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Dated: July 31, 2006. 

William Lang, 

Program Director, Division of Ocean Sciences, 

National Science Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 06–6668 Filed 8–3–06; 8:45am] 

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National Science Board and Its 

Subdivisions; Meetings 

Date and Time: August 9–10, 2006. 

Wednesday, August 9, 2006—8:15 a.m.–

4:45 p.m. 

8:15–9:15—open; 

9:15–10—open; 

10–10:45—open; 

10:45–11:30—open; 

11:30–12:30—open; 

1:30–2:20—open; 

2:20–4—closed; 

4–4:15—closed; 

4:15–4:30—open; 

4:30–4:45—closed. 

Thursday, August 10, 2006—8 a.m.–3:30 

p.m. 

8–9:30—open; 

9:30–10:30—open; 

10:30–11—closed; 

11–11:30—open; 

11:30–12—closed; 

1–1:15—closed; 

1:15–1:30—closed; 

1:30–3:30—open. 

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Contact Information: Please refer to 

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(www.nsf.gov/nsb) for updated 

schedule. NSB Office: Dr. Robert 

Webber, (703) 292–7000. 

Status: Part of this meeting will be 

closed to the public. Part of this meeting 

will be open to the public. 

Matters To Be Considered: 

Wednesday, August 9, 2006 

Open 

CPP Subcommittee on Polar Issues (8:15 

a.m.–9:15 a.m.) 

• Chairman’s Remarks 

• Approval of Minutes 

• Astrophysics and South Pole 

Infrastructure 

• New View on Arctic Climate 

History 

• Ice Sheets 

• IPY Solicitations 

CPP Task Force on Hurricane Science 

and Engineering (9:15 a.m.–10 a.m.) 

• Approval of Minutes for May 2006 

Meeting 

• Discussion of Draft Hurricane 

Science and Engineering Report 

• Future Activities of the Task Force 

CPP Task Force on Transformative 

Research (10 a.m.–10:45 a.m.) 

• Approval of Minutes for May 2006 

Meeting 

• Outcomes of Previous TR 

Workshops—Draft Report 

CPP Task Force on International Science 

(10:45 a.m.–11:30 a.m.) 

• Approval of Minutes 

• Summary of the May 11 Hearing 

and Roundtable Discussion 

• Discussion of Items To Come Out 

of the Task Force’s Series of 

Roundtable Discussions 

• Discussion of Future Task Force 

Activities, Including the 

Roundtable Discussion Scheduled 

for September 25, 2006 in 

Singapore 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

(11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.) 

• Approval of May 10, 2006 CPP 

Minutes 

• Status Reports: 

Æ Task Force on Transformative 

Research 

Æ Task Force on Hurricane Science 

and Engineering and Dr. Ken Ford 

Æ Subcommittee on Polar Issues 

Æ Task Force on International 

Science 

• Discussion Item: NSB Policy on 

Recompetition of NSF Awards 

• Update: NSF’s Cyberinfrastructure 

Vision 

• NSB Information Item: NSF 

Activities in High Performance 

Computing: Status of the Petascale 

System Acquisition 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

Open: (1:30 p.m.–2:20 p.m.) 

• NSB Information Item: EarthScope 

Facility Construction Project 

• Update: Major Research Facilities 

& Facility Plan 

• Overview of Process for CPP/NSB 

Re-examination of Priority Order for 

New Start MREFC Projects 

Executive Committee Open: (4:15 p.m.–

4:30 p.m.) 

• Approval of Minutes for May 2006 

Meeting 

• Updates or New Business From 

Committee Members 

Closed 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

Closed: (2:20 p.m.–4 p.m.) 

• Awards and Agreements 

Committee on Programs and Plans 

Executive Closed: (4 p.m.–4:15 

p.m.) 

• Awards and Agreements 

Executive Committee Closed (4:30 p.m.–

4:45 p.m.) 

• Specific Personnel Matters 

• Future Budgets 

Thursday, August 10, 2006 

Open 

EHR Subcommittee on Science and 

Engineering Indicators (8 a.m.–9:30 

a.m.) 

• Approval of May Minutes 

• Chairman’s Remarks 

• What Is Science and Engineering 

Indicators? 

• Role of S&E Indicators 

Subcommittee 

• Introduction of Key NSBO and SRS 

Staff 

• Discussion of Science and 

Engineering Indicators Chapters 

• Introduction to Condensed Version 

of Indicators and Companion Piece 

• Key Board Dates and Activities for 

Production of Science and 

Engineering Indicators 2008 

• Chairman’s Summary 

Committee on Audit and Oversight 

Open: (9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.) 

• Approval of Minutes of May, 2006 

Meeting 

• Report by NSF Advisory Committee 

on GPRA Performance Assessment 

(ACGPA) Status of Financial Audit 

Procurement 

• CFO Update 

Committee on Strategy and Budget 

Open: (11 a.m.–11:30 a.m.) 

• Approval of May 9, 2006 CSB 

Minutes 

• Status of FY 2007 Budget Request to 

Congress 

• Discussion of NSF Strategic Plan FY 

2006–2011 

Closed 

Committee on Audit and Oversight 

Closed: (10:30 a.m.–11 a.m.) 

• Budget 

• Pending Investigations 

Committee on Strategy and Budget 

Closed (11:30 a.m.–12 noon) 

• Approval of CSB Closed Session 

Teleconference Minutes 

• Discussion of NSF FY 2008 Budget 

Request 

Plenary Sessions of the Board (1 p.m.–

3:30 p.m.) 

Plenary Executive Closed (1 p.m.–1:15 

p.m.) 

• Approval of May 2006 Minutes 

• Re-examination of Priority Order of 

MREFC 

Plenary closed (1:15 p.m.–1:30 p.m.) 

• Approval of May 2006 Minutes 

• Awards and Agreements 

• Closed Committee Reports 

Plenary Open (1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.) 

• Approval of May 2006 Minutues 

• Resolution to Close September 2006 


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Meeting 

• Chairman’s Report 

• Director’s Report 

• Open Committee Reports 

Michael P. Crosby, 

Executive Officer and NSB Office Director. 

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OFFICE OF THE TRADE 

REPRESENTATIVE 

Determinations Under the African 

Growth and Opportunity Act 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The United States Trade 

Representative (USTR) has determined 

that Burkina Faso has adopted an 

effective visa system and related 

procedures to prevent unlawful 

transshipment and the use of counterfeit 

documents in connection with 

shipments of textile and apparel articles 

and has implemented and follows, or is 

making substantial progress toward 

implementing and following, the 

customs procedures required by the 

African Growth and Opportunity Act 

(AGOA). Therefore, imports of eligible 

products from Burkina Faso qualify for 

the textile and apparel benefits provided 

under the AGOA. 

DATES: Effective August 4, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Laurie-Ann Agama, Director for African 

Affairs, Office of the United States 

Trade Representative, (202) 395–9514. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

AGOA (Title I of the Trade and 

Development Act of 2000, Pub. L. 106–

200) provides preferential tariff 

treatment for imports of certain textile 

and apparel products of beneficiary subSaharan African countries. The textile 

and apparel trade benefits under the 

AGOA are available to imports of 

eligible products from countries that the 

President designates as beneficiary subSaharan African countries, provided 

that these countries: (1) Have adopted 

an effective visa system and related 

procedures to prevent unlawful 

transshipment and the use of counterfeit 

documents; and (2) have implemented 

and follow, or are making substantial 

progress toward implementing and 

following, certain customs procedures 

that assist U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection in verifying the origin of the 

products. 

In Proclamation 7853, the President 

designated Burkina Faso a ‘‘beneficiary 

sub-Saharan African country.’’

Proclamation 7350 (October 2, 2000) 

delegated to the USTR the authority to 

determine whether designated countries 

have met the two requirements 

described above. The President directed 

the USTR to announce any such 

determinations in the Federal Register 

and to implement them through 

modifications of the Harmonized Tariff 

Schedule of the United States (HTS). 

Based on actions that the Government of 

Burkina Faso has taken, I have 

determined that Burkina Faso has 

satisfied these two requirements. 

Accordingly, pursuant to the 

authority vested in the USTR by 

Proclamation 7350, U.S. note 7(a) to 

subchapter II of chapter 98 of the HTS 

and U.S. note 1 to subchapter XIX of 

chapter 98 of the HTS are each modified 

by inserting ‘‘Burkina Faso’’ in 

alphabetical sequence in the list of 

countries. The foregoing modifications 

to the HTS are effective with respect to 

articles entered, or withdrawn from 

warehouse for consumption, on or after 

the date of publication of this notice. 

Importers claiming preferential tariff 

treatment under the AGOA for entries of 

textile and apparel articles should 

ensure that those entries meet the 

applicable visa requirements. See Visa 

Requirements Under the African Growth 

and Opportunity Act, 66 FR 7837 

(2001). 

Susan C. Schwab, 

United States Trade Representative. 

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[Release No. IC–27442] 

Notice of Applications for 

Deregistration Under Section 8(f) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940 

July 28, 2006. 

The following is a notice of 

applications for deregistration under 

section 8(f) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 for the month of July, 2006. 

A copy of each application may be 

obtained for a fee at the SEC’s Public 

Reference Branch (tel. 202–551–5850). 

An order granting each application will 

be issued unless the SEC orders a 

hearing. Interested persons may request 

a hearing on any application by writing 

to the SEC’s Secretary at the address 

below and serving the relevant 

applicant with a copy of the request, 

personally or by mail. Hearing requests 

should be received by the SEC by 5:30 

p.m. on August 22, 2006, and should be 

accompanied by proof of service on the 

applicant, 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 Secretary, U.S. Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–

1090. 

For Further Information Contact: 

Diane L. Titus at (202) 551–6810, SEC, 

Division of Investment Management, 

Office of Investment Company 

Regulation, 100 F Street, NE., 

Washington, DC 20549–4041. 

The Thurlow Funds, Inc. [File No. 811–

8219] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On March 17, 

2006, applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Expenses of 

approximately $16,500 incurred in 

connection with the liquidation were 

paid by Thurlow Capital Management, 

Inc., applicant’s investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on June 30, 2006. 

Applicant’s Address: 3212 Jefferson 

St. #416, Napa, CA 94558. 

Retirement Income Trust [File No. 811–

21320] 

Summary: Applicant seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On April 27, 

2006, applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Applicant incurred 

no expenses in connection with the 

liquidation. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on July 19, 2006. 

Applicant’s Address: 5553 Woodmont 

St., Pittsburgh, PA 15217. 

WM Prime Income Fund [File No. 811–

9122] 

Summary: Applicant, a closed-end 

investment company, seeks an order 

declaring that it has ceased to be an 

investment company. On August 17, 

1998, applicant made a liquidating 

distribution to its shareholders, based 

on net asset value. Expenses of 

approximately $4,000 incurred in 

connection with the liquidation were 

paid by WM Advisors, Inc., applicant’s 

investment adviser. 

Filing Date: The application was filed 

on June 6, 2006. 

Applicant’s Address: John T. West, 

c/o WM Advisors, Inc., 1201 Third Ave., 

Suite 2200, Seattle, WA 98101. 


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