January 29, 2008 Annual Public Hearing, 2558-2559 [08-119]

Download as PDF 2558 ACTION: Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2008 / Notices Notice; correction. SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget, Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) published a document in the Federal Register of December 28, 2007, concerning a proposed OFPP policy letter on the acquisition of green products and services. The document erroneously contained an effective date. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim Daumit, 202–395–1052. Correction In the Federal Register of December 28, 2007, in FR Doc. E7–25211, on page 73909, in the first column, remove item 13, ‘‘Effective date’’, in its entirety. The publication is not effective as of December 28, 2007. The proposed OFPP policy letter published on December 28, 2007 is for public comment purposes only. Dated: January 8, 2008. Paul A. Denett, Administrator. [FR Doc. E8–521 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3110–01–P OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES January 31, 2008 Board of Directors Meeting Time and Date: Thursday, January 31, 2008, 10 a.m. (Open Portion) 10:15 a.m. (Closed Portion). Place: Offices of the Corporation, Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Status: Meeting Open to the Public from 10 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Closed portion will commence at 10:15 a.m. (approx.). Matters To Be Considered: 1. President’s Report. 2. Tribute—Ambassador Karan K. Bhatia. 3. Tribute—Ambassador Ned L. Siegel. 4. Tribute—Edith P. Quintrell. 5. Approval of September 20, 2007 Minutes (Open Portion). Further Matters To Be Considered: (Closed to the Public 10:15 a.m.) 1. Report from Audit Committee. 2. Report from Office of Chief Financial Officer. 3. Finance Project—Lebanon. 4. Finance Project—Global. 5. Finance Project—Mexico. 6. Finance Project—Nicaragua. 7. Finance Project—Sub-Saharan and North Africa. 8. Finance Project—Sub-Saharan Africa. 9. Finance Project—East Africa. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:48 Jan 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 10. Finance Project—Africa. 11. Finance Project—Sub-Saharan Africa. 12. Finance Project—Middle East, North Africa. 13. Pending Major Projects. 14. Approval of September 20, 2007 Minutes (Closed Portion). Contact Person for Information: Information on the meeting may be obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202) 336–8438. allotted for each presentation. The agenda will be available at the hearing. A written summary of the hearing will be compiled, and such summary will be made available, upon written request to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary, at the cost of reproduction. Contact Person for Information: Information on the hearing may be obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202) 336–8438, via facsimile at (202) 218– 0136, or via e-mail at cdown@opic.gov. Dated: January 11, 2008. Connie M. Downs, Corporate Secretary, Overseas Private Investment Corporation. [FR Doc. 08–117 Filed 1–11–08; 1:17 pm] Dated: January 10, 2008. Connie M. Downs, OPIC Corporate Secretary. [FR Doc. 08–118 Filed 1–11–08; 1:17 pm] BILLING CODE 3210–01–M BILLING CODE 3210–01–M OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION January 29, 2008 Public Hearing Time and Date: 3 p.m., Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Place: Offices of the Corporation, Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Status: Hearing OPEN to the Public at 3 p.m. Purpose: Public Hearing in conjunction with each meeting of OPIC’s Board of Directors, to afford an opportunity for any person to present views regarding the activities of the Corporation. Procedures Individuals wishing to address the hearing orally must provide advance notice to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2008. The notice must include the individual’s name, title, organization, address, and telephone number, and a concise summary of the subject matter to be presented. Oral presentations may not exceed ten (10) minutes. The time for individual presentations may be reduced proportionately, if necessary, to afford all participants who have submitted a timely request to participate an opportunity to be heard. Participants wishing to submit a written statement for the record must submit a copy of such statement to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Such statements must be typewritten, double-spaced, and may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Upon receipt of the required notice, OPIC will prepare an agenda for the hearing identifying speakers, setting forth the subject on which each participant will speak, and the time PO 00000 Frm 00118 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION January 29, 2008 Annual Public Hearing Time and Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 2 p.m. Place: Offices of the Corporation, Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Status: Hearing OPEN to the Public at 2 p.m. Purpose: Annual Public Hearing to afford an opportunity for any person to present views regarding the activities of the Corporation. Procedures Individuals wishing to address the hearing orally must provide advance notice to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2008. The notice must include the individual’s name, organization, address and telephone number, and a concise summary of the subject matter to be presented. Oral presentations may not exceed ten (10) minutes. The time for individual presentations may be reduced proportionately, if necessary, to afford all participants who have submitted a timely request to participate, an opportunity to be heard. Participants wishing to submit a written statement for the record must submit a copy of such statement to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Such statements must be typewritten, double-spaced and may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Upon receipt of the required notice, OPIC will prepare an agenda for the hearing identifying speakers, setting forth the subject on which each participant will speak, and the time allotted for each presentation. The agenda will be available at the hearing. E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 10 / Tuesday, January 15, 2008 / Notices A written summary of the hearing will be compiled, and such summary will be made available, upon written request to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary, at the cost of reproduction. Contact Person for Information: Information on the hearing may be obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202) 336–8438, via facsimile at (202) 408– 0136, or via e-mail at cdown@opic.gov. Supplementary Information: OPIC is a U.S. Government agency that provides, on a commercial basis, political risk insurance and financing in friendly developing countries and emerging democracies for environmentally sound projects that confer positive developmental benefits upon the project country while creating employment in the U.S. OPIC is required by section 231A(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’) to hold at least one public hearing each year. Dated: January 11, 2008. Connie M. Downs, OPIC Corporate Secretary. [FR Doc. 08–119 Filed 1–11–08; 1:17 pm] BILLING CODE 3210–01–M PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION Interest Rates and Assumptions Under Parts 4006, 4007, 4062, 4219, and 4281 of PBGC Regulations Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. ACTION: Notice about availability of interest rates and assumptions. rwilkins on PROD1PC63 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: For a number of years, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation has published in the Federal Register a monthly notice informing the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under parts 4006, 4007, 4062, 4219, and 4281 of PBGC regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or can be derived from rates published elsewhere) and are also available on PBGC’s Web site, http: //www.pbgc.gov. Now that plans subject to PBGC regulations are required to make premium filings electronically through PBGC’s Web site, PBGC has concluded that it is no longer necessary to duplicate the posting of these interest rates and assumptions on its Web site by also publishing the monthly Federal Register notices. Accordingly, this notice informs the public that the monthly Federal Register notices of PBGC interest rates and assumptions will no longer be published and describes how to access the rates and assumptions on PBGC’s Web site. VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:48 Jan 14, 2008 Jkt 214001 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine B. Klion, Manager, Regulatory and Policy Division, Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202–326– 4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay service toll-free at 1–800– 877–8339 and ask to be connected to 202–326–4024.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Several regulations of Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) require the use of interest rates and assumptions that change monthly or quarterly. The regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 4022) and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 4044) require the use of interest rates and assumptions that are set by PBGC, and PBGC must amend those regulations monthly to promulgate new rates and assumptions. But other PBGC regulations refer to rates and assumptions that are not set by PBGC, but rather come from other sources. Thus persons using those regulations can determine the interest rates and assumptions they need to know without action by PBGC. For a number of years, PBGC has made the interest rates and assumptions available in monthly Federal Register notices and on its Web site. The regulations in this category are those on Premium Rates (29 CFR part 4006), Payment of Premiums (29 CFR part 4007), Liability for Termination of Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 4062), Notice, Collection, and Redetermination of Withdrawal Liability (29 CFR part 4219), and Duties of Plan Sponsor Following Mass Withdrawal (29 CFR part 4281). On June 1, 2006 (at 71 FR 31077), PBGC published a final rule under which plans covered by the PBGC pension insurance program must make annual premium filings electronically. The e-filing requirement was phased in over two years and became applicable to all plans for plan years beginning after 2006. See 29 CFR 4007.3. Electronic premium filing is done through an application called ‘‘My Plan Administration Account’’ (‘‘My PAA’’) on PBGC’s Web site. Thus, plans or their representatives are required to have access to PBGC’s Web site in order to fulfill the premium e-filing obligation. Access to the Web site provides access to the interest rates and assumptions for use under the five regulations listed above because those rates and assumptions are posted on the Web site. PBGC has concluded that it is no longer necessary both to update the interest rates and assumptions on the Web site PO 00000 Frm 00119 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 2559 and to publish notice of the rates and assumptions in the Federal Register. Accordingly, PBGC is discontinuing publication of the monthly Federal Register notices. Monthly publication of final rules amending the benefit payments and allocation regulations (parts 4022 and 4044) will continue because of the need to amend those regulations each month to provide interest rates and assumptions set by PBGC. To access the interest rates and assumptions on PBGC’s Web site (http: //www.pbgc.gov), go to the ‘‘practitioner’s page’’ (by clicking on ‘‘Practitioners’’ at the top or left side of the home page). The interest rates and assumptions are listed at the top of the left column on the ‘‘practitioners page.’’ • For the interest rates for use in determining variable-rate premiums under the premium rates regulation (part 4006), click on the link to ‘‘variable rate premiums.’’ • For the interest rates applied to late premium payments under the premium payment regulation (part 4007), click on the link to ‘‘late premium payments.’’ • For the interest rates applied to under- and overpayments of employer liability under the termination liability regulation (part 4062), click on the link to ‘‘late premium payments.’’ • For the interest rates for charging or crediting interest on under- and overpayments of withdrawal liability under the withdrawal liability notice and collection regulation (part 4219) unless an applicable plan provision provides otherwise, click on the link to ‘‘overdue or defaulted withdrawal liability.’’ • For the interest rates and assumptions used for valuations under the plan sponsor duties regulation (part 4281), click on the link to ‘‘immediate and deferred annuities.’’ The rates and assumptions also may be obtained by calling PBGC’s interest rate hotline at 202–326–4041 or by contacting Larry Shirley in PBGC’s Policy, Research & Analysis Department at 202–326–4080, ext. 3474, or shirley.larry@pbgc.gov. Issued in Washington, DC, on this 9th day of January 2008. Vincent K. Snowbarger, Deputy Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. [FR Doc. E8–568 Filed 1–14–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7709–01–P E:\FR\FM\15JAN1.SGM 15JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 10 (Tuesday, January 15, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2558-2559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 08-119]


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OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION


January 29, 2008 Annual Public Hearing

    Time and Date: Tuesday, January 29, 2008, 2 p.m.
    Place: Offices of the Corporation, Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 
New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Status: Hearing OPEN to the Public at 2 p.m.
    Purpose: Annual Public Hearing to afford an opportunity for any 
person to present views regarding the activities of the Corporation.

Procedures

    Individuals wishing to address the hearing orally must provide 
advance notice to OPIC's Corporate Secretary no later than 5 p.m., 
Wednesday, January 23, 2008. The notice must include the individual's 
name, organization, address and telephone number, and a concise summary 
of the subject matter to be presented.
    Oral presentations may not exceed ten (10) minutes. The time for 
individual presentations may be reduced proportionately, if necessary, 
to afford all participants who have submitted a timely request to 
participate, an opportunity to be heard.
    Participants wishing to submit a written statement for the record 
must submit a copy of such statement to OPIC's Corporate Secretary no 
later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Such statements must be 
typewritten, double-spaced and may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages.
    Upon receipt of the required notice, OPIC will prepare an agenda 
for the hearing identifying speakers, setting forth the subject on 
which each participant will speak, and the time allotted for each 
presentation. The agenda will be available at the hearing.

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    A written summary of the hearing will be compiled, and such summary 
will be made available, upon written request to OPIC's Corporate 
Secretary, at the cost of reproduction.
    Contact Person for Information: Information on the hearing may be 
obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202) 336-8438, via facsimile at (202) 
408-0136, or via e-mail at cdown@opic.gov.
    Supplementary Information: OPIC is a U.S. Government agency that 
provides, on a commercial basis, political risk insurance and financing 
in friendly developing countries and emerging democracies for 
environmentally sound projects that confer positive developmental 
benefits upon the project country while creating employment in the U.S. 
OPIC is required by section 231A(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961, as amended (the ``Act'') to hold at least one public hearing each 
year.

    Dated: January 11, 2008.
Connie M. Downs,
OPIC Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 08-119 Filed 1-11-08; 1:17 pm]
BILLING CODE 3210-01-M
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