Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 8 / Tuesday, January 13, 2009 / Notices 1723 

Amendment Nos.: 322 and 314. 

Facility Operating License Nos. (DPR– 

77 and DPR–79): Amendment revises 

the technical specifications. 

Public comments requested as to 

proposed no significant hazards 

consideration (NSHC): Yes. Public 

notice of the proposed amendments was 

published in the The Chattanooga 

Times Free Press newspaper, located in 

Chattanooga, Tennessee on November 

26, 2008. The notice provided an 

opportunity to submit comments on the 

Commission’s proposed NSHC 

determination. No comments have been 

received. 

The Commission’s related evaluation 

of the amendment, finding of exigent 

circumstances, state consultation, and 

final NSHC determination are contained 

in a safety evaluation dated December 4, 

2008. 

Attorney for licensee: General 

Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority, 

400 West Summit Hill Drive, ET 11A, 

Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. 

NRC Branch Chief: Thomas H. Boyce. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day 

of December 2008. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Robert A. Nelson, 

Deputy Director, Division of Operating 

Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

[FR Doc. E9–35 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Federal Register Notice 

DATE: Weeks of January 12, 19, 26, 

February 2, 9, 16, 2009. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and closed. 

Week of January 12, 2009 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of January 12, 2009. 

Week of January 19, 2009—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of January 19, 2009. 

Week of January 26, 2009—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of January 26, 2009. 

Week of February 2, 2009—Tentative 

Wednesday, February 4, 2009 

1:30 p.m. 

Briefing on Risk-Informed, 

Performance-Based Regulation 

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Gary 

Demoss, 301–251–7584) 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov 

Thursday, February 5, 2009 

9:30 a.m. 

Briefing on Uranium Enrichment 

(Public Meeting)(Contact: Brian 

Smith, 301–492–3137) 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov 

Week of February 9, 2009—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of February 9, 2009. 

Week of February 16, 2009—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of February 16, 2009. 

* * * * * 

*The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings, 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Rochelle Bavol, (301) 415–1651. 

* * * * * 

* * * * * 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policymaking/schedule.html 

* * * * * 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g. 

braille, large print), please notify the 

NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, 

Rohn Brown, at 301–492–2279, TDD: 

301–415–2100, or by e-mail at 

rohn.brown@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

* * * * * 

This notice is distributed by mail to 

several hundred subscribers; if you no 

longer wish to receive it, or would like 

to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969). 

In addition, distribution of this meeting 

notice over the Internet system is 

available. If you are interested in 

receiving this Commission meeting 

schedule electronically, please send an 

electronic message to 

darlene.wright@nrc.gov. 

Dated: January 8, 2009. 

Rochelle C. Bavol, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E9–585 Filed 1–9–09; 11:15 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 underSchedules A, B, and 

C in the excepted service as required by 

5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. 

Lamary, Group Manager, Executive 

Resources Services Group, Center for 

Human Resources, Division for Human 

Capital Leadership and Merit System 

Accountability, 202–606–2246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Appearing 

in the listing below are the individual 

authorities established under Schedules 

A, B, and C between November 1, 2008, 

and November 30, 2008. Future notices 

will be published on the fourth Tuesday 

of each month, or as soon as possible 

thereafter. A consolidated listing of all 

authorities as of September 30 is 

published each year. 

Schedule A 

No Schedule A appointments were 

approved for November 2008. 

Schedule B 

No Schedule B appointments were 

approved for November 2008. 

Schedule C 

The following Schedule C 

appointments were approved during 

November 2008. 

Section 213.3303 Executive Office of the 

President 

Section 213.3305 Department of the 

Treasury 

DYGS00441 Director of Outreach to 

the Deputy Assistant Secretary 

(Financial Education). Effective 

November 05, 2008. 

DYGS00488 Executive Assistant to 

the Special Envoy for China and the 

Strategic Economic Dialogue. Effective 

November 07, 2008. 

Section 213.3306 Department of Defense 

DDGS17174 Personal and 

Confidential Assistant to the Special 

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for 

White House Liaison. Effective 

November 13, 2008. 

DDGS17182 Confidential Assistant to 

the Under Secretary of Defense 

(Comptroller). Effective November 21, 

2008. 

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1This estimate is based on the following 

calculation: (1.5 hours × 3 responses annually = 4.5 

hours). 

2This estimate is based on a review of Form N– 

17f–1filings made with the Commission over the 

last three years. 

3This estimate is based on the following 

calculations: (4.5 hours × 5 funds = 22.5 total 

hours). 

Section 213.3312 Department of the 

Interior 

DIGS01120 Special Assistant to the 

Director—Scheduling and Advance. 

Effective November 13, 2008. 

DIGS01130 Director, External Affairs 

to the Chief of Staff. Effective November 

13, 2008. 

DIGS01131 Director, 

Intergovernmental Affairs to the Chief of 

Staff. Effective November 14, 2008. 

Section 213.3316 Department of Health 

and Human Services 

DHGS60522 Confidential Assistant to 

the Deputy Secretary, Health and 

Human Services. Effective November 

07, 2008. 

Section 213.3325 United States Tax 

Court 

JCGS60056 00301 Chambers 

Administrator to the Chief Judge. 

Effective November 07, 2008. 

Section 213.3331 Department of Energy 

DEGS00681 White House Liaison to 

the Chief of Staff. Effective November 

06, 2008. 

DEGS00682 Special Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary for Congressional 

and Intergovernmental Affairs. Effective 

November 21, 2008. 

Section 213.3332 Small Business 

Administration 

SBGS00672 Special Assistant to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective November 05, 

2008. 

SBGS00653 Deputy General Counsel 

to the General Counsel. Effective 

November 13, 2008. 

SBGS00674 Staff Assistant to the 

Associate Administrator for the Office of 

Field Operations. Effective November 

25, 2008. 

Section 213.3337 General Services 

Administration 

GSGS60120 Public Affairs Specialist 

to the Associate Administrator for 

Citizen Services and Communications. 

Effective November 21, 2008. 

Section 213.3339 United States 

International Trade Commission 

TCGS60019 Staff Assistant 

(Economist) to a Commissioner. 

Effective November 25, 2008. 

TCGS60036 Staff Assistant 

(Economist) to the Chairman. Effective 

November 25, 2008. 

Section 213.3343 Farm Credit 

Administration 

FLOT00027 Director to the Chairman, 

Farm Credit Administration Board. 

Effective November 13, 2008. 

Section 213.3384 Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

DUGS60580 Congressional Relations 

Specialist to the Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Congressional Relations. 

Effective November 13, 2008. 

Section 213.3396 National 

Transportation Safety Board 

TBGS91126 Confidential Assistant to 

the Vice Chairman. Effective November 

13, 2008. 

TBGS91126 Confidential Assistant to 

the Vice Chairman. Effective November 

13, 2008. 

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

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

Office of Personnel Management. 

Howard Weizmann, 

Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. E9–406 Filed 1–12–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

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: 

Form N–17f–1; SEC File No. 270–316; 

OMB Control No. 3235–0359. 

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. 

Form N–17f–1 (17 CFR 274.219) is 

entitled ‘‘Certificate of Accounting of 

Securities and Similar Investments of a 

Management Investment Company in 

the Custody of Members of National 

Securities Exchanges.’’ The form serves 

as a cover sheet to the accountant’s 

certificate that is required to be filed 

periodically with the Commission 

pursuant to rule 17f–1 (17 CFR 270.17f– 

1) under the Act, entitled ‘‘Custody of 

Securities with Members of National 

Securities Exchanges,’’ which sets forth 

the conditions under which a fund may 

place its assets in the custody of a 

member of a national securities 

exchange. Rule 17f–1 requires, among 

other things, that an independent public 

accountant verify the fund’s assets at the 

end of every annual and semi-annual 

fiscal period, and at least one other time 

during the fiscal year as chosen by the 

independent accountant. Requiring an 

independent accountant to examine the 

fund’s assets in the custody of a member 

of a national securities exchange assists 

Commission staff in its inspection 

program and helps to ensure that the 

fund assets are subject to proper 

auditing procedures. The accountant’s 

certificate stating that it has made an 

examination, and describing the nature 

and the extent of the examination, must 

be attached to Form N–17f–1 and filed 

with the Commission promptly after 

each examination. The form facilitates 

the filing of the accountant’s certificates, 

and increases the accessibility of the 

certificates to both Commission staff 

and interested investors. 

Commission staff estimates that on an 

annual basis it takes: (i) 1 hour of 

clerical time to prepare and file Form 

N–17f–1; and (ii) 0.5 hour for the fund’s 

chief compliance officer to review Form 

N–17f–1 prior to filing with the 

Commission, for a total of 1.5 hours. 

Each fund is required to make 3 filings 

annually, for a total annual burden per 

fund of approximately 4.5 hours.1

Commission staff estimates that an 

average of 5 funds currently file Form 

N–17f–1 with the Commission 3 times 

each year, for a total of 15 responses 

annually.2 The total annual hour burden 

for Form N–17f–1 is therefore estimated 

to be approximately 22.5 hours.3

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. Compliance 

with the collections of information 

required by Form N–17f–1 is mandatory 

for funds that place their assets in the 

custody of a national securities 

exchange member. Responses will not 

be 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. 

Please direct general comments 

regarding the above information to the 

following persons: (i) Desk Officer for 

the Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Management and 

Budget, Room 10102, New Executive 

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503