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BILLING CODE 4310-05-M DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Drug Enforcement Administration Importer of Controlled Substances; Notice of Application; Correction By Notice dated November 21, 2006, and published in the **Federal Register** on December 1, 2006, (71 FR 69590), Notice of Application, Hospira, Inc., 1776 North Centennial Drive, McPherson, Kansas 67460-1247, paragraph three should be corrected to read as follows: The company plans to import Remifentanil for use in dosage form manufacturing.

Dated: January 5, 2007. Joseph T. Rannazzisi, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Diversion Control, Drug Enforcement Administration. [FR Doc. E7-309 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410-09-P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration Proposed Information Collection Request for Form MA 8-7, Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials; Comment Request ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Department of Labor, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden conducts a preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)].

This program helps to ensure that requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden (time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension of the Form MA 8-7, Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials. A copy of the proposed information collection request

(ICR)can be obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addressee section of this notice or by accessing: *http://www.doleta.gov/OMBCN/OMBControlNumber.cfm.* DATES: Submit comments on or before March 13, 2007. ADDRESSES: Send comments to Robert Johnston, Room S-4231, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210; phone

(202)693-3005 (this is not a toll-free number); internet address *johnston.robert@dol.gov;* fax

(202)693-2874. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration regulations, 20 CFR 601, Administrative Procedures, contains collection of information requirements at Sections 601.2 and 601.3. Section 601.2 requires states to submit copies of their unemployment compensation laws for approval by the Secretary of Labor so that the Secretary may determine the status of state laws. Section 601.3 requires states to “submit all relevant state materials such as statutes, executive and administrative orders, legal opinions, rules, regulations, interpretations, court decisions, etc.” These materials are used by the Secretary to certify to the Secretary of Treasury whether employers in the state qualify for tax credits under Sections 3303 and 3304 of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act, and if the state qualifies for grants for the administration of their unemployment compensation laws by meeting the conditions found in Section 303 of the Social Security Act. If this information is not available, the Secretary cannot make such certifications. To facilitate transmittal of required material, the Department prescribes the use of Form MA 8-7, Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials. This simple check off form is used by the states to identify material being transmitted to the Department of Labor/Employment Training Administration and allows the material to be routed to appropriate staff for prompt action. States could not be certified if this information was not collected and Form MA 8-7 greatly facilitates its receipt. II. Desired Focus of Comments Currently, the Employment and Training Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed extension collection of the MA 8-7, Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials. The Department of Labor is particularly interested in comments which: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.* , permitting electronic submissions of responses. A copy of the proposed information collection request

(ICR)can be obtained by contacting the office listed above in the addressee section of this notice. III. Current Actions *Type of Review:* Extension. *Agency:* Employment and Training Administration. *Title:* Transmittal for Unemployment Insurance Materials. *OMB Number:* 1205-0222. *Agency Number:* MA 8-7. *Affected Public:* State Governments. *Cite/Reference/Form/etc:* Social Security Act, Section 303(a)(6). *Total Respondents:* 53. *Frequency:* As needed. *Total Responses:* 600. *Average Time per Response:* 1 minute. *Estimated Total Burden Hours:* 10 hours. *Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):* None. *Total Burden Cost (operating/maintaining):* None Comments submitted in response to this comment request will be summarized and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget approval of the information collection request; they will also become a matter of public record. Dated: January 4, 2007. Cheryl Atkinson, Administrator, Office of Workforce Security. [FR Doc. E7-352 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-30-P OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY Paperwork Reduction Act; 30-Day Notice AGENCY: Office of National Drug Control Policy. The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) proposes the collection of information concerning arrestee drug use. ONDCP hereby invites interested persons to submit comments to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)regarding any aspect of this proposed effort. *Type of Information Collection:* New collection. *Title:* Arrestee Drug Abuse Monitoring (ADAM II) Program Questionnaire. *Use:* The information will support statistical trend analysis. *Frequency:* Ten sites will each conduct two cycles of surveys from 250 arrestees per cycle. *Annual Number of Respondents:* 5000. *Total Annual Responses:* 5000. *Average Burden per Response:* 20 minutes. *Total Annual Hours:* 1667. Send comments to John Kraemer, OMB Desk Officer for ONDCP, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503. Comments must be received within 30 days. Request additional information by facsimile transmission to

(202)395-5598, attention: Robert Cohen, ONDCP, Office of Planning and Budget. Dated: January 9, 2007. Daniel R. Petersen, Assistant General Counsel. [FR Doc. E7-342 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3180-02-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection: Comment Request AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information collection request to OMB and solicitation of public comment. SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of continued approval of information collections under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). Information Pertaining to the Requirement To Be Submitted 1. *The title of the information collection:* NRC Forms 540 and 540A, “Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest (Shipping Paper) and Continuation Page;” NRC Forms 541 and 541A, “Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest, Container and Waste Description, and Continuation Page;” NRC Forms 542 and 542A, “Uniform Low-Level Radioactive Waste Manifest, Index and Regional Compact Tabulation.” 2. *Current OMB approval numbers:* 3150-0164 for NRC Forms 540 and 540A; 3150-0166 for NRC Forms 541 and 541A; and 3150-0165 for NRC Forms 542 and 542A. 3. *How often the collection is required:* Forms are used by shippers whenever radioactive waste is shipped. Quarterly or less frequent reporting is made to NRC depending on specific license conditions. 4. *Who is required or asked to report:* All NRC-licensed low-level waste facilities. All generators, collectors, and processors of low-level waste intended for disposal at a low-level waste facility must complete the appropriate forms. 5. *The estimated number of annual respondents:* *NRC Form 540 and 540A:* 2,500 licensees. *NRC Form 541 and 541A:* 2,500 licensees. *NRC Form 542 and 542A:* 22 licensees. 6. *The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request:* *NRC Form 540 and 540A:* 10,050 (.75 hours per response). *NRC Form 541 and 541A:* 44,341 (3.3 hours per response). *NRC Form 542 and 542A:* 567 (.75 hours per response). 7. *Abstract:* NRC Forms 540, 541, and 542, together with their continuation pages, designated by the “A” suffix, provide a set of standardized forms to meet Department of Transportation (DOT), NRC, and State requirements. The forms were developed by NRC at the request of low-level waste industry groups. The forms provide uniformity and efficiency in the collection of information contained in manifests which are required to control transfers of low-level radioactive waste intended for disposal at a land disposal facility. NRC Form 540 contains information needed to satisfy DOT shipping paper requirements in 49 CFR Part 172 and the waste tracking requirements of NRC in 10 CFR Part 20. NRC Form 541 contains information needed by disposal site facilities to safely dispose of low-level waste and information to meet NRC and State requirements regulating these activities. NRC Form 542, completed by waste collectors or processors, contains information which facilitates tracking the identity of the waste generator. That tracking becomes more complicated when the waste forms, dimensions, or packagings are changed by the waste processor. Each container of waste shipped from a waste processor may contain waste from several different generators. The information provided on NRC Form 542 permits the States and Compacts to know the original generators of low-level waste, as authorized by the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985, so they can ensure that waste is disposed of in the appropriate Compact. Submit, by March 13, 2007, Comments That Address the Following Questions 1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility? 2. Is the burden estimate accurate? 3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected? 4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology? A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of charge at the NRC Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: *http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/index.html* . The document will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice. Comments and questions about the information collection requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Margaret A. Janney, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T-5 F53, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-7245, or by Internet electronic mail to *INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV* . Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of January 2007. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Margaret A. Janney, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services. [FR Doc. E7-325 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-400] Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application, for Facility Operating License No. NPF-63 for an Additional 20-Year Period; Carolina Power & Light Company, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is considering an application for the renewal of operating license NPF-63, which authorizes the Carolina Power & Light Company, doing business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., to operate the Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, (HNP), Unit 1, at 2900 megawatts thermal. The renewed license would authorize the applicant to operate the HNP, Unit 1, for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current license. HNP, Unit 1, is located in Wake County, North Carolina, and its current operating license expires on October 24, 2026. On November 16, 2006, the Commission's staff received an application from Carolina Power & Light Company, to renew operating license NPF-63 for HNP, Unit 1, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations

(CFR)Part 54. A notice of receipt and availability of the license renewal application

(LRA)was published in the **Federal Register** on December 11, 2006 (71 FR 71586). The Commission's staff has reviewed the LRA for its acceptability and has determined that Carolina Power & Light Company has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR Sections 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c), and that the application is acceptable for docketing. The Commission will retain the current Docket No. 50-400, for operating license NPF-63. The docketing of the renewal application does not preclude requests for additional information as the review proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny the license. The license renewal process proceeds along two tracks, one for review of safety issues, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54 and another for environmental issues, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51. An applicant must provide NRC with an evaluation of the technical aspects of plant aging and describe the aging management programs and activities that will be relied on to manage aging. In addition, in order to support plant operation for the additional 20 years, the applicant must prepare an evaluation of the potential impact on the environment. The NRC reviews the application, documents its reviews in a safety evaluation report and a supplemental environmental impact statement, and performs verification inspections at the applicant's facility. If the NRC issues a renewed license, the licensee must continue to comply with all existing regulations, license conditions, orders, and commitments associated with the current operating license as well as those additional activities required as a result of license renewal. The licensee's activities continue to be subject to NRC oversight during the period of extended operation. Before issuance of the requested renewed license, the NRC will have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a renewed license on the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to:

(1)Managing the effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and components that have been identified as requiring aging management review; and

(2)time-limited aging analyses that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis (CLB), and that any changes made to the plant's CLB will comply with the Act and the Commission's regulations. In addition, the Commission must find that applicable requirements of Subpart A of 10 CFR Part 51 have been satisfied, and that matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been addressed. Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and Notices relating to the environmental review will be published at a later date. In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Carolina Power & Light Company prepared and submitted the environmental report

(ER)as part of the LRA. The LRA and the ER are publicly available at the NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from ADAMS. The ADAMS accession numbers for the LRA and the ER are ML063350270 and ML063350276, respectively. The public may also view the LRA and the ER on the Internet at *http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html* . In addition, the LRA and the ER are available to the public near HNP, Unit 1, at the Eva. H. Perry Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Drive, Apex, North Carolina 27502. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of January, 2007. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E7-324 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Federal Programs AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget. ACTION: Revisions to Appendix C of OMB Circular A-94. SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget revised Circular A-94 in 1992. The revised Circular specified certain discount rates to be updated annually when the interest rate and inflation assumptions used to prepare the budget of the United States Government were changed. These discount rates are found in Appendix C of the revised Circular. The updated discount rates are shown below. The discount rates in Appendix C are to be used for cost-effectiveness analysis, including lease-purchase analysis, as specified in the revised Circular. They do not apply to regulatory analysis. DATES: The revised discount rates are effective immediately and will be in effect through December 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert B. Anderson, Office of Economic Policy, Office of Management and Budget,

(202)395-3381. James D. Foster, Associate Director for Economic Policy, Office of Management and Budget. Appendix C—Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness, Lease Purchase, and Related Analyses (OMB Circular No. A-94) Revised December 2006. *Effective Dates.* This appendix is updated annually around the time of the President's budget submission to Congress. This version of the appendix is valid for calendar year 2007. A copy of the updated appendix can be obtained in electronic form through the OMB home page at *http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a094/a94_appx-c.html,* the text of the main body of the Circular is found at *http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a094/a094.html,* and a table of past years' rates is located at *http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/a094/DISCHIST-2007.pdf.* Updates of the appendix are also available upon request from OMB's Office of Economic Policy (202-395-3381). *Nominal Discount Rates.* A forecast of nominal or market interest rates for 2007 based on the economic assumptions for the 2008 Budget are presented below. These nominal rates are to be used for discounting nominal flows, which are often encountered in lease-purchase analysis. Nominal Interest Rates on Treasury Notes and Bonds of Specified Maturities [In percent] 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 20-Year 30-Year 4.9 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.1 *Real Discount Rates.* A forecast of real interest rates from which the inflation premium has been removed and based on the economic assumptions from the 2008 Budget is presented below. These real rates are to be used for discounting constant-dollar flows, as is often required in cost-effectiveness analysis. Real Interest Rates on Treasury Notes and Bonds of Specified Maturities [In percent] 3-Year 5-Year 7-Year 10-Year 20-Year 30-Year 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 3.0 3.0 Analyses of programs with terms different from those presented above may use a linear interpolation. For example, a four-year project can be evaluated with a rate equal to the average of the three-year and five-year rates. Programs with durations longer than 30 years may use the 30-year interest rate. [FR Doc. E7-308 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3110-01-P PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION Required Interest Rate Assumption for Determining Variable-Rate Premium for Single-Employer Plans; Interest on Late Premium Payments; Interest on Underpayments and Overpayments of Single-Employer Plan Termination Liability and Multiemployer Withdrawal Liability; Interest Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. ACTION: Notice of interest rates and assumptions. SUMMARY: This notice informs the public of the interest rates and assumptions to be used under certain Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation regulations. These rates and assumptions are published elsewhere (or can be derived from rates published elsewhere), but are collected and published in this notice for the convenience of the public. Interest rates are also published on the PBGC's Web site ( *http://www.pbgc.gov* ). DATES: The required interest rate for determining the variable-rate premium under part 4006 applies to premium payment years beginning in January 2007. The interest assumptions for performing multiemployer plan valuations following mass withdrawal under part 4281 apply to valuation dates occurring in February 2007. The interest rates for late premium payments under part 4007 and for underpayments and overpayments of single-employer plan termination liability under part 4062 and multiemployer withdrawal liability under part 4219 apply to interest accruing during the first quarter (January through March) of 2007. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine B. Klion, Manager, Regulatory and Policy Division, Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202-326-4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 202-326-4024.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Variable-Rate Premiums Section 4006(a)(3)(E)(iii)(II) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and § 4006.4(b)(1) of the PBGC's regulation on Premium Rates (29 CFR part 4006) prescribe use of an assumed interest rate (the “required interest rate”) in determining a single-employer plan's variable-rate premium. Pursuant to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, for premium payment years beginning in 2006 or 2007, the required interest rate is the “applicable percentage” (currently 85 percent) of the annual rate of interest determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on amounts invested conservatively in long-term investment grade corporate bonds for the month preceding the beginning of the plan year for which premiums are being paid (the “premium payment year”). Thus, the required interest rate to be used in determining variable-rate premiums for premium payment years beginning in January 2007 is 4.89 percent ( *i.e.* , 85 percent of the 5.75 percent composite corporate bond rate for December 2006 as determined by the Treasury). On December 2, 2005, the Internal Revenue Service published proposed regulations containing updated mortality tables for determining current liability under section 412(l)(7) of the Code and section 302(d)(7) of ERISA for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, *http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-regs/12498805.pdf.* If these regulations are finalized and effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 2007, the required interest rate to be used in determining variable-rate premiums would be 100 percent (instead of 85 percent) of the composite corporate bond rate. If the required interest rate for premium payment years beginning in January 2007 changes, the PBGC will promptly publish a **Federal Register** notice with the new rate. The following table lists the required interest rates to be used in determining variable-rate premiums for premium payment years beginning between February 2006 and January 2007. For premium payment years beginning in: The required interest rate is: February 2006 4.80 March 2006 4.87 April 2006 5.01 May 2006 5.25 June 2006 5.35 July 2006 5.36 August 2006 5.36 September 2006 5.19 October 2006 5.06 November 2006 5.05 December 2006 4.90 January 2007 4.89 Late Premium Payments; Underpayments and Overpayments of Single-Employer Plan Termination Liability Section 4007(b) of ERISA and § 4007.7(a) of the PBGC's regulation on Payment of Premiums (29 CFR part 4007) require the payment of interest on late premium payments at the rate established under section 6601 of the Internal Revenue Code. Similarly, § 4062.7 of the PBGC's regulation on Liability for Termination of Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 4062) requires that interest be charged or credited at the section 6601 rate on underpayments and overpayments of employer liability under section 4062 of ERISA. The section 6601 rate is established periodically (currently quarterly) by the Internal Revenue Service. The rate applicable to the first quarter (January through March) of 2007, as announced by the IRS, is 8 percent. The following table lists the late payment interest rates for premiums and employer liability for the specified time periods: From— Through— Interest rate (percent) 4/1/00 3/31/01 9 4/1/01 6/30/01 8 7/1/01 12/31/01 7 1/1/02 12/31/02 6 1/1/03 9/30/03 5 10/1/03 3/31/04 4 4/1/04 6/30/04 5 7/1/04 9/30/04 4 10/1/04 3/31/05 5 4/1/05 9/30/05 6 10/1/05 6/30/06 7 7/1/06 3/31/07 8 Underpayments and Overpayments of Multiemployer Withdrawal Liability Section 4219.32(b) of the PBGC's regulation on Notice, Collection, and Redetermination of Withdrawal Liability (29 CFR part 4219) specifies the rate at which a multiemployer plan is to charge or credit interest on underpayments and overpayments of withdrawal liability under section 4219 of ERISA unless an applicable plan provision provides otherwise. For interest accruing during any calendar quarter, the specified rate is the average quoted prime rate on short-term commercial loans for the fifteenth day (or the next business day if the fifteenth day is not a business day) of the month preceding the beginning of the quarter, as reported by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Statistical Release H.15 (“Selected Interest Rates”). The rate for the first quarter (January through March) of 2007 ( *i.e.* , the rate reported for December 15, 2006) is 8.25 percent. The following table lists the withdrawal liability underpayment and overpayment interest rates for the specified time periods: From— Through— Interest rate (percent) 7/1/00 3/31/01 9.50 4/1/01 6/30/01 8.50 7/1/01 9/30/01 7.00 10/1/01 12/31/01 6.50 1/1/02 12/31/02 4.75 1/1/03 9/30/03 4.25 10/1/03 9/30/04 4.00 10/1/04 12/31/04 4.50 1/1/05 3/31/05 5.25 4/1/05 6/30/05 5.50 7/1/05 9/30/05 6.00 10/1/05 12/31/05 6.50 1/1/06 3/31/06 7.25 4/1/06 6/30/06 7.50 7/1/06 9/30/06 8.00 10/1/06 3/31/07 8.25 Multiemployer Plan Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal The PBGC's regulation on Duties of Plan Sponsor Following Mass Withdrawal (29 CFR part 4281) prescribes the use of interest assumptions under the PBGC's regulation on Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 4044). The interest assumptions applicable to valuation dates in February 2007 under part 4044 are contained in an amendment to part 4044 published elsewhere in today's **Federal Register** . Tables showing the assumptions applicable to prior periods are codified in appendix B to 29 CFR part 4044. Issued in Washington, DC, on this 9th day of January 2007. Vincent K. Snowbarger, Interim Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. [FR Doc. E7-337 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7709-01-P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Proposed Collection; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. *New Information Collection:* Study of Marketing and Delivery of Financial Products to Individual Investors, OMB Control No. 3235-xxxx; SEC File No. 270-561. 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”) is soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for approval. The Commission has engaged an outside contractor to undertake a study that will involve collecting, categorizing, and analyzing empirical data regarding the marketing, sale and delivery of financial products, accounts, programs and services offered to individual investors by broker-dealers and investment advisers. The contractor's findings will be summarized in a report for the Commission. Participation in the study will be voluntary. Information collected during the study will not be kept confidential, except that the identity of a study participant, and information that would identify a participant to anyone outside the study will not be disclosed without the participant's consent, except as required by law. Participants in the study are expected to include broker-dealers, investment advisers, individual investors, investor advocates and industry groups. We estimate that there would be approximately 330 participants in the study at an estimated 1.5 hours for a total annual burden of approximately 500 hours. 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. Written comments regarding the above information should be directed to the following persons:

(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 send an e-mail to *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov* ; and

(ii)R. Corey Booth, 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 to OMB within 30 days of this notice. January 3, 2007. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-300 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-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 Filing and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. *Extension:* Rule 35d-1; SEC File No. 270-491; OMB Control No. 3235-0548. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ) (“Act”) the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) a request for extension of the previously approved collection of information discussed below. Rule 35d-1 (17 CFR 270.35d-1) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-1 *et seq.* ) generally requires that investment companies with certain names invest at least 80% of their assets according to what their names suggests. The rule provides that an affected investment company must either adopt this 80% requirement as a fundamental policy or adopt a policy to provide notice to shareholders at least 60 days prior to any change in its 80% investment policy. This preparation and delivery of the notice to existing shareholders is a collection of information within the meaning of the Act. The Commission estimates that there are 7,200 open-end and closed-end management investment companies and series that have descriptive names that are governed by the rule. The Commission estimates that of these 7,200 investment companies, approximately 24 provide prior notice to their shareholders of a change in their investment policies per year. The Commission estimates that the annual burden associated with the notice requirement of the rule is 20 hours per affected investment company or series. The total burden hours for Rule 35d-1 is 480 per year in the aggregate (24 responses x 20 hours per response). Estimates of average burden hours are made solely for the purposes of the Act, and are not derived from a comprehensive or even a representative survey or study of the costs of Commission rules and forms. The collection of information under Rule 35d-1 is mandatory. The information provided under Rule 35d-1 is not kept confidential. 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. General comments regarding the above information should be directed to the following persons:

(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 e-mail to *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov* ; and

(ii)R. Corey Booth, 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 to OMB within 30 days of this notice. January 3, 2007. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-301 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. *Extension:* Rule 15c2-12; SEC File No. 270-330; OMB Control No. 3235-0372. 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”) is soliciting comments on the collection of information summarized below. The Commission plans to submit this existing collection of information to the Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval. • Rule 15c2-12 Disclosure requirements for municipal securities Rule 15c2-12 (17 CFR 240.15c2-12), under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 *et. seq.* ), requires underwriters of municipal securities:

(1)To obtain and review a copy of an official statement deemed final by an issuer of the securities, except for the omission of specified information;

(2)in non-competitively bid offerings, to make available, upon request, the most recent preliminary official statement, if any;

(3)to contract with the issuer of the securities, or its agent, to receive, within specified time periods, sufficient copies of the issuer's final official statement to comply both with this rule and any rules of the MSRB;

(4)to provide, for a specified period of time, copies of the final official statement to any potential customer upon request;

(5)before purchasing or selling municipal securities in connection with an offering, to reasonably determine that the issuer or other specified person has undertaken, in a written agreement or contract, for the benefit of holders of such municipal securities, to provide certain information about the issue or issuer on a continuing basis to a nationally recognized municipal securities information repository; and

(6)to review the information the issuer of the municipal security has undertaken to provide prior to recommending a transaction in the municipal security. These disclosure and recordkeeping requirements will ensure that investors have adequate access to official disclosure documents that contain details about the value and risks of particular municipal securities at the time of issuance while the existence of compulsory repositories will ensure that investors have continued access to terms and provisions relating to certain static features of those municipal securities. The provisions of Rule 15c2-12 regarding an issuer's continuing disclosure requirements assist investors by ensuring that information about an issue or issuer remains available after the issuance. Municipal offerings of less than $1 million are exempt from the rule, as are offerings of municipal securities issued in large denominations that are sold to no more than 35 sophisticated investors, have short-term maturities, or have short-term tender or put features. It is estimated that approximately 12,000 brokers, dealers, municipal securities dealers, issuers of municipal securities, and nationally recognized municipal securities information repositories will spend a total of 123,850 hours per year complying with Rule 15c2-12. There is no specific retention period applied by Rule 15c2-12 for the recordkeeping requirement contained in Rule 15c2-12. The retention period is determined by private agreement between a nationally recognized municipal securities information repository and the issuer. The recordkeeping requirement is mandatory to ensure that investors have access to information about the issuer and particular issues of municipal securities. 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. General Comments regarding the estimated burden hours should be directed to the following persons:

(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: *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov* ; and

(ii)R. Corey Booth, 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 to OMB within 30 days of this notice. January 3, 2007. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-302 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submissions for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon written request; copies available from: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. *Extensions:* Rule 14f-1; OMB Control No. 3235-0108; SEC File No. 270-127. Rule 12g3-2; OMB Control No. 3235-0119; SEC File No. 270-104. Rule 13e-1; OMB Control No. 3235-0305; SEC File No. 270-255. 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 these requests for extension of the previously approved collections of information discussed below. Rule 14f-1 (17 CFR 240.14f-1) requires issuers to disclose a change in a majority of the directors of the issuer. The information filed under Rule 14f-1 must be filed with the Commission and is publicly available. We estimate that it takes approximately 18 burden hours to provide the information required under Rule 14f-1 and that the information is filed by 44 respondents for a total annual burden of 792. Rule 12g3-2 (17 CFR 240.12g3-2) provides an exemption from Section 12(g) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78l(g)) for foreign private issuers. Rule 12g3-2 is designed to provide investors in foreign securities with information about such securities and the foreign issuer. The information filed under Rule 12g3-2 must be filed with the Commission and is publicly available. We estimate that it takes approximately one hour to provide the information required under Rule 12g3-2 and that the information is filed by 1,800 foreign issuers for a total annual reporting burden of 1,800 hours. Rule 13e-1 (17 CFR 240.13e-1) makes it unlawful for an issuer who has received notice that it is the subject of a tender offer made under Section 14(d)(1) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78n(d)(1)) and which has commenced under Rule 14d-2 (17 CFR 240.14d-2) to purchase any of its equity securities during the tender offer unless it first files a statement with the Commission containing information required by the Rule. This rule is in keeping with the Commission's statutory responsibility to prescribe rules and regulations that are necessary for the protection of investors. Public companies are the respondents. We estimate that it takes approximately 10 burden hours per response to provide the information required under Rule 13e-1 and that the information is filed by 20 respondents. We estimate that 25% of the 10 hours per response (2.5 hours) is prepared by the company for a total annual reporting burden of 50 hours (2.5 hours per response × 20 responses). 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. Written comments regarding the above information should be directed to the following persons:

(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 send an e-mail to *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov;* and

(ii)R. Corey Booth, 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 to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: January 3, 2007. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-303 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Submissions for OMB Review; Comment Request Upon written request; copies available from: Securities and Exchange Commission, Office of Filings and Information Services, Washington, DC 20549. *Extensions:* Industry Guides: OMB Control No. 3235-0069 and SEC File No. 270-069. Notice of Exempt Roll-Up Preliminary Communication: OMB Control No. 3235-0452 and SEC File No. 270-396. 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 these requests for extension of the previously approved collections of information discussed below. Industries Guides are used by registrants in certain specified industries as disclosure guidelines to be followed in disclosing information to investors in Securities Act (15 U.S.C. 77a *et seq.* ) and Exchange Act (15 U.S.C. 78a *et seq.* ) registration statements and certain other Exchange Act filings. The information filed with the Commission using the Industry Guides permits verification of compliance with securities law requirements and assures the public availability and dissemination of such information. The information required by the Industry Guides is filed on occasion and is mandatory. All information is provided to the public. The Commission estimates for administrative purposes only that the total annual burden with respect to the Industry Guides is one hour. The Industry Guides do not directly impose any disclosure burden. A Notice of Exempt Preliminary Roll-Up Communication (“Notice”) (240.14a-104) provides information regarding ownership interests and any potential conflicts of interest to be included in statements submitted by or on behalf of a person pursuant to Section 240.14a-2(b)(4) and Section 240.14a-6(n). The Notice is filed on occasion and the information required is mandatory. All information is provided to the public upon request. The Notice takes approximately .25 hours per response and is filed by 4 respondents for a total of one annual burden hour. 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. Written comments regarding the above information should be directed to the following persons:

(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 send an e-mail to *David_Rostker@omb.eop.gov;* and

(ii)R. Corey Booth, 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 to OMB within 30 days of this notice. Dated: January 3, 2007. Florence E. Harmon, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. E7-304 Filed 1-11-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8011-01-P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Federal Register Citation of Previous Announcement: [To be Published]. Status: Closed Meeting. Place: 100 F Street, NE., Washington, DC Announcement of Additional Meeting: Additional Meeting (Week of January 8, 2007). A Closed Meeting has been scheduled for Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 10 a.m. Commissioners and certain staff members who have an interest in the matter will attend the Closed Meeting. The General Counsel of the Commission, or his designee, has certified that, in his opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(5), (7), (9)(B) and

(10)and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(5), (7), (9)(ii) and

(10)permit consideration of the scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting. Commissioner Campos as duty officer, voted to consider the item listed for the closed meeting in closed session, and determined that no earlier notice thereof was possible. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting scheduled for Thursday, January 11, 2007 will be: Institution and settlement of injunctive action. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact: The Office of the Secretary at

(202)551-5400. Dated: January 9, 2007. Nancy M. Morris, Secretary. [FR Doc. 07-113 Filed 1-9-07; 4:03 pm]

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