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respond to, an information collection 

unless it displays a currently valid 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) control number. The OCC is 

soliciting comment concerning its 

information collection titled, 

‘‘Assessment of Fees—12 CFR 8.’’ The 

OCC is also giving notice that it has 

submitted the collection to OMB for 

review. 

DATES: You should submit written 

comments by February 11, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Communications Division, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, Public Information Room, 

Mail Stop 1–5, Attention: 1557–0223, 

250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20219. In addition, comments may be 

sent by fax to (202) 874–4448, or by 

electronic mail to 

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You may 

personally inspect and photocopy 

comments at the OCC’s Public 

Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC. For security reasons, 

the OCC requires that visitors make an 

appointment to inspect comments. You 

may do so by calling (202) 874–5043. 

Upon arrival, visitors will be required to 

present valid government-issued photo 

identification and submit to security 

screening in order to inspect and 

photocopy comments. 

Additionally, you should send a copy 

of your comments to OCC Desk Officer, 

1557–0223, by mail to U.S. Office of 

Management and Budget, 725 17th 

Street, NW., #10235, Washington, DC 

20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

can request additional information or a 

copy of the collection from Mary 

Gottlieb, (202) 874–5090, Legislative 

and Regulatory Activities Division, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, 250 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20219. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC 

is proposing to extend OMB approval of 

the following information collection: 

Title: Assessment of Fees—12 CFR 8. 

OMB Control No.: 1557–0223. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Type of Review: Regular review. 

Abstract: The OCC is requesting 

comment on its proposed extension, 

without revision, of the information 

collection titled, ‘‘Assessment of Fees—

12 CFR 8.’’ The National Bank Act 

authorizes the OCC to collect 

assessments, fees, and other charges as 

necessary or appropriate to carry out the 

responsibilities of the OCC. The OCC 

will require national banks to provide 

the OCC with ‘‘receivables attributable’’

data from independent credit card 

banks, that is, national banks that 

primarily engage in credit card 

operations and are not affiliated with a 

full service national bank. ‘‘Receivables 

attributable’’ are the total amount of 

outstanding balances due on credit card 

accounts owned by an independent 

credit card bank (the receivables 

attributable to those accounts) on the 

last day of an assessment period, minus 

receivables retained on the bank’s 

balance sheet as of that day. The OCC 

will use the information to verify the 

accuracy of each bank’s assessment 

computation and to adjust the 

assessment rate for independent credit 

card banks over time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

11. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 22. 

Frequency of Response: 

Semiannually. 

Estimated Time per Response: 1 hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 22 

hours. 

The OCC issued a 60-day Federal 

Register Notice on October 26, 2007 (72 

FR 60931). No comments were received. 

Comments continue to be 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 on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology; and 

(e) Estimates of capital or startup costs 

and costs of operation, maintenance, 

and purchase of services to provide 

information. 

Dated: January 7, 2008. 

Stuart Feldstein, 

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory 

Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller 

of the Currency. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Health Services Research and 

Development Service Merit Review 

Board; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463, Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

that a meeting of the Health Services 

Research and Development Scientific 

Merit Review Board will be held March 

4–6, 2008, at the Phoenix Marriott Mesa, 

200 N. Centennial Way, Mesa, Arizona. 

Various subcommittees of the Board 

will meet during the review period. 

Each subcommittee meeting of the Merit 

Review Board will be open to the public 

the first day for approximately one-half 

hour from 8 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. to cover 

administrative matters and to discuss 

the general status of the program. The 

remaining portion will be closed. The 

closed portion of each meeting will 

involve discussion, examination, 

reference to, and oral review of the 

research proposals and critiques. 

The purpose of the Board is to review 

research and development applications 

concerned with the measurement and 

evaluation of health care services, the 

testing of new methods of health care 

delivery and management, and nursing 

research, Applications are reviewed for 

scientific and technical merit. 

Recommendations regarding funding are 

prepared for the Chief Research and 

Development Officer. 

On Tuesday, March 4, two 

subcommittees will convene from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m.—Long Term Care & Aging and 

Nursing Research Initiative (NRI). On 

Wednesday, March 5, five 

subcommittees will convene from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m.—Chronic Disease 

Management, Equity/Women’s Health, 

Health Services Research Methodology, 

Implementation and Management 

Research Science, and Mental Health & 

Post-Deployment Health. On Thursday, 

March 6, four subcommittees will 

convene from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.—Chronic 

Disease Management, Health Services 

Research Methology, Implementation 

and Management Research Science, and 

Mental Health & Post-Deployment 

Health. 

After the subcommittees meet there 

will be a debriefing provided to 

members to the Health Services 

Research & Development Scientific 

Merit Review Board. The purposes of 

the debriefing are to discuss the 

outcomes of the review sessions and to 

ensure the integrity and consistency of 

the review process. 

During the closed portions of the 

meetings on March 4–6, discussion and 

recommendations will include 

qualifications of the personnel 

conducting the studies (the disclosure of 

which would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy), as well as research information 

(the premature disclosure of which 

would likely compromise significantly 

the implementation of proposed agency 

action regarding such research projects). 

As provided by subsection 10(d) of 

Public Law 92–463, as amended by 


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Public Law 94–409, closing portions of 

these meetings is in accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and (9)(B). 

Those who plan to attend the open 

session should contact the Assistant 

Director of Operations (124B), Health 

Services Research and Development 

Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, at least five days 

before the meeting. For further 

information, call (202) 254–0207. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

Dated: January 3, 2008. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–52 Filed 1–10–08; 8:45 am] 

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