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(Authority: 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 5 U.S.C. 552) 

Leslie W. Hunt, 

Coast Guard Liaison Officer, Office of Ocean 

and Polar Affairs, Department of State. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00084 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Release Airport Property at the Grand 

Junction Regional Airport, Grand 

Junction, Colorado 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request to release 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

a 21.81 acre parcel of land at the Grand 

Junction Regional Airport. 

DATES: Comments are due within 30 

days of the date of the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Emailed comments can be 

provided to Mr. John Sweeney, 

Community Planner, Denver Airports 

District Office, john.sweeney@faa.gov, 

(303) 342–1263. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Angela Padalecki, Executive Director, 

Grand Junction Regional Airport, 2828 

Walker Field Drive, Grand Junction, CO 

81506, apadalecki@gjairport.com, (970) 

244–9100; or Mr. John Sweeney, 

Community Planner, Denver Airports 

District Office, john.sweeney@faa.gov, 

(303) 342–1263. Documents reflecting 

this FAA action may be reviewed at the 

above locations. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release property at the Grand Junction 

Regional Airport under the provisions of 

49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). The proposal 

consists of 21.81 acres of land located 

on the West side of the airport, shown 

as 271⁄4 Road on the Airport Layout 

Plan. The parcel traverses the West side 

of the airport along the relocated 271⁄4

Road. The FAA concurs that the parcel 

is no longer needed for airport purposes. 

The proposed use of this property is 

compatible with existing airport 

operations in accordance with FAA’s 

Policy and Procedures Concerning the 

Use of Airport Revenue, as published in 

the Federal Register on February 16, 

1999. 

Issued in Denver, Colorado, on December 

20, 2023. 

John P. Bauer, 

Manager, Denver Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00141 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To 

Release Airport Property at Rocky 

Mountain Metropolitan Airport, 

Broomfield, Colorado 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration, (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request to release 

airport property. 

SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and 

invite public comment on the release of 

a .3 acre parcel of land at Rocky 

Mountain Metropolitan Airport. 

DATES: Comments are due within 30 

days of the date of the publication of 

this notice in the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Emailed comments can be 

provided to Mr. John Sweeney, 

Community Planner, Denver Airports 

District Office, john.sweeney@faa.gov, 

(303) 342–1263. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Brian Bishop, Deputy Director, Rocky 

Mountain Metropolitan Airport, 11755 

Airport Way, Broomfield, CO 80021, 

rbishop@flyrmma.com, (303) 271–4861; 

or Mr. John Sweeney, Community 

Planner, Denver Airports District Office, 

john.sweeney@faa.gov, (303) 342–1263. 

Documents reflecting this FAA action 

may be reviewed at the above locations. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA 

invites public comment on the request 

to release property at Rocky Mountain 

Metropolitan Airport under the 

provisions of 49 U.S.C. 47107(h)(2). The 

proposal consists of .3 acres of land 

located on the West side of the airport, 

shown as a portion of Parcel 2 on the 

Airport Layout Plan. The parcel lies on 

the South side of State Highway 128 

near the relocated Simms Road. The 

FAA concurs that the parcel is no longer 

needed for airport purposes. The 

proposed use of this property is 

compatible with existing airport 

operations in accordance with FAA’s 

Policy and Procedures Concerning the 

Use of Airport Revenue, as published in 

the Federal Register on February 16, 

1999. 

Issued in Denver, Colorado, on December 

20, 2023. 

John P. Bauer, 

Manager, Denver Airports District Office. 

[FR Doc. 2024–00142 Filed 1–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–13–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Information 

Collection; Comment Request; 

Information Collection for Qualitative 

Research on Consumer Trust in 

Banking and Bank Supervision 

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency (OCC), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its 

continuing effort to reduce paperwork 

and respondent burden, invites 

comment on a continuing information 

collection as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In 

accordance with the requirements of the 

PRA, the OCC may not conduct or 

sponsor, and the respondent is not 

required to respond to, an information 

collection unless it displays a currently 

valid Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. The OCC is 

soliciting comment concerning a 

proposed new information collection 

titled, ‘‘Information Collection for 

Qualitative Research on Consumer Trust 

in Banking and Bank Supervision.’’ 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

March 8, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged 

to submit comments by email, if 

possible. You may submit comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Email: prainfo@occ.treas.gov. 

• Mail: Chief Counsel’s Office, 

Attention: Comment Processing, Office 

of the Comptroller of the Currency, 

Attention: 1557–NEW, 400 7th Street 

SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, DC 

20219. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th 

Street SW, Suite 3E–218, Washington, 

DC 20219. 

• Fax: (571) 293–4835. 

Instructions: You must include 

‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘1557– 

NEW’’ in your comment. In general, the 

OCC will publish comments on 

www.reginfo.gov without change, 

including any business or personal 

information provided, such as name and 

address information, email addresses, or 

phone numbers. Comments received, 


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including attachments and other 

supporting materials, are part of the 

public record and subject to public 

disclosure. Do not include any 

information in your comment or 

supporting materials that you consider 

confidential or inappropriate for public 

disclosure. 

Following the close of this notice’s 

60-day comment period, the OCC will 

publish a second notice with a 30-day 

comment period. You may review 

comments and other related materials 

that pertain to this information 

collection beginning on the date of 

publication of the second notice for this 

collection by the method set forth 

below. 

• Viewing Comments Electronically: 

Go to www.reginfo.gov. Hover over the 

‘‘Information Collection Review’’ tab 

and click on ‘‘Information Collection 

Review’’ from the drop-down menu. 

From the ‘‘Currently under Review’’ 

drop-down menu, select ‘‘Department of 

Treasury’’ and then click ‘‘submit.’’ This 

information collection can be located by 

searching OMB control number ‘‘1557– 

NEW’’ or ‘‘Information Collection for 

Qualitative Research on Consumer Trust 

in Banking and Bank Supervision.’’ 

Upon finding the appropriate 

information collection, click on the 

related ‘‘ICR Reference Number.’’ On the 

next screen, select ‘‘View Supporting 

Statement and Other Documents’’ and 

then click on the link to any comment 

listed at the bottom of the screen. 

• For assistance in navigating 

www.reginfo.gov, please contact the 

Regulatory Information Service Center 

at (202) 482–7340. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shaquita Merritt, Clearance Officer, 

(202) 649–5490, Chief Counsel’s Office, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, 400 7th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20219. If you are deaf, 

hard of hearing, or have a speech 

disability, please dial 7–1–1 to access 

telecommunications relay services. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

OMB for each collection of information 

that they conduct or sponsor. 

‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined 

in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR 

1320.3(c) to include agency requests or 

requirements that members of the public 

submit reports, keep records, or provide 

information to a third party. Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of title 44 generally 

requires Federal agencies to provide a 

60-day notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of an existing collection of 

information, before submitting the 

collection to OMB for approval. To 

comply with this requirement, the OCC 

is publishing notice of the proposed 

new collection of information set forth 

in this document. 

Title: Information Collection for 

Qualitative Research on Consumer Trust 

in Banking and Bank Supervision. 

OMB Control No.: 1557–NEW. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: Consumers and 

financial service providers. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

230. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Response: 1.5 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 345 

hours. 

Description: The OCC plans to 

conduct a series of focus group/ 

interview discussions to obtain an indepth understanding of consumers’ 

relationship with and attitudes toward 

banks, and other non-bank firms 

providing financial services or products 

(e.g., payday lenders, check cashers, 

fintechs providing retail banking 

services). The results from the focus 

group/interview discussions will: (i) 

inform the development of the survey 

instrument on consumer trust in 

banking and bank supervision and (ii) 

be used to produce a qualitative 

research report that shed insights into 

the meaning and role of consumer trust 

in banking and what factors and/or 

which banking products have the 

greatest impact on consumer trust in, 

and decisions on banking. 

While the key elements of trust are 

established in academic research, it is 

unclear how trust should be measured 

from a consumer perspective. It is also 

unclear whether, and to what extent, 

trust impacts financial decision making. 

Trust in a specific bank, in banks 

generally, and in the banking system as 

a whole may be distinctively different, 

even if interrelated. Moreover, the 

components that influence and the 

meaning of trust in each of these may 

differ. Consumers may understand trust 

to mean that they expect an institution 

to treat them fairly, to help them during 

economic hardships, to protect their 

savings, or to function in a reliable and 

predictable manner (or any combination 

of these). Such perceptions may differ 

across individuals, across different 

financial services and products, and/or 

across different types of financial 

institutions. Moreover, perceptions may 

be based on personal experiences, 

media reports, personal expectations, or 

how well someone understands how the 

U.S. banking system works. Moreover, 

decisions to bank with a specific 

financial service provider may not 

necessarily reflect greater trust in that 

institution. Rather, it may reflect 

convenience or cost considerations that 

may be unrelated to trust. Conversely, 

lack of participation in the banking 

system may not necessarily reflect lower 

levels of trust in banks or the banking 

system. Rather, it may reflect cultural 

norms or a mismatch of supply and 

demand that may be unrelated to trust. 

To ensure that the quantitative survey 

instrument accurately measures trust in 

banking and its role in banking choices, 

the OCC will recruit individuals from 

diverse socioeconomic backgrounds/ 

conditions to participate in focus 

groups/interviews to help identify the 

specific types of financial services 

where trust is highly influential in a 

consumers’ decision to bank, the 

sources of (dis)trust, reasons consumers 

may choose a particular financial 

institution, and whether they have 

different perceptions of trust across 

different types of financial institutions. 

Such discussions will help the OCC 

refine the quantitative survey to help 

ensure that the results reflect an 

accurate understanding of consumers’ 

trust and its role in banking. 

Additionally, the OCC may engage 

with industry stakeholders to 

understand the meaning and role of 

consumer trust in banking, as perceived 

by the industry stakeholders. From 

these industry stakeholder discussions, 

the OCC may gain additional insight in 

the approaches and lessons learned 

from the industry regarding the 

strategies to maintain or build consumer 

trust. 

The discussion with stakeholders 

about their own experiences of 

establishing trust with consumers will 

enable us to identify any other 

additional perspectives and the reasons 

behind the level of consumer trust in 

banking. 

Participation in this information 

collection will be voluntary and 

confidential and conducted in-person, 

by phone, or using other methods, such 

as virtual technology. The OCC 

estimates that the focus groups are 

expected to average 90 minutes with an 

estimated 345 annualized burden hours 

to 230 respondents (1.5 hours per 

participant, including intake form × 230 

participants). Travel time, if any, is 

excluded from the estimated hours of 

burden. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and 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 OCC, including 


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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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