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6 44 U.S.C. 3507(d). 

7 7 U.S.C. 19(a). 

IV. Related Matters 

A. Paperwork Reduction Act 

The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(‘‘PRA’’) 6 imposes certain requirements 

on federal agencies, including the 

Commission, in connection with their 

conducting or sponsoring any collection 

of information, as defined by the PRA. 

Certain provisions of final Commission 

rule 36.3 impose new regulatory and 

reporting requirements on ECMs, 

resulting in information collection 

requirements within the meaning of the 

PRA; OMB previously has approved and 

assigned OMB control number 3038– 

0060 to this collection of information. 

B. Cost-Benefit Analysis 

Section 15(a) of the CEA 7 requires the 

Commission to consider the costs and 

benefits of its actions before issuing an 

order under the Act. By its terms, 

section 15(a) does not require the 

Commission to quantify the costs and 

benefits of such an order or to determine 

whether the benefits of such an order 

outweigh its costs; rather, it requires 

that the Commission ‘‘consider’’ the 

costs and benefits of its action. Section 

15(a) further specifies that the costs and 

benefits shall be evaluated in light of 

five broad areas of market and public 

concern: (1) Protection of market 

participants and the public; (2) 

efficiency, competitiveness, and 

financial integrity of futures markets; (3) 

price discovery; (4) sound risk 

management practices; and (5) other 

public interest considerations. 

The bulk of the costs imposed by the 

requirements of Commission Rule 36.3 

relate to significant and increased 

information-submission and reporting 

requirements adopted in response to the 

Reauthorization Act’s directive that the 

Commission take an active role in 

determining whether contracts listed by 

ECMs qualify as SPDCs. The enhanced 

requirements for ECMs will permit the 

Commission to acquire the information 

it needs to discharge its newlymandated responsibilities and to ensure 

that ECMs with SPDCs are identified as 

entities with the elevated status of 

registered entity under the CEA and are 

in compliance with the statutory terms 

of the core principles of section 

2(h)(7)(C) of the Act. The primary 

benefit to the public is to enable the 

Commission to discharge its statutory 

obligation to monitor for the presence of 

SPDCs and extend its oversight to the 

trading of SPDCs. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 14, 

2009 by the Commission. 

David A. Stawick, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–25181 Filed 10–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6351–01–P 

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD 

Sunshine Act Notice 

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities 

Safety Board. 

ACTION: Notice of public meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the provisions of 

the ‘‘Government in the Sunshine Act’’ 

(5 U.S.C. 552b), notice is hereby given 

of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board’s (Board) public hearing and 

meeting described below. The Board 

will conduct a public hearing and 

meeting pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2286b 

and invites any interested persons or 

groups to present any comments, 

technical information, or data 

concerning safety issues related to the 

matters to be considered. 

TIME AND DATE OF MEETING: 9 a.m., 

November 24, 2009. 

PLACE: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board, Public Hearing Room, 625 

Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 300, 

Washington, DC 20004–2001. 

Additionally, as a part of the Board’s E– 

Government initiative, the meeting will 

be presented live through Internet video 

streaming. A link to the presentation 

will be available on the Board’s Web site 

(http://www.dnfsb.gov). 

STATUS: Open. While the Government in 

the Sunshine Act does not require that 

the scheduled discussion be conducted 

in a meeting, the Board has determined 

that an open meeting in this specific 

case furthers the public interests 

underlying both the Sunshine Act and 

the Board’s enabling legislation. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Board 

will hold a series of public meetings to 

examine the Department of Energy’s 

(DOE) implementation of 

Recommendation 2004–1, Oversight of 

Complex, High-Hazard Nuclear 

Operations. In 2003 and 2004, the Board 

conducted a series of eight public 

meetings that examined DOE’s methods, 

and the proposed changes to those 

methods, for providing and ensuring 

adequate protection for the public 

health and safety and that of the 

workers at DOE’s defense nuclear 

facilities. Based on the findings from 

these public meetings, the Board issued 

Recommendation 2004–1 on May 21, 

2004. While the Board notes that 

progress has been made on many of the 

22 commitments contained in DOE’s 

Implementation Plan to Improve 

Oversight of Nuclear Operations 

(Revision 2, October 2006), major 

commitments remain incomplete, and 

areas continue to require greater 

attention from senior management if 

planned activities are to be completed. 

In addition, commitments previously 

declared complete must be reviewed 

and reinforced by cognizant managers to 

reaffirm the continued achievement of 

their purposes and functions. This 

series of public meetings will examine 

the overall implementation of 

Recommendation 2004–1 in light of the 

Recommendation’s basic precepts: 

strengthen federal health and safety 

assurance; learn from internal and 

external operating experience; and 

revitalize the implementation of 

Integrated Safety Management. Of 

particular importance to the successful 

implementation of Recommendation 

2004–1 is the direct and unbroken line 

of roles and responsibilities for the 

safety of nuclear operations, extending 

from the Secretary of Energy, Program 

Secretarial Officers, and the National 

Nuclear Security Administration 

(NNSA) to field offices and sites. 

This hearing and meeting is intended 

to further assist the Board and DOE in 

their collective efforts to evaluate any 

needed improvements in the timeliness 

of issue resolution. The Board expects to 

hear presentations from the top 

leadership team of DOE and NNSA to 

outline the safety goals and safety 

management approach that DOE/NNSA 

is pursuing in the context of activities 

conducted under Recommendation 

2004–1 and other DOE safety initiatives. 

The Board may also collect any other 

information relevant to health or safety 

of the workers and the public, with 

respect to Recommendation 2004–1. 

The public hearing portion of this 

proceeding is authorized by 42 U.S.C. 

2286b. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Brian Grosner, General Manager, 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 

625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20004–2901, (800) 788– 

4016. This is a toll-free number. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Requests 

to speak at the hearing may be 

submitted in writing or by telephone. 

The Board asks that commentators 

describe the nature and scope of their 

oral presentation. Those who contact 

the Board prior to close of business on 

November 23, 2009, will be scheduled 

for time slots, beginning at 

approximately 12 p.m. The Board will 

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have contacted the Board before the 

hearing. The posting will be made at the 

entrance to the Public Hearing Room at 

the start of the 9 a.m. hearing and 

meeting. Anyone who wishes to 

comment or provide technical 

information or data may do so in 

writing, either in lieu of, or in addition 

to, making an oral presentation. The 

Board Members may question presenters 

to the extent deemed appropriate. 

Documents will be accepted at the 

meeting or may be sent to the Board’s 

Washington, DC office. The Board will 

hold the record open until December 24, 

2009, for the receipt of additional 

materials. A transcript of the meeting 

will be made available by the Board for 

inspection by the public at the Board’s 

Washington office and at DOE’s public 

reading room at the DOE Federal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. The Board 

specifically reserves its right to further 

schedule and otherwise regulate the 

course of the meeting and hearing, to 

recess, reconvene, postpone, or adjourn 

the meeting and hearing, conduct 

further reviews, and otherwise exercise 

its power under the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended. 

Dated: October 14, 2009. 

John E. Mansfield, 

Vice Chairman. 

[FR Doc. E9–25326 Filed 10–16–09; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 3670–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 

Department of the Air Force 

Air University Board of Visitors 

Meeting 

ACTION: Notice of meeting of the Air 

University Board of Visitors. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act of 

1972 (5 U.S.C., Appendix, as amended), 

the Government in the Sunshine Act of 

1976 (5 U.S.C. 552b, as amended), and 

41 CFR 102–3.150, the Department of 

Defense announces that the Air 

University Board of Visitors’ meeting 

will take place on Monday, November 

16th, 2009, from 8 a.m.–5 p.m., and 

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009, from 8 

a.m.–8 p.m. The meeting will be held in 

the Air University Commander’s 

Conference Room located in building 

836. Please contact Dr. Dorothy Reed, 

334–953–5159 for further details of the 

meeting location. 

The purpose of this meeting is to 

provide independent advice and 

recommendations on matters pertaining 

to the educational, doctrinal, and 

research policies and activities of Air 

University. The agenda will include 

topics relating to the policies, programs, 

and initiatives of Air University 

educational programs. 

Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b, as 

amended, and 41 CFR 102–3.155 all 

sessions of the Air University Board of 

Visitors’ meeting will be open to the 

public. Any member of the public 

wishing to provide input to the Air 

University Board of Visitors should 

submit a written statement in 

accordance with 41 CFR 102–3.140(c) 

and section 10(a)(3) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act and the 

procedures described in this paragraph. 

Written statements can be submitted to 

the Designated Federal Officer at the 

address detailed below at any time. 

Statements being submitted in response 

to the agenda mentioned in this notice 

must be received by the Designated 

Federal Officer at the address listed 

below at least five calendar days prior 

to the meeting which is the subject of 

this notice. Written statements received 

after this date may not be provided to 

or considered by the Air University 

Board of Visitors until its next meeting. 

The Designated Federal Officer will 

review all timely submissions with the 

Air University Board of Visitors’ Board 

Chairperson and ensure they are 

provided to members of the Board 

before the meeting that is the subject of 

this notice. Additionally, any member of 

the public wishing to attend this 

meeting should contact either person 

listed below at least five calendar days 

prior to the meeting for information on 

base entry passes. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Dorothy Reed, Federal Designated 

Officer, Air University Headquarters, 55 

LeMay Plaza South, Maxwell Air Force 

Base, Alabama 36112–6335, telephone 

(334) 953–5159 or Mrs. Diana Bunch, 

Alternate Federal Designated Officer, 

same address, telephone (334) 953– 

4547. 

Bao-Anh Trinh, 

Air Force Federal Register Liaison Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–25142 Filed 10–19–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 5001–05–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Basic Energy Sciences Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Department of Energy, Office of 

Science. 

ACTION: Notice of open meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces a 

meeting of the Basic Energy Sciences 

Advisory Committee (BESAC). The 

Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. 

L. 92–463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that 

public notice of these meetings be 

announced in the Federal Register. 

DATES: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 

8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m., and Friday, 

November 6, 2009, 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. 

ADDRESSES: Gaithersburg Marriott 

Washingtonian Center, 9751 

Washingtonian Boulevard, Gaithersburg, 

MD 20878. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Katie Perine, Office of Basic Energy 

Sciences, U.S. Department of Energy, 

Germantown Building, Independence 

Avenue, Washington, DC 20585; 

Telephone: (301) 903–6529. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Meeting: The purpose 

of this meeting is to provide advice and 

guidance on the basic energy sciences 

research program. 

Tentative Agenda: Agenda will 

include discussions of the following: 

• News from Office of Science/DOE. 

• News from the Office of Basic 

Energy Sciences. 

• Energy Frontier Research Center 

Update. 

• Briefing on the Accelerator Physics 

of Future Light Sources Workshop. 

• New BESAC Charge Discussion. 

• Public Comments (10-minute rule). 

Public Participation: The meeting is 

open to the public. If you would like to 

file a written statement with the 

Committee, you may do so either before 

or after the meeting. If you would like 

to make oral statements regarding any of 

the items on the agenda, you should 

contact Katie Perine at 301–903–6594 

(fax) or katie.perine@science.doe.gov 

(e-mail). Reasonable provision will be 

made to include the scheduled oral 

statements on the agenda. The 

Chairperson of the Committee will 

conduct the meeting to facilitate the 

orderly conduct of business. Public 

comment will follow the 10-minute 

rule. 

Minutes: The minutes of this meeting 

will be available for public review and 

copying within 30 days at the Freedom 

of Information Public Reading Room; 

1E–190, Forrestal Building, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585; between 9 a.m. 

and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except holidays. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on October 15, 

2009. 

Rachel Samuel, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–25172 Filed 10–19–09; 8:45 am] 

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