Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 168 / Thursday, August 28, 2008 / Notices 50843 

1See SEC Release No. 34–58121 (Jul. 9, 2008); 73 

FR 40418 (Jul. 14, 2008). 

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 

Parole Commission 

Record of Vote of Meeting Closure 

(Pub. L. 94–409) (5 U.S.C. 552b) 

I, Cranston J. Mitchell of the United 

States Parole Commission, was present 

at a meeting of said Commission, which 

started at approximately 11:30 a.m., on 

Thursday, August 14, 2008, at the U.S. 

Parole Commission, 5550 Friendship 

Boulevard, 4th Floor, Chevy Chase, 

Maryland 20815. The purpose of the 

meeting was to decide one petition for 

reconsideration pursuant to 28 CFR 

2.27. Four Commissioners were present, 

constituting a quorum when the vote to 

close the meeting was submitted. 

Public announcement further 

describing the subject matter of the 

meeting and certifications of General 

Counsel that this meeting may be closed 

by vote of the Commissioners present 

were submitted to the Commissioners 

prior to the conduct of any other 

business. Upon motion duly made, 

seconded, and carried, the following 

Commissioners voted that the meeting 

be closed: Edward F. Reilly, Jr., 

Cranston J. Mitchell, Isaac Fulwood, Jr. 

and Patricia K. Cushwa. 

In witness whereof, I make this official 

record of the vote taken to close this 

meeting and authorize this record to be 

made available to the public. 

Dated: August 18, 2008. 

Cranston J. Mitchell, 

Vice Chairman, U.S. Parole Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–19847 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Mine Safety and Health Administration 

Notice of Affirmative Decisions on 

Petitions for Modification Granted in 

Whole or in Part 

AGENCY: Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA), Labor. 

ACTION: Notice of Affirmative Decisions 

on Petitions for Modification Granted in 

Whole or in Part. 

SUMMARY: The Mine Safety and Health 

Administration (MSHA) enforces mine 

operator compliance with mandatory 

safety and health standards that protect 

miners and improve safety and health 

conditions in U.S. Mines. This Federal 

Register Notice (FR Notice) notifies the 

public that it has investigated and 

issued a final decision on certain mine 

operator petitions to modify a safety 

standard. 

ADDRESSES: Copies of the final decisions 

are posted on MSHA’s Web site at 

http://www.msha.gov/indexes/ 

petition.htm. The public may inspect 

the petitions and final decisions during 

normal business hours in MSHA’s 

Office of Standards, Regulations, and 

Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, 

Room 2349, Arlington, Virginia 22209. 

All visitors must first stop at the 

receptionist desk on the 21st Floor to 

sign-in. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lawrence D. Reynolds, Acting Deputy 

Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances at 202–693–

9449 (Voice), 

reynolds.lawrence@dol.gov (E-mail), or 

202–693–9441 (Telefax), or Barbara 

Barron at 202–693–9447 (Voice), 

barron.barbara@dol.gov (E-mail), or 

202–693–9441 (Telefax). [These are not 

toll-free numbers.] 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

Under section 101 of the Federal Mine 

Safety and Health Act of 1977, a mine 

operator may petition and the Secretary 

of Labor (Secretary) may modify the 

application of a mandatory safety 

standard to that mine if the Secretary 

determines that: (1) an alternative 

method exists that will guarantee no 

less protection for the miners affected 

than that provided by the standard; or 

(2) that the application of the standard 

will result in a diminution of safety to 

the affected miners. 

MSHA bases the final decision on the 

petitioner’s statements, any comments 

and information submitted by interested 

persons, and a field investigation of the 

conditions at the mine. In some 

instances, MSHA may approve a 

petition for modification on the 

condition that the mine operator 

complies with other requirements noted 

in the decision. 

II. Granted Petitions for Modification 

On the basis of the findings of 

MSHA’s investigation, and as designee 

of the Secretary, MSHA has granted or 

partially granted the following petitions 

for modification: 

• Docket Number: M–2007–066–C. 

FR Notice: 72 FR 70351 (December 11, 

2007). 

Petitioner: Knight Hawk Coal, LLC, 

501 Barwick Road, Elkville, Illinois 

62932. 

Mine: Royal Falcon Mine, MSHA I.D. 

No. 11–03162, located in Jackson 

County, Illinois. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.503 

(Permissible electric face equipment) 

and 30 CFR 18.35 (Portable (trailing) 

cables and cords) . 

• Docket Number: M–2007–071–C. 

FR Notice: 73 FR 4638 (January 25, 

2008). 

Petitioner: Independence Coal 

Company, HC 78, Box 1800, Madison, 

West Virginia 25130. 

Mine: Allegiance Mine, MSHA I.D. 

No. 46–08735, located in Boone County, 

West Virginia. 

Regulation Affected: 30 CFR 75.1002 

(Installation of electric equipment and 

conductors; permissibility). 

Lawrence D. Reynolds, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Standards, 

Regulations, and Variances. 

[FR Doc. E8–19919 Filed 8–27–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–43–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–58415; File No. PCAOB–

2008–03] 

Public Company Accounting Oversight 

Board; Order Approving Proposed 

Ethics and Independence Rule 3526, 

Communication With Audit 

Committees Concerning 

Independence, Amendment to Interim 

Independence Standards, and 

Amendment to Rule 3523, Tax Services 

for Persons in Financial Reporting 

Oversight Roles 

August 22, 2008. 

I. Introduction 

On April 24, 2008, the Public 

Company Accounting Oversight Board 

(the ‘‘Board’’ or the ‘‘PCAOB’’) filed 

with the Securities and Exchange 

Commission (the ‘‘SEC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’) proposed rule changes 

(PCAOB–2008–03) pursuant to Section 

107(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 

2002 (the ‘‘Act’’), relating to the Board’s 

Ethics and Independence Rules. Notice 

of the proposed rule changes was 

published in the Federal Register on 

July 14, 2008.1 The Commission 

received three comment letters relating 

to the proposed rule changes. For the 

reasons discussed below, the 

Commission is granting approval of the 

proposed rule changes. 

II. Description of Proposed Rule 

Changes 

Section 103(a) of the Act directs the 

PCAOB to establish auditing and related 

attestation standards, quality control 

standards, and ethics standards to be 

used by registered public accounting 

firms in the preparation and issuance of 


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