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respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or 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 

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 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. 

Approved: April 7, 2015. 

Christie Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08653 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 1098–MA 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

1098–MA, Mortgage Assistance 

Payments. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before June 15, 2015 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, 

at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6517, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet at Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Mortgage Assistance Payments. 

OMB Number: 1545–2221. 

Form Number: Form 1098–MA. 

Abstract: This form is a statement 

reported to the IRS and to taxpayers. It 

will be filed and furnished by State 

Housing Finance Agencies (HFAs) and 

HUD to report the total amounts of 

mortgage assistance payments and 

homeowner mortgage payments made to 

mortgage servicers. The requirement for 

the statement are authorized by Notice 

2011–14, supported by Public Law 111– 

203, sec. 1496, and Public Law 110–343, 

Division A, sec. 109. 

Current Actions: There were no 

changes made to the document that 

resulted in any change to the burden 

previously reported to OMB. We are 

making this submission to renew the 

OMB approval. 

Type of Review: Extension to 

previously approved IC. 

Affected Public: Individuals, Federal 

Government, State, Local, or Tribal 

Governments, and other Not-for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

52. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours 50 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 170,400. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

of the collections of information covered 

by this notice: 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless the collection of information 

displays a valid OMB control number. 

Books or records relating to a collection 

of information must be retained as long 

as their contents may become material 

in the administration of any internal 

revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 

tax return information are confidential, 

as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or 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 

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 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. 

Approved: April 7, 2015. 

Christie Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08651 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

DEPARTMENTAL OFFICES 

Debt Management Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, § 10(a)(2), that a meeting 

will be held at the Hay-Adams Hotel, 

16th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC, on May 5, 2015 

at 11:30 a.m. of the following debt 

management advisory committee: 

Treasury Borrowing Advisory 

Committee of The Securities Industry 

and Financial Markets Association. 

The agenda for the meeting provides 

for a charge by the Secretary of the 

Treasury or his designate that the 

Committee discuss particular issues and 

conduct a working session. Following 

the working session, the Committee will 

present a written report of its 

recommendations. The meeting will be 

closed to the public, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. App. 2, § 10(d) and P.L. 103–202, 

§ 202(c)(1)(B) (31 U.S.C. 3121 note). 

This notice shall constitute my 

determination, pursuant to the authority 

placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. 

App. 2, § 10(d) and vested in me by 

Treasury Department Order No. 101–05, 

that the meeting will consist of 

discussions and debates of the issues 

presented to the Committee by the 

Secretary of the Treasury and the 

making of recommendations of the 

Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to 

P.L. 103–202, § 202(c)(1)(B). Thus, this 

information is exempt from disclosure 

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552b(c)(3)(B). In addition, the meeting is 

concerned with information that is 

exempt from disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest 

requires that such meetings be closed to 

the public because the Treasury 

Department requires frank and full 

advice from representatives of the 

financial community prior to making its 

final decisions on major financing 

operations. Historically, this advice has 

been offered by debt management 

advisory committees established by the 

several major segments of the financial 

community. When so utilized, such a 

committee is recognized to be an 

advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 

2, § 3. 

Although the Treasury’s final 

announcement of financing plans may 

not reflect the recommendations 

provided in reports of the Committee, 

premature disclosure of the Committee’s 

deliberations and reports would be 

likely to lead to significant financial 

speculation in the securities market. 

Thus, this meeting falls within the 

exemption covered by 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(A). 

Treasury staff will provide a technical 

briefing to the press on the day before 

the Committee meeting, following the 

release of a statement of economic 

conditions and financing estimates. This 

briefing will give the press an 

opportunity to ask questions about 

financing projections. The day after the 

Committee meeting, Treasury will 

release the minutes of the meeting, any 

charts that were discussed at the 

meeting, and the Committee’s report to 

the Secretary. 

The Office of Debt Management is 

responsible for maintaining records of 

debt management advisory committee 

meetings and for providing annual 

reports setting forth a summary of 

Committee activities and such other 

matters as may be informative to the 

public consistent with the policy of 5 

U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal 

Officer or other responsible agency 

official who may be contacted for 

additional information is Fred 

Pietrangeli, Director for Office of Debt 

Management (202) 622–1876. 

Dated: April 9, 2015. 

Seth B. Carpenter, 

Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial 

Markets. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08536 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Former 

Prisoners of War; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Advisory Committee on Former 

Prisoners of War (FPOW) has scheduled 

a meeting on April 27–29, 2015, at 

Hamilton Crowne Plaza, 1401 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will 

be held from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and 

is open to the public. 

In exceptional circumstances, the 

agency may give less than 15 calendar 

days notice, provided that the reasons 

for doing so are included in the advisory 

committee meeting notice published in 

the Federal Register. 41 CFR 102–3.150. 

In this case, a new Designated Federal 

Officer, unfamiliar with the procedures, 

failed to prepare the notice in time. The 

meeting has already been scheduled, 

and travel plans have been made. 

Rescheduling will thus be expensive 

and delay the work of the Committee. 

We believe that this is sufficient 

exceptional circumstances for giving 

less than 15 calendar days notice. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of VA on the 

administration of benefits under title 38, 

United States Code, for Veterans who 

are FPOWs. The committee also makes 

recommendations on the needs of 

FPOW Veterans for compensation, 

health care, and rehabilitation. 

On Tuesday, April 28, the Committee 

will hear from its Chairman and will 

receive briefings by VA management, as 

well as representatives from the 

Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) 

and the Veterans Health Administration. 

Annual ethics training will be presented 

by the Office of General Counsel. The 

Associate Chief Consultant of Mental 

Health Disaster Response and PostDeployment Activities and a learning 

consultant from the Cleveland Center 

Employee Education System will report 

on the FPOW training agenda. A Chief 

from VBA’s Benefits Assistance Service 

will report on FPOW outreach efforts. 

Also on April 28, the Committee will 

host an open public forum and FPOW 

panel, at 3:30 p.m. to gain information 

from FPOWs about their experiences, 

issues, and recommendations for health 

benefits and claims processing. 

On Wednesday, April 29, the 

Committee will draft their 2015 

recommendations and decide the 

location of their next meeting in the fall. 

FPOWs who wish to speak at the 

public forum are invited to submit a 1– 

2 page summary of their comments at 

the end of the meeting for inclusion in 

the official meeting record. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

statements for the Committee’s review 

to Mr. Eric Robinson, Designated 

Federal Officer, Advisory Committee on 

Former Prisoners of War, Compensation 

Service (212), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, or via email at 

eric.robinson3@va.gov. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Mr. Robinson via email or call (202) 

443–6016. 

Dated: April 13, 2015. 

Jelessa Burney, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–08753 Filed 4–14–15; 8:45 am] 

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