Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 237 / Monday, December 11, 2006 / Notices 71543 

*Session Closed—Exempt pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(8) and (9). 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b(e)(3)), of 

the regular meeting of the Farm Credit 

Administration Board (Board). 

DATE AND TIME: The regular meeting of 

the Board will be held at the offices of 

the Farm Credit Administration in 

McLean, Virginia, on December 14, 

2006, from 9 a.m. until such time as the 

Board concludes its business. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Roland E. Smith, Secretary to the Farm 

Credit Administration Board, (703) 883–

4009, TTY (703) 883–4056. 

ADDRESSES: Farm Credit 

Administration, 1501 Farm Credit Drive, 

McLean, Virginia 22102–5090. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Parts of 

this meeting of the Board will be open 

to the public (limited space available), 

and parts will be closed to the public. 

In order to increase the accessibility to 

Board meetings, persons requiring 

assistance should make arrangements in 

advance. The matters to be considered 

at the meeting are: 

Open Session 

A. Approval of Minutes 

• November 9, 2006 (Open) 

B. New Business 

• Bookletter on Farm Credit Bank and 

Association Appointed Directors 

Reports 

• FCSBA Quarterly Report 

• Economic and Funding Approval 

Update 

Closed Session*

• OSMO Quarterly Report 

Dated: December 6, 2006. 

Roland E. Smith, 

Secretary, Farm Credit Administration Board. 

[FR Doc. 06–9641 Filed 12–7–06; 1:20 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6705–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of charter renewal. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463), the purpose of this notice is 

to announce that the Federal 

Communications Commission (FCC) has 

renewed the charter for the ‘‘Advisory 

Committee on Diversity for 

Communications in the Digital Age.’’

(‘‘Diversity Committee’’) for a two-year 

period through December 5, 2008. The 

Diversity Committee is a federal 

advisory committee under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act. 

DATES: December 5, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: A copy of the Charter is 

available from the Federal 

Communications Commission, 

Reference Information Center, 445 12th 

Street, SW., Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

M. Fowlkes, Designated Federal Officer 

for the Diversity Committee, Federal 

Communications Commission, 445 12th 

St. SW., Room 7–C753, Washington, DC 

20554. Telephone (202) 418–7452. Email: lisa.fowlkes@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

purpose of the Diversity Committee is to 

make recommendations to the FCC 

regarding policies and practices that 

will further enhance the ability of 

minorities and women to participate in 

the telecommunications and related 

industries. Issues or questions to be 

considered by the Committee will 

include, but are not limited to the 

following topic areas: (1) Financial 

issues, such as access to capital; (2) 

transactional transparency and related 

outreach; (3) career advancement; and 

(4) the impact of new and emerging 

technologies on diversity issues. In 

keeping with its advisory role, the 

duties of the Committee will be to 

provide guidance to the Commission on 

policies and practices that could 

increase the diversity of ownership and 

create opportunities for minorities and 

women to advance to managerial 

positions in the communications sector. 

The Committee will make reports and 

recommendations concerning the need 

for any guidelines, incentives, 

regulations or other policy approaches 

to promote diversity of participation in 

the communications sector. The 

Committee will also develop a 

description of best practices within the 

communications sector for promoting 

diversity of participation. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E6–21003 Filed 12–8–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notices 

Cancellation of previously announced 

meetings: Tuesday, December 1, 2006, 

meeting closed to the public and 

Thursday, December 21, 2006, meeting 

open to the public. 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, December 14, 

2006 at 10 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (ninth floor). 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Correction and Approval of Minutes. 

Merit and Service Awards. 

Election of Officers. 

Future Meeting Dates. 

Advisory Opinion 2006–33: National 

Association of Realtors and Realtors 

Political Action Committee by 

counsel, Jan Witold Baran. 

Prototype Demonstration for Searchable 

Advisory Opinions. 

Management and Administrative 

Matters. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION

Mr. Robert Biersack, Press Officer, 

Telephone: (202) 694–1220. 

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 06–9648 Filed 12–7–06; 3:48 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The application also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

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