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available. If you are interested in 

receiving this Commission meeting 

schedule electronically, please send an 

electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. 

Dated: August 13, 2008. 

R. Michelle Schroll, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–19139 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, 

Inc.; Georgia Power Company; 

Oglethorpe Power Corporation; 

Municipal Electric Authority of 

Georgia; City of Dalton, Georgia; 

Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 

1 and 2; Notice of Withdrawal of 

Application for Amendment to Facility 

Operating License 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (the Commission) has 

granted the request of Southern Nuclear 

Operating Corporation (the licensee) to 

withdraw its application dated 

November 30, 2007, with supplemental 

letters dated February 13, 2008, for 

proposed amendment to Facility 

Operating Licenses No. NPF–68 and No. 

NPF–81 for the Vogtle Electric 

Generating Plant, Units No. 1 and 2, 

located in Burke County, Georgia. 

The proposed amendment would 

have changed TS 5.5.9 to modify the 

inspection and plugging requirements 

for portions of Steam Generator (SG) 

tubes within the hot leg side of the 

tubesheet region of the SGs. The 

proposed changes to TS 5.6.10 would 

have added requirements to report 

specific data related to indications, 

leakage detected, and calculated 

accident leakage. 

The Commission had previously 

issued a Notice of Consideration of 

Issuance of Amendment, on the above 

proposed amendment application, that 

was published in the Federal Register 

on December 18, 2007 (72 FR 71715). 

However, by letter dated April 18, 2008, 

the licensee withdrew the proposed 

amendment. 

For further details with respect to this 

action, see the application for 

amendment dated November 30, 2007 

(Agencywide Documents Access 

Management System (ADAMS) 

Accession No. ML073380099), with 

additional information provided by 

letter dated February 13, 2008, and the 

licensee’s letter dated April 18, 2008, 

which withdrew the application for 

license amendment. Documents may be 

examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the 

NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR), 

located at One White Flint North, Public 

File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike 

(first floor), Rockville, Maryland. 

Publicly available records will be 

accessible electronically from the 

Agencywide Documents Access and 

Management Systems (ADAMS) Public 

Electronic Reading Room on the Internet 

at the NRC Web site, http:// 

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html. Persons 

who do not have access to ADAMS or 

who encounter problems in accessing 

the documents located in ADAMS 

should contact the NRC PDR Reference 

staff by telephone at 1–800–397–4209, 

or 301–415–4737 or by e-mail to 

pdr@nrc.gov. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day 

of August, 2008. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Robert E. Martin, 

Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing 

Branch II–1, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

[FR Doc. E8–19042 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Proposed Data Collection Available for 

Public Comment and 

Recommendations 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

which provides opportunity for public 

comment on new or revised data 

collections, the Railroad Retirement 

Board (RRB) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed data collections. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed information collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of the information; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden related to 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Title and Purpose of Information 

Collection 

Evidence of Marital Relationship, 

Living with Requirements; OMB 3220–

0021. 

To support an application for a 

spouse or widow(er)’s annuity under 

Sections 2(c) or 2(d) of the Railroad 

Retirement Act, an applicant must 

submit proof of a valid marriage to a 

railroad employee. In some cases, the 

existence of a marital relationship is not 

formalized by a civil or religious 

ceremony. In other cases, questions may 

arise about the legal termination of a 

prior marriage of an employee, spouse, 

or widow(er). In these instances, the 

RRB must secure additional information 

to resolve questionable marital 

relationships. The circumstances 

requiring an applicant to submit 

documentary evidence of marriage are 

prescribed in 20 CFR 219.30. 

In the absence of documentary 

evidence to support the existence of a 

valid marriage between a spouse or 

widow(er) annuity applicant and a 

railroad employee, the RRB needs to 

obtain information to determine if a 

valid marriage existed. The RRB utilizes 

Forms G–124, Statement of Marital 

Relationship; G–124a, Statement 

Regarding Marriage; G–237, Statement 

Regarding Marital Status; G–238, 

Statement of Residence; and G–238a, 

Statement Regarding Divorce or 

Annulment to secure the needed 

information. One response is requested 

of each respondent. Completion is 

required to obtain benefits. The RRB 

proposes no changes to the forms in the 

collection. 

Estimate of Annual Respondent Burden 

The estimated annual respondent 

burden is as follows: 

Form #(s) Annual 

responses 

Time 

(min) 

Burden 

(hrs) 

G–124 (In person) ....................................................................................................................... 125 15 31 

G–124 (By mail) ........................................................................................................................... 75 20 25 

G–124a ........................................................................................................................................ 300 10 50 

G–237 (In person) ....................................................................................................................... 75 15 19 

G–237 (By mail) ........................................................................................................................... 75 20 25 

G–238 (In person) ....................................................................................................................... 150 3 8 

G–238 (By mail) ........................................................................................................................... 150 5 13 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78q(d). 

2 17 CFR 240.17d–2. 

3 15 U.S.C. 78s(g)(1). 

4 15 U.S.C. 78q(d). 

5 15 U.S.C. 78s(g)(2). 

6 15 U.S.C. 78q(d)(1). 

7See Securities Act Amendments of 1975, Report 

of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs to Accompany S. 249, S. Rep. No. 94–

75, 94th Cong., 1st Session 32 (1975). 

8 17 CFR 240.17d–1 and 17 CFR 240.17d–2, 

respectively. 

9See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 12352 

(April 20, 1976), 41 FR 18808 (May 7, 1976). 

10See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 12935 

(October 28, 1976), 41 FR 49091 (November 8, 

1976). 

Form #(s) Annual 

responses 

Time 

(min) 

Burden 

(hrs) 

G–238a 150 ................................................................................................................................. 10 25 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 1,100 ........................ 196 

Additional Information or Comments: 

To request more information or to 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection justification, forms, and/or 

supporting material, please call the RRB 

Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or 

send an e-mail request to 

Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Ronald J. 

Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 

North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 

60611–2092 or send an e-mail to 

Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written 

comments should be received within 60 

days of this notice. 

Charles Mierzwa 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–18987 Filed 8–15–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–58350; File No. 4–566] 

Program for Allocation of Regulatory 

Responsibilities Pursuant to Rule 17d–

2; Notice of Filing of Proposed Plan for 

the Allocation of Regulatory 

Responsibilities Among the American 

Stock Exchange LLC, Boston Stock 

Exchange, Inc., CBOE Stock 

Exchange, LLC, Chicago Stock 

Exchange, Inc., Financial Industry 

Regulatory Authority, Inc., 

International Securities Exchange, 

LLC, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC, 

National Stock Exchange, Inc., New 

York Stock Exchange, LLC, NYSE Arca 

Inc., NYSE Regulation, Inc., and 

Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. 

August 13, 2008. 

Pursuant to Section 17(d) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 

(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 17d–2 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on August 

12, 2008, the American Stock Exchange 

LLC (‘‘Amex’’), Boston Stock Exchange, 

Inc. (‘‘BSE’’), CBOE Stock Exchange, 

LLC (‘‘CBOE’’), Chicago Stock Exchange, 

Inc. (‘‘CHX’’), Financial Industry 

Regulatory Authority, Inc. (‘‘FINRA’’), 

International Securities Exchange, LLC 

(‘‘ISE’’), The NASDAQ Stock Market, 

LLC (‘‘NASDAQ’’), National Stock 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘NSX’’), New York 

Stock Exchange, LLC (‘‘NYSE’’), NYSE 

Arca Inc. (‘‘NYSE Arca’’), NYSE 

Regulation, Inc. (acting under authority 

delegated to it by NYSE) (‘‘NYSE 

Regulation’’), and Philadelphia Stock 

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘Phlx’’), (collectively, 

‘‘Participating Organizations’’ or 

‘‘Parties’’) filed with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) 

a plan for the allocation of regulatory 

responsibilities (‘‘17d–2 plan’’ or 

‘‘Plan’’). The Commission is publishing 

this notice to solicit comments on the 

17d–2 plan from interested persons. 

I. Introduction 

Section 19(g)(1) of the Act,3 among 

other things, requires every selfregulatory organization (‘‘SRO’’) 

registered as either a national securities 

exchange or national securities 

association to examine for, and enforce 

compliance by, its members and persons 

associated with its members with the 

Act, the rules and regulations 

thereunder, and the SRO’s own rules, 

unless the SRO is relieved of this 

responsibility pursuant to Section 

17(d) 4 or Section 19(g)(2) 5 of the Act. 

Without this relief, the statutory 

obligation of each individual SRO could 

result in a pattern of multiple 

examinations of broker-dealers that 

maintain memberships in more than one 

SRO (‘‘common members’’). Such 

regulatory duplication would add 

unnecessary expenses for common 

members and their SROs. 

Section 17(d)(1) of the Act 6 was 

intended, in part, to eliminate 

unnecessary multiple examinations and 

regulatory duplication.7 With respect to 

a common member, Section 17(d)(1) 

authorizes the Commission, by rule or 

order, to relieve an SRO of the 

responsibility to receive regulatory 

reports, to examine for and enforce 

compliance with applicable statutes, 

rules, and regulations, or to perform 

other specified regulatory functions. 

To implement Section 17(d)(1), the 

Commission adopted two rules: Rule 

17d–1 and Rule 17d–2 under the Act.8

Rule 17d–1 authorizes the Commission 

to name a single SRO as the designated 

examining authority (‘‘DEA’’) to 

examine common members for 

compliance with the financial 

responsibility requirements imposed by 

the Act, or by Commission or SRO 

rules.9 When an SRO has been named as 

a common member’s DEA, all other 

SROs to which the common member 

belongs are relieved of the responsibility 

to examine the firm for compliance with 

the applicable financial responsibility 

rules. On its face, Rule 17d–1 deals only 

with an SRO’s obligations to enforce 

member compliance with financial 

responsibility requirements. Rule 17d–1 

does not relieve an SRO from its 

obligation to examine a common 

member for compliance with its own 

rules and provisions of the federal 

securities laws governing matters other 

than financial responsibility, including 

sales practices and trading activities and 

practices. 

To address regulatory duplication in 

these and other areas, the Commission 

adopted Rule 17d–2 under the Act.10

Rule 17d–2 permits SROs to propose 

joint plans for the allocation of 

regulatory responsibilities with respect 

to their common members. Under 

paragraph (c) of Rule 17d–2, the 

Commission may declare such a plan 

effective if, after providing for notice 

and comment, it determines that the 

plan is necessary or appropriate in the 

public interest and for the protection of 

investors, to foster cooperation and 

coordination among the SROs, to 

remove impediments to, and foster the 

development of, a national market 

system and a national clearance and 

settlement system, and is in conformity 

with the factors set forth in Section 

17(d) of the Act. Commission approval 

of a plan filed pursuant to Rule 17d–2 

relieves an SRO of those regulatory 

responsibilities allocated by the plan to 

another SRO. 


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