Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11), 9593-9594 [E7-3711]
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Advertising Association of America,
https://www.oaaa.org; and Scenic
America, https://www.scenic.org.
Since the adoption of the HBA and
the implementing regulations, there
have been substantial changes in
relevant practices, technologies, and
local conditions. As a result, many of
those affected by the OAC program see
an increasing gap between current
Federal law and regulations and the
needs of States, local communities,
advertisers, sign owners, owners of
properties on which signs are located,
interest groups, and the traveling public.
The U.S. Institute and the FHWA
initiated the neutral assessment of the
OAC program to identify issues that
cause controversy, gather the
perspectives of various stakeholders on
those issues, and identify potential
methods for addressing conflicts in
order to improve program results.
Assessment activities, carried out by the
U.S. Institute and its contractor, The
Osprey Group, commenced following
publication of the Federal Register
notice described above.
Over several months, the assessment
team obtained diverse perspectives
through interviews, focus groups, and
public listening sessions, supplemented
by public comment letters filed in the
docket. Substantial input was received
and was considered by the assessment
team when it prepared its OAC program
assessment report.
The assessment report identifies a
broad range of attitude/relationship,
organization, and substantive OAC
program issues. Among these are
regulatory approaches to new billboard
technology; control of sham businesses
and sham zoning that permit erection of
billboards in non-commercial and
industrial areas; future of nonconforming signs; vegetation control in
the vicinity of billboards; consistency in
administration of regulations and
enforcement; future of the 1958 bonus
program, enacted prior to the HBA, by
PL 85–381, to control outdoor
advertising through bonus payments to
States that elected to enter into
agreements to meet the stricter
requirements; increased FHWA
flexibility in enforcement mechanisms
for failure to maintain effective control;
update of Federal-State Agreements that
govern States’ OAC obligations;
Highway Beautification Act scope
associated with highways not within the
National Highway System; and
evaluation of organizational structures
and commitments to the OAC program.
Conclusion
The U.S. Institute’s report and the
comments submitted in response to this
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notice will provide valuable information
to the FHWA and other stakeholders,
helping them to better understand the
issues surrounding the OAC program
and develop effective means to address
some of the controversial topics.
(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 131; 20 U.S.C. 5601 et
seq.)
Issued on: February 26, 2007.
Christopher L. Helms,
Executive Director, Morris K. Udall
Scholarship and Excellence in National
Environmental Policy Foundation.
J. Richard Capka,
Federal Highway Administrator.
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The regulations of the Commission
and the preliminary rate being adopted
today are effective for calendar year
2007. Therefore, all gaming operations
within the jurisdiction of the
Commission are required to self
administer the provisions of these
regulations, and report and pay any fees
that are due to the Commission by
March 31, 2007.
Dated: February 22, 2007.
Philip N. Hogen,
Chairman, National Indian Gaming
Commission.
[FR Doc. 07–942 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL INDIAN GAMING
COMMISSION
OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Fee Rate
Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade
Advisory Committee on Small and
Minority Business (ITAC–11)
National Indian Gaming
Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given,
pursuant to 25 CFR 514.1(a)(3), that the
National Indian Gaming Commission
has adopted preliminary annual fee
rates of 0.00% for tier 1 and 0.059%
(.00059) for tier 2 for calendar year
2007. These rates shall apply to all
assessable gross revenues from each
gaming operation under the jurisdiction
of the Commission. If a tribe has a
certificate of self-regulation under 25
CFR part 518, the preliminary fee rate
on class II revenues for calendar year
2007 shall be one-half of the annual fee
rate, which is 0.0295% (.000295).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kwame Mainoo, National Indian
Gaming Commission, 1441 L Street,
NW., Suite 9100, Washington, DC
20005; telephone (202) 632–7003; fax
(202) 632–7066 (these are not toll-free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA)
established the National Indian Gaming
Commission which is charged with,
among other things, regulating gaming
on Indian lands.
The regulations of the Commission
(25 CFR part 514), as amended, provide
for a system of fee assessment and
payment that is self-administered by
gaming operations. Pursuant to those
regulations, the Commission is required
to adopt and communicate assessment
rates; the gaming operations are
required to apply those rates to their
revenues, compute the fees to be paid,
report the revenues, and remit the fees
to the Commission on a quarterly basis.
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Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of a partially opened
meeting.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory
Committee on Small and Minority
Business (ITAC–11) will hold a meeting
on Monday, March 19, 2007, from 9 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be closed
to the public from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and
opened to the public from 3 p.m. to 4:30
p.m.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for
March 19, 2007, unless otherwise
notified.
The meeting will be held at
the Ronald Reagan International Trade
Center, Trade Information Center,
Training Room A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC–11 at
(202) 482–3222, Department of
Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the
opened portion of the meeting the
following agenda items will be
considered.
• Updates on Trade Promotion
Coordinating Committee Export
Promotion Programs, particularly trade
financing.
• Government Procurement through
International Development Banks.
• Overview of the Recent U.S.
Commercial Service Export Promotion
Programs, particularly those that assist
small businesses in areas of concern
expressed by ITAC–11: Foreign
ADDRESSES:
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government procurement opportunities
and trade finance.
Tiffany M. Moore,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for
Intergovernmental Affairs and Public Liaison.
[FR Doc. E7–3711 Filed 3–1–07; 8:45 am]
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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Summary: In accordance with the
requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
which provides opportunity for public
comment on new or revised data
collections, the Railroad Retirement
Board (RRB) will publish periodic
summaries of proposed data collections.
Comments are invited on: (a) Whether
the proposed information collection is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the agency, including
whether the information has practical
utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of the information; (c) ways to enhance
the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden related to
the collection of information on
respondents, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Title and purpose of information
collection:
Pay Rate Report; OMB 3220–0097.
Under Section 2(a) of the Railroad
Unemployment Insurance Act, the daily
benefit rate for unemployment and
sickness benefits depends on the
claimant’s last daily rate of pay in the
base year. The procedures pertaining to
the use of a claimant’s daily pay rate in
determining the daily benefit rate are
prescribed in 20 CFR part 330.
The RRB utilizes Form UI–1e, Request
for Pay Rate Information, to obtain
information from a claimant about their
last railroad employer and pay rate,
when it is not available from other RRB
records. Form UI–1e also explains the
possibility of receiving a higher daily
benefit rate if claimants report their
daily rate of pay for railroad work in the
base year. Completion is required to
obtain or retain benefits. One response
is requested of each respondent.
The RRB proposes no changes to
Form UI–1e. The completion time for
Form UI–1e is estimated at 5 minutes
per response. The RRB estimates that
350 Form UI–1e’s are completed
annually.
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Additional Information or Comments:
To request more information or to
obtain a copy of the information
collection justification, forms, and/or
supporting material, please call the RRB
Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or
send an e-mail request to
Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments
regarding the information collection
should be addressed to Ronald J.
Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844
North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois
60611–2092 or send an e-mail to
Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written
comments should be received within 60
days of this notice.
Charles Mierzwa,
Clearance Officer.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. IC—27740; 812–13345]
NASDAQ–100 Trust, Series 1, et al.;
Notice of Application
February 27, 2007.
Securities and Exchange
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of application for an
order under section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940
(‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections
2(a)(32), 4(2), 22(d), 24(d) and
26(a)(2)(C) of the Act and rule 22c–1
under the Act; under sections 6(c) and
17(b) of the Act for an exemption from
sections 17(a)(1) and (a)(2) of the Act;
and under section 17(d) of the Act and
rule 17d–1 under the Act to permit
certain joint transactions.
AGENCY:
Applicants
request an order to permit (a) Nasdaq100 Trust, Series 1 (‘‘Trust’’), a unit
investment trust whose portfolio
consists of the component stocks of the
Nasdaq-100 Index (‘‘Index’’), to issue
shares (‘‘Nasdaq-100 Shares’’) that are
only redeemable in large aggregations;
(b) secondary market transactions in
Nasdaq-100 Shares to occur at
negotiated prices; (c) dealers to sell
Nasdaq-100 Shares to purchasers in the
secondary market unaccompanied by a
prospectus when prospectus delivery is
not required by the Securities Act of
1933 (‘‘Securities Act’’); (d) the Trust,
rather than the Sponsor (defined below),
to bear certain expenses associated with
the maintenance of the Trust; (e) certain
‘‘affiliated persons’’ of the Trust to
deposit securities into, and receive
securities from, the Trust in connection
SUMMARY OF APPLICATION:
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with the purchase and redemption of
Nasdaq-100 Shares; and (f) the Trust to
reimburse the Sponsor for payment of
an annual licensing fee to The Nasdaq
Stock Market, Inc. (‘‘Nasdaq’’).
APPLICANTS: The Trust, PowerShares
Capital Management LLC
(‘‘PowerShares,’’ together with its
successor in interest 1 and with any
person, directly or indirectly,
controlling, controlled by, or under
common control with, PowerShares,
‘‘Sponsor’’), and ALPS Distributors, Inc.
(‘‘Distributor’’).
FILING DATES: The application was filed
on November 20, 2006. Applicants have
agreed to file an amendment during the
notice period, the substance of which is
reflected in this notice.
HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An
order granting the requested relief will
be issued unless the Commission orders
a hearing. Interested persons may
request a hearing by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary and serving
applicants with a copy of the request,
personally or by mail. Hearing requests
should be received by the Commission
by 5:30 p.m. on March 19, 2007, and
should be accompanied by proof of
service on applicants, in the form of an
affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of
service. Hearing requests should state
the nature of the writer’s interest, the
reason for the request, and the issues
contested. Persons who wish to be
notified of a hearing may request
notification by writing to the
Commission’s Secretary.
ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities
and Exchange Commission, 100 F
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–
1090. Applicants: H. Bruce Bond,
PowerShares Capital Management LLC,
301 West Roosevelt Road, Wheaton, IL
60187.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jaea
F. Hahn, Senior Counsel, at (202) 551–
6870, or Janet M. Grossnickle, Branch
Chief, at (202) 551–6821 (Division of
Investment Management, Office of
Investment Company
Regulation).
The following is a summary of the
application. The complete application
may be obtained for a fee at the
Commission’s Public Reference Branch,
100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC
20549–0102 (tel. 202–551–5850).
Applicants’ Representations
1. The Trust is a unit investment trust
(‘‘UIT’’) organized under the laws of the
1 ‘‘Successors in interest’’ means any entity or
entities that result from a reorganization into
another jurisdiction or a change in the type of
business organization.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE
Notice of Meeting of the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on
Small and Minority Business (ITAC-11)
AGENCY: Office of the United States Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice of a partially opened meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority
Business (ITAC-11) will hold a meeting on Monday, March 19, 2007, from
9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The meeting will be closed to the public from 9
a.m. to 2 p.m. and opened to the public from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
DATES: The meeting is scheduled for March 19, 2007, unless otherwise
notified.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Ronald Reagan International
Trade Center, Trade Information Center, Training Room A.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laura Hellstern, DFO for ITAC-11 at
(202) 482-3222, Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the opened portion of the meeting the
following agenda items will be considered.
Updates on Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee Export
Promotion Programs, particularly trade financing.
Government Procurement through International Development
Banks.
Overview of the Recent U.S. Commercial Service Export
Promotion Programs, particularly those that assist small businesses in
areas of concern expressed by ITAC-11: Foreign
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government procurement opportunities and trade finance.
Tiffany M. Moore,
Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and
Public Liaison.
[FR Doc. E7-3711 Filed 3-1-07; 8:45 am]
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