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  1. A New Hybrid Model FPA-SVM Considering Cointegration for Particular Matter Concentration Forecasting: A Case Study of Kunming and Yuxi, China.

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    Li, Weide; Kong, Demeng; Wu, Jinran

    2017-01-01

    Air pollution in China is becoming more serious especially for the particular matter (PM) because of rapid economic growth and fast expansion of urbanization. To solve the growing environment problems, daily PM2.5 and PM10 concentration data form January 1, 2015, to August 23, 2016, in Kunming and Yuxi (two important cities in Yunnan Province, China) are used to present a new hybrid model CI-FPA-SVM to forecast air PM2.5 and PM10 concentration in this paper. The proposed model involves two parts. Firstly, due to its deficiency to assess the possible correlation between different variables, the cointegration theory is introduced to get the input-output relationship and then obtain the nonlinear dynamical system with support vector machine (SVM), in which the parameters c and g are optimized by flower pollination algorithm (FPA). Six benchmark models, including FPA-SVM, CI-SVM, CI-GA-SVM, CI-PSO-SVM, CI-FPA-NN, and multiple linear regression model, are considered to verify the superiority of the proposed hybrid model. The empirical study results demonstrate that the proposed model CI-FPA-SVM is remarkably superior to all considered benchmark models for its high prediction accuracy, and the application of the model for forecasting can give effective monitoring and management of further air quality.

  2. A New Hybrid Model FPA-SVM Considering Cointegration for Particular Matter Concentration Forecasting: A Case Study of Kunming and Yuxi, China

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    Wu, Jinran

    2017-01-01

    Air pollution in China is becoming more serious especially for the particular matter (PM) because of rapid economic growth and fast expansion of urbanization. To solve the growing environment problems, daily PM2.5 and PM10 concentration data form January 1, 2015, to August 23, 2016, in Kunming and Yuxi (two important cities in Yunnan Province, China) are used to present a new hybrid model CI-FPA-SVM to forecast air PM2.5 and PM10 concentration in this paper. The proposed model involves two parts. Firstly, due to its deficiency to assess the possible correlation between different variables, the cointegration theory is introduced to get the input-output relationship and then obtain the nonlinear dynamical system with support vector machine (SVM), in which the parameters c and g are optimized by flower pollination algorithm (FPA). Six benchmark models, including FPA-SVM, CI-SVM, CI-GA-SVM, CI-PSO-SVM, CI-FPA-NN, and multiple linear regression model, are considered to verify the superiority of the proposed hybrid model. The empirical study results demonstrate that the proposed model CI-FPA-SVM is remarkably superior to all considered benchmark models for its high prediction accuracy, and the application of the model for forecasting can give effective monitoring and management of further air quality. PMID:28932237

  3. ICC Type II large-format FPA detector assemblies

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    Clynne, Thomas H.; Powers, Thomas P.

    1997-08-01

    ICC presents a new addition to their integrated detector assembly product line with the announcement of their type II large format staring class FPA units. A result of internally funded research and development, the ICC type II detector assembly can accommodate all existing large format staring class PtSi, InSb and MCT focal planes, up to 640 by 480. Proprietary methodologies completely eliminate all FPA stresses to allow for maximum FPA survivability. Standard optical and cryocooler interfaces allow for the use of BEI, AEG, TI SADA Hughes/Magnavox and Joule Thompson coolers. This unit has been qualified to the current SADA II thermal environmental specifications and was tailored around ICC's worldwide industry standard type IV product. Assembled in a real world flexible manufacturing environment, this unit features a wide degree of adaptability and can be easily modified to a user's specifications via standard options and add-ons that include optical interfaces, electrical interfaces and window/filter material selections.

  4. High-Performance LWIR Superlattice Detectors and FPA Based on CBIRD Design

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    Soibel, Alexander; Nguyen, Jean; Khoshakhlagh, Arezou; Rafol, Sir B.; Hoeglund, Linda; Keo, Sam A.; Mumolo, Jason M.; Liu, John; Liao, Anna; Ting, David Z.-Y.; hide

    2012-01-01

    We report our recent efforts on advancing of antimonide superlattice based infrared photodetectors and demonstration of Focal Plane Arrays (FPA) based on a complementary barrier infrared detector (CBIRD) design. By optimizing design and growth condition we succeeded to reduce the operational bias of CBIRD single pixel detector without increase of dark current or degradation of quantum efficiency. We demonstrated a 1024x1024 pixel long-wavelength infrared focal plane array utilizing CBIRD design. An 11.5 ?m cutoff FPA without anti-reflection coating has yielded noise equivalent differential temperature of 53 mK at operating temperature of 80 K, with 300 K background and cold-stop. In addition, we demonstrated 320x256 format FPA based on the n-CBIRD design. The resulting FPAs yielded noise equivalent differential temperature of 26 mK at operating temperature of 80 K, with 300 K background and cold-stop. These results advance state-of-the art of superlattice detectors and demonstrated advantages of CBIRD architecture for realization of FPA.

  5. A novel readout integrated circuit for ferroelectric FPA detector

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    Bai, Piji; Li, Lihua; Ji, Yulong; Zhang, Jia; Li, Min; Liang, Yan; Hu, Yanbo; Li, Songying

    2017-11-01

    Uncooled infrared detectors haves some advantages such as low cost light weight low power consumption, and superior reliability, compared with cryogenically cooled ones Ferroelectric uncooled focal plane array(FPA) are being developed for its AC response and its high reliability As a key part of the ferroelectric assembly the ROIC determines the performance of the assembly. A top-down design model for uncooled ferroelectric readout integrated circuit(ROIC) has been developed. Based on the optical thermal and electrical properties of the ferroelectric detector the RTIA readout integrated circuit is designed. The noise bandwidth of RTIA readout circuit has been developed and analyzed. A novel high gain amplifier, a high pass filter and a low pass filter circuits are designed on the ROIC. In order to improve the ferroelectric FPA package performance and decrease of package cost a temperature sensor is designed on the ROIC chip At last the novel RTIA ROIC is implemented on 0.6μm 2P3M CMOS silicon techniques. According to the experimental chip test results the temporal root mean square(RMS)noise voltage is about 1.4mV the sensitivity of the on chip temperature sensor is 0.6 mV/K from -40°C to 60°C the linearity performance of the ROIC chip is better than 99% Based on the 320×240 RTIA ROIC, a 320×240 infrared ferroelectric FPA is fabricated and tested. Test results shows that the 320×240 RTIA ROIC meets the demand of infrared ferroelectric FPA.

  6. HgCdTe 256x256 NWIR FPA

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    Vural, Kadri; Blessinger, Michael; Chen, Jenkon; Kleinhans, William

    1989-01-01

    Researchers developed a HgCdTe 256x256 focal plane array (FPA) which operates in the 1 to 5 micron band. This is presently the largest demonstrated HgCdTe FPA. The detector material is HgCdTe on sapphire (PACE-1 technology) which has a low thermal expansion mismatch with silicon. The multiplexer is a CMOS FET-switch device processed through a commercial silicon foundry. The multiplexer input is direct injection and the charge capacity is about 2 times 10 to the 7th power electrons. The kTC limited read noise is 400 electrons. Researchers demonstrated high background imaging using the device. The broadband quantum efficiency is measured to be 59 percent. Dark currents less than 0.1 pA were measured at 77 K for detectors processed on PACE-1 material with 4.9 microns cutoff. The dark currents decrease as the temperature is lowered, and researchers are presently studying the T less than 77 K characteristics. The interconnect yield is greater than 95 percent. The devices are available for astronomical applications.

  7. Microwave spectrum, structure and dipole moment of 4-fluorophenylacetylene (4FPA)

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    Jang, Heesu; Ka, Soohyun; Dikkumbura, Asela S.; Peebles, Rebecca A.; Peebles, Sean A.; Oh, Jung Jin

    2017-04-01

    Using a chirped-pulse Fourier-transform microwave (CP-FTMW) spectrometer, a 6-18 GHz spectrum of 4-fluorophenylacetylene (4FPA) was measured and only a-type R-branch transitions were observed up to J = 9. Rotational constants and quartic centrifugal distortion constants for the normal isotopic species were determined based on Watson-S reduction: A = 5652.812(22) MHz, B = 966.92885(11) MHz, C = 825.67680(11) MHz, DJ = 0.01377(60) kHz, and DJK = 0.2468(61) kHz, with other three distortion constants fixed as DK = 0.6629 kHz, d1 = 2.386 Hz, and d2 = 0.989 Hz from ab initio results. For six kinds of carbon-13 isotopic species, 10-15 transitions were detected by a resonant cavity FTMW spectrometer in natural abundance, and rotational constants of each species were also determined by fitting transition frequencies. Gaseous molecular structures of 4FPA were derived via the least-squares fitting (r0) and substitution (rs) methods, and ab initio optimization (re). They were compared to the structures of benzene derivatives having fluorine and the acetylenic group as substituents. In addition, dipole moment component of 4FPA was also determined to be μa = μtotal = 0.8935(9) D from Stark effect measurements.

  8. FPA-FTIR Microspectroscopy for Monitoring Chemotherapy Efficacy in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

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    Zawlik, Izabela; Kaznowska, Ewa; Cebulski, Jozef; Kolodziej, Magdalena; Depciuch, Joanna; Vongsvivut, Jitraporn; Cholewa, Marian

    2016-11-01

    Triple-negative breast cancer is the most aggressive breast cancer subtype with limited treatment options and a poor prognosis. Approximately 70% of triple-negative breast cancer patients fail to achieve a pathologic complete response (pCR) after chemotherapy due to the lack of targeted therapies for this subtype. We report here the development of a focal-plane-array Fourier transform infrared (FPA-FTIR) microspectroscopic technique combined with principal component analysis (PCA) for monitoring chemotherapy effects in triple-negative breast cancer patients. The PCA results obtained using the FPA-FTIR spectral data collected from the same patients before and after the chemotherapy revealed discriminatory features that were consistent with the pathologic and clinical responses to chemotherapy, indicating the potential of the technique as a monitoring tool for observing chemotherapy efficacy.

  9. FPA Depot - Web Application

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    Avila, Edwin M. Martinez; Muniz, Ricardo; Szafran, Jamie; Dalton, Adam

    2011-01-01

    Lines of code (LOC) analysis is one of the methods used to measure programmer productivity and estimate schedules of programming projects. The Launch Control System (LCS) had previously used this method to estimate the amount of work and to plan development efforts. The disadvantage of using LOC as a measure of effort is that one can only measure 30% to 35% of the total effort of software projects involves coding [8]. In the application, instead of using the LOC we are using function point for a better estimation of hours in each software to develop. Because of these disadvantages, Jamie Szafran of the System Software Branch of Control And Data Systems (NE-C3) at Kennedy Space Canter developed a web application called Function Point Analysis (FPA) Depot. The objective of this web application is that the LCS software architecture team can use the data to more accurately estimate the effort required to implement customer requirements. This paper describes the evolution of the domain model used for function point analysis as project managers continually strive to generate more accurate estimates.

  10. High removal performance of a magnetic FPA90-Cl anion resin for bromate and coexisting precursors: kinetics, thermodynamics, and equilibrium studies.

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    Xu, Zhengming; Han, Dexia; Li, Yuan; Zhang, Pingling; You, Lijun; Zhao, Zhengang

    2018-04-23

    In this study, the FPA90-Cl resin was magnetized with supported Fe 3 O 4 particles using a chemical co-precipitation method and its removal performance of bromate and coexisting precursors was explored. The magnetized FPA90-Cl resin was structurally characterized by SEM, FT-IR, and XRD. The effects of the initial concentrations, temperature, and resin dosage on bromate and bromide ion removal in drinking water were investigated using batch experiments. The magnetized FPA90-Cl resin exhibited a high removal efficiency for bromate and bromide ions at three initial concentrations, and the residual bromate concentrations were under the maximum contaminant level (MCL) of 10 μg L -1 after 80 min. The adsorption data of bromate and bromide ion could be well described by a pseudo-first-order kinetic model (R 2  ˃ 0.98). The bromate removal alone was further studied by varying the initial solution pH, temperature, and competitive anions. The results showed that the magnetized FPA90-Cl resin could be used over a wide pH range (4.0-9.0). The maximum sorption capacity of the magnetized FPA90-Cl resin for bromate reached 132.83 mg g -1 at 298 K. The Freundlich and Redlich-Peterson isotherm models fit the bromate adsorption equilibrium better (R 2  ˃ 0.99) than the Langmuir isotherm model (R 2  ˃ 0.98). The thermodynamic analysis showed that the bromate adsorption process was endothermic. The negative ΔG and positive ΔS indicated that the process was spontaneous and that randomness increased after adsorption, respectively. The competition of coexisting anions with bromate was in the order of SO 4 2-  > CO 3 2-  > Cl -  > NO 3 -  > HCO 3 -  > PO 4 3- . Additionally, the magnetized FPA90-Cl resin could maintain a high bromate and bromide ion adsorption capacity after five cycles of regeneration by a 0.1 M NaCl solution. Graphical abstract ᅟ.

  11. Further applications for mosaic pixel FPA technology

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    Liddiard, Kevin C.

    2011-06-01

    In previous papers to this SPIE forum the development of novel technology for next generation PIR security sensors has been described. This technology combines the mosaic pixel FPA concept with low cost optics and purpose-designed readout electronics to provide a higher performance and affordable alternative to current PIR sensor technology, including an imaging capability. Progressive development has resulted in increased performance and transition from conventional microbolometer fabrication to manufacture on 8 or 12 inch CMOS/MEMS fabrication lines. A number of spin-off applications have been identified. In this paper two specific applications are highlighted: high performance imaging IRFPA design and forest fire detection. The former involves optional design for small pixel high performance imaging. The latter involves cheap expendable sensors which can detect approaching fire fronts and send alarms with positional data via mobile phone or satellite link. We also introduce to this SPIE forum the application of microbolometer IR sensor technology to IoT, the Internet of Things.

  12. A miniature low-cost LWIR camera with a 160×120 microbolometer FPA

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    Tepegoz, Murat; Kucukkomurler, Alper; Tankut, Firat; Eminoglu, Selim; Akin, Tayfun

    2014-06-01

    This paper presents the development of a miniature LWIR thermal camera, MSE070D, which targets value performance infrared imaging applications, where a 160x120 CMOS-based microbolometer FPA is utilized. MSE070D features a universal USB interface that can communicate with computers and some particular mobile devices in the market. In addition, it offers high flexibility and mobility with the help of its USB powered nature, eliminating the need for any external power source, thanks to its low-power requirement option. MSE070D provides thermal imaging with its 1.65 inch3 volume with the use of a vacuum packaged CMOS-based microbolometer type thermal sensor MS1670A-VP, achieving moderate performance with a very low production cost. MSE070D allows 30 fps thermal video imaging with the 160x120 FPA size while resulting in an NETD lower than 350 mK with f/1 optics. It is possible to obtain test electronics and software, miniature camera cores, complete Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) and relevant documentation with MSE070D, as MikroSens want to help its customers to evaluate its products and to ensure quick time-to-market for systems manufacturers.

  13. High-resolution panoramic images with megapixel MWIR FPA

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    Leboucher, Vincent; Aubry, Gilles

    2014-06-01

    In the continuity of its current strategy, HGH maintains a deep effort in developing its most recent product family: the infrared (IR) panoramic 360-degree surveillance sensors. During the last two years, HGH optimized its prototype Middle Wave IR (MWIR) panoramic sensor IR Revolution 360 HD that gave birth to Spynel-S product. Various test campaigns proved its excellent image quality. Cyclope, the software associated with Spynel, benefitted from recent image processing improvements and new functionalities such as target geolocalization, long range sensor slue to cue and facilitated forensics analysis. In the frame of the PANORAMIR project sustained by the DGA (Délégation Générale de l'Armement), HGH designed a new extra large resolution sensor including a MWIR megapixel Focal Plane Array (FPA) detector (1280×1024 pixels). This new sensor is called Spynel-X. It provides outstanding resolution 360-degree images (with more than 100 Mpixels). The mechanical frame of Spynel (-S and -X) was designed with the collaboration of an industrial design agency. Spynel got the "Observeur du Design 2013" label.

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  16. High-Performance LWIR Superlattice Detectors and FPA Based on CBIRD Design

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    Soibel, Alexander; Nguyen, Jean; Rafol, Sir B.; Liao, Anna; Hoeglund, Linda; Khoshakhlagh, Arezou; Keo, Sam A.; Mumolo, Jason M.; Liu, John; Ting, David Z.-Y.; hide

    2011-01-01

    We report our recent efforts on advancing of antimonide superlattice based infrared photodetectors and demonstration of focal plane arrays based on a complementary barrier infrared detector (CBIRD) design. By optimizing design and growth condition we succeeded to reduce the operational bias of CBIRD single pixel detector without increase of dark current or degradation of quantum efficiency. We demonstrated a 1024x1024 pixel long-wavelength infrared focal plane array utilizing CBIRD design. An 11.5 micrometer cutoff focal plane without anti-reflection coating has yielded noise equivalent differential temperature of 53 mK at operating temperature of 80 K, with 300 K background and cold-stop. Imaging results from a recent 10 micrometer cutoff focal plane array are also presented. These results advance state-of-the art of superlattice detectors and demonstrated advantages of CBIRD architecture for realization of FPA.

  17. High-Performance LWIR Superlattice Detectors and FPA Based on CBIRD Design

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    Soibel, Alexander; Nguyen, Jean; Rafol, Sir B.; Liao, Anna; Hoeglund, Linda; Khoshakhlagh, Arezou; Keo, Sam A.; Mumolo, Jason M.; Liu, John; Ting, David Z.-Y.; hide

    2011-01-01

    We report our recent efforts on advancing of antimonide superlattice based infrared photodetectors and demonstration of focal plane arrays based on a complementary barrier infrared detector (CBIRD) design. By optimizing design and growth condition we succeeded to reduce the operational bias of CBIRD single pixel detector without increase of dark current or degradation of quantum efficiency. We demonstrated a 1024x1024 pixel long-waveleng thinfrared focal plane array utilizing CBIRD design. An 11.5 micrometer cutoff focal plane without anti-reflection coating has yielded noise equivalent differential temperature of 53 mK at operating temperature of 80 K, with 300 K background and cold-stop. Imaging results from a recent 10 micrometer cutoff focal plane array are also presented. These results advance state-of-the art of superlattice detectors and demonstrated advantages of CBIRD architecture for realization of FPA.

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  13. InGaAs detectors and FPA's for a large span of applications: design and material considerations

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    Vermeiren, J. P.; Merken, P.

    2017-11-01

    Compared with the other Infrared detector materials, such as HgCdTe (or MCT) and lead salts (e.g.: PbS, PbSe, PbSnTe, …), the history of InGaAs FPA's is not that old. Some 25 years ago the first linear detectors were used for space missions [1,2]. During the last 15-20 years InGaAs, grown lattice matched on InP, has become the work horse for the telecommunication industry [3] and later on for passive and active imagery in the SWIR range. For longer wavelengths than 1.7 μm, III-V materials are in strong competition with SWIR MCT and till now the performance of MCT is better than high In-content InGaAs. During the last years some alternatives based on quaternary materials [4] and on Superlattice structures [5] are making gradual progress in such a way that they can yield performing Focal planes in the (near) future. As the SWIR wavelengths range covers a large variety of applications, also the FPA characteristics and mainly the ROIC properties need to be adjusted to fulfil the mission requirements with the requested performance. Additionally one has to bear in mind that the nature of SWIR radiation is completely different from what is usually encountered in IR imaging. Whereas the signal of thermal imagery in the Middle Wavelength (MWIR: [3 - 5 μm]) or Long Wavelength (LWIR: [8 - 10 μm] or [8 - 12 μm]) band is characterized by a large DC pedestal, caused by objects at ambient temperature, and a small AC signal, due to the small temperature or emissivity variations, SWIR range imagery is characterized by a large dynamic range and almost no DC signal. In this sense the SWIR imagery is resembling more the nature of Visible and NIR imaging than that of thermal imagery.

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    ... Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 16, 2013, Mid-Atlantic Hydro, LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to...

  19. 78 FR 69080 - Houtama Hydropower LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

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    ... Hydropower LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 14, 2013, Houtama Hydropower LLC filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to...

  20. 78 FR 69081 - Mid-Atlantic Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

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    ... Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On September 9, 2013, Mid-Atlantic Hydro, LLC, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to...

  1. 78 FR 28838 - Hamilton Street Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

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    ... Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 26, 2013, Hamilton Street Hydro, LLC, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to...

  2. 78 FR 32644 - Las Vegas Wash Hydro LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

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    ... Hydro LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On November 16, 2012, Las Vegas Wash Hydro LLC, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to...

  3. 76 FR 67181 - Windsor Machinery Co., Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

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    ... Machinery Co., Inc.; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On August 15, 2011, Windsor Machinery Co., Inc. filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to...

  4. 75 FR 26275 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act... Hovnanian's violations of the Clean Water Act (``CWA'') as well as violations of state and federal National... by the Consent Decree. The proposed Complaint alleges three types of storm water violations...

  5. 75 FR 82121 - Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Proposed Routine Use

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    ... SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Proposed Routine Use AGENCY: Social Security Administration (SSA). ACTION: Proposed routine use. SUMMARY: In accordance with the... routine use to our system of records entitled Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN) Holders and SSN...

  6. Thin-film optical pass band filters based on new photo-lithographic process for CaSSIS FPA detector on Exomars TGO mission: development, integration, and test

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    Gambicorti, L.; Piazza, D.; Gerber, M.; Pommerol, A.; Roloff, V.; Ziethe, R.; Zimmermann, C.; Da Deppo, V.; Cremonese, G.; Ficai Veltroni, I.; Marinai, M.; Di Carmine, E.; Bauer, T.; Moebius, P.; Thomas, N.

    2016-08-01

    A new technique based on photolithographic processes of thin-film optical pass band coatings on a monolithic substrate has been applied to the filters of the Focal Plane Assembly (FPA) of the Colour and Stereo Surface Imaging System (CaSSIS) that will fly onboard of the ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter to be launched in March 2016 by ESA. The FPA including is one of the spare components of the Simbio-Sys instrument of the Italian Space Agency (ASI) that will fly on ESA's Bepi Colombo mission to Mercury. The detector, developed by Raytheon Vision Systems, is a 2kx2k hybrid Si-PIN array with a 10 μm pixel. The detector is housed within a block and has filters deposited directly on the entrance window. The window is a 1 mm thick monolithic plate of fused silica. The Filter Strip Assembly (FSA) is produced by Optics Balzers Jena GmbH and integrated on the focal plane by Leonardo-Finmeccanica SpA (under TAS-I responsibility). It is based on dielectric multilayer interference coatings, 4 colour bands selected with average in-band transmission greater than 95 percent within wavelength range (400-1100 nm), giving multispectral images on the same detector and thus allows CaSSIS to operate in push-frame mode. The Field of View (FOV) of each colour band on the detector is surrounded by a mask of low reflective chromium (LRC), which also provides with the straylight suppression required (an out-of-band transmission of less than 10-5/nm). The mask has been shown to deal effectively with cross-talk from multiple reflections between the detector surface and the filter. This paper shows the manufacturing and optical properties of the FSA filters and the FPA preliminary on-ground calibration results.

  7. 75 FR 45607 - Application To Export Electric Energy; Manitoba Hydro

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    ... that the proposed action will not adversely impact on the reliability of the U.S. electric power supply... United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). DATES: Comments... electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer using existing international...

  8. 76 FR 28025 - East Maui Pumped Storage Water Supply LCC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for...

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    ... Storage Water Supply LCC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting... Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the East Maui Pumped Storage Water Supply Project to.... Bart M. O'Keeffe, East Maui Pumped Storage Water Supply LLC; P.O. Box 1916; Discovery Bay, CA 94505...

  9. 75 FR 61747 - Coffin Butte Energy Park, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

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    ... Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Coffin Butte Pumped Storage Water Power... triangular earth and roller compacted concrete embankment; creating a 50-acre upper reservoir with a storage...); (2) a 6,300-foot-long, 60-foot-high oval earth and roller compacted concrete embankment; creating a...

  10. 76 FR 30341 - Town of Edgartown; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting...

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    ...), filed an application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Muskeget Channel Tidal Energy Project to be..., and one experimental turbine unit that would be used to test various open- bladed and helical tidal...

  11. 77 FR 11515 - Application to Export Electric Energy; NRG Power Marketing LLC

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA-384] Application to Export Electric Energy; NRG Power... electric energy from the United States to Mexico pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA... requested. The electric energy that NRGPML proposes to export to Mexico would be surplus energy purchased...

  12. 78 FR 1251 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act On December 21, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States... Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2702, 2706, and Section 128D of the Hawaii Environmental Response law...

  13. 78 FR 41423 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act On July 2, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States... 1002 of the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2702 and similar Alaska state provisions. The natural resource...

  14. 76 FR 9610 - Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

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    ... pollution control technology; undertake periodic equipment testing; and to submit required reports. The... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Notice is hereby... the Eastern District of California. The Consent Decree in this Clean Air Act enforcement action...

  15. 78 FR 69875 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act On November 15, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States... against Suncor (U.S.A.) Inc. (``Suncor'') pursuant to the Oil Pollution Act, 33 U.S.C. 2701-2762. The...

  16. 75 FR 47588 - Trans Bay Cable, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Investigation and Refund Effective Date

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    ... Cable, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Investigation and Refund Effective Date July 30, 2010...-116-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, concerning the justness and reasonableness of rates proposed by Trans Bay Cable, LLC (Trans Bay) in [[Page 47589

  17. 78 FR 10200 - Proposed Information Collection; Captive Wildlife Safety Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Fish and Wildlife Service [FWS-HQ-LE-2013-N020; FF09L00200-FX-LE12200900000] Proposed Information Collection; Captive Wildlife Safety Act AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior. ACTION: Notice; request for comments. SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the...

  18. 78 FR 24227 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act...

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    ... Information Collection; Comment Request: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Disclosures AGENCY.... Description of the need for the information and proposed use: The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act of... Act), rulemaking authority for and certain enforcement authorities with respect to the Real Estate...

  19. 76 FR 39150 - Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Amended; Proposed Collection, Comment Request

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    ... TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Amended; Proposed Collection, Comment Request AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The proposed information... Authority is soliciting public comments on this proposed collection as provided by 5 CFR Section 1320.8(d)(1...

  20. 78 FR 40542 - Privacy Act of 1974, As Amended: Proposed New Routine Use

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    ... SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION [Docket No. SSA-2013-0032] Privacy Act of 1974, As Amended: Proposed New Routine Use AGENCY: Social Security Administration. ACTION: New Proposed Routine Use...: Master Files of Social Security Number (SSN) Holders and SSN Applications, (60-0058) (the Enumeration...

  1. Exemption of certain systems of records under the Privacy Act. Proposed rule.

    PubMed

    2007-05-25

    This proposed rule would exempt the four system of records from subsections (c)(3), (d)(1) through (d)(4),(e)(4)(G) and (H), and (f) of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a (k)(2): The Automated Survey Processing Environment (ASPEN) Complaint/Incidents Tracking System ("ACTS"), HHS/CMS, System No. 09-70-0565; the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Information Tracking System ("HITS"), HHS/CMS, System No. 09-70-0544; the Organ Procurement Organizations System ("OPOS"), HHS/CMS, System No. 09-70-0575; and the Fraud Investigation Database ("FID"), HHS/CMS, System No. 09-70-0527.

  2. 77 FR 34378 - PJM Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Complaint

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    ... Interconnection, L.L.C.; Notice of Complaint Take notice that on June 1, 2012, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824(e), PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM) filed proposed revisions to the Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of PJM Interconnection L.L.C. (Operating Agreement) to...

  3. 75 FR 66082 - ORPC Alaska 2, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting...

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    ... to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the East Foreland Tidal Energy Project (East Foreland project) to be located in Cook Inlet in the vicinity of... from the module site to a shore station on the west coast of the Kenai Peninsula; (3) an approximately...

  4. 76 FR 40723 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Clean Water Act...

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    ... grants to States for the establishment of State Water Pollution Control Revolving Funds (SRF). The... (CWA). The 1987 Act declares that water pollution control revolving funds shall be administered by an... Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Clean Water Act State Revolving Fund Program AGENCY...

  5. 78 FR 35315 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Water Act

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    ... Clean Water Act (``CWA'') Sections 309(b) and (d) and 504, 33 U.S.C. 1319(b) and (d) and 1364, and the Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Act, Fla. Stat. Chapter 403, seeking penalties and injunctive... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under The Clean Water Act On...

  6. 78 FR 2260 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9769-3] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit... public comment period. SUMMARY: On December 7, 2012, in accordance with section 113(g) of the Clean Air... promulgate emission standards for hazardous air pollutant emissions from brick and structural clay products...

  7. 75 FR 7627 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act

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    .... (``Defendants'') under the pre-treatment requirements of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Clean Water... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Notice is hereby given that on February 16, 2010, a proposed Consent Decree was filed...

  8. 77 FR 48980 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9716-2] Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit... 16, 2011, Plaintiff filed a deadline suit to compel the Administrator to respond to an administrative..., avoiding the use of special characters and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address...

  9. Status of two-color and large format HgCdTe FPA technology at Raytheon Vision Systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Smith, E. P. G.; Bornfreund, R. E.; Kasai, I.; Pham, L. T.; Patten, E. A.; Peterson, J. M.; Roth, J. A.; Nosho, B. Z.; De Lyon, T. J.; Jensen, J. E.; Bangs, J. W.; Johnson, S. M.; Radford, W. A.

    2006-02-01

    Raytheon Vision Systems (RVS) is developing two-color and large format single color FPAs fabricated from molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) grown HgCdTe triple layer heterojunction (TLHJ) wafers on CdZnTe substrates and double layer heterojunction (DLHJ) wafers on Si substrates, respectively. MBE material growth development has resulted in scaling TLHJ growth on CdZnTe substrates from 10cm2 to 50cm2, long-wavelength infrared (LWIR) DLHJ growth on 4-inch Si substrates and the first demonstration of mid-wavelength infrared (MWIR) DLHJ growth on 6-inch Si substrates with low defect density (<1000cm -2) and excellent uniformity (composition<0.1%, cut-off wavelength Δcenter-edge<0.1μm). Advanced FPA fabrication techniques such as inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching are being used to achieve high aspect ratio mesa delineation of individual detector elements with benefits to detector performance. Recent two-color detectors with MWIR and LWIR cut-off wavelengths of 5.5μm and 10.5μm, respectively, exhibit significant improvement in 78K LW performance with >70% quantum efficiency, diffusion limited reverse bias dark currents below 300pA and RA products (zero field-of-view, +150mV bias) in excess of 1×103 Ωcm2. Two-color 20μm unit-cell 1280×720 MWIR/LWIR FPAs with pixel response operability approaching 99% have been produced and high quality simultaneous imaging of the spectral bands has been achieved by mating the FPA to a readout integrated circuit (ROIC) with Time Division Multiplexed Integration (TDMI). Large format mega pixel 20μm unit-cell 2048×2048 and 25μm unit-cell 2560×512 FPAs have been demonstrated using DLHJ HgCdTe growth on Si substrates in the short wavelength infrared (SWIR) and MWIR spectral range. Recent imaging of 30μm unit-cell 256×256 LWIR FPAs with 10.0-10.7μm 78K cut-off wavelength and pixel response operability as high as 99.7% show the potential for extending HgCdTe/Si technology to LWIR wavelengths.

  10. 76 FR 25688 - Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal... the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed settlement agreement if the..., inadequate, or inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice...

  11. 76 FR 56756 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ...:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be... Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or... requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree...

  12. 77 FR 14784 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ...., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on... of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose... inconsistent with the requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent...

  13. 76 FR 45564 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    2011-07-29

    ... Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal... Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or... requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree...

  14. 78 FR 23560 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    2013-04-19

    ... Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file... Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree if the comments disclose facts or... requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree...

  15. 78 FR 19670 - Order Exempting, Pursuant to Authority of the Commodity Exchange Act, Certain Transactions...

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    ... trade associations and other organizations representing the interests of government and/or cooperatively... section 201(f) provides in relevant part that [n]o provision in [Part II of the FPA] shall apply to, or be... very small number of electric cooperatives that are not described by FPA section 201(f). Petitioners...

  16. Advocacy in the Western Hemisphere Region: some FPA success stories.

    PubMed

    Andrews, D J

    1996-01-01

    The International Planned Parenthood Federation's Vision 2000 Strategic Plan has emphasized advocacy and the training of family planning associations (FPAs) in the Western Hemisphere region. During the summer of 1995 training programs in advocacy leadership management were sponsored for six FPAs in the Bahamas, Suriname, Belize, Colombia, Honduras, and Brazil. At the Western Hemisphere Regional Council Meeting in September 1995 awards were presented to FPAs for media outstanding projects. These FPAs used outreach to the community to promote the goals of Vision 2000. The Bahamas FPA won the Rosa Cisneros Award for articles published in a magazine that is distributed in primary and secondary schools and deals with the activities, achievements, and opinions of students. Issues include: love, relationships, responsibility, and teen pregnancy. A weekly television talk show also addresses the issues facing youth including education, music, community work, sexuality, pregnancy, and the relationship between teenagers and adults. The Family Planning Association of Honduras was also nominated for the award for a radio show on the health of mothers and children, the problems of adolescents, and FP. The newspaper Tiempo received the award for feature articles on social issues and FP. In 1994 the Association distributed thousands of booklets on contraceptives as well as fliers on vasectomy, female sterilization, oral contraceptives, IUDs, condoms, responsible parenthood, high-risk pregnancy, vaginal cytology, and cervical cancer. Similar posters were placed in hospitals and health centers, in 1997 FP posts, and 400 commercial outlets. The Family Planning Association of Suriname also carried out an impressive advocacy program during the period of 1968-93 with the goals of establishing a balance between population growth and the available resources to achieve well-being with regard to education, health care, nutrition, and housing.

  17. 78 FR 24777 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On... States sought civil penalties and injunctive relief for violations of the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), 33 U...-wide operation program plan to maximize the treatment and storage of wet weather flow. The County will...

  18. 77 FR 71633 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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    ... would resolve certain claims under Sections 301, 309, and 402 of the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1251, et seq. and under the Mississippi Air and Water Pollution Control Law (``MAWPCL'') (Miss. Code Ann. Sec... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On...

  19. 75 FR 77607 - Privacy Act of 1974; Proposed New System of Records; Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary [Docket No. 2010-0004] Privacy Act of 1974... Food and Agriculture, USDA. ACTION: Notice of a proposed new Privacy Act system of records. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, the Department of Agriculture (USDA), National Institute of Food and...

  20. 78 FR 11682 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Clean...

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    2013-02-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 and the Clean Water Act On February 12, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent... claims (1) for penalties and injunctive relief under Sections 301 and 311 of the Clean Water Act (``CWA...

  1. 12 CFR 225.13 - Factors considered in acting on bank acquisition proposals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-01-01

    ... 12 Banks and Banking 3 2010-01-01 2010-01-01 false Factors considered in acting on bank acquisition proposals. 225.13 Section 225.13 Banks and Banking FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (CONTINUED) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM BANK HOLDING COMPANIES AND CHANGE IN BANK CONTROL (REGULATION Y...

  2. Proposed Administrative Penalty Order Against Cimarex Energy Company for Clean Water Act Violations

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA is authorized to issue Orders assessing civil penalties for various violations of the Clean Water Act (“CWA”). EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative penalty assessment against Cimarex Energy Company for alleged violations of the CWA.

  3. 75 FR 12496 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; DOC National Environmental Policy Act...

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    2010-03-16

    ... DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE Office of the Secretary Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; DOC National Environmental Policy Act Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist AGENCY: Office of the...) Environmental Questionnaire and Checklist (EQC) was developed to assist DOC in complying with NEPA by...

  4. 75 FR 39041 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Solid Waste Disposal Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Solid Waste Disposal... the Solid Waste Disposal Act (as amended by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act), 42 U.S.C... to wildlife, at its commercial oilfield waste disposal facility, located in Campbell County, Wyoming...

  5. 76 FR 9609 - Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

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    2011-02-18

    ... the Environmental Protection Agency and the San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District... related to emissions of pollutants; install and operate required pollution control technology; undertake... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act Notice is hereby...

  6. New technologies for HWIL testing of WFOV, large-format FPA sensor systems

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Fink, Christopher

    2016-05-01

    Advancements in FPA density and associated wide-field-of-view infrared sensors (>=4000x4000 detectors) have outpaced the current-art HWIL technology. Whether testing in optical projection or digital signal injection modes, current-art technologies for infrared scene projection, digital injection interfaces, and scene generation systems simply lack the required resolution and bandwidth. For example, the L3 Cincinnati Electronics ultra-high resolution MWIR Camera deployed in some UAV reconnaissance systems features 16MP resolution at 60Hz, while the current upper limit of IR emitter arrays is ~1MP, and single-channel dual-link DVI throughput of COTs graphics cards is limited to 2560x1580 pixels at 60Hz. Moreover, there are significant challenges in real-time, closed-loop, physics-based IR scene generation for large format FPAs, including the size and spatial detail required for very large area terrains, and multi - channel low-latency synchronization to achieve the required bandwidth. In this paper, the author's team presents some of their ongoing research and technical approaches toward HWIL testing of large-format FPAs with wide-FOV optics. One approach presented is a hybrid projection/injection design, where digital signal injection is used to augment the resolution of current-art IRSPs, utilizing a multi-channel, high-fidelity physics-based IR scene simulator in conjunction with a novel image composition hardware unit, to allow projection in the foveal region of the sensor, while non-foveal regions of the sensor array are simultaneously stimulated via direct injection into the post-detector electronics.

  7. A Hybrid, Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Network for Real-Time Acquisition and Tracking

    DTIC Science & Technology

    2007-06-01

    multicolor, Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector ( QWIP ), step-stare, large-format Focal Plane Array (FPA) is proposed and evaluated through performance...Photodetector ( QWIP ), step-stare, large-format Focal Plane Array (FPA) is proposed and evaluated through performance analysis. The thesis proposes...7 1. Multi-color IR Sensors - Operational Advantages ...........................8 2. Quantum-Well IR Photodetector ( QWIP

  8. 78 FR 44599 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On July 15, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Lion Oil Company, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-01059-SOH. The...

  9. 78 FR 40769 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On July 1, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the District of Kansas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Kansas Department of Transportation, Civil Action No. 13-cv-04069. The...

  10. 78 FR 23957 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On April 4, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Torromeo Industries, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:10-cv-509-JL....

  11. 78 FR 79484 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree under the Clean Water Act On December 19, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut in the lawsuit entitled United States v. City of West Haven, Connecticut, Civil Action No. 3:13-cv-0188...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On June 3, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the District of Idaho in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Davisco Foods International, Inc., Civil Action No. 11-cv-00458-EJL CV...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On July 23, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas in the lawsuit entitled United States and State of Texas v. San Antonio Water System, Civil Action No. 5...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On December 13, 2012, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed a consent decree with the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Sewer Authority of the City of Scranton, Civil Actio...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On July 3rd, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Great Lakes Chemical Company, Civil Action No. 1:13-cv-01058...

  18. 76 FR 16391 - Call for Innovative National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) Pilot Project Proposals

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  20. Nonuniformity correction based on focal plane array temperature in uncooled long-wave infrared cameras without a shutter.

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    Liang, Kun; Yang, Cailan; Peng, Li; Zhou, Bo

    2017-02-01

    In uncooled long-wave IR camera systems, the temperature of a focal plane array (FPA) is variable along with the environmental temperature as well as the operating time. The spatial nonuniformity of the FPA, which is partly affected by the FPA temperature, obviously changes as well, resulting in reduced image quality. This study presents a real-time nonuniformity correction algorithm based on FPA temperature to compensate for nonuniformity caused by FPA temperature fluctuation. First, gain coefficients are calculated using a two-point correction technique. Then offset parameters at different FPA temperatures are obtained and stored in tables. When the camera operates, the offset tables are called to update the current offset parameters via a temperature-dependent interpolation. Finally, the gain coefficients and offset parameters are used to correct the output of the IR camera in real time. The proposed algorithm is evaluated and compared with two representative shutterless algorithms [minimizing the sum of the squares of errors algorithm (MSSE), template-based solution algorithm (TBS)] using IR images captured by a 384×288 pixel uncooled IR camera with a 17 μm pitch. Experimental results show that this method can quickly trace the response drift of the detector units when the FPA temperature changes. The quality of the proposed algorithm is as good as MSSE, while the processing time is as short as TBS, which means the proposed algorithm is good for real-time control and at the same time has a high correction effect.

  1. 75 FR 26196 - Notice of Proposed New Recreation Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Forest Service Notice of Proposed New Recreation Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L. 108-447) AGENCY: National Forests in Mississippi, Forest... Enhancement Act (Title VII, Pub. L. 108-447) directed the Secretary of Agriculture to publish advance notice...

  2. 75 FR 18239 - Notice of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

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    ... given that on March 31, 2010, two proposed Consent Decrees were lodged. United States et al. v. Shell... Southern District of Texas. United States v. Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc., Civil Action No. 3:10-cv-1268... in these Clean Air Act enforcement actions against Shell Chemical LP and Shell Chemical Yabucoa, Inc...

  3. 78 FR 65385 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act On Wednesday, October 23, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of Utah (Central Division) in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Newfield Production Company,...

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  5. 24 CFR 1000.114 - How long does HUD have to review and act on a proposal to provide assistance to non low-income...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act On September 26, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the District of Montana, Great Falls Division, in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Safe Drinking Water Act On November 23, 2013 the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree (``Decree'') with the United States District Court for the District of Wyoming in the lawsuit entitled United States v. Bryan Pownall, Civil Action No. 13-CV-142-F....

  9. Advocating for School Psychologists in Response to the APA's Proposed "Model Act for State Licensure of Psychologists"

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    Skalski, Anastasia Kalamaros

    2009-01-01

    On March 6, 2009, the APA Model Licensure Act Task Force released its second draft of the policy document known as the proposed "Model Act for State Licensure of Psychologists". This policy document serves as guidance to state legislatures for how they should set up their psychology licensing laws. The general expectations promoted in the model…

  10. 75 FR 80034 - Privacy Act of 1974: Notice of Proposed Privacy Act System of Records Revision and Proposed New...

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  11. 76 FR 76424 - Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act of 2009; Proposed Recommendations for a User Fee...

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  12. 77 FR 62215 - Notice of Proposed New Fee Site; Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act, (Title VIII, Pub. L...

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  13. 78 FR 63185 - Public Hearing and Request for Comments on Proposed Revisions to Michigan's Clean Water Act (CWA...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Settlement Agreement Under the Clean Water Act On July 23, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Third Modification to the Settlement Agreement and Final Order (``Third Modification'') in United States and State of California ex rel. California Regional Water Quality...

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  18. 78 FR 50446 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

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    ... Blanchard Refining Company LLC (hereinafter ``Blanchard''), a wholly owned subsidiary of Marathon Petroleum Company LP. The proposed Ninth Amendment also resolves alleged violations by BP Products at the Texas City Refinery of the Clean Air Act's Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources: VOC Emissions for...

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  1. Engineered Coatings Inc.; Proposed Settlement of Clean Water Act Class I Administrative Penalty and Opportunity to Comment

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    Public Notice of Proposed Settlement of Clean Water Act Class I Administrative Penalty and Opportunity to Comment In the Matter of Engineered Coatings Inc., 3154 Harcourt Street, Compton, California, 90221.

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Extension of Comment Period on Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act Notice is hereby given that the comment period on the proposed Consent Decree (``Consent Decree'') in United States of America et al. v. City of Revere, Massachusetts, Civil Action No. 1:10-cv...

  3. MBE HgCdTe for HDVIP Devices: Horizontal Integration in the US HgCdTe FPA Industry

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    Aqariden, F.; Elsworth, J.; Zhao, J.; Grein, C. H.; Sivananthan, S.

    2012-10-01

    Molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) growth of HgCdTe offers the possibility of fabricating multilayer device structures with an almost unlimited choice of infrared sensor designs for focal-plane array (FPA) fabrication. HgCdTe offers two major advantages that explain its dominance in the infrared photon detector marketplace. The thermal generation rate per unit volume of the material is lower and the quantum efficiency for photon absorption in the infrared is higher in HgCdTe than in any competing material—it yields devices with quantum efficiencies as high as 0.99. Recently, EPIR Technologies and DRS Infrared Technologies agreed to collaborate and examine: (i) the feasibility of employing MBE HgCdTe in the fabrication of high-density vertically interconnected photodiodes (HDVIPs), which are usually fabricated with liquid-phase epitaxy material, and (ii) the potential benefits of horizontal integration, with EPIR supplying the MBE materials to DRS for device and array fabrication. The team designed and developed passivation-absorber-passivation structures that are heavily used by DRS. This paper provides an overview of the characteristics of HDVIP devices and arrays fabricated from MBE HgCdTe and the anticipated advantages of horizontal integration in the industry. Material growth, device fabrication, and test results are presented.

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed First Amendment to Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act On April 30, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed first amendment to a consent decree with the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio in the lawsuit entitled United States, et al. v. City of Fostori...

  5. Strategies for Choosing Descent Flight-Path Angles for Small Jets

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    Wu, Minghong Gilbert; Green, Steven M.

    2012-01-01

    Three candidate strategies for choosing the descent flight path angle (FPA) for small jets are proposed, analyzed, and compared for fuel efficiency under arrival metering conditions. The strategies vary in operational complexity from a universally fixed FPA, or FPA function that varies with descent speed for improved fuel efficiency, to the minimum-fuel FPA computed for each flight based on winds, route, and speed profile. Methodologies for selecting the parameter for the first two strategies are described. The differences in fuel burn are analyzed over a year s worth of arrival traffic and atmospheric conditions recorded for the Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) Airport during 2011. The results show that the universally fixed FPA strategy (same FPA for all flights, all year) burns on average 26 lbs more fuel per flight as compared to the minimum-fuel solution. This FPA is adapted to the arrival gate (direction of entry to the terminal) and various timespans (season, month and day) to improve fuel efficiency. Compared to a typical FPA of approximately 3 degrees the adapted FPAs vary significantly, up to 1.3 from one arrival gate to another or up to 1.4 from one day to another. Adapting the universally fixed FPA strategy to the arrival gate or to each day reduces the extra fuel burn relative to the minimum-fuel solution by 27% and 34%, respectively. The adaptations to gate and time combined shows up to 57% reduction of the extra fuel burn. The second strategy, an FPA function, contributes a 17% reduction in the 26 lbs of extra fuel burn over the universally fixed FPA strategy. Compared to the corresponding adaptations of the universally fixed FPA, adaptations of the FPA function reduce the extra fuel burn anywhere from 15-23% depending on the extent of adaptation. The combined effect of the FPA function strategy with both directional and temporal adaptation recovers 67% of the extra fuel relative to the minimum-fuel solution.

  6. Global Organics LLC d/b/a/ BioFlora; Proposed Settlement of Clean Water Act Class I Administrative Penalty

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    Public Notice of Proposed Settlement of Clean Water Act Class I Administrative Penalty Matter and Opportunity to Comment In the Matter of Global Organics, LLC d/b/a/ BioFlora, Docket Number CWA-09-2018-0008.

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  8. Mercury-Cadmium-Telluride Focal Plane Array Performance Under Non-Standard Operating Conditions

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    Richardson, Brandon S.; Eastwood, Michael L.; Bruce, Carl F.; Green, Robert O.; Coles, J. B.

    2011-01-01

    This paper highlights a new technique that allows the Teledyne Scientific & Imaging LLC TCM6604A Mercury-Cadmium-Telluride (MCT) Focal Plane Array (FPA) to operate at room temperature. The Teledyne MCT FPA has been a standard in Imaging Spectroscopy since its creation in the 1980's. This FPA has been used in applications ranging from space instruments such as CRISM, M3 and ARTEMIS to airborne instruments such as MaRS and the Next Generation AVIRIS Instruments1. Precise focal plane alignment is always a challenge for such instruments. The current FPA alignment process results in multiple cold cycles requiring week-long durations, thereby increasing the risk and cost of a project. These alignment cycles are necessary because optimal alignment is approached incrementally and can only be measured with the FPA and Optics at standard operating conditions, requiring a cold instrument. Instruments using this FPA are normally cooled to temperatures below 150K for the MCT FPA to properly function. When the FPA is run at higher temperatures the dark current increases saturating the output. This paper covers the prospect of warm MCT FPA operation from a theoretical and experimental perspective. We discuss the empirical models and physical laws that govern MCT material properties and predict the optimal settings that will result in the best MCT PA performance at 300K. Theoretical results are then calculated for the proposed settings. We finally present the images and data obtained using the actual system with the warm MCT FPA settings. The paper concludes by emphasizing the strong positive correlation between the measured values and the theoretical results.

  9. Relative performance analysis of IR FPA technologies from the perspective of system level performance

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    Haran, Terence L.; James, J. Christopher; Cincotta, Tomas E.

    2017-08-01

    The majority of high performance infrared systems today utilize FPAs composed of intrinsic direct bandgap semiconductor photon detectors such as MCT or InSb. Quantum well detector technologies such as QWIPs, QDIPs, and SLS photodetectors are potentially lower cost alternatives to MCT and InSb, but the relative performance of these technologies has not been sufficiently high to allow widespread adoption outside of a handful of applications. While detectors are often evaluated using figures of merit such as NETD or D∗, these metrics, which include many underlying aspects such as spectral quantum efficiency, dark current, well size, MTF, and array response uniformity, may be far removed from the performance metrics used to judge performance of a system in an operationally relevant scenario. True comparisons of performance for various detector technologies from the perspective of end-to-end system performance have rarely been conducted, especially considering the rapid progress of the newer quantum well technologies. System level models such as the US Army's Night Vision Integrated Performance Model (NV-IPM) can calculate image contrast and spatial frequency content using data from the target/background, intervening atmosphere, and system components. This paper includes results from a performance parameter sensitivity analysis using NV-IPM to determine the relative importance of various FPA performance parameters to the overall performance of a long range imaging system. Parameters included are: QE, dark current density, quantum well capacity, downstream readout noise, well fill, image frame rate, frame averaging, and residual fixed pattern noise. The state-of-the art for XBn, QWIP, and SLS detector technologies operating in the MWIR and LWIR bands will be surveyed to assess performance of quantum structures compared to MCT and InSb. The intent is to provide a comprehensive assessment of quantum detector performance and to identify areas where increased research

  10. Gated IR imaging with 128 × 128 HgCdTe electron avalanche photodiode FPA

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    Beck, Jeff; Woodall, Milton; Scritchfield, Richard; Ohlson, Martha; Wood, Lewis; Mitra, Pradip; Robinson, Jim

    2007-04-01

    The next generation of IR sensor systems will include active imaging capabilities. One example of such a system is a gated-active/passive system. The gated-active/passive system promises long-range target detection and identification. A detector that is capable of both active and passive modes of operation opens up the possibility of a self-aligned system that uses a single focal plane. The detector would need to be sensitive in the 3-5 μm band for passive mode operation. In the active mode, the detector would need to be sensitive in eye-safe range, e.g. 1.55 μm, and have internal gain to achieve the required system sensitivity. The MWIR HgCdTe electron injection avalanche photodiode (e-APD) not only provides state-of-the-art 3-5 μm spectral sensitivity, but also high avalanche photodiode gain without minimal excess noise. Gains of greater than 1000 have been measured in MWIR e-APDs with a gain independent excess noise factor of 1.3. This paper reports the application of the mid-wave HgCdTe e-APD for near-IR gated-active/passive imaging. Specifically a 128x128 FPA composed of 40 μm pitch, 4.2 μm to 5 μm cutoff, APD detectors with a custom readout integrated circuit was designed, fabricated, and tested. Median gains as high as 946 at 11 V bias with noise equivalent inputs as low as 0.4 photon were measured at 80 K. A gated imaging demonstration system was designed and built using commercially available parts. High resolution gated imagery out to 9 km was obtained with this system that demonstrated predicted MTF, precision gating, and sub 10 photon sensitivity.

  11. 78 FR 14358 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act

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    ... the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in the lawsuit entitled United...; and Mountain Mart 108, LLC. The proposed Consent Decree resolves claims of the United States under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by various laws including the Resource Conservation and Recovery...

  12. Tracking initially unresolved thrusting objects in 3D using a single stationary optical sensor

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    Lu, Qin; Bar-Shalom, Yaakov; Willett, Peter; Granström, Karl; Ben-Dov, R.; Milgrom, B.

    2017-05-01

    This paper considers the problem of estimating the 3D states of a salvo of thrusting/ballistic endo-atmospheric objects using 2D Cartesian measurements from the focal plane array (FPA) of a single fixed optical sensor. Since the initial separations in the FPA are smaller than the resolution of the sensor, this results in merged measurements in the FPA, compounding the usual false-alarm and missed-detection uncertainty. We present a two-step methodology. First, we assume a Wiener process acceleration (WPA) model for the motion of the images of the projectiles in the optical sensor's FPA. We model the merged measurements with increased variance, and thence employ a multi-Bernoulli (MB) filter using the 2D measurements in the FPA. Second, using the set of associated measurements for each confirmed MB track, we formulate a parameter estimation problem, whose maximum likelihood estimate can be obtained via numerical search and can be used for impact point prediction. Simulation results illustrate the performance of the proposed method.

  13. Hybrid flower pollination algorithm strategies for t-way test suite generation.

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    Nasser, Abdullah B; Zamli, Kamal Z; Alsewari, AbdulRahman A; Ahmed, Bestoun S

    2018-01-01

    The application of meta-heuristic algorithms for t-way testing has recently become prevalent. Consequently, many useful meta-heuristic algorithms have been developed on the basis of the implementation of t-way strategies (where t indicates the interaction strength). Mixed results have been reported in the literature to highlight the fact that no single strategy appears to be superior compared with other configurations. The hybridization of two or more algorithms can enhance the overall search capabilities, that is, by compensating the limitation of one algorithm with the strength of others. Thus, hybrid variants of the flower pollination algorithm (FPA) are proposed in the current work. Four hybrid variants of FPA are considered by combining FPA with other algorithmic components. The experimental results demonstrate that FPA hybrids overcome the problems of slow convergence in the original FPA and offers statistically superior performance compared with existing t-way strategies in terms of test suite size.

  14. Hybrid flower pollination algorithm strategies for t-way test suite generation

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    Zamli, Kamal Z.; Alsewari, AbdulRahman A.

    2018-01-01

    The application of meta-heuristic algorithms for t-way testing has recently become prevalent. Consequently, many useful meta-heuristic algorithms have been developed on the basis of the implementation of t-way strategies (where t indicates the interaction strength). Mixed results have been reported in the literature to highlight the fact that no single strategy appears to be superior compared with other configurations. The hybridization of two or more algorithms can enhance the overall search capabilities, that is, by compensating the limitation of one algorithm with the strength of others. Thus, hybrid variants of the flower pollination algorithm (FPA) are proposed in the current work. Four hybrid variants of FPA are considered by combining FPA with other algorithmic components. The experimental results demonstrate that FPA hybrids overcome the problems of slow convergence in the original FPA and offers statistically superior performance compared with existing t-way strategies in terms of test suite size. PMID:29718918

  15. 76 FR 2762 - Proposed Information Collection (VAAR Clause 852.236.89, Buy American Act) Activity: Comment Request

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    ...The Office of Management (OM), Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each extension of a currently approved collection, and allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the information needed to consider the use of domestic foreign construction material.

  16. We Are the 5%: Which Schools Would Be Held Accountable under a Proposed Revision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act?

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    McEachin, Andrew; Polikoff, Morgan S.

    2012-01-01

    This article uses data from California to analyze the results of the proposed accountability system in the Senate's Harkin-Enzi draft Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization. The authors analyze existing statewide school-level data from California, applying the accountability criteria proposed in the draft law. Comparing the…

  17. 50 CFR 402.48 - Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat.

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    2014-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... Rodenticide Act § 402.48 Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat. EPA may employ the...

  18. 50 CFR 402.48 - Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... Act § 402.48 Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat. EPA may employ the...

  19. 50 CFR 402.48 - Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... Rodenticide Act § 402.48 Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat. EPA may employ the...

  20. 50 CFR 402.48 - Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations... Rodenticide Act § 402.48 Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat. EPA may employ the...

  1. 50 CFR 402.48 - Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Counterpart Regulations Governing Actions... Act § 402.48 Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat. EPA may employ the...

  2. 17 CFR 240.19b-7 - Filings with respect to proposed rule changes submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act. Preliminary Note: A self-regulatory organization also... proposed rule changes. (a) Filings with respect to proposed rule changes by a self-regulatory organization... organization on the proposed rule change. (c) Self-regulatory organizations shall retain at their principle...

  3. 17 CFR 240.19b-7 - Filings with respect to proposed rule changes submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act. Preliminary Note: A self-regulatory organization also... proposed rule changes. (a) Filings with respect to proposed rule changes by a self-regulatory organization... organization on the proposed rule change. (c) Self-regulatory organizations shall retain at their principle...

  4. 17 CFR 240.19b-7 - Filings with respect to proposed rule changes submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act. Preliminary Note: A self-regulatory organization also... proposed rule changes. (a) Filings with respect to proposed rule changes by a self-regulatory organization... organization on the proposed rule change. (c) Self-regulatory organizations shall retain at their principle...

  5. 17 CFR 240.19b-7 - Filings with respect to proposed rule changes submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act. Preliminary Note: A self-regulatory organization also... proposed rule changes. (a) Filings with respect to proposed rule changes by a self-regulatory organization... organization on the proposed rule change. (c) Self-regulatory organizations shall retain at their principle...

  6. 17 CFR 240.19b-7 - Filings with respect to proposed rule changes submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... submitted pursuant to Section 19(b)(7) of the Act. Preliminary Note: A self-regulatory organization also... proposed rule changes. (a) Filings with respect to proposed rule changes by a self-regulatory organization... organization on the proposed rule change. (c) Self-regulatory organizations shall retain at their principle...

  7. 76 FR 64115 - Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-17

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (11-092)] Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act... retirement of one Privacy Act system of records notice. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, NASA is giving notice that it proposes to cancel the following Privacy Act system of records notice...

  8. 43 CFR 45.2 - What terms are used in this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... Department of the Interior, including any bureau, unit, or office of the Department, whether in Washington... Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FPA means the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq. Hearings... impact statement issued to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969...

  9. 43 CFR 45.2 - What terms are used in this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Department of the Interior, including any bureau, unit, or office of the Department, whether in Washington... Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FPA means the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq. Hearings... impact statement issued to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969...

  10. 43 CFR 45.2 - What terms are used in this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... Department of the Interior, including any bureau, unit, or office of the Department, whether in Washington... Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FPA means the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq. Hearings... impact statement issued to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969...

  11. 43 CFR 45.2 - What terms are used in this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Department of the Interior, including any bureau, unit, or office of the Department, whether in Washington... Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FPA means the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq. Hearings... impact statement issued to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969...

  12. 43 CFR 45.2 - What terms are used in this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Department of the Interior, including any bureau, unit, or office of the Department, whether in Washington... Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. FPA means the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq. Hearings... impact statement issued to comply with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969...

  13. Proposed Extension of the Library Services and Construction Act. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Select Education of the Committee on Education and Labor.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.

    The text of oversight hearings on proposals to extend the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) includes presentations on the operation of programs authorized under the act. The measure, initially passed in 1964, has provided library services for those without access to them; these included the handicapped, hospitalized, disadvantaged…

  14. Safety evaluations under the proposed US Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2013: animal use and cost estimates.

    PubMed

    Knight, Jean; Rovida, Costanca

    2014-01-01

    The proposed Safe Cosmetics and Personal Care Products Act of 2013 calls for a new evaluation program for cosmetic ingredients in the US, with the new assessments initially dependent on expanded animal testing. This paper considers possible testing scenarios under the proposed Act and estimates the number of test animals and cost under each scenario. It focuses on the impact for the first 10 years of testing, the period of greatest impact on animals and costs. The analysis suggests the first 10 years of testing under the Act could evaluate, at most, about 50% of ingredients used in cosmetics. Testing during this period would cost about $ 1.7-$ 9 billion and 1-11.5 million animals. By test year 10, alternative, high-throughput test methods under development are expected to be available, replacing animal testing and allowing rapid evaluation of all ingredients. Given the high cost in dollars and animal lives of the first 10 years for only about half of ingredients, a better choice may be to accelerate development of high-throughput methods. This would allow evaluation of 100% of cosmetic ingredients before year 10 at lower cost and without animal testing.

  15. 76 FR 67763 - Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act System of Records

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    2011-11-02

    ... NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (11-109)] Privacy Act of 1974; Privacy Act... proposed revisions to an existing Privacy Act system of records. SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration is issuing public...

  16. 77 FR 30308 - Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-22

    ... the Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing, OMB Control Number 1094-0001. FOR FURTHER... Interior, and Commerce collect the information covered by 1094-0001. Under FPA section 33, the Secretary of... Control Number: 1094-0001. Current Expiration Date: September 30, 2012. Type of Review: Information...

  17. Shutterless solution for simultaneous focal plane array temperature estimation and nonuniformity correction in uncooled long-wave infrared camera.

    PubMed

    Cao, Yanpeng; Tisse, Christel-Loic

    2013-09-01

    In uncooled long-wave infrared (LWIR) microbolometer imaging systems, temperature fluctuations of the focal plane array (FPA) result in thermal drift and spatial nonuniformity. In this paper, we present a novel approach based on single-image processing to simultaneously estimate temperature variances of FPAs and compensate the resulting temperature-dependent nonuniformity. Through well-controlled thermal calibrations, empirical behavioral models are derived to characterize the relationship between the responses of microbolometer and FPA temperature variations. Then, under the assumption that strong dependency exists between spatially adjacent pixels, we estimate the optimal FPA temperature so as to minimize the global intensity variance across the entire thermal infrared image. We make use of the estimated FPA temperature to infer an appropriate nonuniformity correction (NUC) profile. The performance and robustness of the proposed temperature-adaptive NUC method are evaluated on realistic IR images obtained by a 640 × 512 pixels uncooled LWIR microbolometer imaging system operating in a significantly changed temperature environment.

  18. Colombo opens door for FPA action.

    PubMed

    1979-01-01

    In a 36-point declaration adopted unanimously by the Colombo Conference on Population and Development, the voluntary sector in population was recognized as an equal partner with governments and international agencies. The Conference also called for international assistance for population activities to be increased to an annual target of 1 billion dollars by 1984. Consequently, Family Planning Associations are being encouraged to make contact with parliamentarians who attended the Conference and to support their work in the population field. The Conference, held from August 28-September 1, 1979 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, brought together parliamentarians from both developed and developing nations. Included among the Conference's recommendations for action were the following: 1) the integration of population and development as a key issue in the International Development Strategy to be adopted for the 1980's; and 2) a United Nations World Population Conference in 1984 to review progress made over the 10 years since the Bucharest Conference and to propose further action.

  19. 50 CFR 221.2 - What terms are used in this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... Energy Regulatory Commission. FPA means the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq. Intervention means a... hydroelectric facility under 18 CFR parts 4 or 5. Material fact means a fact that, if proved, may affect a...

  20. 50 CFR 221.2 - What terms are used in this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... Energy Regulatory Commission. FPA means the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq. Intervention means a... hydroelectric facility under 18 CFR parts 4 or 5. Material fact means a fact that, if proved, may affect a...

  1. 77 FR 51551 - Proposed Renewal of Information Collection: Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-08-24

    ... Interior (1094-0001), by telefax at (202) 395-5806 or via email to [email protected] . Also, please... information covered by 1094-0001. Under FPA section 33, the Secretary of the Department involved must accept... 45; 50 CFR Part 221; the Alternatives Process in Hydropower Licensing. OMB Control Number: 1094-0001...

  2. Impacts of a 25% Renewable Electricity Standard as Proposed in the American Clean Energy and Security Act Discussion Draft

    EIA Publications

    2009-01-01

    This report responds to requests from Chairman Edward Markey, for an analysis of a 25% federal renewable electricity standard (RES). The RES proposal analyzed in this report is included in the discussion draft of broader legislation, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA) of 2009, issued on the Energy and Commerce Committee website at the end of March 2009.

  3. 50 CFR 221.2 - What terms are used in this part?

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... Section 221.2 Wildlife and Fisheries NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MARINE MAMMALS PRESCRIPTIONS IN FERC HYDROPOWER LICENSES General... Energy Regulatory Commission. FPA means the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 791 et seq. Intervention means a...

  4. 78 FR 22873 - Hamilton Street Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-17

    ... Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On February 19, 2013, Hamilton Street Hydro, LLC, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA...

  5. 78 FR 22872 - Hamilton Street Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-04-17

    ... Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On February 19, 2013, Hamilton Street Hydro, LLC, filed an application for a preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA...

  6. 76 FR 15236 - Freedom of Information Act Regulations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-03-21

    ... Freedom of Information Act Regulations AGENCY: Department of Justice. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: This rule proposes revisions to the Department's regulations under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA... processing requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552 as amended. These...

  7. 75 FR 81205 - Privacy Act: Revision of Privacy Act Systems of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-27

    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary Privacy Act: Revision of Privacy Act Systems of.... SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to revise... from participating in SNAP. Dated: December 14, 2010. Thomas J. Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture...

  8. 75 FR 20298 - Privacy Act Regulations

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-19

    ... Part 200 RIN 0430-AA03 Privacy Act Regulations AGENCY: Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board... amend the Board's regulations implementing the Privacy Act of 1974 (Privacy Act), as amended. This proposed rule would exempt certain systems of records from certain sections of the Privacy Act. These...

  9. 78 FR 16495 - Basin Farm Renewables, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-03-15

    ... Renewables, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and Soliciting Comments, Motions To Intervene, and Competing Applications On March 1, 2013, Basin Farm Renewables, LLC filed an application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA...

  10. 75 FR 22772 - Cargill Power Markets, LLC, Complainant v. Public Service Company of New Mexico, Respondent...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-30

    ... Markets, LLC, Complainant v. Public Service Company of New Mexico, Respondent; Notice of Complaint April... of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e (2006), Cargill Power Markets, LLC (Complainant) filed a formal complaint against Public Service Company of New Mexico (Respondent) alleging that...

  11. 76 FR 59073 - Privacy Act

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-23

    ... CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY 32 CFR Part 1901 Privacy Act AGENCY: Central Intelligence Agency. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: Consistent with the Privacy Act (PA), the Central Intelligence Agency... the Director, Information Management [[Page 59074

  12. 78 FR 48860 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna Act

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-12

    ... Collection; Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna Act AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... information is required to meet U.S. obligations under the Treaty. The Treaty authorizes U.S. tuna vessels to fish within fishing zones of a large region of the Pacific Ocean. The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988...

  13. 76 FR 49469 - Orlando Utilities Commission; Notice of Filing

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-08-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. NJ11-15-000] Orlando Utilities Commission; Notice of Filing Take notice that on July 29, 2011, Orlando Utilities Commission (OUC), pursuant to section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) \\1\\ and Part 35 of the Federal Energy Regulatory...

  14. 75 FR 28001 - Ken Willis; Notice of Authorization for Continued Project Operation

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-05-19

    ..., licensee for the Fire Mountain Lodge Hydroelectric Project, filed an Application for a New License pursuant to the Federal Power Act (FPA) and the Commission's regulations thereunder. The Fire Mountain Lodge..., notice is hereby given that Ken Willis is authorized to continue operation of the Fire Mountain Lodge...

  15. 77 FR 8252 - The International Consortium of Energy Managers; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-14

    ... International Consortium of Energy Managers; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and... Consortium of Energy Managers filed an application, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA...: Rexford Wait, International Consortium of Energy Managers, 2416 Cades Way, Vista, CA 92083; (760) 599-0086...

  16. 77 FR 59184 - J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-09-26

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL12-103-000] J.P. Morgan... statements by J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation constitute violations of section 35.41(b) of the Commission's regulations under the Federal Power Act (FPA).\\1\\ J.P. Morgan Ventures Energy Corporation, 140...

  17. 75 FR 43485 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna Act

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-07-26

    ... Collection; Comment Request; South Pacific Tuna Act AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration... authorizes U.S. tuna vessels to fish within fishing zones of a large region of the Pacific Ocean. The South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 973-973r) and U.S. implementing regulations (50 CFR Part 300, Subpart...

  18. 12 CFR 225.13 - Factors considered in acting on bank acquisition proposals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-01-01

    ... authorities in its home country, as provided in § 211.24(c)(1)(ii) of the Board's Regulation K (12 CFR 211.24... 12 Banks and Banking 3 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Factors considered in acting on bank..., including the record of performance under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq...

  19. 12 CFR 225.13 - Factors considered in acting on bank acquisition proposals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-01-01

    ... provided in § 211.24(c)(1)(ii) of the Board's Regulation K (12 CFR 211.24(c)(1)(ii)). (b) Other factors. In... 12 Banks and Banking 3 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false Factors considered in acting on bank... under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) and regulations issued thereunder...

  20. 12 CFR 225.13 - Factors considered in acting on bank acquisition proposals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-01-01

    ... provided in § 211.24(c)(1)(ii) of the Board's Regulation K (12 CFR 211.24(c)(1)(ii)). (b) Other factors. In... 12 Banks and Banking 3 2011-01-01 2011-01-01 false Factors considered in acting on bank... under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) and regulations issued thereunder...

  1. 12 CFR 225.13 - Factors considered in acting on bank acquisition proposals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-01-01

    ... authorities in its home country, as provided in § 211.24(c)(1)(ii) of the Board's Regulation K (12 CFR 211.24... 12 Banks and Banking 3 2013-01-01 2013-01-01 false Factors considered in acting on bank..., including the record of performance under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq...

  2. 50 CFR 402.10 - Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Consultation Procedures § 402.10 Conference... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 7 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Conference on proposed species or proposed...

  3. 50 CFR 402.10 - Conference on proposed species or proposed critical habitat.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE); ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE REGULATIONS SUBCHAPTER A INTERAGENCY COOPERATION-ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT OF 1973, AS AMENDED Consultation Procedures § 402.10 Conference... 50 Wildlife and Fisheries 9 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Conference on proposed species or proposed...

  4. 77 FR 20382 - Whitestone Power and Communications; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-04-04

    ... (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Microturbine Hydrokinetic River-In-Stream Energy.... Applicant Contact: Mr. Steven M. Selvaggio, Whitestone Power and Communications, P.O. Box 1630, Delta...

  5. 77 FR 28863 - Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-915); Comment Request; Extension

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-05-16

    ... under section 205 of the Federal Power Act (FPA) to ensure that wholesale sales of electricity are just... maintained by the respondents under FERC-915 to monitor the entities' sales, ensure that the prices are just and reasonable, maintain the integrity of the wholesale jurisdictional sales markets, and ensure that...

  6. 78 FR 27187 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Green Sturgeon Endangered Species Act Take...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-05-09

    ... Collection; Comment Request; Green Sturgeon Endangered Species Act Take Exceptions and Exemptions AGENCY...) of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) were promulgated for the species on June 2, 2010 (75 FR 30714... information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Written comments must be...

  7. 77 FR 61027 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-10-05

    ... Decree resolves alleged violations of the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act at mobile home... provide drinking water at a number of its mobile home parks and illegally discharged sewage, failed to... environmental audits at each mobile home park, implementing corrective measures, conducting regular inspections...

  8. Quantitative method to determine the regional drinking water odorant regulation goals based on odor sensitivity distribution: illustrated using 2-MIB.

    PubMed

    Yu, Jianwei; An, Wei; Cao, Nan; Yang, Min; Gu, Junong; Zhang, Dong; Lu, Ning

    2014-07-01

    Taste and odor (T/O) in drinking water often cause consumer complaints and are thus regulated in many countries. However, people in different regions may exhibit different sensitivities toward T/O. This study proposed a method to determine the regional drinking water odorant regulation goals (ORGs) based on the odor sensitivity distribution of the local population. The distribution of odor sensitivity to 2-methylisoborneol (2-MIB) by the local population in Beijing, China was revealed by using a normal distribution function/model to describe the odor complaint response to a 2-MIB episode in 2005, and a 2-MIB concentration of 12.9 ng/L and FPA (flavor profile analysis) intensity of 2.5 was found to be the critical point to cause odor complaints. Thus the Beijing ORG for 2-MIB was determined to be 12.9 ng/L. Based on the assumption that the local FPA panel can represent the local population in terms of sensitivity to odor, and that the critical FPA intensity causing odor complaints was 2.5, this study tried to determine the ORGs for seven other cities of China by performing FPA tests using an FPA panel from the corresponding city. ORG values between 12.9 and 31.6 ng/L were determined, showing that a unified ORG may not be suitable for drinking water odor regulations. This study presents a novel approach for setting drinking water odor regulations. Copyright © 2014. Published by Elsevier B.V.

  9. The money laundering control act and proposed amendments: Its impact on the casino industry.

    PubMed

    Mills, J

    1991-12-01

    In their efforts to track unreported income, Congress passed the Money Laundering Control Act in 1985. Because they are often involved in large cash transactions, casinos were required to report on cash transactions in amounts of $10,000 or more in much the same manner as banks and other financial institutions. However, because of the unique nature of cash and chip transactions within modern casinos, the Act, or state variants of it, have created significant compliance costs for casinos. This analysis examines the implications of the Act for the casino gaming industry, and evaluates some of the recent suggested Amendments to the Act.

  10. 75 FR 16449 - Central Transmission, LLC v. PJM Interconnection L.L.C.; Notice of Complaint

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-04-01

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL10-52-000] Central Transmission, LLC v. PJM Interconnection L.L.C.; Notice of Complaint March 26, 2010. Take notice that on March... Interconnection L.L.C. (PJM) pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), alleging that Schedule 6 of...

  11. 75 FR 33610 - Application To Export Electric Energy; H.Q. Energy Services (U.S.) Inc.

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY [OE Docket No. EA-182-C] Application To Export Electric Energy; H.Q. Energy... electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA... transmit electric energy from the United States to Canada as a power marketer using existing international...

  12. 78 FR 48083 - Freedom of Information Act Administration

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-08-07

    ... PEACE CORPS 22 CFR Part 303 RIN 0420-AA29 Freedom of Information Act Administration AGENCY: Peace Corps. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The proposed rule updates Peace Corps regulations on the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to implement guidance given by the President and the Attorney General...

  13. Hyperglycemia may determine fibrinopeptide A plasma level increase in humans.

    PubMed

    Ceriello, A; Giugliano, D; Quatraro, A; Dello Russo, P; Marchi, E; Torella, R

    1989-12-01

    The effects of hyperglycemia on plasma fibrinopeptide A (FPA) levels in normal subjects are reported. An increase of FPA concentration parallel to sustained hyperglycemia was observed; when the glycemia returned to basal values, FPA showed values in normal range. Heparin infusion was able to significantly decrease the hyperglycemia-induced augment of FPA levels. Isovolumic-isotonic NaCl solution infusion produced a slight (NS) increase in FPA levels; however, mild hyperglycemia, achieved by glucagon, was also able to produce a significant increase in FPA concentration. These data demonstrate the direct role of hyperglycemia in conditioning FPA level, and suggest that hyperglycemia, by itself, is a sufficient stimulus to produce thrombin activation in humans.

  14. Sex education in Portugal.

    PubMed

    Frade, A; Vilar, D

    1991-05-01

    Catholic Church. As in 1973, committees were formed but no action was taken. Sex education activity increased nonetheless - the first FPA document on school education prepared. In 1986 Personal and Social Education was approved by parliament providing an alternative (due to the Catholic Church) to Religious Education, but even with FPA support documents, the implementation did not begin until the end of 1990. In brief the FPA's emphasis was on the body, sexuality, sex and interpersonal relationships, and sexual reproduction. The role of FPA continues at the grass roots level in stimulating discussion; cooperating with schools, students and parents; and acting as a resource center.

  15. FPA-based infrared thermography as applied to the study of cutaneous perspiration and stimulated vascular response in humans.

    PubMed

    Vainer, Boris G

    2005-12-07

    This review gives an overview of focal plane array (FPA)-based infrared (IR) thermography as a powerful research method in the field of physiology and medicine. Comparison of the gained results with the data previously obtained by other authors with other research tools is given. Outer thermoregulatory manifestations displayed by the human organism subjected to whole-body heating (sauna bath) and physical loads (exercise bicycling) are quantitatively analysed. Some details of human body emotional sweating (psycho-physiological effect) are reported. Particular attention is paid to studying active sweat glands as individual objects. All experimental data were obtained with the help of a high-sensitivity (0.03 degrees C) fast 128 x 128 InAs IR detector-based thermal imaging system operating in the short-wave spectral region (2.5 to 3 microm) and perfectly suiting medical purposes. It is shown that IR thermography makes it possible to overcome limitations inherent to contact measuring means that were traditionally used before in thermal studies. It is also shown that heterogeneous thermograms displayed by organisms with disturbed inner equilibrium can be quantitatively analysed in terms of statistical parameters of related surface-temperature histograms, such as the mean temperature and the standard deviation of temperature (SDT). The increase and the decrease in SDT turned out to be typical of prolonged physical load and subsequent relaxation, and of external whole-body heating, respectively. Explanation of this result based on a hypothesis advanced within the context of the doctrine of human-organism evolution is given. Skin-temperature distribution function accompanying the relaxed organism in normality was found to closely resemble normal-distribution function. Symmetry break down and variation of the shape of this characteristic may serve as an indicator of homeostasis shift and can be used as a quantitative criterion for the latter. A new phenomenon, stable

  16. 25 CFR 273.13 - Proposals eligible for contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2013-04-01 2013-04-01 false Proposals eligible for contracts. 273.13 Section 273.13 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT Application Process § 273.13 Proposals...

  17. 25 CFR 273.13 - Proposals eligible for contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2011-04-01 2011-04-01 false Proposals eligible for contracts. 273.13 Section 273.13 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT Application Process § 273.13 Proposals...

  18. 25 CFR 273.13 - Proposals eligible for contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2010-04-01 2010-04-01 false Proposals eligible for contracts. 273.13 Section 273.13 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT Application Process § 273.13 Proposals...

  19. 25 CFR 273.13 - Proposals eligible for contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2014-04-01 2014-04-01 false Proposals eligible for contracts. 273.13 Section 273.13 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT Application Process § 273.13 Proposals...

  20. 25 CFR 273.13 - Proposals eligible for contracts.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-04-01

    ... 25 Indians 1 2012-04-01 2011-04-01 true Proposals eligible for contracts. 273.13 Section 273.13 Indians BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT Application Process § 273.13 Proposals...

  1. 75 FR 51033 - BE Louisiana, LLC; Notice of Institution of Section 206 Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

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    ... August 11, 2010, the Commission issued an order that instituted a proceeding in Docket No. EL10-73-000, pursuant to section 206 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 USC 824e, to determine whether the J.P. Morgan Sellers' \\1\\ market-based rate authority in the Cleco Corporation, Inc. balancing authority area remains...

  2. 77 FR 23238 - Application To Export Electric Energy; Citigroup Energy Canada ULC

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    ... wholesale market in interstate commerce or have a power supply system of its own on which its exports of... U.S. electric power supply system. Copies of this application will be made available, upon request... electric energy from the United States to Canada pursuant to section 202(e) of the Federal Power Act (FPA...

  3. 77 FR 31843 - Swan Lake North Hydro, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted For Filing and...

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    ... California; and (14) appurtenant facilities. The project would be a closed-loop system using groundwater and... application for a successive preliminary permit, pursuant to section 4(f) of the Federal Power Act (FPA... power tunnel; (6) a 30-foot-diameter, 1,200-foot-long vertical shaft; (7) a 30-foot-diameter, 1,000-foot...

  4. 78 FR 65639 - Notice of Filing; Wyrsch, Martha B.

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    ... Filing; Wyrsch, Martha B. Take notice that on October 25, 2013, Martha B. Wyrsch submitted for filing, an application for authority to hold interlocking positions, pursuant to section 305(b) of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 825d(b) and Part 45 of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (Commission) Rules...

  5. 76 FR 10492 - Credit Reforms in Organized Wholesale Electric Markets

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    ... unsecured credit for all participants, particularly load-serving entities. \\17\\ Order No. 741, FERC Stats... responsibilities, under section 217(b)(4) of the Federal Power Act (FPA) \\19\\ and Order No. 681,\\20\\ to enable load... TDUs argue that they be allowed to request exemptions under Order No. 741 to ensure that a load-serving...

  6. Angular acceptance analysis of an infrared focal plane array with a built-in stationary Fourier transform spectrometer.

    PubMed

    Gillard, Frédéric; Ferrec, Yann; Guérineau, Nicolas; Rommeluère, Sylvain; Taboury, Jean; Chavel, Pierre

    2012-06-01

    Stationary Fourier transform spectrometry is an interesting concept for building reliable field or embedded spectroradiometers, especially for the mid- and far- IR. Here, a very compact configuration of a cryogenic stationary Fourier transform IR (FTIR) spectrometer is investigated, where the interferometer is directly integrated in the focal plane array (FPA). We present a theoretical analysis to explain and describe the fringe formation inside the FTIR-FPA structure when illuminated by an extended source positioned at a finite distance from the detection plane. The results are then exploited to propose a simple front lens design compatible with a handheld package.

  7. 75 FR 21016 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Comment Request; Notice of Submission of Proposed...

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    ...The proposed information collection requirement described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal.

  8. 75 FR 30025 - Privacy Act System of Records

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    ... FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Privacy Act System of Records AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission). ACTION: Notice; one altered Privacy Act system of records; revision of one... Act of 1974, as amended (``Privacy Act''), 5 U.S.C. 552a, the FCC proposes to alter one system of...

  9. Urinary coagulation-fibrinolysis, kallirein-kinin systems and kininase in cases of preclampsia.

    PubMed

    Mutoh, S; Kobayashi, M; Hirata, J; Itoh, N; Maki, M; Komatsu, Y; Yoshida, A; Sasa, H; Kuroda, K; Kikuchi, Y

    1992-01-01

    Urinary kallikrein and kallikrein activity significantly decreased in cases of preeclampsia (u-kall./CRE.index 42.39 +/- 9.66 ng/mg, u-kall. act./CRE.index 0.26 +/- 0.06 ng/min/mg), and urinary kininase II and kininase activity significantly increased (u-kininase/CRE.index 10.91 +/- 1.26 x 10(-3) IU/min/mg, u-kininase act./CRE.index 506.37 +/- 178.45 pg/min/mg) when compared with those of normal gravidas from 28 weeks to 42 weeks of gestation (u-kall./CRE.index 189.31 +/- 14.17 ng/mg, u-kall. act./CRE index 1.08 +/- 0.10 ng/min/mg, u-kininase/CRE.index 6.24 +/- 0.31 x 10(-3) IU/min/mg, u-kininase act./CRE.index 15.64 +/- 0.10 pg/min/mg). Urinary FPA, B beta 5-42, alpha 2-PI, and alpha 2PI-plasmin-complex (PIC) significantly increased in preeclampsia (u-FPA/CRE.index 23.59 +/- 8.47 ng/mg, u-B beta/CRE.index 105.26 +/- 29.30 ng/mg, u-alpha 2PI/CRE.index 121.53 +/- 43.57 ng/mg, u-PIC/CRE index 278.39 +/- 60.50 ng/mg) when compared with those of normal control group (u-FPA/CRE.index 0.92 +/- 0.04 ng/mg, u-B beta/CRE.index 12.15 +/- 0.44 ng/mg, u-alpha 2PI/CRE.index 4.18 +/- 0.33 ng/mg, u-PIC/CRE.index 5.98 +/- 1.15 ng/mg). Urinary urokinase markedly increased and urinary D-dimer was detected in severe cases of preeclampsia (u-UK/CRE.index 58.20 +/- 43.69 ng/mg, u-D-dimer 54.76 +/- 9.89 ng/ml) when compared with those of normal control group. These findings suggest that deficiency in urinary kinin excretion may induce hypertension in addition to the changes of urinary coagulation-fibrinolysis system that represents the occurrence of either the endothelial cell injury in the glomerulus or the renal tulbular damage in mild cases of preeclampsia, eventually resulting in the intra-renal vascular coagulation.

  10. The Genetic Privacy Act and commentary

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Annas, G.J.; Glantz, L.H.; Roche, P.A.

    1995-02-28

    The Genetic Privacy Act is a proposal for federal legislation. The Act is based on the premise that genetic information is different from other types of personal information in ways that require special protection. The DNA molecule holds an extensive amount of currently indecipherable information. The major goal of the Human Genome Project is to decipher this code so that the information it contains is accessible. The privacy question is, accessible to whom? The highly personal nature of the information contained in DNA can be illustrated by thinking of DNA as containing an individual`s {open_quotes}future diary.{close_quotes} A diary is perhapsmore » the most personal and private document a person can create. It contains a person`s innermost thoughts and perceptions, and is usually hidden and locked to assure its secrecy. Diaries describe the past. The information in one`s genetic code can be thought of as a coded probabilistic future diary because it describes an important part of a unique and personal future. This document presents an introduction to the proposal for federal legislation `the Genetic Privacy Act`; a copy of the proposed act; and comment.« less

  11. 78 FR 73196 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: Child and Family Services Plan (CFSP... Act (the Act), States, Territories, and Tribes are required to submit a Child and Family Services Plan...

  12. 78 FR 62629 - Proposed Information Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean Water Act Section 404 State...

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    ... comments to OMB. Abstract: Section 404(g) of the Clean Water Act authorizes States [and Tribes] to assume... States/Tribes requesting assumption of the Clean Water Act section 404 permit program; States/ [[Page... Collection Request; Comment Request; Clean Water Act Section 404 State-Assumed Programs (Renewal) AGENCY...

  13. Royal Wine Corporation d/b/a/ Royal Kedem (Herzog Wine Cellars), Oxnard, CA; Proposed Settlement of Clean Water Act Class II Administrative Penalty and Opportunity to Comment

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    Public Notice of Proposed Settlement of Clean Water Act Class II Administrative Penalty and Opportunity to Comment In the Matter of Royal Wine Corporation d/b/a/ Royal Kedem (Herzog Wine Cellars), Oxnard, California.

  14. 77 FR 57017 - Privacy Act; Implementation

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    ... Act; Implementation AGENCY: Defense Intelligence Agency, DoD. ACTION: Direct final rule with request for comments. SUMMARY: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is proposing to update the DIA Privacy Act... Records. This direct final rule makes nonsubstantive changes to the Defense Intelligence Agency Program...

  15. 25 CFR 84.004 - Are there types of contracts and agreements that do not require Secretarial approval under this...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-04-01

    ... tribal laws or custom; (e) Contracts or agreements that do not convey exclusive or nearly exclusive... Indian Gaming Commission under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq., and the...) FERC has made the finding under section 4(e) of the FPA (16 U.S.C. 797(e)) that the license or...

  16. Stream temperature responses to timber harvest and best management practices—findings from the ODF RipStream project

    Treesearch

    Jeremy D. Groom

    2013-01-01

    Studies over the past 40 years have established that riparian buff er retention along streams protects against stream temperature increase. Th is protection is neither universal nor complete; some buff ered streams still warm, while other streams’ temperatures remain stable. Oregon Department of Forestry developed riparian rules in the Forest Practices Act (FPA) to...

  17. 76 FR 20343 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will... Air Force's notices for systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as... CONTACT address above. The proposed systems reports, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act...

  18. 77 FR 15590 - Privacy Act; Implementation

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    2012-03-16

    ... Act; Implementation AGENCY: Defense Intelligence Agency, DoD. ACTION: Direct final rule with request for comments. SUMMARY: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is proposing to update the DIA Privacy Act... nonsubstantive changes to the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) Privacy Program rules. These changes will allow...

  19. 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment Summary

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    In 1989, President George W. Bush proposed revisions to the Clean Air Act designed to curb acid rain, urban air pollution, and toxic air emissions. The proposal also called for establishing a national permits program.

  20. 45 CFR 12.10 - Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other related Acts...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

    2012-10-01

    ... necessary to make an assessment of the impact of the proposed Federal action on the human environment... Act of 1969 and other related Acts (environmental impact). 12.10 Section 12.10 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DISPOSAL AND UTILIZATION OF SURPLUS REAL...

  1. 45 CFR 12.10 - Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other related Acts...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... necessary to make an assessment of the impact of the proposed Federal action on the human environment... Act of 1969 and other related Acts (environmental impact). 12.10 Section 12.10 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DISPOSAL AND UTILIZATION OF SURPLUS REAL...

  2. 45 CFR 12.10 - Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other related Acts...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

    2013-10-01

    ... necessary to make an assessment of the impact of the proposed Federal action on the human environment... Act of 1969 and other related Acts (environmental impact). 12.10 Section 12.10 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DISPOSAL AND UTILIZATION OF SURPLUS REAL...

  3. 45 CFR 12.10 - Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other related Acts...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

    2011-10-01

    ... necessary to make an assessment of the impact of the proposed Federal action on the human environment... Act of 1969 and other related Acts (environmental impact). 12.10 Section 12.10 Public Welfare DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DISPOSAL AND UTILIZATION OF SURPLUS REAL...

  4. 45 CFR 12.10 - Compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and other related Acts...

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

    2014-10-01

    ... necessary to make an assessment of the impact of the proposed Federal action on the human environment... Act of 1969 and other related Acts (environmental impact). 12.10 Section 12.10 Public Welfare Department of Health and Human Services GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DISPOSAL AND UTILIZATION OF SURPLUS REAL...

  5. [Patient-Proposed Health Services].

    PubMed

    Fujiwara, Yasuhiro

    2016-06-01

    The Patient-Proposed Health Services(PPHS)was launched in April 2016. PPHS was proposed by the Council for Regulatory Reform, which was established in January 2013 under the Second Abe Administration. After discussion within the council, PPHS was published in the Japan Revitalization Strategy(2014 revised edition), which was endorsed by the Cabinet on June 24, 2014. PPHS was proposed therein as a new mechanism within the mixed billing system to apply for a combination of treatment not covered by the public health insurance with treatment covered by the insurance. Subsequently, PPHS was submitted for diet deliberations in April and May 2015 and inserted into article 63 of the health insurance act in accordance with "a law for making partial amendments to the National Health Insurance Act, etc., in order to create a sustainable medical insurance system", which was promulgated on May 29, 2015. In this paper I will review the background of the birth of PPHS and discuss its overview.

  6. 77 FR 62494 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Evaluations of Coastal Zone Management Act...

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    ... Collection; Comment Request; Evaluations of Coastal Zone Management Act Programs--State Coastal Management... request is for a new information collection. The Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (CZMA; 16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.) requires that state coastal management programs and national estuarine research...

  7. 75 FR 82392 - Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in Word or... that EPA had a legal obligation to act promptly to comply with the requirements of Section 111. The... in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may [[Page 82393

  8. 78 FR 51184 - Air Pollution Control: Proposed Actions on Clean Air Act Section 105 Grant to the Lane Regional...

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    2013-08-20

    ...The EPA has made a proposed determination that a reduction in recurring expenditures of non-Federal funds for the Lane Regional Air Protection Agency (LRAPA) in Eugene, Oregon is a result of agency wide non-selective reductions in expenditures. This determination, when final, will permit the LRAPA to continue to receive grant funding under Section 105 of the Clean Air Act for the state fiscal year (SFY) 2014. This determination will also reset the LRAPA required maintenance of effort level for SFY 2012 and 2013 to reflect the non-selective reductions made to address reductions in revenue due to adverse economic conditions in Lane County, Oregon.

  9. Complex Source and Radiation Behaviors of Small Elements of Linear and Matrix Flexible Ultrasonic Phased-Array Transducers

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Amory, V.; Lhémery, A.

    2008-02-01

    Inspection of irregular components is problematical: maladjustment of transducer shoes to surfaces causes aberrations. Flexible phased-arrays (FPAs) designed at CEA LIST to maximize contact are driven by adapted delay laws to compensate for irregularities. Optimizing FPA requires simulation tools. The behavior of one element computed by FEM is observed at the surface and its radiation experimentally validated. Efforts for one element prevent from simulating a FPA by FEM. A model is proposed where each element behaves as nonuniform source of stresses. Exact and asymptotic formulas for Lamb problem are used as convolution kernels for longitudinal, transverse and head waves; the latter is of primary importance for angle-T-beam inspections.

  10. 76 FR 71027 - Proposed Settlement Agreements, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    .... Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in Word... intervenors to the respective actions at issue. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold... the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to these settlements...

  11. 76 FR 58507 - Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in Word or... intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent... Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this settlement agreement...

  12. 77 FR 73029 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ...:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be... parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or... the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines, based on any comment submitted, that...

  13. 78 FR 79688 - Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC v. Sierra Pacific Power Company; Notice of Complaints

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    2013-12-31

    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. EL14-16-000] Newmont Nevada Energy Investment LLC v. Sierra Pacific Power Company; Notice of Complaints Take notice that on December 23, 2013, pursuant to sections 206 and 306 of the Federal Power Act (FPA), 16 U.S.C. 824e, and 825e and Rule 206 of the Rules of Practice and...

  14. 77 FR 49060 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

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    ... Public Law 111-47, section 501(a). Section 1471 is part of the new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act... of the new Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) legislative framework to obtain reporting from... proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995...

  15. 77 FR 15368 - Clean Water Act; Availability of List Decisions

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    ... ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY [FRL-9646-9] Clean Water Act; Availability of List Decisions...) proposed decision identifying water quality limited segments and associated pollutants in Oregon to be listed pursuant to section 303(d)(2) of the Clean Water Act (CWA). EPA is proposing to add 1004 water...

  16. 40 CFR 209.29 - Proposed findings, conclusions.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 24 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Proposed findings, conclusions. 209.29... Governing Hearings for Orders Issued Under Section 11(d) of the Noise Control Act § 209.29 Proposed findings... consideration of the administrative law judge proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, and a proposed rule...

  17. 76 FR 56757 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in Word or... parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or... the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should...

  18. 75 FR 54873 - Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ...., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on... parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or... the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this settlement agreement...

  19. 77 FR 45605 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... Ave. NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal... or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or... the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should...

  20. 77 FR 21090 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency... U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that... Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information...

  1. 75 FR 81257 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency... Department of Energy (DOE) invites public comment on a proposed collection of information that DOE is... Act of 1995. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary...

  2. 78 FR 70960 - Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Resource...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act On November 20, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed consent decree with the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois in the lawsuit entitled United States v....

  3. 75 FR 25856 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY [No. 2010-N-05] Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance Agency. ACTION: Notice of the establishment of new systems of records. SUMMARY: In... Finance Agency (FHFA) gives notices of two proposed Privacy Act systems of records. The first proposed...

  4. 75 FR 1770 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ...:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM... parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or... the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should...

  5. 76 FR 45562 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    .... and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be... not named as parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice... requirements of the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree...

  6. 78 FR 53143 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ...:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM... parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or... the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should...

  7. 77 FR 9943 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed... 17, 2009, the President signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act... employment. The Recovery Act made additional changes to TANF extending supplemental grants through FY 2010...

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    ..., between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD... parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or... the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should...

  9. 78 FR 60280 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ..., between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD... parties or intervenors to the litigation in question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or... the Act. Unless EPA or the Department of Justice determines that consent to this consent decree should...

  10. Femoral anteversion and tibial torsion only explain 25% of variance in regression analysis of foot progression angle in children with diplegic cerebral palsy

    PubMed Central

    2013-01-01

    Background The relationship between torsional bony deformities and rotational gait parameters has not been sufficiently investigated. This study was to investigate the degree of contribution of torsional bony deformities to rotational gait parameters in patients with diplegic cerebral palsy (CP). Methods Thirty three legs from 33 consecutive ambulatory patients (average age 9.5 years, SD 6.9 years; 20 males and 13 females) with diplegic CP who underwent preoperative three dimensional gait analysis, foot radiographs, and computed tomography (CT) were included. Adjusted foot progression angle (FPA) was retrieved from gait analysis by correcting pelvic rotation from conventional FPA, which represented the rotational gait deviation of the lower extremity from the tip of the femoral head to the foot. Correlations between rotational gait parameters (FPA, adjusted FPA, average pelvic rotation, average hip rotation, and average knee rotation) and radiologic measurements (acetabular version, femoral anteversion, knee torsion, tibial torsion, and anteroposteriortalo-first metatarsal angle) were analyzed. Multiple regression analysis was performed to identify significant contributing radiographic measurements to adjusted FPA. Results Adjusted FPA was significantly correlated with FPA (r=0.837, p<0.001), contralateral FPA (r=0.492, p=0.004), pelvic rotation during gait (r=−0.489, p=0.004), knee rotation during gait (r=0.376, p=0.031), and femoral anteversion (r=0.350, p=0.046). In multiple regression analysis, femoral anteversion (p=0.026) and tibial torsion (p=0.034) were found to be the significant contributing structural deformities to the adjusted FPA (R2=0.247). Conclusions Femoral anteversion and tibial torsion were found to be the significant structural deformities that could affect adjusted FPA in patients with diplegic CP. Femoral anteversion and tibial torsion could explain only 24.7% of adjusted FPA. PMID:23767833

  11. 77 FR 46519 - Proposed Aggregate Production Quotas for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances and Proposed...

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  13. [Is an act of human love the in vitro fertilization? A proposal ethical analysis].

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    García Sánchez, Emilio

    2014-01-01

    Since 1978, when the first test tube baby, Louis Brown, was born, thousands of children have been born every year through in vitro fertilization. Many families keep attending fertility clinics in order to receive some treatment for their infertility problems and have a child. Children born in this way are worthy human beings. Their parents love them and devote themselves to their children admirably, showing real parental love. However, does this loving kindness justify, from an ethical point of view, any way of desiring and having a son or daughter? Is it really an act of human love to long for a child and satisfy this desire using artificial methods? Is it equally human and worthy to wish them choosing in vitro fertilization than to wish them through an intimate and loving relationship, in which the child emerges as a result of interpersonal donation? I answer these questions by analyzing the ethics proposal formulated by Rhonheimer and Carrasco de Paula. In short, only the intimate and loving sexual union between a man and a woman -as long as it is unconditional love- may be the dignity cause of the existence of a human being. And such union and unconditional requirement are absent in vitro fertilization.

  14. Public Notice: Notice of Proposed Administrative Penalty Assessments and Opportunity to Comment

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    EPA is providing notice of a proposed administrative penalty assessment for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act (Act). EPA is also providing notice of opportunity to comment on the proposed penalty assessment.

  15. Isolation and characterization of a cysteine protease of freesia corms.

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    Uchikoba, Tetsuya; Okubo, Michiko; Arima, Kazunari; Yonezawa, Hiroo

    2002-02-01

    A protease, freesia protease (FP)-A, was purified to electrophoretic homogeneity from regular freesia (Freesia reflacta) corms in harvest time. The Mr of FP-A was estimated to be 24 k by SDS-PAGE. The optimum pH of the enzyme was 8.0 using a casein substrate. These enzymes were strongly inhibited by p-chloromercuribenzoic acid but not by phenylmethane-sulfonylfluoride and EDTA. These results indicate that FP-A belongs to the cysteine proteases. The amino terminal sequence of FP-A was similar to that of papain, and the sequences was regarded to the conservative residues of cysteine protease. From the hydrolysis of peptidyl-p-NAs, the specificity of FP-A was found to be broad. It was thought that FP-A was a new protease from freesia corms.

  16. TOPICAL REVIEW: FPA-based infrared thermography as applied to the study of cutaneous perspiration and stimulated vascular response in humans

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    Vainer, Boris G.

    2005-12-01

    This review gives an overview of focal plane array (FPA)-based infrared (IR) thermography as a powerful research method in the field of physiology and medicine. Comparison of the gained results with the data previously obtained by other authors with other research tools is given. Outer thermoregulatory manifestations displayed by the human organism subjected to whole-body heating (sauna bath) and physical loads (exercise bicycling) are quantitatively analysed. Some details of human body emotional sweating (psycho-physiological effect) are reported. Particular attention is paid to studying active sweat glands as individual objects. All experimental data were obtained with the help of a high-sensitivity (0.03 °C) fast 128 × 128 InAs IR detector-based thermal imaging system operating in the short-wave spectral region (2.5 to 3 µm) and perfectly suiting medical purposes. It is shown that IR thermography makes it possible to overcome limitations inherent to contact measuring means that were traditionally used before in thermal studies. It is also shown that heterogeneous thermograms displayed by organisms with disturbed inner equilibrium can be quantitatively analysed in terms of statistical parameters of related surface-temperature histograms, such as the mean temperature and the standard deviation of temperature (SDT). The increase and the decrease in SDT turned out to be typical of prolonged physical load and subsequent relaxation, and of external whole-body heating, respectively. Explanation of this result based on a hypothesis advanced within the context of the doctrine of human-organism evolution is given. Skin-temperature distribution function accompanying the relaxed organism in normality was found to closely resemble normal-distribution function. Symmetry break down and variation of the shape of this characteristic may serve as an indicator of homeostasis shift and can be used as a quantitative criterion for the latter. A new phenomenon, stable punctate

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  1. Precise annealing of focal plane arrays for optical detection

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    Bender, Daniel A.

    2015-09-22

    Precise annealing of identified defective regions of a Focal Plane Array ("FPA") (e.g., exclusive of non-defective regions of the FPA) facilitates removal of defects from an FPA that has been hybridized and/or packaged with readout electronics. Radiation is optionally applied under operating conditions, such as under cryogenic temperatures, such that performance of an FPA can be evaluated before, during, and after annealing without requiring thermal cycling.

  2. Precise annealing of focal plane arrays for optical detection

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    Bender, Daniel A.

    2017-10-17

    Precise annealing of identified defective regions of a Focal Plane Array ("FPA") (e.g., exclusive of non-defective regions of the FPA) facilitates removal of defects from an FPA that has been hybridized and/or packaged with readout electronics. Radiation is optionally applied under operating conditions, such as under cryogenic temperatures, such that performance of an FPA can be evaluated before, during, and after annealing without requiring thermal cycling.

  3. 75 FR 51267 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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  5. 75 FR 51917 - Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: Increase in License Fees

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  6. 77 FR 16501 - Certain Preventive Services Under the Affordable Care Act

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    ...This advance notice of proposed rulemaking announces the intention of the Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and the Treasury to propose amendments to regulations regarding certain preventive health services under provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act). The proposed amendments would establish alternative ways to fulfill the requirements of section 2713 of the Public Health Service Act and companion provisions under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act and the Internal Revenue Code when health coverage is sponsored or arranged by a religious organization that objects to the coverage of contraceptive services for religious reasons and that is not exempt under the final regulations published February 15, 2012. This document serves as a request for comments in advance of proposed rulemaking on the potential means of accommodating such organizations while ensuring contraceptive coverage for plan participants and beneficiaries covered under their plans (or, in the case of student health insurance plans, student enrollees and their dependents) without cost sharing.

  7. Audit of the proposed sale of Alaska Power Administration

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    Not Available

    1992-03-16

    The Department of Energy (Department) has proposed selling the Alaska Power Administration (APA) to the state of Alaska and local utility purchasers. In early 1992 Congress received the Department`s current proposed sale legislation. The objective of this audit was to determine whether the terms of the proposed sale of APA would protect the financial interests of the US taxpayers. The audit showed that issues raised by the General Accounting Office (GAO) as late as 1990 and in prior years remain relevant to the current consideration of the sale of APA. Further, we found that a decision had been made tomore » dispose of APA without following the requirements of the Property Act. We pointed out to the Department in informal conversations that the proposed sale appeared subject to the provisions of the Property Act. Subsequently, the Department modified its draft legislative proposal to include language designed to exclude the sale from the requirements of the Property Act. Due to divergent opinions regarding the proposed sale of APA, we believe the Department should fully inform the Congress, during its deliberative process, as to the issues raised above.« less

  8. Audit of the proposed sale of Alaska Power Administration

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    Not Available

    1992-03-16

    The Department of Energy (Department) has proposed selling the Alaska Power Administration (APA) to the state of Alaska and local utility purchasers. In early 1992 Congress received the Department's current proposed sale legislation. The objective of this audit was to determine whether the terms of the proposed sale of APA would protect the financial interests of the US taxpayers. The audit showed that issues raised by the General Accounting Office (GAO) as late as 1990 and in prior years remain relevant to the current consideration of the sale of APA. Further, we found that a decision had been made tomore » dispose of APA without following the requirements of the Property Act. We pointed out to the Department in informal conversations that the proposed sale appeared subject to the provisions of the Property Act. Subsequently, the Department modified its draft legislative proposal to include language designed to exclude the sale from the requirements of the Property Act. Due to divergent opinions regarding the proposed sale of APA, we believe the Department should fully inform the Congress, during its deliberative process, as to the issues raised above.« less

  9. High speed imager test station

    DOEpatents

    Yates, George J.; Albright, Kevin L.; Turko, Bojan T.

    1995-01-01

    A test station enables the performance of a solid state imager (herein called a focal plane array or FPA) to be determined at high image frame rates. A programmable waveform generator is adapted to generate clock pulses at determinable rates for clock light-induced charges from a FPA. The FPA is mounted on an imager header board for placing the imager in operable proximity to level shifters for receiving the clock pulses and outputting pulses effective to clock charge from the pixels forming the FPA. Each of the clock level shifters is driven by leading and trailing edge portions of the clock pulses to reduce power dissipation in the FPA. Analog circuits receive output charge pulses clocked from the FPA pixels. The analog circuits condition the charge pulses to cancel noise in the pulses and to determine and hold a peak value of the charge for digitizing. A high speed digitizer receives the peak signal value and outputs a digital representation of each one of the charge pulses. A video system then displays an image associated with the digital representation of the output charge pulses clocked from the FPA. In one embodiment, the FPA image is formatted to a standard video format for display on conventional video equipment.

  10. High speed imager test station

    DOEpatents

    Yates, G.J.; Albright, K.L.; Turko, B.T.

    1995-11-14

    A test station enables the performance of a solid state imager (herein called a focal plane array or FPA) to be determined at high image frame rates. A programmable waveform generator is adapted to generate clock pulses at determinable rates for clock light-induced charges from a FPA. The FPA is mounted on an imager header board for placing the imager in operable proximity to level shifters for receiving the clock pulses and outputting pulses effective to clock charge from the pixels forming the FPA. Each of the clock level shifters is driven by leading and trailing edge portions of the clock pulses to reduce power dissipation in the FPA. Analog circuits receive output charge pulses clocked from the FPA pixels. The analog circuits condition the charge pulses to cancel noise in the pulses and to determine and hold a peak value of the charge for digitizing. A high speed digitizer receives the peak signal value and outputs a digital representation of each one of the charge pulses. A video system then displays an image associated with the digital representation of the output charge pulses clocked from the FPA. In one embodiment, the FPA image is formatted to a standard video format for display on conventional video equipment. 12 figs.

  11. Implementation of Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996: access to telecommunications services, telecommunications equipment, and customer premises equipment by persons with disabilities--FCC. Notice of proposed rulemaking.

    PubMed

    1998-05-22

    This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is an important step in the Commission's effort to increase the accessibility of telecommunications services and equipment to Americans with disabilities. The NPRM proposes a framework for implementing section 255 of the Communications Act of 1934 (Act), which requires telecommunications equipment manufacturers and service providers to ensure that their equipment and services are accessible to persons with disabilities, to the extent it is readily achievable to do so. In addition, if accessibility is not readily achievable, section 255 requires manufacturers and service providers to ensure compatibility with existing peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve access, to the extent it is readily achievable to do so. The NPRM first explores the Commission's legal authority to establish rules implementing section 255. The NPRM then seeks comment on the interpretation of specific statutory terms that are relevant to the proceeding. Finally, the NPRM seeks comment on proposals to implement and enforce the requirement that telecommunications equipment and services be made accessible to the extent readily achievable. The actions proposed in the NPRM are needed to ensure that people with disabilities are not left behind in the telecommunications revolution and consequently isolated from contemporary life.

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  16. 49 CFR 1105.9 - Coastal Zone Management Act requirements.

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    ... 49 Transportation 8 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Coastal Zone Management Act requirements. 1105.9... ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS § 1105.9 Coastal Zone Management Act requirements. (a) If the proposed action affects land or water uses within a State coastal zone designated pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C...

  17. 49 CFR 1105.9 - Coastal Zone Management Act requirements.

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    ... 49 Transportation 8 2011-10-01 2011-10-01 false Coastal Zone Management Act requirements. 1105.9... ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS § 1105.9 Coastal Zone Management Act requirements. (a) If the proposed action affects land or water uses within a State coastal zone designated pursuant to the Coastal Zone Management Act (16 U.S.C...

  18. Proposed Approval of Kentucky 2008 Transport SIP Submission

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    The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to approve Kentucky’s February 28, 2018, draft State Implementation Plan (SIP) submission pertaining to the “good neighbor” provision of the Clean Air Act (CAA or Act) for the 2008 8-hour ozone Nationa

  19. The development of agoraphobia is associated with the symptoms and location of a patient's first panic attack

    PubMed Central

    2012-01-01

    Background The place where a patient experiences his/her first panic attack (FPA) may be related to their agoraphobia later in life. However, no investigations have been done into the clinical features according to the place where the FPA was experienced. In particular, there is an absence of detailed research examining patients who experienced their FPA at home. In this study, patients were classified by the location of their FPA and the differences in their clinical features were explored (e.g., symptoms of FPA, frequency of agoraphobia, and severity of FPA). Methods The subjects comprised 830 panic disorder patients who were classified into 5 groups based on the place of their FPA (home, school/office, driving a car, in a public transportation vehicle, outside of home), The clinical features of these patients were investigated. Additionally, for panic disorder patients with agoraphobia at their initial clinic visit, the clinical features of patients who experienced their FPA at home were compared to those who experienced their attack elsewhere. Results In comparison of the FPAs of the 5 groups, significant differences were seen among the 7 descriptors (sex ratio, drinking status, smoking status, severity of the panic attack, depression score, ratio of agoraphobia, and degree of avoidance behavior) and 4 symptoms (sweating, chest pain, feeling dizzy, and fear of dying). The driving and public transportation group patients showed a higher incidence of co-morbid agoraphobia than did the other groups. Additionally, for panic disorder patients with co-morbid agoraphobia, the at-home group had a higher frequency of fear of dying compared to the patients in the outside-of-home group and felt more severe distress elicited by their FPA. Conclusion The results of this study suggest that the clinical features of panic disorder patients vary according to the place of their FPA. The at-home group patients experienced "fear of dying" more frequently and felt more distress

  20. The development of agoraphobia is associated with the symptoms and location of a patient's first panic attack.

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    Hara, Naomi; Nishimura, Yukika; Yokoyama, Chika; Inoue, Ken; Nishida, Atsushi; Tanii, Hisashi; Okada, Motohiro; Kaiya, Hisanobu; Okazaki, Yuji

    2012-04-11

    The place where a patient experiences his/her first panic attack (FPA) may be related to their agoraphobia later in life. However, no investigations have been done into the clinical features according to the place where the FPA was experienced. In particular, there is an absence of detailed research examining patients who experienced their FPA at home. In this study, patients were classified by the location of their FPA and the differences in their clinical features were explored (e.g., symptoms of FPA, frequency of agoraphobia, and severity of FPA). The subjects comprised 830 panic disorder patients who were classified into 5 groups based on the place of their FPA (home, school/office, driving a car, in a public transportation vehicle, outside of home), The clinical features of these patients were investigated. Additionally, for panic disorder patients with agoraphobia at their initial clinic visit, the clinical features of patients who experienced their FPA at home were compared to those who experienced their attack elsewhere. In comparison of the FPAs of the 5 groups, significant differences were seen among the 7 descriptors (sex ratio, drinking status, smoking status, severity of the panic attack, depression score, ratio of agoraphobia, and degree of avoidance behavior) and 4 symptoms (sweating, chest pain, feeling dizzy, and fear of dying). The driving and public transportation group patients showed a higher incidence of co-morbid agoraphobia than did the other groups. Additionally, for panic disorder patients with co-morbid agoraphobia, the at-home group had a higher frequency of fear of dying compared to the patients in the outside-of-home group and felt more severe distress elicited by their FPA. The results of this study suggest that the clinical features of panic disorder patients vary according to the place of their FPA. The at-home group patients experienced "fear of dying" more frequently and felt more distress during their FPA than did the subjects in

  1. 78 FR 15376 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Amendment Under the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water...

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    ... Suit AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Notice of proposed settlement agreement..., 2012, Sierra Club (``Intervenor'') filed a timely motion to intervene. The motion was granted March 27, 2012. The proposed settlement agreement establishes a deadline for EPA to take action on a SIP to be...

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  6. A new three-dimensional manufacturing service composition method under various structures using improved Flower Pollination Algorithm

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    Zhang, Wenyu; Yang, Yushu; Zhang, Shuai; Yu, Dejian; Chen, Yong

    2018-05-01

    With the growing complexity of customer requirements and the increasing scale of manufacturing services, how to select and combine the single services to meet the complex demand of the customer has become a growing concern. This paper presents a new manufacturing service composition method to solve the multi-objective optimization problem based on quality of service (QoS). The proposed model not only presents different methods for calculating the transportation time and transportation cost under various structures but also solves the three-dimensional composition optimization problem, including service aggregation, service selection, and service scheduling simultaneously. Further, an improved Flower Pollination Algorithm (IFPA) is proposed to solve the three-dimensional composition optimization problem using a matrix-based representation scheme. The mutation operator and crossover operator of the Differential Evolution (DE) algorithm are also used to extend the basic Flower Pollination Algorithm (FPA) to improve its performance. Compared to Genetic Algorithm, DE, and basic FPA, the experimental results confirm that the proposed method demonstrates superior performance than other meta heuristic algorithms and can obtain better manufacturing service composition solutions.

  7. Stent Design Affects Femoropopliteal Artery Deformation.

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    MacTaggart, Jason; Poulson, William; Seas, Andreas; Deegan, Paul; Lomneth, Carol; Desyatova, Anastasia; Maleckis, Kaspars; Kamenskiy, Alexey

    2018-03-23

    Poor durability of femoropopliteal artery (FPA) stenting is multifactorial, and severe FPA deformations occurring with limb flexion are likely involved. Different stent designs result in dissimilar stent-artery interactions, but the degree of these effects in the FPA is insufficiently understood. To determine how different stent designs affect limb flexion-induced FPA deformations. Retrievable markers were deployed into n = 28 FPAs of lightly embalmed human cadavers. Bodies were perfused and CT images were acquired with limbs in the standing, walking, sitting, and gardening postures. Image analysis allowed measurement of baseline FPA foreshortening, bending, and twisting associated with each posture. Markers were retrieved and 7 different stents were deployed across the adductor hiatus in the same limbs. Markers were then redeployed in the stented FPAs, and limbs were reimaged. Baseline and stented FPA deformations were compared to determine the influence of each stent design. Proximal to the stent, Innova, Supera, and SmartFlex exacerbated foreshortening, SmartFlex exacerbated twisting, and SmartControl restricted bending of the FPA. Within the stent, all devices except Viabahn restricted foreshortening; Supera, SmartControl, and AbsolutePro restricted twisting; SmartFlex and Innova exacerbated twisting; and Supera and Viabahn restricted bending. Distal to the stents, all devices except AbsolutePro and Innova exacerbated foreshortening, and Viabahn, Supera, Zilver, and SmartControl exacerbated twisting. All stents except Supera were pinched in flexed limb postures. Peripheral self-expanding stents significantly affect limb flexion-induced FPA deformations, but in different ways. Although certain designs seem to accommodate some deformation modes, no device was able to match all FPA deformations.

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  13. ECOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF PROPOSED DISCHARGE OF DREDGED MATERIAL INTO OCEAN WATERS; IMPLEMENTATION MANUAL FOR SECTION 103 OF PUBLIC LAW 92-532 (MARINE PROTECTION, RESEARCH, AND SANCTUARIES ACT OF 1972)

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    According to Section 103 of Public Law 92-532 (Marine Protection ,Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972), any proposed dumping of dredged material into ocean waters must be evaluated through the use of criteria published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) i n the Federa...

  14. 75 FR 26741 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

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    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D-11729, Bank of America Corporation; and L-11760, Intel Corporation.

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    ..., JUSTICE/FBI- 022, the FBI Data Warehouse System. In this notice of proposed rulemaking, the FBI proposes... FR 53342 (Aug. 31, 2010) and modified at 75 FR 66131 (Oct. 27, 2010) because the Data Warehouse... proposes to exempt the Data Warehouse System, Justice/FBI-022, from certain provisions of the Privacy Act...

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  3. The British Climate Change Act: a critical evaluation and proposed alternative approach

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    Pielke, Roger A., Jr.

    2009-04-01

    This paper evaluates the United Kingdom's Climate Change Act of 2008 in terms of the implied rates of decarbonization of the UK economy for a short-term and a long-term target established in law. The paper uses the Kaya identity to structure the evaluation, employing both a bottom up approach (based on projections of future UK population, economic growth, and technology) and a top down approach (deriving implied rates of decarbonization consistent with the targets and various rates of projected economic growth). Both approaches indicate that the UK economy would have to achieve annual rates of decarbonization in excess of 4 or 5%. To place these numbers in context, the UK would have to achieve the 2006 carbon efficiency of France by about 2015, a level of effort comparable to the building of about 30 new nuclear power plants, displacing an equivalent amount of fossil energy. The paper argues that the magnitude of the task implied by the UK Climate Change Act strongly suggests that it is on course to fail, and discusses implications.

  4. A Low Cost Approach to the Design of Autopilot for Hypersonic Glider

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    Liang, Wang; Weihua, Zhang; Ke, Peng; Donghui, Wang

    2017-12-01

    This paper proposes a novel integrated guidance and control (IGC) approach to improve the autopilot design with low cost for hypersonic glider in dive and pull-up phase. The main objective is robust and adaptive tracking of flight path angle (FPA) under severe flight scenarios. Firstly, the nonlinear IGC model is developed with a second order actuator dynamics. Then the adaptive command filtered back-stepping control is implemented to deal with the large aerodynamics coefficient uncertainties, control surface uncertainties and unmatched time-varying disturbances. For the autopilot, a back-stepping sliding mode control is designed to track the control surface deflection, and a nonlinear differentiator is used to avoid direct differentiating the control input. Through a series of 6-DOF numerical simulations, it’s shown that the proposed scheme successfully cancels out the large uncertainties and disturbances in tracking different kinds of FPA trajectory. The contribution of this paper lies in the application and determination of nonlinear integrated design of guidance and control system for hypersonic glider.

  5. 76 FR 76250 - Proposed Revision of the Form M-1

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    ...This document announces proposed revisions to the Form M-1, Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements (MEWAs) and Certain Entities Claiming Exception (ECEs). The revisions can be viewed on the Employee Benefits Security Administration's (EBSA) Web site at www.dol.gov/ebsa. The proposed form is substantively different from previous versions of the Form M-1 and may not be used for filing purposes. Elsewhere in this edition of the Federal Register, EBSA is publishing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Those rules would amend the existing MEWA regulations to implement the registration requirement added to section 101(g) of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, (ERISA), as amended by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Affordable Care Act) as well as to enhance compliance, enforcement, and protection of employer-sponsored health benefits. The proposed form and the accompanying instructions would facilitate the filing requirements for MEWAs under ERISA.

  6. 76 FR 8742 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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  7. Novel Heterongineered Detectors for Multi-Color Infrared Sensing

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    2012-01-30

    barriers”. Appl. Phys. Lett. 98, 121106 (2011) 9. A. Khoshakhlagh, F. Jaeckel C. Hains J. B. Rodriguez , L. R. Dawson, K. Malloy, and S. Krishna...AlAs etch-stop layer. The detailed processing sequence is included in the Methods. b da c n + -GaAs 200 nm Mesa lndium bump 2.1 –2.1 FPA p d SP-FPA...FPA chip. The processing scheme of the plasmonic FPA chip consists of a dry etch to form the mesa , surface passivation, ohmic metal evaporation, under

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  12. Confocal Raman spectroscopy and AFM for evaluation of sidewalls in type II superlattice FPAs

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    Rotter, T. J.; Busani, T.; Rathi, P.; Jaeckel, F.; Reyes, P. A.; Malloy, K. J.; Ukhanov, A. A.; Plis, E.; Krishna, S.; Jaime-Vasquez, M.; Baril, N. F.; Benson, J. D.; Tenne, D. A.

    2015-06-01

    We propose to utilize confocal Raman spectroscopy combined with high resolution atomic force microscopy (AFM) for nondestructive characterisation of the sidewalls of etched and passivated small pixel (24 μm×24 μm) focal plane arrays (FPA) fabricated using LW/LWIR InAs/GaSb type-II strained layer superlattice (T2SL) detector material. Special high aspect ratio Si and GaAs AFM probes, with tip length of 13 μm and tip aperture less than 7°, allow characterisation of the sidewall morphology. Confocal microscopy enables imaging of the sidewall profile through optical sectioning. Raman spectra measured on etched T2SL FPA single pixels enable us to quantify the non-uniformity of the mesa delineation process.

  13. 75 FR 36065 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

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    ... continue to receive Title IV Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (HEA) program funds. Requests for... DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests AGENCY: Department of Education. SUMMARY: The Acting Director, Information Collection Clearance Division, Regulatory Information...

  14. 76 FR 36027 - James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

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    ... and Compensation Act of 2010 AGENCY: Department of Justice. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking... Compensation Act of 2010 (Zadroga Act). Title II of the Zadroga Act reactivates the September 11th Victim... amend the regulations implementing the Fund to reflect the changes made by the Zadroga Act. DATES...

  15. 77 FR 61027 - Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree Clean Air Act

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    ... Glass Manufacturing Company, Inc., Civil Action No. 1:12-cv-06115-RBK-JS. The action involves alleged violations of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7401, et seq., and N.J.A.C. 7:27-22.1, et seq., at Durand Glass... control devices on the three glass furnaces at the facility. The publication of this notice opens a period...

  16. Self-acting and hydrodynamic shaft seals

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    Ludwig, L. P.

    1973-01-01

    Self-acting and hydrodynamic seals are described. The analytical procedures are outlined for obtaining a seal force balance and the operating film thickness. Particular attention is given to primary ring response (seal vibration) to rotating seat face runout. This response analysis revealed three different vibration modes. Proposed applications of self-acting seals in gas turbine engines and in rocket vehicle turbopumps are described. Also experimental data on self-acting face seals operating under simulated gas turbine conditions are given; these data show the feasibility of operating the seal at conditions of 345 newtons per square centimeter (500 psi) and 152 meters per second (500 ft/sec) sliding speed.

  17. A Multi-Robot Sense-Act Approach to Lead to a Proper Acting in Environmental Incidents

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    Conesa-Muñoz, Jesús; Valente, João; del Cerro, Jaime; Barrientos, Antonio; Ribeiro, Angela

    2016-01-01

    Many environmental incidents affect large areas, often in rough terrain constrained by natural obstacles, which makes intervention difficult. New technologies, such as unmanned aerial vehicles, may help address this issue due to their suitability to reach and easily cover large areas. Thus, unmanned aerial vehicles may be used to inspect the terrain and make a first assessment of the affected areas; however, nowadays they do not have the capability to act. On the other hand, ground vehicles rely on enough power to perform the intervention but exhibit more mobility constraints. This paper proposes a multi-robot sense-act system, composed of aerial and ground vehicles. This combination allows performing autonomous tasks in large outdoor areas by integrating both types of platforms in a fully automated manner. Aerial units are used to easily obtain relevant data from the environment and ground units use this information to carry out interventions more efficiently. This paper describes the platforms and sensors required by this multi-robot sense-act system as well as proposes a software system to automatically handle the workflow for any generic environmental task. The proposed system has proved to be suitable to reduce the amount of herbicide applied in agricultural treatments. Although herbicides are very polluting, they are massively deployed on complete agricultural fields to remove weeds. Nevertheless, the amount of herbicide required for treatment is radically reduced when it is accurately applied on patches by the proposed multi-robot system. Thus, the aerial units were employed to scout the crop and build an accurate weed distribution map which was subsequently used to plan the task of the ground units. The whole workflow was executed in a fully autonomous way, without human intervention except when required by Spanish law due to safety reasons. PMID:27517934

  18. 75 FR 11472 - Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: Increase in License Fees

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    ... increase. Paperwork Reduction Act In accordance with Office of Management and Budget (OMB) regulations (5...: Increase in License Fees AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The... Commodities Act (PACA or Act) to increase license fees. Current annual license fees of $550 would increase to...

  19. 78 FR 44598 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, and the Clean Water Act On July 18, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United States District Court for the Southern...

  20. Large Format Narrow-Band, Multi-Band, and Broad-Band LWIR QWIP Focal Planes for Space and Earth Science Applications

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    Gunapala, S. D.; Bandara, S. V.

    2004-01-01

    A 640x512 pixel, long-wavelength cutoff, narrow-band (delta(lambda)/approx. 10%) quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) focal plane array (FPA), a four-band QWIP FPA in the 4-16 m spectral region, and a broad-band (delta(lambda)/approx. 42%) QWIP FPA having 15.4 m cutoff have been demonstrated.

  1. 76 FR 78314 - Notice of Lodging Proposed Consent Decree

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    ... the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. 1311 and 1344. The proposed Consent Decree resolves these allegations... Spring Street SE., Room 201, Gainesville, GA 30501. In addition, the proposed Consent Decree may be...

  2. 76 FR 49791 - Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions

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    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D-11601, BB&T Asset Management, Inc. (BB&T AM); and D-11661, Bayer Corporation (Bayer or the Applicant) et al.

  3. 75 FR 16698 - Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation

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    ... OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 32 CFR Part 1701 Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation AGENCY: Office of the Director of National Intelligence. ACTION: Proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) proposes to exempt fourteen (14) new systems of...

  4. 76 FR 52295 - Amendment of Privacy Act Regulations, Request for Comments

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 43 CFR Part 2 RIN 1090-AA94 Amendment of Privacy Act Regulations... of the Privacy Act. Specifically, the Department proposes to exempt certain records of the newly-created Debarment and Suspension Program system of records from one or more provisions of the Privacy Act...

  5. 78 FR 17229 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Amendment Under the Clean Air Act; the Clean Water...

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    ... Act; the Clean Water Act; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act; the Missouri Air Conservation Law; the Missouri Clean Water Law and the Missouri Hazardous Waste Management Law On March 14, 2013..., the Missouri Air Conservation Law, the Clean Water Act, the Missouri Clean Water Law, the Resource...

  6. Compact Focal Plane Assembly for Planetary Science

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    Brown, Ari; Aslam, Shahid; Huang, Wei-Chung; Steptoe-Jackson, Rosalind

    2013-01-01

    A compact radiometric focal plane assembly (FPA) has been designed in which the filters are individually co-registered over compact thermopile pixels. This allows for construction of an ultralightweight and compact radiometric instrument. The FPA also incorporates micromachined baffles in order to mitigate crosstalk and low-pass filter windows in order to eliminate high-frequency radiation. Compact metal mesh bandpass filters were fabricated for the far infrared (FIR) spectral range (17 to 100 microns), a game-changing technology for future planetary FIR instruments. This fabrication approach allows the dimensions of individual metal mesh filters to be tailored with better than 10- micron precision. In contrast, conventional compact filters employed in recent missions and in near-term instruments consist of large filter sheets manually cut into much smaller pieces, which is a much less precise and much more labor-intensive, expensive, and difficult process. Filter performance was validated by integrating them with thermopile arrays. Demonstration of the FPA will require the integration of two technologies. The first technology is compact, lightweight, robust against cryogenic thermal cycling, and radiation-hard micromachined bandpass filters. They consist of a copper mesh supported on a deep reactive ion-etched silicon frame. This design architecture is advantageous when constructing a lightweight and compact instrument because (1) the frame acts like a jig and facilitates filter integration with the FPA, (2) the frame can be designed so as to maximize the FPA field of view, (3) the frame can be simultaneously used as a baffle for mitigating crosstalk, and (4) micron-scale alignment features can be patterned so as to permit high-precision filter stacking and, consequently, increase the filter bandwidth and sharpen the out-of-band rolloff. The second technology consists of leveraging, from another project, compact and lightweight Bi0.87Sb0.13/Sb arrayed thermopiles

  7. 75 FR 29326 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

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  20. 78 FR 40513 - Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation; Proposed Extension of Existing...

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    ... Occupational Illness Compensation; Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request ACTION: Notice... is soliciting comments concerning the proposed collection: Energy Employees Occupational Illness... Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act of 2000, as amended (EEOICPA or Act), 42 U...

  1. 75 FR 26275 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree

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    ... Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Department of the Interior; the State of Washington; the.... 9607(a); section 311 of the Clean Water Act (CWA), 33 U.S.C. 1321; section 1002(b) of the Oil Pollution Act (OPA), 33 U.S.C. 2702(b); and the Model Toxics Control Act (MTCA), RCW 70.105D. Under the proposed...

  2. Comprehensive Assessment of Coronary Artery Disease by Using First-Pass Analysis Dynamic CT Perfusion: Validation in a Swine Model.

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    Hubbard, Logan; Lipinski, Jerry; Ziemer, Benjamin; Malkasian, Shant; Sadeghi, Bahman; Javan, Hanna; Groves, Elliott M; Dertli, Brian; Molloi, Sabee

    2018-01-01

    Purpose To retrospectively validate a first-pass analysis (FPA) technique that combines computed tomographic (CT) angiography and dynamic CT perfusion measurement into one low-dose examination. Materials and Methods The study was approved by the animal care committee. The FPA technique was retrospectively validated in six swine (mean weight, 37.3 kg ± 7.5 [standard deviation]) between April 2015 and October 2016. Four to five intermediate-severity stenoses were generated in the left anterior descending artery (LAD), and 20 contrast material-enhanced volume scans were acquired per stenosis. All volume scans were used for maximum slope model (MSM) perfusion measurement, but only two volume scans were used for FPA perfusion measurement. Perfusion measurements in the LAD, left circumflex artery (LCx), right coronary artery, and all three coronary arteries combined were compared with microsphere perfusion measurements by using regression, root-mean-square error, root-mean-square deviation, Lin concordance correlation, and diagnostic outcomes analysis. The CT dose index and size-specific dose estimate per two-volume FPA perfusion measurement were also determined. Results FPA and MSM perfusion measurements (P FPA and P MSM ) in all three coronary arteries combined were related to reference standard microsphere perfusion measurements (P MICRO ), as follows: P FPA_COMBINED = 1.02 P MICRO_COMBINED + 0.11 (r = 0.96) and P MSM_COMBINED = 0.28 P MICRO_COMBINED + 0.23 (r = 0.89). The CT dose index and size-specific dose estimate per two-volume FPA perfusion measurement were 10.8 and 17.8 mGy, respectively. Conclusion The FPA technique was retrospectively validated in a swine model and has the potential to be used for accurate, low-dose vessel-specific morphologic and physiologic assessment of coronary artery disease. © RSNA, 2017.

  3. 75 FR 39733 - Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Proposed Information Collections; Comment Request AGENCY: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Treasury. ACTION: Notice and..., and as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, we invite comments on the proposed or...

  4. Free phenolic acids from the seaweed Halimeda monile with antioxidant effect protecting against liver injury.

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    Mancini-Filho, Jorge; Novoa, Alexis Vidal; González, Ana Elsa Batista; de Andrade-Wartha, Elma Regina S; de O e Silva, Ana Mara; Pinto, José Ricardo; Mancini, Dalva Assunção Portari

    2009-01-01

    Phenolic compounds are found in seaweed species together with other substances presenting antioxidant activity. The objective of this work was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of the free phenolic acids (FPA) fraction from the seaweed Halimeda monile, and its activity to protect the expression of hepatic enzymes in rats, under experimental CCl4 injury. The antioxidant activity was measured by the DPPH method. The FPA fraction (80 mg/kg, p.o.) was administered during 20 consecutive days to rats. The peroxidation was performed by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS). The SOD and CAT enzymatic expressions were measured by RT/PCR. The histology technique was used to evaluate liver injuries. The expression of both, CAT and SOD genes, was more preserved by FPA. Only partial injury could be observed by histology in the liver of rats receiving FPA as compared with the control group; and CCl4 administration induced 60% more peroxidation as compared with the rats receiving FPA. These data suggest that FPA could modulate the antioxidant enzymes and oxidative status in the liver through protection against adverse effects induced by chemical agents.

  5. 25 CFR 224.62 - May a final proposed TERA differ from the original proposed TERA?

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    ... OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE 32 CFR Part 1701 Privacy Act of 1974: Implementation AGENCY: Office of the Director of National Intelligence. ACTION: Proposed rule. SUMMARY: The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) proposes to exempt six new systems of records from...

  8. 76 FR 67784 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BATS Y-Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving Proposed Rule Change To...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-02

    ... connection with this reclassification, the Exchange has proposed certain voting rights,\\4\\ transfer... Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act''),\\1\\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\\2\\ a proposed rule change to amend... Exchange Act Release No. 65299 (September 8, 2011), 76 FR 56833 (September 14, 2011) (``Notice''). II...

  9. 78 FR 57621 - Sunshine Act Meeting

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-09-19

    ... CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting TIME AND DATE: Wednesday, September 25..., Maryland. STATUS: Commission Meeting--Open to the public Matters To Be Considered Briefing Matter: Voluntary Recall Notice--Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. [[Page 57622

  10. 76 FR 50726 - Riverbank Hydro No. 14, LLC; Notice of Preliminary Permit Application Accepted for Filing and...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-08-16

    ... (FPA), proposing to study the feasibility of the Tuttle Creek Hydroelectric Project (Tuttle Creek Project or project) to be located at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' (Corps) Tuttle Creek Dam, on Big Blue River, near Manhattan, Riley County, Kansas. The sole purpose of a preliminary permit, if issued...

  11. 75 FR 70931 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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    2010-11-19

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed... Instruction: Children's Justice Act. OMB No.: 0980-0196. Description: The Program Instruction, prepared in response to the enactment of the Childrens Justice Act (CJA), as set forth in Title II of Public Law 108-36...

  12. 76 FR 21910 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-04-19

    ... Disabilities Education, Research, and Service--Annual Report. OMB No.: 0970-0289. Description: Section 104 (42 U.S.C. 15004) of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 (DD Act of... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed...

  13. The Genetic Privacy Act and commentary

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Annas, G.J.; Glantz, L.H.; Roche, P.A.

    1995-02-28

    The Genetic Privacy Act is a proposal for federal legislation. The Act is based on the premise that genetic information is different from other types of personal information in ways that require special protection. Therefore, to effectively protect genetic privacy unauthorized collection and analysis of individually identifiable DNA must be prohibited. As a result, the premise of the Act is that no stranger should have or control identifiable DNA samples or genetic information about an individual unless that individual specifically authorizes the collection of DNA samples for the purpose of genetic analysis, authorized the creation of that private information, andmore » has access to and control over the dissemination of that information.« less

  14. 6 Source Categories - Boilers (Proposed Action)

    EPA Pesticide Factsheets

    EPA is proposing options to simplify the Clean Air Act permitting process for certain smaller sources of air pollution commonly found in Indian country. This action would ensure that air quality in Indian country is protected.

  15. 76 FR 72505 - Agency Information Collection Activity; Proposed Collection

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    2011-11-23

    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Agency Information Collection Activity; Proposed Collection AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for... on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of...

  16. 78 FR 41918 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-12

    ... Finance and Accounting Service, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Program Manager, Corporate.... SUMMARY: The Defense Finance and Accounting Service proposes to alter a system of records, T7905, entitled...: Mr. Gregory L. Outlaw, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act...

  17. 76 FR 44802 - Privacy Act of 1974; Implementation

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-27

    ... of records from provisions of the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). The proposed rule... Investigation Information System'' is exempt from provisions of the Privacy Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2... and not small entities. The term ``small entity'' is defined to have the same meaning as the terms...

  18. 75 FR 67396 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

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    2010-11-02

    ... report on the Technology Initiatives Grants (``TIG'') program.\\1\\ \\1\\ Any portion of the closed session... Technology Initiatives Grants (``TIG'') program. 5. Consider and act on proposal regarding a research project...

  19. 76 FR 44895 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-07-27

    ... with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public... information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection requirements and... comments on the proposed information collection requests as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995...

  20. 75 FR 46169 - Medicare Program; Proposed Changes to the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and CY...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-03

    ...This proposed rule would revise the Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with this system and to implement certain provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Affordable Care Act). In this proposed rule, we describe the proposed changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the payment rates for Medicare hospital outpatient services paid under the prospective payment system. These proposed changes would be applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2011. In addition, this proposed rule would update the revised Medicare ambulatory surgical center (ASC) payment system to implement applicable statutory requirements and changes arising from our continuing experience with this system and to implement certain provisions of the Affordable Care Act. In this proposed rule, we set forth the proposed applicable relative payment weights and amounts for services furnished in ASCs, specific HCPCS codes to which these proposed changes would apply, and other pertinent ratesetting information for the CY 2011 ASC payment system. These proposed changes would be applicable to services furnished on or after January 1, 2011. This proposed rule also includes proposals to implement provisions of the Affordable Care Act relating to payments to hospitals for direct graduate medical education (GME) and indirect medical education (IME) costs; and new limitations on certain physician referrals to hospitals in which they have an ownership or investment interest.

  1. 75 FR 56079 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-09-15

    ... to the National Security Agency/Central Security Service, Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act...; System of Records AGENCY: National Security Agency/Central Security Service, DoD. ACTION: Notice to amend a system of records. SUMMARY: The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is proposing to...

  2. 77 FR 517 - Notice of Lodging of Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-01-05

    ... given that on December 29, 2011, a proposed consent decree in United States, et al. v. Essroc Cement... statutory and regulatory requirements of the Clean Air Act (the ``Act'') at Essroc cement plants: the... X at five cement kilns. The proposed consent decree also requires testing a selective catalytic...

  3. 76 FR 31991 - Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-06-02

    ... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces its intent to hold proposal review meetings throughout the year. The purpose of these meetings is to provide advice and recommendations concerning...

  4. 76 FR 12136 - Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-03-04

    ... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation (NSF) announces its intent to hold proposal review meetings throughout the year. The purpose of these meetings is to provide advice and recommendations concerning...

  5. A new approach in psychotherapy: ACT (acceptance and commitment therapy).

    PubMed

    McHugh, Louise

    2011-09-01

    Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) focuses on enhancing psychological flexibility in the service of achieving core life values. One thing that distinguishes ACT from other psychotherapies is its grounding in empirical behavioural science. The results of the latter suggest that the capacity for human language can produce seriously negative psychological effects under certain circumstances. ACT is a therapeutic approach in which the negative effects of human language are undermined so as to support flexible values based living. ACT therapeutic work involves six key processes proposed under the "hexaflex" model. ACT has received considerable empirical support at a number of different levels of analysis.

  6. Evil acts not evil people: their characteristics and contexts.

    PubMed

    Horne, Michael

    2008-11-01

    The problem of evil has vexed philosophers and theologians for centuries and anthropologists, sociologists, psychoanalysts and analytical psychologists in more recent times. Numerous theories have been proposed but there is still little agreement on such basic questions as the nature of evil, what constitutes and motivates an evil act, and how we resolve conflicts between individuals and groups in which evil acts are being committed. I am proposing that evil should be used as an adjective, and not as a noun. As such it should be employed to qualify acts of persons rather than their character. This change would enable us to eschew foundational explanations of evil and, therefore, to examine evil acts in their contexts and so better discern their nature and motivation. I will contend that evil acts begin when an individual makes, or members of a group make, assertions about the 'naturalness' of their own acts and, correspondingly, the 'unnaturalness' of the acts of others. I will suggest that this results from the anxiety that ensues when they cannot adequately signify their experience of these acts. When this occurs, those so treated are dispossessed of their 'personhood', allowing members of the 'natural' group to violate their 'boundaries' with impunity. These violations can range from the relatively innocuous such as being ignored to the extreme such as genocide. I am asserting that all these acts should be termed evil as they derive from the same semiotic process of 'naturalizaton'. I will discuss ways of preventing individuals or groups from embarking on the process of 'naturalization' and describe the types of contexts that might reduce or eliminate the commission of evil acts by those already engaged in their perpetration. To demonstrate these ideas I will use examples from my personal experience, from analytic theory and from the 'troubles' in Northern Ireland.

  7. 75 FR 47282 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-05

    ..., Regulatory Information Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed... of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management... Information Management Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information...

  8. 78 FR 60879 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-10-02

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: ACF Program Instruction: Children's... enactment of the Childrens Justice Act (CJA), Title II of Public Law 111-320, Child Abuse Prevention and...

  9. 78 FR 41401 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-07-10

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects: Title: Tribal Child Support Enforcement... requirements of Section 506(c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Administration for Children...

  10. 78 FR 68452 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-14

    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: ACF Program Instruction: Children's... enactment of the Childrens Justice Act (CJA), Title II of Public Law. 111-320, Child Abuse Prevention and...

  11. 77 FR 6824 - Proposed Extension of Existing Collection; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-02-09

    ... Act (FECA). This act provides vocational rehabilitation services to eligible workers with disabilities. Section 8111(b) of the FECA provides that that person(s) undergoing such vocational rehabilitation shall... interested in comments which: Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the...

  12. 77 FR 19345 - Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-03-30

    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D-11582, South Plains Financial, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the Plan or the Applicant); and D-11668, TIB Financial Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan with 401(k) Provisions (the Plan).

  13. 76 FR 59434 - Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-09-26

    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D- 11676 The Kemper Corporation Pension Plan (the Plan); L-11618 Oregon- Washington Carpenters Employers Apprenticeship and Training Trust Fund (the Plan); and L-11647 R+L Carriers Shared Services, LLC

  14. 77 FR 32686 - Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-06-01

    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D-11649, Meridian Medical Associates, S.C, Employees' Retirement Plan and Trust (the Plan); D-11710, El Paso Corporation Retirement Savings Plan (the Plan); and D-11714, Ed Laur Defined Benefit Plan (the Plan).

  15. Noise characteristics analysis of short wave infrared InGaAs focal plane arrays

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Yu, Chunlei; Li, Xue; Yang, Bo; Huang, Songlei; Shao, Xiumei; Zhang, Yaguang; Gong, Haimei

    2017-09-01

    The increasing application of InGaAs short wave infrared (SWIR) focal plane arrays (FPAs) in low light level imaging requires ultra-low noise FPAs. This paper presents the theoretical analysis of FPA noise, and point out that both dark current and detector capacitance strongly affect the FPA noise. The impact of dark current and detector capacitance on FPA noise is compared in different situations. In order to obtain low noise performance FPAs, the demand for reducing detector capacitance is higher especially when pixel pitch is smaller, integration time is shorter, and integration capacitance is larger. Several InGaAs FPAs were measured and analyzed, the experiments' results could be well fitted to the calculated results. The study found that the major contributor of FPA noise is coupled noise with shorter integration time. The influence of detector capacitance on FPA noise is more significant than that of dark current. To investigate the effect of detector performance on FPA noise, two kinds of photodiodes with different concentration of the absorption layer were fabricated. The detectors' performance and noise characteristics were measured and analyzed, the results are consistent with that of theoretical analysis.

  16. 75 FR 50987 - Privacy Act System of Records; National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-08-18

    ...] Privacy Act System of Records; National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) AGENCY: Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA. ACTION: Notice of a proposed new system of records; request for comment. SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) proposes to add a new Privacy Act system of records to...

  17. 50 CFR 82.6 - Submission of proposals.

    Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

    2010-10-01

    ... (MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT OF 1972) Application for Grants § 82.6 Submission of proposals. (a) Preapplication forms may be submitted by any potential grantee in order to (1) establish communication between...

  18. 77 FR 56628 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-09-13

    ... to the National Security Agency/Central Security Service, Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act...; System of Records AGENCY: National Security Agency/Central Security Service, DoD. ACTION: Notice to add a system of records. SUMMARY: The National Security Agency/Central Security Service proposes to add a new...

  19. Linear antenna array optimization using flower pollination algorithm.

    PubMed

    Saxena, Prerna; Kothari, Ashwin

    2016-01-01

    Flower pollination algorithm (FPA) is a new nature-inspired evolutionary algorithm used to solve multi-objective optimization problems. The aim of this paper is to introduce FPA to the electromagnetics and antenna community for the optimization of linear antenna arrays. FPA is applied for the first time to linear array so as to obtain optimized antenna positions in order to achieve an array pattern with minimum side lobe level along with placement of deep nulls in desired directions. Various design examples are presented that illustrate the use of FPA for linear antenna array optimization, and subsequently the results are validated by benchmarking along with results obtained using other state-of-the-art, nature-inspired evolutionary algorithms such as particle swarm optimization, ant colony optimization and cat swarm optimization. The results suggest that in most cases, FPA outperforms the other evolutionary algorithms and at times it yields a similar performance.

  20. Renewable Energy Prices in State-Level Feed-in Tariffs: Federal Law Constraints and Possible Solutions

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Hempling, S.; Elefant, C.; Cory, K.

    State legislatures and state utility commissions trying to attract renewable energy projects are considering feed-in tariffs, which obligate retail utilities to purchase electricity from renewable producers under standard arrangements specifying prices, terms, and conditions. The use of feed-in tariffs simplifies the purchase process, provides revenue certainty to generators, and reduces the cost of financing generating projects. However, some argue that federal law--including the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) and the Federal Power Act of 1935 (FPA)--constrain state-level feed-in tariffs. This report seeks to reduce the legal uncertainties for states contemplating feed-in tariffs by explaining the constraints imposedmore » by federal statutes. It describes the federal constraints, identifies transaction categories that are free of those constraints, and offers ways for state and federal policymakers to interpret or modify existing law to remove or reduce these constraints. This report proposes ways to revise these federal statutes. It creates a broad working definition of a state-level feed-in tariff. Given this definition, this report concludes there are paths to non-preempted, state-level feed-in tariffs under current federal law.« less

  1. 75 FR 77051 - Rules Implementing Amendments to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-12-10

    ...The Securities and Exchange Commission is proposing new rules and rule amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to implement provisions of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. These rules and rule amendments are designed to give effect to provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Act that, among other things, increase the statutory threshold for registration by investment advisers with the Commission, require advisers to hedge funds and other private funds to register with the Commission, and require reporting by certain investment advisers that are exempt from registration. In addition, we are proposing rule amendments, including amendments to the Commission's pay-to-play rule, that address a number of other changes to the Advisers Act made by the Dodd-Frank Act.

  2. 78 FR 13681 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Mammography...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-28

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the Agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal Agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the estimated reporting, recordkeeping, and third-party disclosure burden associated with the Mammography Quality Standards Act requirements.

  3. 75 FR 11542 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Mammography...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-03-11

    ...The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the proposed collection of certain information by the agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (the PRA), Federal agencies are required to publish notice in the Federal Register concerning each proposed collection of information, including each proposed extension of an existing collection of information, and to allow 60 days for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits comments on the estimated reporting and recordkeeping burden associated with the Mammography Quality Standards Act requirements.

  4. Consumer protection act for digital products

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Hampel, Viktor E.

    1996-03-01

    This report proposes a `Consumer Protection Act for Digital Products' to support electronic commerce and to control the increasing abuse and lack of security on the national information highways. Patterned after the `Food and Drug Act of 1906 (21 USC)' and subsequent legislation, a new agency similar to that of the FDA would have the authority `to develop administrative policy with regard to the safety, effectiveness, and labeling of digital products and their communications for human use, and to review and evaluate new applications of such products.' Specifically, it is proposed that standards, originally developed by the defense industry for the labeling, enveloping, and authentication of digital products delivered to the Government, be extended to promote global electronic commerce by protecting the intellectual property rights of producers, establishing their liability for the end-use of digital products, and give consumers means for informed decision making and purchase.

  5. 75 FR 4538 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-01-28

    ... Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests... Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests... Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget...

  6. 75 FR 7264 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-02-18

    ... Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests... Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests... Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide...

  7. 75 FR 31428 - Notice of Proposed Information Collection Requests

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-06-03

    ... Services, Office of Management, publishes that notice containing proposed information collection requests... Management Services, Office of Management, invites comments on the proposed information collection requests... Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35) requires that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) provide...

  8. Elements of a Plan-Based Theory of Speech Acts. Technical Report No. 141.

    ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

    Cohen, Philip R.; Perrault, C. Raymond

    This report proposes that people often plan their speech acts to affect their listeners' beliefs, goals, and emotional states and that such language use can be modeled by viewing speech acts as operators in a planning system, allowing both physical and speech acts to be integrated into plans. Methodological issues of how speech acts should be…

  9. 78 FR 70035 - Idaho Power Company; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-22

    ... Company; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date On November 13, 2013, the Commission...-based rates proposed by Idaho Power Company. Idaho Power Company, 145 FERC ] 61,122 (2013). The refund effective date in Docket No. EL14-3-000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date...

  10. 78 FR 69411 - Idaho Power Company; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-11-19

    ... Company; Notice of Initiation of Proceeding and Refund Effective Date On November 13, 2013, the Commission...-based rates proposed by Idaho Power Company. Idaho Power Company, 145 FERC ] 61,122 (2013). The refund effective date in Docket No. EL14-3-000, established pursuant to section 206(b) of the FPA, will be the date...

  11. 77 FR 70544 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Bank...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-26

    ... Activities; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Bank Secrecy Act/Money Laundering Risk... entitled, ``Bank Secrecy Act/Money Laundering Risk Assessment,'' also known as the Money Laundering Risk... collection of information set forth in this document. Bank Secrecy Act/Money Laundering Risk Assessment (OMB...

  12. Financial protection against nuclear hazards: thirty years' experience under the Price-Anderson Act

    DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Rockett, L.R.; Hayn, I.

    1984-01-01

    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the operation of the Price-Anderson Act in the light of the last 10 years' experience and the changes that have occurred during that period both in the law and regulations and in the nuclear and insurance industries, and to provide an independent analysis of various proposals to extend or amend the Act prior to its 1987 expiration. The report does not analyze the impact of the Silkwood v. Kerr McGee Corp. decision. The five chapters cover historical background, financial protection under the Price-Anderson Act and in the absence of the Act, fundamentalmore » policy issues, and alternative proposals.« less

  13. 78 FR 38362 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Modification to Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-06-26

    ... States v. American Sugar Refining, Inc. Civil Action No. JKB-12-1408. The Consent Decree in this Clean Air Act enforcement action against American Sugar Refining, Inc. (``ASR'') resolves allegations by the... 113(b) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7413(b), for alleged environmental violations at ASR's sugar...

  14. 78 FR 12368 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2013-02-22

    ... POSTAL SERVICE Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records AGENCY: Postal Service\\TM\\. ACTION: Notice of modification to existing system of records. SUMMARY: The United States Postal Service[supreg] is proposing to modify a General Privacy Act System of Records. These updates are being made due to changes to...

  15. 75 FR 67755 - Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB; Requirements for Designating...

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2010-11-03

    ... the Paperwork Reduction Act. The Department is soliciting public comments on the subject proposal. This information collection is required by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992. Public... information on their proposal to designate a public housing development for occupancy by elderly and disabled...

  16. 76 FR 62410 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-10-07

    ... proposed information collection project: ``Evaluation of the Children's Health Insurance Program... Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 (CHIPRA) Quality Demonstration Grant... under subsection (d) of Sec. 401(a) of the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of...

  17. 77 FR 68834 - Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2012-11-16

    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D-11610, UBS Financial Services, Inc. D- 11666, Central Pacific Bank 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan (the Plan); D-11672, Studley, Inc. Section 401(k) Plan Profit Sharing Plan (the Plan); and D-11724, EquiLend Holdings LLC (EquiLend).

  18. 76 FR 70495 - Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-11-14

    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D-11637 HSBC-North America (U.S.) Tax Reduction Investment Plan; D-11679 Sammons Enterprises, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership ESOP; and D-11683 First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, Inc. Employees' Savings and Profit Sharing Plan.

  19. 76 FR 3165 - Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions

    Federal Register 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

    2011-01-19

    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D-11580, Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated and its Current and Future Affiliates and subsidiaries (collectively, Baird); and D-11611, Security Benefit Mutual Holding Company (MHC) Benefit Life Insurance Company (SBL, and together with the Applicants), et al.

  20. Dual-band QWIP MWIR/LWIR focal plane array test results

    NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

    Goldberg, Arnold C.; Fischer, Theodore; Kennerly, Stephen; Wang, Samuel C.; Sundaram, Mani; Uppal, Parvez; Winn, Michael L.; Milne, Gregory L.; Stevens, Mark A.

    2000-07-01

    We report on the results of laboratory and field tests on a pixel-registered, 2-color MWIR/LWIR 256 X 256 QWIP FPA with simultaneous integrating capability. The FPA studied contained stacked QWIP structures with spectral peaks at 5.1 micrometer and 9.0 micrometer. Normally incident radiation was coupled into the devices using a diffraction grating designed to operate in both spectral bands. Each pixel is connected to the read-out integrated circuit by three bumps to permit the application of separate bias levels to each QWIP stack and allow simultaneous integration of the signal current in each band. We found the FPA to have high pixel operability, well balanced response, good imaging performance, high optical fill factor, and low spectral crosstalk. We present data on measurements of the noise-equivalent temperature difference of the FPA in both bands as functions of temperature and bias. The FPA data are compared to single-pixel data taken on devices from the same wafer. We also present data on the sensitivity of this FPA to polarized light. It is found that the LWIR portion of the device is very sensitive to the direction of polarization of the incident light. The MWIR part of the device is relatively insensitive to the polarization. In addition, imagery was taken with this FPA of military targets in the field. Image fusion techniques were applied to the resulting images.

  1. 78 FR 69551 - Privacy Act; Implementation

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    ... Privacy Act; Implementation AGENCY: Defense Intelligence Agency, DoD. ACTION: Direct final rule with request for comments. SUMMARY: Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) is proposing to update the DIA Privacy... Privacy Program rules that will exempt applicable Department records and/or material from certain portions...

  2. 75 FR 72870 - Community Reinvestment Act

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Thrift Supervision Community Reinvestment Act AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comment. SUMMARY: The proposed... Counsel's Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, by fax to (202...

  3. Communications--Getting the Act Together.

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    Canadian Communications Research Information Centre, Ottawa (Ontario).

    This document provides a discussion of the policy implications of a proposed bill introduced in the Canadian House of Commons in Spring 1977 relating to the regulation of telecommunications in Canada. This act, which can be viewed as an attempt to make telecommunications more responsive to changing technology and to provincial concerns, seeks to…

  4. 77 FR 60207 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for Coral Pink Sand...

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    ...We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) propose to list the Coral Pink Sand Dunes tiger beetle, Cicindela albissima, as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act); and propose to designate critical habitat for the species. In total, approximately 921 hectares (2,276 acres) are being proposed for designation as critical habitat. The proposed critical habitat is located in Kane County, Utah.

  5. 75 FR 3907 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    ... implementing Section 6087 of the Deficit Reduction Act: Optional Self-Direction Personal Assistance Services... State's proposal to implement Section 6087 of the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA). State Medicaid Agencies... Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs, Division of Regulations Development, Attention: Document...

  6. 75 FR 57034 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). OMB No.: 0970-0380. Description: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010, also known as health care reform, amends...

  7. 78 FR 39297 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: State Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP). OMB No.: 0970-0380. Description: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 2010, also known as health care reform, amends...

  8. 78 FR 14278 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    .... SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency proposes to alter a system of records in its inventory of record.../Privacy Act Office, Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, ATTN: DGA, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite... Logistics; Pub.L. 95-521, Ethics in Government Act; and DoD Directive 7050.5, Coordination of Remedies for...

  9. 75 FR 9208 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... to Wheelabrator Baltimore, LP (``Wheelabrator'') for a municipal solid waste incinerator in Baltimore... Wheelabrator for a municipal solid waste incinerator in Baltimore, Maryland. Under the terms of the proposed...

  10. Microplate-based filter paper assay to measure total cellulase activity.

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    Xiao, Zhizhuang; Storms, Reginald; Tsang, Adrian

    2004-12-30

    The standard filter paper assay (FPA) published by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) is widely used to determine total cellulase activity. However, the IUPAC method is not suitable for the parallel analyses of large sample numbers. We describe here a microplate-based method for assaying large sample numbers. To achieve this, we reduced the enzymatic reaction volume to 60 microl from the 1.5 ml used in the IUPAC method. The modified 60-microl format FPA can be carried out in 96-well assay plates. Statistical analyses showed that the cellulase activities of commercial cellulases from Trichoderma reesei and Aspergillus species determined with our 60-microl format FPA were not significantly different from the activities measured with the standard FPA. Our results also indicate that the 60-microl format FPA is quantitative and highly reproducible. Moreover, the addition of excess beta-glucosidase increased the sensitivity of the assay by up to 60%. 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

  11. Comment.

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    Cossey, D

    1993-01-01

    In the UK, the Chairwoman of the Family Planning Association (FPA) praises the staff and volunteers with whom she has worked for their incessant inability to meet the many challenges they face. During her 6 years, however, the FPA had to reduce the number of regional offices and staff. It did not need to reduce salaries, however. FPA membership directly elects the National Executive Council which is now smaller. FPA is exploring new sources of funding and is adapting to the purchaser/provider relationship in the statutory sector, resulting in its successful financial strategy. The Department of Health helps in maintaining FPA's ability to continue to operate. The Chairwoman sees indications of needing to fight old battles again, e.g., some officials have suggested limiting the range of oral contraceptives available from prescription by the National Health Services (NHS) which would be the end of almost 20 years of free contraception and free choice under the NHS. The government is not open to including sex education the school curriculum. The NHS gives the impression in its report "The Health of the Nation" that it is committed to reducing adolescent pregnancies among the youngest teenagers and to recognizing the importance of good policies on sexual health. Yet, its actions exhibit no compassion for single parents. Participants at FPA's 1992 conference agree that variety, quality, and sensitivity of family planning provisions are needed and that family planning clinics and general practitioners should work together. FPA has contributed to the UK the clinic network; the concept of family planning being an integral part of a comprehensive health service; and the notion that family planning includes contraception, empowerment of women, sexual health, rights, and responsibilities. FPA should reaffirm these ideas and secure the future for informed choice and planned pregnancy.

  12. 40 CFR 135.5 - Service of proposed consent judgment.

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    2014-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2014-07-01 2013-07-01 true Service of proposed consent judgment. 135.5 Section 135.5 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS PRIOR NOTICE OF CITIZEN SUITS Prior Notice Under the Clean Water Act § 135.5 Service of proposed...

  13. 40 CFR 135.5 - Service of proposed consent judgment.

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    2012-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 23 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Service of proposed consent judgment. 135.5 Section 135.5 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS PRIOR NOTICE OF CITIZEN SUITS Prior Notice Under the Clean Water Act § 135.5 Service of proposed...

  14. 40 CFR 135.5 - Service of proposed consent judgment.

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    2011-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 22 2011-07-01 2011-07-01 false Service of proposed consent judgment. 135.5 Section 135.5 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS PRIOR NOTICE OF CITIZEN SUITS Prior Notice Under the Clean Water Act § 135.5 Service of proposed...

  15. 40 CFR 135.5 - Service of proposed consent judgment.

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    2010-07-01

    ... 40 Protection of Environment 21 2010-07-01 2010-07-01 false Service of proposed consent judgment. 135.5 Section 135.5 Protection of Environment ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY (CONTINUED) WATER PROGRAMS PRIOR NOTICE OF CITIZEN SUITS Prior Notice Under the Clean Water Act § 135.5 Service of proposed...

  16. 76 FR 30557 - Office of Thrift Supervision Integration; Dodd-Frank Act Implementation

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    ... Act, section 312(b)(1) and (2)(A) (savings and loan holding companies) and (2)(C) (state savings... Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1841(a)). In the proposal, the OCC amends these definitions to... FDI Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(b)(1)). ``Savings and loan holding company'' would mean any company that...

  17. 77 FR 59687 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed...

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    ... Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing of Proposed Rule Change To Accommodate... Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \\1\\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\\2\\ notice... the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items...

  18. 77 FR 76770 - Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions

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    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D-11664, Atlas Energy, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the Plan); D-11718, Notice of Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2007-05, Involving Prudential Securities Incorporated; L-11720, The Mo-Kan Teamsters Apprenticeship and Training Fund (the Fund); L-11738, The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and Red Re, Inc. (Red Re) (together, the Applicants); and D-11671, Silchester International Investors LLP (Silchester or the Applicant).

  19. 78 FR 60265 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID DoD-2013-OS-0201] Privacy Act of 1974... inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended. DATES: This proposed action will... submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received...

  20. 77 FR 31591 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Air Force [Docket ID USAF-2012-0011] Privacy Act of 1974... systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will... Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without change, including any personal...

  1. 78 FR 44102 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy [Docket ID: USN-2013-0008] Privacy Act of 1974... systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will... public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www...

  2. Comprehensive genetic analyses reveal evolutionary distinction of a mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) proposed for delisting from the US Endangered Species Act.

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    King, Tim L; Switzer, John F; Morrison, Cheryl L; Eackles, Michael S; Young, Colleen C; Lubinski, Barbara A; Cryan, Paul

    2006-12-01

    Zapus hudsonius preblei, listed as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA), is one of 12 recognized subspecies of meadow jumping mice found in North America. Recent morphometric and phylogenetic comparisons among Z. h. preblei and neighbouring conspecifics questioned the taxonomic status of selected subspecies, resulting in a proposal to delist the Z. h. preblei from the ESA. We present additional analyses of the phylogeographic structure within Z. hudsonius that calls into question previously published data (and conclusions) and confirms the original taxonomic designations. A survey of 21 microsatellite DNA loci and 1380 base pairs from two mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) regions (control region and cytochrome b) revealed that each Z. hudsonius subspecies is genetically distinct. These data do not support the null hypothesis of a homogeneous gene pool among the five subspecies found within the southwestern portion of the species' range. The magnitude of the observed differentiation was considerable and supported by significant findings for nearly every statistical comparison made, regardless of the genome or the taxa under consideration. Structuring of nuclear multilocus genotypes and subspecies-specific mtDNA haplotypes corresponded directly with the disjunct distributions of the subspecies investigated. Given the level of correspondence between the observed genetic population structure and previously proposed taxonomic classification of subspecies (based on the geographic separation and surveys of morphological variation), we conclude that the nominal subspecies surveyed in this study do not warrant synonymy, as has been proposed for Z. h. preblei, Z. h. campestris, and Z. h. intermedius.

  3. Comprehensive genetic analyses reveal evolutionary distinction of a mouse (Zapus hudsonius preblei) proposed for delisting from the US Endangered Species Act

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    King, Timothy L.; Switzer, John F.; Morrison, Cheryl L.; Eackles, Michael S.; Young, Colleen C.; Lubinski, Barbara A.; Cryan, Paul M.

    2006-01-01

    Zapus hudsonius preblei, listed as threatened under the US Endangered Species Act (ESA), is one of 12 recognized subspecies of meadow jumping mice found in North America. Recent morphometric and phylogenetic comparisons among Z. h. preblei and neighbouring conspecifics questioned the taxonomic status of selected subspecies, resulting in a proposal to delist the Z. h. preblei from the ESA. We present additional analyses of the phylogeographic structure within Z. hudsonius that calls into question previously published data (and conclusions) and confirms the original taxonomic designations. A survey of 21 microsatellite DNA loci and 1380 base pairs from two mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) regions (control region and cytochrome b) revealed that each Z. hudsonius subspecies is genetically distinct. These data do not support the null hypothesis of a homogeneous gene pool among the five subspecies found within the southwestern portion of the species' range. The magnitude of the observed differentiation was considerable and supported by significant findings for nearly every statistical comparison made, regardless of the genome or the taxa under consideration. Structuring of nuclear multilocus genotypes and subspecies-specific mtDNA haplotypes corresponded directly with the disjunct distributions of the subspecies investigated. Given the level of correspondence between the observed genetic population structure and previously proposed taxonomic classification of subspecies (based on the geographic separation and surveys of morphological variation), we conclude that the nominal subspecies surveyed in this study do not warrant synonymy, as has been proposed for Z. h. preblei, Z. h. campestris, and Z. h. intermedius. ?? 2006 The Authors.

  4. 75 FR 16757 - Procurement List; Proposed Deletions

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    ... objectives of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46- 48c) in connection with the services proposed for... Standiford Field, Airway Facilities Sector Field Office, Louisville, KY. NPA: C.G.M. Services, Inc...

  5. 75 FR 62409 - Proposed Information Collection

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    ..., will require a Top Secret Clearance, and possible SCI Access. Responses to questions on the SSF 86A... DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY United States Secret Service Proposed Information Collection... request as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the U.S. Secret Service, within the...

  6. 77 FR 23532 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change...

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    ...-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE Amex LLC; Order Granting Approval of a Proposed Rule Change Amending NYSE Amex... Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \\1\\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\\2\\ a proposed rule change to amend....'' The proposed rule change was published for comment in the Federal Register on March 5, 2012.\\3\\ The...

  7. 78 FR 42081 - Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Proposed Information Collection Activity; Comment Request Proposed Projects Title: New Runaway and Homeless Youth Management Information System (NEORHYMIS). OMB No.: 0970-0123. Description: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act, as amended by Public Law 106-71 (42 U.S....

  8. 76 FR 8381 - Proposal Review for Physics; Notice of Meeting

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    ... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Proposal Review for Physics; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92- 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: Name: Proposal Review for the Center for Magnetic Self-Organization in...

  9. 78 FR 43869 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy [Docket ID USN-2013-0025] Privacy Act of 1974; System... systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will... submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received...

  10. 76 FR 82286 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army [Docket ID USA-2011-0028] Privacy Act of 1974; System... record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed... available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received without...

  11. 77 FR 60412 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army [Docket ID USA-2012-0012] Privacy Act of 1974; System... systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will... submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www.regulations.gov as they are received...

  12. 75 FR 69650 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army [Docket ID: USA-2010-0026] Privacy Act of 1974... record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed... from members of the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at...

  13. 75 FR 67703 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Army [Docket ID USA-2010-0024] Privacy Act of 1974; System... record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed... the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www...

  14. 78 FR 52517 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID DoD-2013-OS-0183] Privacy Act of 1974... systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will... public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www...

  15. 76 FR 45543 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary [Docket ID: DOD-2011-OS-0082] Privacy Act of 1974... subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will be... the public is to make these submissions available for public viewing on the Internet at http://www...

  16. 78 FR 52518 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Department of the Navy [Docket ID USN-2013-0033] Privacy Act of 1974; System...: The Department of the Navy proposes to alter the system of records, NM06150-6, Medical Readiness Reporting System (MRRS), in its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C...

  17. 75 FR 8013 - Serve America Act Amendments to the National and Community Service Act of 1990

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    ... implement changes to the operation of the National Service Trust under the Serve America Act. This proposed... Corporation issued an interim final rule to implement time-sensitive changes to the Corporation's AmeriCorps... changes resulting from the interim final rule were required as a result of amendments to the NCSA and DVSA...

  18. 77 FR 12567 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Submission of Conservation Efforts To Make...

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    ... Endangered Species Act AGENCY: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Commerce. ACTION... threatened or endangered under the Endangered Species Act. The efforts usually involve the development of a... on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of...

  19. 76 FR 44289 - Amendment to Standard for All-Terrain Vehicles; Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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    .... ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. SUMMARY: The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008.... Background The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (``CPSIA'') directed the Commission to... and the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act's (CPSIA) lead content requirements on ATVs intended...

  20. 75 FR 30107 - Community Reinvestment Act Sunshine

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of Thrift Supervision Community Reinvestment Act Sunshine AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comment. SUMMARY: The... Supervision within the Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information collection requirement...

  1. 76 FR 41497 - Privacy Act System of Records

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    ...Pursuant to subsection (e)(4) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended (Privacy Act), 5 U.S.C. 552a, the FCC proposes to alter one system of records, FCC/OSP-1, ``Broadband Dead Zone Report and Consumer Broadband Test.'' The altered system of records incorporates more details about the voluntary fixed and mobile consumer broadband test. The FCC will also alter the categories of individuals; categories of records; the purposes for which the information is maintained; the retrievability procedures; Routine Use (5); and delete Routine Use (2); and make other edits and revisions as necessary to update the information and to comply with the requirements of the Privacy Act.

  2. 78 FR 79484 - Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Notice of Lodging of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (``CERCLA''), the Clean Water Act (``CWA''), and the Missouri Rev. Stat. of the Missouri Clean Water Law On December 20, 2013, the Department of Justice lodged a proposed Consent Decree with the United...

  3. 76 FR 66317 - Notice of Submission of Proposed Information Collection to OMB Energy Efficient Mortgages

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    ... and Community Development Act of 1992 (Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992). DATES: Comments... the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (Section 106 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992... Proposed Information Collection to OMB Energy Efficient Mortgages AGENCY: Office of the Chief Information...

  4. Belgian Act on Euthanasia: alterations to be expected?

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    Van Overstraeten, Marc

    2009-12-01

    The Belgian 28 May 2002 Act has partially decriminalized euthanasia, i.e. intentionally terminating patient's life by a doctor at the individual's request. Until now, this Act has not undergone any far-reaching alterations. But it does not mean that the status quo applies. The existence of the Act was punctuated by different legal developments. The Belgian Constitutional Court made two judgments about it. Furthermore, numerous parliamentary bills were proposed in the Senate and the House of Representatives in relation with its provisions. If the contribution of the Constitutional Court's decisions to the debate on euthanasia is limited, in such a way that the Court's intervention does not contain the seeds of changes far as the Act on Euthanasia is concerned, the presented bills, on the contrary, could presage evolutions of the text.

  5. 77 FR 69445 - Privacy Act of 1974; System of Records

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    ... subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended. DATES: This proposed action will be...: Mr. Leroy Jones, Jr., Department of the Army, Privacy Office, U.S. Army Records Management and... to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register...

  6. 75 FR 30917 - Medicare Program; Supplemental Proposed Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment...

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    ...This proposed rule is a supplement to the fiscal year (FY) 2011 hospital inpatient prospective payment systems (IPPS) and long- term care prospective payment system (LTCH PPS) proposed rule published in the May 4, 2010 Federal Register. This supplemental proposed rule would implement certain statutory provisions relating to Medicare payments to hospitals for inpatient services that are contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (collectively known as the Affordable Care Act). It would also specify statutorily required changes to the amounts and factors used to determine the rates for Medicare acute care hospital inpatient services for operating costs and capital-related costs, and for long-term care hospital costs.

  7. 78 FR 60023 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; Proposed Threatened Status for the Rufa Red Knot...

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    ...We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, propose to list the rufa red knot (Calidris canutus rufa) as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). If we finalize this rule as proposed, it would extend the Act's protections to this species. The effect of this regulation will be to add this species to the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife.

  8. 78 FR 22912 - Proposed Extension of the Employment Information Form Information Collection

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    ... with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance...)); Family and Medical Leave Act (29 U.S.C. 2616(a)); Immigration and Nationality Act H-2A program (8 U.S.C. 1188(g)); the Immigration and Nationality Act H-2B program (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14(B) and the Immigration...

  9. 75 FR 20737 - Proposed Amendments to Rule 610 of Regulation NMS

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    ...The Commission is publishing for comment proposed amendments to Rule 610 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Exchange Act'') relating to access to quotations in listed options as well as fees for such access. The proposed rule would prohibit an exchange from imposing unfairly discriminatory terms that inhibit efficient access to quotations in a listed option on its exchange and establish a limit on access fees that an exchange would be permitted to charge for access to its best bid and offer for listed options on its exchange.

  10. 78 FR 17995 - Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Amended by Public Law 104-13; Proposed Collection, Comment...

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    ... TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, as Amended by Public Law 104-13... Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44... households, state or local governments, farms, businesses, or other for-profit Federal agencies or employees...

  11. 78 FR 12702 - Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Rule To List 66 Reef-Building Coral Species; Proposed...

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    ... Endangered Species Act (ESA); Extension of Public Comment Period and Notice of Public Hearing AGENCY... RIN 0648-XT12 Endangered and Threatened Species; Proposed Rule To List 66 Reef- Building Coral Species... species as threatened or endangered under the ESA. We concluded that 12 of the petitioned coral species...

  12. 77 FR 23277 - Proposed Leasehold Surrender Interest Guide

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    ... Harvey, Asset Management Branch Chief, 202-513-7150. Before including your address, phone number, email... Management Improvement Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-391; 36 CFR part 51), the proposed LSI Guide provides...

  13. Refocusing Adult Education on Career and Postsecondary Success: An Analysis of Adult Education (Title II) Provisions in WIA Reauthorization Proposals

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    Foster, Marcie

    2012-01-01

    Two proposals to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) are in the House of Representatives: the "Workforce Investment and Improvement Act of 2012" ("H.R. 4297") and the "Workforce Investment Act of 2012" ("H.R. 4227"). Both proposals reflect a priority of greater alignment among adult education…

  14. 77 FR 24929 - Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Office of the Secretary Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records... with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of Agriculture (USDA) is proposing to add a.... Department of Agriculture. The mission of the USDA's Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity, and...

  15. 12 CFR 225.26 - Factors considered in acting on nonbanking proposals.

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    2010-01-01

    ... acquired, the effect of the proposed transaction on those resources, and the management expertise, internal control and risk-management systems, and capital of the entity conducting the activity. (c) Competitive... THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM BANK HOLDING COMPANIES AND CHANGE IN BANK CONTROL (REGULATION Y...

  16. 10 CFR 51.88 - Proposals for legislation.

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    2014-01-01

    ... 10 Energy 2 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false Proposals for legislation. 51.88 Section 51.88 Energy NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (CONTINUED) ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING AND RELATED REGULATORY FUNCTIONS National Environmental Policy Act-Regulations Implementing Section 102(2...

  17. [Development and evaluation of a serological protocol of fluorescence polarization for the preliminary study of Brucella spp antibodies in humans].

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    Sánchez-Villalobos, Alfredo; Urdaneta-Fernández, Margelys; Rubio-Fuenmayor, Elí; Molero-Saras, Gladys; Luzardo-Charris, Carlos; Corona-Mengual, Carlos

    2011-03-01

    In order to show the development and scope of a serological analysis method based on fluorescence polarization assay (FPA) from a drop of blood obtained by the capillary technique, a Brucella antibody assay was performed on a group of 321 high-risk workers. The results were compared with data from the analysis of blood serum by FPA and a competitive enzyme immunoassay (ELISA-c). The number of concordance was 318 (99.06%), and discordant 3 (0.93%), which were negative in serum by fluorescence polarization (FPAs) and ELISA-c, but positive with capillary FPA (FPAc). The comparative results FPAc were: sensitivity 100%; specificity: 99.05%; positive predictive value 66.67%; negative predictive value 100.0%; false positive rate: 0.95%; false negative rate: 0%; accuracy: 98.0%; odds ratio: 203.00. The youden J for both FPA methods was 0.667. The identification was considered reliable and the correlation of both procedures, FPA and ELISA-c, was no statistically different (P > 0.05%), which allows to highly recommend the study implementation of human brucellosis with capillary blood as a preliminary method.

  18. 75 FR 47729 - National Voter Registration Act

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  19. 12 CFR 225.26 - Factors considered in acting on nonbanking proposals.

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    2011-01-01

    ... control and risk-management systems, and capital of the entity conducting the activity. (c) Competitive... proposals. 225.26 Section 225.26 Banks and Banking FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (CONTINUED) BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM BANK HOLDING COMPANIES AND CHANGE IN BANK CONTROL (REGULATION Y...

  20. 76 FR 34982 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... of a proposed consent decree to address a lawsuit filed by WildEarth Guardians and Elizabeth Crowe in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California: WildEarth Guardians and...Earth Guardians and Elizabeth Crowe, and Respondent, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA...

  1. Proposed Performance Standards for Comprehensive Support Services and Vocational Equity Grants.

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    Lewis, Morgan V.

    Activities to develop proposed performance standards and measures for programs receiving funds authorized by the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act are described in this report. Two sections of the act are considered: Section 221 authorizes programs for single parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women;…

  2. 75 FR 44804 - Privacy Act of 1974; Notice of a New Privacy Act System of Records (SORN), Ginnie Mae Mortgage...

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    ...The Department proposes to establish a new Privacy Act SORN subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, entitled Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Security Unclaimed Funds System. The new record system will be used to track unclaimed security holder payments. Such unclaimed payments are owed to certificate holders of Ginnie Mae-guaranteed mortgage-backed securities who cannot be located by the Ginnie Mae servicer. Ginnie Mae tracks this information to ensure that security holders are paid properly.

  3. The choice of a constitutive formulation for modeling limb flexion-induced deformations and stresses in the human femoropopliteal arteries of different ages.

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    Desyatova, Anastasia; MacTaggart, Jason; Poulson, William; Deegan, Paul; Lomneth, Carol; Sandip, Anjali; Kamenskiy, Alexey

    2017-06-01

    Open and endovascular treatments for peripheral arterial disease are notorious for high failure rates. Severe mechanical deformations experienced by the femoropopliteal artery (FPA) during limb flexion and interactions between the artery and repair materials play important roles and may contribute to poor clinical outcomes. Computational modeling can help optimize FPA repair, but these simulations heavily depend on the choice of constitutive model describing the arterial behavior. In this study finite element model of the FPA in the standing (straight) and gardening (acutely bent) postures was built using computed tomography data, longitudinal pre-stretch and biaxially determined mechanical properties. Springs and dashpots were used to represent surrounding tissue forces associated with limb flexion-induced deformations. These forces were then used with age-specific longitudinal pre-stretch and mechanical properties to obtain deformed FPA configurations for seven age groups. Four commonly used invariant-based constitutive models were compared to determine the accuracy of capturing deformations and stresses in each age group. The four-fiber FPA model most accurately portrayed arterial behavior in all ages, but in subjects younger than 40 years, the performance of all constitutive formulations was similar. In older subjects, Demiray (Delfino) and classic two-fiber Holzapfel-Gasser-Ogden formulations were better than the Neo-Hookean model for predicting deformations due to limb flexion, but both significantly overestimated principal stresses compared to the FPA or Neo-Hookean models.

  4. 78 FR 41101 - Proposed Exemptions From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions

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    ...This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). This notice includes the following proposed exemptions: D-11640, Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (the Applicant or the Bank); D-11772, UBS AG (UBS or the Applicant); and D- 11739, D-11740, & D-11741, Sears Holdings Savings Plan (the Savings Plan), Sears Holdings Puerto Rico Savings Plan (the PR Plan) and The Lands' End, Inc. Retirement Plan (the Lands' End Plan).

  5. 78 FR 78384 - Notice of Filing of Proposed Consent Decree Under the Clean Air Act

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    ... the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. 7412(r)(1), with respect to two of its titanium and zirconium processing... zirconium, or 2.4 million pounds, being stored at facilities in New Cumberland and Weirton, WV by December...

  6. 75 FR 80809 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... Department of Air Quality to the Tennessee Valley Authority's Paradise Fossil Plant in Drakesboro, Kentucky... and any form of encryption, and may be mailed to the mailing address above. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION... Fossil Plant in Drakesboro, Kentucky. Under the terms of the proposed consent decree, EPA has agreed to...

  7. Patients' rights to care under Clinton's Health Security Act: the structure of reform.

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    Mariner, W K

    1994-01-01

    Like most reform proposals, President Clinton's proposed Health Security Act offers universal access to care but does not significantly alter the nature of patients' legal rights to services. The act would create a system of delegated federal regulation in which the states would act like federal administrative agencies to carry out reform. To achieve uniform, universal coverage, the act would establish a form of mandatory health insurance, with federal law controlling the minimum services to which everyone would be entitled. Because there is no constitutionally protected right to health care and no independent constitutional standard for judging what insurance benefits are appropriate, the federal government would retain considerable freedom to decide what services would and would not be covered. If specific benefits are necessary for patients, they will have to be stated in the legislation that produces reform. PMID:8059899

  8. 77 FR 65054 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request...

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  9. 76 FR 53458 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    ... FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY [No. 2011-N-09] Proposed Collection; Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance Agency. ACTION: 30-day notice of submission of information collection for approval from the Office of Management and Budget. SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of...

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  11. 75 FR 36375 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

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    ... and performance metrics under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the... ADDRESSES as soon as possible. ADDRESSES: Matthew Dunne, [email protected] , Advanced Research...

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Notice and.... Issued in Washington, DC, on June 9, 2011. Henry Kelly, Acting Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and...

  13. 75 FR 22578 - Proposed Agency Information Collection

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    ... DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Proposed Agency Information Collection AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy... information under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The In-Vehicle Driver Feedback study... feedback devices can enable drivers to achieve measurable improvements in fuel economy, the information...

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    ... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon Written Request... Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the existing collection of... Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.). The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of...

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    ... from registration pursuant to Regulation E under the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.601 to 610a) to... SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy...

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  17. 77 FR 39493 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on a disk or CD-ROM should be formatted in Word or ASCII file... question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree... Justice determines, based on any comment submitted, that consent to this consent decree should be...

  18. 77 FR 47381 - Proposed Settlement Agreement, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ...., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. Comments on.... EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed settlement agreement... Justice determines that consent to the settlement agreement should be withdrawn, the terms of the...

  19. 76 FR 75544 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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    ... Canyon Trust, San Juan Citizens Alliance, Our Children's Earth Foundation, Plains Justice, Powder River... Constitution Ave. NW., Washington, DC, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal... question. EPA or the Department of Justice may withdraw or withhold consent to the proposed consent decree...

  20. Development of Thermal Infrared Sensor to Supplement Operational Land Imager

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    Shu, Peter; Waczynski, Augustyn; Kan, Emily; Wen, Yiting; Rosenberry, Robert

    2012-01-01

    The thermal infrared sensor (TIRS) is a quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP)-based instrument intended to supplement the Operational Land Imager (OLI) for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). The TIRS instrument is a far-infrared imager operating in the pushbroom mode with two IR channels: 10.8 and 12 m. The focal plane will contain three 640 512 QWIP arrays mounted onto a silicon substrate. The readout integrated circuit (ROIC) addresses each pixel on the QWIP arrays and reads out the pixel value (signal). The ROIC is controlled by the focal plane electronics (FPE) by means of clock signals and bias voltage value. The means of how the FPE is designed to control and interact with the TIRS focal plane assembly (FPA) is the basis for this work. The technology developed under the FPE is for the TIRS focal plane assembly (FPA). The FPE must interact with the FPA to command and control the FPA, extract analog signals from the FPA, and then convert the analog signals to digital format and send them via a serial link (USB) to a computer. The FPE accomplishes the described functions by converting electrical power from generic power supplies to the required bias power that is needed by the FPA. The FPE also generates digital clocking signals and shifts the typical transistor-to-transistor logic (TTL) to }5 V required by the FPA. The FPE also uses an application- specific integrated circuit (ASIC) named System Image, Digitizing, Enhancing, Controlling, And Retrieving (SIDECAR) from Teledyne Corp. to generate the clocking patterns commanded by the user. The uniqueness of the FPE for TIRS lies in that the TIRS FPA has three QWIP detector arrays, and all three detector arrays must be in synchronization while in operation. This is to avoid data skewing while observing Earth flying in space. The observing scenario may be customized by uploading new control software to the SIDECAR.

  1. 78 FR 13687 - Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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  2. 75 FR 23271 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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    ... proposed information collection project: ``National Hospital Adverse Event Reporting System: Questionnaire...: Proposed Project National Hospital Adverse Event Reporting System: Questionnaire Redesign and Testing As... the impact of the PSOs and the Patient Safety Act on the use of adverse event reporting systems and...

  3. 75 FR 38102 - Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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  4. 76 FR 24922 - Proposal Review Panel for Chemistry; Notice of Meeting

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    ... NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Proposal Review Panel for Chemistry; Notice of Meeting In accordance... announces the following meeting: Name: Proposal Review Panel for Chemistry 1191. Date and Time: May 17, 2011...: Katharine Covert, Acting Deputy Division Director, Chemistry Centers Program, Division of Chemistry, Room...

  5. DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

    Hubbard, L; Ziemer, B; Lipinski, J

    Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of a low-dose, first-pass-analysis (FPA) dynamic computed tomography angiography and perfusion (CTAP) technique, for whole-organ anatomical and functional assessment of coronary artery disease (CAD). Methods: An angioplasty balloon was advanced into the left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery of five swine (35–45 kg) to induce several levels of stenosis at maximal hyperemia (intracoronary adenosine, 240 µg/min). Reference fluorescence microspheres and intravenous contrast (370 mg/mL iodine, 25 mL, 7 mL/s) were injected centrally and dynamic imaging was performed using a 320-slice CT scanner at 100 kVp and 200 mA. Twenty volume scans were acquired per stenosismore » level to capture complete aortic and myocardial enhancement curves, but only two volume scans were used for whole-organ dynamic FPA CTAP measurement. All CTAP measurements in the LAD were compared to the reference microsphere perfusion measurements using linear regression, concordance correlation, and Bland-Altman analysis. Results: The result of dynamic FPA CTAP measurement in the LAD was in good agreement with the reference microsphere perfusion measurement (P-CTAP = 1.01 P-MICRO + 0.16, R{sup 2} = 0.95). The root mean square error (RMSE) and difference (RMSD) of measurement were 0.51 mL/min/g and 0.47 mL/min/g, respectively. Bland-Altman analysis demonstrated negligible systematic measurement bias. Additionally, the concordance correlation coefficient (CCC) was found to be ρ = 0.97, indicating excellent agreement between dynamic FPA CTAP measurement and the reference microsphere perfusion measurement. Lastly, the effective dose of the proposed technique using the “simulated” two-volume scan CTAP acquisition protocol was 2.6 mSv; much lower than the ∼10 mSv effective dose of current dynamic CTP techniques alone. Conclusion: The results indicate the potential for significant improvements in CAD assessment through low-dose, quantitative dynamic FPA

  6. FIFRA Peer Review: Proposed Risk Assessment Methods Process

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    From September 11-14, 2012, EPA participated in a Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) meeting on a proposed pollinator risk assessment framework for determining the potential risks of pesticides to honey bees.

  7. Proposed Nutrient Criteria for Missouri Lakes and Reservoirs

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    EPA proposes a rule establishing federal Clean Water Act (CWA) criteria for nutrients (i.e., total nitrogen, total phosphorus and chlorophyll a) to protect aquatic life, recreational, and drinking water uses for Missouri’s lakes and reservoirs.

  8. A review of 'The Health Security Act of 1993'.

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    Peterson, D M; Brownawell, H J

    1994-01-01

    The Health Security Act of 1993, which is now before Congress, holds the potential to effect major changes in the way health care is delivered in this country and in how that delivery is financed. This article reviews the principal provisions proposed to be contained in the act (as presented in the preliminary summary released in September 1993) and offers suggestions regarding the issues that hospital financial managers should begin addressing now.

  9. 78 FR 26028 - Proposed Consent Decree, Clean Air Act Citizen Suit

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