37602 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 116 / Thursday, June 15, 2000 / Notices

Abstract: Form BQ–1 is part of the

Treasury International Capital (TIC)

reporting system, which is required by

law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O.

10033; 31 CFR part 128) and is designed

to collect timely information on

international portfolio capital

movements. This quarterly report covers

the U.S. dollar claims of banks, other

depository institutions, brokers and

dealers, and of their domestic customers

vis-a`-vis foreign residents. This

information is necessary for compiling

the U.S. balance of payments accounts,

for calculating the U.S. international

investment position, and for formulating

U.S. international financial and

monetary policies.

Current Actions: (a) The exemption

level for Part 2 for reporting positions

will be raised from $15 million at endquarter; institutions will be exempt from

reporting if they had both: (1) Less than

$50 million at end-quarter to report; and

(2) they had less than $25 million at

end-quarter to report vis-a`-vis all

counterparties in any one country; (b)

there will be a reduction in the

reporting of International Banking

Facilities (IBFs) so that banking

organizations will report on a

consolidated basis. An addendum row

will be added to the bottom of Part 1 of

the form to report total IBF assets by

sector/instrument; (c) the geographic

detail will increase slightly by adding

lines for Luxembourg, the combined

Channel Islands & Isle of Man, New

Zealand, the Caribbean region, and the

European Central Bank. The British

West Indies line will be replaced with

a Cayman Islands line; (d) the form will

be redesigned so it will be available for

downloading from the TIC web site.

These changes will be effective as of

January 31, 2001.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business of other forprofit organizations.

Form BQ–1 (1505–0016)

Estimated Number of Respondents:

340.

Estimated Average Time per

Respondent: Four (4) hours per

respondent per filing.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5,440 hours, based on four

reporting periods per year.

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. The public is

invited to submit written comments

concerning: Whether Form BQ–1 is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Office, including

whether the information collected has

practical uses; the accuracy of the above

burden estimates; ways to enhance the

quality, usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; ways to

minimize the reporting and/or

recordkeeping burdens on respondents,

including the use of information

technologies to automate the collection

of the data; and estimates of capital or

start-up costs of operation, maintenance,

and purchases of services to provide

information.

Dwight Wolkow,

Administrator, International Portfolio

Investment Data Systems.

[FR Doc. 00–15066 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Departmental Offices, Proposed

Collections; Comment Requests

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites

the general public and other Federal

agencies to comment on an information

collection that is due for revision

approval by the Office of Management

and Budget. The Office of Program

Services within the Department of the

Treasury is soliciting comments

concerning Treasury International

Capital Form BQ–2, Part 1; Liabilities to,

and Claims on, Foreigners of Reporting

Bank, Broker or Dealer, and Part 2:

domestic Customers’ Claims on

Foreigners Held by Reporting Bank,

Broker or Dealer, Denominated in

Foreign Currencies.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Dwight Wolkow, Administrator,

International Portfolio Investment Data

Systems, Department of the Treasury,

Room 5205 Mt, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Copies of the proposed revised form and

instructions are available at the Related

Links section of Treasury’s TIC Capital

Movements web site: http://

www.ustreas.gob/tic/. Requests for

additional information should be

directed to Dwight Wolkow,

Administrator, International Portfolio

Investment Data Systems, Department of

the Treasury, Room 5205 M, 1500

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20220, phone (202) 622–1276, FAX

(202) 622–7448.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Titles: Treasury International Capital

Form BQ–2, Part 1: Liabilities to, and

Claims on, Foreigners of Reporting

Bank, Broker or Dealer, and Part 2:

Domestic Customers’ Claims on

Foreigners Held by Reporting Bank,

Broker or Dealer, Denominated in

Foreign Currencies.

OMB Control Number: 1505–0020

Abstract: Form BQ–2 is required by

law (22 U.S.C. 286f; 22 U.S.C. 3103; E.O.

10033; 31 CFR part 128) and is designed

to collect timely information on

international portfolio capital

movements. Form BQ–2 is a quarterly

report that covers the liabilities to and

claims on foreigners of banks, brokers

and dealers, and the custody claims on

foreigners of banks, brokers and dealers,

that are denominated in foreign

currencies. This information is

necessary for compiling the U.S. balance

of payments accounts, for calculating

the U.S. international investment

position, and for formulating U.S.

international financial and monetary

policies.

Current Actions: (a) The exemption

level for reporting positions will be

raised from $15 million at end-quarter;

institutions will be exempt from

reporting if they had both: (1) Less than

$50 million at end-quarter to report; and

(2) they had less than $25 million at

end-quarter to report vis-a-vis all

counterparties in any one country; (b)

There will be a reduction in the

reporting of International Banking

Facilities (IBFs) so that banking

organizations will report on a

consolidated basis. An addendum row

will be added to the bottom of Part 1 of

the form to report total IBF liabilities

and total IBF assets by sector/

instrument; (c) The geographic detail

will increase slightly by adding lines for

Luxembourg, the combined Channel

Islands & Isle of Man, New Zealand, the

Caribbean region, and the European

Central Bank. The British West Indies

line will be replaced with a Cayman

Islands line; (d) Memorandum rows will

be added on the BQ–2 form for the

reporting of foreign currency

transactions by sector/instrument for the

following currencies: Euro, Pound

Sterling, Yen, and Canadian Dollar. The

form will be redesigned so it will be

available for downloading from the TIC

web site. Theses changes will be

effective as of January 31, 2001.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

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Form BQ–2 (1505–0020)

Estimated Number of Respondents:

90.

Estimated Average Time per

Respondent: Four and one/half (4.5)

hours per respondent per filing.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,620 hours, based on four

reporting periods per year.

Request for Comments

Comments submitted in response to

this notice will be summarized and/or

included in the requests for OMB

approval. All comments will become a

matter of public record. The public is

invited to submit written comments

concerning: Whether Form BQ–2 is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the Office, including

whether the information collected has

practical uses; the accuracy of the above

burden estimates; ways to enhance the

quality, usefulness, and clarity of the

information to be collected; ways to

minimize the reporting and/or record

keeping burdens on respondents,

including the use of information

technologies to automate the collection

of the data; and estimates of capital or

start-up costs of operation, maintenance,

and purchases of services to provide

information.

Dwight Wolkow,

Administrator, International Portfolio

Investment Data Systems.

[FR Doc. 00–15067 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Open Meeting of Citizen Advocacy

Panel, Pacific-Northwest District

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the

Pacific-Northwest Citizen Advocacy

Panel will be held in Medford, Oregon.

DATES: The meeting will be held

Saturday, June 24, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Judi

Nicholas at 1–888–912–1227 or 206–

220–6096.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given pursuant to section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. app. (1988) that

an open meeting of the Citizen

Advocacy Panel will be held Saturday,

June 24, 2000, 9 a.m. to Noon at the

Metropoliton Convention Center, 2500

Crater Lake Highway, Medford, OR

97504. The public is invited to make

oral comments. Individual comments

will be limited to 10 minutes. If you

would like to have the CAP consider a

written statement, please call 1–888–

912–1227 or 206–220–6096, or write

Judi Nicholas, CAP Office, 915 2nd

Avenue, Room 442, Seattle, WA 98174.

Due to limited conference space,

notification of intent to attend the

meeting must be made with Judi

Nicholas. Ms. Nicholas can be reached

at 1–888–912–1227 or 206–220–6096.

The Agenda will include the

following: various IRS issue updates.

Note: Last minute changes to the agenda

are possible and could prevent effective

advance notice.

Dated: May 26, 2000.

M. Cathy Vanhorn,

Director, CAP, Communications & Liaison.

[FR Doc. 00–15046 Filed 6–14–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0074]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

revision of a currently approved

collection, and allow 60 days for public

comment in response to the notice. This

notice solicits comments on the

information needed to determine

eligibility for continued educational

assistance for veterans, individuals on

active duty, and reservists who change

their programs of education or places of

training.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before August 14, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420. Please refer

to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0074’’ in

any correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or

FAX (202) 275–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44

U.S.C., 3501–3520), Federal agencies

must obtain approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for each

collection of information they conduct

or sponsor. This request for comment is

being made pursuant to Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.

With respect to the following

collection of information, VBA invites

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of VBA’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information

technology.

Title: Request for Change of VA

Education Program or Place of Training

For Veterans, Servicepersons, and

members of the Selected Reserve, VA

Form 22–1995.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0074.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA pays educational

benefits to eligible veterans and persons

on active duty, and to persons in the

Selected Reserve. Each veteran, person

on active duty, or person in the Selected

Reserve must be pursuing an approved

program of training to be eligible for

benefits. The eligible student must

complete VA Form 22–1995 to identify

and request approval for a

supplementary educational objective or

place of training. VA uses the

information to determine continued

eligibility for educational benefits, and

to monitor the number of times a

veteran, person on active duty, or

person in the Selected Reserve has

changed his or her educational

objectives.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Annual Burden: 24,060

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 12 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.