Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 227 / Monday, November 28, 2005 / Notices 71303 

Managers subcategory also includes 

those who report directly to middle 

managers. These individuals serve at 

functional, line of business segment or 

branch levels and are responsible for 

directing and executing the day-to-day 

operational objectives of enterprises/ 

organizations, conveying the directions 

of higher level officials and managers to 

subordinate personnel and, in some 

instances, directly supervising the 

activities of exempt and non-exempt 

personnel. Examples of these kinds of 

managers are: First-line managers; team 

managers; unit managers; operations 

and production managers; branch 

managers; administrative services 

managers; purchasing and 

transportation managers; storage and 

distribution managers; call center or 

customer service managers; technical 

support managers; and brand or product 

managers. 

Professionals. Most jobs in this 

category require bachelor and graduate 

degrees, and/or professional 

certification. In some instances, 

comparable experience may establish a 

person’s qualifications. Examples of 

these kinds of positions include: 

Accountants and auditors; airplane 

pilots and flight engineers; architects; 

artists; chemists; computer 

programmers; designers; dieticians; 

editors; engineers; lawyers; librarians; 

mathematical scientists; natural 

scientists; registered nurses; physical 

scientists; physicians and surgeons; 

social scientists; teachers; and 

surveyors. 

Technicians. Jobs in this category 

include activities that require applied 

scientific skills, usually obtained by 

post-secondary education of varying 

lengths, depending on the particular 

occupation, recognizing that in some 

instances additional training, 

certification, or comparable experience 

is required. Examples of these types of 

positions include: Drafters; emergency 

medical technicians; chemical 

technicians; and broadcast and sound 

engineering technicians. 

Sales Workers. These jobs include 

non-managerial activities that wholly 

and primarily involve direct sales. 

Examples of these types of positions 

include: Advertising sales agents; 

insurance sales agents; real estate 

brokers and sales agents; wholesale 

sales representatives; securities, 

commodities, and financial services 

sales agents; telemarketers; 

demonstrators; retail salespersons; 

counter and rental clerks; and cashiers. 

Administrative Support Workers 

(formerly Office and Clerical). These 

jobs involve non-managerial tasks 

providing administrative and support 

assistance, primarily in office settings. 

Examples of these types of positions 

include: Office and administrative 

support workers; bookkeeping, 

accounting and auditing clerks; cargo 

and freight agents; dispatchers; couriers; 

data entry keyers; computer operators; 

shipping, receiving and traffic clerks; 

word processors and typists; 

proofreaders; desktop publishers; and 

general office clerks. 

Craft Workers (formerly Craft Workers 

(Skilled)). Most lobes in this category 

include higher skilled occupations in 

construction (building trades craft 

workers and their formal apprentices) 

and natural resource extraction workers. 

Examples of these types of positions 

include: Boilermakers; brick and stone 

masons; carpenters; electricians; 

painters (both construction and 

maintenance); glaziers; pipelayers, 

plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters; 

plasterers; roofers; elevator installers; 

earth drillers; derrick operations; oil and 

gas rotary drill operators; and blasters 

and explosive workers. This category 

includes occupations related to the 

installation, maintenance and part 

replacement of equipment, machines 

and tools, such as: Automotive 

mechanics; aircraft mechanics; and 

electric and electronic equipment 

repairers. This category also includes 

some production occupations that are 

distinguished by the high degree of skill 

and precision required to perform them, 

based on clearly defined task 

specifications, such as: millwrights; 

etchers and engravers; tool and die 

makers; and pattern makers. 

Operatives (formerly Operatives 

(Semi-skilled)). Most jobs in this 

category include intermediate skilled 

occupations and include workers who 

operate machines or factor-related 

processing equipment. Most of these 

occupations do not usually require more 

than several months of training. 

Examples include: Textile machine 

operators; laundry and dry cleaning 

workers; photographic process workers; 

weaving machine operators; electrical 

and electronic equipment assemblers; 

semiconductor processors; testers, 

graders and sorters; bakers; and butchers 

and other meat, poultry and fish 

processing workers. This category also 

includes occupations of generally 

intermediate skill levels that are 

concerned with operating and 

controlling equipment to facilitate the 

movement of people or materials, such 

as: Bridge and lock tenders; truck, bus 

or taxi drivers; industrial truck and 

tractor (forklift) operators; parking lot 

attendants; sailors; conveyor operations; 

and hand packers and packagers. 

Laborers and Helpers (formerly 

Laborers (Unskilled)). Jobs in this 

category include workers with more 

limited skills who require only brief 

training to perform tasks that require 

little or no independent judgment. 

Examples include: Production and 

construction worker helpers; vehicle 

and equipment cleaners; laborers; 

freight, stock and material movers; 

service station attendants; construction 

laborers; refuse and recyclable materials 

collectors; septic tank servicers; and 

sewer pipe cleaners. 

Service Workers. Jobs in this category 

include food service, cleaning service, 

personal service, and protective service 

activities. Skill may be acquired through 

formal training, job-related training or 

direct experience. Examples of food 

service positions include: Cooks; 

bartenders; and other food service 

workers. Examples of personal service 

positions include: Medical assistants 

and other healthcare support 

occupations; hairdressers; ushers; and 

transportation attendants. Examples of 

cleaning service positions include: 

cleaners; janitors; and porters. Examples 

of protective service positions include: 

Transit and railroad police and fire 

fighters; guards; private detectives and 

investigators. 

As employers begin the process of 

assigning their employees to the revised 

ten category system, the EEOC will 

remain available to provide guidance 

concerning questions that arise. 

For the Commission. 

Cari M. Dominguez, 

Chair. 

[FR Doc. 05–23359 Filed 11–25–05; 8:45am] 

BILLING CODE 6570–01–M 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notices 

* * * * * 

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, December 1, 

2005, at 10 a.m. 

PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC (ninth floor). 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: 

Correction and approval of minutes. 

Final rules and explanation and 

justification for state party committees 

paying salaries of employees who spend 

under 25% of their compensated time 

on federal elections. 

Routine administrative matters. 

71304 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 227 / Monday, November 28, 2005 / Notices 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Mr. Robert Biersack, Press Officer, 

Telephone: (202) 694–1220. 

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. 05–23413 Filed 11–23–05; 11:22 

am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The application also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at http://www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than December 22, 

2005. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of San 

Francisco (Tracy Basinger, Director, 

Regional and Community Bank Group) 

101 Market Street, San Francisco, 

California 94105-1579: 

1. Oregon Coast Bancshares, Inc., 

Newport, Oregon; to become a bank 

holding company by acquiring 100 

percent of the voting shares of Oregon 

Coast Bank, Newport, Oregon. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, November 21, 2005. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E5–6525 Filed 11–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Formations of, Acquisitions by, and 

Mergers of Bank Holding Companies 

The companies listed in this notice 

have applied to the Board for approval, 

pursuant to the Bank Holding Company 

Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) 

(BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR Part 

225), and all other applicable statutes 

and regulations to become a bank 

holding company and/or to acquire the 

assets or the ownership of, control of, or 

the power to vote shares of a bank or 

bank holding company and all of the 

banks and nonbanking companies 

owned by the bank holding company, 

including the companies listed below. 

The applications listed below, as well 

as other related filings required by the 

Board, are available for immediate 

inspection at the Federal Reserve Bank 

indicated. The application also will be 

available for inspection at the offices of 

the Board of Governors. Interested 

persons may express their views in 

writing on the standards enumerated in 

the BHC Act (12 U.S.C. 1842(c)). If the 

proposal also involves the acquisition of 

a nonbanking company, the review also 

includes whether the acquisition of the 

nonbanking company complies with the 

standards in section 4 of the BHC Act 

(12 U.S.C. 1843). Unless otherwise 

noted, nonbanking activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Additional information on all bank 

holding companies may be obtained 

from the National Information Center 

website at www.ffiec.gov/nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding each of these applications 

must be received at the Reserve Bank 

indicated or the offices of the Board of 

Governors not later than December 22, 

2005. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta 

(Andre Anderson, Vice President) 1000 

Peachtree Street, NE., Atlanta, Georgia 

30303: 

1. Liberty Shares, Inc., Hinesville, 

Georgia; to acquire 100 percent of the 

outstanding shares of Peoples Banking 

Corporation, and thereby indirectly 

acquire Peoples Bank, both of 

Blackshear, Georgia. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, November 22, 2005. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E5–6571 Filed 11–25–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Notice of Proposals To Engage in 

Permissible Nonbanking Activities or 

To Acquire Companies That Are 

Engaged in Permissible Nonbanking 

Activities 

The companies listed in this notice 

have given notice under section 4 of the 

Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 

1843) (BHC Act) and Regulation Y (12 

CFR part 225) to engage de novo, or to 

acquire or control voting securities or 

assets of a company, including the 

companies listed below, that engages 

either directly or through a subsidiary or 

other company, in a nonbanking activity 

that is listed in § 225.28 of Regulation Y 

(12 CFR 225.28) or that the Board has 

determined by Order to be closely 

related to banking and permissible for 

bank holding companies. Unless 

otherwise noted, these activities will be 

conducted throughout the United States. 

Each notice is available for inspection 

at the Federal Reserve Bank indicated. 

The notice also will be available for 

inspection at the offices of the Board of 

Governors. Interested persons may 

express their views in writing on the 

question whether the proposal complies 

with the standards of section 4 of the 

BHC Act. Additional information on all 

bank holding companies may be 

obtained from the National Information 

Center Web site at http://www.ffiec.gov/ 

nic/. 

Unless otherwise noted, comments 

regarding the applications must be 

received at the Reserve Bank indicated 

or the offices of the Board of Governors 

not later than December 12, 2005. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of New 

York (Jay Bernstein, Bank Supervision 

Officer) 33 Liberty Street, New York, 

New York 10045-0001: 

1. Bank Hapoalim B.M., Tel Aviv, 

Israel; Arison Holdings (1998) Ltd., Tel 

Aviv, Israel; and Israel Salt Industries 

Ltd., Atlit, Israel; to acquire Investec 

USA, New York, New York, and thereby 

engage in financial and investment 

advisory activities, pursuant to section 

225.28(b)(6); agency transactional 

services for customer investments, 

pursuant to section 225.28(b)(7); and 

investment transactions as principal, 

pursuant to section 225.28(b)(8) of 

Regulation Y.