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Cotonou, Benin. Complainant also 

asserts that Shipco, in turn, arranged 

with Respondent MSC to carry 

Complainant’s shipment. Complainant 

avers that his shipment arrived at the 

port of Cotonou, Benin on or about July 

6, 2006. Complainant claims that, from 

approximately June 2006 to November 

2006, his customs broker in Cotonou 

and Complainant’s wife, Christiane 

Freeman, the designated consignee of 

the shipment and resident of Cotonou, 

made numerous demands to 

Respondents and their agents to provide 

the original bill of lading for 

Complainant’s shipment. Complainant 

contends that Respondents refused to 

issue the original bill of lading. 

Complainant Freeman asserts that the 

port of Cotonou officials require 

production of an original bill of lading 

prior to releasing the shipment to 

Complainant, his wife, or his customs 

broker, and that Respondents knew, or 

should have known, of this requirement. 

Complainant also asserts that MSC 

wrongfully claimed that Complainant 

owed MSC approximately $20,000 for 

demurrage charges in connection with 

Complainant’s shipment and that MSC 

refused to release the shipment unless 

payment of the alleged demurrage was 

made. Complainant claims that, in 

November 2006, the port of Cotonou 

customs officials ‘‘confiscated and 

seized’’ Complainant’s shipment due to 

Complainant’s inability to acquire from 

Respondents the original bill of lading 

necessary to take possession of the 

shipment. 

Complainant alleges that Respondents 

violated the Shipping Act of 1984 (‘‘the 

Shipping Act’’) by refusing to issue an 

original bill of lading to Complainant 

thereby preventing Complainant from 

taking possession of the shipment, and 

that Respondents’ refusal directly 

caused Complainant’s loss of his entire 

shipment and property. Complainant 

also alleges that Respondents 

‘‘unreasonably, fraudulently and 

deceitfully attempted to extort alleged 

demurrage charges’’ from Complainant 

in January 2007, even though 

Respondents knew, or should have 

known, that the shipment had been 

previously confiscated by the port of 

Cotonou customs officials. Complainant 

asserts that the foregoing activities by 

Respondents constitute an unreasonable 

practice related to the delivery of 

property in violation of 46 U.S.C. 

41102(c) (formerly § 10(d)(1) of the 

Shipping Act). 

Complainant claims that he has been 

injured and damaged in the sum of 

$80,000.00 for the value of the property 

of the shipment and seeks this amount 

as reparations, or in the event of 

insufficient evidence of such loss, seeks 

$21,367.00 as reimbursement of ocean 

freight, other shipment charges, and cost 

of the property. Complainant also seeks 

an award of reasonable attorney’s fees 

and punitive damages, to be determined 

by the Commission, for the willful, 

wrongful, and illegal conduct of 

Respondents in their refusal to issue an 

original bill of lading and release 

Complainant’s property. 

Complainant requests that the 

Commission require Respondents to: (1) 

Answer the charges in the subject 

complaint; (2) cease and desist from the 

aforesaid violation of the Shipping Act; 

(3) establish and put in force such 

practices as the Commission determines 

to be lawful and reasonable; and (4) pay 

to Complainant by way of reparations 

the sum of $80,000.00 with interest, 

attorney’s fees and punitive damages, or 

such other sum as the Commission 

determines. Additionally, Complainant 

requests that the Commission issue 

further order(s) as it determines to be 

proper. 

This proceeding has been assigned to 

the Office of Administrative Law Judges. 

Hearing in this matter, if any is held, 

shall commence within the time 

limitations prescribed in 46 CFR 502.61, 

and only after consideration has been 

given by the parties and the presiding 

officer to the use of alternative forms of 

dispute resolution. The hearing shall 

include oral testimony and crossexamination in the discretion of the 

presiding officer only upon proper 

showing that there are genuine issues of 

material fact that cannot be resolved on 

the basis of sworn statements, affidavits, 

depositions, or other documents or that 

the nature of the matter in issue is such 

that an oral hearing and crossexamination are necessary for the 

development of an adequate record. 

Pursuant to the further terms of 46 CFR 

502.61, the initial decision of the 

presiding officer in this proceeding shall 

be issued by March 5, 2009, and the 

final decision of the Commission shall 

be issued by July 3, 2009. 

Karen V. Gregory, 

Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–4860 Filed 3–10–08; 8:45 am] 

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FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Change in Bank Control Notices; 

Acquisition of Shares of Bank or Bank 

Holding Companies 

The notificants listed below have 

applied under the Change in Bank 

Control Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(j)) and 

§ 225.41 of the Board’s Regulation Y (12 

CFR 225.41) to acquire a bank or bank 

holding company. The factors that are 

considered in acting on the notices are 

set forth in paragraph 7 of the Act (12 

U.S.C. 1817(j)(7)). 

The notices are available for 

immediate inspection at the Federal 

Reserve Bank indicated. The notices 

also will be available for inspection at 

the office of the Board of Governors. 

Interested persons may express their 

views in writing to the Reserve Bank 

indicated for that notice or to the offices 

of the Board of Governors. Comments 

must be received not later than March 

26, 2008. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas 

City (Todd Offenbacker, Assistant Vice 

President) 925 Grand Avenue, Kansas 

City, Missouri 64198–0001: 

1. Steven Craig Baggerly, individually, 

as co–trustee of the Max Baggerly 

Marital Trust and as trustee of the 

Employee Stock Ownership Plan for 

Employees of Bank of the Panhandle; 

the Max Baggerly Trust, all of Guymon, 

Oklahoma, together with Karen Ann 

Baggerly, Lubbock, Texas, Marc Lee 

Williamson and Camille Kay 

Williamson, both of Fredericksburg, 

Texas; all as a group acting in concert, 

to acquire control of Panhandle 

Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly 

acquire control of Bank of the 

Panhandle, both in Guymon, Oklahoma. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 6, 2008. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E8–4774 Filed 3–10–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

TIME AND DATE: 12:00 p.m., Monday, 

March 17, 2008. 

PLACE: Marriner S. Eccles Federal 

Reserve Board Building, 20th and C 

Streets, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551. 

STATUS: Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

1. Personnel actions (appointments, 

promotions, assignments, 

reassignments, and salary actions) 

involving individual Federal Reserve 

System employees. 

2. Any items carried forward from a 

previously announced meeting. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle Smith, Director, or Dave 


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Skidmore, Assistant to the Board, Office 

of Board Members at 202–452–2955. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: You may 

call 202–452–3206 beginning at 

approximately 5 p.m. two business days 

before the meeting for a recorded 

announcement of bank and bank 

holding company applications 

scheduled for the meeting; or you may 

contact the Board’s Web site at http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic 

announcement that not only lists 

applications, but also indicates 

procedural and other information about 

the meeting. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, March 7, 2008. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. 08–1011 Filed 3–7–08; 2:22 pm] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Meeting of the Chronic Fatigue 

Syndrome Advisory Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is hereby giving notice that the 

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory 

Committee (CFSAC) will hold a 

meeting. The meeting will be open to 

the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Monday, May 5, 2008 and Tuesday, May 

6, 2008. The meeting will be held from 

9 a.m. to approximately 5 p.m. on both 

days. 

ADDRESSES: Department of Health and 

Human Services; Room 800 Hubert H. 

Humphrey Building; 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW.; Washington, DC 20201. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Anand K. Parekh, Executive Secretary, 

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory 

Committee; Department of Health and 

Human Services; 200 Independence 

Avenue, SW., Room 727H; Washington, 

DC 20201; (202) 401–7605. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: CFSAC 

was established on September 5, 2002. 

The Committee was established to 

advise, consult with, and make 

recommendations to the Secretary, 

through the Assistant Secretary for 

Health, on a broad range of topics 

including (1) the current state of 

knowledge and research about the 

epidemiology and risk factors relating to 

chronic fatigue syndrome, and 

identifying potential opportunities in 

these areas; (2) current and proposed 

diagnosis and treatment methods for 

chronic fatigue syndrome; and (3) 

development and implementation of 

programs to inform the public, health 

care professionals, and the biomedical, 

academic, and research communities 

about chronic fatigue syndrome 

advances. 

The agenda for this meeting is being 

developed. The agenda will be posted 

on the CFSAC Web site, http:// 

www.hhs.gov/advcomcfs, when it is 

finalized. 

Public attendance at the meeting is 

limited to space available. Individuals 

must provide a photo ID for entry into 

the building where the meeting is 

scheduled to be held. Individuals who 

plan to attend and need special 

assistance, such as sign language 

interpretation or other reasonable 

accommodations, should notify the 

designated contact person. Members of 

the public will have the opportunity to 

provide comments at the meeting. The 

committee is very interested to hear 

about experiences that individuals with 

chronic fatigue syndrome have had 

interfacing with the medical 

community. In addition, the committee 

welcomes specific comments on issues 

surrounding chronic fatigue syndrome 

research, provider education, and 

quality of life. Individuals who wish to 

address the Committee during the 

public comment session must preregister by May 1, 2008. Any individual 

who wishes to participate in the public 

comment session should call the 

telephone number listed in the contact 

information to register. Public comment 

will be limited to five minutes per 

speaker. Members of the public who 

wish to have printed material 

distributed to CFSAC members for 

discussion should submit, at a 

minimum, one copy of the material to 

the Executive Secretary, CFSAC prior to 

close of business on May 1, 2008. 

Contact information for the Executive 

Secretary, CFSAC is listed above. 

Dated: March 5, 2008. 

Anand K. Parekh, 

Executive Secretary, Chronic Fatigue 

Syndrome Advisory Committee. 

[FR Doc. E8–4791 Filed 3–10–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Secretary’s Advisory Committee on 

Human Research Protections 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary, 

Office of Public Health and Science. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 10(a) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

U.S.C. Appendix 2, notice is hereby 

given that the Secretary’s Advisory 

Committee on Human Research 

Protections (SACHRP) will hold its 

fifteenth meeting. The meeting will be 

open to the public. 

DATES: The meeting will be held on 

Thursday, March 27, 2008 from 8:30 

a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Friday, March 

28, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The Sheraton National 

Hotel, 900 South Orme Street, 

Arlington, Virginia 22204. Phone: 703–

521–1900. 

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivor 

Pritchard, Ph.D., Acting Director, Office 

for Human Research Protections 

(OHRP), or Kevin Prohaska, D.O., 

M.P.H., Acting Executive Director, 

SACHRP; U.S. Department of Health 

and Human Services, 1101 Wootton 

Parkway, Suite 200, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852; 240–453–8231; fax: 

240–453–6909; e-mail address: 

sachrp@osophs.dhhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

authority of 42 U.S.C. 217a, section 222 

of the Public Health Service Act, as 

amended, SACHRP was established to 

provide expert advice and 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Health and Human Services and the 

Assistant Secretary for Health on issues 

and topics pertaining to or associated 

with the protection of human research 

subjects. 

On March 27, 2008 SACHRP will 

receive and discuss a report from the 

Subcommittee on Inclusion of 

Individuals with Impaired DecisionMaking in Research. The Subcommittee 

on Inclusion of Individuals with 

Impaired Decision-Making in Research 

is charged with developing 

recommendations for consideration by 

SACHRP about whether guidance and/ 

or additional regulations are needed for 

research involving individuals with 

impaired decision-making capacity. 

This Subcommittee was formed as a 

result of discussions during the July 31–

August 1, 2006 SACHRP meeting. In 

addition, an invited panel will discuss 

common designs associated with quality 

improvement, quality assurance, and 


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