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7 15 U.S.C. 78f(b). 

8 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(4). 

9 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 

10 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 11 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(12). 

options exchanges that charge similar 

fees. 

While this proposed rule change will 

become effective upon filing with the 

Commission, NYSE Arca plans to 

implement the fee change on January 1, 

2007. 

2. Statutory Basis 

The Exchange believes that the 

proposed rule change is consistent with 

Section 6(b) of the Act,7 in general, and 

Section 6(b)(4) of the Act,8 in particular, 

in that it provides for the equitable 

allocation of reasonable dues, fees, and 

other charges among its members. 

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Burden on Competition 

The Exchange does not believe that 

the proposed rule change will impose 

any burden on competition that is not 

necessary or appropriate in furtherance 

of the purposes of the Act. 

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement on Comments on the 

Proposed Rule Change Received From 

Members, Participants, or Others 

Written comments on the proposed 

rule change were neither solicited nor 

received. 

III. Date of Effectiveness of the 

Proposed Rule Change and Timing for 

Commission Action 

The foregoing proposed rule change 

has been designated as a fee change 

pursuant to Section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the 

Act 9 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) 10 thereunder, 

because it establishes or changes a due, 

fee, or other charge imposed by the 

Exchange. Accordingly, the proposal 

will take effect upon filing with the 

Commission. At any time within 60 

days of the filing of such proposed rule 

change the Commission may summarily 

abrogate such rule change if it appears 

to the Commission that such action is 

necessary or appropriate in the public 

interest, for the protection of investors, 

or otherwise in furtherance of the 

purposes of the Act. 

IV. Solicitation of Comments 

Interested persons are invited to 

submit written data, views, and 

arguments concerning the foregoing, 

including whether the proposed rule 

change is consistent with the Act. 

Comments may be submitted by any of 

the following methods: 

Electronic Comments 

• Use the Commission’s Internet 

comment form (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml); or 

• Send an e-mail to rulecomments@sec.gov. Please include File 

Number SR–NYSEArca–2006–91 on the 

subject line. 

Paper Comments 

• Send paper comments in triplicate 

to Nancy M. Morris, Secretary, 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1090. 

All submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSEArca–2006–91. This 

file number should be included on the 

subject line if e-mail is used. To help the 

Commission process and review your 

comments more efficiently, please use 

only one method. The Commission will 

post all comments on the Commission’s 

Internet Web site (http://www.sec.gov/ 

rules/sro.shtml). Copies of the 

submission, all subsequent 

amendments, all written statements 

with respect to the proposed rule 

change that are filed with the 

Commission, and all written 

communications relating to the 

proposed rule change between the 

Commission and any person, other than 

those that may be withheld from the 

public in accordance with the 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552, will be 

available for inspection and copying in 

the Commission’s Public Reference 

Room. Copies of such filing also will be 

available for inspection and copying at 

the principal office of NYSE Arca. All 

comments received will be posted 

without change; the Commission does 

not edit personal identifying 

information from submissions. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make available publicly. All 

submissions should refer to File 

Number SR–NYSEArca–2006–91 and 

should be submitted on or before 

February 12, 2007. 

For the Commission, by the Division of 

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated 

authority.11

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–799 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Public Notice 5675] 

Determination and Waiver of Section 

620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 

1961, as Amended, Relating to 

Assistance to the Democratic Republic 

of Congo 

Pursuant to the authority vested in me 

by section 620(q) of the Foreign 

Assistance Act of 1961, as amended 

(FAA), and by Executive Order 12163, 

as amended, I hereby determine that 

assistance to the Democratic Republic of 

Congo is in the national interest of the 

United States and thereby waive, with 

respect to that country, the application 

of section 620(q) of the FAA. 

This determination shall be reported 

to Congress and published in the 

Federal Register. 

Dated: December 11, 2006. 

Condoleezza Rice, 

Secretary of State, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. E7–833 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–26–P 

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY 

Proposed Standards on Smart 

Metering Interconnection, Net 

Metering, Fuels Sources, and Fossil 

Fuel Generation Efficiency 

AGENCY: Tennessee Valley Authority 

(TVA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: On August 17, 2006, 

Tennessee Valley Authority (‘‘TVA’’) 

published a notice (71 FR 47557) of the 

commencement of its consideration 

process for the Time-based Metering & 

Communications (hereinafter called 

‘‘Smart Metering’’), Interconnection, and 

Net Metering standards promulgated by 

section 111(d) of the Public Utility 

Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 

95–617) as amended by the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 (Pub. L. 109–58) 

(hereinafter called ‘‘PURPA’’). This 

notice amends and supplements the 

August 17 notice to (1) set new 

deadlines related to the consideration of 

the three standards which were the 

subject of that notice and (2) inform the 

public of the commencement of TVA’s 

consideration process for the two 

remaining standards listed in section 

111(d) of PURPA, which are the Fuel 

Sources and Fossil Fuel Generation 

Efficiency standards. 

TVA will consider adopting all five of 

these standards for itself as well as for 

the distributors of TVA power and will 

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their effect on conservation of energy, 

efficient use of facilities and resources, 

equity among electric consumers, and 

the objectives of the Tennessee Valley 

Authority Act. In addition, the Smart 

Metering standard will be considered in 

light of whether the benefits to the 

electric utility and its consumers are 

likely to exceed the costs of new 

metering and communications. 

Comments are requested from the public 

on whether TVA should adopt these 

standards or any variations on them. 

DATES: The record for the Smart 

Metering standard was due to close on 

December 1, 2006. However, the 

comment period for this standard will 

be extended, and the record will close 

on June 1, 2007. The record for the 

Interconnection and Net Metering 

standards is due to close on March 1, 

2007. The comment period for these two 

standards will also be extended to close 

on June 1, 2007. Accordingly, public 

comments will continue to be accepted 

for submission to the official record on 

the Smart Metering, Interconnection, 

and Net Metering standards until June 1, 

2007. 

At this time, TVA initiates its 

consideration of the Fuel Sources and 

Fossil Fuel Generation Efficiency 

standards. Data, views, and comments 

on these standards are requested in 

order to glean the public’s views on the 

need and desirability of such standards. 

Comments on variations in any of the 

standards, as well as comments for or 

against their adoption are welcome. The 

record for the Fuel Sources and Fossil 

Fuel Generation Efficiency standards 

will close on June 1, 2007. Public 

comments on these standards must be 

received by this date. As to each of the 

five standards, written comments of 

TVA staff concerning the standard will 

be made a part of the official record at 

least 30 days before the date the record 

closes. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments should 

be sent to: PURPA Standards Hearings, 

Attn: Carl Seigenthaler, Tennessee 

Valley Authority, One Century Place, 26 

Century Boulevard, Nashville, TN 

37214. Comments may also be 

submitted via the Web, at http:// 

www.tva.com/purpa. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl 

Seigenthaler, Tennessee Valley 

Authority, One Century Place, 26 

Century Boulevard, Nashville, TN 

37214, (615) 232–6070. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Standards. The standards about 

which a determination will be made are: 

(1) Smart Metering. 

A. Not later than 18 months after the date 

of enactment of this paragraph, each electric 

utility shall offer each of its customer classes, 

and provide individual customers upon 

customer request, a time-based rate schedule 

under which the rate charged by the electric 

utility varies during different time periods 

and reflects the variance, if any, in the 

utility’s costs of generating and purchasing 

electricity at the wholesale level. The timebased rate schedule shall enable the electric 

consumer to manage energy use and cost 

through advanced metering and 

communications technology. 

B. The types of time-based rate schedules 

that may be offered under the schedule 

referred to in subparagraph (A) include, 

among others—

i. Time-of-use pricing whereby electricity 

prices are set for a specific time period on an 

advance of forward basis, typically not 

changing more often than twice a year, based 

on the utility’s cost of generating and/or 

purchasing such electricity at the wholesale 

level for the benefit of the consumer. Prices 

paid for energy consumed during these 

periods shall be pre-established and known 

to consumers in advance of such 

consumption, allowing them to vary their 

demand and usage in response to such prices 

and manage their energy costs by shifting 

usage to a lower cost period or reducing their 

consumption overall; 

ii. Critical peak pricing whereby time-ofuse prices are in effect except for certain peak 

days, when prices may reflect the costs of 

generating and/or purchasing electricity at 

the wholesale level and when consumers 

may receive additional discounts for 

reducing peak period energy consumption; 

iii. Real-time pricing whereby electricity 

prices are set for a specific time period on an 

advanced or forward basis, reflecting the 

utility’s cost of generating and/or purchasing 

electricity at the wholesale level, and may 

change as often as hourly; and 

iv. Credits for consumers with large loads 

who enter into pre-established peak load 

reduction agreements that reduce a utility’s 

planned capacity obligations. 

C. Each electric utility subject to 

subparagraph (A) shall provide each 

customer requesting a time-based rate with a 

time-based meter capable of enabling the 

utility and customer to offer and receive such 

rate, respectively. 

D. For purposes of implementing this 

paragraph, any reference contained in this 

section to the date of enactment of the Public 

Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 shall 

be deemed to be a reference to the date of 

enactment of this paragraph. 

E. In a State that permits third-party 

marketers to sell electric energy to retail 

electric consumers, such consumers shall be 

entitled to receive the same time-based 

metering and communications device and 

service as a retail electric consumer of the 

electric utility. 

F. Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c) 

of section 2622 of this title, each State 

regulatory authority shall, not later than 18 

months after the date of enactment of this 

paragraph conduct an investigation in 

accordance with section 2625(i) of this title 

and issue a decision whether it is appropriate 

to implement the standards set out in 

subparagraphs (A) and (C). 

(2) Interconnection. Each electric utility 

shall make available, upon request, 

interconnection service to any electric 

consumer that the electric utility serves. For 

purposes of this paragraph, the term 

‘‘interconnection service’’ means service to 

an electric consumer under which an on-site 

generating facility on the consumer’s 

premises shall be connected to the local 

distribution facilities. Interconnection 

services shall be offered based upon the 

standards developed by the Institute of 

Electrical and Electronics Engineers: IEEE 

Standard 1547 for Interconnecting 

Distributed Resources with Electric Power 

Systems, as they may be amended from time 

to time. In addition, agreements and 

procedures shall be established whereby the 

services are offered shall promote current 

best practices of interconnection for 

distributed generation, including but not 

limited to practices stipulated in model 

codes adopted by associations of state 

regulatory agencies. All such agreements and 

procedures shall be just and reasonable, and 

not unduly discriminatory or preferential. 

(3) Net metering. Each electric utility shall 

make available upon request net metering 

service to any electric consumer that the 

electric utility serves. For purposes of this 

paragraph, the term ‘‘net metering service’’

means service to an electric consumer under 

which electric energy generated by that 

electric consumer from an eligible on-site 

generating facility and delivered to the local 

distribution facilities may be used to offset 

electric energy provided by the electric 

utility to the electric consumer during the 

applicable billing period. 

(4) Fuel sources. Each electric utility shall 

develop a plan to minimize dependence on 

1 fuel source and to ensure that the electric 

energy it sells to consumers is generated 

using a diverse range of fuels and 

technologies, including renewable 

technologies. 

(5) Fossil fuel generation efficiency. Each 

electric utility shall develop and implement 

a 10-year plan to increase the efficiency of its 

fossil fuel generation. 

Procedures. Written data, views, and 

comments on the standards are 

requested from the public and must be 

received by 5 p.m. EST on June 1, 2007. 

Written statements of the TVA staff 

concerning each standard will be made 

part of the official record at least 30 

days before the date the record closes, 

at which time the staff comments will 

be made available to the public on 

request. 

The official record will consist of all 

data, views, and comments, including 

written statements of the TVA staff, 

submitted within the time set forth 

above. A summary of the record will be 

prepared by TVA staff and will be 

transmitted to the TVA Board of 

Directors along with the complete 

record. The record will be used by the 

Board in making the determinations 

required by section 111(d) of PURPA. 

Individual copies of the record will be 

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reproduction. Copies will also be kept 

on file for public inspection at the 

following locations: Tennessee Valley 

Authority, One century Place, 26 

Century Boulevard, Nashville, TN, (615) 

232–6070; Tennessee Valley Authority, 

1101 Market Street, Chattanooga, 

Tennessee, (423) 751–0011; and on the 

Web at http://tva.com/purpa. 

Dated: January 10, 2007. 

John P. Kernodle, 

Assistant General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 07–156 Filed 1–19–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8120–08–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Noise Exposure Map Notice; Receipt of 

Noise Compatibility Program and 

Request for Review, Shreveport 

Regional Airport, Shreveport, LA 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA) announces its 

determination that the noise exposure 

maps submitted by Shreveport Airport 

Authority for the Shreveport Regional 

Airport under the provisions of 49 

U.S.C. 47501 et seq. (Aviation Safety 

and Noise Abatement Act) and 14 CFR 

part 150 are in compliance with 

applicable requirements. The FAA also 

announces that it is reviewing a 

proposed noise compatibility program 

that was submitted for the Shreveport 

Regional Airport under part 150 in 

conjunction with the noise exposure 

map, and that this program will be 

approved or disapproved on or before 

July 11, 2007. 

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date 

of the FAA’s determination on the noise 

exposure maps and of the start of its 

review of the associated noise 

compatibility program is January 12, 

2007. The public comment periods ends 

March 13, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Tim Tandy, Federal Aviation 

Administration, ASW–630, Fort Worth, 

TX 76193–0630 at (817) 222–5635. 

Comments on the proposed noise 

compatibility program should also be 

submitted to the above office. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

notice announces that the FAA finds 

that the noise exposure maps submitted 

for Shreveport Regional Airport are in 

compliance with applicable 

requirements of Part 150, effective 

January 12, 2007. Further, FAA is 

reviewing a proposed noise 

compatibility program for that airport 

which will be approved or disapproved 

on or before July 11, 2007. This notice 

also announces the availability of this 

program for public review and 

comment. 

Under 49 U.S.C. 47503 (the Aviation 

Safety and Noise Abatement Act, 

hereinafter referred to as ‘‘The Act’’), an 

airport operator may submit to the FAA 

noise exposure maps which meet 

applicable regulations and which depict 

non-compatible land uses as of the date 

of submission of such maps, a 

description of projected aircraft 

operations, and the ways in which such 

operations will affect such maps. The 

Act requires such maps to be developed 

in consultation with interested and 

affected parties in the local community, 

government agencies, and persons using 

the airport. 

An airport operator who has 

submitted noise exposure maps that are 

found by FAA to be in compliance with 

the requirements of Federal Aviation 

Regulations (FAR) part 150, 

promulgated pursuant to the Act, may 

submit a noise compatibility program 

for FAA approval which sets forth the 

measures the operator has taken or 

proposes to take to reduce existing noncompatible uses and prevent the 

introduction of additional noncompatible uses. 

The Shreveport Airport Authority 

submitted to the FAA on May 21, 2004, 

noise exposure maps, descriptions and 

other documentation that were 

produced during 2004 FAR part 150 

Noise Exposure Maps Update, 

Shreveport Regional Airport. It was 

requested that the FAA review this 

material as the noise exposure maps, as 

described in section 47503 of the Act, 

and that the noise mitigation measures, 

to be implemented jointly by the airport 

and surrounding communities, be 

approved as a noise compatibility 

program under section 47504 of the Act. 

The FAA has completed its review of 

the noise exposure maps and related 

descriptions submitted by Shreveport 

Airport Authority. The specific 

documentation determined to constitute 

the noise exposure maps includes the 

following from the 2004 FAR part 150 

Noise Exposure Maps Update, 

Shreveport Regional Airport: 

2004 Noise Exposure Map; 2009 

Unabated Noise Exposure Map; Exhibit 

1D, 2004 NEM Update Study Area; 

Exhibit 1E, Current Land Use; Table 2.2, 

Air Traffic Summary—Shreveport 

Regional Airport; Table 2.3, 

Summarized Activity at Shreveport 

Regional Airport; Figure 2.1, Shreveport 

Regional Airport total Operations 

(1975–2003); Figure 2.2, Shreveport 

Regional Airport Passenger 

Enplanements (1972–2003); Figure 2.3, 

Shreveport Regional Airport Air Mail 

(lbs); Figure 2.4, Shreveport Regional 

Airport Freight (lbs); Table 2.4, 

Commercial Air Carrier Operations 

Summary; Table 2.5, Commercial 

Arrivals at Shreveport Regional Airport; 

Table 2.6, Commercial Departures at 

Shreveport Regional Airport; Table 2.7, 

Commercial Carrier Aircraft Types; 

Table 2.8, Air Cargo Arrivals; Table 2.9, 

Air Cargo Departures; Figure 2–5, 

Commercial Jet Aircraft Approach 

Profiles; Figure 2–6, Commercial PropJet Approach Profiles; Figure 2–7, 

Freight Jet Aircraft Approach Profiles; 

Figure 2–8, Commercial Jet Aircraft 

Departure Profiles; Figure 2–9, 

Commercial Prop-Jet Aircraft Departure 

Profiles; Figure 2–10, Freight Jet Aircraft 

Departure Profiles; Figure 2–11, 

Commercial Jet Noise Levels—

Approach; Figure 2–12, Commercial Jet 

Noise Levels—Departure; Figure 2–13, 

Commercial Prop-Jet Noise Levels—

Approach and Departure; Table 4.1, 

INM Aircraft Identifiers; Table 4.2, 

Runway 14 Vectored Departure Flight 

Tracks; Table 4.3, Runway 32 Vectored 

Departure Flight Tracks; Table 4.4, 

Runway 05 Vectored Departure Flight 

Tracks; Table 4.5, Runway 23 Vectored 

Departure Flight Tracks; Table 4.6, 

Vectored Arrival Tracks; Table 4.7, 

Vectored Touch-and-Go Track—Runway 

14; Table 4.8, Commercial Air Carrier 

and Freight Arrivals; Table 4.9, 

Commercial Air Carrier and Freight 

Departures; Table 4.10, Commercial 

Carrier Departure and Freight Track 

Usage; Table 4.11, Commercial Carrier 

Departure and Freight Track Usage; 

Exhibit 4A, Flight Tracks; Table 5.5, 

INM 6.1 Modeled Daily Flight 

Operations; Exhibit 5A, 2004 Noise 

Contours and Airport/Political 

Boundaries; Exhibit 5B, 2004 Noise 

Contours and 1992 NCP; Exhibit 5C, 

Land Use Inside 2004 Noise Contours; 

Exhibit 5D, Land Use Inside 2004 Noise 

Contours (North End Detail); Exhibit 5E, 

Land Use Inside 2004 Noise Contours 

(Runway 05/23 Detail); Exhibit 5F, Land 

Use Inside 2004 Noise Contours (South 

End Detail); Exhibit 5G, 2009 Unabated 

Noise Contours and Airport/Political 

Boundaries; Exhibit 5H, 2009 Unabated 

Noise Contours and 1992 NCP; Exhibit 

5I, Land Use Inside 2009 Unabated 

Noise Contours; Exhibit 5J, Land Use 

Inside 2009 Unabated Noise Contours 

(North End Detail); Exhibit 5K, Land 

Use Inside 2009 Unabated Noise 

Contours (South End Detail); Exhibit 5L, 

Land Use Inside 2009 Unabated Noise 

Contours (Runway 05/23 Detail); Exhibit 


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