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Signed at Washington, DC, on March 13, 2006. Jonathan L. Snare, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor. [FR Doc. 06–2565 Filed 3–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–M VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:48 Mar 15, 2006 Jkt 208001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Seeks Qualified Candidates for the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ´ ´ ACTION: Request for resumes. AGENCY: SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking qualified candidates for appointment to its Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS). ´ ´ ADDRESSES: Submit resumes to: Ms. Sherry Meador, Administrative Assistant, ACRS/ACNW, Mail Stop T2E–26, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, or e-mail SAM@NRC.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress established the ACRS to provide the NRC independent expert advice on matters related to the safety of existing and proposed nuclear power plants and on the adequacy of proposed reactor safety standards. Of primary importance are the safety issues associated with the operation of 103 commercial nuclear units in the United States and regulatory initiatives, including risk-informed and performance-based regulations, license renewal applications, power uprates, and the use of mixed oxide and high burnup fuels. An increase emphasis is being given to safety issues associated with new reactor designs and technologies, including passive system reliability and thermal hydraulic phenomena, use of digital instrumentation and control, international codes and standards for use in multi-international design certification applications, material and structural engineering and nuclear analysis and reactor core performance. The ACRS membership is drawn from a variety of engineering and scientific disciplines needed to conduct broadly based review for these facilities, as well as proposed standards and criteria and related research activities. The ACRS also has some involvement in security matters related to the integration of safety and security of commercial reactors. This work involves technical issues associated with consequence analysis and the assessment of effective mitigation strategies. Committee members serve a 4-year term with the possibility of reappointment up to a maximum of two terms, for a potential total service of 12 years. At this time, the Commission is specifically seeking individuals with 10 years of experience in the areas of thermal hydraulics, materials and metallurgy, plant PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 operations, severe accident analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, design engineering, digital instrumentation and control, and nuclear analysis. Candidates with pertinent graduate level education will be given additional consideration. Individuals should have a demonstrated record of accomplishments in the area of nuclear reactor safety. It is the NRC’s policy to select the best qualified applicant for the job, regardless of race, gender, age, religion, or any other non-merit factor. Consistent with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Commission seeks candidates with varying views and of diverse background so that the membership on the Committee will be fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and functions to be performed by the Committee. It is the NRC’s policy to select the best qualified applicant for the job, regardless of race, gender, age, religion, or any other non-merit factor. Criteria used to evaluate candidates include education and experience, demonstrated skills in nuclear safety matters, and the ability to solve problems. Additionally, the Commission considers the need for specific expertise in relationship to current and future tasks. Consistent with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, the Commission seeks candidates with varying views and of diverse backgrounds so that the membership on the Committee will be fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and functions to be performed by the Committee. Because conflict-of-interest regulations restrict the participation of members actively involved in the regulated aspects of the nuclear industry, the degree and nature of any such involvement will be weighed. Each qualified candidate’s financial interests must be reconciled with applicable Federal and NRC rules and regulations prior to final appointment. This might require divestiture of securities issued by nuclear industry entities, or discontinuance of industry-funded research contracts or grants. A security background investigation for a Q clearance (or the transfer of an up-todate Q clearance) will also be required. Candidates must be citizens of the United States and be able to devote approximately 80–100 days per year to ´ ´ Committee business. A resume describing the educational and professional background of the candidate, including any special accomplishments, professional references, current address, and telephone number should be provided. E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 51 / Thursday, March 16, 2006 / Notices All qualified candidates will receive careful consideration. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. Dated: March 10, 2006. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E6–3815 Filed 3–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon written request, copies available from: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. Regulation AC; SEC File No. 270–517; OMB Control No. 3235–0575. Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget a request for approval of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. • Regulation Analyst Certification (Regulation AC) Regulation Analyst Certification under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 requires that any research report disseminated by broker, dealer, or person associated with a broker or dealer, include certifications by the research analyst that the views expressed in the research report accurately reflect the analyst’s personal views, and whether the analyst received compensation in connection with his or her specific recommendations or views. A research analyst would also be required to provide certifications and disclosures in connection with public appearances. Although research analysts are often viewed by investors as experts and as important sources of information about the securities and companies they cover, many factors can create pressure on their independence and objectivity. By requiring these certifications and disclosures, Regulation AC should promote the integrity of research reports and investor confidence in the recommendations contained in those reports. Commission estimates that Regulation AC would result in a total annual time burden of approximately 11,296 hours (10,950 hours to comply with research report requirements + 346 hours to comply with public appearance requirements). The collections of information under Regulation AC are necessary for covered VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:48 Mar 15, 2006 Jkt 208001 persons to obtain certain benefits or to comply with certain requirements. The collections of information are necessary to provide investors with information with which to determine the value of the research available to them. The Commission may review this information during periodic examinations or with respect to investigations. Covered persons must also promptly provide copies of statements that the analyst is unable to provide the certifications in connection with public appearances to its examining authority, designated pursuant to Section 17(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 17d–2 thereunder. Further, brokerdealers must keep and maintain these records pursuant to Rule 17a–4(b)(4). An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the agency displays a valid OMB control number. Written comments regarding the above information should be directed to the following persons: (i) Desk Officer for the Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10102, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503 or by sending an e-mail to David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549. Comments must be submitted to OMB within 30 days of this notice. March 8, 2006. Nancy M. Morris, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–3805 Filed 3–15–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8010–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–53467; File No. 81–935] Notice of an Application of Peoples Financial Corporation Under Section 12(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 March 10, 2006. The Securities and Exchange Commission gives notice that Peoples Financial Corporation has filed an application under Section 12(h) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, for certain relief. Peoples states that its principal executive offices are located in Biloxi, Mississippi, which is within one of the Presidentially PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 13639 Declared Disaster Areas where Individual Assistance has been authorized by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a result of Hurricane Katrina, and that its sixteen branch facilities are also located in the Disaster Areas. In its application, Peoples asserts that the relief is necessary due to, among other things, the extraordinary impact of Hurricane Katrina on Peoples’s facilities, personnel, customers, and independent public accountant. For example, the application indicates that: (1) Peoples, which is a bank holding company, lost six of the sixteen branch locations of its bank subsidiary, The Peoples Bank; (2) more than twenty percent of its employees lost their homes, another twenty-five percent had serious damage to their homes and several of Peoples’s branches served as temporary housing for employees; and (3) company personnel have had to focus on on-going post-Katrina recovery issues such as evaluation of the loan portfolio and recovery and decontamination of items from vaults and safe deposit boxes. Further, the application states that: (1) The Biloxi, Mississippi office of Peoples’s independent public accountants, which housed all of their hard copy records and computer files, was destroyed and more than twentyfive percent of their professional and support staff have relocated out of the area; and (2) Peoples was the only client of its independent public accountants that is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act. Accordingly, Peoples asks the Commission to order that Peoples be required to first include the disclosures specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of Item 308 of Regulation S–K and first comply with Exchange Act Rule 13a–15(c) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. For a detailed statement of the information presented, all persons are referred to Peoples’s application, which is on file in the Commission’s Public Reference Room, Station Place, 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549. The Commission also gives notice that any interested person may, not later than March 30, 2006, submit to the Commission in writing its views on any substantial facts bearing on the application or the desirability of a hearing thereon. Any such communication or a request that the Commission hold a hearing on this matter may be submitted by any of the following methods: E:\FR\FM\16MRN1.SGM 16MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 51 (Thursday, March 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13638-13639]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-3815]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Seeks Qualified Candidates for the Advisory Committee on Reactor 
Safeguards

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Request for r[eacute]sum[eacute]s.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is seeking qualified 
candidates for appointment to its Advisory Committee on Reactor 
Safeguards (ACRS).

ADDRESSES: Submit r[eacute]sum[eacute]s to: Ms. Sherry Meador, 
Administrative Assistant, ACRS/ACNW, Mail Stop T2E-26, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or e-mail 
SAM@NRC.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Congress established the ACRS to provide the 
NRC independent expert advice on matters related to the safety of 
existing and proposed nuclear power plants and on the adequacy of 
proposed reactor safety standards. Of primary importance are the safety 
issues associated with the operation of 103 commercial nuclear units in 
the United States and regulatory initiatives, including risk-informed 
and performance-based regulations, license renewal applications, power 
uprates, and the use of mixed oxide and high burnup fuels. An increase 
emphasis is being given to safety issues associated with new reactor 
designs and technologies, including passive system reliability and 
thermal hydraulic phenomena, use of digital instrumentation and 
control, international codes and standards for use in multi-
international design certification applications, material and 
structural engineering and nuclear analysis and reactor core 
performance.
    The ACRS membership is drawn from a variety of engineering and 
scientific disciplines needed to conduct broadly based review for these 
facilities, as well as proposed standards and criteria and related 
research activities. The ACRS also has some involvement in security 
matters related to the integration of safety and security of commercial 
reactors. This work involves technical issues associated with 
consequence analysis and the assessment of effective mitigation 
strategies. Committee members serve a 4-year term with the possibility 
of reappointment up to a maximum of two terms, for a potential total 
service of 12 years. At this time, the Commission is specifically 
seeking individuals with 10 years of experience in the areas of thermal 
hydraulics, materials and metallurgy, plant operations, severe accident 
analysis, probabilistic risk assessment, design engineering, digital 
instrumentation and control, and nuclear analysis. Candidates with 
pertinent graduate level education will be given additional 
consideration. Individuals should have a demonstrated record of 
accomplishments in the area of nuclear reactor safety. It is the NRC's 
policy to select the best qualified applicant for the job, regardless 
of race, gender, age, religion, or any other non-merit factor. 
Consistent with the requirements of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 
the Commission seeks candidates with varying views and of diverse 
background so that the membership on the Committee will be fairly 
balanced in terms of the points of view represented and functions to be 
performed by the Committee. It is the NRC's policy to select the best 
qualified applicant for the job, regardless of race, gender, age, 
religion, or any other non-merit factor.
    Criteria used to evaluate candidates include education and 
experience, demonstrated skills in nuclear safety matters, and the 
ability to solve problems. Additionally, the Commission considers the 
need for specific expertise in relationship to current and future 
tasks. Consistent with the requirements of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act, the Commission seeks candidates with varying views and 
of diverse backgrounds so that the membership on the Committee will be 
fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented and 
functions to be performed by the Committee.
    Because conflict-of-interest regulations restrict the participation 
of members actively involved in the regulated aspects of the nuclear 
industry, the degree and nature of any such involvement will be 
weighed. Each qualified candidate's financial interests must be 
reconciled with applicable Federal and NRC rules and regulations prior 
to final appointment. This might require divestiture of securities 
issued by nuclear industry entities, or discontinuance of industry-
funded research contracts or grants. A security background 
investigation for a Q clearance (or the transfer of an up-to-date Q 
clearance) will also be required.
    Candidates must be citizens of the United States and be able to 
devote approximately 80-100 days per year to Committee business. A 
r[eacute]sum[eacute] describing the educational and professional 
background of the candidate, including any special accomplishments, 
professional references, current address, and telephone number should 
be provided.

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All qualified candidates will receive careful consideration. 
Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.

    Dated: March 10, 2006.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-3815 Filed 3-15-06; 8:45 am]
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