Sunshine Act Meeting, 59017 [E9-27537]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 219 / Monday, November 16, 2009 / Notices Dated: November 6, 2009. Karen A. Cook, General Counsel. [FR Doc. E9–27390 Filed 11–13–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–4R–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: [74 FR 57718, November 9, 2009]. Closed meeting. PLACE: 100 F Street, NE.,Washington, DC. STATUS: DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MEETING: November 12, 2009 at 2 p.m. Additional Item. The following matter will also be considered during the 2 p.m. closed meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 2 p.m.: Consideration of Amicus participation. Commissioner Paredes, as duty officer, voted to consider the item listed for the closed meeting in closed session, and determined that no earlier notice thereof was possible. 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. CHANGE IN THE MEETING: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday, November 19, 2009 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 also may 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 Jkt 220001 BILLING CODE 8011–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Office of the Secretary AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Department of Transportation. ACTION: Notice. BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 16:41 Nov 13, 2009 Dated: November 12, 2009. Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–27537 Filed 11–12–09; 4:15 pm] Inflation Adjustments to Liability Limits Governed by the Montreal Convention Effective December 30, 2009 Dated: November 10, 2009. Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–27443 Filed 11–12–09; 11:15 am] VerDate Nov<24>2008 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 Paredes, as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, November 19, 2009 will be: Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; and Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings. 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. SUMMARY: The Department is publishing guidance to U.S. and certain foreign air carriers on inflation adjustments to liability limits of air carriers and foreign air carriers under the Montreal Convention. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicholas Lowry, Attorney, Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings (C–70), 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366–9349. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This notice provides guidance to U.S. and certain foreign air carriers on inflation adjustments to liability limits of air carriers and foreign air carriers under the Montreal Convention (Convention).1 1 Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air, done at Montreal on May 28, 1999. PO 00000 Frm 00081 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 59017 The adjustments affect limits on liability for damages for passenger death or injury, delay in passenger’s arrival, and the loss, delay or damage to baggage or cargo, increasing those limits by approximately 13 percent and will be effective in December 2009. The U.S. and foreign air carriers affected by these changes to the Convention include those providing international carriage between countries that, like the United States, are parties to the Convention, and all who provide round trip foreign air transportation that originates and terminates in the United States. The liability limits are those set out in Articles 21 and 22 of the Montreal Convention. Under Article 24 of the Convention, ICAO is to review those limits every five years in light of inflation that has occurred during that period. In a note of June 30, 2009, the Secretary General of ICAO advised parties to the Convention of revisions required pursuant to this review. These revisions are as follows, stated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs): 2: for destruction, loss, damage or delay of cargo 19 per kilogram (currently 17); for destruction, loss, damage, or delay of baggage, per passenger, 1,131 (currently 1,000); for delay in carriage of passengers, 4,694 (currently 4,150); ‘‘strict liability’’ for death or bodily injury to passengers, 113,100 (currently 100,000). The revised amounts reflect inflation between 2003 and 2008 in the countries whose currencies comprise the SDR. Pursuant to the terms of Article 24, the increased limits will take effect six months following the notice referred to above, or December 30, 2009. Carriers should, therefore, revise their contracts of carriage, tariffs, required notices, and practices to conform to the Convention’s requirements. Failure to implement in a timely manner the revised liability limits and required notices would, in the view of the Aviation Enforcement Office, constitute an unfair or deceptive business practice and unfair method of competition in violation of 49 U.S.C. 41712. This disclosure guidance, it should be noted, also extends to ticket agents and indirect air carriers. Questions regarding this notice may be addressed to the Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings (C–70), U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590. 2 The SDR, an international reserve asset, is a defined basket of major currencies periodically reviewed by the International Monetary Fund to reflect the relative importance of the constituent currencies. As of October 28, 2009, the U.S. dollar value of the SDR was $1.58. E:\FR\FM\16NON1.SGM 16NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 219 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Page 59017]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-27537]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Sunshine Act Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94-409, that the Securities 
and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday, 
November 19, 2009 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 also may 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 Paredes, as duty officer, voted to consider the items 
listed for the Closed Meeting in a closed session.
    The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, 
November 19, 2009 will be:

Institution and settlement of injunctive actions;
Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; and
Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings.

    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: November 12, 2009.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9-27537 Filed 11-12-09; 4:15 pm]
BILLING CODE 8011-01-P
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