Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 11 / Thursday, January 18, 2007 / Notices 2281 

Public Law 105–121, November 26, 

1997, to advise the Board of Directors on 

the development and implementation of 

policies and programs designed to 

support the expansion of the Bank’s 

financial commitments in Sub-Saharan 

Africa under the loan, guarantee and 

insurance programs of the Bank. 

Further, the committee shall make 

recommendations on how the Bank can 

facilitate greater support by U.S. 

commercial banks for trade with SubSaharan Africa. 

Time and Place: February 7, 2007 at 

9:30 to 12 p.m. The meeting will be held 

at the Export-Import Bank in Room 

1143, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20571. 

Agenda: The meeting will include 

updates on Africa outreach specifically 

including Ex-Im Bank Chairman James 

Lambright’s February 1st and 2nd 

participation in the GTR/Standard 

Chartered ‘‘Africa Trade & Investment 

2007’’ conference in Cape Town; a 

general discussion on the restrictions 

within which Ex-Im Bank must operate 

in any given country; the Bank’s 

specialized U.S. outreach initiative 

relative to Nigeria; a presentation of the 

Bank’s on-line Business Application 

Project; the Africa focus at Ex-Im Bank’s 

April 12th and 13th annual meeting; 

and an ethics presentation for the new 

sub-Saharan Africa Advisory Committee 

members. 

Public Participation: The meeting will 

be open to public participation, and the 

last 10 minutes will be set aside for oral 

questions or comments. Members of the 

public may also file written statement(s) 

before or after the meeting. If any person 

wishes auxiliary aids (such as a sign 

language interpreter) or other special 

accommodations, please contact, prior 

to February 7, 2007, Barbara Ransom, 

Room 1241, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20571, Voice: (202) 

565–3525 or TDD (202) 565–3377. 

Further Information: For further 

information, contact Barbara Ransom, 

Room 707, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20571, (202) 565–3525. 

Kamil Cook, 

Deputy General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–145 Filed 1–17–06; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6690–01–M 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notices; Cancellation of 

Previously Announced Meeting: 

Thursday, January 11, 2007, Meeting 

Open to the Public. Special Executive 

Session: Thursday, January 11, 2007. 

This Meeting Was Closed to the Public 

Pursuant to 11 CFR 2.4(b)(1) and 

2.4(b)(2) 

DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, January 23, 

2007, at 10 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Compliance matters pursuant to 2 

U.S.C. 437g. 

Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 

437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C. 

Matters concerning participation in civil 

actions or proceedings or arbitration. 

Internal personnel rules and procedures 

or matters affecting a particular 

employee. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Mr. Robert Biersack, Press Officer, 

Telephone: (202) 694–1220. 

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 07–216 Filed 1–16–07; 3:03 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M 

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION 

Notice of Agreements Filed 

The Commission hereby gives notice 

of the filing of the following agreements 

under the Shipping Act of 1984. 

Interested parties may submit comments 

on agreements to the Secretary, Federal 

Maritime Commission, Washington, DC 

20573, within ten days of the date this 

notice appears in the Federal Register. 

Copies of agreements are available 

through the Commission’s Office of 

Agreements (202–523–5793 or 

tradeanalysis@fmc.gov.) 

Agreement No.: 011275–022. 

Title: Australia/United States 

Discussion Agreement. 

Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; 

Hamburg-Su ̈d Safmarine Container 

Lines NV; and Hapag-Lloyd AG. 

Filing Party: Wayne R. Rohde, Esq.; 

Sher & Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, 

NW.; Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. 

Synopsis: The amendment expands 

the geographic scope to include New 

Zealand, and renames and restates the 

agreement. It also adds authority to 

discuss rationalization of services; to 

discuss and agree on liability, bill of 

lading, equipment, and various other 

matters; to agree with forwarders and 

brokers on compensation; to discuss the 

costs of service and related matters; and 

to discuss the Australia and New 

Zealand trade together or separately. 

Agreement No.: 011733–019. 

Title: Common Ocean Carrier Platform 

Agreement. 

Parties: A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S; CMA 

CGM; Hamburg-Su ̈d; Hapag-Lloyd AG; 

Mediterranean Shipping Company S.A.; 

and United Arab Shipping Company 

(S.A.G.) as shareholder parties, and 

Alianca Navegacao e Logistica Ltda.; 

Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.; MISC 

Berhad; Mitsui O.S.K. lines Ltd.; 

Nippon Yusen Kaisha; Safmarine 

Container Lines N.V.; Senator Lines 

GmbH; Compania Sud Americana de 

Vapores, S.A.; Companhia Libra 

Navegacao; Norasia Container Lines 

Limited; MISC Berhad; and Tasman 

Orient Line C.V. as non-shareholder 

parties. 

Filing Party: Mark J. Fink, Esq.; Sher 

& Blackwell LLP; 1850 M Street, NW.; 

Suite 900; Washington, DC 20036. 

Synopsis: The amendment adds 

Hyundai Merchant Marine, Co., Ltd. as 

a party. 

Agreement No.: 011756–003. 

Title: New World Alliance/Evergreen 

Slot Exchange Agreement. 

Parties: APL Co. Pte. Ltd. and 

American President Lines, Ltd.; Mitsui 

O.S.K. Lines, Ltd.; Hyundai Merchant 

Marine Co., Ltd.; and Evergreen Marine 

Corp. (Taiwan) Ltd. 

Filing Party: Eliot J. Halperin, Esq.; 

Manelli, Denison & Selter PLLC; 2000 M 

Street, NW.; 7th Floor; Washington, DC 

20036. 

Synopsis: The amendment updates 

the agreement to accommodate changes 

in the services of the New World 

Alliance and the newly executed New 

World Alliance Agreement. 

Agreement No.: 011942–001. 

Title: CMA–CGM/CSCL Cross Space 

Charter, Sailing and Cooperative 

Working Agreement—Far East/US Gulf 

Loop, PEX2/PEX3/AAE2 Service. 

Parties: CMA–CGM, S.A.; China 

Shipping Container Lines Co., Ltd.; and 

China Shipping Container Lines (Hong 

Kong) Co., Ltd. 

Filing Party: Paul M. Keane, Esq.; 

Cichanowicz, Callan, Keane, Vengrow & 

Textor LLP; 61 Broadway; Suite 3000; 

New York, NY 10006–2802. 

Synopsis: The amendment deletes the 

U.S. Atlantic Coast from the geographic 

scope, adds a CMA service string to the 

agreement, and renames and restates the 

agreement. 

Agreement No.: 011969–001. 

Title: Zim/Italia Marittima Agreement. 


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