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Diquat Ecological Risk Assessment, Final Report, Bureau Of Land Management

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The United States Department of the Interior (USDI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is proposing a program to treat vegetation on up to six million acres of public lands annually in 17 western states in the continental United States (US) and Alaska. As part of this program, the BLM is proposing the use of ten herbicide active ingredients (a.i.) to control invasive plants and noxious weeds on approximately one million of the 6 million acres proposed for treatment. The BLM and its contractor, ENSR, are preparing a Vegetation Treatments Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate this and other proposed …

Diflufenzopyr Ecological Risk Assessment, Final Report, Bureau Of Land Management

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Department of the Interior (USDI), is proposing a program to treat vegetation on up to six million acres of public lands annually in 17 western states in the continental United States (U.S.) and Alaska. As part of this program, the BLM is proposing the use of ten herbicide active ingredients (a.i.) to control invasive plants and noxious weeds on approximately one million of the 6 million acres proposed for treatment. The BLM and its contractor, ENSR, are preparing a Vegetation Treatments Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate this and other proposed …

Vegetation Treatments On Bureau Of Land Management Lands In 17 Western States, Bureau Of Land Management

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

No abstract provided.

Fluridone Ecological Risk Assessment, Final Report, Ensr International

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Department of the Interior (USDI), is proposing a program to treat vegetation on up to six million acres of public lands annually in 17 western states in the continental United States (U.S.) and Alaska. As part of this program, the BLM is proposing the use of ten herbicide active ingredients (a.i.) to control invasive plants and noxious weeds on approximately one million of the 6 million acres proposed for treatment. The BLM and its contracto, ENSR, are preparing a Vegetation Treatments Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate this and other proposed …

Tebuthiuron Ecological Risk Assessment, Bureau Of Land Management, Ensr International

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Department of the Interior (USDI), is proposing a program to treat vegetation on up to six million acres of public lands annually in 17 western states in the continental United States (U.S.) and Alaska. As part of this program, the BLM is proposing the use of ten herbicide active ingredients (a.i.) to control invasive plants and noxious weeds on approximately one million of the 6 million acres proposed for treatment. The BLM and its contractor, ENSR, are preparing a Vegetation Treatments Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate this and other proposed …

Sulfometuron Methyl Ecological Risk Assessment, Final Report, Bureau Of Land Management, Ensr International

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Department of the Interior (USDI), is proposing a program to treat vegetation on up to six million acres of public lands annually in 17 western states in the continental United States (U.S.) and Alaska. As part of this program, the BLM is proposing the use of ten herbicide active ingredients (a.i.) to control invasive plants and noxious weeds on approximately one million of the six million acres proposed for treatment. The BLM and its contractor, ENSR, are preparing a Vegetation Treatments Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate this and other proposed …

Overdrive® Ecological Risk Assessment: Final Report, Bureau Of Land Management, Ensr International

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Department of the Interior (USDI), is proposing a program to treat vegetation on up to six million acres of public lands annually in 17 western states in the continental United States (U.S.) and Alaska. As part of this program, the BLM is proposing the use of ten herbicide active ingredients (a.i.) to control invasive plants and noxious weeds on approximately one million of the 6 million acres proposed for treatment. The BLM and its contractor, ENSR, are preparing a Vegetation Treatments Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate this and other proposed …

Reno, Nevada Imazapic Ecological Risk Assessment: Final Report, Ensr International, Bureau Of Land Management

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM), United States Department of the Interior (USDI), is proposing a program to treat vegetation on up to six million acres of public lands annually in 17 western states in the continental United States (U.S.) and Alaska. The primary objectives of the proposed program include fuels management, weed control, and fish and wildlife habitat restoration. Vegetation would be managed using five primary vegetation treatment methods: mechanical, manual, biological, chemical, and prescribed fire. The BLM and its contractor, ENSR, are preparing a Vegetation Treatments Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) to evaluate the effects of the proposed …

Richfield Fire Management Plan Environmental Assessment, U.S. Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

This Environmental Assessment (EA) documents results of an analysis of proposed changes to the current management of wildland fire and hazardous fuels for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Richfield Support Center. Proposed revisions of the Richfield Fire Management Plan (FMP) serve as the “Proposed Action” for this EA. The revised FMP incorporates current planning requirements associated with fire management on public lands, including wildland fire management and fuel treatments. The EA analysis is designed to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It allows determinations to be made as to whether any “significant,” as defined by the …

Vernal Fire Management Plan Environmental Assessment, United States Department Of The Interior, Bureau Of Land Management

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

This Environmental Assessment (EA) documents results of an analysis of proposed changes to the current management of wildland fire and hazardous fuels for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Vernal Field Office. Proposed revisions of the Vernal Fire Management Plan (FMP) serve as the Proposed Action for this EA. The revised FMP incorporates current planning requirements associated with fire management on public lands, including wildland fire suppression and fuel treatments. The EA analysis is designed to ensure compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). It allows determinations to be made as to whether any significant impacts, as defined by …

Utah Resource Assessment, Utah Association Of Conservation Districts, Utah Department Of Agriculture And Food, Natural Resource Conservation Service

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Located in the Rocky Mountain Region, Utah derives its name from the Native American Ute tribe and means “people of the mountains”. Utah is 84,900 square miles and is ranked the 11th largest state (in terms of square miles) in the US. As hosts of the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, Utah boasts the “greatest snow on earth” and is the home of 18 colorful National Parks and monuments. Utah's peaks are, on average, the tallest in the country and create great contrasts that range from the snow covered peaks of the Uinta Range in the east, to the renowned natural …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, October 17, 2005, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business—Joyce Kinkead
• Faculty Evaluation Report—Mike Lyons
• Student Code—Spencer Watts
• One Semester Lag on Textbooks—Quinn Millet
• EPC Charge Update—Derek Mason
• Petition and Code—Barry Franklin
• Charge to AFT—Derek Mason
• Faculty Forum—Derek Mason

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, October 6, 2005, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Add Multiple List

Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences

• Prerequisite Change

College of Education and Human Services

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Communicative Disorders and Deaf Education

• Credit Hour Change
• Title Change
• Delete Course

Department of Elementary Education

• Course Number Change

Department of Family, Consumer, and Human Development

• New Course
• Title Change, Credit Hour Change
• Title Change
• Prerequisite Change
• Delete Course

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Course Number Change

Department of Psychology

• Prerequisite Change

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

• Delete Course

Department of Art

• Prerequisite Change

Department of English

• Add Repeatable …

Faculty Senate Agenda, October 3, 2005, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Wellness at USU - Lindsey Lovell
• Honorary Degrees and Commencement Speaker - Gary Straquadine
• EPC Business—Joyce Kinkead
• Libraries Advisory Council Report—Lisa Berreau
• ASUSU Report—Spencer Watts
• Graduate Council Report—Larry Smith
• Resolution - Derek Mason

Balancing Books: The Problem Of Scholarly Publication In The Promotion/Tenure Process, Michael Spooner

Library Faculty & Staff Publications

I never intended a career in publishing. In 1983, I was in grad school, trying to redeem an M.A. in literature by getting a more socially responsible M.A. in Teaching ESL, when somehow there was a baby on the way. I decided it was really my job to find a real job, and I happened into one in publishing. In those days, I wasn’t much of a people person, so the post of acquisitions editor had plenty of appeal. Acquisitions editors are the ones, as Dogbert says, who can reject your life’s work with a gesture and a witty remark. …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, September 19, 2005, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Provost Candidates
• Enrollment
• Regents
• Legislative Request
• All Majors Meeting
• Recruitment and Retention of Multicultural Students
• EPC Business
• Faculty Evaluation Committee
• Library Advisory Council
• ASUSU
• Graduate Council
• Honorary Degrees and Commencement Speaker
• Resolution Supporting Inauguration
• Faculty Senate Curriculum Task Force
• Faculty Senate input on Provost Search

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, September 19, 2005, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business - Joyce Kinkead
• Faculty Evaluations Committee—Mike Lyons
• Libraries Advisory Council—Lisa Berreau
• ASUSU—Spencer Watts
• Graduate Council—Larry Smith
• Honorary Degrees and Commencement Speaker—Gary Straquadine
• Resolution supporting inauguration—Derek Mason
• Faculty Senate Curriculum Task Force —Derek Mason
• Senate’s input on Provost Search—Derek Mason

Curriculum Subcommittee Minutes, September 1, 2005, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

College of Agriculture

• New Course, New Prefix

Department of Agricultural Systems Technology and Education

• Credit Hour Change
• Delete Course

Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences

• Delete Course

Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences

• Title Change, Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change, Course Number Change
• Credit Hour Change, Course Description Change, Course Number Change
• Title Change, Course Description Change
• Credit Hour Change, Course Number Change
• Delete Course

Department of Plants, Soils and Biometeorology

• University Studies Request
• Delete Course

Department of Business Information Systems

• New Course

Department of Elementary Education

• New Course

Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation

• Prerequisite Change …

Basic Show Steer Feeding And Care, Darrell Rothlisberger

All Current Publications

The junior livestock program is a unique opportunity to use live animals to help youth develop. Youth learn something about agriculture and livestock production and develop an appreciation for the livestock industry.

Show Steer Selection, Darrell Rothlisberger

All Current Publications

There are many breeds of cattle. Listed on this page are some that are used in the show calf industry. Some show calves are straight breds while others are crossbreds.

Faculty Senate Meeting Minutes, August 29, 2005, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• University Business
• Information Items for Consent
• Key Issues and Action Items
• Benefits Advisory Model

Faculty Senate Agenda, August 29, 2005, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• EPC Business
• EPC Annual Report
• School of Graduate Studies
• Academic Rights & Responsibilities
• Re-configuration of USU Benefits Decision-Making Process
• Human Resources
• Support for Representation to the Employee Benefits Advisory Board
• Caucus with College Representatives

Final Environmental Assessment: Proposed Demolition Of 12 Structures, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, Randal Klein, Kay Winn

All U.S. Government Documents (Utah Regional Depository)

Hill AFB proposes to accommodate current United States Air Force (USAF) missions by demolishing 12 structures on Hill AFB. All 12 buildings have both aged and deteriorated to the point they cannot be economically repaired or remodeled. Seven of the 12 buildings would be demolished without being replaced in kind. For five of the 12 buildings, military construction (MILCON) projects would provide new facilities to house the activities that are or were being performed in the deteriorated structures. The proposed action and the no action alternative were both considered in detail. Following the demolition phase, backfill and revegetation operations would …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Minutes, August 15, 2005, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

• Review of FSEC
• Brown Bag Lunches
• Legislative Agenda
• Retention
• Non-Resident Tuition Waiver
• Ag Relocation
• USTAR
• Fuel and Power
• Series of System Requirements
• Capital Development Project
• Campus Building Projects
• Overall Most Difficult Challenge
• EPC Business & Annual Report
• School of Graduate Studies
• Library Update
• Capital Development Campaign
• Human Resources
• Academic Rights & Responsibilities Committee
• Representation to the Benefits Advisory Board
• Caucus with College Representatives

Integrated Hyperspectral, Multispectral And Video Imager For Microsatellites, Arnold Schoonwinkel, Hendrik Burger, Sias Mostert

Small Satellite Conference

The multi-sensor micro-satellite imager (MSMI) programme is developing an imager suitable for microsatellites, with multi-spectral, hyperspectral and video detectors on the same focal plane of a single telescope. It also contains the mass memory and high speed data compression capability to store any combination of the above sensor outputs on board. The imager is designed as a standard payload for the African Resource Management (ARM) satellite constellation and will be test flown as part of the ZASat programme (as part of the South African Space programme). Consortium partners include universities, private companies and research councils in both South Africa and …

Accurate Battery Performance Modelling: The Key To Accessing A Truly Responsive Modular Small-Cell Concept , Chris Pearson, Nick Russel, Carl Thwaite

Small Satellite Conference

The AEA Technology (AEA) Small Cell concept allows an infinite range of battery sizes to be built up using the minimum amount of re-qualification. Furthermore, an extensive rolling stock of cells is held at AEA to ensure that future demand can be met without the need for programme delays due to cell manufacture lead-time. Batteries can be composed of modular blocks so that energy storage systems can be built up from common building bricks. This eliminates the need for qualification and minimises recurring battery cost. Such features have captured the mood of the small satellite community in the quest for …

Low Power High-Speed Radiation Tolerant Computer, David Czajkowski, Praveen Samudrala, Manish Pagey, David Strobel

Small Satellite Conference

This paper presents a new concept of building a high performance, radiation hardened computer from Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS). We discuss the underlying radiation mitigation technologies used, and demonstrate their (radiation-tolerance) capabilities by citing the radiation test results. Hardness against Single Event Upsets (SEU) for COTS microprocessors is achieved using Time-Triple Modular Redundancy (TTMR). Single Event Functional Interrupts (SEFI) of the microprocessors are being mitigated with an auxiliary Hardened Coreä (H-Core) chip. The other on-board chips used are a combination of space qualified, radiation hardened COTS parts. A flight unit of the computer based on the above mentioned technologies, Proton 100k, was …

Formation Flying Demonstration Missions Enabled By Canx Nanosatellite Technology, Eric Caillibot, Cordell Grant, Daniel Kekez

Small Satellite Conference

Two nanosatellite missions that lay the groundwork for satellite formation flying are being realized at the University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies, Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS/SFL). Such an undertaking has never before been attempted with satellites of this size (< 10 kg). These missions will establish the core technologies necessary for formation flying endeavours at any scale, while capitalizing on the low-cost nature and rapid design cycle of nanosatellites. The key technologies being developed for the nanosatellite missions are nanosatellite propulsion, centimeter-level position determination, and active, three-axis attitude control. The first mission, CanX-2, currently nearing completion, will evaluate the core subsystems listed above. Its planned launch is scheduled for mid-2006. CanX-2 will be followed by a dual satellite mission, CanX-4 and -5, to be launched in 2008, that will build upon the experience gained from CanX-2 and demonstrate actual formation flying. This paper describes the design of CanX-2 and the practical lessons learned to date that can be applied to CanX-4 and -5. The objectives and preliminary mission profile for CanX-4 and -5 are also outlined.

System-Level Mitigation Of Sefis In Data Handling Architectures, A Solution For Small Satellites, Shazia Maqbool

Small Satellite Conference

We describe a fault-tolerant architecture designed to enhance commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) device-based space-system reliability, and to provide automated system recovery, in the presence of radiation-induced functional errors. The architecture is primarily aimed at cost-effective “small satellite” systems, where very limited mass, volume and power resources preclude the use of multiple-redundant system-based architectures. Our architecture is based on the concept of a fast data network interlinking all units of the data handling subsystem to an intelligent supervisor node. The supervisor monitors status messages from the units and intervenes when the state of a unit does not match expectations or messages stop arriving. …

A Standardized, Distributed Computing Architecture: Results From Three Universities, Michael Swartwout, Christopher Kitts, Pascal Stang, Glenn Lightsey

Small Satellite Conference

At the 16th AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites, researchers at Santa Clara University (SCU) proposed a distributed computing architecture for small or multi-spacecraft missions. This architecture extended existing I2C, Dallas 1-wire and RS232 data protocols and was adaptable to a number of microcontrollers. Since then, that architecture has been implemented on six university-class space missions at three different universities. As “early adopters”, these universities had the typical challenges of working with a new, evolving standard and adapting the standard to their hardware and mission needs. Each faced additional, program-specific challenges related to project size, scope and infrastructure as well as …