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Federal Courts: Differences Exist In Ordering Fines and Restitution

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on federal offenders who were ordered to pay criminal fines and victim restitution, focusing on: (1) the percentage of offenders who were ordered to pay fines or restitution in fiscal year (FY) 1997 and those who were not; (2) differences across judicial circuits and districts in the percent of offenders who were ordered to pay fines or restitution … more
Date: May 6, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bureau of the Public Debt: Areas for Improvement in Computer Controls

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the general and application controls that support key automated financial systems maintained and operated by the Bureau of Public Debt (BPD). GAO also followed up on the corrective actions BPD took in response to GAO's previous recommendations on improving BPD's financial system controls."
Date: August 6, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Safety: Information on the International Nuclear Regulators Association

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) participation in the International Nuclear Regulators Association, focusing on: (1) the Association's activities since it was created; (2) U.S. costs to support NRC's participation in the Association; (3) the views of NRC's commissioners and others on the benefits of the Association; and (4) other groups … more
Date: August 6, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Foster Care: Kinship Care Quality and Permanency Issues

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed how well kinship care is serving foster children, focusing on the: (1) quality of care that children in kinship care receive compared with that received by other foster children, as measured by a caseworker's assessment of a caregiver's parenting skills, the extent to which a foster child is able to maintain contact with familiar people and surroundings, and a … more
Date: May 6, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Year 2000 Computing Crisis: Readiness of the Electric Power Industry

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the electric power industry's vulnerability to year 2000 problems and the reported status of the industry's year 2000 readiness."
Date: April 6, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electronic Banking: Enhancing Federal Oversight of Internet Banking Activities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed federal oversight of depository institutions' Internet banking activities, focusing on: (1) the risks posed by Internet banking and the extent of any industrywide Internet banking-related problems; (2) the methods used by regulators to track depository institutions' plans to provide Internet banking services; (3) how regulators examined Internet banking activit… more
Date: July 6, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Medicare Fraud and Abuse: DOJ's Implementation of False Claims Act Guidance in National Initiatives Varies

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed the Department of Justice's (DOJ) and selected U.S. Attorneys' Offices' implementation of the False Claims Act guidance, focusing on: (1) the status of DOJ's work groups efforts and the initiative-specific guidance they prepared; (2) DOJ's efforts to assess U.S. Attorneys' compliance with the guidance; (3) the implementation of the guidance at selected U.S. A… more
Date: August 6, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Space Station: Cost to Operate After Assembly is Uncertain

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) estimate for the cost to operate the International Space Station after assembly is completed, focusing on: (1) whether any space station-related costs are not included in NASA's estimate; (2) the level of uncertainty in the cost estimate for operations, especially with regard to the potential impact of … more
Date: August 6, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance of Vacuum Pumps to be Used in Tritium Extraction Facility

Description: The goal of this test was to measure pump operating characteristics for three different gases and a wider range of conditions than for the vendor data. Test results will be used by Engineering Development Section for incorporation in a computer model of the pump train.
Date: April 6, 1999
Creator: Steimke, J. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Immobilization of Rocky Flats Graphite Fines Residue

Description: The development of the immobilization process for graphite fines has proceeded through a series of experimental programs. The experimental procedures and results from each series of experiments are discussed in this report.
Date: April 6, 1999
Creator: Rudisill, T. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Older Americans Act: 106th Congress Legislation

Description: This report provides brief legislative background for Older Americans Act programs expired at the end of FY1995. The report discusses issues with re-authorization and 106th Congress proposals.
Date: October 6, 1999
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Complex Systems: Science for the 21st Century

Description: Designed to help define new scientific directions related to complex systems in order to create new understanding about the nano world and complicated, multicomponent structures.
Date: March 6, 1999
Creator: Shank, C. V.; Awschalom, D.; Bawendi, M.; Fréchet, J.; Murphy, D.; Stupp, S. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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MGR External Events Hazards Analysis

Description: The purpose and objective of this analysis is to apply an external events Hazards Analysis (HA) to the License Application Design Selection Enhanced Design Alternative 11 [(LADS EDA II design (Reference 8.32))]. The output of the HA is called a Hazards List (HL). This analysis supersedes the external hazards portion of Rev. 00 of the PHA (Reference 8.1). The PHA for internal events will also be updated to the LADS EDA II design but under a separate analysis. Like the PHA methodology, the HA met… more
Date: November 6, 1999
Creator: Booth, L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cold Vacuum Drying facility condensate collection system design description (SYS 19)

Description: This document describes the Cold Vacuum Drying Facility (CVDF) condensate collection system (CCS). The function of the CCS is to collect cooling coil condensate from air-handling units in the CVDF and to isolate the condensate in collection tanks until the condensate is determined to be acceptable to drain to the effluent drain collection basin.
Date: July 6, 1999
Creator: PITKOFF, C.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Technical Approach and Plan for Transitioning Spent Nuclear Fuel (SNF) Project Facilities to the Environmental Restoration Program

Description: This document describes the approach and process in which the 100-K Area Facilities are to be deactivated and transitioned over to the Environmental Restoration Program after spent nuclear fuel has been removed from the K Basins. It describes the Transition Project's scope and objectives, work breakdown structure, activity planning, estimated cost, and schedule. This report will be utilized as a planning document for project management and control and to communicate details of project content a… more
Date: October 6, 1999
Creator: SKELLY, W.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fike MCO Pressure Safety Element

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Date: May 6, 1999
Creator: Van Katwijk, Carl
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Impact of Aluminum on Anticipated Corrosion in a Flooded SNF Multi Canister Overpack (MCO)

Description: Corrosion reactions in a flooded MCO are examined to determine the impact of aluminum corrosion products (from aluminum basket grids and spacers) on bound water estimates and subsequent fuel/environment reactions during storage. The mass and impact of corrosion products were determined to be insignificant, validating the choice of aluminum as an MCO component and confirming expectations that no changes to the Technical Databook or particulate mass or water content are necessary.
Date: July 6, 1999
Creator: Duncan, D. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cold Vacuum Drying facility fire protection system design description (SYS 24)

Description: This document describes the Cold Vacuum Drying Facility (CVDF) fire protection system (FPS). The FPS provides fire detection, suppression, and loss limitation for the CVDF structure, personnel, and in-process spent nuclear fuel. The system provides, along with supporting interfacing systems, detection, alarm, and activation instrumentation and controls, distributive piping system, isolation valves, and materials and controls to limit combustibles and the associated fire loadings.
Date: July 6, 1999
Creator: PITKOFF, C.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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