Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 50 / Thursday, March 13, 2008 / Notices 13591 

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

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

final EIS, (which will also be available 

for public inspection). Information 

about the proposed EIS and the scoping 

process may be obtained from Ms. 

Alicia Williamson, Environmental 

Project Manager, 301–415–1878. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day 

of March 2008. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

James E. Lyons, 

Division Director, Division of Site and 

Environmental Reviews, Office of New 

Reactors. 

[FR Doc. E8–5009 Filed 3–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND 

BUDGET 

FY 2007 Pilot Program for Alternative 

Approaches to Performance and 

Accountability Reporting Open Forum 

AGENCY: Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). 

ACTION: Notice of date change for open 

forum. 

SUMMARY: The open forum on the FY 

2007 Performance and Accountability 

Report (PAR) pilot previously scheduled 

for April 14, 2008 will now be held at 

the National Academy of Public 

Administration (NAPA) on April 10, 

2008 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Those 

interested in participating should 

respond to the questions listed below by 

Email to either Regina Kearney at 

rkearney@omb.eop.gov, or Pat Harris at 

pharris@omb.eop.gov by close of 

business March 28, 2008. 

• Do the PAR pilot component 

documents (Annual Financial Report, 

Annual Performance Report, and 

Highlights): 

Æ Provide an enhanced presentation 

of the financial and performance 

information in a more transparent way 

(i.e. information is presented in a 

manner that is user friendly and easy 

enough for a novice reader to 

understand)? 

Æ Report financial and performance 

information more meaningful (i.e. 

financial and performance data is 

reliable, relevant, and include 

measurable results linked to strategic 

goals)? 

Æ Tailor financial and performance 

information to meet stakeholder needs? 

Æ Report performance and financial 

results candidly and clearly articulate 

remedies to performance or financial 

shortfalls? 

• Are the PAR pilot component 

documents easily accessible via the web 

and are they easy to use? 

• Did the development of the PAR 

pilot component documents: 

Æ Improve internal and external 

communications? 

Æ Increase/decrease the burden on 

preparers? 

• What are individuals’

recommendations for improving 

performance and financial reporting? 

For additional background 

information regarding the open forum 

and the PAR pilot, please see OMB’s 

pilot notice of January 30, 2008 (73 FR 

5600). 

DATES: April 10, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 1 

p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The forum will be held in 

the National Academy of Public 

Administration (NAPA) building 

located at 900 7th Street, NW., Suite 

600, Washington, DC 20001. 

Due to potential delays in OMB’s 

receipt and processing of mail sent 

through the U.S. Postal Service, we 

encourage respondents to submit 

comments electronically to ensure 

timely receipt. We cannot guarantee that 

comments mailed will be received 

before the forum date. Electronic mail 

comments may be submitted to: 

rkearney@omb.eop.gov or 

pharris@omb.eop.gov. Please include 

‘‘PAR Pilot Open Forum’’ in the subject 

line and put the full body of your 

comments in the text of the electronic 

message and as an attachment. Please 

include your name, title, organization, 

postal address, telephone number, and 

E-mail address in the text of the 

message. Comments may also be 

submitted by mail at 725 17th St., NW., 

Room 6025, Washington, DC 20503. 

Please advise also if you will require 

any special accommodations in order to 

participate in the forum. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Regina Kearney, OMB Office of Federal 

Financial Management, 202–395–3993 

or e-mail: rkearney@omb.eop.gov. Pat 

Harris OMB, Office of Performance and 

Personnel Management, at 202–395–

5018 or pharris@omb.eop.gov. 

Dustin Brown, 

Deputy Assistant Director for Management. 

[FR Doc. 08–1019 Filed 3–12–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3110–01–M 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–57451; File No. SR–Amex–

2007–131] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

American Stock Exchange LLC; Notice 

of Filing of Proposed Rule Change and 

Amendment No. 1 Thereto Relating to 

Generic Listing Standards for Index 

Multiple Fund Shares and Index 

Inverse Fund Shares 

March 7, 2008. 

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

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on December 

20, 2007, the American Stock Exchange 

LLC (‘‘Amex’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) 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 substantially prepared by the 

Exchange. On February 29, 2008, the 

Exchange filed Amendment No. 1 to the 

proposed rule change. The Commission 

is publishing this notice to solicit 

comments on the proposed rule change, 

as amended, from interested persons. 

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s 

Statement of the Terms of Substance of 

the Proposed Rule Change 

Amex proposes to revise Rule 1000A–

AEMI and add new Commentary .01 to 

Rule 1002A to include generic listing 

standards for series of Index Multiple 

Exchange Traded Fund Shares 

(‘‘Multiple Fund Shares’’) and Index 

Inverse Exchange Traded Fund Shares 

(‘‘Inverse Fund Shares’’) (collectively, 

the ‘‘Fund Shares’’). 

The text of the rule proposal is 

available at Amex, the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room, and http:// 

www.amex.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 

Exchange 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 these 

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 aspects of such 

statements. 

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