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Regulatory Guide DG–1161, in that the 

NRC staff will use its guidance to ensure 

more focused and consistent review of 

PRAs as a basis for regulatory decisionmaking for light-water reactors. 

The NRC intends to update 

Regulatory Guide 1.200 and its 

associated SRP Section 19.1, and to 

develop an additional appendix or 

revise an existing appendix (as 

required), to set forth the staff’s position 

when a new or revised PRA standard or 

industry program is published. 

The NRC staff is soliciting comments 

on Draft Regulatory Guide DG–1161, as 

well as draft Revision 2 of SRP Section 

19.1. Please mention the relevant 

document identifiers (DG–1161 and/or 

SRP 19.1) in the subject line of your 

comments; comments may be 

accompanied by relevant information or 

supporting data. Comments submitted 

in writing or in electronic form will be 

made available to the public in their 

entirety through the NRC’s Agencywide 

Documents Access and Management 

System (ADAMS). Personal information 

will not be removed from your 

comments. You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods. 

Mail comments to: Rules and 

Directives Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001. 

E-mail comments to: 

NRCREP@nrc.gov. You may also submit 

comments via the NRC’s rulemaking 

Web site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov. 

Address questions about our rulemaking 

Web site to Carol A. Gallagher (301) 

415–5905; e-mail CAG@nrc.gov. 

Hand-deliver comments to: Rules and 

Directives Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 

7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal 

workdays. 

Fax comments to: Rules and 

Directives Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission at (301) 415–5144. 

Requests for technical information 

about Draft Regulatory Guide DG–1161 

and/or draft Revision 2 of SRP Section 

19.1 may be directed to Ms. Mary T. 

Drouin, at (301) 415–6675 or 

MXD@nrc.gov. 

Comments would be most helpful if 

received by October 14, 2006. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if it is practical to do so, 

but the NRC is able to ensure 

consideration only for comments 

received on or before this date. 

Although a time limit is given, 

comments and suggestions in 

connection with items for inclusion in 

guides currently being developed or 

improvements in all published guides 

are encouraged at any time. 

Electronic copies of Draft Regulatory 

Guide DG–1161 are available through 

the NRC’s public Web site under Draft 

Regulatory Guides in the Regulatory 

Guides document collection of the 

NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/. Similarly, electronic copies 

of draft Revision 2 of SRP Section 19.1 

are available at http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/ 

docs4comment.html. Electronic copies 

of the two documents are also available 

in ADAMS at http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/adams.html, under 

Accession #ML062480134 and 

#ML062510220, respectively. 

In addition, Draft Regulatory Guide 

DG–1161, draft Revision 2 of SRP 

Section 19.1, and other related publicly 

available documents, including public 

comments received, can be viewed 

electronically on computers in the 

NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR), 

which is located at 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR 

reproduction contractor will make 

copies of documents for a fee. The 

PDR’s mailing address is USNRC PDR, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. The PDR 

can also be reached by telephone at 

(301) 415–4737 or (800) 397–4205, by 

fax at (301) 415–3548, and by e-mail to 

PDR@nrc.gov. 

Please note that the NRC does not 

intend to distribute printed copies of 

either Draft Regulatory Guide DG–1161 

or draft Revision 2 of SRP Section 19.1, 

unless specifically requested on an 

individual basis with adequate 

justification. Such requests for single 

copies of draft or final guides (which 

may be reproduced) or for placement on 

an automatic distribution list for single 

copies of future draft guides in specific 

divisions should be made in writing to 

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, Attention: Reproduction and 

Distribution Services Section; by e-mail 

to DISTRIBUTION@nrc.gov; or by fax to 

(301) 415–2289. Telephone requests 

cannot be accommodated. 

Regulatory guides are not 

copyrighted, and Commission approval 

is not required to reproduce them. 

(5 U.S.C. 552(a)) 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day 

of September 2006. 

For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

Farouk Eltawila, 

Director, Division of Risk Assessment and 

Special Projects, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 

Research. 

[FR Doc. E6–15311 Filed 9–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

Required Interest Rate Assumption for 

Determining Variable-Rate Premium for 

Single-Employer Plans; Interest 

Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan 

Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of interest rates and 

assumptions. 

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public 

of the interest rates and assumptions to 

be used under certain Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation regulations. These 

rates and assumptions are published 

elsewhere (or can be derived from rates 

published elsewhere), but are collected 

and published in this notice for the 

convenience of the public. Interest rates 

are also published on the PBGC’s Web 

site (http://www.pbgc.gov). 

DATES: The required interest rate for 

determining the variable-rate premium 

under part 4006 applies to premium 

payment years beginning in September 

2006. The interest assumptions for 

performing multiemployer plan 

valuations following mass withdrawal 

under part 4281 apply to valuation dates 

occurring in October 2006. 

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: 

Variable-Rate Premiums 

Section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(II) of the 

Employee Retirement Income Security 

Act of 1974 (ERISA) and § 4006.4(b)(1) 

of the PBGC’s regulation on Premium 

Rates (29 CFR part 4006) prescribe use 

of an assumed interest rate (the 

‘‘required interest rate’’) in determining 

a single-employer plan’s variable-rate 

premium. Pursuant to the Pension 

Protection Act of 2006, for premium 

payment years beginning in 2006 or 

2007, the required interest rate is the 


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Inc. 

‘‘applicable percentage’’ (currently 85 

percent) of the annual rate of interest 

determined by the Secretary of the 

Treasury on amounts invested 

conservatively in long-term investment 

grade corporate bonds for the month 

preceding the beginning of the plan year 

for which premiums are being paid (the 

‘‘premium payment year’’). Thus, the 

required interest rate to be used in 

determining variable-rate premiums for 

premium payment years beginning in 

September 2006 is 5.19 percent (i.e., 85 

percent of the 6.11 percent composite 

corporate bond rate for August 2006 as 

determined by the Treasury). 

The following table lists the required 

interest rates to be used in determining 

variable-rate premiums for premium 

payment years beginning between 

October 2005 and September 2006. 

For premium payment years 

beginning in: 

The required 

interest rate is: 

October 2005 ........................ 4.62 

November 2005 .................... 4.83 

December 2005 .................... 4.91 

January 2006 ........................ 4.86 

February 2006 ...................... 4.80 

March 2006 ........................... 4.87 

April 2006 ............................. 5.01 

May 2006 .............................. 5.25 

June 2006 ............................. 5.35 

July 2006 .............................. 5.36 

August 2006 ......................... 5.36 

September 2006 ................... 5.19 

Multiemployer Plan Valuations 

Following Mass Withdrawal 

The PBGC’s regulation on Duties of 

Plan Sponsor Following Mass 

Withdrawal (29 CFR part 4281) 

prescribes the use of interest 

assumptions under the PBGC’s 

regulation on Allocation of Assets in 

Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 

4044). The interest assumptions 

applicable to valuation dates in October 

2006 under part 4044 are contained in 

an amendment to part 4044 published 

elsewhere in today’s Federal Register. 

Tables showing the assumptions 

applicable to prior periods are codified 

in appendix B to 29 CFR part 4044. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on this 11th day 

of September 2006. 

Vincent K. Snowbarger, 

Interim Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. E6–15313 Filed 9–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7709–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collections; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Filings and 

Information Services, Washington, DC 

20549. 

Extensions: Schedule 14D–1F; OMB Control 

No. 3235–0376; SEC File No. 270–338; 

Schedule 14D–9F; OMB Control No. 

3235–0382; SEC File No. 270–339 

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 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collections of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit these existing 

collections of information to the Office 

of Management and Budget for 

approval. 

Schedule 14D–1F (17 CFR 240.14d–

102) may be used by any person making 

a cash tender or exchange offer for 

securities of any issuer incorporated or 

organized under the laws of Canada or 

any Canadian province or territory that 

is a foreign private issuer, where less 

than 40% of the outstanding class of 

such issuer’s securities that is the 

subject of the offer is held by U.S. 

holders. Schedule 14D–1F is designed 

to facilitate cross-border transactions in 

securities of Canadian issuers. The 

information required to be filed with the 

Commission is intended to permit 

verification of compliance with the 

securities law requirements and assures 

the public availability of such 

information. Schedule 14D–1F takes 

approximately 2 hours per response to 

prepare and is filed by 5 respondents 

annually for a total reporting burden of 

10 hours. 

Schedule 14D–9F (17 CFR 240.14d–

103) is used by any issuer incorporated 

or organized under the laws of Canada 

or any Canadian province or territory 

that is a foreign private issuer, or by any 

director or officer of such issuer, where 

the issuer is the subject of a cash tender 

or exchange offer for a class of securities 

filed on Schedule 14D–1F. The 

information required to be filed with the 

Commission is intended to permit 

verification of compliance with the 

securities law requirements and assures 

the public availability of such 

information. Schedule 14D–9F takes 

approximately 2 hours per response to 

prepare and is filed by 5 respondents 

annually for a total reporting burden of 

10 hours. 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

Whether these proposed collections of 

information are 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 imposed by the 

collections 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 R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley 

Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, Virginia 22312; or send an 

e-mail to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: September 6, 2006. 

Nancy M. Morris, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E6–15319 Filed 9–14–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. IC–27478; File No. 812–13022] 

IDS Life Insurance Company, et al., 

Notice of Application 

September 8, 2006. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Notice of an application for an 

order pursuant to Section 6(c) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940, as 

amended (‘‘1940 Act’’) granting 

exemptions from the provisions of 

Sections 2(a)(32), 22(c) and 27(i)(2)(A) 

of the 1940 Act and Rule 22c–1 

thereunder. 

Applicants: IDS Life Insurance 

Company (‘‘IDS Life’’), IDS Life 

Insurance Company of New York (‘‘IDS 

Life of New York’’), American 

Enterprise Life Insurance Company 

(‘‘American Enterprise Life’’), American 

Centurion Life Assurance Company 

(‘‘American Centurion Life’’) (each, an 

‘‘Insurance Company’’ and collectively, 

the ‘‘Insurance Companies’’), 

Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.1

(‘‘Ameriprise Financial Services’’), IDS 


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