Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 20, 2007 / Notices 34015 

Anna McDonald Rentschler, BSA 

Officer, Central Bancompany, 

Jefferson City, Missouri 

Edna Sawady, Managing Director, 

Market Innovations, Inc., New York, 

New York 

Faith Arnold Schwartz, Senior Vice 

President, Enterprise Risk 

Management and Public Affairs, 

Option One Mortgage Corporation, 

Washington, District of Columbia 

Edward Sivak, Director of Policy and 

Evaluation, Enterprise Corporation of 

the Delta, Jackson, Mississippi 

H. Cooke Sunoo, Director, Asian Pacific 

Islander Small Business Program, Los 

Angeles, California 

Stergios ‘‘Terry’’ Theologides, Executive 

Vice President Corporate Affairs and 

General Counsel, New Century 

Financial Corporation, Irvine, 

California 

Linda Tinney, Vice President, 

Community Development West Metro 

Region Manager, U.S. Bank, Denver, 

Colorado 

Luz L. Urrutia, President and Chief 

Operating Officer, Banuestra 

Financial Corporation, Roswell, 

Georgia 

Alan White, Supervising Attorney, 

Community Legal Services, 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, June 14, 2007. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E7–11818 Filed 6–18–07; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

TIME AND DATE: 12:00 p.m., Monday, 

June 25, 2007. 

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal 

Reserve Board Building, 20th and C 

Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Personnel actions (appointments, 

promotions, assignments, 

reassignments, and salary actions) 

involving individual Federal Reserve 

System employees. 

2. Any items carried forward from a 

previously announced meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave 

Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office 

of Board Members at 202–452–2955. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may 

call 202–452–3206 beginning at 

approximately 5 p.m. two business days 

before the meeting for a recorded 

announcement of bank and bank 

holding company applications 

scheduled for the meeting; or you may 

contact the Board’s Web site at http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic 

announcement that not only lists 

applications, but also indicates 

procedural and other information about 

the meeting. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, June 15, 2007. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 07–3053 Filed 6–15–07; 4:10 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Establishment of the National 

Biodefense Science Board 

AGENCY: Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the Secretary 

announces establishment of the 

National Biodefense Science Board. The 

Board will provide expert advice and 

guidance to the Secretary on scientific, 

technical and other matters of special 

interest to the Department of Health and 

Human Services regarding activities to 

prevent, prepare for and respond to 

adverse health effects of public health 

emergencies resulting from current and 

future chemical, biological, nuclear, and 

radiological agents, whether naturally 

occurring, accidental, or deliberate. 

Resumes or curricula vitae from 

qualified individuals who wish to be 

considered for membership on the 

Board are currently being accepted. 

To Submit a resume or curriculum 

vitae, send e-mail to 

nbsbnominations@hhs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Susan Cibulsky at 202–260–7000 or 

nbsbquestions@hhs.gov. The Board’s 

charter and additional information may 

be accessed online at http:// 

www.hhs.gov/aspr/omsph/nbsb. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority 

Section 402 of the Pandemic and AllHazards Preparedness Act (Pub. L. 109–

417) (codified at Section 319M of Title 

III of the Public Health Service Act (42 

U.S.C. 247d–7f), as amended) directs the 

Secretary to establish the National 

Biodefense Science Board. 

Function 

The Board shall provide expert advice 

and guidance to the Secretary on 

scientific, technical, and other matters 

of special interest to the Department of 

Health and Human Services regarding 

current and future chemical, biological, 

nuclear, and radiological agents, 

whether naturally occurring, accidental, 

or deliberate. Duties include, but are not 

limited to, (1) advising the Secretary on 

current and future trends, challenges, 

and opportunities presented by 

advances in biological and life sciences, 

biotechnology, and genetic engineering 

with respect to threats posed by 

naturally occurring infectious diseases 

and chemical, biological, radiological, 

and nuclear agents; (2) at the request of 

the Secretary, reviewing and 

considering any information and 

findings received from the working 

groups established under the authority 

of the Board; and (3) at the request of 

the Secretary, providing 

recommendations and findings for 

expanded, intensified, and coordinated 

biodefense research and development 

activities. 

Structure 

The Board shall consist of 13 voting 

members, including the Chairperson; 

additionally, there may be non-voting ex 

officio members. Members and the 

Chairperson shall be appointed by the 

Secretary from the among the Nation’s 

preeminent scientific, public health and 

medical experts, as follows: (a) Such 

Federal officials as the Secretary 

determines are necessary to support the 

functions of the Board; (b) four 

individuals from the pharmaceutical, 

biotechnology and device industries, (c) 

four academicians; (d) five other 

members as determined appropriate by 

the Secretary, one of whom must be a 

practicing health care professional and 

one of whom must be from an 

organization representing health care 

consumers. Additional members will be 

selected from among state and local 

governments, emergency medical 

responders, other components of the 

public health community, and 

organizations representing other 

appropriate stakeholders. Members shall 

be invited to serve overlapping threeyear terms. Unless renewed by 

appropriate action, the Board shall 

terminate five years after the date on 

which it was established. 

Dated: May 31, 2007. 

William C. Vanderwagon, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response. 

[FR Doc. 07–3032 Filed 6–19–07; 8:45 am] 

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