Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 211 / Wednesday, November 2, 2005 / Notices 66485 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

[Docket No. BPD–CC–05–] 

Change in the Sell Direct Fee Schedule 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Public Debt, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury is announcing the fee schedule 

for Sell Direct. Sell Direct fees are 

charged to the Legacy Treasury Direct 

and the TreasuryDirect investor for the 

service of selling unmatured securities 

in the secondary market, pursuant to the 

Regulations Governing Book-Entry 

Treasury Bonds, Notes and Bills Held in 

Legacy Treasury Direct and the 

Regulations Governing Securities Held 

in TreasuryDirect. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective upon publication in the 

Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: You can download this 

notice at the following Internet 

addresses: http:// 

www.publicdebt.treas.gov or http:// 

www.gpoaccess.gov/ecfr. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Elisha Whipkey, Director, Division of 

Program Administration, Office of 

Securities Operations, Bureau of the 

Public Debt, at (304) 480–6319 or 

elisha.whipkey@bpd.treas.gov. 

Susan Klimas, Attorney-Adviser, 

Edward Gronseth, Deputy Chief 

Counsel, Office of the Chief Counsel, 

Bureau of the Public Debt, at (304) 480–

8692 or susan.klimas@bpd.treas.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A 

transaction fee is charged to the investor 

for each security sold in the secondary 

market using Sell Direct. For purposes 

of computing the transaction fee, a 

security is considered as any amount 

identified by a separate CUSIP number 

within a Legacy Treasury Direct or 

TreasuryDirect account. The regulations 

governing Sell Direct are located at 31 

CFR 357.22(b) and 31 CFR part 363.209. 

Schedule of Fees for the Sale of 

Securities in the Secondary Market 

The fee schedule for the sale of an 

unmatured security in the secondary 

market using Sell Direct is as follows: A 

fee of $45 will be charged for each 

security sold in the secondary market on 

behalf of the investor using Sell Direct. 

Dated: October 26, 2005. 

Donald V. Hammond, 

Fiscal Assistant Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 05–21844 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Cancellation notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held. 

The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is 

soliciting public comment, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, November 3, 2005, from 1:30 

to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, November 4, 

2005, from 8 a.m. to noon, Eastern Time 

has been cancelled. The meeting will be 

rescheduled for a later date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

LaVerne Walker at 1–866–602–2223. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel would have been 

Thursday, November 3, 2005, from 1:30 

to 5:30 p.m. and Friday, November 4, 

2005, from 8 a.m. to noon, Eastern Time. 

If you would like to have the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel consider a written 

statement, please call 1–866–602–2223, 

or write to LaVerne Walker at 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 7704, 

Washington, DC 20224. Or you can 

contact us at www.improveirs.org. 

Ms. Walker can be reached at 1–866–

602–2223 or by fax at 202–622–6143. 

Dated: October 26, 2005. 

Martha Curry, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E5–6051 Filed 11–1–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0018] 

Proposed Information Collection 

Activity: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of General Counsel 

(OGC), Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA), is announcing an opportunity for 

public comment on the proposed 

collection of certain information by the 

agency. Under the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal agencies are 

required to publish notice in the 

Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of a 

currently approved collection, and 

allow 60 days for public comment in 

response to the notice. This notice 

solicits comments on information 

needed to determine accredited service 

organization representatives’

qualification to represent claimants 

before VA. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before January 3, 2006. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information to 

Michelle D.D. Bernstein (022G2), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or e-mail: 

michelle.bernstein@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0018’’

in any correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Michelle D.D. Bernstein at (202) 273–

6315 or fax (202) 273–6404. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, OGC invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of OGC’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of OGC’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Accreditation of Service 

Organization Representatives, VA Form 

21. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0018. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Service organizations are 

required to file an application with VA 

to establish eligibility for accreditation 

for representatives of the organization to 

represent benefit claimants before VA. 

VA Form 21 is completed by service