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the Commission’s rules. LECs and 

CMRS providers must include a 

description of facts supporting the basis 

of the LECs or CMRS provider’s claim 

of preclusion from compliance based on 

risk to safety of life or health, private 

legal obligation or agreement, or 

Federal, state, tribal or local law. 

Additionally, LECs and CMRS 

providers identifying assets designed 

with less than the emergency backup 

power capacity required in section 

12.2(a) and not otherwise precluded 

from compliance for one of the three 

reasons identified in section 12.2(b) 

must comply with the backup power 

requirement or file, within 12 months 

from the effective date of section 12.2, 

a certified emergency backup power 

compliance plan that is subject to 

Commission review. The emergency 

backup power compliance plan must 

certify and describe how, in the event of 

a commercial power failure, the LEC or 

CMRS provider will provide emergency 

backup power to 100 percent of the area 

covered by any non-compliant asset, 

relying on on-site and/or portable 

backup power sources or other sources 

as appropriate. This emergency backup 

power must be sufficient for service 

coverage as follows: A minimum of 24 

hours for assets inside central offices 

and eight hours for other assets such as 

cell sites, remote switches, and digital 

loop carrier system remote terminals. 

LECs that meet the definition of a 

Class B company as set forth in section 

32.11(b)(2) of the Commission’s rules 

and non-nationwide CMRS providers 

with no more than 500,000 subscribers 

are exempt from these reporting 

requirements. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–20892 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Public Information 

Collection(s) Being Reviewed by the 

Federal Communications Commission, 

Comments Requested 

September 3, 2008. 

SUMMARY: The Federal Communications 

Commission, as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork burdens, 

invites the general public and other 

Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on the 

following information collection(s), as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law No. 

104–13. An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. Subject to the PRA, no 

person shall be subject to any penalty 

for failing to comply with a collection 

of information that does not display a 

valid control number. Comments are 

requested concerning (a) whether the 

proposed collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the Commission, 

including whether the information shall 

have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of 

the Commission’s burden estimate; (c) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information collected; and 

(d) ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on the 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

DATES: Written PRA comments should 

be submitted on or before November 10, 

2008. If you anticipate that you will be 

submitting comments, but find it 

difficult to do so within the period of 

time allowed by this notice, you should 

advise the contact listed below as soon 

as possible. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties may 

submit all PRA comments by e-mail or 

U.S. post mail. To submit your 

comments by e-mail, send them to 

PRA@fcc.gov and/or to 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. To submit your 

comments by U.S. mail, mark them to 

the attention of Cathy Williams, Federal 

Communications Commission, Room 

1–C823, 445 12th Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

additional information about the 

information collection(s), contact Cathy 

Williams at (202) 418–2918 or send an 

e-mail to PRA@fcc.gov and/or 

Cathy.Williams@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OMB 

Control Number: 3060–0174. 

Title: Sections 73.1212, 76.1615 and 

76.1715, Sponsorship Identification. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit entities; Individuals or 

households. 

Number of Respondents/Responses: 

23,215 respondents; 1,693,122 

responses. 

Estimated Time per Response: .0011 

hours to 0.1 hours 

Frequency of Response: 

Recordkeeping requirement; Third party 

disclosure requirement; On occasion 

reporting requirement. 

Total Annual Burden: 112,096 hours 

Total Annual Cost: None. 

Nature of Response: Required to 

obtain or retain benefits. The statutory 

authority for this information collection 

is contained in 4(i), 317 and 507 of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended. 

Confidentiality: No need for 

confidentiality required. 

Privacy Impact Assessment(s): No 

impact(s). 

Needs and Uses: 47 CFR 73.1212 

requires a broadcast station to identify 

the sponsor of any matter transmitted 

for consideration. 47 CFR 76.1615 states 

that, when a cable operator engaged in 

origination cablecasting presents any 

matter for which consideration is 

provided to such cable television system 

operator, the cable television system 

operator, at the time of the telecast, shall 

identify the sponsor. For both sections, 

for advertising commercial products or 

services, the mention of the sponsor’s 

name or product, when it is clear that 

the mention of the product constitutes 

sponsorship identification, is all that is 

required. In the case of television 

political advertisements concerning 

candidates for public office, the sponsor 

shall be identified with letters equal to 

or greater than four (4) percent of the 

vertical height of the television screen 

that airs for no less than four (4) 

seconds. 

47 CFR 73.1212 and 76.1715 state 

that, with respect to sponsorship 

announcements that are waived when 

the broadcast/origination cablecast of 

‘‘want ads’’ sponsored by an individual, 

the licensee/operator shall maintain a 

list showing the name, address and 

telephone number of each such 

advertiser. These lists shall be made 

available for public inspection. 

47 CFR 73.1212 states that, when an 

entity rather than an individual 

sponsors the broadcast of matter that is 

of a political or controversial nature, the 

licensee is required to retain a list of the 

executive officers, or board of directors, 

or executive committee, etc., of the 

organization paying for such matter in 

its public file. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Marlene H. Dortch, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–20896 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Notices 

AGENCY: Federal Election Commission. 

DATE & TIME: Wednesday, September 10, 

2008 at 10 a.m. 


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PLACE: 999 E Street, NW., Washington, 

DC. 

STATUS: This meeting will be closed to 

the public. 

ITEMS TO BE DISCUSSED: Compliance 

matters pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 437g. 

Audits conducted pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 

437g, 438(b), and Title 26, U.S.C. 

Matters concerning participation in civil 

actions or proceedings or arbitration. 

Internal personnel rules and procedures 

or matters affecting a particular 

employee. 

PERSON TO CONTACT FOR INFORMATION: 

Mr. Robert Biersack, Press Officer, 

Telephone: (202) 694–1220. 

Mary W. Dove, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E8–20786 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6715–01–M 

FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE 

AGENCY 

Establishment of a New Independent 

Agency 

AGENCY: Federal Housing Finance 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment. 

SUMMARY: This Notice is to announce 

the establishment of a new independent 

agency. Division A of the Housing and 

Economic Recovery Act of 2008, Public 

Law 110–289, 122 Stat. 2654 (2008), 

titled the Federal Housing Finance 

Regulatory Reform Act of 2008 (Act), 

created the Federal Housing Finance 

Agency (FHFA) as an independent 

agency of the Federal Government. 

FHFA was established on the date of 

enactment, July 30, 2008, and the Act 

provides for the abolishment of the 

Office of Federal Housing Enterprise 

Oversight (OFHEO) and the Federal 

Housing Finance Board (FHFB) one year 

after the date of enactment. These 

agencies, together with the Housing and 

Urban Development GovernmentSponsored Enterprise Mission Teams, 

are combined to establish FHFA. 

Regulations of FHFA will be found in 12 

CFR chapter XII, parts 1200–1299. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alfred M. Pollard, General Counsel 

(OFHEO), telephone (202) 414–3788 or 

Christopher Curtis, General Counsel 

(FHFB), telephone (202) 408–2802 (not 

toll free numbers), Federal Housing 

Finance Agency, Fourth Floor, 1700 G 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552. The 

telephone number for the 

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf 

is (800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FHFA has 

regulatory authority over the Federal 

National Mortgage Association (Fannie 

Mae), the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 

Corporation (Freddie Mac) and the 

Federal Home Loan Banks (collectively, 

the ‘‘regulated entities’’) and the Bank 

System’s Office of Finance. The 

establishment of FHFA strengthens the 

nation’s housing finance system. This 

new regulator has the authorities 

necessary to enhance oversight of 

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the 

Federal Home Loan Banks—vital 

components of the nation’s secondary 

mortgage markets. 

FHFA was established to oversee the 

prudential operations of each regulated 

entity and to ensure: 

• That each regulated entity operates 

in a safe and sound manner, including 

maintenance of adequate capital and 

internal controls; 

• That the operations and activities of 

each regulated entity foster liquid, 

efficient, competitive, and resilient 

national housing finance markets 

(including activities relating to 

mortgages on housing for low- and 

moderate-income families involving a 

reasonable economic return that may be 

less than the return earned on other 

activities); 

• That each regulated entity complies 

with this title and the rules, regulations, 

guidelines, and orders issued under this 

title and the authorizing statutes; 

• That each regulated entity carries 

out its statutory mission only through 

activities that are authorized under and 

consistent with this title and the 

authorizing statutes; and 

• That the activities of each regulated 

entity and the manner in which such 

regulated entity is operated are 

consistent with the public interest. 

The authorities, powers and 

responsibilities of FHFA are contained 

in Titles 12 U.S.C. 1421 et seq. and 4501 

et seq., as amended by Division A of 

Public Law 110–289, 122 Stat. 2654 

(2008). 

Dated: August 30, 2008. 

James B. Lockhart III, 

Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency. 

[FR Doc. E8–20839 Filed 9–8–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4220–01–P 

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 

September 24, 2008. 

A. Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis 

(Glenda Wilson, Community Affairs 

Officer) P.O. Box 442, St. Louis, 

Missouri 63166–2034: 

1. Larry T. Wilson Descendents Trust 

and The Kathryn W. Roberts 

Descendants Trust to join the Wilson 

Family Control Group, all of 

Jacksonville, Arkansas, and thereby 

acquire control of First Arkansas 

Bancshares, Inc., and thereby indirectly 

acquire control of First Arkansas Bank 

and Trust, both of Jacksonville, 

Arkansas. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, September 4, 2008. 

Jennifer J. Johnson, 

Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E8–20881 Filed 9–8–08; 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, 

September 15, 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 

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 


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