Sunshine Act Meetings, 71464 [E7-24447]

Download as PDF ebenthall on PROD1PC69 with NOTICES 71464 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 241 / Monday, December 17, 2007 / Notices Pursuant to its authority under section 5051 of Public Law 100–203, Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board will meet in Las Vegas, Nevada, to review U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) activities related to the proposed repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Among the issues that will be discussed are transportation of the wastes, the potential tunnel environments after repository closure, and waste-package corrosion issues. The Board was charged in the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1987 with conducting an independent review of the technical and scientific validity of DOE activities related to the implementation of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, including disposing of, packaging, and transporting spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. The meeting will be held in the Lake Mead/Red Rock/Mt. Charleston Ballroom on the 17th floor of the Marriott Suites Convention Center Hotel; 325 Convention Center Drive; Las Vegas, Nevada 89109; (tel) 702–650– 2000; (fax) 702–650–9466. A meeting agenda will be available on the Board’s Web site (https:// www.nwtrb.gov) approximately one week before the date of the workshop. The agenda also may be obtained by telephone request at that time. The meeting will be open to the public, and opportunities for public comment will be provided. The meeting will be called to order by Board Chairman B. John Garrick at 8:00 a.m., followed by a program overview and an update of DOE transportation activities. Those presentations will be followed by discussions of DOE’s thermal strategy for emplacing waste packages and plans for long-term corrosion testing. The discussions will resume after lunch with presentations on the effects of temperature on the composition of soluble salts in dust and on waste from degradation analysis. Time will be set aside at the end of the day for public comments. Those wanting to speak are encouraged to sign the ‘‘Public Comment Register’’ at the check-in table. A time limit may have to be set on individual remarks, but written comments of any length may be submitted for the record. Transcripts of the meeting will be available on the Board’s Web site, by email, on computer disk, and on a library-loan basis in paper format from Davonya Barnes of the Board’s staff no later than January 30, 2008. VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:28 Dec 14, 2007 Jkt 214001 A block of rooms has been reserved for meeting attendees at the Marriott Suites Convention Center Hotel. When making a reservation, please state that you will be attending the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board meeting. Reservations should be made by December 28, 2007, to ensure receiving the workshop rate. To make reservations call 800–228–9290 or access hotel reservations online at https:// marriott.com/LASST?groupCode= NWTNWTA=resvlink. For more information, contact Karyn Severson, NWTRB External Affairs; 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201–3367; (tel) 703– 235–4473; (fax) 703–235–4495. Dated: December 12, 2007. William D. Barnard, Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board. [FR Doc. 07–6061 Filed 12–14–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 6820–AM–M SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings Company Accounting Oversight Board and will consider the related annual accounting support fee for the Board under Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, December 20, 2007 will be: Formal orders of investigation; Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an enforcement nature; Resolution of litigation claims; A matter related to an enforcement proceeding; and an Adjudicatory matter. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact: The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: December 12, 2007. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7–24447 Filed 12–14–07; 8:45 am] Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold the following meetings during the week of December 17, 2007: BILLING CODE 8011–01–P An Open Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 10 a.m., in Room L– 002, the Auditorium, and a Closed Meeting will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 2 p.m. [Release No. 34–56931; File No. SR–OCC– 2007–07] Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters may also be present. The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting. Commissioner Nazareth, as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the closed meeting in closed session, and determined that no earlier notice of the Open Meeting was possible. The subject matter of the Open Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 18, 2007 will be: The Commission will consider whether to approve the 2008 budget of the Public PO 00000 Frm 00120 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Options Clearing Corporation; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to Yield-Based Treasury Securities December 7, 2007. Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on May 24, 2007, The Options Clearing Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and III below, which items have been prepared primarily by OCC. OCC filed the proposed rule change pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act2 and Rule 19b–4(f)(4) 3 thereunder so that the proposal was effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(A)(iii). 3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4). 2 15 E:\FR\FM\17DEN1.SGM 17DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 241 (Monday, December 17, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 71464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-24447]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meetings

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94-409, that the Securities and 
Exchange Commission will hold the following meetings during the week of 
December 17, 2007:

    An Open Meeting will be held on Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at 
10 a.m., in Room L-002, the Auditorium, and a Closed Meeting will be 
held on Thursday, December 20, 2007 at 2 p.m.

    Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the 
Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. 
Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters may also be 
present.
    The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has 
certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth 
in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and (10) and 17 CFR 
200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the 
scheduled matters at the Closed Meeting.
    Commissioner Nazareth, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the closed meeting in closed session, and determined that no 
earlier notice of the Open Meeting was possible.
    The subject matter of the Open Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 
December 18, 2007 will be:

    The Commission will consider whether to approve the 2008 budget 
of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and will consider 
the related annual accounting support fee for the Board under 
Section 109 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, 
December 20, 2007 will be:
    Formal orders of investigation;
    Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
    Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings of an 
enforcement nature;
    Resolution of litigation claims;
    A matter related to an enforcement proceeding; and an
    Adjudicatory matter.
    At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in 
the scheduling of meeting items.
    For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have 
been added, deleted or postponed, please contact:
    The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551-5400.

    Dated: December 12, 2007.
Florence E. Harmon,
Deputy Secretary.
[FR Doc. E7-24447 Filed 12-14-07; 8:45 am]
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