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to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

13460, Employer/Payer Information. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 5, 2009 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Dawn Bidne, (202) 

622–3933, at Internal Revenue Service, 

room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the Internet at Dawn.E.Bidne@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Employer/Payer Information. 

OMB Number: 1545–1849. 

Form Number: Form 13460. 

Abstract: Form 13460 is used to assist 

filers who have underreporter or 

correction issues. Also this form 

expedites research of the filers’ 

problems. 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. This form is being 

submitted for renewal purposes only. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit organizations, farms, not-forprofit institutions, Federal government, 

and State, local, or Tribal government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. Comments are invited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information shall have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden of the collection of 

information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Approved: July 27, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18678 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Notice of Open Meetings To Prepare 

2009 Report to Congress 

Advisory Committee: U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of open meetings to 

prepare 2009 Annual Report to 

Congress—August 5–6, 2009, September 

23–24, 2009, October 7–8, 2009 and 

October 19–21, 2009 in Washington, DC. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of 

meetings of the U.S.-China Economic 

and Security Review Commission. 

Name: Carolyn Bartholomew, 

Chairman of the U.S.-China Economic 

and Security Review Commission 

The Commission is mandated by 

Congress to investigate, assess, evaluate 

and report to Congress annually on the 

U.S.-China economic and security 

relationship. The mandate specifically 

charges the Commission to prepare a 

report to Congress ‘‘regarding the 

national security implications and 

impact of the bilateral trade and 

economic relationship between the 

United States and the People’s Republic 

of China [that] shall include a full 

analysis, along with conclusions and 

recommendations for legislative and 

administrative actions* * *’’ 

Purpose of Meetings: Pursuant to this 

mandate, the Commission will meet in 

Washington, DC on August 5–6, 

September 23–24, 2009, October 7–8, 

2009 and October 19–21, 2009 to 

consider the first and later rounds of 

drafts of material for its 2009 Annual 

Report to Congress that have been 

prepared for its consideration by the 

Commission staff, and to make 

modifications to those drafts that 

Commission members believe are 

needed. 

Topics to be Discussed: The 

Commissioners will be considering draft 

report sections addressing the following 

topics: 

• The United States-China trade and 

economic relationship, including the 

relationship’s current status; significant 

changes during 2009; the control of 

China’s economy by its government, and 

the effect of that control on the United 

States; and China’s pharmaceutical 

industry and impact on U.S. 

• The implications of China’s 

industrial policy and the impact of trade 

with China in central and western New 

York. 

• China’s activities directly affecting 

U.S. security interests, including its 

expansion of military and security 

activities abroad, recent naval 

modernization, and intelligence 

activities and capabilities. 

• China’s foreign and regional 

activities and relationships in East Asia, 

including those pertaining to 

Continental Asia, specifically Pakistan 

and Afghanistan, Taiwan, and to its own 

special administrative region of Hong 

Kong. 

• China’s control of information and 

its impact on the United States, 

including China’s external propaganda 

and influence operations, cyber 

espionage and security, and the extent 

of freedom of expression within China. 

DATES AND TIMES (EASTERN DAYLIGHT

TIME):—Wednesday and Thursday, 

August 5–6, 2009 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) 

—Wednesday, September 23, 2009 (1 

p.m. to 4 p.m.) 

—Thursday, September 24, 2009 (10 

a.m. to 4 p.m.) 

—Wednesday and Thursday, October 

7–8, 2009 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) 

—Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, 

October 19–21, 2009 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) 

ADDRESSES: All meetings will be held in 

Conference Room 231 (2nd Floor), 

except the meetings on August 5 & 6 

that will be held in Conference Room 

333 (3rd Floor), of The Hall of States 

located at 444 North Capitol Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20001. Public 

seating is limited and will be available 

on a ‘‘first-come, first-served’’ basis. 

Advanced reservations are not required. 

All participants must register at the 

front desk of the lobby. 


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Required Accessibility Statement: The 

entirety of these Commission editorial 

and drafting meetings will be open to 

the public. The Commission may recess 

the public editorial/drafting meetings to 

address administrative issues in closed 

session. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kathy Michels, Associate Director, U.S.- 

China Economic and Security Review 

Commission, 444 North Capitol Street 

NW., Suite 602, Washington, DC 20001; 

Phone: (202) 624–1409; E-mail: 

kmichels@uscc.gov. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.- 

China Economic and Security Review 

Commission in 2000 in the National Defense 

Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106–398), as 

amended by Division P of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 

108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005). 

Dated: July 29, 2009. 

Kathleen J. Michels, 

Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–18674 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1137–00–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0648] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities (FMP) Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden and 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0648’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, fax (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0648.’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Titles: 

a. Foreign Medical Program (FMP) 

Registration Form, VA Form 10–7959f– 

1. 

b. Claim Cover Sheet—Foreign 

Medical Program (FMP), VA Form 10– 

7959f–2. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0648. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approve collection. 

Abstracts: 

a. Veterans with service connected 

disabilities living or traveling overseas 

complete VA Form 10–7959f-1 to enroll 

in the Foreign Medical Program. 

b. Healthcare providers complete VA 

Form 10–7959f–2 to submit claims for 

payments or reimbursement of expenses 

relating to veterans living or traveling 

overseas (except for the Philippines) 

with service-connected disability. VA 

will accept provider’s generated billing 

statement, Uniform Billing-Forms (UB) 

04, and Medicare Health Insurance 

Claims Form, CMS 1500 for payments or 

reimbursements. 

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 OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on May 

22, 2009 at pages 24076–20477. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

a. Foreign Medical Program, VA Form 

10–7959f–1—110 hours. 

b. Claim Cover Sheet, VA Form 10– 

7959f–2—3,652 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 

a. Foreign Medical Program, VA Form 

10–7959f–1—4 minutes. 

b. Claim Cover Sheet, VA Form 10– 

7959f–2—11 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

a. Foreign Medical Program, VA Form 

10–7959f–1—1,660. 

b. Claim Cover Sheet, VA Form 10– 

7959f–2—19,920. 

Dated: July 30, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–18626 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–New (0896a)] 

Agency Information Collection (VA 

Subcontracting Report) Activities 

Under OMB Review 

AGENCY: Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Office of Small and 

Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, has 

submitted the collection of information 

as abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The PRA 

submission describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

cost and burden; it includes the actual 

data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 4, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov; or to VA’s 

OMB Desk Officer, Office of Information 

and Regulatory Affairs, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control 2900–New 

(0896a)’’ in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail: 

denise.mclamb@.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New (0896a). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: VA Subcontracting Report, VA 

Form 0896a. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–New 

(0896a). 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: In accordance with Public 

Law 109–461 Section 8127(a)(4), ‘‘The 

Secretary shall establish a review 

mechanism to ensure that, in the case of 

a subcontract of a Department contract 

that is counted for purposes of meeting 

a goal established pursuant to this 

section, the subcontract was actually 

awarded to a business concern that may 

be counted for purposes of meeting that 

goal.’’ VA Form 0896a will be used to 

collect information from subcontractors 

to compare information obtained from 

subcontracting plans submitted by 

prime contractors in order to determine 


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