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Agencies and Persons Consulted
Technical Analysis of the Proposed
Action
10 CFR 30.11(a) states that the
Commission may grant such exemptions
from the requirements of the regulations
as it determines are authorized by law
and will not endanger life or property or
the common defense and security and
are otherwise in the public interest. The
NRC staff has analyzed the Licensee’s
request to be authorized to receive and
take possession of sealed sources and
devices which have not been registered
with the NRC under 10 CFR 32.210 or
with an Agreement State. The NRC staff
considered that the Licensee is qualified
by sufficient training and experience
and has sufficient facilities and
equipment to handle these sources and
devices. Furthermore, NRC inspections
have evaluated the Licensee’s
performance and determined that the
Licensee has safely handled these
unregistered sources for many years.
Accordingly, the NRC staff has
concluded that granting this exemption
is authorized by law, will not endanger
life or property or the common defense
and security, and is in the public
interest.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The proposed action is largely
administrative in nature. The Licensee
has handled sources and devices which
have not been registered by the NRC
under 10 CFR 32.210, or by an
Agreement State, for many years. The
Licensee is qualified by sufficient
training and experience and has
sufficient facilities and equipment to
handle these sources and devices.
Approving this exemption will have no
environmental impact.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
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Due to the largely administrative
nature of the proposed action, its
environmental impacts are small.
Additionally, denying the exemption
request would result in no change in
current environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the no-action alternative are
therefore similar, and the no-action
alternative is accordingly not further
considered.
Conclusion
The NRC staff has concluded that the
proposed action will not significantly
impact the quality of the human
environment; the NRC staff concludes
that the proposed action is the preferred
alternative.
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The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action is of a procedural
nature, and will not affect listed species
or critical habitat. Therefore, no further
consultation is required under section 7
of the Endangered Species Act. The
NRC staff has also determined that the
proposed action is not the type of
activity that has the potential to cause
effects on historic properties. Therefore,
no further consultation is required
under section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The NRC staff has prepared this EA in
support of the proposed action. On the
basis of this EA, the NRC finds that
there are no significant environmental
impacts from the proposed action, and
that preparation of an environmental
impact statement is not warranted.
Accordingly, the NRC has determined
that a Finding of No Significant Impact
is appropriate.
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action,
including the application for exemption
and supporting documentation, are
available electronically at the NRC’s
Electronic Reading Room at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
From this site, you can access the NRC’s
Agencywide Document Access and
Management System (ADAMS), which
provides text and image files of NRC’s
public documents. The documents
related to this action are listed below,
along with their ADAMS accession
numbers.
1. Licensee renewal application dated
June 24, 2005 [ML051890490].
2. Licensee letter dated February 1,
2006 [ML060590605].
3. Licensee letter dated June 2, 2006
[ML061560252].
If you do not have access to ADAMS,
or if there are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, contact
the NRC Public Document Room (PDR)
Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
These documents may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at the NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy
documents for a fee.
Dated at Region I, 475 Allendale Road,
King of Prussia, this 10th day of September
2008.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division
of Nuclear Materials Safety Region I.
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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Board of Governors; Sunshine Act
Meeting
Tuesday, September 23,
2008, at 12:30 p.m.; and Wednesday,
September 24, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. and 11
a.m.
PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal
Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant
Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin
Room.
STATUS: September 23—12:30 p.m.—
Closed; September 24—8:30 a.m.—
Open; September 24—11 a.m.—Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
DATE AND TIME:
Tuesday, September 23 at 12:30 p.m.
(Closed)
1. Financial Update.
2. Fiscal Year 2009 Integrated
Financial Plan Briefing.
3. Fiscal Year 2009 Goals and
Performance Assessment.
4. Product Pricing.
5. Strategic Issues.
6. Personnel Matters and
Compensation Issues.
7. Governors’ Executive Session—
Discussion of prior agenda items and
Board Governance.
Wednesday, September 24 at 8:30 a.m.
(Open)
1. Minutes of the Previous Meetings,
May 6–7, and July 28–29, 2008.
2. Remarks of the Chairman of the
Board.
3. Remarks of the Postmaster General
and CEO.
4. Committee Reports.
5. Financial Update.
6. Preliminary Fiscal Year 2010
Appropriation Request.
7. Capital Investments.
a. Distribution Quality Improvement
(DQI) Program.
b. San Francisco, California,
Townsend Carrier Annex.
8. Vision 2013—Five-Year Strategic
Plan.
9. Board of Governors Bylaw
Amendments.
10. National Identity Crimes Law
Enforcement Network.
11. Tentative Agenda for the
November 12–13, 2008, meeting in
Washington, DC.
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Wednesday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m.
(Closed)—If Needed
1. Continuation of Tuesday’s closed
session agenda.
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board,
U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza,
SW., Washington, DC 20260–1000.
Telephone (202) 268–4800.
Julie S. Moore,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Filings and
Information Services, Washington, DC
20549.
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Extension:
Form N–2; SEC File No. 270–21; OMB
Control No. 3235–0026.
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 (the
‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the collection of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension
and approval.
The title for the collection of
information is ‘‘Form N–2 (17 CFR
239.14 and 274.11a–1) under the
Securities Act of 1933 and under the
Investment Company Act of 1940,
Registration Statement of Closed-End
Management Investment Companies.’’
Form N–2 is the form used by closedend management investment companies
(‘‘closed-end funds’’) to register as
investment companies under the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (15
U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) (‘‘Investment
Company Act’’) and to register their
securities under the Securities Act of
1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) (‘‘Securities
Act’’). The primary purpose of the
registration process is to provide
disclosure of financial and other
information to investors and potential
investors for the purpose of evaluating
an investment in a security. Form N–2
also permits closed-end funds to
provide investors with a prospectus
containing information required in a
registration statement prior to the sale or
at the time of confirmation of delivery
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of securities. The form also may be used
by the Commission in its regulatory
review, inspection, and policy-making
roles.
The Commission estimates that there
are 140 initial registration statements
and 60 post-effective amendments to
initial registration statements filed on
Form N–2 annually and that the average
number of portfolios referenced in each
initial filing and post-effective
amendment is 1. The Commission
further estimates that the hour burden
for preparing and filing a post-effective
amendment on Form N–2 is 116.5 hours
per portfolio. The total annual hour
burden for preparing and filing posteffective amendments is 6,990 hours (60
post-effective amendments × 1
portfolios × 116.5 hours per portfolio).
The estimated annual hour burden for
preparing and filing initial registration
statements is 79,478 hours (140 initial
registration statements × 1 portfolios ×
567.7 hours per portfolio). The total
annual hour burden for Form N–2,
therefore, is estimated to be 86,468
hours (6,990 hours + 79,478 hours).
The information collection
requirements imposed by Form N–2 are
mandatory. Responses to the collection
of information will not be kept
confidential. An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of
information unless it displays a
currently valid control number.
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information collected; and (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
Please direct your written comments
to Lewis W. Walker, Acting Director/
CIO, Securities and Exchange
Commission, C/O Shirley Martinson,
6432 General Green Way, Alexandria,
VA 22312; or send an e-mail to:
PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: September 10, 2008.
Florence E. Harmon,
Acting Secretary.
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COMMISSION
[Investment Company Act Release No.
28379; 812–13483]
Rafferty Asset Management, LLC, et
al.; Notice of Application
September 12, 2008.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of an application for an
order under section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections
2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d), 22(e), and 24(d)
of the Act and rule 22c–1 under the Act,
and under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the
Act for an exemption from sections
17(a)(1) and 17(a)(2) of the Act.
AGENCY:
Summary of Application: Applicants
request an order that would permit (a)
an open-end management investment
company and its series to issue shares
(‘‘ETS’’) that can be redeemed only in
large aggregations (‘‘Creation Units’’); (b)
secondary market transactions in ETS to
occur at negotiated prices; (c) dealers to
sell ETS 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) certain series to
pay redemption proceeds, under certain
circumstances, more than seven days
after the tender of ETS for redemption
and; (e) certain affiliated persons of the
series to deposit securities into, and
receive securities from, the series in
connection with the purchase and
redemption of Creation Units.
Applicants: Rafferty Asset
Management, LLC (‘‘Adviser’’) and
Direxion Shares ETF Trust (‘‘Trust’’).
Filing Dates: The application was
filed on January 23, 2008 and amended
on May 8, 2008, August 21, 2008 and
September 12, 2008.
Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An
order granting the application 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 October 3, 2008, 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.
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UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE
Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 23, 2008, at 12:30 p.m.; and
Wednesday, September 24, 2008, at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m.
Place: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475
L'Enfant Plaza, SW., in the Benjamin Franklin Room.
Status: September 23--12:30 p.m.--Closed; September 24--8:30 a.m.--
Open; September 24--11 a.m.--Closed.
Matters to be Considered:
Tuesday, September 23 at 12:30 p.m. (Closed)
1. Financial Update.
2. Fiscal Year 2009 Integrated Financial Plan Briefing.
3. Fiscal Year 2009 Goals and Performance Assessment.
4. Product Pricing.
5. Strategic Issues.
6. Personnel Matters and Compensation Issues.
7. Governors' Executive Session--Discussion of prior agenda items
and Board Governance.
Wednesday, September 24 at 8:30 a.m. (Open)
1. Minutes of the Previous Meetings, May 6-7, and July 28-29, 2008.
2. Remarks of the Chairman of the Board.
3. Remarks of the Postmaster General and CEO.
4. Committee Reports.
5. Financial Update.
6. Preliminary Fiscal Year 2010 Appropriation Request.
7. Capital Investments.
a. Distribution Quality Improvement (DQI) Program.
b. San Francisco, California, Townsend Carrier Annex.
8. Vision 2013--Five-Year Strategic Plan.
9. Board of Governors Bylaw Amendments.
10. National Identity Crimes Law Enforcement Network.
11. Tentative Agenda for the November 12-13, 2008, meeting in
Washington, DC.
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Wednesday, September 24 at 11:00 a.m. (Closed)--If Needed
1. Continuation of Tuesday's closed session agenda.
Contact Person for More Information: Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the
Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC
20260-1000. Telephone (202) 268-4800.
Julie S. Moore,
Secretary.
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