29380 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 104 / Wednesday, May 30, 2001 / Notices

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 Office of

Foreign Assets Control (‘‘OFAC’’) within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning OFAC’s

information collection requirements

contained within the procedures set

forth for persons to establish eligibility

for payments authorized by section 2002

of the Victims of Trafficking and

Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Act),

Public Law No. 106–386 (‘‘Section

2002’’). Section 2002 directs the

Secretary of the Treasury to make

payments to persons who hold certain

categories of judgments against Cuba or

Iran in suits brought under 28 U.S.C.

1605(a)(7). The procedures pertaining to

establishing eligibility for such

payments are set forth in Federal

Register notices published on November

22, 2000 at 65 FR 70382 and December

15, 2000 at 65 FR 78533.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 30, 2001 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Dennis P. Wood, Chief, Compliance

Programs Division, or Barbara C.

Hammerle, Acting Chief Counsel, Office

of Foreign Assets Control, Department

of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., Annex—2d Floor,

Washington, DC 20220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information

about the filings or procedures should

be directed to Dennis P. Wood, Chief,

Compliance Programs Division,Office of

Foreign Assets Control, Department of

the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue, NW., 1500 Pennsylvania

Avenue, Annex— 2d Floor, Washington,

DC 20220.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Procedures for Payments to

Persons Who Hold Certain Categories of

Judgments Against Cuba or Iran.

OMB Number: 1505–0177.

Abstract: This information collection

pertains to the procedures pertaining to

payments to persons who hold certain

categories of judgments against Cuba or

Iran set forth in the Federal Register

notices published by OFAC on

November 22, 2000 and December 15,

2000. The collection of this information

is required to enable the Department of

Treasury to determine the eligibility of

an applicant under Section 2002 of

Public Law No. 106–386 and to

complete processing of payments. The

collection of information is voluntary,

but submission of the information is

required by OFAC in processing

applications for payments authorized by

Section 2002. The estimated average

burden per applicant is 12 hours.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the notice at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Persons who hold

certain judgments against Cuba or Iran.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 12

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 240.

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 Office of Management

and Budget (‘‘OMB’’) control number.

Books or records relating to a collection

of information must be retained for five

years.

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 has 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: May 23, 2001.

Barbara C. Hammerle,

Acting Chief Counsel, Office of Foreign Assets

Control.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Special Enrollment Examination

Advisory Committee; Notice of

Partially Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service,

Office of Director of Practice, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

Federal advisory committee meeting.

SUMMARY: Notice is given of a partially

closed meeting of the Special

Enrollment Examination Advisory

Committee.

DATES: The meeting will be held

Wednesday, June 13, and Thursday,

June 14, (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., both days)

and Friday June 15 (8:30 to 11 a.m.)

Written requests to speak at the meeting

or to attend the public sessions of the

meeting must be received no later than

June 6, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Headquarters Building of the IRS,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room

3716, Washington, DC. Written requests

to speak at the meeting or to attend the

public sessions of the meeting must be

mailed, faxed, or e-mailed to: Internal

Revenue Service, Office of Director of

Practice, N:C:SC:DOP, Attn: Kathy

Hughes, Designated Federal Officer,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20224; fax number

202–694–1934; e-mail address

Kathy.E.Hughes@irs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Hughes, Designated Federal

Officer, Special Enrollment Examination

Advisory Committee, at 202–694–1851.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (‘‘FACA’’), 5

U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given of

the June 13 through June 15 meeting of

the Special Enrollment Examination

Advisory Committee (‘‘SEEAC’’). The

purpose of the meeting is to cover the

following agenda:

Wednesday, June 13, 2001

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.

Public Session: Welcome by Patrick

W. McDonough, Director of Practice,

and Kathy Hughes, Enrollment Program

Manager and Designated Federal Officer

for the SEEAC. Solicitation of interest in

serving as SEEAC Chairperson and

selection of SEEAC Chairperson.

9:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.

Public Session: Administration of

2001 Special Enrollment Examination:

Review and discussion of SEE Critique

Meeting and test challenges.

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10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Closed Session: Status of 2002 Special

Enrollment Examination Questions.

11:00 a.m.–12:00 noon

Closed Session: Planning the 2003

Special Enrollment Examination

(Division of Work, Timeline and

Procedures)

1:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Working Session: Breakout GroupsReview of Topics and Objectives

Thursday, June 14, 2001

8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m.

Public Session: Review and

Discussion of Special Enrollment

Examination Procedures, Structure and

Requirements.

3:30 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Public Session: Opportunity for

interested individuals to offer remarks

germane to agenda topics or Enrolled

Agent Program.

Friday, June 15, 2001

8:30 a.m.–9:30 a.m.

Public Session: Demonstration of

Enrolled Agent web page. Review and

discussion of content, proposed

changes, and discussion of suggestions

for improvement.

9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Public Session: Discussion of subcommittee recommendation re:

Continuing Professional Education

requirements.

Under section 10(a)(1) of FACA,

advisory committee meetings are

generally open to the public. However,

under section 10(d) of FACA, the head

of an agency to which an advisory

committee reports may determine in

writing that all or any portion of a

meeting shall be closed to the public in

accordance with section (c) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5

U.S.C. 552b. A written determination

has been made that, pursuant to section

(c)(9)(B) of the Government in the

Sunshine Act, portions of the meeting

designated above as a ‘‘Closed Session’’

should be closed to public observation.

Beginning at 3:30 on Thursday, June

14, interested persons may speak at the

meeting in accordance with the

following limitations: (1) speakers’

remarks must be germane to the topics

listed above or germane to the Enrolled

Agent Program; and (2) remarks must be

limited to no more than 10 minutes.

Persons wishing to speak must send

Kathy Hughes, the Designated Federal

Officer, a written request, and the text

or outline of their remarks, prior to the

meeting in order to allow for the

compilation of a speakers list. Speakers

will be entered on the list in order of the

receipt of their requests. No more than

nine requests will be accepted. Speakers

will be notified of their position on the

list, or in case more than nine requests

are received, that their requests to speak

cannot be granted. Persons interested in

attending the public session (but not

speaking) must also send Kathy Hughes

a written request prior to the meeting in

order to allow for adequate seating.

Every effort will be made to

accommodate all requests for

attendance.

Written requests to speak and written

requests to attend must be received no

later than June 6, 2001.

At any time, any interested person

may submit a written statement

concerning the SEE or the Enrolled

Agent Program. Such statements will be

considered by the Director of Practice

and, at his discretion, may be referred

to the Committee for discussion at a

later meeting.

Dated: May 24, 2001.

Patrick W. McDonough,

Director of Practice.

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