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Outer Continental Shelf: Debate Over Oil and Gas Leasing and Revenue Sharing (open access)

Outer Continental Shelf: Debate Over Oil and Gas Leasing and Revenue Sharing

Oil and gas leasing in the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) has been an important issue in the debate over energy security and domestic energy resources. The Department of the Interior (DOI) released a comprehensive inventory of OCS resources in February 2006 that estimated reserves of 8.5 billion barrels of oil and 29.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. Congress has imposed moratoria of the OCS since 1982 through the annual Interior appropriation bills. Proponents of the moratoria contend that offshore drilling would pose unacceptable environmental risks and threaten coastal tourism industries. This report analyzes this issue in-depth, including budgetary information and relevant legislation.
Date: January 22, 2008
Creator: Humphries, Marc
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Labor-Management Relations and the Federal Aviation Administration: Background and Current Legislative Issues (open access)

Labor-Management Relations and the Federal Aviation Administration: Background and Current Legislative Issues

This report discusses labor-management relations at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the 2006 implementation of a new labor contract on air traffic controllers. The FAA's ability to implement the new contract with its controllers was arguably supported by a mediation procedure prescribed by federal law. This report provides background information on the mediation procedure, discusses litigation involving the FAA and two labor organizations, and examines legislative attempts to amend the existing system.
Date: January 8, 2008
Creator: Shimabukuro, Jon O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FCC Record, Volume 23, No. 1, Pages 1 to 666, January 2 - January 18, 2008 (open access)

FCC Record, Volume 23, No. 1, Pages 1 to 666, January 2 - January 18, 2008

Biweekly, comprehensive compilation of decisions, reports, public notices, and other documents of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Date: January 2008
Creator: United States. Federal Communications Commission.
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 33, Number 1, Pages 1-358, January 4, 2008 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 33, Number 1, Pages 1-358, January 4, 2008

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: January 4, 2008
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 33, Number 2, Pages 359-448, January 11, 2008 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 33, Number 2, Pages 359-448, January 11, 2008

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: January 11, 2008
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 33, Number 3, Pages 449-634, January 18, 2008 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 33, Number 3, Pages 449-634, January 18, 2008

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: January 18, 2008
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 33, Number 4, Pages 635-808, January 25, 2008 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 33, Number 4, Pages 635-808, January 25, 2008

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: January 25, 2008
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 2008 (open access)

The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 98, No. 8, Ed. 1, Thursday, January 31, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 31, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Immigration: The Effects on Low-Skilled and High-Skilled Native-Born Workers (open access)

Immigration: The Effects on Low-Skilled and High-Skilled Native-Born Workers

The report opens with a discussion of how to analyze the impact of immigrants on the pay and job opportunities of native-born workers. It then uses this framework to examine and interpret the empirical literature on the subject. The report concludes with a discussion of policy implications.
Date: January 24, 2008
Creator: Levine, Linda
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes: A Description of Current Law (open access)

Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes: A Description of Current Law

This report contains an explanation of the major provisions of the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes. The discussion divides the federal estate tax into three components: the gross estate, deductions from the gross estate, and computation of the tax, including allowable tax credits. The federal estate tax is computed through a series of adjustments and modifications of a tax base known as the "gross estate." Certain allowable deductions reduce the gross estate to the "taxable estate," to which is then added the total of all lifetime taxable gifts made by the decedent. The tax rates are applied and, after reduction for certain allowable credits, the amount of tax owed by the estate is reached.
Date: January 5, 2008
Creator: Luckey, John R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A History of Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes (open access)

A History of Federal Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Taxes

Three primary categories of legislation pertaining to transfer taxes have been introduced in the 110th Congress. As noted above, the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping taxes is not permanent. One category would make the repeal permanent. (See, H.R. 411 and H.R. 2380). Another category would accelerate the repeal of these transfer taxes. (See, H.R. 25, H.R. 1040, H.R. 1586, H.R. 4042, S. 1025, S. 1040, and S. 1081). The third would reinstate these taxes at lower rates and/or in a manner more considerate of family-owned business. (See, H.R. 1928, H.R. 3170, H.R. 3475, H.R. 4172, H.R. 4235, H.R. 4242, and S. 1994). In this report, the history of the federal transfer taxes has been divided into four parts: (1) the federal death and gift taxes used between 1789 and 1915; (2) the development, from 1916 through 1975, of the modern estate and gift taxes; (3) the creation and refinement of a unified estate and gift tax system, supplemented by a generation-skipping transfer tax; and (4) the phaseout and repeal of the estate and generation-skipping taxes, with the gift tax being retained as a device to protect the integrity of the income tax.
Date: January 3, 2008
Creator: Luckey, John R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supplemental Security Income (SSI): A Fact Sheet (open access)

Supplemental Security Income (SSI): A Fact Sheet

The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program, Title XVI of the Social Security Act, was enacted in 1972 and implemented in 1974 to assure a minimum cash income to all aged, blind, or disabled persons. SSI is provided to eligible aged or disabled individuals or couples who have limited income and resources.
Date: January 8, 2008
Creator: Szymendera, Scott
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: A Fact Sheet (open access)

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: A Fact Sheet

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is a federal government agency established in 1974 by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) (P.L. 93- 406). It was created to protect the pensions of participants and beneficiaries covered by private sector, defined benefit (DB) plans. These pension plans provide a specified monthly benefit at retirement, usually either a percent of salary or a flat dollar amount multiplied by years of service. Defined contribution plans, such as §401(k) plans, are not insured. The PBGC is chaired by the Secretary of Labor, with the Secretaries of Treasury and Commerce serving as board members.
Date: January 29, 2008
Creator: Topoleski, John J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Advanced Technology Program (open access)

The Advanced Technology Program

President Bush's FY2008 budget request did not include financing for ATP. The FY2008 Consolidated Appropriations Act, P.L. 110-161, replaces ATP with the Technology Innovation Program (TIP) and provides $65.2 million (with an additional $5 million in ATP FY2007 unobligated balances), 17.6% less than the previous fiscal year. P.L. 110- 69, the America COMPETES Act, authorized the creation of TIP.
Date: January 7, 2008
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, January 18, 2008 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 28, Ed. 1, Friday, January 18, 2008

Tri-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 18, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 29, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 23, 2008 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 29, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 23, 2008

Tri-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, January 25, 2008 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 30, Ed. 1, Friday, January 25, 2008

Tri-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 25, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 31, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 30, 2008 (open access)

The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 31, Ed. 1, Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Tri-weekly student newspaper from Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 30, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 8, Ed. 1, Sunday, January 20, 2008 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 8, Ed. 1, Sunday, January 20, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 20, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Miniature Book Society Newsletter, Number 77, January 2008 (open access)

Miniature Book Society Newsletter, Number 77, January 2008

Articles about miniature books, collectors, publishers, trends in the world of miniature books, exhibitions, and other topics related to the field.
Date: January 2008
Creator: Miniature Book Society
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library

Self-Configuring Wireless MEMS Network

This presentation discusses miniature, lightweight, self-powered wireless sensors, and networking software needs.
Date: January 2008
Creator: Akl, Robert G.; Kavi, Krishna M. & El Rewini, Hesham
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 15, 2008 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 15, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2008 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 2, Ed. 1 Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 16, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 2008 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 91, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 17, 2008

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: January 17, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History