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presentation at least 30 minutes before 

the meeting. 

In accordance with Subsection 10(d) 

Public Law 92–463, and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c), certain portions of this meeting 

may be closed, as specifically noted 

above. Use of still, motion picture, and 

television cameras during the meeting 

may be limited to selected portions of 

the meeting as determined by the 

Chairman. Electronic recordings will be 

permitted only during the open portions 

of the meeting. 

ACRS meeting agenda, meeting 

transcripts, and letter reports are 

available through the NRC Public 

Document Room at 

pdr.resource@nrc.gov, or by calling the 

PDR at 1–800–397–4209, or from the 

Publicly Available Records System 

(PARS) component of NRC’s document 

system (ADAMS) which is accessible 

from the NRC Web site at http:// 

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/ACRS/. 

Video teleconferencing service is 

available for observing open sessions of 

ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use 

this service should contact Mr. Theron 

Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician 

(301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 

3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before 

the meeting to ensure the availability of 

this service. 

Individuals or organizations 

requesting this service will be 

responsible for telephone line charges 

and for providing the equipment and 

facilities that they use to establish the 

video teleconferencing link. The 

availability of video teleconferencing 

services is not guaranteed. 

Dated: April 17, 2012 

Andrew L. Bates, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9701 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Excepted Service 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM 

decisions granting authority to make 

appointments under Schedules A, B, 

and C in the excepted service as 

required by 5 CFR 213.103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Senior Executive Resource Services, 

Executive Resources and Employee 

Development, Employee Services, 202– 

606–2246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Appearing 

in the listing below are the individual 

authorities established under Schedules 

A, B, and C between December 1, 2011, 

and December 31, 2011. These notices 

are published monthly in the Federal 

Register at www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. A 

consolidated listing of all authorities as 

of September 30 is also published each 

year. The following Schedules are not 

codified in the Code of Federal 

Regulations. These are agency-specific 

exceptions. 

Schedule A 

No Schedule A authorities to report 

during December 2011. 

Schedule B 

No Schedule B authorities to report 

during December 2011. 

Schedule C 

The following Schedule C 

appointments were approved during 

December 2011. 

Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Effective date 

Department of Agriculture ............ Farm Service Agency .................. Special Assistant (Deputy Chief 

of Staff).

DA120017 12/1/2011 

Department of Commerce ........... Office of the Chief of Staff .......... Senior Advisor ............................. DC120018 12/2/2011 

Office of the Chief of Staff .......... Confidential Assistant .................. DC120022 12/6/2011 

Office of the Deputy Secretary ... Special Assistant ......................... DC120023 12/6/2011 

Office of the Under Secretary ..... Senior Advisor ............................. DC120024 12/12/2011 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Special Assistant ......................... DC120029 12/21/2011 

Import Administration .................. Special Advisor ........................... DC120034 12/21/2011 

Office of the Deputy Secretary ... Special Advisor ........................... DC120035 12/22/2011 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission.

Office of the Chairperson ............ Administrative Assistant .............. CT120003 12/1/2011 

Department of Defense ................ Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Legislative Affairs).

Special Assistant ......................... DD120002 12/11/2011 

Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Legislative Affairs).

Special Assistant ......................... DD120003 12/11/2011 

Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Legislative Affairs).

Special Assistant ......................... DD120015 12/8/2011 

Department of Education ............. Office of Communications and 

Outreach.

Special Assistant ......................... DB110101 12/12/2011 

Office for Civil Rights .................. Senior Counsel ............................ DB120022 12/12/2011 

Office for Civil Rights .................. Senior Counsel ............................ DB120023 12/5/2011 

Office of Innovation and Improvement.Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary.DB120024 12/12/2011 

Office of Communications and 

Outreach.

Deputy Assistant Secretary, 

Intergovernmental Affairs.

DB120025 12/19/2011 

Office of Postsecondary Education.Confidential Assistant .................. DB120026 12/12/2011 

Office of the General Counsel .... Special Assistant ......................... DB120028 12/27/2011 

Office of the Under Secretary ..... Executive Director, Whiainae ...... DB120031 12/27/2011 

Office of the Secretary ................ Confidential Assistant .................. DB120033 12/30/2011 

Department of Energy .................. Office of Public Affairs ................ Special Assistant ......................... DE120019 12/12/2011 

Office of Public Affairs ................ Deputy Director ........................... DE120021 12/1/2011 

Office of Public Affairs ................ Press Secretary ........................... DE120022 12/1/2011 

Environmental Protection Agency Operations Staff .......................... Special Representative ............... EP120005 12/2/2011 

Operations Staff .......................... Trip Coordinator .......................... EP120010 12/1/2011 

Federal Communications Commission.Office Strategic Planning and 

Policy Analysis.

Special Advisor, Osp ................... FC120005 12/16/2011 


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Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Effective date 

General Services Administration Office of Congressional and 

Intergovernmental Affairs.

Legislative Policy Advisor ........... GS120003 12/12/2011 

Department of Homeland Security Office of the Under Secretary for 

Intelligence and Analysis.

Liaison for Community Partnership and Strategic Engagement.DM120013 12/16/2011 

Department of Housing and 

Urban Development.

Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer.Director of Scheduling ................. DU120013 12/23/2011 

Office of Housing ........................ Senior Policy Advisor .................. DU120015 12/23/2011 

Department of the Interior ............ Secretary’s Immediate Office ...... Special Assistant ......................... DI120017 12/30/2011 

Secretary’s Immediate Office ...... Special Assistant ......................... DI120018 12/30/2011 

Secretary’s Immediate Office ...... Deputy Director ........................... DI120019 12/30/2011 

Department of Justice .................. Executive Office for United 

States Attorneys.

Counsel ....................................... DJ120015 12/6/2011 

Department of Labor .................... Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Policy.

Senior Policy Advisor .................. DL120020 12/16/2011 

National Endowment for the Arts National Endowment for the Arts Scheduler .................................... NA120001 12/8/2011 

National Transportation Safety 

Board.

Office of Board Members ............ Special Assistant ......................... TB120002 12/19/2011 

Office of Management and Budget.Communications .......................... Deputy Associate Director for 

Communications, Management.

BO120003 12/7/2011 

Office of the Director ................... Special Assistant ......................... BO120004 12/23/2011 

Office of the Director ................... Confidential Assistant .................. BO120008 12/16/2011 

Office of Personnel Management Office of the Director ................... Director of Advance .................... PM120005 12/19/2011 

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs.Senior Advisor for Learning and 

Mentoring.

PM120006 12/19/2011 

Office of the Director ................... Senior Advisor for Innovation ...... PM120007 12/19/2011 

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs.Congressional Relations Officer .. PM120008 12/22/2011 

Office of Communications and 

Public Liaison.

Communications Specialist ......... PM120009 12/21/2011 

Securities and Exchange Commission.Division of Corporation Finance .. Confidential Assistant .................. SE120001 12/21/2011 

Department of State ..................... Office of the Deputy Secretary 

for Management and Resources.

Staff Assistant ............................. DS120016 12/12/2011 

Bureau of Public Affairs .............. Staff Assistant ............................. DS120019 12/16/2011 

Department of Transportation ...... Assistant Secretary for Governmental Affairs.Associate Director for Governmental Affairs.DT120013 12/2/2011 

General Counsel ......................... Associate General Counsel ........ DT120015 12/2/2011 

Department of the Treasury ......... Under Secretary for Domestic Finance.Senior Advisor ............................. DY120029 12/5/2011 

Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs).Special Assistant ......................... DY120030 12/23/2011 

Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs).Media Affairs Specialist ............... DY120031 12/7/2011 

Assistant Secretary (Public Affairs).Spokesperson ............................. DY120032 12/12/2011 

The following Schedule C 

appointment authorities were revoked 

during December 2011. 

Agency Organization Position title Authorization No. Vacate date 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission.

Office of the Chairperson ............ Special Assistant to the Commissioner.CT090011 12/3/2011 

Department of Agriculture ............ Farm Service Agency .................. Confidential Assistant .................. DA100172 12/3/2011 

Department of Agriculture ............ Office of the Under Secretary for 

Marketing and Regulatory Programs.

Chief of Staff ............................... DA100166 12/30/2011 

Department of Agriculture ............ Office of Under Secretary for 

Natural Resources and Environment.

Confidential Assistant to the 

Under Secretary.

DA090171 12/31/2011 

Department of Commerce ........... Assistant Secretary for Market 

Access and Compliance.

Senior Advisor ............................. DC090169 12/2/2011 

Department of Commerce ........... Immediate Office ......................... Special Assistant ......................... DC110021 12/5/2011 

Department of Commerce ........... Office of the Deputy Secretary ... Special Assistant to the Deputy 

Secretary.

DC110107 12/30/2011 

Department of Commerce ........... International Trade Administration.Special Advisor ........................... DC100124 12/31/2011 


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Agency Organization Position title Authorization No. Vacate date 

Department of Education ............. Office of Planning, Evaluation 

and Policy Development.

Confidential Assistant .................. DB110073 12/2/2011 

Department of Education ............. Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs.Confidential Assistant .................. DB110068 12/17/2011 

Department of Education ............. Office of the Secretary ................ Confidential Assistant .................. DB110056 12/29/2011 

Department of Education ............. Office of Communications and 

Outreach.

Director, Intergovernmental Affairs.DB090078 12/31/2011 

Department of Education ............. Office of the Under Secretary ..... Deputy Director of the White 

House Initiative on Tribal Colleges and Universities.

DB110022 12/31/2011 

Department of Education ............. Office of Elementary and Secondary Education.Confidential Assistant .................. DB110046 12/31/2011 

Department of Energy .................. Office of Public Affairs ................ Deputy Press Secretary .............. DE090126 12/3/2011 

Department of Energy .................. Office of Public Affairs ................ Director, Public Affairs ................ DE090119 12/4/2011 

Department of Energy .................. Office of the Secretary ................ Special Assistant ......................... DE100116 12/17/2011 

Department of Health and Human 

Services.

Office of the Deputy Secretary ... Regional Director, Kansas city, 

Missouri, Region VII.

DH100018 12/16/2011 

Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief of Staff .......... Liaison for Community Partnership and Strategic Engagement.DM110110 12/17/2011 

Department of Homeland Security Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Intergovernmental Affairs.

Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for intergovernmental Affairs.DM100196 12/30/2011 

Department of Homeland Security Office of the Chief of Staff .......... Advance Representative ............. DM090281 12/31/2011 

Department of Housing and 

Urban Development.

Office of Congressional and 

Intergovernmental Relations.

Congressional Relations Specialist.DU100102 12/3/2011 

Department of Housing and 

Urban Development.

Office of Congressional and 

Intergovernmental Relations.

Intergovernmental and Public Engagement Liaison.DU110007 12/3/2011 

Department of Housing and 

Urban Development.

Office of the Administration ......... Special Assistant ......................... DU100104 12/9/2011 

Department of Housing and 

Urban Development.

Office of the Secretary ................ Director of Advance .................... DU100109 12/23/2011 

Department of Justice .................. Office of the Deputy Attorney 

General.

Senior Counsel ............................ DJ110095 12/3/2011 

Department of Justice .................. Office of the Attorney General .... Counsel ....................................... DJ090163 12/17/2011 

Department of Justice .................. Antitrust Division ......................... Senior Counsel ............................ DJ110093 12/17/2011 

Department of Justice .................. Office of Public Affairs ................ Press Assistant ........................... DJ100122 12/31/2011 

Department of the Army .............. Office of the General Counsel .... Special Assistant to the General 

Counsel.

DW100026 12/17/2011 

Department of the Interior ............ Secretary’s Immediate Office ...... Special Assistant ......................... DI120008 12/17/2011 

Department of the Interior ............ Secretary’s Immediate Office ...... Special Assistant ......................... DI090145 12/19/2011 

Department of the Interior ............ Assistant Secretary—Land and 

Minerals Management.

Special Assistant ......................... DI100030 12/30/2011 

Department of Transportation ...... General Counsel ......................... Counselor to the General Counsel.DT100047 12/3/2011 

Department of Transportation ...... Administrator ............................... Director for Governmental Affairs DT100025 12/20/2011 

Environmental Protection Agency Operations Staff .......................... Director, Operations Staff ........... EP100088 12/24/2011 

General Services Administration Office of Congressional and 

Intergovernmental Affairs.

Congressional Relations Specialist.GS100034 12/17/2011 

General Services Administration Office of the Administrator .......... Special Assistant to the Chief of 

Staff.

GS100050 12/31/2011 

National Endowment for the Humanities.National Endowment for the Humanities.Confidential Assistant .................. NH100003 12/31/2011 

National Transportation Safety 

Board.

Office of Board Members ............ Special Assistant ......................... TB100013 12/3/2011 

Office of Personnel Management Office of Personnel Management Deputy Chief of Staff ................... PM090014 12/31/2011 

Office of Personnel Management Office of the Director ................... Deputy Chief of Staff ................... PM090018 12/31/2011 

Office of Personnel Management Office of the Director ................... Special Assistant ......................... PM090026 12/31/2011 

Office of Personnel Management Office of the General Counsel .... Attorney-Advisor .......................... PM090025 12/31/2011 

Office of Personnel Management Office of Congressional Relations Congressional Relations Officer .. PM090031 12/31/2011 

Office of Personnel Management Office of Congressional Relations Constituent Services Representative.PM090035 12/31/2011 

Office of the Secretary of Defense.Office of the secretary ................. Advance officer ........................... DD090291 12/9/2011 

Office of the Secretary of Defense.Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Legislative Affairs).

Special Assistant to the Assistant 

Secretary of Defense (Legislative Affairs).

DD090235 12/17/2011 

Office of the Secretary of Defense.Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Legislative Affairs).

Special Assistant ......................... DD100012 12/17/2011 

Securities and Exchange Commission.Office of the Chairman ................ Confidential Assistant .................. SE060005 12/31/2011 

Securities and Exchange Commission.Office of the Chairman ................ Confidential Assistant .................. SE100007 12/31/2011 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

Agency Organization Position title Authorization No. Vacate date 

Small Business Administration .... Office of Communications and 

Public Liaison.

Deputy Associate Administrator 

for Communications and Public 

Liaison.

SB090044 12/9/2011 

Small Business Administration .... Office of Government Contracting 

and Business Development.

Senior Advisor to the Associate 

Administrator for Government 

Contracting and Business Development.

SB110001 12/17/2011 

Small Business Administration .... Office of Policy and Strategic 

Planning.

Policy Associate .......................... SB100031 12/28/2011 

United States International Trade 

Commission.

Office of the Chairman ................ Staff Assistant ............................. TC040001 12/3/2011 

National Endowment for the Humanities....................................................... Scheduler .................................... NA100002 12/23/2011 

Office of the Secretary of Defense....................................................... Advance Officer ........................... DD090291 12/9/2011 

General Services Administration ...................................................... Special Assistant to the Chief of 

Staff.

GS100050 12/31/2011 

Small Business Administration .... Office of Communications and 

Public Liaison.

Deputy Associate Administration 

for Communication & Public Liaison.

SB090044 12/9/2011 

State ............................................. Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs.Deputy Assistant Secretary ......... DS090276 12/27/2011 

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative.

Office of the United States Trade 

Representative.

Personal Assistant to the United 

States Trade Representative.

............................ 12/22/2011 

Department of the Treasury ......... Assistant Secretary ..................... Press Assistant ........................... DY100100 12/9/2011 

Department of the Treasury ......... Assistant Secretary ..................... Spokesperson ............................. DY090156 12/9/2011 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 

10577, 3 CFR 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

John Berry, 

Director. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9758 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Actuarial Advisory Committee With 

Respect to the Railroad Retirement 

Account; Notice of Public Meeting 

Notice is hereby given in accordance 

with Public Law 92–463 that the 

Actuarial Advisory Committee will hold 

a meeting on May 30, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. 

at the office of the Chief Actuary of the 

U.S. Railroad Retirement Board, 844 

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois, on 

the conduct of the 25th Actuarial 

Valuation of the Railroad Retirement 

System. The agenda for this meeting 

will include a discussion of the results 

and presentation of the 25th Actuarial 

Valuation. The text and tables which 

constitute the Valuation will have been 

prepared in draft form for review by the 

Committee. It is expected that this will 

be the last meeting of the Committee 

before publication of the Valuation. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public. Persons wishing to submit 

written statements or make oral 

presentations should address their 

communications or notices to the RRB 

Actuarial Advisory Committee, c/o 

Chief Actuary, U.S. Railroad Retirement 

Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, 

Illinois 60611–2092. 

Dated: April 16, 2012. 

Martha P. Rico, 

Secretary to the Board. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9631 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–66818; File No. SR– 

NYSEArca–2012–33] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; NYSE 

Arca, Inc.; Notice of Filing and 

Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed 

Rule Change Relating to the Peritus 

High Yield ETF 

April 17, 2012. 

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’ 

or ‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 

thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that, 

on April 10, 2012, NYSE Arca, Inc. 

(‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘NYSE Arca’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the 

proposed rule change as described in 

Items I and II below, which Items have 

been prepared by the Exchange. The 

Commission is publishing this notice to 

solicit comments on the proposed rule 

change from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

The Exchange proposes to reflect a 

change to the holdings of the Peritus 

High Yield ETF to achieve its 

investment objective to include equity 

securities. The text of the proposed rule 

change is available at the Exchange, the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

and www.nyse.com. 

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

In its filing with the Commission, the 

self-regulatory organization included 

statements concerning the purpose of, 

and basis for, the proposed rule change 

and discussed any comments it received 

on the proposed rule change. The text 

of those statements may be examined at 

the places specified in Item IV below. 

The Exchange has prepared summaries, 

set forth in sections A, B, and C below, 

of the most significant parts of such 

statements. 

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Purpose of, and 

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule 

Change 

1. Purpose 

The Commission has approved a 

proposal to list and trade on the 

Exchange shares (‘‘Shares’’) of the 

Peritus High Yield ETF (‘‘Fund’’) under 


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