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1Our rules provide that in addition to automated 

static threshold perimetry we can use comparable 

visual field measurements obtained with kinetic 

perimetry, such as Goldmann perimetry. Because 

we allow for different types of testing, our listings 

provide comparable criteria that can be used with 

the different types of test results. Accordingly, only 

one type of testing is needed to evaluate visual field 

loss under our listings. 

2The MD represents the average elevation or 

depression of the individual’s visual field when 

compared to a normal field. This measurement is 

expressed in dB. 

3We developed our process to enable us to apply 

the results of automated static threshold perimetry 

to the standard for statutory blindness. Health care 

providers do not use our process in their clinical 

practices or for treatment purposes. 

issues that interested persons believe 

the Commission should address during 

the amendment cycle ending May 1, 

2008. Further, with respect to items (7) 

and (8), the Commission requests 

specific comment regarding what circuit 

conflict issues it should address and 

what research topics it should consider. 

To the extent practicable, public 

comment should include the following: 

(1) A statement of the issue, including 

scope and manner of study, particular 

problem areas and possible solutions, 

and any other matters relevant to a 

proposed priority; (2) citations to 

applicable sentencing guidelines, 

statutes, case law, and constitutional 

provisions; and (3) a direct and concise 

statement of why the Commission 

should make the issue a priority. 

Authority: 28 U.S.C. 994(a), (o); USSC 

Rules of Practice and Procedure 5.2. 

Ricardo H. Hinojosa, 

Chair. 

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[Docket No. SSA–2007–0029] 

Social Security Ruling, SSR 07–01p; 

Titles II and XVI: Evaluating Visual 

Field Loss Using Automated Static 

Threshold Perimetry 

AGENCY: Social Security Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of Social Security Ruling. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with 20 CFR 

402.35(b)(1), the Commissioner of Social 

Security gives notice of Social Security 

Ruling, SSR 07–01p. This Ruling 

clarifies how we use automated static 

threshold perimetry to determine 

statutory blindness based on visual field 

loss. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Hungerman, Office of 

Disability Programs, Social Security 

Administration, 6401 Security 

Boulevard, Baltimore, MD 21235–6401, 

(410) 965–2289 or TTY 1–800–325–

0778. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Although 

5 U.S.C. 552(a)(1) and (a)(2) do not 

require us to publish this Social 

Security Ruling, we are doing so in 

accordance with 20 CFR 402.35(b)(1). 

Social Security Rulings make 

available to the public precedential 

decisions relating to the Federal old-age, 

survivors, disability, supplemental 

security income, special veterans 

benefits, and black lung benefits 

programs. Social Security Rulings may 

be based on determinations or decisions 

made at all administrative levels of 

adjudication, Federal court decisions, 

Commissioner’s decisions, opinions of 

the Office of the General Counsel, and 

policy interpretations of the law and 

regulations. 

Although Social Security Rulings do 

not have the same force and effect as the 

statute or regulations, they are binding 

on all components of the Social Security 

Administration, in accordance with 20 

CFR 402.35(b)(1), and are binding as 

precedents in adjudicating cases. 

If this Social Security Ruling is later 

superseded, modified, or rescinded, we 

will publish a notice in the Federal 

Register to that effect. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, 

Program Nos 96.001 Social Security—

Disability Insurance; 96.006 Supplemental 

Security Income.) 

Dated: May 30, 2007. 

Michael J. Astrue, 

Commissioner of Social Security. 

Policy Interpretation Ruling 

Titles II and XVI: Evaluating Visual 

Field Loss Using Automated Static 

Threshold Perimetry 

Purpose: To clarify how we use 

automated static threshold perimetry to 

evaluate visual field loss. 

Citations (Authority): Sections 205(a), 

216(i)(1), 221, 223(d), 1614(a), 1631(d), 

and 1633 of the Social Security Act 

(Act), as amended; Regulations No. 4, 

subpart P, sections 404.1520, 404.1525, 

404.1526, 404.1581, and 2.00A, 2.03, 

102.00A, and 102.03 of appendix 1; and 

Regulations No.16, subpart I, sections 

416.920, 416.924, 416.925, 416.926, and 

416.981. 

Pertinent History: The Act provides 

for a finding of blindness based on 

visual field loss when the widest 

diameter of the visual field in the better 

eye subtends an angle no greater than 20 

degrees. Even when visual field loss 

does not result in blindness, it may 

nevertheless be disabling. In sections 

2.00A6 and 102.00A6 of the Listing of 

Impairments in appendix 1 to subpart P 

of part 404 (the listings) we provide that 

when we need to measure the extent of 

visual field loss, we will use visual field 

measurements obtained with an 

automated static threshold perimetry 

test that satisfies our requirements.1

Automated static threshold perimetry 

measures the retina’s sensitivity to light 

at predetermined locations in the visual 

field. While the individual focuses on a 

specific point, called the point of 

fixation, stimuli are presented in 

random order at each of the 

predetermined locations within the 

visual field. The size of the stimulus 

and the locations tested remain 

constant, but the intensity (brightness) 

of the stimulus is varied in order to 

determine the level at which the 

individual sees the stimulus. The 

intensity level where the individual sees 

the stimulus is referred to as the 

threshold. The threshold for each point 

tested is reported in decibels (dB). 

The results of automated static 

threshold perimetry are reported on 

standard charts. (See Exhibits 1 and 2 at 

the end of this ruling for examples of 

standard charts that may be found in 

case records.) These charts: 

• Identify the perimeter that was used 

to perform the test; 

• Provide identifying information 

about the test, such as the date of the 

test, the type of test used, the size and 

color of the stimulus, and the 

background illumination; 

• Provide the mean deviation (MD); 2

and 

• Contain a printout that shows the 

threshold, in dB, for each of the 

locations tested. We refer to this 

printout, examples of which are shown 

below, as the dB printout. 

In this Ruling we explain: 

• How to use the information in the 

standard charts produced as part of 

automated static threshold perimetry to 

determine whether the visual field test 

satisfies our requirements. To illustrate 

this, we refer to standard charts 

produced by the Humphrey Field 

Analyzer. We refer only to the 

Humphrey Field Analyzer because it is 

the perimeter most widely used in the 

United States. 

• How to use the MD to determine 

whether the individual has visual field 

loss. 

• Our process for determining 

whether the test results show statutory 

blindness based on visual field loss.3

• How to evaluate cases in which 

severe visual field loss has not resulted 

in statutory blindness. 


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4As of the effective date of this ruling, all models 

of the Humphrey Field Analyzer satisfy these 

requirements. 

5An apostilb is a unit of luminance. 

6The background color is not shown on the 

standard charts produced by the Humphrey Field 

Analyzer. However, as of the effective date of this 

ruling, the Humphrey Field Analyzer always uses 

a white background if a white stimulus is used. 

Policy Interpretation: We use the 

following process to evaluate automated 

static threshold perimetry. 

Step 1—Is the automated static 

threshold perimetry test acceptable? 

We consider an automated static 

threshold perimetry test to be acceptable 

when it meets all of the following 

requirements: 

• The test is performed on a 

perimeter that satisfies all of the 

requirements in sections 2.00A6a(ii) and 

102.00A6a(ii) of the listings; 4

• The test uses a white size III 

Goldmann stimulus and a 31.5 apostilb 

(asb) 5 (10 candela (cd)/m2) white 

background; 6

• The points tested are no more than 

6 degrees apart horizontally or 

vertically; and 

• The test measures the central 24 to 

30 degrees of the visual field; that is, the 

area measuring 24 to 30 degrees around 

the point of fixation. 

The Humphrey Field Analyzer central 

30–2 threshold test (HFA 30–2) and 

central 24–2 threshold test (HFA 24–2) 

are tests that can meet these criteria. 

The HFA 30–2 tests 76 points in the 

central 30 degrees of the visual field. 

The HFA 24–2 tests 54 points in the 

central 24 to 30 degrees of the visual 

field. For both of these tests, the tested 

points are spaced in an equidistant grid 

pattern, with each point 6 degrees apart 

horizontally or vertically from any 

adjacent point. Therefore, we consider 

the HFA 30–2 and the HFA 24–2 to be 

acceptable tests when performed using 

a size III white stimulus on a 31.5 asb 

white background. 

The following examples of dB 

printouts illustrate the grid patterns 

used for the HFA 30–2 and the HFA 24–

2 and provide information for 

interpreting the test results. 

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7A pseudoisopter is similar to an isopter drawn 

as part of kinetic visual field testing. Drawing a 

pseudoisopter assists in determining the location of 

the widest diameter of the visual field and whether 

that diameter is 20 degrees or less. However, we do 

not always need to draw a pseudoisopter to 

determine whether the widest diameter is 20 

degrees or less. For example, if the only seeing 

points on the dB printout are the four locations 

around the point of fixation, we can determine that 

the widest diameter of the visual field is less than 

20 degrees without drawing a pseudoisopter. If all 

the points in an entire quadrant of the dB printout 

are seeing points, we can determine that the widest 

diameter is greater than 20 degrees. 

8The normal blind spot is usually located 15.5 

degrees temporal to fixation (to the right for the 

right eye, to the left for the left eye) and 1.5 degrees 

below the horizontal meridian. It is approximately 

5.5 degrees in width and 7.5 degrees in length. 

We will not use automated static 

threshold perimetry test results to 

evaluate the visual field loss if the test 

was not performed using all of our 

requirements; for example, a stimulus 

other than a size III stimulus was used, 

or the stimulus was not white. 

Step 2—Are the test results reliable? 

Each perimeter manufacturer will 

identify factors that are used to 

determine whether the test results are 

reliable. 

For the Humphrey Field Analyzer, the 

reliability factors are fixation losses, 

false positive errors, and false negative 

errors. Information about these factors is 

at the top of the chart (see Exhibits 1 

and 2). The test results are not reliable 

for evaluating visual field loss if the 

fixation losses exceed 20 percent, or if 

the false positive errors or false negative 

errors exceed 33 percent. 

Even when the reliability factors are 

within the manufacturer’s 

specifications, we will not use the test 

results to evaluate visual field loss if 

there is other information in the case 

file that suggests that the results are not 

valid; for example, the test results are 

inconsistent with the clinical findings 

or the individual’s daily activities. 

Step 3—Does the individual have 

visual field loss? 

For acceptable tests performed on a 

Humphrey Field Analyzer, an MD equal 

to or greater than ¥5 dB (for example, 

¥4.39, ¥2.58, or 0) indicates that the 

visual field is normal. An MD less than 

¥5 dB (for example, ¥5.5, ¥8.85, or 

¥11.18) indicates the individual has 

visual field loss. 

Step 4—Do the test results show 

statutory blindness based on visual field 

loss? 

In automated static threshold 

perimetry, the intensity of the stimulus 

varies. We measure the extent of visual 

field loss by determining the portion of 

the visual field in which the individual 

can see a white III4e stimulus. The ‘‘III’’

refers to the standard Goldmann test 

stimulus size III. The ‘‘4e’’ refers to the 

standard Goldmann filters used to 

determine the intensity of the stimulus. 

Therefore, a determination is needed as 

to the dB threshold level that 

corresponds to a 4e intensity for the 

particular perimeter being used. Points 

that are at this dB threshold level or 

above are considered seeing points 

because they are the same intensity or 

dimmer than a 4e stimulus. Points that 

are below this dB threshold level are 

considered non-seeing points because 

they are brighter than a 4e stimulus. 

For acceptable tests performed on a 

Humphrey Field Analyzer, a 10 dB 

threshold is equivalent to a 4e intensity. 

Therefore, for these tests we consider 

any point with a threshold of 10 dB or 

higher to be a seeing point; we consider 

any point with a threshold of less than 

10 dB to be a non-seeing point (see 

sections 2.00A6a(vii) and 

102.00A6a(vii) of the listings). 

After we determine the dB threshold 

that is comparable to a 4e stimulus, we 

use the dB printout to determine 

whether the widest diameter of the field 

is less than or equal to 20 degrees. The 

diameter must go through the point of 

fixation. 

To determine whether the widest 

diameter is greater than 20 degrees, we 

may map the visual field on a copy of 

the dB printout by drawing a line, 

which we refer to as a pseudoisopter, 

midway between the seeing and nonseeing points.7 For example, for 

acceptable tests performed on a 

Humphrey Field Analyzer, we draw the 

pseudoisopter between any two adjacent 

tested points when one threshold is 10 

dB or greater and the other threshold is 

less than 10 dB. If any number at the 

outermost edge of the field is a seeing 

point, we draw the pseudoisopter on the 

edge of the field at that point. If more 

than one number is shown for a 

particular point, we use the higher 

number to determine whether the point 

is a seeing point. We include the map 

of the visual field in the case record. 

The pseudoisopter(s) differentiates 

the seeing area of the visual field from 

the non-seeing area. We consider the 

pseudoisopter itself to be part of the 

seeing area. 

We determine whether the widest 

diameter is greater than 20 degrees by 

using the hash marks on the horizontal 

(x-) and vertical (y-) axes of the 

Humphrey Field Analyzer dB printout 

or by calculating the distance between 

the points. As shown above, for the 

HFA 30–2 and the HFA 24–2, each hash 

mark covers a distance of 10 degrees, 

and the degrees are divided evenly 

between the hash marks. Additionally, 

each tested point on a dB printout from 

an HFA 30–2 or an HFA 24–2 is 6 

degrees apart horizontally or vertically 

from any adjacent tested point. The four 

tested points immediately surrounding 

the point of fixation are each 3 degrees 

horizontally and vertically from the 

point of fixation. Any tested point 

adjacent to an axis is 3 degrees from that 

axis. 

When we measure the widest 

diameter of the visual field, we subtract 

the length of any scotoma (non-seeing 

area), other than the ‘‘normal’’ blind 

spot,8 from the overall length of any 

diameter on which it falls. (On some 

Humphrey Field Analyzer dB printouts, 

the normal blind spot is identified by a 

small triangle, as shown in Example 1.) 

As previously noted, we consider the 

pseudoisopter to be a seeing area and do 

not subtract it from the overall length of 

the diameter. 

We will determine that the individual 

has statutory blindness if the widest 

diameter in the better eye is less than or 

equal to 20 degrees, this finding is 

consistent with the other evidence in 

the case record, and for title II, a 

medically determinable impairment that 

could result in the visual field loss has 

been identified. 

Examples of how we determine 

whether the individual has statutory 

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To measure the widest diameter, we 

create a pseudoisopter by drawing a line 

midway between points with a 

threshold of 10 dB and higher and 

adjacent points with a threshold less 

than 10 dB, or by drawing the 

pseudoisopter on the edge of the tested 

area when the thresholds at the 

outermost points are 10 dB or higher. As 

all of the outermost points on the dB 

printout above are 10 dB or higher, we 

draw the pseudoisopter delineating the 

outer edge of the visual field around the 

tested area. 

After determining the outer edge of 

the seeing area as shown on the dB 

printout, we need to determine whether 

there are any scotomata; that is, blind 

spots. If so, we map the scotomata as we 

do not consider them when we 

determine whether the widest diameter 

of the visual field is greater than 20 

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9We would not deduct the segments of the y-axis 

from the point of fixation to 6 degrees or from ¥6 

to ¥12 degrees because those segments are part of 

the pseudoisopter and we consider the 

pseudoisopter to be a seeing area. 10This segment includes the ‘‘normal’’ blind spot, 

which is usually not deducted from the visual field. 

However, because the area around the‘‘normal’’

blind spot is part of the non-seeing area, the 

‘‘normal’’ blind spot is no longer considered 

‘‘normal’’ and we include it as part of the scotoma. 

As all of the thresholds in the lower 

left quadrant of this dB printout are 

higher than 10 dB, we consider this 

entire quadrant to be a seeing area. Any 

diameter that is drawn through this 

quadrant will be at least 30 degrees 

long. Therefore, without calculating the 

actual length of the widest diameter 

shown on the dB printout, we can 

determine that the widest diameter of 

this visual field must be greater than 20 

degrees and that this individual does 

not have statutory blindness based on 

visual field loss. 

Although we did not need to calculate 

the widest diameter for this example, 

the widest diameter shown on this dB 

printout is 54 degrees on both axes. On 

the y-axis, the diameter extends from 

the top of the dB printout to the bottom 

of the dB printout, which is 60 degrees 

in length. However, there is a segment 

of the y-axis that is in the scotoma, the 

segment from 6 degrees to 12 degrees.9

This segment is 6 degrees long 

(calculated on the y-axis by adding the 

3 degrees above the non-seeing point to 

the 3 degrees below it). We subtract the 

6 degrees from the 60 degrees for a total 

diameter of 54 degrees. 

On the x-axis, the diameter extends 

from one side of the dB printout to the 

other side of the dB printout, which is 

60 degrees in length. However, there is 

a segment of the x-axis that is in the 

scotoma, the segment from 12 degrees to 

18 degrees.10 This segment is 6 degrees 

long. We subtract the 6 degrees from the 

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To measure the widest diameter, we 

create a pseudoisopter by drawing a line 

midway between points with a 

threshold of 10 dB and higher and 

adjacent points with a threshold less 

than 10 dB. 

The widest diameter is 24 degrees on 

the y-axis. We can determine that the 

individual does not have statutory 

blindness based on visual field loss 

because the widest diameter is greater 

than 20 degrees. 

To measure the widest diameter, we 

create a pseudoisopter by drawing a line 

midway between points with a 

threshold of 10 dB or higher and 

adjacent points with a threshold less 

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11The formula for calculating the length of the 

hypotenuse of a right triangle is a2 + b2 = c2, where 

a and b represent the vertical and horizontal distances between two points and c represents the 

diagonal distance between two points. 

The widest diameter is shown below. 

The widest diameter is on a diagonal; 

therefore, we calculate its length as the 

hypotenuse of a right triangle.11 The 

widest diameter extends from the point 

in the field that is 6 degrees above and 

12 degrees to the left of the point of 

fixation, through the point of fixation, to 

the point in the field that is 3 degrees 

below and 6 degrees to the right of the 

point of fixation. These two points are 

9 degrees apart vertically and 18 degrees 

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12When determining the widest diameter of the 

visual field, follow the normal rules for rounding 

to the nearest whole number; that is, round 

decimals below 0.5 down to the lower whole 

number and round decimals 0.5 and above up to the 

higher whole number. 

13An HFA 24–2 cannot be used to determine if 

the visual disorder meets or medically equals listing 

2.03B or 102.03B because the criterion in those 

listings was calculated using an HFA 30–2. An MD 

calculated using an HFA 24–2 cannot be substituted 

for an MD calculated using an HFA 30–2. 

To measure the widest diameter, we 

apply the formula for calculating the 

length of the hypotenuse of a right 

triangle as follows: 92 + 182 = 81 + 324 

= 405. The widest diameter is the square 

root of 405, or 20.12 degrees, which we 

round to 20 degrees.12 Assuming that 

this is the individual’s better eye, that 

the field shown is consistent with the 

other evidence in file, and for a title II 

claim, that there is a medically 

determinable impairment that could 

cause this field loss, we will find that 

the individual has statutory blindness. 

Step 5—How do we evaluate severe 

visual field loss that has not resulted in 

statutory blindness? 

If the individual’s visual disorder has 

resulted in severe visual field loss but 

has not resulted in statutory blindness, 

we will consider whether the visual 

disorder meets listing 2.03B or 102.03B. 

A visual disorder meets listing 2.03B or 

102.03B when the MD for the better eye, 

measured with an HFA 30–2, is ¥22 dB 

or worse.13 If the visual disorder does 

not meet a listing, we will determine 

whether the visual disorder medically 

equals a listing or, if not, assess the 

limitations imposed by the visual 

disorder. 

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Effective Date: This Ruling is effective 

upon publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Cross-References: Program Operations 

Manual System DI 34001.012 and DI 

34005.102; Special Senses and Speech—

Adult, Program Policy Online 

104167188, Special Senses and 

Speech—Child, Program Policy Online 

734761857. 

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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5870] 

United States-Egypt Science and 

Technology Joint Board; Public 

Announcement of a Science and 

Technology Program for Competitive 

Grants to Support International, 

Collaborative Projects in Science and 

Technology Between U.S. and 

Egyptian Cooperators 

AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 2, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Jones, Program Administrator, 

U.S.-Egypt Science and Technology 

Grants Program, USAID/Cairo, Unit 

64900, Box 5, APO AE 09839–4900; 

phone: 011–(20–2) 2522–6887; fax: 011–

(20–2) 2522–7041; E-mail: 

bljones@usaid.gov. 

The 2007 Program Announcement, 

including proposal guidelines, will be 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: This program is established 

under 22 U.S.C. 2656d and the Agreement for 

Scientific and Technological Cooperation 

between the Government of the United States 

of America and the Government of the Arab 

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A solicitation for this program will 

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provide modest grants for successfully 

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United States and Egypt utilize science 

and apply technology by providing 

opportunities to exchange ideas, 

information, skills, and techniques, and 

to collaborate on scientific and 

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Department of State and Chair, U.S.- 

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3246 or SenseneyRS@state.gov. 

Dated: July 24, 2007. 

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AGENCY: Department of State. 

ACTION: Notice. 

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 2, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: 

Barbara Jones, Program Administrator, 

U.S.-Egypt Science and Technology 

Grants Program, USAID/Cairo, Unit 

64900, Box 5, APO AE 09839–4900; 

phone: 011–(20–2) 2522–6887; fax: 

011 (20–2) 2522–7041; E-mail: 

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The 2007 Program guidelines for 

Junior Scientist Development visits will 

be available starting July 2, 2007 on the 

Joint Board Web site: http:// 

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: This program is established 

under 22 U.S.C. 2656d and the Agreement for 

Scientific and Technological Cooperation 

between the Government of the United States 

of America and the Government of the Arab 

Republic of Egypt. 

A solicitation for this program will 

begin July 2, 2007. This program will 

provide modest grants for successfully 

competitive proposals for development 

visits by U.S. Junior Scientists to Egypt 

and Junior Egyptian Scientists to the 

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scientists who have received their PhD 

within the past ten years. U.S. 

applicants only may have a Master’s 

degree or be currently enrolled in a PhD 

program. Applications considered for 

funding must be postmarked by October 

29, 2007. All proposals which fully 

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be considered. More information and 

copies of the Program Announcement 

and Application may be obtained upon 

request. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Please contact Robert S. Senseney, 

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Environment and Science, U.S. 

Department of State and Chair, U.S.- 

Egypt S&T Joint Board at (202) 663–

3246 or SenseneyRS@state.gov. 

Dated: July 24, 2007. 

Shirley Hart, 

Deputy Director, Office of Science and 

Technology Cooperation, Bureau of Oceans, 

Environment and Science, Department of 

State. 

[FR Doc. E7–14806 Filed 7–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

Notice of Applications for Certificates 

of Public Convenience and Necessity 

and Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed 

Under Subpart B (Formerly Subpart Q) 

During the Week Ending June 22, 2007 

The following Applications for 

Certificates of Public Convenience and 

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier 

Permits were filed under Subpart B 

(formerly Subpart Q) of the Department 

of Transportation’s Procedural 

Regulations (See 14 CFR 301.201 et 

seq.). 

The due date for Answers, 

Conforming Applications, or Motions to 

Modify Scope are set forth below for 

each application. Following the Answer 

period DOT may process the application 

by expedited procedures. Such 

procedures may consist of the adoption 

of a show-cause order, a tentative order, 

or in appropriate cases a final order 

without further proceedings. 


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