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13 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

available publicly. All submissions 

should refer to File Number SR–CBOE– 

2013–041, and should be submitted on 

or before May 7, 2013. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Trading and Markets, pursuant to delegated 

authority.13

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08865 Filed 4–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 8275] 

The United States Advisory 

Commission on Public Diplomacy 

Notice of Charter Renewal 

The Department of State has renewed 

the charter of the United States 

Advisory Commission on Public 

Diplomacy. The Commission was 

reauthorized by the Congress and the 

President under Section 1280 Public 

Law 112–239, signed into law on 

January 3, 2013. The Commission 

authorization is retroactive to October 1, 

2010, and continues until October 1, 

2015. 

Since 1948, the Commission has been 

charged with appraising U.S. 

Government public diplomacy activities 

(activities intended to understand, 

inform, and influence foreign publics) 

and increasing the understanding of and 

support for these same activities. The 

Commission submits reports to the 

Congress, the President, and the 

Secretary of State on public diplomacy 

programs and activities; submits other 

reports as it deems appropriate to the 

Secretary of State, the President, and the 

Congress; and makes reports and other 

information available to the public in 

the United States and abroad, on the 

Commission’s Web site or through other 

means. 

The Commission consists of seven 

members appointed by the President, by 

and with the advice and consent of the 

Senate. The members of the 

Commission represent the public 

interest and are be selected from a cross 

section of educational, communications, 

cultural, scientific, technical, public 

service, labor, business, and 

professional backgrounds. Not more 

than four members can be from any one 

political party. The current members of 

the Commission are: William J. Hybl 

(Chairman), Sim Farar (Vice Chairman), 

Lyndon L. Olson, Penne Korth Peacock, 

Lezlee Westine, and Anne Terman 

Wedner. One position is vacant. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bruce Armstrong, tel. 202–632–9930; 

armstrongbw@state.gov. 

Dated: April 10, 2013. 

Bruce Armstrong, 

Staff Director for Resources, Office of the 

Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and 

Public Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08902 Filed 4–15–13; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–44–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

[Meeting No. 13–02] 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

April 18, 2013. 

The TVA Board of Directors will hold 

a public meeting on April 18, 2013, in 

the Cherry Theater of the Waymon L. 

Hickman Building, Columbia State 

Community College, 1665 Hampshire 

Pike, Columbia, Tennessee. The public 

may comment on any agenda item or 

subject at a public listening session 

which begins at 9 a.m. (CT). Following 

the end of the public listening session, 

the meeting will be called to order to 

consider the agenda items listed below. 

On-site registration will be available 

until 15 minutes before the public 

listening session begins at 9 a.m. (CT). 

Preregistered speakers will address the 

Board first. TVA management will 

answer questions from the news media 

following the Board meeting. 

Status: Open. 

Agenda 

Chairman’s Welcome 

Old Business 

Approval of minutes of February 14, 

2013, Board Meeting 

New Business 

1. Report from President and CEO 

2. Report of the People and Performance 

Committee 

3. Report of the External Relations 

Committee 

A. Stakeholder input on regional 

energy resource issues 

4. Report of the Nuclear Oversight 

Committee 

5. Report of the Finance, Rates, and 

Portfolio Committee 

A. Supplement to contract with Day 

and Zimmerman NPS, Inc., for 

generation modifications and 

supplemental maintenance services 

B. Ownership and financing 

arrangements for Southaven 

combined cycle plant 

6. Report of the Audit, Risk, and 

Regulation Committee 

A. TVA regulatory policy 

7. Information Item 

A. Clarification of Chief Executive 

Officer’s authority to set 

compensation of managerial direct 

reports consistent with Board 

approved compensation plan 

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please call TVA 

Media Relations at (865) 632–6000, 

Knoxville, Tennessee. People who plan 

to attend the meeting and have special 

needs should call (865) 632–6000. 

Anyone who wishes to comment on any 

of the agenda in writing may send their 

comments to: TVA Board of Directors, 

Board Agenda Comments, 400 West 

Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, 

Tennessee 37902. 

Dated: April 11, 2013. 

Ralph E. Rodgers, 

General Counsel and Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2013–08989 Filed 4–12–13; 11:15 am] 

BILLING CODE 8120–08–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Generalized System of Preferences 

(GSP): Initiation of a Review of the 

Union of Burma and the Lao People’s 

Democratic Republic for Possible 

Designation as Beneficiary Developing 

Countries 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

submissions. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces (1) the 

initiation of reviews to consider 

designation of the Union of Burma 

(Burma) and the Lao People’s 

Democratic Republic (Laos) as 

beneficiary developing countries under 

the GSP program, and, if designated, 

whether either country should also be 

designated as a least-developed 

beneficiary developing country under 

GSP, and (2) the schedule for public 

comments and a public hearing relating 

to whether Burma and/or Laos meet the 

criteria for both designations. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Tameka Cooper, GSP Program, Office of 

the United States Trade Representative, 

600 17th Street NW., Room 422, 

Washington, DC 20508. The telephone 

number is (202) 395–6971, the fax 

number is (202) 395–9674, and the 

email address is 

Tameka_Cooper@ustr.eop.gov. 

DATES: May 17, 2013: Deadline for 

submission of comments, pre-hearing 

briefs, and requests to appear at the June 

4, 2013 public hearing; submissions 

must be received by 5:00 p.m. 

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