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Part II: Executive Office of the President, Presidential Documents,
Published: 2008-07-03
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 8272 of June 30, 2008
To Modify Duty-Free Treatment Under the
Generalized System of Preferences, Take Certain Actions
Under the African Growth and Opportunity
NOTICES: Quarterly IRS Interest Rates Used In Calculating Interest on Overdue Accounts and Refunds on Customs Duties,
Published: 2008-07-03
This notice advises the public of the quarterly Internal
Revenue Service interest rates used to calculate interest on overdue
accounts (underpayments) and refunds (overpayments) of customs duties.
For the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 2008, the interest rates for
overpayments will be 4 percent for corporations and 5 percent for non
NOTICES: Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals,
Published: 2008-07-03
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security has submitted the following information collection
request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and
approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995: Line
Release Regulations. This is a proposed extension of an information
collection
NOTICES: Enrollment Dates for the Ports of Lafayette, LA; Eureka, CA; Riverhead, NY; Lindenhurst, NY; and Stockton, CA,
Published: 2008-07-03
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
Lafayette, LA; Eureka, CA; Riverhead, NY; Lindenhurst, NY; and
Stockton, CA.
NOTICES: National Task Force to Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline On-Board Ground Delays,
Published: 2008-07-03
This notice announces a meeting of the National Task Force to
Develop Model Contingency Plans to Deal with Lengthy Airline OnBoard
Ground Delays.
NOTICES: Results of 2007 Annual Product and Country Practices Reviews,
Published: 2008-07-03
This notice announces: (1) The disposition of the product
petitions accepted for review in the 2007 GSP Annual Product Review;
(2) the results of the 2007 de minimis Waiver and Redesignation
Reviews; (3) the results of the 2007 Competitive Need Limitation (CNL)
Waiver Revocation Review; and (4) the results of the 2007 Country
Practices Review.
NOTICES: Current List of Laboratories Which Meet Minimum Standards to Engage in Urine Drug Testing for Federal Agencies,
Published: 2008-07-03
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) notifies
Federal agencies of the laboratories currently certified to meet the
standards of Subpart C of the Mandatory Guidelines for Federal
Workplace Drug Testing Programs (Mandatory Guidelines). The Mandatory
Guidelines were first published in the Federal Register on April 11,
1988 (53 FR 11970),
NOTICES: White River Minimum Flows; Proposed Determination of Federal and Non-Federal Hydropower Impacts,
Published: 2008-07-03
Section 132 of Public Law 109-103 (2005) authorized and
directed the Secretary of the Army to implement alternatives BS3 and
NF7, as described in the White River Minimum Flows Reallocation Study Report, Arkansas and Missouri, dated July 2004.
The law states that the Administrator, Southwestern Power
Administration (Southwestern), shall
NOTICES: Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 27, 2008.
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 June 13, 2008, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (``Phlx'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
NOTICES: Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 26, 2008.
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 June 19, 2008, the Philadelphia Stock Exchange, Inc. (``Exchange''
or ``Phlx'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
NOTICES: New York Stock Exchange LLC,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 27, 2008.
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 June 11, 2008, New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I,
NOTICES: New York Stock Exchange LLC,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 26, 2008.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act'') \1\ and Rule19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given that
on June 23, 2008, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or the
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in
NOTICES: New York Stock Exchange LLC,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 27, 2008.
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 June 27, 2008, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I
NOTICES: New York Stock Exchange LLC,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 26, 2008.
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 June 24, 2008, the New York Stock Exchange, LLC (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items
NOTICES: New York Stock Exchange LLC,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 26, 2008.
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 June 23, 2008, the New York Stock Exchange LLC (``NYSE'' or
``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as described in Items I
NOTICES: International Securities Exchange, LLC,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 26, 2008.
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 5, 2007, the International Securities Exchange, LLC (``ISE''
or ``Exchange''), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
NOTICES: International Securities Exchange, LLC,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 26, 2008.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(the ``Act''),\1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ notice is hereby given
that on June 23, 2008, the International Securities Exchange, LLC
(``ISE'' or ``Exchange'') filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') the proposed rule change as
NOTICES: Chicago Board Options Exchange, Inc.,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 27, 2008.
On May 12, 2008, Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated
(``CBOE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \1\ and Rule 19b4 thereunder,\2\ a
proposed rule change to amend CBOE Rule 6.20A to permit Sponsored User
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NOTICES: Options Clearing Corp.,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 26, 2008.
On June 9, 2008, The Options Clearing Corporation (``OCC'')
submitted to the Securities and Exchange Commission (``Commission''),
pursuant to Rule 9b1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(``Act''),\1\ five preliminary copies of a supplement to its options
disclosure document (``ODD'') reflecting changes to disclosure
NOTICES: Applications for Deregistration under Section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940,
Published: 2008-07-03
June 27, 2008.
The following is a notice of applications for deregistration under
section 8(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 for the month of
June, 2008. A copy of each application may be obtained for a fee at the
SEC's Public Reference Branch (tel. 2025515850). An order granting
each application will be issued unless the SEC orders a
NOTICES: Minnesota Life Insurance Co., et al.,
Published: 2008-07-03
Applicants: Minnesota Life Insurance Company (``Minnesota Life''),
Variable Annuity Account (``Separate Account''), and Securian Financial Services, Inc. (``SFS'') (collectively, ``Applicants'').
Summary of Application: Applicants seek an order pursuant to Section
6(c) of the 1940 Act, exempting them from the provisions of Sections
2(a)(32) and
PROPOSED RULES: Hazardous Materials: Requirements for the Storage of Explosives During Transportation,
Published: 2008-07-03
PHMSA is concerned that current requirements may not
adequately address the risks associated with the storage of explosives
while they are in transportation. On November 16, 2005, we published an
advance notice of proposed rulemaking to solicit comments concerning
measures to reduce those risks. The comment period closed February 14,
2006. To
NOTICES: 2009 Medically Underserved Areas,
Published: 2008-07-03
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed its
annual determination of the States that qualify as Medically
Underserved Areas under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)
Program for calendar year 2009. This is necessary to comply with a
provision of the FEHB law that mandates special consideration for
enrollees of certain FEHB
RULES: Rules for Administrative Review of Agency Decisions,
Published: 2008-07-03
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is amending its
regulation on Administrative Review of Agency Decisions to clarify that
the agency's Appeals Board may refer certain categories of appeals to
other PBGC departments for a written response and to remove
determinations under section 4022A of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of
