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broadcast over the internet via 

webcasting as well as telephone 

conference calls. For further information 

on these upcoming information 

sessions, please visit the CDFI Fund’s 

website at https://www.cdfifund.gov. 

Authority: 26 U.S.C. 45D; 31 U.S.C. 

321; 26 CFR 1.45D–1. 

Marcia Sigal, 

Acting Director, Community Development 

Financial Institutions Fund. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Secretary 

List of Countries Requiring 

Cooperation With an International 

Boycott 

In accordance with section 999(a)(3) 

of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 

the Department of the Treasury is 

publishing a current list of countries 

which require or may require 

participation in, or cooperation with, an 

international boycott (within the 

meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986). 

On the basis of the best information 

currently available to the Department of 

the Treasury, the following countries 

require or may require participation in, 

or cooperation with, an international 

boycott (within the meaning of section 

999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986). 

Iraq 

Kuwait 

Lebanon 

Libya 

Qatar 

Saudi Arabia 

Syria 

Yemen 

Lindsay Kitzinger, 

International Tax Counsel (Tax Policy). 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Announcement of Public Listening 

Session To Inform VA’s Plan To 

Assess the Current Scientific 

Literature and Historical Detailed 

Claims Data Regarding Certain 

Adverse Health Conditions Associated 

With Military Environmental Exposures 

and To Solicit Public Comment 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of public listening 

session. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is announcing a virtual 

listening session for the public to 

provide feedback on VA’s plan to assess 

the scientific literature and historical 

claims data regarding certain adverse 

health conditions associated with 

military environmental exposures. VA’s 

assessment will consider the possibility 

of a relationship between acute 

leukemias, chronic leukemias and 

multiple myeloma and exposure to fine 

particulate matter (PM2.5) from airborne 

hazards and open burn pits for Veterans 

who were deployed in the Southwest 

Asia theater of operations or are covered 

Veterans, as defined by law. VA 

previously announced its plan in the 

Federal Register on July 26, 2023. 

During the listening session, Veterans 

Health Administration (VHA) subject 

matter experts will listen to public 

feedback and may ask questions but will 

not share proposals for specific 

conditions nor address the merits of any 

comments provided. 

DATES: VA will hold the listening 

session on November 7, 2023. The 

session will start at 1:30 p.m. Eastern 

Standard Time (EST) and end at 3 p.m. 

EST and focus on VA’s plan posted 

within the Federal Register notice on 

July 26, 2023. Individuals/organizations 

can sign up using the link below: 

• November 7, 2023—Notice of Plans 

for the Department of Veterans Affairs to 

Assess the Current Scientific Literature 

and Historical Detailed Claims Data 

Regarding Acute Leukemias, Chronic 

Leukemias, and Multiple Myeloma and 

the Association with Military 

Environmental Exposures. Registration 

link: https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/ 

weblink/register/ 

r11a011e8ad468c564c6a613e929a67c7. 

Note: The listening session will have 

closed captioning available. The webinar will 

be recorded and transcribed. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Peter D. Rumm, MD, MPH, Director of 

Policy, Health Outcomes Military 

Exposures, Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420, at 202–461– 

7297. This is not a toll-free number. 

ADDRESSES: The session will be held 

virtually using Webex. Registration is 

required. Individuals may listen in or 

comment verbally or in writing. (See 

additional information below). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 

26, 2023, VA published a notice in the 

Federal Register about its planned 

scientific assessment of the possibility 

of a relationship between acute 

leukemias, chronic leukemias, and 

multiple myeloma outside of the head 

and neck and exposure to PM2.5 from 

airborne hazards and open burn pits 

experienced by Veterans who served in 

the Southwest Asia theater of operations 

or who are covered Veterans, as defined 

by law (meaning generally those who 

served in Somalia, Afghanistan, 

Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, 

Yemen and Uzbekistan) (88 FR 48291). 

The Notice was published in accordance 

with 38 U.S.C. 1172(a)(1), as created by 

section 202 of the Sergeant First Class 

Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise 

to Address Comprehensive Toxics 

(PACT) Act. 

VA continues to review and assess 

information about military 

environmental exposure incidents, 

emerging scientific evidence regarding 

toxic substances and adverse health 

outcomes in deployed and nondeployed Veterans. Additionally, active 

epidemiological surveillance and 

ongoing monitoring of military 

exposures in collaboration with the 

Department of Defense are underway. If 

the scientific review concludes a 

possible association between military 

environmental exposure and an adverse 

health outcome is present, this may lead 

to additional research or be subject to a 

Federal Register notice and comment 

process, as required by section 1172. VA 

will publish other notices of this type as 

it reviews adverse health conditions and 

their possible association with military 

environmental exposures to provide 

health care, services and benefits to 

Veterans. 

This listening session aims to allow 

individuals to share their research, 

input and comments on certain adverse 

health conditions associated with 

military environmental exposure. 

Participants can also share their 

recommendations on other conditions 

that would benefit from review. 

Registration: Individuals interested in 

attending must register with Webex for 

the listening session. We will ask 

attendees if they want to provide verbal 

or written feedback during registration 

so we can coordinate enough time for 

verbal comments. However, verbal 

participation is not required to complete 

registration. If you wish to provide 

verbal or written feedback during the 

listening session, please register by 

November 3, 2023. Individuals who 

indicate interest in commenting will 

receive a confirmation message 2 

business days before the session. 

Individuals who wish to submit 

materials to VA must do so by 

November 3, 2023, the Friday before the 

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VA will work to accommodate all 

individuals who wish to comment 

verbally. However, VA will prioritize 

those who registered in advance. The 

time allotted for individuals to comment 

verbally will depend on the number of 

registrations. We will turn off cameras 

and mute microphones until the 

presenter’s scheduled time to 

accommodate as many comments as 

possible. VA will request written 

submissions if there is not enough time 

to hear all comments. 

Note: During the listening session, VA will 

not share proposals or address feedback. VA 

will use suggestions made during this 

listening session and public comments on 

VA’s plan to improve future evaluations. VA 

will continue to comply with the 

requirements of section 1172(a) and ensure 

appropriate public notice and opportunity for 

participation. 

Special Accommodations: Attendees 

requiring special accommodations 

should make their requests to VA no 

later than October 31, 2023 (2 weeks 

before the listening session on 

November 7, 2023) by contacting the 

point of contact identified in this 

Notice. 

Signing Authority 

Denis McDonough, Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs, approved and signed 

this document on October 18, 2023, and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Jeffrey M. Martin, 

Assistant Director, Office of Regulation Policy 

& Management, Office of General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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