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In addition, any employee or former 

employee of the NCUA who believes he 

or she has been discharged or 

discriminated against in violation of 12 

U.S.C. 1790b(a)(2) may file a civil action 

in the appropriate United States district 

court before the close of the 2-year 

period beginning on the date of such 

discharge or discrimination. The 

complainant must also file a copy of the 

complaint initiating such action with 

the NCUA Board. 12 U.S.C. 1790b(b). 

If the district court determines that 

the NCUA violated 12 U.S.C. 

1790b(a)(2), it may order the NCUA to 

reinstate the employee to his or her 

former position, pay compensatory 

damages, or take other appropriate 

actions to remedy any past 

discrimination. 12 U.S.C. 1790b(c). 

Retaliation for Engaging in Protected 

Activity 

NCUA cannot retaliate against an 

employee or applicant because that 

individual exercises his or her rights 

under any of the federal 

antidiscrimination or whistleblower 

protection laws listed above. If you 

believe you are the victim of retaliation 

for engaging in protected activity, you 

must follow, as appropriate, the 

procedures described in the 

antidiscrimination laws and 

whistleblower protection laws sections, 

or, if applicable, the administrative or 

negotiated grievance procedures in 

order to pursue any legal remedy. 

Disciplinary Actions 

Under existing laws, NCUA retains 

the right, where appropriate, to 

discipline a federal employee for 

conduct that is inconsistent with federal 

antidiscrimination and whistleblower 

protection laws up to and including 

removal. If OSC has initiated an 

investigation under 5 U.S.C. 1214, 

however, according to 5 U.S.C. 1214(f), 

agencies must seek approval from the 

Special Counsel to discipline employees 

for, among other activities, engaging in 

prohibited retaliation. Nothing in the No 

FEAR Act alters existing laws or permits 

NCUA to take unfounded disciplinary 

action against a federal employee or to 

violate the procedural rights of a federal 

employee who has been accused of 

discrimination. 

Additional Information 

For further information regarding the 

No FEAR Act regulations, refer to 5 CFR 

part 724, as well as the appropriate 

offices within the NCUA (e.g., Equal 

Opportunity Programs, Office of General 

Counsel, or Office of Human Resources). 

Additional information regarding 

federal antidiscrimination, 

whistleblower protection and retaliation 

laws can be found at the EEOC Web 

site—http://www.eeoc.gov and the OSC 

Web site—http://www.osc.gov. 

Existing Rights Unchanged 

Neither the No FEAR Act nor this 

notice creates, expands or reduces any 

rights otherwise available to any 

employee, former employee or applicant 

under the laws of the United States, 

including the provision of law specified 

in 5 U.S.C. 2302(d), providing the rights 

and remedies available to employees 

and applicants for discrimination on the 

basis of race, color, religion, sex, 

national origin, age, handicap, marital 

status or political affiliation are not 

lessened or extinguished by the section. 

[FR Doc. E6–19291 Filed 11–15–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7535–01–P 

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION 

SAFETY BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Agenda 

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, 

November 21, 2006. 

PLACE: NTSB Conference Center, 429 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 

20594. 

STATUS: The one item is open to the 

public. 

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: 7845—

Highway Accident Report—Motorcoach 

Collision with the Alexandria Avenue 

Bridge Overpass, George Washington 

Memorial Parkway, Alexandria, 

Virginia, November 14, 2004. 

NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Terry William: 

(202) 314–6100. 

Individuals requesting specific 

accommodations should contact Chris 

Bisett at (202) 314–6305 by Friday, 

November 17, 2006. 

The public may view the meeting via 

a live or achived Webcast by accessing 

a link under ‘‘News & Events’’ on the 

NTSB home page at www.ntsb.gov. 

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicky 

D’Onofrio, (202) 314–6410. 

Dated: November 14, 2006. 

Vicky D’Onofrio, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–9265 Filed 11–14–06; 3:19 pm] 

BILLING CODE 7533–01–M 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of 

information collection and solicitation 

of public comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently 

submitted to OMB for review the 

following proposal for the collection of 

information under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby 

informs potential respondents that an 

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and 

that a person is not required to respond 

to, a collection of information unless it 

displays a currently valid OMB control 

number. 

1. Type of submission, new, revision, 

or extension: Revision. 

2. The title of the information 

collection: ‘‘Packaging and 

Transportation of Radioactive Material.’’

3. The form number if applicable: 

N/A. 

4. How often the collection is 

required: On occasion. Applications for 

package certification may be made at 

any time. Required reports are collected 

and evaluated on a continuing basis as 

events occur. 

5. Who will be required or asked to 

report: All NRC specific licensees who 

place byproduct, source, or special 

nuclear material into transportation, and 

all persons who wish to apply for NRC 

approval of package designs for use in 

such transportation. 

6. An estimate of the number of 

annual responses: 850 responses (600 + 

250 recordkeepers). 

7. The estimated number of annual 

respondents: 250 licensees. 

8. An estimate of the total number of 

hours needed annually to complete the 

requirement or request: 42,896 hours 

(37,304 hours for reporting requirements 

and 5,592 for recordkeeping 

requirements). 

9. An indication of whether Section 

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: N/A. 

10. Abstract: NRC regulations in 10 

CFR Part 71 establish requirements for 

packing, preparation for shipment, and 

transportation of licensed material, and 

prescribe procedures, standards, and 

requirements for approval by NRC of 

packaging and shipping procedures for 

fissile material and for quantities of 

licensed material in excess of Type A 

quantities. 


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