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adversely affected by a shift in
production of vacuums and disposable
vacuum cleaner bags and the
distribution of those articles to Mexico
and China.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–58,495 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of The Hoover Company, a
subsidiary of Maytag Corporation, currently
known as TTI Floor Care North America,
Main Plant, North Canton, Ohio (TA–W–
58,495); Plant Two, Canton, Ohio (TA–W–
58,495A), and Distribution Center, North
Canton, Ohio (TA–W–58,495B), who became
totally or partially separated from
employment on or after August 28, 2005,
through January 24 2008, are eligible to apply
for adjustment assistance under Section 223
of the Trade Act of 1974, and are also eligible
to apply for alternative trade adjustment
assistance under Section 246 of the Trade Act
of 1974.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of
April 2008.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–8245 Filed 4–16–08; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–62,532; TA–W–62,532A; TA–W–
62,532B]
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The Hoover Company; Currently
Known as TTI Floor Care North
America; Floor Care Division; Main
Plant; North Canton, OH; The Hoover
Company; Currently Known as TTI
Floor Care North America; Floor Care
Division; Plant Two; Canton, OH; The
Hoover Company; Currently Known as
TTI Floor Care North America; Floor
Care Division; Distribution Center;
North Canton, OH; Amended
Certification Regarding Eligibility To
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance
In accordance with section 223 of the
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2273), and
section 246 of the Trade Act of 1974 (26
U.S.C. 2813), as amended, the
Department of Labor issued a
Certification Regarding Eligibility to
Apply for Worker Adjustment
Assistance and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance on February 6,
2008, applicable to workers of The
Hoover Company, Floor Care Division,
Main Plant, North Canton, Ohio, Plant
Two, Canton, Ohio and Distribution
Center, North Canton, Ohio. The notice
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was published in the Federal Register
on February 22, 2008 (73 FR 9835).
At the request of the State agency, the
Department reviewed the certification
for workers of the subject firm. The
workers are engaged in the production
of vacuums and disposable vacuum
cleaner bags and the distribution of
those articles.
New information shows that TTI
Floor Care North America purchased
The Hoover Company in February 2007
and is currently known as TTI Floor
Care North America.
Accordingly, the Department is
amending this certification to show that
The Hoover Company is currently
known as TTI Floor Care North
America.
The intent of the Department’s
certification is to include all workers of
The Hoover Company, currently known
as TTI Floor Care North America, Floor
Care Division, Main Plant, Plant Two
and Distribution Center who were
adversely affected by a shift in
production of vacuums and disposable
vacuum cleaner bags and the
distribution of those articles to Mexico
and China.
The amended notice applicable to
TA–W–62,532 is hereby issued as
follows:
All workers of The Hoover Company,
currently known as TTI Floor Care North
America, Main Plant, North Canton, Ohio
(TA–W–62,532); Plant Two, Canton, Ohio
(TA–W–62,532A), and Distribution Center,
North Canton, Ohio (TA–W–62,532B), who
became totally or partially separated from
employment on or after January 25, 2008,
through February 6, 2010, are eligible to
apply for adjustment assistance under
Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, and are
also eligible to apply for alternative trade
adjustment assistance under Section 246 of
the Trade Act of 1974.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of
April 2008.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–8249 Filed 4–16–08; 8:45 am]
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[TA–W–62,997]
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Waltham, MA;
Notice of Termination of Investigation
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on March 13,
2008 in response to a petition filed by
a company official on behalf of workers
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
[TA–W–63,072]
Jockey International, Inc. Greensboro,
NC; Notice of Termination of
Investigation
Pursuant to section 221 of the Trade
Act of 1974, as amended, an
investigation was initiated on March 26,
2008 in response to a worker petition
filed on behalf of workers at Jockey
International, Inc., operating out of
Greensboro, North Carolina but working
in Millen, Georgia.
The petitioning group of workers is
covered by an active certification of
workers at Jockey International, Inc.
Manufacturing Division, Millen,
Georgia, as amended (TA–W–61,579A)
which expires on June 15, 2009.
Consequently, further investigation in
this case would serve no purpose, and
the investigation has been terminated.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 10th day of
April 2008.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–8242 Filed 4–16–08; 8:45 am]
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
The Legal Services
Corporation Board of Directors and four
of the Board’s Committees will meet on
April 25–26, 2008 in the order set forth
in the following schedule, with each
meeting commencing within 10 minutes
after adjournment of the immediately
preceding meeting.
PUBLIC OBSERVATION BY TELEPHONE:
Members of the public who wish to
listen to the open portions of the
meetings live may do so by following
TIMES AND DATES:
Employment and Training
Administration
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Signed in Washington, DC, this 8th day of
April 2008.
Richard Church,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
[FR Doc. E8–8251 Filed 4–16–08; 8:45 am]
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Committees
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at Bio-Rad Laboratories, Waltham,
Massachusetts.
The petitioner has requested that the
petition be withdrawn. Consequently,
the investigation has been terminated.
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the telephone call-in directions given
below. You are asked to keep your
telephone muted to eliminate
background noises. Comments from the
public may from time to time be
solicited by the presiding Chairman.
Call-in Directions for Open Sessions
Friday, April 25, 2008
• Call toll-free number 1–888–831–
6080;
• When prompted, enter the
following numeric pass code: 23698;
• When connected to the call, please
‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone immediately.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
• Call toll-free number 1–888–913–
9965;
• When prompted, enter the
following numeric pass code: 58990;
• When connected to the call, please
‘‘MUTE’’ your telephone immediately.
Meeting Schedule
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Friday, April 25, 2008
1:30 p.m.1
1. Provision for the Delivery of Legal
Services Committee (Provisions
Committee).
2. Operations & Regulations
Committee.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
9:00 a.m.
3. Finance Committee.
4. Audit Committee.
5. Annual Performance Reviews
Committee.
6. Board of Directors.
LOCATION: The Marriott Hotel, 3233
Northwest Expressway, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
STATUS OF MEETINGS: Open, except as
noted below.
• April 26, 2008 Finance Committee
Meeting—A portion of the Committee’s
meeting may be closed to the public
pursuant to a vote of the Board of
Directors authorizing the Committee to
meet in executive session to receive a
report/briefing on staff’s assessment of
proposals submitted by companies
competing for selection to serve as
Administrator of the 403(b) Thrift Plan
(Plan) for LSC employees, as well as to
permit the Committee to conduct
confidential interviews of
representatives of two of the competing
companies. The staff report/briefing is
not subject to the Government in the
Sunshine Act or the Legal Services
Corporation regulations implementing
the Sunshine Act.2 The closing is
1 Please
note that all times in this notice are
Mountain Time.
2 Any portion of the closed session consisting
solely of staff briefings does not fall within the
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authorized by the relevant provision of
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(9)(B), and the
corresponding provisions of the Legal
Services Corporation’s implementing
regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(c) and (g). A
verbatim written transcript of the
session will be made. The transcript of
any portions of the closed session
falling within the relevant provision(s)
of the Government in the Sunshine Act,
5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and the
corresponding provision of LSC’s
implementing regulation, 45 CFR
1622.5(e), will not be available for
public inspection. The transcript of any
portions not falling within the cited
provisions will be available for public
inspection. A copy of the General
Counsel’s Certification that the closing
is authorized by law will be available
upon request.
• April 26, 2008 Performance Reviews
Committee Meeting—A portion of the
Committee’s meeting may be closed to
the public pursuant to a vote of the
Board of Directors authorizing the
Committee to meet in executive session
to Consider and act on establishment of
procedures and a protocol for the
annual performance review of the LSC
Inspector General. The closing will be
authorized by the relevant provision of
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), and the corresponding
provision of the Legal Services
Corporation’s implementing regulation,
45 CFR 1622.5(a). A verbatim written
transcript of the session will be made.
The transcript of any portions of the
closed session falling within the
relevant provision(s) of the Government
in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6),
and the corresponding provision of
LSC’s implementing regulation, 45 CFR
1622.5(e), will not be available for
public inspection. The transcript of any
portions not falling within the cited
provisions will be available for public
inspection. A copy of the General
Counsel’s Certification that the closing
is authorized by law will be available
upon request.
• April 26, 2008 Board of Directors
Meeting—Open, except that a portion of
the meeting of the Board of Directors
may be closed to the public pursuant to
a vote of the Board of Directors to
consider and perhaps act on the General
Counsel’s report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC. A
verbatim written transcript of the
session will be made. The transcript of
any portions of the closed session
Sunshine Act’s definition of the term ‘‘meeting’’
and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine
Act do not apply to such portion of the closed
session. 5 U.S.C. 552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR
1622.2 & 1622.3.
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falling within the relevant provisions of
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(10), and the
corresponding provisions of the Legal
Services Corporation’s implementing
regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(h), will not be
available for public inspection. The
transcript of any portions not falling
within the cited provisions will be
available for public inspection. A copy
of the General Counsel’s Certifications
that the closings are authorized by law
will be available upon request.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Friday, April 25, 2008
Provision for the Delivery of Legal
Services Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the Committee’s
meeting minutes of January 25, 2008.
3. Staff Update on activities
implementing the LSC Private Attorney
Involvement Action Plan—Help Close
the Justice Gap: Unleash the Power of
Pro Bono.
4. Staff Update on LSC Technology
Criteria for Legal Aid Offices.
5. Presentation on Native American
Delivery and Funding.
• Representatives of Native
American Indian Legal Services
(NAILS).
6. Consider and act on Provision for
the Delivery of Legal Services
Committee charter to propose to the
Board of Directors for adoption.
7. Chairman’s Update on Provisions
Committee 2008 Agenda.
8. Public comment.
9. Consider and act on other business.
10. Consider and act on adjournment
of meeting.
Operations & Regulations Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the
Committee’s January 25, 2008 meeting.
3. Approval of the minutes of the
Committee’s January 26, 2008 meeting.
4. Consider and act on initiation of
rulemaking to adopt ‘‘lesser sanctions’’.
a. Staff report.
b. OIG comment.
c. Public comment.
5. Consider and act on Operations &
Regulations Committee charter to
propose to the Board of Directors for
adoption.
6. Staff report on development of
LSC’s in-house Compliance Program.
7. Staff report on LSC’s Continuation
of Operations Plan (‘‘COOP’’).
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8. Staff report on LSC’s risk
management plan.
9. Public comment.
10. Consider and act on other
business.
11. Consider and act on adjournment
of meeting.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Finance Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the
Committee’s meeting of January 26,
2008.
3. Consider and act on adjustments to
the Consolidated Operating Budget for
FY 2008 and recommend Resolution
#2008–004 to the full Board.
• Presentation by David
Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
• Comments by Charles Jeffress.
4. Presentation on LSC’s Financial
Reports for the first six months of FY
2008.
• Presentation by David
Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
• Comments by Charles Jeffress,
Chief Administrative Officer.
5. Report on FY 2009 appropriations
process.
• Presentation by John Constance,
Director, Office of Government
Relations and Public Affairs.
6. Consider and act on Finance
Committee charter to propose to the
Board of Directors for adoption.
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7. Consider and act on a
recommendation to the Board for a new
plan administrator for the 403(b) Thrift
Plan for Employees of LSC, Resolution
2008–005.
• Introduction by Charles Jeffress.
• Presentation by the Nationwide
Team, Ivette Dominguez, Regional Vice
President, Private Sector Retirement
Plans, Nationwide Financial; Ralph
Prisco, President, Long Island Employee
Benefits Group; and Thomas Gletner,
SunTrust Investment Services.
• Presentation by the American
United Life/One America Team, David
Frost, Regional Sales Director, AUL/One
America; and David Ponder, Ponder
Financial Group, Financial Adviser.
Open Session
8. Public comment.
9. Consider and act on other business.
10. Consider and act on adjournment
of meeting.
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Audit Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Report of the Committee Chairman
on the Board’s actions regarding
establishment of the Audit Committee.
3. Report on Board Chairman’s
appointments to the Audit Committee.
4. Committee Chairman’s summary of
the Audit Committee’s Charter.
5. Consider and act on the process
used by the Inspector General to select
and/or retain the Corporation’s external
auditor.
6. Consider and act on how the work
of the Office of Inspector General will
assist and complement the work of the
Audit Committee.
7. Comments by LSC’s Independent
Public Accountant (‘‘IPA’’) regarding the
IPA’s perspective on the Audit
Committee mission.
8. Consider and act on development
of a plan of action for the Committee.
9. Public comment.
10. Consider and act on other
business.
11. Consider and act on adjournment
of meeting.
Performance Reviews Committee
Agenda
Closed Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Consider and act on establishment
of procedures and a protocol for the
annual performance review of the LSC
Inspector General.
3. Consider and act on other business.
4. Consider and act on adjournment of
meeting.
Board of Directors
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
Open Session meeting of January 26,
2008.
3. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
Open Session telephonic meeting of
February 20, 2008.
4. Approval of minutes of the Board’s
Open Session telephonic meeting of
March 24, 2008.
5. Consider and act on delegation to
Chairman of authority to assign
Directors to the various committees of
the Board and to appoint each
committee’s chairperson.
6. Chairman’s Report.
7. Members’ Reports.
8. President’s Report.
9. Inspector General’s Report.
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10. Consider and act on the report of
the Provision for the Delivery of Legal
Services Committee.
11. Consider and act on the report of
the Finance Committee.
12. Consider and act on the report of
the Operations & Regulations
Committee.
13. Consider and act on the report of
the Audit Committee.
14. Consider and act on the report of
the Board’s 2008 Ad Hoc Committee
Liaison.
15. Consider and act on
recommendations made to the Board in
the Government Accountability Office
report on LSC governance.
a. Develop a plan for providing a
regular training program for board
members that includes providing
updates or changes in LSC’s operating
environment and relevant governance
and accountability practices.
b. Implement a periodic selfassessment of the Board’s, the
committees’, and each individual
member’s performance for purposes of
evaluating whether improvements can
be made to the board’s structure and
processes.
c. Develop and implement
procedures to periodically evaluate key
management processes, including at a
minimum, processes for risk assessment
and mitigation, internal control, and
financial reporting.
d. Establish and implement a
comprehensive orientation program for
new board members to include key
topics such as fiduciary duties, IRS
requirements, and interpretation of the
financial statements.
e. Adopt Board committee charters.
16. Consider and act on proposed
Protocol for Board member access to
Corporation records.
17. Public comment.
18. Consider and act on other
business.
19. Consider and act on whether to
authorize an executive session of the
Board to address items listed below
under Closed Session.
Closed Session
20.Approval of minutes of the Board’s
Executive Session of January 26, 2008.
21. Consider and act on General
Counsel’s report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC.
22. Consider and act on motion to
adjourn meeting.
CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:
Patricia D. Batie, Manager of Board
Operations, at (202) 295–1500.
SPECIAL NEEDS: Upon request, meeting
notices will be made available in
alternate formats to accommodate visual
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and hearing impairments. Individuals
who have a disability and need an
accommodation to attend the meeting
may notify Patricia D. Batie, at (202)
295–1500.
Dated: April 15, 2008.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–529]
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Arizona Public Service Company;
Notice of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendment to Facility Operating
License, Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination,
and Opportunity for a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC, the Commission) is
considering issuance of an amendment
to Facility Operating License No. STN
50–529 to Arizona Public Service
Company (APS or the licensee) for
operation of the Palo Verde Nuclear
Generating Station (Palo Verde), Unit 2,
located in Maricopa County, Arizona.
The proposed amendment in the
licensee’s application dated April 10,
2008, would revise Technical
Specification (TS) 3.5.5, Refueling
Water Tank (RWT), to increase the
minimum required RWT level
indications and the corresponding
borated water volumes in TS Figure
3.5.5–1, ‘‘Minimum Required RWT
Volume,’’ by 3 percent. This change will
ensure that there is adequate water
volume available in the RWT to ensure
that the engineered safety feature (ESF)
pumps and the new containment
recirculation sump strainers will meet
their design functions during loss-ofcoolant accidents (LOCAs).
This condition is exigent for Unit 2,
as it entered into a refueling outage on
March 29, 2008, and during that outage
the new containment sump strainers
will be installed as part of the licensee’s
commitments related to NRC Generic
Letter 2004–02, ‘‘Potential Impact of
Debris Blockage on Emergency
Recirculation during Design Basis
Accidents at Pressurized-Water
Reactors.’’ Without this amendment, the
necessary modifications cannot be
completed before startup from the
refueling outage. Palo Verde is
scheduled to restart on or about May 11,
2008.
Before issuance of the proposed
license amendment, the Commission
will have made findings required by the
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Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act) and the Commission’s
regulations.
The Commission has made a
proposed determination that the
amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.91(a)(6) for
amendments to be granted under
exigent circumstances, the NRC staff
must determine that the amendment
request involves no significant hazards
consideration. Under the Commission’s
regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means
that operation of the facility in
accordance with the proposed
amendment would not (1) involve a
significant increase in the probability or
consequences of an accident previously
evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of
a new or different kind of accident from
any accident previously evaluated; or
(3) involve a significant reduction in a
margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR
50.91(a), the licensee has provided its
analysis of the issue of no significant
hazards consideration, which is
presented below:
1. Does the proposed amendment involve
a significant increase in the probability or
consequences of an accident previously
evaluated?
Response: No.
The proposed change would raise the RWT
minimum level by 3% to ensure that there is
adequate water volume available at the
containment recirculation sumps for the
limiting small break LOCA scenario for
submergence of the new strainer designs that
are being installed in Unit 2 in the spring
2008 outage. The new strainers are designed
and tested to operate submerged at the start
of recirculation actuation post-LOCA. This
change ensures that the level of water at the
strainers supports this assumption of the
design.
The RWT water volume is not an initiator
of any accident previously evaluated. As a
result, the probability of an accident
previously evaluated is not affected. The
proposed change does not alter or prevent the
ability of structures, systems, and
components from performing their intended
function to mitigate the consequences of an
initiating event within the assumed
acceptance limits.
The effect on containment flood level,
equipment qualification, and containment
sump pH [potential of hydrogen] remains
within the limits assumed in the design and
accident analyses. The calculated maximum
containment flood level is based on the RWT
water level associated with the bottom of the
RWT overflow nozzle. This change does not
revise the location of the RWT overflow
nozzle and there is no change in the
calculated maximum flood level. As a result,
the proposed change has no impact on the
qualification of equipment above the
maximum containment flood level. For the
same reason the impact of the proposed
change on post-LOCA sump pH is bounded
by the current analysis for post-LOCA sump
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pH. In that analysis, the calculated minimum
post-LOCA sump pH is based on the
maximum RWT water level associated with
the bottom of the RWT overflow nozzle. The
maximum flood level is not affected by this
change. In addition, the change is
conservative with respect to the calculated
maximum post-LOCA sump pH since it is
increasing the minimum required RWT
volume.
The proposed change does not affect the
source term, containment isolation, or
radiological release assumptions used in
evaluating the radiological consequences of
an accident previously evaluated. Further,
the proposed change does not increase the
types or amounts of radioactive effluent that
may be released offsite, nor significantly
increase individual or cumulative
occupational/public radiation exposures. The
proposed change is consistent with the safety
analysis assumptions and resultant
consequences.
Therefore, the proposed change does not
involve a significant increase in the
probability or consequences of an accident
previously evaluated.
2. Does the proposed amendment create
the possibility of a new or different kind of
accident from any accident previously
evaluated?
Response: No.
The change does not involve a physical
alteration of the plant (i.e., no new or
different components or physical changes are
involved with this change) or a change in the
methods governing normal plant operation.
The change does not alter any assumptions
made in the safety analysis.
Therefore, the proposed change does not
create the possibility of a new or different
kind of accident from any accident
previously evaluated.
3. Does the proposed amendment involve
a significant reduction in a margin of safety?
Response: No.
The proposed change to raise the required
RWT minimum water volume does not alter
the manner in which safety limits, limiting
safety system settings or limiting conditions
for operation are determined. The safety
analysis acceptance criteria are not affected
by this change. The proposed change will not
result in plant operation in a configuration
outside of the design basis.
Therefore, the proposed change does not
involve a significant reduction in a margin of
safety.
The NRC staff has reviewed the
licensee’s analysis and, based on this
review, it appears that the three
standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are
satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff
proposes to determine that the
amendment request involves no
significant hazards consideration.
The Commission is seeking public
comments on this proposed
determination. Any comments received
within 14 days after the date of
publication of this notice will be
considered in making any final
determination.
Normally, the Commission will not
issue the amendment until the
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LEGAL SERVICES CORPORATION
Sunshine Act Meetings of the Board of Directors and Four of the
Board's Committees
TIMES AND DATES: The Legal Services Corporation Board of Directors and
four of the Board's Committees will meet on April 25-26, 2008 in the
order set forth in the following schedule, with each meeting commencing
within 10 minutes after adjournment of the immediately preceding
meeting.
PUBLIC OBSERVATION BY TELEPHONE: Members of the public who wish to
listen to the open portions of the meetings live may do so by following
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the telephone call-in directions given below. You are asked to keep
your telephone muted to eliminate background noises. Comments from the
public may from time to time be solicited by the presiding Chairman.
Call-in Directions for Open Sessions
Friday, April 25, 2008
Call toll-free number 1-888-831-6080;
When prompted, enter the following numeric pass code:
23698;
When connected to the call, please ``MUTE'' your telephone
immediately.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
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Meeting Schedule
Friday, April 25, 2008
1:30 p.m.\1\
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\1\ Please note that all times in this notice are Mountain Time.
1. Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
(Provisions Committee).
2. Operations & Regulations Committee.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
9:00 a.m.
3. Finance Committee.
4. Audit Committee.
5. Annual Performance Reviews Committee.
6. Board of Directors.
LOCATION: The Marriott Hotel, 3233 Northwest Expressway, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
STATUS OF MEETINGS: Open, except as noted below.
April 26, 2008 Finance Committee Meeting--A portion of the
Committee's meeting may be closed to the public pursuant to a vote of
the Board of Directors authorizing the Committee to meet in executive
session to receive a report/briefing on staff's assessment of proposals
submitted by companies competing for selection to serve as
Administrator of the 403(b) Thrift Plan (Plan) for LSC employees, as
well as to permit the Committee to conduct confidential interviews of
representatives of two of the competing companies. The staff report/
briefing is not subject to the Government in the Sunshine Act or the
Legal Services Corporation regulations implementing the Sunshine
Act.\2\ The closing is authorized by the relevant provision of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4) and (c)(9)(B), and
the corresponding provisions of the Legal Services Corporation's
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(c) and (g). A verbatim written
transcript of the session will be made. The transcript of any portions
of the closed session falling within the relevant provision(s) of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and the
corresponding provision of LSC's implementing regulation, 45 CFR
1622.5(e), will not be available for public inspection. The transcript
of any portions not falling within the cited provisions will be
available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's
Certification that the closing is authorized by law will be available
upon request.
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\2\ Any portion of the closed session consisting solely of staff
briefings does not fall within the Sunshine Act's definition of the
term ``meeting'' and, therefore, the requirements of the Sunshine
Act do not apply to such portion of the closed session. 5 U.S.C.
552b(a)(2) and (b). See also 45 CFR 1622.2 & 1622.3.
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April 26, 2008 Performance Reviews Committee Meeting--A
portion of the Committee's meeting may be closed to the public pursuant
to a vote of the Board of Directors authorizing the Committee to meet
in executive session to Consider and act on establishment of procedures
and a protocol for the annual performance review of the LSC Inspector
General. The closing will be authorized by the relevant provision of
the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), and the
corresponding provision of the Legal Services Corporation's
implementing regulation, 45 CFR 1622.5(a). A verbatim written
transcript of the session will be made. The transcript of any portions
of the closed session falling within the relevant provision(s) of the
Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6), and the
corresponding provision of LSC's implementing regulation, 45 CFR
1622.5(e), will not be available for public inspection. The transcript
of any portions not falling within the cited provisions will be
available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's
Certification that the closing is authorized by law will be available
upon request.
April 26, 2008 Board of Directors Meeting--Open, except
that a portion of the meeting of the Board of Directors may be closed
to the public pursuant to a vote of the Board of Directors to consider
and perhaps act on the General Counsel's report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC. A verbatim written transcript of the
session will be made. The transcript of any portions of the closed
session falling within the relevant provisions of the Government in the
Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(10), and the corresponding provisions of
the Legal Services Corporation's implementing regulation, 45 CFR
1622.5(h), will not be available for public inspection. The transcript
of any portions not falling within the cited provisions will be
available for public inspection. A copy of the General Counsel's
Certifications that the closings are authorized by law will be
available upon request.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
Friday, April 25, 2008
Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the Committee's meeting minutes of January 25, 2008.
3. Staff Update on activities implementing the LSC Private Attorney
Involvement Action Plan--Help Close the Justice Gap: Unleash the Power
of Pro Bono.
4. Staff Update on LSC Technology Criteria for Legal Aid Offices.
5. Presentation on Native American Delivery and Funding.
Representatives of Native American Indian Legal Services
(NAILS).
6. Consider and act on Provision for the Delivery of Legal Services
Committee charter to propose to the Board of Directors for adoption.
7. Chairman's Update on Provisions Committee 2008 Agenda.
8. Public comment.
9. Consider and act on other business.
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Operations & Regulations Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's January 25, 2008
meeting.
3. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's January 26, 2008
meeting.
4. Consider and act on initiation of rulemaking to adopt ``lesser
sanctions''.
a. Staff report.
b. OIG comment.
c. Public comment.
5. Consider and act on Operations & Regulations Committee charter
to propose to the Board of Directors for adoption.
6. Staff report on development of LSC's in-house Compliance
Program.
7. Staff report on LSC's Continuation of Operations Plan
(``COOP'').
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8. Staff report on LSC's risk management plan.
9. Public comment.
10. Consider and act on other business.
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
Finance Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of the minutes of the Committee's meeting of January
26, 2008.
3. Consider and act on adjustments to the Consolidated Operating
Budget for FY 2008 and recommend Resolution 2008-004 to the
full Board.
Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
Comments by Charles Jeffress.
4. Presentation on LSC's Financial Reports for the first six months
of FY 2008.
Presentation by David Richardson, Treasurer/Comptroller.
Comments by Charles Jeffress, Chief Administrative
Officer.
5. Report on FY 2009 appropriations process.
Presentation by John Constance, Director, Office of
Government Relations and Public Affairs.
6. Consider and act on Finance Committee charter to propose to the
Board of Directors for adoption.
Closed Session
7. Consider and act on a recommendation to the Board for a new plan
administrator for the 403(b) Thrift Plan for Employees of LSC,
Resolution 2008-005.
Introduction by Charles Jeffress.
Presentation by the Nationwide Team, Ivette Dominguez,
Regional Vice President, Private Sector Retirement Plans, Nationwide
Financial; Ralph Prisco, President, Long Island Employee Benefits
Group; and Thomas Gletner, SunTrust Investment Services.
Presentation by the American United Life/One America
Team, David Frost, Regional Sales Director, AUL/One America; and David
Ponder, Ponder Financial Group, Financial Adviser.
Open Session
8. Public comment.
9. Consider and act on other business.
10. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Audit Committee
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Report of the Committee Chairman on the Board's actions
regarding establishment of the Audit Committee.
3. Report on Board Chairman's appointments to the Audit Committee.
4. Committee Chairman's summary of the Audit Committee's Charter.
5. Consider and act on the process used by the Inspector General to
select and/or retain the Corporation's external auditor.
6. Consider and act on how the work of the Office of Inspector
General will assist and complement the work of the Audit Committee.
7. Comments by LSC's Independent Public Accountant (``IPA'')
regarding the IPA's perspective on the Audit Committee mission.
8. Consider and act on development of a plan of action for the
Committee.
9. Public comment.
10. Consider and act on other business.
11. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Performance Reviews Committee
Agenda
Closed Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Consider and act on establishment of procedures and a protocol
for the annual performance review of the LSC Inspector General.
3. Consider and act on other business.
4. Consider and act on adjournment of meeting.
Board of Directors
Agenda
Open Session
1. Approval of agenda.
2. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session meeting of
January 26, 2008.
3. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic
meeting of February 20, 2008.
4. Approval of minutes of the Board's Open Session telephonic
meeting of March 24, 2008.
5. Consider and act on delegation to Chairman of authority to
assign Directors to the various committees of the Board and to appoint
each committee's chairperson.
6. Chairman's Report.
7. Members' Reports.
8. President's Report.
9. Inspector General's Report.
10. Consider and act on the report of the Provision for the
Delivery of Legal Services Committee.
11. Consider and act on the report of the Finance Committee.
12. Consider and act on the report of the Operations & Regulations
Committee.
13. Consider and act on the report of the Audit Committee.
14. Consider and act on the report of the Board's 2008 Ad Hoc
Committee Liaison.
15. Consider and act on recommendations made to the Board in the
Government Accountability Office report on LSC governance.
a. Develop a plan for providing a regular training program for
board members that includes providing updates or changes in LSC's
operating environment and relevant governance and accountability
practices.
b. Implement a periodic self-assessment of the Board's, the
committees', and each individual member's performance for purposes of
evaluating whether improvements can be made to the board's structure
and processes.
c. Develop and implement procedures to periodically evaluate key
management processes, including at a minimum, processes for risk
assessment and mitigation, internal control, and financial reporting.
d. Establish and implement a comprehensive orientation program for
new board members to include key topics such as fiduciary duties, IRS
requirements, and interpretation of the financial statements.
e. Adopt Board committee charters.
16. Consider and act on proposed Protocol for Board member access
to Corporation records.
17. Public comment.
18. Consider and act on other business.
19. Consider and act on whether to authorize an executive session
of the Board to address items listed below under Closed Session.
Closed Session
20.Approval of minutes of the Board's Executive Session of January
26, 2008.
21. Consider and act on General Counsel's report on potential and
pending litigation involving LSC.
22. Consider and act on motion to adjourn meeting.
Contact Person For Information: Patricia D. Batie, Manager of Board
Operations, at (202) 295-1500.
Special Needs: Upon request, meeting notices will be made available in
alternate formats to accommodate visual
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and hearing impairments. Individuals who have a disability and need an
accommodation to attend the meeting may notify Patricia D. Batie, at
(202) 295-1500.
Dated: April 15, 2008.
Victor M. Fortuno,
Vice President & General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 08-1151 Filed 4-15-08; 3:30 pm]
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