11.   Fencing officials will visit Columbia, S.C., in February to finalize training plans.

12.   Fire spokesman Jim Paxon said late Thursday that plans could be finalized in a day or two for re-entry into several communities not affected by the fire.

13.   Federal and state health officials plan to meet in Washington next week to finalize plans on a joint study of the high cancer rates of children in Ocean County.

14.   Gary Vest, the principal assistant deputy underecretary of defense for environmental security, said he expected the plan to be finalized by next summer.

15.   He added that the foundation received a letter of approval for the arrangement from the House ethics committee before finalizing plans for the event yesterday.

16.   He has not yet finalized a plan but says it will likely increase the workload of senior physicians.

17.   He simply is anxious to finalize his plans for Colonial week.

18.   Police said Jennings was arrested as he met with two undercover federal agents to finalize plans to take hostages at a dental office that he had targeted.

19.   In the past week, the Patriots have been finalizing draft plans.

20.   It also expects to take unspecified charges in that quarter as it finalizes plans.