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the online instructions for accessing the 

dockets. DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement is available for review in the 

Federal Register published on April 11, 

2000, (65 FR 19477–78). 

The petition, supporting materials, 

and all comments received before the 

close of business on the closing date 

indicated below will be filed and will be 

considered. All comments and 

supporting materials received after the 

closing date will also be filed and will 

be considered to the extent possible. 

When the petition is granted or denied, 

notice of the decision will be published 

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authority indicated below. 

DATES: Comment Closing Date: April 23, 

2012. 

Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at CFR 1.50 and 

501.8) 

Issued on: March 16, 2012. 

Claude H. Harris, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Financial Research Advisory 

Committee 

AGENCY: Office of Financial Research, 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the 

Financial Research Advisory Committee 

and solicitation of applications for 

Committee membership. 

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department has 

determined that it is in the public 

interest to establish the Financial 

Research Advisory Committee. A 

Charter for the Committee has been 

prepared and will be filed no earlier 

than 15 days following the date of 

publication of this notice. This notice 

establishes criteria and procedures for 

the selection of members. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrea Ianniello, Office of Financial 

Research, Department of Treasury, (202) 

622–3002. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

(Pub. L. 92–463, 5 U.S.C. App. 2 § 1–16, 

as amended), the Treasury Department 

intends to establish the following 

advisory committee, pursuant to its 

Charter: 

Title: Financial Research Advisory 

Committee. 

Purpose: The purpose of the 

Committee is to provide advice and 

recommendations to the Office of 

Financial Research (OFR) and to assist 

the OFR in carrying out its duties and 

authorities. The OFR will benefit from 

the knowledge, experience, and 

perspective of academics, researchers, 

industry leaders, government officials, 

and others. 

Statement of Public Interest: It is in 

the public interest to establish, under 

the provisions of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, the Financial Research 

Advisory Committee (‘‘Committee’’). 

The Committee shall be a continuing 

advisory committee with an initial twoyear term, subject to two-year reauthorizations. The Committee provides 

an opportunity for academics, 

researchers, industry leaders, and other 

qualified individuals to offer their 

expert advice and recommendations to 

the OFR, which among other things, is 

responsible for collecting and 

standardizing data on financial 

institutions and their activities and for 

supporting the work of federal financial 

regulators and researchers. These views 

will be offered to the Director of the 

OFR on a regular basis. There exists no 

other source within the Federal 

government that could serve this 

function. 

Background 

The OFR was established under Title 

I of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform 

and Consumer Protection Act (Pub.L. 

111–203, July 21, 2010). The purpose of 

the OFR is to support the Financial 

Stability Oversight Council (Council) in 

fulfilling the purposes and duties of the 

Council and to support the Council’s 

member agencies by: 

—Collecting data on behalf of the 

Council, and providing such data to 

the Council and member agencies; 

—Standardizing the types and formats 

of data reported and collected; 

—Performing applied research and 

essential long-term research; 

—Developing tools for risk 

measurement and monitoring; 

—Performing other related services; 

—Making the results of the activities of 

the OFR available to financial 

regulatory agencies; and 

—Assisting such member agencies in 

determining the types and formats of 

data authorized by the Dodd-Frank 

Act to be collected by such member 

agencies. 

Objective, Scope, and Description of the 

Committee 

The Committee will advise the OFR 

on issues related to the responsibilities 

of the office. 

The Committee shall provide its 

advice, recommendations, analysis, and 

information directly to the OFR. The 

OFR may share the Committee’s advice 

and recommendations with the 

Secretary of the Treasury or other 

Treasury officials. The OFR will share 

information with the Committee as the 

Director determines will be helpful in 

allowing the Committee to carry out its 

role. 

Members will be selected by the 

Department from persons that are 

recognized experts in the fields of 

economics, financial institutions and 

markets, statistical analysis, financial 

markets analysis, econometrics, applied 

sciences, risk management, data, 

information standards, technology, or 

other areas related to OFR’s duties and 

authorities, or may be representatives of 

sectors related to OFR’s duties and 

authorities. Members should also have 

experience as a widely-recognized 

academic or research expert in a field 

related to OFR’s duties and authorities, 

as a senior leader or respected 

professional within an industry sector 

related to OFR’s duties and authorities, 

or as a financial regulator or official in 

an area related to OFR’s duties and 

authorities. 

Appointments will be made with the 

objective of creating a diverse and 

balanced body with a variety of 

interests, backgrounds, and viewpoints 

represented. The Committee shall 

consist of not more than 30 members. 

The Committee will be chaired by a 

member selected by OFR. 

The Committee will function for a 

two-year period before renewal or 

termination. It will meet at such 

intervals as are necessary to carry out its 

duties. Each year, the Committee 

intends to conduct one orientation 

session, as needed, approximately two 

public meetings, and several work 

sessions. 

The meetings are open to public 

observers, including the press, unless 

prior notice has been provided for a 

closed meeting. 

No person who is a Federallyregistered lobbyist may serve on the 

Committee. Membership on the 

Committee is limited to the individuals 

appointed and is non-transferrable. 

Regular attendance is essential to the 

effective operation of the Committee. 

Application for Advisory Committee 

Appointment 

There is no prescribed format for the 

application. Applicants may send a 

cover letter describing their interest, 

reasons for application, and 

qualifications, and should enclose a 

complete professional biography or 

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Some members of the Committee may 

be required to adhere to the conflict of 

interest rules applicable to Special 

Government Employees, as such 

employees are defined in 18 U.S.C. 

202(a). These rules include relevant 

provisions in 18 U.S.C. related to 

criminal activity, Standards of Ethical 

Conduct for Employees of the Executive 

Branch (5 CFR part 2635), and Executive 

Order 12674 (as modified by Executive 

Order 12731). 

In accordance with Department of 

Treasury Directive 21–03, a clearance 

process includes fingerprints, tax 

checks, and a Federal Bureau of 

Investigation criminal check. 

Applications must state in their 

application that they agree to submit to 

these pre-appointment checks. 

The application period for interested 

candidates will extend to April 16, 

2012. Applications should be submitted 

in sufficient time to be received by the 

close of business on the closing date and 

should be sent to 

Andrea.Ianniello@treasury.gov or by 

mail to: Office of Financial Research, 

Department of the Treasury, Attention: 

Andrea Ianniello, 1500 Pennsylvania 

Avenue NW., MT–1330, Washington, 

DC 20220. 

Cyrus Amir-Mokri, 

Assistant Secretary for Financial Institutions. 

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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Meeting 

Cancellation 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting cancellation. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

cancellation of the open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer 

Burden Reduction Project Committee 

scheduled for Wednesday, March 21, 

2012 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time via 

teleconference, which was originally 

published in the Federal Register on 

February 14, 2012, (Volume 77, Number 

30, Page 8329). 

The meeting is cancelled pending 

renewal of the Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel Charter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1–888–912–1227 

or (718) 488–2085. 

Dated: March 14, 2012. 

Shawn Collins, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–M 

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Meeting 

Cancellation 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting cancellation 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

cancellation of the open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Small 

Business/Self-Employed Decreasing 

Non-Filers Project Committee scheduled 

for Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 10 a.m. 

Eastern Time via teleconference, which 

was originally published in the Federal 

Register on February 14, 2012, (Volume 

77, Number 30, Page 8329). 

The meeting is cancelled pending 

renewal of the Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel Charter. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Robb at 1–888–912–1227 or 

(414) 231–2360. 

Dated: March 14, 2012. 

Shawn Collins, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Announcement of Competition Under 

the America COMPETES 

Reauthorization Act of 2011: Project 

REACH Homelessness Mobile App 

Contest 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: To provide software which 

can operate on smart phones and tablet 

devices that can simplify access to 

resources available to the homeless and 

the caregivers and caseworkers who 

serve them, the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) announces a prize 

competition under Section 105 of the 

America COMPETES Reauthorization 

Act of 2011, Public Law 111–358 (2011) 

(the ‘‘Act’’). 

DATES: Competition begins 12 p.m. 

March 22, 2012. Entries will be accepted 

until 11 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 

July 27, 2012. The Grand Prize Winner 

will be announced on or before 

November 9, 2012, at 11 p.m. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew Webb at the Office of the 

Secretary, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, at (202) 632– 

9550. (Note: This is not a toll-free 

number.) See also, Section 11, below. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

As a member of the White House 

Council for Community Solutions and 

founder of the non-profit Jon Bon Jovi 

(JBJ) Soul Foundation, Jon Bon Jovi 

approached the former White House 

Chief Technology Officer to ask about 

ways that volunteers could find shelters 

in the neighborhood of the JBJ Soul 

Kitchen, a community restaurant in 

Monmouth County, New Jersey that is 

sponsored by his foundation. He was 

subsequently referred to the VA Chief 

Technology Officer and the Director of 

the VA Innovation Initiative (VAi2), 

who began to explore solutions. They 

recognized that this was not just a local 

problem and that finding a solution that 

would allow service providers to refer 

their clients to other resources 

(including food, shelter, and clinical 

services) could substantially advance 

Secretary Eric K. Shinseki’s goal of 

ending Veteran homelessness by 2015. 

Because JBJ Soul Kitchen has been 

intimately involved in the development 

to the project, because they do not have 

any pecuniary interest whatsoever in 

the outcome, nor will they gain from 

this voluntary affiliation, and because 

they serve Veterans as part of their 

‘‘neighbor in need’’ population, we 

decided that it was an ideal venue for 

contestants to demonstrate their entries 

as a defined beta test site. VAi2 

recognized that working closely with 

this private organization, rather than 

solely focusing on VA facilities, would 

benefit Veterans because homeless 

Veterans do not and should not 

exclusively use VA facilities; 

encouraging JBJ Soul Kitchen’s close 

participation helps to emphasize the 

need to include private providers and 

would encourage software developers to 

include these organizations within their 

developed entries. 

The Project Real-time Electronic 

Access for Caregivers and the Homeless 

(REACH) contest is being sponsored by 

the Department of Veterans Affairs 

through the VA Innovation Initiative, in 

support of the Administration’s goal to 

end Veteran homelessness by 2015. This 

is an apps-development challenge to 

help the people who help the homeless 

more easily find essential services. It is 


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