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8. Date: March 26, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 421. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of African 

American History & Sites submitted to 

the America’s Historical and Cultural 

Organizations grants program in the 

Division of Public Programs, at the 

January 11, 2012 deadline. 

9. Date: March 27, 2012. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 527. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of the Arts 

submitted to the Scholarly Editions 

grant program in the Division of 

Research Programs, at the December 8, 

2011 deadline. 

10. Date: March 28, 2012. 

Time: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 527. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of Old World 

Archaeology submitted to the 

Collaborative Research grant program in 

the Division of Research Programs, at 

the December 8, 2011 deadline. 

11. Date: March 28, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 421. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for Digital Projects in the 

America’s Historical and Cultural 

Organizations grants program, 

submitted to the Division of Public 

Programs, at the January 11, 2012 

deadline. 

12. Date: March 29, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 315. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications for The Sustaining Cultural 

Heritage Collections grant program, 

submitted to the Division of 

Preservation and Access at the 

December 1, 2011 deadline. 

13. Date: March 29, 2012. 

Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Room: 421. 

Program: This meeting will review 

applications on the subject of United 

States History submitted to the 

America’s Media Makers grants program 

in the Division of Public Programs, at 

the January 11, 2012 deadline. 

Lisette Voyatzis, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon 

Panel Review; Notice of Meeting 

In accordance with Federal Advisory 

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as 

amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: U.S. Antarctic Program Blue Ribbon 

Panel Review, #76826. 

Date/Time: March 5, 2012, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Room 1295, Arlington, 

VA 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Sue LaFratta, Office of 

Polar Programs (OPP). National Science 

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, 

Arlington, VA 22230. (703) 292–8030. 

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact 

person listed above. 

Purpose of Meeting: The Panel will 

conduct an independent review of the 

current U.S. Antarctic Program to ensure the 

nation is pursuing the best twenty-year 

trajectory for conducting science and 

diplomacy in Antarctica—one that is 

environmentally sound, safe, innovative, 

affordable, sustainable, and consistent with 

the Antarctic Treaty. 

Agenda: Present the Panel with additional 

programmatic information related to 

opportunities and challenges for Antarctic 

research and research support; discussion of 

findings and recommendations; planning for 

additional meetings. 

Dated: February 14, 2012. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards Meeting of the ACRS 

Subcommittee on Power Uprates; 

Revision to February 23, 2012, ACRS 

Meeting Federal Register Notice 

The Federal Register Notice for the 

ACRS Subcommittee meeting on Power 

Uprates, scheduled to be held on 

February 23, 2012, is being revised to 

notify the following: 

The meeting has been moved to 

Friday, February 24, 2012, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5 p.m. 

The notice of this meeting was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on January 30, 2012 [77 FR 

4585–4586]. All other items remain the 

same as previously published. 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

Weidong Wang, Designated Federal 

Official (Telephone: 301–415–6279, 

Email: Weidong.Wang@nrc.gov) 

between 7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. (ET). 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Antonio F. Dias, 

Technical Advisor, Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards. 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards Meeting of the ACRS 

Subcommittee on Thermal-Hydraulics 

Phenomena; Revision to February 22, 

2012, ACRS Meeting Federal Register 

Notice 

The Federal Register Notice for the 

ACRS Subcommittee meeting on 

Thermal-Hydraulics Phenomena 

scheduled to be held on February 22, 

2012, has been cancelled. 

The notice of this meeting was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register on February 1, 2012 [77 FR 

5063]. 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

Kent Howard, Designated Federal 

Official (Telephone: 301–415–2989, 

Email: Kent.Howard@nrc.gov) between 

7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. (ET). 

Dated: February 13, 2012. 

Antonio F. Dias, 

Technical Advisor, Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards. 

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Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: Rule 489 and Form F–N; SEC File 

No. 270–361; OMB Control No. 3235– 

0411. 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collection of information 

discussed below. 

Rule 489 (17 CFR 230.489) under the 

Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et 

seq.) requires foreign banks and foreign 

insurance companies and holding 

companies and finance subsidiaries of 

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1 $67/hour figure for a Compliance Clerk is from 

SIFMA’s Office Salaries in the Securities Industry 

2010, modified by Commission staff to account for 

an 1,800-hour work year and multiplied by 2.93 to 

account for bonuses, firm size, employee benefits 

and overhead. 

foreign banks and foreign insurance 

companies that are exempted from the 

definition of ‘‘investment company’’ by 

virtue of rules 3a–1 (17 CFR 270.3a–1), 

3a–5 (17 CFR 270.3a–5), and 3a–6 (17 

CFR 270.3a–6) under the Investment 

Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a–1 

et seq.) to file Form F–N (17 CFR 

239.43) to appoint an agent for service 

of process when making a public 

offering of securities in the United 

States. During calendar year 2010, 

approximately 13 entities were required 

by rule 489 to make 15 Form F–N 

submissions. The Commission has 

previously estimated that the total 

annual burden associated with 

information collection and Form F–N 

preparation and submission is one hour 

per filing. Based on the Commission’s 

experience with disclosure documents 

generally, the Commission continues to 

believe that this estimate is appropriate. 

The estimated annual burden of 

complying with the rule’s filing 

requirement is approximately 15 hours, 

as some of the entities submitted 

multiple filings. 

The estimates of average burden hours 

are made solely for the purposes of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and 

are not derived from a comprehensive or 

even representative survey or study of 

the cost of Commission rules and forms. 

The collection of information under 

Form F–N is mandatory. The 

information provided by the Form is not 

kept confidential. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid control number. 

The public may view the background 

documentation for this information 

collection at the following Web site, 

www.reginfo.gov. Comments should be 

directed to: (i) Desk Officer for the 

Securities and Exchange Commission, 

Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503, 

or by sending an email to: 

Shagufta_Ahmed@omb.eop.gov; and (ii) 

Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted to OMB within 30 

days of this notice. 

Dated: February 14, 2012. 

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: Rule 6c–7, SEC File No. 270–269, 

OMB Control No. 3235–0276. 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission (the 

‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

Rule 6c–7 (17 CFR 270.6c–7) under 

the Investment Company Act of 1940 

(15 U.S.C. 80a–1 et seq.) (‘‘1940 Act’’) 

provides exemption from certain 

provisions of Sections 22(e) and 27 of 

the 1940 Act for registered separate 

accounts offering variable annuity 

contracts to certain employees of Texas 

institutions of higher education 

participating in the Texas Optional 

Retirement Program. There are 

approximately 50 registrants governed 

by rule 6c–7. The burden of compliance 

with rule 6c–7, in connection with the 

registrants obtaining from a purchaser, 

prior to or at the time of purchase, a 

signed document acknowledging the 

restrictions on redeemability imposed 

by Texas law, is estimated to be 

approximately 3 minutes of professional 

time per response for each of 

approximately 2,400 purchasers 

annually (at an estimated $67 per 

hour),1 for a total annual burden of 120 

hours (at a total annual cost of $8,040). 

The estimate of average burden hours 

is made solely for the purposes of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, and is not 

derived from a comprehensive or even 

a representative survey or study of the 

costs of Commission rules or forms. The 

Commission does not include in the 

estimate of average burden hours the 

time preparing registration statements 

and sales literature disclosure regarding 

the restrictions on redeemability 

imposed by Texas law. The estimate of 

burden hours for completing the 

relevant registration statements are 

reported on the separate PRA 

submissions for those statements. (See 

the separate PRA submissions for Form 

N–3 (17 CFR 274.11b) and Form N–4 (17 

CFR 274.11c.) 

The Commission requests written 

comments on: (a) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; (c) ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Consideration will be given to 

comments and suggestions submitted in 

writing within 60 days of this 

publication. 

Please direct your written comments 

to Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, C/O Remi 

Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312; or send an email 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. 

February 14, 2012. 

Kevin M. O’Neill, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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[Investment Company Act Release No. 

29944; File No. 812–13962] 

Pacific Life Insurance Company, et al.; 

Notice of Application 

February 13, 2012. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Notice of application for an 

order under section 12(d)(1)(J) of the 

Investment Company Act of 1940, as 

amended (the ‘‘Act’’), for an exemption 

from sections 12(d)(1)(A) and (B) of the 

Act, under sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the 

Act for an exemption from section 17(a) 

of the Act, and under section 6(c) of the 

Act for an exemption from rule 12d1– 

2(a) under the Act. 

Summary of the Application: 

Applicants request an order that would 

(a) permit certain series of registered 

open-end management investment 

companies to acquire shares of other 

registered open-end management 

investment companies and unit 

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