81 FR 1449 - Sunshine Act: OPIC Annual Public Hearing
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2016)] [Notices] [Pages 1449-1450] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00530] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION Sunshine Act: OPIC Annual Public Hearing TIME AND DATE: 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 9, 2016. PLACE: Offices of the Corporation, Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC. STATUS: Hearing OPEN to the Public at 1 p.m. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Purpose: Annual Public Hearing to afford an opportunity for any person to present views regarding the activities of the Corporation. CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Information on the hearing may be obtained from Catherine F.I. Andrade at (202) 336-8768, or via email at [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPIC is a U.S. Government agency that provides, on a commercial basis, political risk insurance and financing in friendly developing countries and emerging democracies for environmentally sound projects that confer positive developmental benefits upon the project country while creating employment in the U.S. OPIC is required by section 231A(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the ``Act'') to hold at least one public hearing each year. Procedures Individuals wishing to address the hearing orally must provide advance notice to OPIC's Corporate Secretary no later than 5 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2016. The notice must include the individual's name, title, organization, address, email, telephone number, and a concise summary of the subject matter to be presented. Oral presentations may not exceed ten (10) minutes. The time for individual presentations may be reduced proportionately, if necessary, to afford all participants who have submitted a timely request an opportunity to be heard. Participants wishing to submit a written statement for the record must submit a copy of such statement to OPIC's Corporate Secretary no later than 5 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2016. Such statement must be typewritten, double-spaced, and may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Upon receipt of the required notice, OPIC will prepare an agenda for the hearing identifying speakers, setting forth the subject on which each participant will speak, and the time [[Page 1450]] allotted for each presentation. The agenda will be available at the hearing. A written summary of the hearing will be compiled, and such summary will be made available, upon written request to OPIC's Corporate Secretary, at the cost of reproduction. Dated: January 8, 2016. Catherine F.I. Andrade, OPIC Corporate Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016-00530 Filed 1-8-16; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3210-01-P
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DOE activities related to the disposition comment will be provided before the OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT
of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) and high- lunch break and at the end of the day. CORPORATION
level radioactive waste (HLW). Those wanting to speak are encouraged
The meeting will be held at the to sign the ‘‘Public Comment Register’’ Sunshine Act: OPIC Annual Public
Knoxville Marriott, 501 E. Hill Avenue, at the check-in table. Depending on the Hearing
Knoxville, TN 37915; Tel. 865–637– number of people who sign up to speak,
1234; Fax 865–637–1193. A block of TIME AND DATE: 1 p.m., Wednesday,
it may be necessary to set a time limit
rooms has been reserved for meeting March 9, 2016.
on individual remarks. However,
attendees at a group rate of $119.95 per PLACE: Offices of the Corporation,
written comments of any length may be
night, single/double occupancy. Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New
submitted. All comments received in
Reservations may be made online at: York Avenue NW., Washington, DC.
http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event- writing will be included in the record of
the meeting posted on the Board’s Web STATUS: Hearing OPEN to the Public at
hotels/group-corporate-travel/
site. The meeting will also be webcast 1 p.m.
groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Nuclear%
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16&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes or by transcripts will also be available by CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:
calling (800) 228–9290. To receive the electronic transmission, on computer Information on the hearing may be
meeting rate, room reservations must be disk, or in paper format, and may be obtained from Catherine F.I. Andrade at
made by Friday, January 29, 2016. requested from Davonya Barnes. (202) 336–8768, or via email at
The meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. on catherine.andrade@opic.gov.
Wednesday, February 17, 2016, and is The Board was established in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OPIC is a
scheduled to adjourn at 5:15 p.m. NWPAA as an independent federal
U.S. Government agency that provides,
Among the topics that will be discussed agency in the Executive Branch to
on a commercial basis, political risk
by DOE representatives and contractors review the technical and scientific
insurance and financing in friendly
at the meeting are: validity of DOE activities related to
developing countries and emerging
• DOE research to determine the implementing the Nuclear Waste Policy democracies for environmentally sound
performance of HBF during Act and to provide objective expert projects that confer positive
transportation, including vibration advice to Congress and the Secretary of developmental benefits upon the project
testing at Oak Ridge National Laboratory Energy on technical and scientific issues country while creating employment in
and both instrumented road testing and related to SNF and HLW management the U.S. OPIC is required by section
shaker-table testing being performed by and disposal. Board members are 231A(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of
Sandia National Laboratories. experts in their fields and are appointed 1961, as amended (the ‘‘Act’’) to hold at
Discussion will focus on how the three to the Board by the President from a list least one public hearing each year.
studies complement each other to of candidates submitted by the National
support understanding and modeling of Procedures
Academy of Sciences. The Board reports
the performance of HBF during
its findings, conclusions, and Individuals wishing to address the
transportation.
• Performance of HBF under recommendations to Congress and the hearing orally must provide advance
transportation accident conditions, Secretary of Energy. All Board reports, notice to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no
including an evaluation of the outcome correspondence, congressional later than 5 p.m. Friday, February 26,
of the American Society for Testing and testimony, and meeting transcripts and 2016. The notice must include the
Materials workshop held in August related materials are posted on the individual’s name, title, organization,
2014 on hydride reorientation and an Board’s Web site. address, email, telephone number, and
update on the results of research by a concise summary of the subject matter
For information on the meeting to be presented.
Argonne National Laboratory related to agenda, contact Dr. Robert Einziger:
determining the ductile-to-brittle Oral presentations may not exceed ten
einziger@nwtrb.gov or Karyn Severson: (10) minutes. The time for individual
transition temperature of HBF cladding. severson@nwtrb.gov. For information on
• Status of the Cask Demonstration presentations may be reduced
lodging or logistics, contact Eva Moore: proportionately, if necessary, to afford
Program investigating the degradation of
moore@nwtrb.gov. To request copies of all participants who have submitted a
HBF and dry cask storage systems
the meeting agenda or the transcript, timely request an opportunity to be
during extended dry storage. Data to be
contact Davonya Barnes: barnes@ heard.
obtained from examination of sister rods
removed from the HBF loaded into the nwtrb.gov. All four can be reached by Participants wishing to submit a
demonstration cask and the mail at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard, Suite written statement for the record must
effectiveness of the drying procedure 1300, Arlington, VA 22201–3367; by submit a copy of such statement to
will be discussed. telephone at 703–235–4473; or by fax at OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than
A detailed meeting agenda will be 703–235–4495. 5 p.m. Friday, February 26, 2016. Such
available on the Board’s Web site at Dated: January 6, 2016. statement must be typewritten, double-
tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
www.nwtrb.gov approximately one week spaced, and may not exceed twenty-five
Nigel Mote,
before the meeting. The agenda may also (25) pages.
Executive Director, U.S. Nuclear Waste Upon receipt of the required notice,
be requested by email or telephone at
Technical Review Board.
that time from Davonya Barnes of the OPIC will prepare an agenda for the
[FR Doc. 2016–00342 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am] hearing identifying speakers, setting
Board’s staff.
The meeting will be open to the BILLING CODE P forth the subject on which each
public. Opportunities for public participant will speak, and the time
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allotted for each presentation. The compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), as SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
agenda will be available at the hearing. required by 39 CFR 3015.5. COMMISSION
A written summary of the hearing will The Postal Service also filed the
be compiled, and such summary will be unredacted modification and supporting [Release No. 34–76840; File No. SR–FICC–
made available, upon written request to financial information under seal. The 2015–005]
OPIC’s Corporate Secretary, at the cost
Postal Service seeks to incorporate by
of reproduction. Self-Regulatory Organizations; Fixed
reference the Application for Non-
Dated: January 8, 2016. Public Treatment originally filed in this Income Clearing Corporation; Notice of
Catherine F.I. Andrade, docket for the protection of information Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of
OPIC Corporate Secretary. that it has filed under seal. Id. at 1–2. Proposed Rule Change To Modify the
[FR Doc. 2016–00530 Filed 1–8–16; 4:15 pm] Government Securities Division Fee
The modification revises Article 15
BILLING CODE 3210–01–P Schedule
(concerning postage updates) and
replaces Annex 1 of the agreement. Id. January 6, 2016.
at 1. The Postal Service intends to notify
Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) 1 of the
the customer of the effective date of the
POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’)
modification within 30 days after the
and Rule 19b–4 2 thereunder, notice is
Commission completes its review. Id.
[Docket No. CP2014–79; Order No. 2994] hereby given that on December 30, 2015,
II. Notice of Filings the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation
New Postal Product (‘‘FICC’’) filed with the Securities and
The Commission invites comments on Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’)
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. whether the changes presented in the the proposed rule change as described
ACTION: Notice. Postal Service’s Notice are consistent in Items I and II below, which Items
with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632, have been prepared by FICC. FICC filed
SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 3633, or 3642, 39 CFR 3015.5, and 39
recent Postal Service filing concerning a the proposed rule change pursuant to
CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are section 19(b)(3)(A) 3 of the Act and Rule
modification to a Global Expedited
due no later than January 13, 2016. The 19b–4(f)(2) 4 thereunder. The proposed
Package Services 3 negotiated service
public portions of these filings can be rule change was effective upon filing
agreement. This notice informs the
public of the filing, invites public accessed via the Commission’s Web site with the Commission. The Commission
comment, and takes other (http://www.prc.gov). is publishing this notice to solicit
administrative steps. The Commission appoints Curtis E. comments on the proposed rule change
DATES: Comments are due: January 13, Kidd to represent the interests of the from interested persons.
2016. general public (Public Representative)
I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
ADDRESSES: Submit comments in this docket.
Terms of Substance of the Proposed
electronically via the Commission’s III. Ordering Paragraphs Rule Change
Filing Online system at http://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit It is ordered: The proposed rule change consists of
comments electronically should contact 1. The Commission reopens Docket amendments to the Fee Schedule in the
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER No. CP2014–79 for consideration of Government Securities Division
INFORMATION CONTACT section by matters raised by the Postal Service’s (‘‘GSD’’) Rulebook 5 (the ‘‘GSD Rules’’).
telephone for advice on filing Notice. The fee changes will be effective as of
alternatives. January 1, 2016.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Commission appoints Curtis E. Kidd to II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at serve as an officer of the Commission Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the
202–789–6820. (Public Representative) to represent the Proposed Rule Change
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: interests of the general public in this
proceeding. In its filing with the Commission,
Table of Contents FICC included statements concerning
3. Comments are due no later than the purpose of and basis for the
I. Introduction January 13, 2016.
II. Notice of Filings proposed rule change and discussed any
III. Ordering Paragraphs 4. The Secretary shall arrange for comments it received on the proposed
publication of this order in the Federal rule change. The text of these statements
I. Introduction Register. may be examined at the places specified
On January 5, 2016, the Postal Service By the Commission. in Item IV below. FICC has prepared
filed notice that it has agreed to a Stacy L. Ruble, summaries, set forth in sections A, B
modification to the existing Global and C below, of the most significant
Secretary.
Expedited Package Services 3 negotiated aspects of such statements.
[FR Doc. 2016–00382 Filed 1–11–16; 8:45 am]
service agreement approved in this
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docket.1 In support of its Notice, the
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Postal Service includes a redacted copy
1 15U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
of the modification and a certification of
2 17CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
1 Notice of the United States Postal Service of
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2).
Filing Modification to Global Expedited Package
5 The GSD Rulebook is available at http://
Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreement, January 5,
2016 (Notice). www.dtcc.com/legal/rules-and-procedures.
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