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public is invited to submit comments on 

these requests. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before April 15, 2024 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, 

Washington, DC 20220, or email at 

PRA@treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submissions may be 

obtained from Ryan Law by emailing 

Ryan.Law@treasury.gov, calling (202) 

622–8098, or viewing the entire 

information collection request at 

www.reginfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Individual Access to 

Records Protected under the Privacy Act 

and Consent for Disclosure of Records 

Protected under the Privacy Act. 

OMB Control Number: 1505–NEW. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Description: The Request for 

Individual Access to Records Protected 

under the Privacy Act and Consent for 

Disclosure of Records Protected under 

the Privacy Act, was developed in 

accordance with the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

Memorandum M–21–04, Modernizing 

Access to and Consent for Disclosure of 

Records Subject to the Privacy Act, 

which implements the requirements of 

the Creating Advanced Streamlined 

Electronic Services for Constituents Act 

of 2019 (‘‘CASES Act’’). This form is 

based on the mandatory OMB M–21–04 

templates for individuals to submit 

requests for accessing and consenting to 

the disclosure of records protected 

under the Privacy Act of 1974, as 

amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a. 

The Request for Individual Access to 

Records Protected under the Privacy Act 

form is used by individuals seeking 

access to their records under the Privacy 

Act and any information pertaining to 

them that are maintained in Treasury’s 

systems of records. The Privacy Act 

provides that ‘‘the parent of any minor, 

or the legal guardian of any individual 

who has been declared to be 

incompetent due to physical or mental 

incapacity or age by a court of 

competent jurisdiction, may act on 

behalf of the individual.’’ Therefore, this 

form may also be used by a parent or 

legal guardian. 

Form Number: None. 

Affected Public: Public individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

316. 

Frequency of Response: Annual. 

Estimated Total Number of Annual 

Responses: 316. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 948. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget 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 technology; and (e) estimates of 

capital or start-up costs and costs of 

operation, maintenance, and purchase 

of services required to provide 

information. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Melody Braswell, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03153 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] 

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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Notice of Open Public Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following hearing of the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. The Commission is 

mandated by Congress to monitor, 

investigate, and report to Congress 

annually on ‘‘the national security 

implications of the economic 

relationship between the United States 

and the People’s Republic of China.’’ 

Pursuant to this mandate, the 

Commission will hold a public hearing 

in Washington, DC on March 1, 2024 on 

‘‘Consumer Products from China: Safety, 

Regulations, and Supply Chains.’’ 

DATES: The hearing is scheduled for 

Friday, March 1, 2024 at 9:30 a.m. 

ADDRESSES: Members of the public will 

be able to attend in person at a location 

TBD or view a live webcast via the 

Commission’s website at www.uscc.gov. 

Visit the Commission’s website for 

updates to the hearing location or 

possible changes to the hearing 

schedule. Reservations are not required 

to view the hearing online or in person. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public seeking further 

information concerning the hearing 

should contact Jameson Cunningham, 

444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602, 

Washington, DC 20001; telephone: 202– 

624–1496, or via email at jcunningham@

uscc.gov. Reservations are not required 

to attend the hearing. 

ADA Accessibility: For questions 

about the accessibility of the event or to 

request an accommodation, please 

contact Jameson Cunningham via email 

at jcunningham@uscc.gov. Requests for 

an accommodation should be made as 

soon as possible, and at least five 

business days prior to the event. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: This is the second public 

hearing the Commission will hold 

during its 2024 reporting cycle. The 

hearing will initially address the safety 

and quality of consumer products 

imported from China and the extent to 

which U.S. consumers, firms, and 

regulators are able to detect and respond 

to risks presented by unsafe and poorquality imports. Next, the hearing will 

examine how shifts in global trade 

patterns affect U.S. supply chain 

resiliency, focusing on Chinese firms 

moving manufacturing abroad as well as 

attempts by Chinese firms to circumvent 

U.S. tariffs via transshipment through 

intermediary countries. Finally, the 

hearing will assess the Chinese 

government’s economic and policy 

support for its domestic manufacturing 

sector and consider the potential impact 

of these policies on China and the 

United States. 

The hearing will be co-chaired by 

Commissioner Robin Cleveland and 

Commissioner Kimberly T. Glas. Any 

interested party may file a written 

statement by March 1, 2024 by 

transmitting it to the contact above. A 

portion of the hearing will include a 

question and answer period between the 

Commissioners and the witnesses. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.- 

China Economic and Security Review 

Commission in 2000 in the National 

Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106– 

398), as amended by Division P of the 

Consolidated Appropriations 

Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 108–7), as 

amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005), as amended by 

Public Law 113–291 (December 19, 

2014). 


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Dated: February 12, 2024. 

Daniel W. Peck, 

Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03174 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 1137–00–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0659] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Statement in 

Support of Claimed Mental Health 

Disorder(s) Due to an In-Service 

Traumatic Event(s) 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

will submit the collection of 

information abstracted below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

PRA submission describes the nature of 

the information collection and its 

expected cost and burden and it 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control 

No. 2900–0659. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0659’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5103(a), 38 

U.S.C. 5107(a), Public Law 117–271, 

Public Law 117–303, 38 CFR 3.304(f). 

Title: Statement in Support of 

Claimed Mental Health Disorder(s) Due 

to an In-Service Traumatic Event(s) (VA 

Form 21–0781). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0659. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–0781 is 

primarily used to gather certain 

information about in-service stressors, 

so VA may assist claimants in 

establishing the occurrence of the 

claimed stressor(s). To establish a grant 

of service-connected compensation, 

there must be evidence to support the 

in-service stressor(s) reported by the 

veteran. This form is voluntary, 

however, without this information, VA 

cannot thoroughly assist certain 

claimants with the research of military 

records and other sources of information 

for supporting evidence about the inservice stressor(s). The form requests 

information that is necessary to conduct 

meaningful research of evidence to help 

substantiate the claim. 

This revision combines the two 

previously approved forms under this 

collection number into one form: 

resulting in the discontinuance of the 

previously approved VA Form 21– 

0781a, a new title, and a total reduction 

overall of burden on the claimant. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published at 88 FR 

86220 on December 12, 2023. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 87,436. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 45 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

116, 581. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Dorothy Glasgow, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, (Alt), Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03148 Filed 2–14–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0862] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Decision Review Request: 

Higher-Level Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, will 

submit the collection of information 

abstracted below to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and comment. The PRA 

submission describes the nature of the 

information collection and its expected 

cost and burden and it includes the 

actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice by clicking on the following link 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

and select ‘‘Currently under Review— 

Open for Public Comments’’, then 

search the list for the information 

collection by Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 

2900–0862.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Ave. NW, 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266–4688 

or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0862’’ 

in any correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: Public Law 115–55; 44 

U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Decision Review Request: 

Higher-Level Review (VA Form 20– 

0996). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0862. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 20–0996, Decision 

Review Request: Higher-Level Review is 

used by a claimant to formally request 

a higher-level review of a VA decision 

as the agency of original jurisdiction, in 

accordance with the Appeals 

Modernization Act. The information 

collected is used by VA to identify the 

issues which the claimant wishes to 

dispute in their request for a higherlevel review. Additionally, the 

information collected is used to 

schedule a telephonic informal 

conference, when requested. 

This is an extension of a currently 

approved collection which was due for 

renewal. No substantive changes were 

made to the collection. Minor changes 

were made to the instructions to make 

the instructions easier to understand. 

The requirement to sign in ink was 

removed. Changes were made to the 

Optional Informal Conference and 

Issues For Higher-Level Review sections 

to make these sections easier for 

claimants to understand and complete. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 


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