with electrical cords, loose rugs or carpet? Yes
    No

9.  Equipment out of direct sunlight and away from heaters? Yes No

10. Air quality/ventilation adequate? Yes No

11. Uncluttered work environment (amount of paper at reasonable levels)?
    Yes No

12. Overhead shelves or cabinets not in hazardous locations? Yes No

13. Property Insurance? Yes No

> Homeowners
>
> Renters
>
> Liability

14. To the best of your knowledge, is the space free of material

> containing asbestos? Yes No

15. A drinkable water supply available? Yes No

16. Lavatory available with hot and cold running water? Yes No

17. All stairs with four or more steps equipped with hand rails? Yes No
    N/A A

##### C. Security

1.  Locks on office door or file cabinet drawers? Yes No N/A

2.  Power surge protection in use? Yes No N/A

3.  Protective or secure storage for floppy disks? Yes No N/A

4.  Privacy for confidential phone conversations? Yes No N/A

**Additional Comments/Suggestions:**      

By signing below, the employee certifies that this information is
correct and the manager certifies receipt of this document.

# Date:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Employee Signature\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

# Date:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Manager Signature\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Before the

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20268-0001

Competitive Product Prices Docket No. CP2009-22

International Business Reply Service Contracts 1 (MC2009-14)

Negotiated Service Agreement

MOTION OF THE PUBLIC REPRESENTATIVE FOR LATE ACCEPTANCE

OF COMMENTS ON UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE NOTICE

CONCERNING FILING OF ADDITIONAL INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REPLY SERVICE
CONTRACT 1 NEGOTIATED SERVICE AGREEMENT

(February 11, 2009)

The Public Representative hereby moves for permission to file one day
late comments in the above-styled dockets. Late acceptance will not
delay the proceeding, nor should any participant be adversely affected
by late acceptance of the comments.

> Respectfully submitted,

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

Paul L. Harrington

Public Representative

901 New York Ave., NW Suite 200

Washington, D.C. 20268-0001

\(202\) 789-6867; Fax (202) 789-6883

e-mail: <paul.harrington@prc.gov>
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**TO:** Docket no.EPA-HQ-OAR-2007-0877

**FROM:** Mike Laney, RTI

**DATE:** May 23, 2008

**SUBJECT:** Use of Synthetic Gypsum at Holcim Plants with Wet Scrubbers

A conference call was held on May 15, 2008 between representatives from
EPA and Holcim (US) Inc. to discuss their use of gypsum created as a
byproduct of their wet scrubber operations. This memorandum summarizes
the key points from that call. The following individuals participated in
the conference call:

[Holcim]{.underline}

Meg Garakani

Joel Bolduc, Portland, CO

Dick Rausch, Quality Manager, Portland, CO

[EPA]{.underline}

Keith Barnett

[RTI]{.underline}

Mike Laney

[Summary]{.underline}

Scrubber pH control -- The Portland facility uses 100% CKD to control
scrubber pH. Purchased lime has been used but is much more expensive.

Synthetic gypsum -- All of the synthetic gypsum from the scrubber is
used to mix with the ground clinker. The synthetic gypsum represents
about 10% of their total gypsum use.

Purchased gypsum -- Gypsum is purchased from Oklahoma and is relatively
expensive. Holcim has recently purchased a gypsum mine and will be
switching to this source in the future. This will reduce their costs for
purchased gypsum.

Purchased gypsum cost at the Portland facility -- The price for gypsum
is around \$45/short ton. Three-fourths (3/4) of the gypsum costs are
transportation costs. As a result, prices for gypsum can vary
significantly.

Nationwide, costs for gypsum can be as low as \$30/short ton and as high
as \$55-\$60/short ton

Product quality -- The CaSO4 quality of Portland's synthetic gypsum is
fairly good. The fineness of the synthetic gypsum creates difficulties
in de-watering and handling. Even after de-watering, the gypsum has high
moisture content. There is also enough ammonia in the gypsum that there
is an ammonia odor in the finish silo. The ammonia occurs naturally in
the raw materials.
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# June 2, 3, 2004

**Issues: Acute and Chronic Gout**

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**Tribal Self-Governance Advisory Committee Technical Workgroup
Members**

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  **IHS TRIBAL TECHNICAL WORKGROUP    **IHS TECHNICAL WORKGROUP
  REPRESENTATIVES**                   REPRESENTATIVES**

  Terri Humble, Kaw Nation            Max Tahsuda, Oklahoma IHS Co-Chair

  John Mojica, Mille Lacs Band of     J. Mike Wood, IHS Portland Area
  Ojibwe Indians                      Office

  Anna Sorrell, Confederated Salish & Ron Ferguson, IHS Headquarters
  Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead     (DFEE)
  Nation                              

  David Bunton, Lummi Nation          Erick Broderick, IHS Headquarters
                                      (OPH)

  Dave Mather, Alaska                 Cliff Wiggins, IHS Headquarters
                                      (OD)

  Tim Martin, United Southeastern     Mark Downing, IHS Phoenix Area
  Tribes (USET)                       Office

  Lisa John, Chickasaw Nation         Rusty Tahsuda, IHS Phoenix Area
                                      Office

  Lena Belcourt, Chippewa Cree Tribe  Dennis Heffington, IHS California
  of the Rocky Boy's Reservation      Area Office

  Steve Weaver, Alaska                Jim Armbrust, IHS Alaska Area
                                      Office

  Nikita Watts, Choctaw Nation        George Bearpaw, IHS Tucson Area
                                      Office

                                      Tena Larney, IHS Headquarters
                                      (OD/OTSG)

                                      Susie Guardipee, IHS Headquarters
                                      (OD/OTSG)

                                      P. Benjamin Smith, IHS Headquarters
                                      (IHS/OD/OTSG)
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