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The President
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Proclamation 8211 of December 11, 2007

Wright Brothers Day, 2007
By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation
The cause of discovery

Presidential Documents : Treasury Department

This notice announces a meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, established by the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act (Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003).

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) issues this notice of the dates for the beginning of the initial enrollment for the
Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) for the Ports of Peoria and Joliet, IL; Memphis, TN; and Buffalo, NY.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY : Transportation Security Administration

Executive Order 12260 requires the United States Trade Representative to set the U.S. dollar thresholds for application of Title III of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979, as amended (19 U.S.C. 2511 et seq.), which implements U.S. trade agreement obligations, including those under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE : Trade Representative, Office of United States

The proposed information collection described below will be submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended). The Tennessee Valley Authority is soliciting public comments on this proposed collection as provided by 5 CFR Section 1320.8(d)(1).

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY : Tennessee Valley Authority

Union Pacific Railroad Company (UP) has filed a notice of exemption under 49 CFR Part 1152 Subpart FExempt Abandonments to abandon a 1.67mile line of railroad known as the Huntsville Industrial Lead, extending from milepost 5.0 to milepost 6.67 near Huntsville, in Walker County, TX.\1\ The
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line traverses United States Postal

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Surface Transportation Board

Notice is hereby given of the following determinations: Pursuant to the authority vested in me by the Act of October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985; 22 U.S.C. 2459), Executive Order 12047 of March 27, 1978, the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 (112 Stat. 2681, et seq.; 22 U.S.C. 6501 note, et seq.), Delegation of Authority No. 234 of

DEPARTMENT OF STATE : State Department

Notice is hereby given that Emergence Capital Partners SBIC, L.P., 160 Bovet Road, Suite 300, San Mateo, CA 94402, a Federal Licensee under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended (``the Act''), in connection with the financing of a small concern, has sought an exemption under Section 312 of the Act and Section 107.730,

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is considering granting a request for a waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing.

According to the request, no small business manufacturers supply these classes of products to the Federal Government. If granted, the waiver would

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of WASHINGTON (FEMA1734DR), dated 12/09/2007.

Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.

Incident Period: 12/01/2007 and continuing.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of Oregon (FEMA1733DR), dated 12/09/2007.

Incident: Severe Storms and Flooding.

Incident Period: 12/01/2007 and continuing.

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION : Small Business Administration

December 7, 2007.

On September 5, 2007, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (``Phlx'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b 4 thereunder,\2\ a proposed rule change to amend Rule 1034, Minimum

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

December 7, 2007

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on December 7, 2007, NYSE Arca, Inc. (``NYSE Arca'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I and

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

December 7, 2007.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that on October 31, 2007, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (``Nasdaq'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II, and

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION : Securities and Exchange Commission

Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the Bureau of Reclamation
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(Reclamation) and the Yuba County Water Agency (YCWA) have prepared the Final EIR/EIS for the Proposed Lower Yuba River Accord (Yuba Accord). The Final EIR/EIS contains responses to comments received

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Reclamation Bureau

Chapter 47 of title 5, United States Code, authorizes the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), directly or in agreement with one or more agencies, to conduct demonstration projects that experiment with new and different human resources management concepts to determine [[Page 71169]]
whether changes in human resources policy or procedures would

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT : Personnel Management Office

In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 10413, May 22, 1995), this notice announces that the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) a request for review of a revised information collection. RI 987, We Need Important Information About Your Eligibility for Social

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT : Personnel Management Office

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

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION : Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated SingleEmployer Plans and Allocation of Assets in SingleEmployer Plans prescribe interest assumptions for valuing and paying benefits under terminating singleemployer plans. This final rule amends the regulations to adopt interest assumptions for plans with

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION : Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation

OSHA solicits public comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified by the Construction Standards on Posting Emergency Telephone Numbers and Floor Load Limits (paragraph (f) of Sec. 1926.50 and paragraph (a)(2) of Sec. 1926.250, respectively).

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA solicits public comment concerning its proposal to extend OMB approval of the information collection requirements specified in the Underground Construction Standard (29 CFR 1926.800).

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Occupational Safety and Health Administration

In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), the Agency is proposing to remove several references to consensus standards that have requirements that duplicate or are comparable to other OSHA rules; this rulemaking also includes correcting a paragraph citation in one these OSHA rules. In addition, the Agency is proposing to remove the reference to

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Occupational Safety and Health Administration

In this direct final rule, the Agency is removing several references to consensus standards that have requirements that duplicate, or are comparable to, other OSHA rules; this action includes correcting a paragraph citation in one of these OSHA rules. The Agency also is removing a reference to American Welding Society standard A3.0 1969 (``Terms

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Occupational Safety and Health Administration

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission

NRC will convene a meeting of the Independent External Review Panel to Identify Vulnerabilities in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) Materials Licensing Program from January 8 through January 11, 2008. A sample of agenda items to be discussed during the public session includes: (1) The NRC's basis for classifying Category 3.5 sources;

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION : Nuclear Regulatory Commission