Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 5 / Tuesday, January 9, 2007 / Notices 1059 

Dated: January 3, 2007. 

Vicki S. Thorpe, 

Manager, Graphics, Printing and Records 

Branch. 

[FR Doc. E7–69 Filed 1–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Bureau of the Public Debt 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

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 Bureau of 

the Public Debt within the Department 

of the Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning the Regulations Governing 

Payments by the Automated Clearing 

House method on Account of United 

States Securities. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 12, 2007, to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Bureau of the Public Debt, Vicki S. 

Thorpe, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, 

WV 26106–1328, or 

Vicki.Thorpe@bpd.treas.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Vicki S. Thorpe, 

Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third 

Street, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, 

(304) 480–8150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations Governing 

Payments by the Automated Clearing 

House Method on Account of United 

States Securities. 

OMB Number: 1535–0094. 

Abstract: The regulations authorize 

payment to investors in United States 

securities by the Automated Clearing 

House (ACH Method). 

Current Actions: None. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

Businesses or other for-profit, and state 

or local governments. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1. 

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. 

Dated: January 3, 2007. 

Vicki S. Thorpe, 

Manager, Graphics Printing and Records 

Branch. 

[FR Doc. E7–70 Filed 1–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Bureau of the Public Debt 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

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 Bureau of 

the Public Debt within the Department 

of the Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning the Regulations Governing 

United States Savings Bonds Series E/ 

EE and H/HH. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 12, 2007, to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Bureau of the Public Debt, Vicki S. 

Thorpe, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, 

WV 26106–1328, or 

Vicki.Thorpe@bpd.treas.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information 

should be directed to Vicki S. Thorpe, 

Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third 

Street, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, 

(304) 480–8150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Regulations Governing United 

States Savings Bonds Series E/EE and 

H/HH. 

OMB Number: 1535–0095. 

Abstract: The regulations mandate the 

payment of H/HH interest by Direct 

Deposit (ACH Method). 

Current Actions: None. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Individuals, 

Businesses or other for-profit, and state 

or local governments. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1. 

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. 

Dated: January 3, 2007. 

Vicki S. Thorpe, 

Manager, Graphics, Printing and Records 

Branch. 

[FR Doc. E7–71 Filed 1–8–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Thrift Supervision 

Proposed Agency Information 

Collection Activities; Comment 

Request—Procedures for Monitoring 

Bank Secrecy Act 

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision 

(OTS), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to comment on 

proposed and continuing information 

collections, as required by the 


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1060 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 5 / Tuesday, January 9, 2007 / Notices 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 

U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift 

Supervision within the Department of 

the Treasury will submit the proposed 

information collection requirement 

described below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. Today, OTS is soliciting 

public comments on its proposal to 

extend this information collection. 

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before March 12, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to 

the collection by title of the proposal or 

by OMB approval number, to 

Information Collection Comments, Chief 

Counsel’s Office, Office of Thrift 

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552; send a facsimile 

transmission to (202) 906–6518; or send 

an e-mail to 

infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov. 

OTS will post comments and the related 

index on the OTS Internet site at http:// 

www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, 

interested persons may inspect 

comments at the Public Reading Room, 

1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To 

make an appointment, call (202) 906–

5922, send an e-mail to 

public.info@ots.treas.gov, or send a 

facsimile transmission to (202) 906–

7755. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

can request additional information 

about this proposed information 

collection from Louise Batdorf, Analyst, 

Consumer Protection and Specialized 

Programs, (202) 906–7087, Office of 

Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may 

not conduct or sponsor an information 

collection, and respondents are not 

required to respond to an information 

collection, unless the information 

collection displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. As part of the 

approval process, we invite comments 

on the following information collection. 

Comments should address one or 

more of the following points: 

a. Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of OTS; 

b. The accuracy of OTS’s estimate of 

the burden of the proposed information 

collection; 

c. Ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; 

d. Ways to minimize the burden of the 

information collection on respondents, 

including through the use of 

information technology. 

We will summarize the comments 

that we receive and include them in the 

OTS request for OMB approval. All 

comments will become a matter of 

public record. In this notice, OTS is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

following information collection. 

Title of Proposal: Procedures for 

Monitoring Bank Secrecy Act. 

OMB Number: 1550–0041. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Regulation requirement: 12 CFR 

563.177. 

Description: The information 

collected enables OTS to determine 

whether a savings association has 

implemented a program reasonably 

designed to assure and monitor 

compliance with the currency 

recordkeeping and reporting 

requirements established by Federal 

Statute and the U.S. Department of 

Treasury regulations. 

Type of Review: Renewal. 

Affected Public: Savings Associations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

845. 

Estimated Burden Hours per 

Response: 28 hours. 

Estimated Frequency of Response: 

Annually. 

Estimated Total Burden: 23,660 

hours. 

Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton, 

(202) 906–6467, Office of Thrift 

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552. 

Dated: January 3, 2007. 

Deborah Dakin, 

Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and 

Legislation Division. 

[FR Doc. E7–53 Filed 1–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6720–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

United States Mint 

Notification of Citizens Coinage 

Advisory Committee January 2007 

Public Meeting 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to United States 

Code, Title 31, section 5135(b)(8)(C), the 

United States Mint announces the 

Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee 

(CCAC) public meeting scheduled for 

January 23, 2007. 

Date: January 23, 2007. 

Time: Public Meeting Time: 10 a.m. to 

2 p.m. 

Location: United States Mint; 801 Ninth 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 2nd 

floor. 

Subject: Review 2008 commemorative 

quarter-dollar candidate reverse 

designs and other business. 

Interested persons should call 202–

354–7502 for the latest update on 

meeting time and room location. 

Public Law 108–15 established the 

CCAC to: 

• Advise the Secretary of the 

Treasury on any theme or design 

proposals relating to circulating coinage, 

bullion coinage, Congressional Gold 

Medals, and national and other medals. 

• Advise the Secretary of the 

Treasury with regard to the events, 

persons, or places to be commemorated 

by the issuance of commemorative coins 

in each of the five calendar years 

succeeding the year in which a 

commemorative coin designation is 

made. 

• Make recommendations with 

respect to the mintage level for any 

commemorative coin recommended. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cliff 

Northup, United States Mint Liaison to 

the CCAC, 801 Ninth Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220; or call 202–354–

7200. 

Any member of the public interested 

in submitting matters for the CCAC’s 

consideration is invited to submit them 

by fax to the following number: 202–

756–6830. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5135(b)(8)(C). 

Dated: January 4, 2007. 

Edmund C. Moy, 

Director, United States Mint. 

[FR Doc. E7–106 Filed 1–8–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–37–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Rehabilitation Research and 

Development Service Scientific Merit 

Review Board; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

gives notice under Public Law 92–463 

(Federal Advisory Committee Act) that 

a meeting of the Rehabilitation Research 

and Development Service Scientific 

Merit Review Board will be held on 

March 5–8, 2007, at the Crystal Gateway 

Marriott Hotel, Arlington, VA. The 

sessions are scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. 

and end at 5:30 p.m. each day. 

The purpose of the Board is to review 

rehabilitation research and development 

applications for scientific and technical 

merit and to make recommendations to 

the Director, Rehabilitation Research 

and Development Service, regarding 

their funding. 

The meeting will be open to the 

public for the March 5 and March 7, 

2007 sessions from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. for 

the discussion of administrative matters, 

the general status of the program and 

the administrative details of the review 

process. The meeting will be closed on 

March 5 and 7, 2007 from 9 a.m. to 5:30 


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