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### Viewing cable 07BRASILIA524, COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL YEOW

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07BRASILIA524 | 2007-03-27 18:02 | 2011-07-11 00:00 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Brasilia

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    VZCZCXRO6868
    OO RUEHRG
    DE RUEHBR #0524/01 0861802
    ZNR UUUUU ZZH
    O 271802Z MAR 07
    FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 8456
    INFO RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 4071
    RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 9466
    RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 6401

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    UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 BRASILIA 000524

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    STATE PLS PASS TO EPA/OIA FOR HILL-MACON
    STATE FOR WHA/BSC

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: SENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
    SUBJECT:  COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL YEOW

    REF: EMAIL MESSAGE FROM EPA/OIA/HILL-MACON TO PNORMAN MARCH 27,
    2007

    ¶1. Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Aaron Yeow,
    Environmental Health Scientist, Office of Superfund Remediation and
    Technology Innovation, and Executive Secretary and OSRTI Liaison for
    the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Technical Review
    Workgroup (TRW) for Metal and Asbestos, and Intra-Agency Workgroup
    Comprised of Senior Scientific Experts in Metals Risk Assessment
    from EPA Regions and the Office of Research and Development, to
    Brasilia (DF) March 31 to April 5, 2007, to participate in the Soil
    Quality Protection and Management of Contaminated Sites Workshop
    organized by CONAMA and to make a presentation on the development of
    groundwater and soil quality guidelines to control contaminated
    sites.

    ¶2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens traveling to Brazil
    for any purpose require visas, which must be obtained in advance
    from a Brazilian Embassy or Consulate. "Airport visas" do not exist,
    and immigration authorities will refuse entry to anyone without a
    valid visa.  All Brazilian visas are considered invalid regardless
    of validity if not used within 90 days of issuance.

    ¶3. Visitors should be current with all immunizations required for
    Brazil.  Those arriving from flights that do not originate in the
    United States are advised to ensure that their yellow fever
    vaccination is up to date, and that they have their WHO yellow cards
    with them to prove it.  If you require a yellow fever vaccination
    and it is for the first time, not a booster, it should be given at
    least 10 days before travel to be effective.  Please consult with
    appropriate medical authorities before traveling.

    ¶4. Please be advised that over the last six weeks, flights within
    Brazil have been experiencing routine delays of up to several hours
    due to difficulties the air traffic control system has been
    experiencing.  The U.S. Embassy continues to receive reports from
    official visitors and tourists of recent VARIG domestic and
    international flight cancellations due to the airline's financial
    difficulties.  These cancellations continue to result in missed
    connecting flights in Sao Paulo and Rio, and disruption of
    travelers' itineraries.  Although the airline has been purchased by
    a new buyer, both domestic and international flights are likely to
    operate at a significantly reduced confidence level during their
    restructuring period. U.S. citizens should keep this in mind when
    making travel plans.

    ¶5. All official visitors must attend the RSO Security briefing.

    ¶6. Mission understands that no Embassy/Consulate assistance is
    required. Traveler is required to check in with the embassy upon
    arrival. If medical evacuation for Mr. Yeow is needed, it can be
    authorized by Mr. Barry Breen, Deputy Assistant Administrator for
    the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, who can be reached
    through EPA's 24- hour Emergency Operations Center at 202 564-3850.
    Embassy point of contact for this visit is:

    -- Science Counselor, Patricia Norman, Tel (55)(61) 3312-7432, Fax
    (55)(61) 3312-7646 (Science Section), cellular phone
    (55)(61)9965-1439, email: NormanPD@state.gov

    ¶7. Please find below information needed for the city to be visited:

    - Brasilia -
    The United States Embassy in Brasilia is located at Avenida das
    Nacoes, Quadra 801, Lote 3, telephone number (from U.S.)
    011+(55)(61) 3312-7000, fax number (from U.S.) 011+(55) (61)
    3312-7676.  Emergencies and calls after normal business hours may be
    directed to Post One at 011+(55)(61) 3312-7400.

    - Rio de Janeiro -
    The United States Consulate General in Rio de Janeiro is located at
    Avenida Presidente Wilson 147 B. Castelo, telephone number (from
    U.S.) 011+(55)(21) 3823-2000, fax number (from U.S.)
    011+(55)(21)3823-2003.  Emergencies and calls after normal business
    hours may be directed to Post One at 011+(55)(21) 3823-2029.

    - Sao Paulo -
    The United States Consulate General in Sao Paulo is located at Rua
    Thomas Deloney, 381 - Chacara Santo Antonio, telephone number (from
    U.S.) 011+(55)(11) 5186-7000, fax number (from U.S.) 011+(55)(11)
    5186-7099.  Emergencies and calls after normal business hours may be
    directed to Post One at 011+(55)(11) 5181-8730.

    ¶8. Persons entering Brazil under the USG auspices have an important
    role to play in strengthening U.S. - Brazil cooperation.  Please
    keep this priority in mind during your visit and inform the embassy
    or nearest consulate promptly of any opportunities or problems that
    arise.  As a result of the imposition of biometric enrolment of the

    BRASILIA 00000524  002 OF 003

    US-VISIT program, the Government of Brazil started fingerprinting
    and photographing arriving U.S. citizens in January 2004.  Present
    GOB policy is not to fingerprint U.S. travelers arriving on official
    or diplomatic visas.  It is possible, however, that official
    visitors could be asked to submit to a fingerprinting through
    administrative error.  The Embassy hopes that visitors will comply
    with reasonable requests from the Brazilian immigration authorities.
     Any unusual delays or unreasonable treatment should be brought to
    the attention of the Management Officer so they can be relayed to
    the GOB.  Full cooperation with the identification procedures is
    advisable.

    ¶9. MEDICAL EVACUATION, INSURANCE AND HEALTH UNIT ACCESS ISSUES:

    Direct Hire employees (not contractors) of the Department of State,
    USAID, DOD, and CDC need not take further action. Direct Hire
    employees of other U.S Government Agencies must provide their
    control officer by cable or e-mail a name and 24-hour point of
    contact for their agency that can authorize medical evacuation.  For
    employees whose agencies are not authorized to fund medevacs,
    individuals will be responsible for obtaining their own medevac
    insurance and providing the information to their control officer

    The USG does not cover contract employees for medevac.  Therefore,
    all USG contractors (regardless of the government agency they are
    contracted to)  must provide their control officer prior to arrival
    the name, phone number, and policy number of their medevac insurance
    provider(s) for use in case of emergency.

    Contractors do not have access to services in the Health Units at
    Post. In an emergency, the Health Unit will try to facilitate access
    to care on the local economy or facilitation with their medevac
    provider. Contractors need to be advised that for any medical care
    needs they will need to use services provided on the local economy.

    ¶10. Please find below some information on Administrative procedures
    and requirements:

    ¶A. Each visitor, regardless of length of stay, must bring/forward
    fiscal data to pay for direct costs of the visit.  Each agency,
    organization or visiting delegation will be charged for the actual
    costs attributed to its visit.  Direct charge costs include, but are
    not limited to:

    -- American and LES overtime (for such services as airport
    expediting, cashier accommodation exchange, control room staffing,
    representational event support);
    Travel and per diem costs incurred by post personnel in support of
    visitor's field travel;
    -- Rental of vehicles and other equipment;
    -- Long distance telephone calls;
    -- Office supplies;
    -- Gasoline and other vehicle maintenance costs;
    -- Departure tax and other airport fees.

    Post will not provide service if fiscal data is not provided for the
    direct charges.

    ¶B. For TDYers remaining at post over 30 days, there is a charge for
    ICASS support services.  This charge is for the following ICASS
    services and will be billed thru the ICASS TDY module, based on a
    per-capita-basis, prorated for the length of stay.  For example, a
    TDY visit by one USG employee of 06 months' duration would be
    counted as 0.5:
    -- Basic Package;
    -- Community Liaison - CLO;
    -- Health Services.

    ¶C. If your sponsoring agency is not signed up for ICASS services at
    post, please be prepared to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)
    document for ICASS support services upon arrival.  The agency should
    provide post with a written communication generated by the
    traveler's headquarters that confirms the agency will pay ICASS
    charges for the TDYer.  The communication should include the agency
    ICASS billing code to which the TDY support should be charged and
    authorize the traveler to sign the ICASS invoice generated by the
    TDY module.  Agencies will not be billed until the accumulated
    invoice cost for TDY support exceeds Dols 2,500 for the fiscal year.
     Where travel is urgent, the TDYers should bring this documentation
    with him/her to ensure there are no interruptions in the provision
    of service.  Post will not provide any service to a TDYer staying in
    excess of thirty days without provision of this documentation before
    day 31 of the TDY.

    ¶11. Crime is the principal and real threat to visitors to Brazil.
    The crime threat level in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and
    Recife is critical.  Armed street robberies are common in these
    cities.  The area in and around the hotel sector in Brasilia is

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    extremely dangerous, especially at night.  Embassy visitors have
    been robbed under gunpoint while walking on the street.  Taxis and
    private vehicles should be used to move about.

    ¶12. In addition, individuals and organizations with ties to
    extremist groups operate in the tri-border area between Brazil,
    Paraguay and Argentina - this includes the Iguacu falls area.
    Official visitors contemplating travel to this area should contact
    the Embassy before doing so, as well as Embassy Asuncion and/or
    Embassy Buenos Aires if they plan to cross into Paraguay and/or
    Argentina.

    ¶13. Visitors should practice common sense preventative security
    techniques, just as they would in any large city in the world.  Some
    of the more important tips that you should follow to avoid becoming
    a crime victim are:

    -- Do not carry or wear valuable items that will attract the
    attention of thieves.  If you need to wear expensive jewelry or
    carry a camera; conceal it until you arrive at your destination.

    -- Be aware of the street environment and avoid contact with those
    who may be looking for robbery targets.  Seek a safer location.  Go
    into a store, bank or simply cross the street.

    -- Do not physically resist any robbery attempt.  While this is a
    personal decision, statistics show that resistance leads to injury.

    -- Do not answer your hotel room door until you positively confirm
    who is on the other side.  Look out the peephole, or call the front
    desk to confirm the visitor.

    -- Do not walk on the beaches after dark.  Assaults are common.

    -- Avoid city buses.  Many pass through high crime areas and are
    susceptible to robberies.

    ¶14. Visitors who intend to bring U.S. Government portable
    microcomputers into the embassy or consulate must obtain prior
    approval from the systems manager and the RSO/PSO.  The use of
    privately owned computers is discouraged in any government
    facility.

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