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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: January 10, 2022. 

Jon R. Callahan, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00644 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Debt Management Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 

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

will take place via conference call on 

February 1, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. of the 

following debt management advisory 

committee: Treasury Borrowing 

Advisory Committee. 

At this meeting, the Treasury is 

seeking advice from the Committee on 

topics related to the economy, financial 

markets, Treasury financing, and debt 

management. 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 Public Law 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 

Public Law 103–202, 202(c)(1)(B). Thus, 

this information is exempt from 

disclosure under that provision and 5 

U.S.C. 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). 

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: January 11, 2022. 

Frederick E. Pietrangeli, 

Director (for Office of Debt Management). 

[FR Doc. 2022–00676 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation Cost of Living 

Adjustments 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the ‘‘Veterans 

Compensation Cost-of-Living 

Adjustment Act of 2021,’’ the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is 

hereby giving notice of Cost-of-Living 

Adjustments (COLA) in certain benefit 

rates. These COLAs affect the 

Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation (DIC) program. The rate 

of the adjustment is tied to the increase 

in Social Security benefits effective 

December 1, 2021, as announced by the 

Social Security Administration (SSA). 

SSA has announced an increase of 

5.9%. 

DATES: The increases in amounts 

became effective December 1, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Klusman, Lead Program Analyst, 

Pension and Fiduciary Service, Veterans 

Benefits Administration, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420, Telephone 

(202) 632–8862. (This is not a toll-free 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

provisions of Public Law 117–45, VA is 

required to increase, effective December 

1, 2021, the benefit rates of the DIC 

program by the same percentage as 

increases in the benefit amounts payable 

under title II of the Social Security Act. 

VA is required to publish a notice of the 

increased rates in the Federal Register. 

SSA has announced a 5.9% COLA 

increase in Social Security benefits 

effective December 1, 2021. Therefore, 

applying the same percentage, the 

following increased rates and income 

limitations for the DIC program became 

effective December 1, 2021: 

Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation Monthly Payment Rates 

DIC Payable to a Surviving Spouse— 

Veteran Death on or After January 1, 

1993 

Basic Monthly Rate: $1,437.66. 

If at the time of the Veteran’s death, 

the Veteran was in receipt of or entitled 

to receive compensation for a serviceconnected disability rated totally 

disabling (including a rating based on 

individual unemployability) for a 

continuous period of at least 8 years 

immediately preceding death and the 

surviving spouse was married to the 

Veteran for those same 8 years, add: 

$305.28. 

For each dependent child under the 

age of 18, add: $356.16. 

If the surviving spouse is entitled to 

Aid and Attendance benefits, add 

$356.16. 

If the surviving spouse is entitled to 

Housebound benefits, add $166.85. 

If the surviving spouse has one or 

more children under the age of 18 on 

the award per 38 U.S.C. 1311(f), add the 

2-year transitional benefit of $306.00. 

DIC Payable to a Surviving Spouse— 

Veteran Death Prior to January 1, 1993 

Veteran paygrade Amount 

payable 

E–1(f) ........................................ $1,437.66 

E–2(f) ........................................ 1,437.66 

E–3(a, f) .................................... 1,437.66 

E–4(f) ........................................ 1,437.66 

E–5(f) ........................................ 1,437.66 

E–6(f) ........................................ 1,437.66 

E–7(g) ....................................... 1,487.35 

E–8(g) ....................................... 1,570.20 

E–9(g) ....................................... 1,637.64 

E–9(b) ....................................... 1,767.80 

W–1(g) ...................................... 1,518.14 

W–2(g) ...................................... 1,578.47 

W–3(g) ...................................... 1,624.62 

W–4(g) ...................................... 1,719.28 

O–1(g) ....................................... 1,518.14 

O–2(g) ....................................... 1,570.20 

O–3(g) ....................................... 1,677.86 

O–4 ........................................... 1,778.43 

O–5 ........................................... 1,957.12 


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