Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 116 / Thursday, June 15, 2000 / Notices 37603

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.