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Questions concerning this Notice may

be directed to the U.S. Department of

the Treasury, Financial Management

Service, Funds Management Division,

Surety Bond Branch, 3700 East-West

Highway, Room 6F04, Hyattsville, MD

20782, telephone (202) 874–6507.

Dated: February 13, 1997.

Charles F. Schwan III,

Director, Funds Management Division,

Financial Management Service.

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Proposed collection; Comment

request.

SUMMARY: The United States Information

Agency, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to comment on

an information collection entitled

‘‘Rulemaking Number 102, Camp

Counselor Exchanges’’. This request for

comment is being made pursuant to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

[Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)].

The information collection activity

involved with this program is

conducted pursuant to the mandate

given to the United States Information

Agency under the terms and conditions

of the Mutual Educational and Cultural

Exchange Act of 1961, as amended.

USIA has been delegated the authority

to designate exchange visitor programs

for U.S. Government agencies, public

and private education and Cultural

exchange. In addition, 22 Code of

Federal Regulations (CFR), part 514.30,

Camp Counselors; Limitation of

Program Participation.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

May 5, 1997.

COPIES: Copies of the Request for

Clearance (OMB 83–I), supporting

statement, and other documents that

will be submitted to OMB for approval

may be obtained from the USIA

Clearance Officer. Comments should be

submitted to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs of OMB,

Attention: Desk Officer for USIA, and

also to the USIA Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Agency Clearance Officer, Ms. Jeannette

Giovetti, United States Information

Agency, M/ADD, 301 Fourth Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20547,

telephone (202) 619–4408; and OMB

review: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, Office of

Information And Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 10202, NEOB,

Washington, D.C. 20503, Telephone

(202) 395–3176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

reporting burden for this collection of

information (Paper Work Reduction

Project: OMB No. 3116–0213) is

estimated to average 5 minutes per

response, including the time for

reviewing instructions, searching

existing data sources, gathering and

maintaining the data needed, and

completing and reviewing the collection

of information.

Responses are required to obtain

benefits and respondents will be

required to respond only one time.

Comments are requested on the

proposed information collection

concerning (a) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of the

agency, including whether the

information has practical utility; (b) the

accuracy of the Agency’s burden

estimates; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. Send comments

regarding this burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information to the United States

Information Agency, M/ADD, 301

Fourth Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

20547; and to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 10202, NEOB,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Current Actions: USIA is requesting

an extension of this collection for a

three-year period.

Title: Rulemaking No. 102, Camp

Counselor Exchanges.

Abstract: Approximately 10 Agencydesignated for profit and non-profit

entities will submit a report listing the

names of aliens who have participated

in camp counselor exchanges more than

twice. This report will be the basis of

the Agency’s efforts to monitor these

exchanges, to prevent inappropriate

staffing with alien labor, and to ensure

compliance with the articulated policy.

Proposed Frequency of Response:

No. of Respondents—10.

Recordkeeping Hours—.08.

Total Annual Burden—1.0.

Dated: February 28, 1997.

Rose Royal,

Federal Register Liaison.

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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 1996, Public Law

104–263, the Department of Veterans

Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice of

cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) in

certain benefit rates. These COLAs affect

the compensation and dependency and

indemnity compensation (DIC)

programs.

DATES: These COLAs are effective

December 1, 1996, the date provided by

Public Law 104–263.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul

Trowbridge, Consultant, Compensation

and Pension Service (213B), Veterans

Benefit Administration, Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–

7218.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living

Adjustment Act of 1996, Public Law

104–263, provides for a COLA for each

of the rates in sections 1114, 1115(1),

1162, 1311, 1313, and 1314 of title 38,

United States Code. VA is required to

increase these benefit rates by the same

percentage as increases in the benefit

amounts payable under title II of the

Social Security Act. In computing

increased rates in the cited title 38

sections, fractions of a dollar equaling

$.50 or more are rounded to the next

higher dollar amount. The increased

rates are required to be published in the

Federal Register.

The Social Security Administration

has announced that there will be a 2.9

percent cost-of-living increase in Social
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Security benefits. Therefore, applying

the same percentage, the following

increased rates for VA compensation

and DIC programs will be effective

December 1, 1996:

DISABILITY COMPENSATION (38 U.S.C.

1114)

Disability evaluation Monthly

rate

10% ............................................ $94

20% ............................................ $179

30% ............................................ $274

40% ............................................ $391

50% ............................................ $558

60% ............................................ $703

70% ............................................ $887

80% ............................................ $1,028

90% ............................................ $1,157

100% .......................................... $1,924

(38 U.S.C. 1114(k) through (s)):

38 U.S.C. 1114(k) .................. $74;

$2,393;

$74;

$3,356

38 U.S.C. 1114(l) ................... $2,393

38 U.S.C. 1114(m) ................. $2,639

38 U.S.C. 1114(n) .................. $3,003

38 U.S.C. 1114(o) .................. $3,356

38 U.S.C. 1114(p) .................. $3,356

38 U.S.C. 1114(r) ................... $1,441;

$2,145

38 U.S.C. 1114(s) .................. $2,154

Additional Compensation for Dependents (38 U.S.C. 1115(l)):

38 U.S.C. 1115(l)

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(A) ............. $112

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(B) ............. $191; $59

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(C) ............. $77; $59

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(D) ............. $91

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(E) ............. $211

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(F) ............. $177

DISABILITY COMPENSATION (38 U.S.C.

1114)—Continued

Disability evaluation Monthly

rate

Clothing Allowance (38 U.S.C. 1162):

$518 per year

DIC to a Surviving Spouse (38 U.S.C.

1311):

Pay Grade:.

E–1 ..................................... $833

E–2 ..................................... $833

E–3 ..................................... $833

E–4 ..................................... $833

E–5 ..................................... $833

E–6 ..................................... $833

E–7 ..................................... $861

E–8 ..................................... $909

E–9(1) ................................. $949

W–1 .................................... $880

W–2 .................................... $915

W–3 .................................... $943

W–4 .................................... $997

O–1 ..................................... $880

O–2 ..................................... $909

O–3 ..................................... $972

O–4 ..................................... $1,028

O–5 ..................................... $1,132

O–6 ..................................... $1,276

O–7 ..................................... $1,378

O–8 ..................................... $1,510

O–9 ..................................... $1,618

O–10(2) ............................... $1,774

(1) If the veteran served as sergeant

major of the Army, senior enlisted

advisor of the Navy, chief master

sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major

of the Marine Corps, or master chief

petty officer of the Coast Guard, the

surviving spouse’s monthly rate is

$1,023.

(2) If the veteran served as Chairman

or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of

Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief

of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the

Air Force, Commandant of the Marine

Corps, or Commandant of the Coast

Guard, the surviving spouse’s monthly

rate is $1,902.

DIC TO A SURVIVING SPOUSE (38

U.S.C. 1311 (A) THROUGH (D))

Monthly

rate

38 U.S.C. 1311 (a) through (d):

38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(1) .............. $833

38 U.S.C. 1311(a)(2) .............. $182

38 U.S.C. 1311(b) .................. $211

38 U.S.C. 1311(c) .................. $211

38 U.S.C. 1311(d) .................. $102

DIC to Children (38 U.S.C.

1313):

38 U.S.C. 1313:.

38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(1) .......... $354

38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(2) .......... $510

38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(3) .......... $662

38 U.S.C. 1313(a)(4) .......... $662; $130

Supplemental DIC to Children

(38 U.S.C. 1314):

38 U.S.C. 1314:.

38 U.S.C. 1314(a) .............. $211

38 U.S.C. 1314(b) .............. $354

38 U.S.C. 1314(c) ............... $179

Dated: February 21, 1997.

Jesse Brown,

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

[FR Doc. 97–5342 Filed 3–4–97; 8:45 am]

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