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respondents = 1,197 hours). There is no
increase in the annual recordkeeping
and reporting burden.
If additional information is required
contact: Lynn Bryant, Department
Clearance Officer, United States
Department of Justice, Justice
Management Division, Policy and
Planning Staff, Patrick Henry Building,
Suite 1600, 601 D Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20530.
Dated: April 20, 2009.
Lynn Bryant,
Department Clearance Officer, PRA, United
States Department of Justice.
[FR Doc. E9–9357 Filed 4–22–09; 8:45 am]
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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
SPACE ADMINISTRATION
[Notice 09–037]
NASA Advisory Council; Science
Committee; Heliophysics
Subcommittee; Meeting
AGENCY: National Aeronautics and
Space Administration. ACTION: Notice
of meeting.
SUMMARY: The National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA)
announces a meeting of the
Heliophysics Subcommittee of the
NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This
Subcommittee reports to the Science
Committee of the NAC. The Meeting
will be held for the purpose of soliciting
from the scientific community and other
persons scientific and technical
information relevant to program
planning.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.; Wednesday, May 20, 2009, 8:30
a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Thursday, May 21,
2009, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
ADDRESSES: NASA Headquarters, 300 E
Street, SW., rooms 7H45, 7H45, and
9H40 respectively, Washington, DC
20546.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Marian Norris, Science Mission
Directorate, NASA Headquarters,
Washington, DC 20546, (202) 358–4452,
fax (202) 358–4118, or
[email protected].
The
meeting will be open to the public up
to the capacity of the room. The agenda
for the meeting includes the following
topics:
—Heliophysics Division Overview and
Program Status.
—Review of Heliophysics Community
Roadmap.
—Revision of Heliophysics Data Policy.
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—Solar Orbiter Selections and Plans.
It is imperative that the meeting be
held on these dates to accommodate the
scheduling priorities of the key
participants. Attendees will be
requested to sign a register and to
comply with NASA security
requirements, including the
presentation of a valid picture ID, before
receiving an access badge. Foreign
nationals attending this meeting will be
required to provide a copy of their
passport, visa, or green card in addition
to providing the following information
no less than 7 working days prior to the
meeting: Full name; gender; date/place
of birth; citizenship; visa/green card
information (number, type, expiration
date); passport information (number,
country, expiration date); employer/
affiliation information (name of
institution, address, country,
telephone); title/position of attendee. To
expedite admittance, attendees with
U.S. citizenship can provide identifying
information 3 working days in advance
by contacting Marian Norris via e-mail
at [email protected] or by telephone at
(202) 358–4452.
Dated: April 16, 2009.
P. Diane Rausch,
Advisory Committee Management Officer,
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–9295 Filed 4–22–09; 8:45 am]
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
Briefing on Postal Technology
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice of briefing.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: There will be a presentation
by Dr. Leon Pinsov, Vice President,
International Standards and Advanced
Technology, Pitney Bowes Corporation,
on ‘‘Postal Product Innovation and New
Opportunities for Postal Commerce’’ on
Thursday, April 30, 2009, beginning at
1 p.m., in the Postal Regulatory
Commission’s hearing room. The
briefing is open to the public; however,
seating is limited, and those wishing to
reserve a seat should telephone Leona
Anasiewiez at 202–789–6877. The
program will be Webcast at http://
www.prc.gov.
April 30, 2009.
Postal Regulatory
Commission, 901 New York Avenue,
NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20268–
0001.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann
Fisher, director, Office of Public Affairs
DATES:
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and Government Relations, Postal
Regulatory Commission, 202–789–6803.
Steven W. Williams,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–9287 Filed 4–22–09; 8:45 am]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY POLICY
March 9, 2009 Presidential Memo on
Scientific Integrity: Request for Public
Comment
ACTION: Request for public comment on
response to Presidential Memorandum.
SUMMARY: On March 9, 2009, the
President issued a memorandum for the
heads of executive departments and
agencies on the subject of scientific
integrity (http://www.whitehouse.gov/
the_press_office/Memorandum-for-theHeads-of-Executive-Departments-andAgencies-3–9–09/). The memorandum
requires the Director of the Office of
Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)
to craft recommendations for
Presidential action to ensure scientific
integrity in the executive branch. This
notice solicits public input to inform the
drafting of those recommendations. The
notice asks a series of questions to help
guide the public in responding to this
request.
DATES: There is a 21 day period for
public comment from April 23, 2009 to
May 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods:
Web Site—http://www.ostp.gov. Click
the link to ‘‘Scientific Integrity’’ and
follow the instructions for submitting
comments electronically.
Electronic Mail—
[email protected].
Mail—Office of Science and
Technology Policy, Attn: Scientific
Integrity Recommendations, 725 17th
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20502.
Please note that all submissions may
be posted without change to http://
www.ostp.gov, including any personal
information provided.
The public comment period will close
on May 13, 2009 at 5 p.m. EST. Any
comments received after the close of the
comment period will not be considered.
The full text of the Presidential
memorandum is posted at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/
Memorandum-for-the-Heads-ofExecutive-Departments-and-Agencies-3–
9–09/. The fact sheet on the Presidential
memorandum is posted at http://
www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/
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Fact-Sheet-on-PresidentialMemorandum-on-Scientific-Integrity/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
information regarding this Notice,
please contact
[email protected].
In his
March 9, 2009 memorandum on
Scientific Integrity, the President states
that ‘‘science and the scientific process
must inform and guide decisions of my
Administration on a wide range of
issues’’ and assigns the Director of the
Office of Science and Technology Policy
(the Director) responsibility for ensuring
scientific integrity throughout the
executive branch. To this end, the
memorandum requires the Director to
submit within 120 days a set of
recommendations for Presidential action
to ensure scientific integrity. If possible,
for each comment you submit, please
note to which of the six principles
below your comment relates. This will
assist in properly categorizing the
public comments and responding to the
President’s memorandum on Scientific
Integrity. The six principles from the
memorandum are as follows:
(a) The selection and retention of
candidates for science and technology
positions in the executive branch
should be based on the candidate’s
knowledge, credentials, experience, and
integrity;
(b) Each agency should have
appropriate rules and procedures to
ensure the integrity of the scientific
process within the agency;
(c) When scientific or technological
information is considered in policy
decisions, the information should be
subject to well-established scientific
processes, including peer review where
appropriate, and each agency should
appropriately and accurately reflect that
information in complying with and
applying relevant statutory standards.
(d) Except for information that is
properly restricted from disclosure
under procedures established in
accordance with statute, regulation,
Executive Order, or Presidential
Memorandum, each agency should
make available to the public the
scientific or technological findings or
conclusions considered or relied on in
policy decisions;
(e) Each agency should have in place
procedures to identify and address
instances in which the scientific process
or the integrity of scientific and
technological information may be
compromised; and
(f) Each agency should adopt such
additional procedures, including any
appropriate whistleblower protections,
as are necessary to ensure the integrity
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of scientific and technological
information and processes on which the
agency relies in its decision-making or
otherwise uses or prepares.
Comments from the public will help
the OSTP determine what should be
included in these recommendations.
Respondents are invited to suggest: (1)
Recommendations that would be
responsive to the aims of the President,
(2) specific implementing strategies, and
(3) data and empirical evidence related
to the effectiveness of strategies to
promote scientific integrity. Comments
submitted are encouraged to:
• Be as succinct as possible (1000
words or less recommended);
• Specify which of the prior six
principles (a–f) are being addressed
with each comment;
• Explain views and reasoning
clearly; and
• Describe how the success of
particular strategies might be evaluated
or measured.
M. David Hodge,
Operations Manager, OSTP.
[FR Doc. E9–9307 Filed 4–22–09; 8:45 am]
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COMMISSION
[File No. 500–1]
Act Manufacturing, Inc., Aerovox, Inc.
(n/k/a New Bedford Capacitor, Inc.),
Agility Capital, Inc., Air Water
International Corp. (f/k/a Universal
Communications Systems, Inc.),
Allegiant Physician Services, Inc., and
Alpha Microsystems, Inc. (n/k/a NQL,
Inc.); Order of Suspension of Trading
April 21, 2009.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Act
Manufacturing, Inc. because it has not
filed any periodic reports since the
period ended September 30, 2001.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Aerovox,
Inc. (n/k/a New Bedford Capacitor, Inc.)
because it has not filed any periodic
reports since the period ended March
31, 2001.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Agility
Capital, Inc. because it has not filed any
periodic reports since the period ended
June 30, 2002.
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It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Air Water
International Corp. (f/k/a Universal
Communications Systems, Inc.) because
it has not filed any periodic reports
since the period ended June 30, 2006.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Allegiant
Physician Services, Inc. because it has
not filed any periodic reports since the
period ended June 30, 1996.
It appears to the Securities and
Exchange Commission that there is a
lack of current and accurate information
concerning the securities of Alpha
Microsystems, Inc. (n/k/a NQL, Inc.)
because it has not filed any periodic
reports since the period ended
September 30, 2001.
The Commission is of the opinion that
the public interest and the protection of
investors require a suspension of trading
in the securities of the above-listed
companies.
Therefore, it is ordered, pursuant to
Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, that trading in the
securities of the above-listed companies
is suspended for the period from 9:30
a.m. EDT on April 21, 2009, through
11:59 p.m. EDT on May 4, 2009.
By the Commission.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. E9–9418 Filed 4–21–09; 4:15 pm]
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COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–59778; File No. SR–
NYSEAmex–2009–12]
Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice
of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness
of Proposed Rule Change by NYSE
Amex LLC To Adopt a Policy Relating
to Its Treatment of Trade Reports That
It Determines To Be Inconsistent With
the Prevailing Market
April 16, 2009.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that, on April 6,
2009, NYSE Amex LLC (‘‘NYSE Amex’’
or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule
change as described in Items I and II
1 15
2 17
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U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
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