986 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 5 / Monday, January 8, 2024 / Notices 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) The accuracy of the OCC’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 

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. 

Theodore J. Dowd, 

Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the 

Comptroller of the Currency. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00100 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P 

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 

January 1, 2024, and ending on March 

31, 2024, the U.S. Immigration and 

Customs Enforcement Immigration 

Bond interest rate is 3 per centum per 

annum. 

DATES: Rates are applicable January 1, 

2024, to March 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments or inquiries may 

be mailed to Will Walcutt, Supervisor, 

Funds Management Branch, Funds 

Management Division, Fiscal 

Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Services, 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: 

Ryan Hanna, Manager, Funds 

Management Branch, Funds 

Management Division, Fiscal 

Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service, Parkersburg, West Virginia 

261006–1328 (304) 480–5120; Will 

Walcutt, Supervisor, Funds 

Management Branch, Funds 

Management Division, Fiscal 

Accounting, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Services, 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 Treasury Direct website. 

The Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

Public Finance, Gary Grippo, having 

reviewed and approved this document, 

is delegating the authority to 

electronically sign this document to 

Heidi Cohen, Federal Register Liaison 

for the Department, for purposes of 

publication in the Federal Register. 

Heidi Cohen, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00148 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans’ Illnesses, Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. Ch. 

10., that the Research Advisory 

Committee on Gulf War Veterans’ 

Illnesses (hereinafter the Committee) 

will meet by teleconference on February 

12, 2024. The meeting will begin at 11 

a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) and 

adjourn at 3 p.m. ET. 

The open session will be available to 

the public by connecting to Webex URL: 

https://veteransaffairs.webex.com/ 

veteransaffairs/ 

j.php?MTID=m8b762dc766702f16

f2ce55ccd04b8466. Or, join by phone: 

1–833–558–0712 Toll-free; meeting 

number (access code): 2761 223 7275. 

Meeting password: GWVets1991! 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on proposed research 

studies, research plans, and research 

strategies relating to the health 

consequences of military service in the 

Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during the Gulf War in 1990–91. 

The Committee will review VA 

program activities related to Gulf War 

Veterans’ illnesses and updates on 

relevant scientific research published 

since the last Committee meeting. This 

meeting will focus on Federal Advisory 

Committee annual training, the 

Committee Charter and deliberation of 

Committee recommendations. 

Time will be allocated for receiving 

public comments on February 12, 2024 

at 2:30 p.m. EST. Individuals wishing to 

make public comments should contact 

Marsha Turner at VARACGWVI@va.gov. 

Public comment speakers are requested 

to submit a 1–2-page summary of their 

comments for inclusion in the official 

meeting record. Written comments will 

also be accepted for the record. 

Members of the public who have 

confirmed public speaker registrations 

will be allowed to provide public 

comment first followed by nonregistered speakers time permitting. 

Each public comment speaker will be 

held to a 5-minute time limit. 

Individuals wishing to seek additional 

information should contact Dr. Karen 

Block, Designated Federal Officer, at 

Karen.Block@va.gov. 

Dated: January 3, 2024. 

LaTonya L. Small, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00164 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Cost of Living Adjustments for 

Service-Connected Benefits 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Veterans’ 

Compensation Cost-of-Living 

Adjustment Act of 2023, the Department 

of Veterans Affairs (VA) is hereby giving 

notice of adjustments in certain benefit 

rates. These adjustments affect the 

compensation program. 

DATES: These adjustments became 

effective on December 1, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Claire Starke, Policy Staff (211B), 

Compensation Service, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420, 202–461– 

9700. (This is not a toll-free telephone 

number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2 

of Public Law 118–6 provides for an 


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