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Marijuana: Early Experiences with Four States' Laws That Allow Use for Medical Purposes

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "A number of states have adopted laws that allow medical use of marijuana. Federal law, however, does not recognize any accepted medical use for marijuana and individuals remain subject to federal prosecution for marijuana possession. Debate continues over medical effectiveness of marijuana, and over government policies surrounding medical use. State laws in Oregon, Alaska, Hawaii, and California allow medical … more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Information on the Number of Small Business Set-Asides Issued and Successfully Challenged

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Small Business Act requires small businesses to have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate in the performance of federal government contracts. Congress directed the President to set a governmentwide goal of at least 23 percent of the total dollar value of the federal government's prime contract awards to be awarded to small businesses each fiscal year. The small Business Administration's (SBA) … more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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United States Coast Guard: Implementation of the Inflation Adjustment Act

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Earlier this year, GAO began a governmentwide review of the implementation of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990. The act requires each federal agency to issue a regulation adjusting its covered maximum and minimum civil monetary penalties for inflation by October 23, 1996, and requires them to make necessary adjustments at least once every 4 years thereafter. During the review, GAO de… more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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GAO's Congressional Protocols: Addendum I, November 2002

Description: Guidance issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report has been superseded by GAO-04-310G, GAO's Congressional Protocols July 2004. GAO published a pamphlet outlining the set of protocols governing its work for Congress. GAO decided to modify its protocol in two areas. GAO will not conduct work involving state and local activities, and GAO will only submit comments on proposed legislation if requested to by Congress or lawfully bound to do so."
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Combating Terrorism: Actions Needed to Guide Services' Antiterrorism Efforts at Installations

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "After the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, domestic military installations increased their antiterrorism measures to their highest levels. These measures were reduced in the weeks following the attacks, but because of the persistent nature of the threat, the antiterrorism posture at domestic installations remains at a higher than normal level more than 1 year later. The Department of Defense's (DOD) budg… more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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September 11: Small Business Assistance Provided in Lower Manhattan in Response to the Terrorist Attacks

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The attacks on the World Trade Center had a substantially negative impact on the New York City economy, severely affecting businesses. In the aftermath of the attacks, Congress, among other things, appropriated emergency supplemental funds to several federal agencies to aid and rebuild the affected areas. The Chairman of the House Committee on Small Business asked GAO to describe the assistance provided to sma… more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Business Administration: The Commercial Marketing Representative Role Needs to Be Strategically Planned and Assessed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Subcontracting on federal contracts is a large and growing marketplace for small businesses. The Small Business Administration's (SBA) Commercial Marketing Representatives (CMRs) have long been considered to be key to fostering small businesses' participation in subcontracts. GAO was asked to assess the role that CMRs are playing in administering SBA's subcontracting assistance program."
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pressurized Fluidized Bed Combustion Second-Generation System Research and Development

Description: Research is being conducted under United States Department of Energy (DOE) Contract DE-AC21-86MC21023 to develop a new type of coal-fired plant for electric power generation. This new type of plant--called a Second-Generation or Advanced Pressurized Circulating Fluidized Bed Combustion (APCFB) plant--offers the promise of efficiencies greater than 45% (HHV), with both emissions and a cost of electricity that are significantly lower than conventional pulverized-coal-fired plants with scrubbers. … more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Robertson, A.; Horazak, D.; Newby, R. & Goldstein, H.
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Martinez Refinery Completes Plant-Wide Energy Assessment

Description: This OIT BestPractices Case Study describes how the Equilon Enterprises oil refinery in Martinez, California undertook a plant-wide energy assessment that focused on three key areas: waste minimization, process debottlenecking, and operations optimization. The assessment yielded recommendations, which, if implemented, can save more than 6,000,000 MMBtu per year and an estimated $52,000,000 per year, plus improve process control and reduce waste.
Date: November 1, 2002
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Post-Lamination Manufacturing Process Automation for Photovoltaic Modules: Final Subcontract Report, April 1998 - April 2002

Description: This report describes the automated systems developed for PV module assembly and testing processes after lamination. These processes are applicable to a broad range of module types, including those made with wafer-based and thin-film solar cells. Survey data and input from module manufacturers gathered during site visits were used to define system capabilities and process specifications. Spire completed mechanical, electrical, and software engineering for four automation systems: a module edge … more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Nowlan, M. J.; Murach, J. M.; Sutherland, S. F.; Miller, D. C.; Moore, S. B. & Hogan, S. J.
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Fiscal Year 2003 Integrated Monitoring Plan for the Hanford Groundwater Monitoring Project

Description: This document is an integrated monitoring plan for the Groundwater Monitoring Project. It documents well and constituent lists for the monitoring required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and its implementing orders.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Hartman, Mary J.; Dresel, P. EVAN; Lindberg, Jon W.; McDonald, John P.; Newcomer, Darrell R. & Thornton, Edward C.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Lake Roosevelt Fisheries Evaluation Program, Part C; Lake Roosevelt Pelagic Fish Study: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, 1998 Annual Report.

Description: Pelagic fishes, such as kokanee and rainbow trout, provide an important fishery in Lake Roosevelt; however, spawner returns and creel results have been below management goals in recent years. Our objective was to identify factors that potentially limit pelagic fish production in Lake Roosevelt including entrainment, food limitation, piscivory, and other abiotic factors. We estimated the ratio of total fish entrained through Grand Coulee Dam to the pelagic fish abundance for September and Octobe… more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Baldwin, Casey; Polacek, Matt & Bonar, Scott
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coeur d'Alene Tribe Fisheries Program Research, Monitoring and Evaluation Plan; Implementation of Fisheries Enhancement Opportunities on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, 1997-2002 Technical Report.

Description: Westslope cutthroat trout (Oncorhynchus clarki lewisi) and bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus) are currently of special concern regionally and are important to the culture and subsistence needs of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe. The mission of the Coeur d'Alene Tribe Fisheries Program is to restore and maintain these native trout and the habitats that sustain them in order to provide subsistence harvest and recreational fishing opportunities for the Reservation community. The adfluvial life history st… more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Vitale, Angelo; Lamb, Dave & Peters, Ronald
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of Improved Models and Designs for Coated-Particle Gas Reactor Fuels (I-NERI Annual Report)

Description: The objective of this INERI project is to develop improved fuel behavior models for gas reactor coated particle fuels and to develop improved coated-particle fuel designs that can be used reliably at very high burnups and potentially in fast gas-cooled reactors. Thermomechanical, thermophysical, and physiochemical material properties data were compiled by both the US and the French and preliminary assessments conducted. Comparison between U.S. and European data revealed many similarities and a … more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Petti, David Andrew; Maki, John Thomas; Languille, Alain; Martin, Philippe & Ballinger, Ronald
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Physical and Computational Modeling for Chemical and Biological Weapons Airflow Applications

Description: There is a need for information on dispersion and infiltration of chemical and biological agents in complex building environments. A recent collaborative study conducted at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) and Bechtel Corporation Research and Development had the objective of assessing computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models for simulation of flow around complicated buildings through a comparison of experimental and numerical results. The test facility used i… more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: McEligot, Donald Marinus; Mc Creery, Glenn Ernest; Pink, Robert John; Barringer, C. & Knight, K. J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Changes in the Carbon and Energy Balance of the Sagebrush Steppe Ecosystem of the Pacific Northwest - White Paper

Description: We propose a multi-agency study to understand the impacts of land-use change on the carbon and energy balance of the Pacific Northwest. By integrating data for the carbon and energy fluxes across different scales within each land-use type, we will develop more accurate input parameters for the regional climate models. The product of this study will address two priorities recommended by the National Academy of Sciences; 1) reduce uncertainties in climate change projections and 2) provide a more … more
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Chambers, Minnie Lala Stansbury; Clawson, K. L. & Inouye, R. S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Modular Pebble-Bed Reactor Project: Laboratory-Directed Research and Development Program FY 2002 Annual Report

Description: This report documents the results of our research in FY-02 on pebble-bed reactor technology under our Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project entitled the Modular Pebble-Bed Reactor. The MPBR is an advanced reactor concept that can meet the energy and environmental needs of future generations under DOE’s Generation IV initiative. Our work is focused in three areas: neutronics, core design and fuel cycle; reactor safety and thermal hydraulics; and fuel performance.
Date: November 1, 2002
Creator: Petti, David Andrew; Dolan, Thomas James; Miller, Gregory Kent; Moore, Richard Leroy; Terry, William Knox; Ougouag, Abderrafi Mohammed-El-Ami et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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