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customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, August 9, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Otis 

Simpson at 1–888–912–1227 or 202– 

317–3332. 

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 a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be held Thursday, August 9, 2018, at 

1:00 p.m. Eastern Time via 

teleconference. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited conference lines, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Otis Simpson. For more information 

please contact Otis Simpson at 1–888– 

912–1227 or 202–317–3332, or write 

TAP Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. Otis 

Simpson. For more information please 

contact Otis Simpson at 1–888–912– 

1227 or 202–317–3332, or write TAP 

Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. 

The agenda will include a discussion 

on various letters, and other issues 

related to written communications from 

the IRS. 

Dated: July 2, 2018. 

Terrie English, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14645 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Toll-Free Phone Line 

Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Toll-Free 

Phone Line Project Committee will be 

conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, August 14, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Rosalind Matherne at 1–888–912–1227 

or 202–317–4115. 

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 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Toll-Free Phone Line 

Project Committee will be held Tuesday, 

August 14, 2018, at 3:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time via teleconference. The public is 

invited to make oral comments or 

submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate must be made with 

Rosalind Matherne. For more 

information please contact Rosalind 

Matherne at 1–888–912–1227 or 202– 

317–4115, or write TAP Office, 1111 

Constitution Ave. NW, Room 1509, 

Washington, DC 20224 or contact us at 

the website: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include various IRS 

issues. 

The committee will be discussing tollfree issues and public input is 

welcomed. 

Dated: July 2, 2018. 

Terrie English, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14640 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Interest Rate Paid on Cash Deposited 

To Secure U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement Immigration 

Bonds 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: For the period beginning July 

1, 2018, and ending on September 30, 

2018, the U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement Immigration Bond interest 

rate is 1.88 per centum per annum. 

DATES: Rates are applicable July 1, 2018 

to September 30, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may 

be mailed to Sam Doak, Reporting Team 

Leader, Federal Borrowings Branch, 

Division of Accounting Operations, 

Office of Public Debt Accounting, 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 

Parkersburg, West Virginia, 26106–1328. 

You can download this notice at the 

following internet addresses: http://

www.treasury.gov or http://

www.federalregister.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Adam Charlton, Manager, Federal 

Borrowings Branch, Office of Public 

Debt Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 

26106–1328, (304) 480–5248; Sam Doak, 

Reporting Team Leader, Federal 

Borrowings Branch, Division of 

Accounting Operations, Office of Public 

Debt Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service, Parkersburg, West Virginia, 

26106–1328, (304) 480–5117. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Federal 

law requires that interest payments on 

cash deposited to secure immigration 

bonds shall be ‘‘at a rate determined by 

the Secretary of the Treasury, except 

that in no case shall the interest rate 

exceed 3 per centum per annum.’’ 8 

U.S.C. 1363(a). Related Federal 

regulations state that ‘‘Interest on cash 

deposited to secure immigration bonds 

will be at the rate as determined by the 

Secretary of the Treasury, but in no case 

will exceed 3 per centum per annum or 

be less than zero.’’ 8 CFR 293.2. 

Treasury has determined that interest on 

the bonds will vary quarterly and will 

accrue during each calendar quarter at 

a rate equal to the lesser of the average 

of the bond equivalent rates on 91-day 

Treasury bills auctioned during the 

preceding calendar quarter, or 3 per 

centum per annum, but in no case less 

than zero. [FR Doc. 2015–18545] In 

addition to this Notice, Treasury posts 

the current quarterly rate in Table 2b— 

Interest Rates for Specific Legislation on 

the TreasuryDirect website. 

Gary Grippo, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public 

Finance. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14624 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0679] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Certification of Change or 

Correction of Name Government Life 

Insurance 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administrations, 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 


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information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments on information 

needed from veterans to change or make 

a correction to the insureds name. The 

information on the form is required by 

law. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before September 7, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administrations (20M33), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or 

email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0679’’ 

in any correspondence. During the 

comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, 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. 

Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 

U.S.C. 3501–3521; U.S.C. 1904 and 

1942. 

Title: Certification of Change or 

Correction of Name Government Life 

Insurance—VA Form 29–586. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0679. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: The form is used by the 

insured as a certification of change or 

correction of name. The information on 

the form is required by law, U.S.C. 1904 

and 1942. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 20 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 10 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: Once. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia D. Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Privacy, Quality and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14587 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Disability 

Compensation, Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act that the 

Advisory Committee on Disability 

Compensation will meet July 24–25, 

2018. The Committee will meet at 1722 

Eye Street NW, Washington, DC 20006. 

The meetings will be held on the Third 

Floor in the Training Room and will 

begin at 8:30 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m. 

EST. The meetings are open to the 

public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the maintenance and periodic 

readjustment of the VA Schedule for 

Rating Disabilities. The Committee is to 

assemble and review relevant 

information relating to the nature and 

character of disabilities arising during 

service in the Armed Forces, provide an 

ongoing assessment of the effectiveness 

of the rating schedule, and give advice 

on the most appropriate means of 

responding to the needs of Veterans 

relating to disability compensation. 

The Committee will receive briefings 

on issues related to compensation for 

Veterans with service-connected 

disabilities and on other VA benefits 

programs. Time will be allocated for 

receiving public comments. Public 

comments will be limited to three 

minutes each. Individuals wishing to 

make oral statements before the 

Committee will be accommodated on a 

first-come, first-served basis. 

Individuals who speak are invited to 

submit one to two page summaries of 

their comments at the time of the 

meeting for inclusion in the official 

meeting record. 

The public may submit written 

statements for the Committee’s review 

to Stacy Boyd, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Compensation Service, 

Policy Staff (211A), 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420 or 

email at Stacy.Boyd@va.gov. Since the 

meeting is being held in a government 

building, a photo I.D. must be presented 

at the Guard’s Desk as a part of the 

screening process. Due to an increase in 

security protocols, you should allow an 

additional 30 minutes before the 

meeting begins. Routine escort will be 

provided until 8:30 a.m. each day. Any 

member of the public wishing to attend 

the meeting or seeking additional 

information should email Stacy Boyd. 

Dated: July 3, 2018. 

Jelessa M. Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14659 Filed 7–6–18; 8:45 am] 

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