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videoteleconferencing services is not 

guaranteed. 

The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar 

Year 2007 are provided below. 

ACRS meeting No. Meeting dates 

— .......................... January 2007. 

539 ....................... February 1–3, 2007. 

540 ....................... March 8–10, 2007. 

541 ....................... April 5–7, 2007. 

542 ....................... May 3–5, 2007. 

543 ....................... June 6–8, 2007. 

544 ....................... July 11–13, 2007. 

— .......................... August 1

545 ....................... September 6–8, 2007. 

546 ....................... October 4–6, 2007. 

547 ....................... November 1–3, 2007. 

548 ....................... December 6–8, 2007. 

1 No ACRS Meeting. 

Dated: November 8, 2006. 

Andrew L. Bates, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E6–19239 Filed 11–14–06; 8:45 am] 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS) 

Subcommittee Meeting on Materials, 

Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels; Notice of 

Meeting 

The ACRS Subcommittee on 

Materials, Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels 

will hold a meeting on December 6, 

2006, 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 6, 2006—1:30 

p.m. until the conclusion of business. 

The Subcommittee will review Draft 

Regulatory Guide DG–1144, ‘‘Guidelines 

for Evaluating Fatigue Analyses 

Incorporating the Life Reduction of 

Metal Components Due to the Effects of 

the Light-Water Reactor Environment 

for New Reactors.’’ 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, Mr. Charles G. Hammer 

(telephone 301/415–7363) 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 

6:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (ET). 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: November 8, 2006. 

Antonio F. Dias, 

Acting Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW. 

[FR Doc. E6–19241 Filed 11–14–06; 8:45 am] 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee 

Meeting on Thermal-Hydraulic 

Phenomena; Notice of Meeting 

The ACRS Subcommittee on ThermalHydraulic Phenomena will hold a 

meeting on December 5, 2006, 11545 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland in 

Room T–2B3. 

The entire meeting will be open to 

public attendance. 

The agenda for the subject meeting 

shall be as follows: Tuesday, December 

5, 2006—8:30 a.m. until the conclusion 

of business. 

The Subcommittee will hear 

presentations from the NRC staff, their 

contractors, and other interested 

persons concerning the progress they 

have been making in the development of 

the TRACE T/H system analysis code. 

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, Mr. Ralph Caruso 

(Telephone: 301–415–8065) five days 

prior to the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Electronic recordings will be permitted 

only during those portions of the 

meeting that are open to the public. 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

the Designated Federal Official between 

7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (ET). 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: November 8, 2006. 

Antonio F. Dias, 

Acting Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW. 

[FR Doc. E6–19280 Filed 11–14–06; 8:45 am] 

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Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

DATE: Weeks of November 13, 20, 27, 

December 4, 11, 18, 2006. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of November 13, 2006 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of November 13, 2006. 

Week of November 20, 2006—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of November 20, 2006. 

Week of November 27, 2006—Tentative 

Thursday, November 30 

12:55 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public 

Meeting) (Tentative). a. Hydro 

Resources, Inc. (Crownpoint, NM) 

Intervenors’ Petition for Review of 

LBP–06–19 (Final Partial Initial 

Decision—NEPA Issues) (Tentative). 

Week of December 4, 2006—Tentative 

Thursday, December 7, 2006 

9:30 a.m. Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 2 & 3). 

Week of December 11, 2006—Tentative 

Monday, December 11, 2006 

1:30 p.m. Briefing on Status of 

Decommissioning Activities (Public 

Meeting) (Contact: Keith McConnell, 

301–415–7295). 

This meeting will be Webcast live at 

the Web address— http://www.nrc.gov. 

Tuesday, December 12, 2006 

9:30 a.m. Briefing on Threat 

Environment Assessment (Closed—

Ex. 1). 

1:30 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1 & 3). 

Wednesday, December 13, 2006 

9:30 a.m. Briefing on Status of Equal 

Employment Opportunity (EEO) 

Programs (Public Meeting) (Contact: 

Barbara Williams, 301–415–7388). 

This meeting will be Webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Thursday, December 14, 2006 

9:30 a.m. Meeting with Advisory 

Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) 

(Public Meeting) (Contact: John 

Larkins, 301–415–7360). 

This meeting will be Webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 


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Week of December 18, 2006 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of December 18, 2006. 

* * * * * 

* The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. 

* * * * * 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/

policy-making/schedule.html. 

* * * * * 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accomodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g. 

braille, large print), please notify the 

NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, 

Deborah Chan, at 301–415–7041, TDD: 

301–415–2100, or by e-mail at 

DLC@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

* * * * * 

This notice is distributed by mail to 

several hundred subscribers; if you no 

longer wish to receive it, or would like 

to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969). 

In addition, distribution of this meeting 

notice over the Internet system is 

available. If you are interested in 

receiving this Commission meeting 

schedule electronically, please send an 

electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. 

Dated: November 9, 2006. 

R. Michelle Schroll, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 06–9216 Filed 11–13–06; 10:24 am] 

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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Request for Comments Concerning 

Compliance With Telecommunications 

Trade Agreements 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice of request for public 

comment and reply comment. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 1377 of 

the Omnibus Trade and 

Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 

3106) (‘section 1377’), the Office of the 

United States Trade Representative 

(‘‘USTR’’) is reviewing and requests 

comments on: The operation, 

effectiveness, and implementation of 

and compliance with the following 

agreements regarding 

telecommunications products and 

services of the United States: the World 

Trade Organization (‘‘WTO’’) 

Agreement; the North American Free 

Trade Agreement (‘‘NAFTA’’); U.S. free 

trade agreements (‘‘FTAs’’) with 

Australia, Bahrain, Chile, Morocco, and 

Singapore; the Dominican RepublicCentral America-United States Free 

Trade Agreement (‘‘CAFTA–DR’’); and 

any other FTA or telecommunications 

trade agreement coming into force on or 

before January 1, 2007. The USTR will 

conclude the review by March 31, 2007. 

DATES: Comments are due by noon on 

December 15, 2006 and Reply 

Comments by noon on January 16, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Gloria Blue, Executive 

Secretary, Trade Policy Staff Committee, 

Attn: Section 1377 Comments, Office of 

the United States Trade Representative, 

1724 F Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20508. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Catherine Hinckley, Office of Industry, 

Market Access, and 

Telecommunications (202) 395–9539; or 

Amy Karpel, Office of the General 

Counsel (202) 395–3150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

1377 requires the USTR to review 

annually the operations and 

effectiveness of all U.S. trade 

agreements regarding 

telecommunications products and 

services of the United States that are in 

force with respect to the United States. 

The purpose of the review is to 

determine whether any act, policy, or 

practice of a country that has entered 

into an FTA or other 

telecommunications trade agreement 

with the United States is inconsistent 

with the terms of such agreement or 

otherwise denies U.S. firms, within the 

context of the terms of such agreements, 

mutually advantageous market 

opportunities. For the current review, 

the USTR seeks comments on: 

(1) Whether any WTO member is 

acting in a manner that is inconsistent 

with its obligations under WTO 

agreements affecting market 

opportunities for telecommunications 

products or services, e.g., the WTO 

General Agreement on Trade in Services 

(‘‘GATS’’), including the Annex on 

Telecommunications and any scheduled 

commitments including the Reference 

Paper on Pro-Competitive Regulatory 

Principles; 

(2) Whether Canada or Mexico has 

failed to comply with its 

telecommunications obligations under 

the NAFTA; 

(3) Whether El Salvador, Guatemala, 

Honduras or Nicaragua have failed to 

comply with their telecommunications 

obligations under the CAFTA–DR; 

(4) Whether Australia, Bahrain, Chile, 

Morocco, Singapore, or any other 

country for which an FTA with the 

United States has entered into force on 

or before January 1, 2007, has failed to 

comply with its telecommunications 

obligations under the respective FTA 

between the United States and that 

country (see http://www.ustr.gov/

Trade_Agreements/Section_Index.html 

for U.S. FTAs); 

(5) Whether any country has failed to 

comply with its obligations under 

telecommunications trade agreements 

with the United States other than FTAs, 

e.g., Mutual Recognition Agreements 

(MRAs) for Conformity Assessment of 

Telecommunications Equipment (see 

http://www.tcc.mac.doc.gov for a 

collection of trade agreements, 

including ones related to 

telecommunications); 

(6) Whether any act, policy, or 

practice of a country cited in a previous 

section 1377 review remains unresolved 

(see http://www.ustr.gov/Trade_Sectors/ 

Telecom-E-commerce/Section_1377/

Section_Index.html for the 2005 

review); and 

(7) Whether any measures or practices 

impede access to telecommunications 

markets or otherwise deny 

telecommunications products and 

services of the United States market 

opportunities with respect to any 

country that is a WTO member or for 

which an FTA or telecommunications 

trade agreement has entered into force 

between such country and the United 

States. Measures or practices of interest 

include, for example, prohibitions on 

voice over the Internet (VOIP) services; 

blocking of web sites or web-based 

services accessed through public 

telecommunications services that affect 

services for which a WTO member or 

FTA partner has commitments; and 

requirements for access or use of 

networks that limit the products or 

services U.S. suppliers can offer in 

specific markets. 

Public Comment and Reply Comment: 

Requirements for Submission 

All comments must be in English, 

identify on the first page of the 

comments the telecommunications trade 

agreement(s) discussed therein, and be 

submitted by noon on December 15, 

2006. Reply comments must also be in 

English and be submitted by noon on 


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