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FEATURES:
Traffic Control in the Real World......................6 DMS Innovations Meet Agency Needs ..............7

HPB Week .....................................................................17
Ports to Drive Transportation Standards and Technology...18

NEMA to Host International Motor & Drive Conference ...19 A Refreshed Web Look at MITA .....................................20 Manufacturer Funded Recycling Program Surpasses 1,000,000 Thermostats.................................20 Worker Safety Starts with Home Safety........................21 NEMAcast—Electroindustry Podcast One Year Later ....21 Sales Forecasting—An Elusive Science .......................22 Code Actions/Standardization Trends ............23 Nanotechnology Standards Projects to Benefit NEMA Members ...............................................23 TC 111 TAG Represents U.S. on Matters before IEC Committees .................................................24 NEC Adoption Furthers Electrical Safety .......................24 International Roundup ................................25 NEMA Hosts Visiting Delegations to Discuss Smart Grid and High Performance Buildings ...25 NEMA Announces Smart Grid Initiative at COPANT ......26 NEMA Participates in Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas ..............................27 Economic Spotlight ......................................28 Latest Home Sales Rebound Appears to Be Losing Steam .............................................................28 EBCI Suggests June Improvement in North American Business Conditions Was Broad-Based, but Modestly Paced ...................... IBC Now Available from NEMA/BIS— The Electroindustry Economic Outlook ......................... IBC

CONTENTS

NTCIP Update— Work Continues as Milestone Reached.............9 Integrating Intelligent Transportation Systems for a Greener Tomorrow...................10 New ITS Takes off at Tambo International Airport.........................12 Combining Transit and Freeway for a Better ITS...13 ANSI-Homeland Security Standards Panel Identifies Standards Gaps ...................14 FDA Reports Airport Scanners are Safe ..........15

NOTES:
NEMA Officers ................................................................2 Comments from the C-Suite..........................................2 View from the Top ..........................................................3

DEPARTMENTS:
Washington Report........................................3 ITS—Priorities in Delayed Federal Highway Legislation...3 Product Stewardship Update—Maine Product Stewardship Framework Bill Rejected as National Model ...4 CPSC Public Database Rule Published, Undergoing Comment ...................................................4 Supply Chain Due Diligence in Demand for Minerals ...5 Electroindustry News ...................................16 Lutron Lights the Way with Romance and Energy Savings .....................................16 Panduit Corporation Opens World Headquarters as High Performance Building.......................................17

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