Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 241 / Monday, December 17, 2007 / Notices 71463 

Reading Room on the Internet at 

http://www.nrc.gov. 

Persons who do not have access to 

ADAMS or who have problems in 

accessing the documents located in 

ADAMS may contact the PDR reference 

staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737 

or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day 

of December, 2007. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Lydia W. Chang, 

Acting Deputy Director, Decommissioning 

and Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate, 

Division of Waste Management and 

Environmental Protection, Office of Federal 

and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–24403 Filed 12–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the 

Subcommittee on ESBWR Design 

Certification; Notice of Meeting 

The ACRS Subcommittee on ESBWR 

Design Certification will hold a meeting 

on January 16–17, 2008, Room T–2B3, 

11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

The entire meeting will be open to 

public attendance, with the exception of 

a portion that may be closed to discuss 

unclassified safeguards and proprietary 

information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b 

(c)(3) and (4). 

The agenda for the subject meeting 

shall be as follows: 

Wednesday, January 16, 2008—8:30 

a.m. until 5 p.m. 

Thursday, January 17, 2008—8:30 

a.m. until 5 p.m. 

The Subcommittee will review and 

discuss the Safety Evaluation with Open 

Items for several chapters of the ESBWR 

Design Certification and make a 

recommendation to the full Committee. 

The Subcommittee will hear 

presentations by and hold discussions 

with representatives of the NRC staff, 

GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas 

LLC, and other interested persons 

regarding this matter. The 

Subcommittee will gather information, 

analyze relevant issues and facts, and 

formulate proposed positions and 

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation 

by the full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official, Mr. Charles G. Hammer 

(telephone 301/415–7363) five days 

prior to the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Electronic recordings will be permitted 

only during those portions of the 

meeting that are open to the public. 

Detailed procedures for the conduct of 

and participation in ACRS meetings 

were published in the Federal Register 

on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695). 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

the Designated Federal Official between 

6:45 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (ET). Persons 

planning to attend this meeting are 

urged to contact the above named 

individual at least two working days 

prior to the meeting to be advised of any 

potential changes to the agenda. 

Dated: December 10, 2007. 

Cayetano Santos, 

Branch Chief, ACRS. 

[FR Doc. E7–24349 Filed 12–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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Sunshine Federal Register Notice 

DATE: Weeks of December 17, 24, 31, 

2007; January 7, 14, 21, 2008. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of December 17, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of December 17, 2007. 

Week of December 24, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of December 24, 2007. 

Week of December 31, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of December 31, 2007. 

Week of January 7, 2008—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of January 7, 2008. 

Week of January 14, 2008—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of January 14, 2008. 

Week of January 21, 2008—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of January 21, 2008. 

* * * * * 

* 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: 

Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. 

* * * * * 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: By votes of 3–

0 on December 11, 2007, the 

Commission determined pursuant to 

U.S.C. 552b(e) and § 9.107(a) of the 

Commission’s rules that (1) 

‘‘Affirmation of Entergy Nuclear 

Operations, Inc. (Indian Point Nuclear 

Generating Units 2 and 3, Licensing 

Board Order (Censure of Sherwood 

Martinelli) (Dec. 3, 2007)’’ and (2) 

‘‘Discussion of Management Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 2)’’ be held December 12, 

2007, and on less than one week’s 

notice to the public. 

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 

REB3@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 dkw@nrc.gov. 

Dated: December 12, 2007. 

R. Michelle Schroll, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–6076 Filed 12–13–07; 11:34 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL 

REVIEW BOARD 

U.S. Nuclear Waste Technical Review 

Board Meeting; Las Vegas, NV 

Board Meeting: January 16, 2008—Las 

Vegas, Nevada; The U.S. Nuclear Waste 

Technical Review Board will meet to 

discuss U.S. Department of Energy 

activities related to the possible 

development of a repository for spent 

nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 

waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. 


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

2 15 U.S.C. 78q–1(b)(3)(A)(iii). 

3 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4). 

Pursuant to its authority under 

section 5051 of Public Law 100–203, 

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act 

of 1987, the U.S. Nuclear Waste 

Technical Review Board will meet in 

Las Vegas, Nevada, to review U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE) activities 

related to the proposed repository for 

spent nuclear fuel and high-level 

radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in 

Nevada. Among the issues that will be 

discussed are transportation of the 

wastes, the potential tunnel 

environments after repository closure, 

and waste-package corrosion issues. The 

Board was charged in the Nuclear Waste 

Policy Amendments Act of 1987 with 

conducting an independent review of 

the technical and scientific validity of 

DOE activities related to the 

implementation of the Nuclear Waste 

Policy Act, including disposing of, 

packaging, and transporting spent 

nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive 

waste. 

The meeting will be held in the Lake 

Mead/Red Rock/Mt. Charleston 

Ballroom on the 17th floor of the 

Marriott Suites Convention Center 

Hotel; 325 Convention Center Drive; Las 

Vegas, Nevada 89109; (tel) 702–650–

2000; (fax) 702–650–9466. 

A meeting agenda will be available on 

the Board’s Web site (http:// 

www.nwtrb.gov) approximately one 

week before the date of the workshop. 

The agenda also may be obtained by 

telephone request at that time. The 

meeting will be open to the public, and 

opportunities for public comment will 

be provided. 

The meeting will be called to order by 

Board Chairman B. John Garrick at 8:00 

a.m., followed by a program overview 

and an update of DOE transportation 

activities. Those presentations will be 

followed by discussions of DOE’s 

thermal strategy for emplacing waste 

packages and plans for long-term 

corrosion testing. The discussions will 

resume after lunch with presentations 

on the effects of temperature on the 

composition of soluble salts in dust and 

on waste from degradation analysis. 

Time will be set aside at the end of 

the day for public comments. Those 

wanting to speak are encouraged to sign 

the ‘‘Public Comment Register’’ at the 

check-in table. A time limit may have to 

be set on individual remarks, but 

written comments of any length may be 

submitted for the record. 

Transcripts of the meeting will be 

available on the Board’s Web site, by email, on computer disk, and on a 

library-loan basis in paper format from 

Davonya Barnes of the Board’s staff no 

later than January 30, 2008. 

A block of rooms has been reserved 

for meeting attendees at the Marriott 

Suites Convention Center Hotel. When 

making a reservation, please state that 

you will be attending the Nuclear Waste 

Technical Review Board meeting. 

Reservations should be made by 

December 28, 2007, to ensure receiving 

the workshop rate. To make reservations 

call 800–228–9290 or access hotel 

reservations online at http://

marriott.com/LASST?groupCode=

NWTNWTA=resvlink. 

For more information, contact Karyn 

Severson, NWTRB External Affairs; 

2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300; 

Arlington, VA 22201–3367; (tel) 703–

235–4473; (fax) 703–235–4495. 

Dated: December 12, 2007. 

William D. Barnard, 

Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical 

Review Board. 

[FR Doc. 07–6061 Filed 12–14–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6820–AM–M 

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COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

will hold the following meetings during 

the week of December 17, 2007: 

An Open Meeting will be held on Tuesday, 

December 18, 2007, at 10 a.m., in Room L–

002, the Auditorium, and a Closed Meeting 

will be held on Thursday, December 20, 2007 

at 2 p.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters may also be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and 

(10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 

9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of 

the scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting. 

Commissioner Nazareth, as duty 

officer, voted to consider the items 

listed for the closed meeting in closed 

session, and determined that no earlier 

notice of the Open Meeting was 

possible. 

The subject matter of the Open 

Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, 

December 18, 2007 will be: 

The Commission will consider whether to 

approve the 2008 budget of the Public 

Company Accounting Oversight Board and 

will consider the related annual accounting 

support fee for the Board under Section 109 

of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 

The subject matter of the Closed 

Meeting scheduled for Thursday, 

December 20, 2007 will be: 

Formal orders of investigation; 

Institution and settlement of 

injunctive actions; 

Institution and settlement of 

administrative proceedings of an 

enforcement nature; 

Resolution of litigation claims; 

A matter related to an enforcement 

proceeding; and an 

Adjudicatory matter. 

At times, changes in Commission 

priorities require alterations in the 

scheduling of meeting items. 

For further information and to 

ascertain what, if any, matters have been 

added, deleted or postponed, please 

contact: 

The Office of the Secretary at (202) 

551–5400. 

Dated: December 12, 2007. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Deputy Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E7–24447 Filed 12–14–07; 8:45 am] 

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[Release No. 34–56931; File No. SR–OCC–

2007–07] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; The 

Options Clearing Corporation; Notice 

of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness 

of a Proposed Rule Change Relating to 

Yield-Based Treasury Securities 

December 7, 2007. 

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on 

May 24, 2007, The Options Clearing 

Corporation (‘‘OCC’’) filed with the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule 

change as described in Items I, II, and 

III below, which items have been 

prepared primarily by OCC. OCC filed 

the proposed rule change pursuant to 

Section 19(b)(3)(A)(iii) of the Act2 and 

Rule 19b–4(f)(4) 3 thereunder so that the 

proposal was effective upon filing with 

the Commission. The Commission is 

publishing this notice to solicit 

comments on the proposed rule change 

from interested persons. 


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