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accordance with these procedures, oral 

or written statements may be presented 

by members of the public. Electronic 

recordings will be permitted only 

during those portions of the meeting 

that are open to the public. Persons 

desiring to make oral statements should 

notify Mr. Howard J. Larson, (Telephone 

301–415–6805), between 7:30 a.m. and 

4 p.m. e.t., as far in advance as 

practicable so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made to schedule 

the necessary time during the meeting 

for such statements. Use of still, motion 

picture, and television cameras during 

this meeting will be limited to selected 

portions of the meeting as determined 

by the ACNW Chairman. Information 

regarding the time to be set aside for 

taking pictures may be obtained by 

contacting the ACNW office prior to the 

meeting. In view of the possibility that 

the schedule for ACNW meetings may 

be adjusted by the Chairman as 

necessary to facilitate the conduct of the 

meeting, persons planning to attend 

should notify Mr. Howard J. Larson as 

to their particular needs. 

Further information regarding topics 

to be discussed, whether the meeting 

has been canceled or rescheduled, the 

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the 

opportunity to present oral statements 

and the time allotted, therefore can be 

obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J. 

Larson. 

ACNW meeting agenda, meeting 

transcripts, and letter reports are 

available through the NRC Public 

Document Room at pdr@nrc.gov, or by 

calling the PDR at 1–800–397–4209, or 

from the Publicly Available Records 

System (PARS) component of NRC’s 

document system (ADAMS) which is 

accessible from the NRC Web site at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/

reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS & 

ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas). 

Video Teleconferencing service is 

available for observing open sessions of 

ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use 

this service for observing ACNW 

meetings should contact Mr. Theron 

Brown, ACNW Audiovisual Technician 

(301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 

3:45 p.m. e.t., at least 10 days before the 

meeting to ensure the availability of this 

service. Individuals or organizations 

requesting this service will be 

responsible for telephone line charges 

and for providing the equipment and 

facilities that they use to establish the 

video teleconferencing link. The 

availability of video teleconferencing 

services is not guaranteed. 

The ACNW meeting dates for 

Calendar Year 2005 are provided below:

ACNW 

meeting No. Meeting dates 

January 2005 (No meeting). 

157 ............. February 23–25, 2005. 

158 ............. March 15–17, 2005. 

159 ............. April 19–21, 2005. 

160 ............. May 17–19, 2005. 

161 ............. June 15–17, 2005. 

162 ............. July 19–21, 2005. 

August 2005 (No meeting). 

163 ............. September 20–22, 2005. 

164 ............. October 18–20, 2005. 

November 2005 (No meeting). 

165 ............. December 13–15, 2005. 

Dated: December 1, 2004. 

Andrew L. Bates, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards; Meeting of the 

Subcommittee on Reactor Fuels; 

Notice of Meeting 

The ACRS Subcommittee on Reactor 

Fuels will hold a meeting on December 

15–16, 2004, Room T–2B3, 11545 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 

The entire meeting will be open to 

public attendance. 

The agenda for the subject meeting 

shall be as follows: 

Wednesday, December 15, 2004—8:30 

a.m. until the conclusion of business.

Thursday, December 16, 2004—8:30 

a.m. until 1 p.m.

The purpose of this meeting is to 

discuss the draft final safety evaluation 

report for the Mixed Oxide Fuel 

Fabrication Facility construction 

authorization request. The 

Subcommittee will hear presentations 

by and hold discussions with 

representatives of the NRC staff 

regarding this matter. The 

Subcommittee will gather information, 

analyze relevant issues and facts, and 

formulate proposed positions and 

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation 

by the full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official, Ms. Maggalean W. 

Weston (telephone (301) 415–3151) five 

days prior to the meeting, if possible, so 

that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. Electronic recordings will be 

permitted. 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

the Designated Federal Official between 

8 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. (e.t.). Persons 

planning to attend this meeting are 

urged to contact the above named 

individual at least two working days 

prior to the meeting to be advised of any 

potential changes to the agenda.

Dated: December 1, 2004. 

John H. Flack, 

Acting Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW.

[FR Doc. 04–26902 Filed 12–7–04; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request for a Revised 

Information Collection: OPM Form 

1644

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(Public Law 104–13, May 22, 1995), this 

notice announces that the Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) has 

submitted to the Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) a request for a 

revised information collection. OPM 

Form 1644, Child Care Tuition 

Assistance Program for Federal 

Employees, is used to verify that child 

care providers are licensed and/or 

regulated by State and/or local 

authorities. Therefore, agencies need to 

verify that child care providers to whom 

they make disbursements in the form of 

child care subsidies meet the statutory 

requirement. 

Approximately 2000 OPM 1644 forms 

will be processed annually. The OPM 

Form 1644 takes approximately 10 

minutes to complete by each provider. 

The annual estimated burden is 333.3 

hours. 

For copies of this proposal, contact 

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–

8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or e-mail to 

mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include a 

mailing address with your request.

DATES: Comments on this proposal 

should be received within 30 calendar 

days from the date of this publication.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments 

to—

Francis T. Cavanaugh, Acting Manager, 

Work Life Group, Employee and 

Family Support Center, Division of 

Strategic Human Resources Policy, 

Office of Personnel Management, 

1900 E. Street, NW., Room 7315, 

Washington, DC 20415; 

and 

Joseph F. Lackey, OPM Desk Officer, 

Office of Information & Regulatory 

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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2The Commission has modified the text of the 

summaries prepared by FICC.

3Securities Exchange Act Release No. 50389 

(September 15, 2004), 69 FR 56810.

4 15 U.S.C. 78q–1.

5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii).

6 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office 

Building, NW., Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Kay Coles James, 

Director.

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[Release No. 34–50784; File No. SR–FICC–

2004–20] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed 

Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of 

Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of 

Proposed Rule Change Relating to the 

Implementation of a Fee for Financing 

Debits Associated With Certain 

Obligations of Repo Brokers 

December 2, 2004. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on 

October 25, 2004, the Fixed Income 

Clearing Corporation (‘‘FICC’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change described in Items 

I, II, and III below, which items have 

been prepared primarily by FICC. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested parties.

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The proposed rule change consists of 

implementing a fee where FICC finances 

debits associated with certain 

obligations of repo brokers. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, 

FICC included statements concerning 

the purpose of and basis for the 

proposed rule change and discussed any 

comments it received on the proposed 

rule change. The text of these statements 

may be examined at the places specified 

in Item IV below. FICC has prepared 

summaries, set forth in sections (A), (B), 

and (C) below, of the most significant 

aspects of these statements.2

(A) Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

The Commission recently approved 

FICC rule filing SR–FICC–2003–06 3 that 

amended the rules of the Government 

Securities Division (‘‘GSD’’) of FICC 

with respect to forward margin 

obligations of repo brokers. Pursuant to 

FICC–2003–06, forward margin debits 

and credits up to a predetermined dollar 

amount ‘‘cap’’ will become 

automatically collected or paid (as 

applicable) by the repo brokers, as is the 

case for all other netting members. 

Debits and credits in excess of the cap 

will become subject to hybrid 

processing whereby the dollar amount 

up to the cap would always be collected 

or paid in its entirety by the broker and 

amounts over the cap would be financed 

by GSD at the discretion of FICC.

Specifically with respect to forward 

margin debits in excess of the cap, if a 

repo broker is unable to pay its ‘‘excess 

debit,’’ the FICC Operations 

Department, in consultation with the 

Credit Risk Department will determine 

whether it would be appropriate for 

FICC to finance such an amount. If FICC 

finances an excess debit, the broker will 

be charged two fees: (1) A financing fee 

representing the interest amount that 

FICC would be charged by the clearing 

bank and (2) an administrative fee 

designed to cover FICC’s associated 

costs of obtaining the financing. 

Pursuant to the Commission’s order 

approving FICC–2003–06, the 

administrative fee must be the subject of 

a rule filing. Due to the close 

interrelation between the administrative 

fee and the other provisions of FICC–

2003–06, FICC has delayed the 

implementation of the approved 

provisions in their entirety until it 

established the fee. Accordingly, FICC is 

hereby proposing for immediate 

effectiveness an administrative fee of 

$50 per financing to be charged to 

affected brokers. This administrative 

fee, along with the previously approved 

provisions of FICC–2003–06, will be 

implemented by year-end with the 

implementation date being announced 

to members through an important 

notice. 

FICC believes that the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the 

requirements of Section 17A of the Act 4

and the rules and regulations 

thereunder applicable to FICC because it 

establishes a reasonable fee to cover 

administrative costs.

(B) Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

FICC does not believe that the 

proposed rule change will have an 

impact or impose any burden on 

competition. 

(C) Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments relating to the 

proposed rule change have been 

solicited or received. FICC will notify 

the Commission of any written 

comments received by FICC. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing rule change has become 

effective upon filing pursuant to Section 

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 5 and Rule 19b–

4(f)(2) 6 thereunder because the 

proposed rule establishes or changes a 

due, fee, or other charge. At any time 

within sixty days of the filing of such 

rule change, the Commission may 

summarily abrogate such rule change if 

it appears to the Commission that such 

action is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest, for the protection of 

investors, or otherwise in furtherance of 

the purposes of the Act.

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/

rules/sro.shtml) or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–FICC–2004–20 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20549–0609. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR-FICC–2004–20. This file 

number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the