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when there are few synergies to be 

captured by combining licenses. 

38. For Auction 86, it is not possible 

to combine licenses across multiple 

frequency blocks in a given geographic 

area, and opportunities for combining 

licenses in adjacent areas are somewhat 

limited, so there is likely to be little 

need to use withdrawals to protect 

against incomplete aggregations. 

Therefore, the Bureau proposes to 

establish the percentage of the 

withdrawn bid to be assessed as an 

interim bid withdrawal payment at 

fifteen percent for this auction. The 

Bureau seeks comment on this proposal. 

ii. Establishing the Additional Default 

Payment Percentage 

39. Any winning bidder that, after the 

close of an auction, defaults—by, for 

example, failing to remit the required 

down payment within the prescribed 

period of time, to submit a timely longform application, or to make full 

payment—or is otherwise disqualified is 

liable for a default payment under 47 

CFR 1.2104(g)(2). This payment consists 

of a deficiency payment, equal to the 

difference between the amount of the 

bidder’s bid and the amount of the 

winning bid the next time a license 

covering the same spectrum is won in 

an auction, plus an additional payment 

equal to a percentage of the defaulter’s 

bid or of the subsequent winning bid, 

whichever is less. 

40. As previously noted by the 

Commission, defaults weaken the 

integrity of the auctions process and 

impede the deployment of service to the 

public. Given the nature of the service 

and the inventory of the licenses being 

offered in Auction 86, the Bureau 

believes that an additional default 

payment percentage of fifteen percent 

will provide a sufficient deterrent to 

defaults. Accordingly, the Bureau 

proposes an additional default payment 

of fifteen percent of the relevant bid for 

Auction 86 and seeks comment on this 

proposal. 

III. Commission ex parte Rules 

41. This proceeding has been 

designated as a permit-but-disclose 

proceeding in accordance with the 

Commission’s ex parte rules. Persons 

making oral ex parte presentations are 

reminded that memoranda summarizing 

the presentations must contain 

summaries of the substance of the 

presentations and not merely a listing of 

the subjects discussed. More than a one 

or two sentence description of the views 

and arguments presented is generally 

required. Other rules pertaining to oral 

and written ex parte presentations in 

permit-but-disclose proceedings are set 

forth in 47 CFR 1.1206(b). 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Gary D. Michaels, 

Deputy Chief, Auctions and Spectrum Access 

Division, WTB. 

[FR Doc. E9–11076 Filed 5–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6712–01–P 

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System. 

TIME AND DATE: 11:30 a.m., Monday, May 

18, 2009. 

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 

scheduled for the meeting; or you may 

contact the Board’s Web site at http:// 

www.federalreserve.gov for an electronic 

announcement that not only lists 

applications, but also indicates 

procedural and other information about 

the meeting. 

Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System, May 8, 2009. 

Robert deV. Frierson, 

Deputy Secretary of the Board. 

[FR Doc. E9–11199 Filed 5–8–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 6210–01–S 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

National Biodefense Science Board; 

Notification of a Public Teleconference 

AGENCY: Department of Health and 

Human Services, Office of the Secretary. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As stipulated by the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, the U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services is hereby giving notice that the 

National Biodefense Science Board 

(NBSB) will be holding a public 

teleconference. The meeting is open to 

the public. 

DATES: The NBSB will hold a public 

teleconference on May 22, 2009. The 

teleconference will be held from 2 p.m. 

to 4 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The conference will be 

conducted by phone. Public Conference 

Call-in Number is available by e-mailing 

NBSB@hhs.gov and will be posted on 

the NBSB Web site at http:// 

www.hhs.gov/aspr/omsph/nbsb/ 

index.html prior to the meeting. 

Participants should call in 15 minutes 

prior to the call and will be asked to 

provide their name, title, and 

organization. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing to obtain 

general information concerning this 

public teleconference should contact 

NBSB@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 319M of the Public Health 

Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d–7f) and 

section 222 of the Public Health Service 

Act (42 U.S.C. 217a), the Department of 

Health and Human Services established 

the National Biodefense Science Board. 

The Board shall provide expert advice 

and guidance to the Secretary on 

scientific, technical, and other matters 

of special interest to the Department of 

Health and Human Services regarding 

current and future chemical, biological, 

nuclear, and radiological agents, 

whether naturally occurring, accidental, 

or deliberate. The Board may also 

provide advice and guidance to the 

Secretary on other matters related to 

public health emergency preparedness 

and response. 

Background: The purpose of the May 

22, 2009 teleconference is to discuss 

issues regarding the 2009 H1N1 

influenza outbreak. A special meeting of 

the Board is being convened to assure 

that the public is given the opportunity 

to provide comments on the actions and 

deliberations of the Board regarding the 

ongoing response to the H1N1 

influenza. There will be time for 

members of the public to present their 

comments to the Board on this subject 

matter. 

Availability of Materials: The agenda 

and other materials will be posted on 

the NBSB Web site at http:// 

www.hhs.gov/aspr/omsph/nbsb/ 

index.html prior to the meeting. 

Procedures for Providing Public Input: 

Interested members of the public may 

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information for the NBSB to consider. 

All written comments must be received 

prior to May 15, 2009 and should be 

sent by e-mail to NBSB@hhs.gov with 

‘‘NBSB Public Comment’’ as the subject 

line. 

Oral Statements: In general, 

individuals or groups requesting an oral 

presentation at a public NBSB 

teleconference will be limited to three 

minutes per speaker, with no more than 

a total of 20 minutes for all speakers. To 

be placed on the public participant list, 

you should notify the operator when 

you enter the call-in number. 

Dated: May 5, 2009. 

RADM William C. Vanderwagen, 

Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 

Response, U.S. Department of Health and 

Human Services. 

[FR Doc. E9–11041 Filed 5–7–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4150–37–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 

HUMAN SERVICES 

Office of the Secretary 

Public Meeting of the Federal 

Coordinating Council on Comparative 

Effectiveness Research 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, HHS. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Authorized by the American 

Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 

(ARRA), the Federal Coordinating 

Council for Comparative Effectiveness 

Research will help coordinate research 

and guide investments in comparative 

effectiveness research funded by the 

Recovery Act. The Coordinating Council 

is holding this meeting to hear from the 

public about their views on the 

Council’s activities. 

DATES: The meeting, which is the 

second of three public meetings that the 

Coordinating Council expects to 

convene, will be held on Wednesday, 

May 13, 2009, from 2:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. 

CDT. 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at 

the University of Illinois at Chicago 

Forum, 725 W. Roosevelt Rd., (MC 126) 

Chicago, IL 60608. In addition, the 

meeting will be Web cast and 

individuals may also participate by 

audioconference. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patrick Conway, Office of the Secretary, 

HHS, Telephone: 202–690–7858; E-mail: 

Patrick.conway@hhs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Coordinating Council will assist the 

agencies of the Federal Government, 

including HHS, Departments of 

Veterans Affairs and Defense, as well as 

others, to coordinate comparative 

effectiveness and related health services 

research. The Coordinating Council also 

will provide input on priorities for the 

$400 million fund in the Recovery Act 

that the Secretary will allocate to 

advance this type of research. 

The Coordinating Council will not 

recommend clinical guidelines for 

payment, coverage or treatment. The 

Coordinating Council will consider the 

needs of populations served by Federal 

programs and opportunities to build and 

expand on current investments and 

priorities. 

Registration and Other Information 

About the Meeting: Individuals may 

participate in the meeting either by 

attending in person, viewing the 

meeting over the Internet, or by 

audioconference. Individuals may also 

nominate themselves to make a 3- 

minute statement before the 

Coordinating Council. In addition, 

individuals may submit written 

statements for the Coordinating 

Council’s consideration, regardless of 

whether individuals are chosen to give 

an oral statement. The Coordinating 

Council does request that individuals 

nominating themselves to make an oral 

statement make every effort to be 

present to give their statement in 

person. However, to facilitate hearing as 

many different viewpoints as possible, 

consideration will be given to 

individuals who would make their oral 

statements via audioconference. 

Oral statements, as well as written 

statements submitted for the 

Coordinating Council’s consideration, 

should address the following kinds of 

questions: 

• What types of investments in 

infrastructure for comparative 

effectiveness research should the 

Coordinating Council consider? 

• What criteria should the 

Coordinating Council consider when 

evaluating different investment options? 

• What Federal government activities 

in the area of comparative effectiveness 

research should the Coordinating 

Council focus its attention on? 

• How can the Coordinating Council 

best foster integration of these activities 

across the programs managed by the 

Departments of Health and Human 

Services, Defense, and Veterans Affairs? 

• What steps should the Coordinating 

Council consider to help ensure that 

public- and private-sector efforts in the 

area of comparative effectiveness 

research are mutually supportive? 

• What information on the 

Coordinating Council’s activities would 

be most useful? 

The Office of the Secretary requests 

that interested persons register to 

participate and indicate (a) whether 

they will attend in person, view the 

Coordinating Council’s meeting over the 

Internet, or listen by audioconference; 

(b) whether they are nominating 

themselves to give a 3-minute oral 

statement; and/or, (c) if they intend to 

submit a written statement for the 

Coordinating Council to consider. Per 

Section 3, ‘‘Ensuring Responsible 

Spending of Recovery Act Funds,’’ 74 

FR 12531, 12533 (March 25, 2009), 

individuals who wish to make an oral 

statement will be asked to disclose 

whether they are registered lobbyists. 

Individuals should register to 

participate no later than Monday, May 

11, at 5 p.m., EDT. Due to time 

constraints, not everyone who 

volunteers to make an oral statement 

will be able to do so. However, all 

statements received will be considered 

by the Coordinating Council as part of 

their deliberations. 

To register, go to http://www.hhs.gov/ 

recovery/programs/CER/index.html. 

Individuals who do not register in 

advance will only be able to attend the 

meeting in person if space is available. 

Information on how to view the meeting 

over the Internet and participate by 

audioconference will be sent to 

registered participants in advance and 

posted on the Recovery.gov Web site on 

Tuesday, May 12, 2009. The number of 

audioconference lines for non-registered 

participants may be limited. 

If sign language interpretation or other 

reasonable accommodation for a 

disability is needed, please contact Mr. 

Donald L. Inniss, Director, Office of 

Equal Employment Opportunity 

Program, Program Support Center, on 

(301) 443–1144. 

Each public meeting is scheduled for 

a three-hour period, but will end sooner 

if participants have finished providing 

input before the time period expires. We 

are asking for input concerning specific 

topics as follows: 

To help interested individuals 

prepare for the meetings, we invite 

review of the Act. The full text is set 

forth on the Internet at: http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/plaws/ (search for 

‘‘Public Law 111–50’’). 

Also, the Office of the Secretary has 

an e-mail notification list to provide 

interested parties with automatic 

notification of relevant information 

posted on Recovery.gov and the HHS 

Web site (http://www.hhs.gov/recovery/ 

programs/CER/index.html) concerning 

the Federal Coordinating Council. To be 

added to the e-mail notification list, 

send your e-mail address to 

CoordinatingCouncil@bls.com, and use 


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