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AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

29 U.S.C. 1302. 

PURPOSE(S): 

This system of records is used by 

PBGC employees and employees of 

PBGC’s contractors to identify other 

PBGC employees by name, 

organizational component or title, 

supervisor, or area of expertise, and to 

access contact information for PBGC 

employees. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

PBGC General Routine Uses G1 

through G8 apply to this system of 

records (See Prefatory Statement of 

General Routine Uses, 60 FR 57462, 

57563 (1995)). 

DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING

AGENCIES: 

Not applicable. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Storage: 

Records are maintained in electronic 

format in database that is available to 

authorized PBGC employees and 

employees of PBGC’s contractors who 

have been granted access to PBGC’s 

intranet. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrieved by name, 

organizational component or title, 

supervisor, or area of expertise. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

The PBGC has adopted appropriate 

administrative, technical, and physical 

controls to protect the security, 

integrity, and availability of information 

maintained in electronic format, and to 

assure that records are not disclosed to 

or accessed by anyone who does not 

have a need-to-know to perform official 

duties. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are maintained until the 

subject leaves PBGC employment. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, Communications and Public 

Affairs Department, Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20005–4026. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

Procedures are detailed in PBGC 

regulations: 29 CFR part 4902. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Same as notification procedures. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

Same as notification procedure. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Subject individual and PBGC 

personnel records. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

None. 

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BILLING CODE 7709–01–P 

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Excepted Service 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM 

decisions granting authority to make 

appointments under Schedules A, B, 

and C in the excepted service as 

required by 5 CFR 6.6 and 213.103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. 

Lamary, Group Manager, Executive 

Resources Services Group, Center for 

Human Resources, Division for Human 

Capital Leadership and Merit System 

Accountability, 202–606–2246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Appearing 

in the listing below are the individual 

authorities established under Schedules 

A, B, and C between June 1, 2008, and 

June 30, 2008. Future notices will be 

published on the fourth Tuesday of each 

month, or as soon as possible thereafter. 

A consolidated listing of all authorities 

as of June 30 is published each year. 

Schedule A 

No Schedule A appointments were 

approved for June 2008. 

Schedule B 

No Schedule B appointments were 

approved for June 2008. 

Schedule C 

The following Schedule C 

appointments were approved during 

June 2008. 

Section 213.3303 Executive Office of 

the President 

Office of National Drug Control Policy 

QQGS80010 Legislative Analyst to the 

Associate Director, Office of 

Legislative Affairs. Effective June 6, 

2008. 

Section 213.3304 Department of State 

DSGS69746 Public Affairs Specialist 

to the Principal Deputy Assistant 

Secretary. Effective June 6, 2008. 

DSGS69749 Staff Assistant to the 

Director, Policy Planning Staff. 

Effective June 25, 2008. 

DSGS69747 Staff Assistant to the 

Under Secretary for Global Affairs. 

Effective June 26, 2008. 

DSGS69748 Special Assistant to the 

Counselor. Effective June 26, 2008. 

Section 213.3305 Department of the 

Treasury 

DYGS00494 Special Assistant to the 

Director of the Mint. Effective June 13, 

2008. 

DYGS00424 Senior Advisor to the 

Assistant Secretary (Economic 

Policy). Effective June 19, 2008. 

DYGS00420 Special Assistant to the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Legislative Affairs (Banking and 

Finance). Effective June 20, 2008. 

Section 213.3306 Department of 

Defense 

DDGS17160 Special Assistant/Senior 

Advisor to the Under Secretary of 

Defense (Comptroller). Effective June 

3, 2008. 

DDGS17159 Special Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary of Defense 

(Legislative Affairs). Effective June 6, 

2008. 

DDGS17163 Speechwriter for the 

Special Assistant to the Deputy 

Secretary of Defense. Effective June 

26, 2008. 

Section 213.3308 Department of the 

Navy 

DNGS08166 Staff Assistant to the 

Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy. 

Effective June 4, 2008. 

Section 213.3310 Department of 

Justice 

DJGS00109 Associate Director to the 

Director. Effective June 10, 2008. 

DJGS00136 Senior Policy Advisor to 

the Director of the Violence Against 

Women Office. Effective June 17, 

2008. 

DJGS00093 Deputy White House 

Liaison to the White House Liaison. 

Effective June 20, 2008. 

DJGS00113 Senior Counsel to the 

Director, Community Relations 

Service. Effective June 24, 2008. 

Section 213.3311 Department of 

Homeland Security 

DMGS00752 Special Assistant to the 

Director of Faith Based and 

Community Initiatives. Effective June 

6, 2008. 

DMGS00754 Governor and Homeland 

Security Advisors Coordinator to the 

Assistant Secretary for 

Intergovernmental Programs. Effective 

June 13, 2008. 

DMGS00755 Confidential Assistant to 

the Counselor to the Deputy 

Secretary. Effective June 13, 2008. 

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DMGS00753 Senior Policy Advisor to 

the Assistant Secretary for 

Infrastructure Protection. Effective 

June 17, 2008. 

DMGS00756 Advance Representative 

to the Director of Scheduling and 

Advance. Effective June 17, 2008. 

DMGS00705 White House Liaison to 

the Chief of Staff. Effective June 20, 

2008. 

DMGS00757 Director of 

Intergovernmental Affairs to the 

Assistant Secretary for 

Intergovernmental Affairs. Effective 

June 26, 2008. 

DMGS00759 Advance Representative 

to the Director of Scheduling and 

Advance. Effective June 26, 2008. 

DMGS00761 Associate Director for 

Public Liaison to the Chief of Staff to 

the Coordinator. Effective June 26, 

2008. 

DMGS00760 Director of 

Intergovernmental Affairs to the 

Director of External Affairs and 

Communications. Effective June 27, 

2008. 

Section 213.3312 Department of the 

Interior 

DIGS01125 Senior Advisor to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective June 3, 2008. 

DIGS01126 Senior Counsel and 

Special Assistant to the Solicitor to 

the Deputy Solicitor. Effective June 

10, 2008. 

DIGS01127 Deputy Director, Office of 

Communications to the Director, 

Office of Communications. Effective 

June 12, 2008. 

Section 213.3313 Department of 

Agriculture 

DAGS00942 Staff Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary for Congressional 

Relations. Effective June 12, 2008. 

Section 213.3314 Department of 

Commerce 

DCGS00030 Special Assistant to the 

National Director, Minority Business 

Development Agency. Effective June 

6, 2008. 

DCGS00191 Legislative Counsel to the 

Deputy General Counsel. Effective 

June 6, 2008. 

DCGS00199 Legislative Affairs 

Specialist to the Assistant Secretary 

for Legislative and Intergovernmental 

Affairs. Effective June 6, 2008. 

DCGS60291 Public Affairs Specialist 

to the Director of Public Affairs. 

Effective June 27, 2008. 

Section 213.3315 Department of Labor 

DLGS60144 Special Assistant to the 

Director of Scheduling. Effective June 

11, 2008. 

DLGS60179 Special Assistant to the 

Deputy Wage and Hour 

Administrator. Effective June 13, 

2008. 

DLGS60250 Deputy Director of 

Scheduling to the Director of 

Scheduling. Effective June 13, 2008. 

DLGS60142 Staff Assistant to the 

Director of Scheduling. Effective June 

24, 2008. 

DLGS60203 Special Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary for Veterans 

Employment and Training. Effective 

June 27, 2008. 

Section 213.3316 Department of 

Health and Human Services 

DHGS60169 Special Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs. 

Effective June 9, 2008. 

DHGS60008 Senior Advisor to the 

Assistant Secretary for Children and 

Families. Effective June 17, 2008. 

DHGS60073 Special Assistant (Center 

for Faith-Based and Community 

Initiatives) to the Director, Center for 

Faith Based and Community 

Initiatives. Effective June 17, 2008. 

Section 213.3317 Department of 

Education 

DBGS00669 Senior Advisor to the 

Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Communications and Outreach. 

Effective June 9, 2008. 

DBGS00270 Confidential Assistant 

(White House Liaison) to the White 

House Liaison. Effective June 13, 

2008. 

DBGS00496 Special Assistant to the 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Process 

Improvement. Effective June 20, 2008. 

DBGS00560 Chief of Staff to the 

Assistant Secretary for Planning, 

Evaluation, and Policy Development. 

Effective June 20, 2008. 

DBGS00570 Confidential Assistant to 

the Assistant Secretary, Office of 

Communications and Outreach. 

Effective June 20, 2008. 

DBGS00670 Deputy Director, (White 

House Initiative on the Educational 

Excellence for Hispanic Americans) to 

the Director, White House Initiative 

on Hispanic Education. Effective June 

25, 2008. 

Section 213.3318 Environmental 

Protection Agency 

EPGS05006 Speech Writer to the 

Associate Administrator for Public 

Affairs. Effective June 11, 2008. 

EPGS08010 Special Assistant to the 

Associate Administrator for 

Congressional and Intergovernmental 

Relations. Effective June 11, 2008. 

EPGS05018 Deputy Associate 

Administrator for Office of 

Congressional Affairs to the Associate 

Administrator for Congressional and 

Intergovernmental Relations. Effective 

June 27, 2008. 

Section 213.3323 Overseas Private 

Investment Corporation 

PQGS08015 Research Specialist to the 

Chief of Staff. Effective June 03, 2008. 

Section 213.3325 United States Tax 

Court 

JCGS60086 Trial Clerk to the Chief 

Judge. Effective June 09, 2008. 

Section 213.3327 Department of 

Veterans Affairs 

DVGS60014 Special Assistant to the 

Assistant Secretary for Public and 

Intergovernmental Affairs. Effective 

June 17, 2008. 

Section 213.3331 Department of 

Energy 

DEGS00658 Policy Advisor to the 

Assistant Secretary for Policy and 

International Affairs. Effective June 6, 

2008. 

DEGS00662 Deputy Assistant 

Secretary for Environmental 

Management and National Security to 

the Assistant Secretary for 

Congressional and Intergovernmental 

Affairs. Effective June 17, 2008. 

DEGS00664 Deputy Director to the 

Director, Office of Scheduling and 

Advance. Effective June 20, 2008. 

DEGS00665 Deputy Press Secretary to 

the Director, Public Affairs. Effective 

June 26, 2008. 

DEGS00663 Senior Advisor to the 

Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy. 

Effective June 27, 2008. 

DEGS00666 Senior Advisor to the 

Assistant Secretary of Energy (Nuclear 

Energy). Effective June 27, 2008. 

DEGS00667 Energy Operations 

Coordinator to the Assistant Secretary 

(Electricity Delivery and Energy 

Reliability). Effective June 27, 2008. 

Section 213.3337 General Services 

Administration 

GSGS00150 Senior Advisor to the 

Regional Administrator National 

Capital Region. Effective June 03, 

2008. 

GSGS00167 Confidential Assistant to 

the Chief of Staff. Effective June 18, 

2008. 

Section 213.3346 National 

Aeronautics and Space 

NNGS00183 Deputy Press Secretary/ 

Public Affairs Specialist to the Public 

Affairs Specialist. Effective June 6, 

2008. 

Section 213.3384 Department of 

Housing and Urban Development 

DUGS60336 Special Assistant to the 

Secretary to the Deputy Secretary, 

Housing and Urban Development. 

Effective June 6, 2008. 

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1The 60-day notice for this Paperwork Reduction 

Act extension referred to a burden of 2,432 hours. 

See 73 FR 32750 (Jun. 10, 2008). This burden was 

incorrect. The correct burden is 3,040 hours. 

1Applicants also request relief with respect to 

future series of the Trust and any other existing or 

future registered open-end management investment 

company or series thereof that: (a) Is advised by the 

Continued 

DUGS60263 Advisor to the Secretary, 

Housing and Urban Development. 

Effective June 9, 2008. 

DUGS60352 Regional Director to the 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Field 

Policy and Management. Effective 

June 24, 2008. 

DUGS60460 Assistant to the Secretary 

and White House Liaison to the Chief 

of Staff. Effective June 27, 2008. 

DUGS60490 Special Policy Advisor to 

the Chief of Staff. Effective June 27, 

2008. 

Section 213.3394 Department of 

Transportation 

DTGS60117 Special Assistant to the 

Secretary. Effective June 3, 2008. 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O. 

10577, 3 CFR 1954–1958 Comp., p. 218. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Howard C. Weizmann, 

Deputy Director. 

[FR Doc. E8–20112 Filed 8–28–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6325–39–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: U.S. Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of Investor 

Education and Advocacy, 

Washington, DC 20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Rule 17Ad–17; OMB Control No. 3235–

0469; SEC File No. 270–412. 

Notice is hereby given that pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the 

Office of Management and Budget a 

request for extension of the previously 

approved collection of information 

discussed below. 

• Rule 17Ad–17 Transfer Agents’

Obligation to Search for Lost 

Securityholders. 

Rule 17Ad–17 (17 CFR 240.17Ad–17) 

requires approximately 608 registered 

transfer agents to conduct searches 

using third party database vendors to 

attempt to locate lost securityholders. 

The staff estimates that the average 

number of hours necessary for each 

transfer agent to comply with Rule 

17Ad–17 is five hours annually. The 

total burden is approximately 3,040 

hours annually for all transfer agents.1

The cost of compliance for each 

individual transfer agent depends on the 

number of lost accounts for which it is 

responsible. Based on information 

received from transfer agents, we 

estimate that the annual cost industry 

wide is approximately $3.3 million. 

The retention period for the 

recordkeeping requirement under Rule 

17Ad–17 is three years. The 

recordkeeping requirement under Rule 

17Ad–17 is mandatory to assist the 

Commission and other regulatory 

agencies with monitoring transfer agents 

and ensuring compliance with the rule. 

This rule does not involve the collection 

of confidential information. Please note 

that an agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

Comments should be directed to (i) 

Desk Officer for the Securities and 

Exchange Commission, Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, 

Room 10102, New Executive Office 

Building, Washington, DC 20503 or by 

sending an e-mail to: 

Alexander_T._Hunt@omb.eop.gov; and 

(ii) Lewis W. Walker, Acting Director/ 

Chief Information Officer, Securities 

and Exchange Commission, c/o Shirley 

Martinson, 6432 General Green Way, 

Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an e-mail 

to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov. Comments 

must be submitted within 30 days of 

this notice. 

Dated: August 25, 2008. 

Florence E. Harmon, 

Acting Secretary. 

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BILLING CODE 8010–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Investment Company Act Release No. 

28364; 812–13528] 

Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. and 

Aberdeen Funds; Notice of Application 

August 25, 2008. 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission (‘‘Commission’’). 

ACTION: Notice of an application under 

section 6(c) of the Investment Company 

Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption 

from section 15(a) of the Act and rule 

18f–2 under the Act, as well as from 

certain disclosure requirements. 

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants 

request an order that would permit them 

to enter into and materially amend 

subadvisory agreements without 

shareholder approval and would grant 

relief from certain disclosure 

requirements. 

APPLICANTS: Aberdeen Asset 

Management Inc. (the ‘‘Adviser’’) and 

Aberdeen Funds (the ‘‘Trust’’). 

FILING DATES: The application was filed 

on May 8, 2008. Applicants have agreed 

to file an amendment during the notice 

period, the substance of which is 

reflected in this notice. 

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: 

An order granting the application will 

be issued unless the Commission orders 

a hearing. Interested persons may 

request a hearing by writing to the 

Commission’s Secretary and serving 

applicants with a copy of the request, 

personally or by mail. Hearing requests 

should be received by the Commission 

by 5:30 p.m. on September 19, 2008, 

and should be accompanied by proof of 

service on the applicants, in the form of 

an affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate 

of service. Hearing requests should state 

the nature of the writer’s interest, the 

reason for the request, and the issues 

contested. Persons may request 

notification of a hearing by writing to 

the Commission’s Secretary. 

ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities 

and Exchange Commission, 100 F 

Street, NE., Washington, DC 20549–

1090. Applicants: Aberdeen Asset 

Management Inc., 1735 Market Street, 

37th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103; 

Aberdeen Funds, 5 Tower Bridge, 300 

Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 300, West 

Conshohocken, PA 19428. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Emerson S. Davis, Senior Counsel, at 

(202) 551–6868, or Julia Kim Gilmer, 

Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6821 

(Division of Investment Management, 

Office of Investment Company 

Regulation). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following is a summary of the 

application. The complete application 

may be obtained for a fee at the 

Commission’s Public Reference Room, 

100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC 

20549–1520 (telephone (202) 551–5850). 

Applicants’ Representations: 

1. The Trust, a Delaware statutory 

trust, is registered under the Act as an 

open-end management investment 

company and offers, or will offer, shares 

in 26 series each with separate 

investment objectives, policies and 

restrictions (each a ‘‘Fund’’ and 

collectively, the ‘‘Funds’’).1 The Adviser 

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