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7Basel Committee on Banking and Supervision, 

International Framework for liquidity risk 

measurement, standards and monitoring, 

consultative document, December 17, 2009. 

8See 12 CFR Part 3, Appendix C. 

9See 12 CFR Part 3, Appendix A. 

including the proposed changes to the 

definition of capital; the proposed 

introduction of a leverage ratio; and the 

proposed changes to the treatment of 

counterparty credit risk. 

b Liquidity enhancements referring 

to the international framework for 

liquidity risk measurement, standards 

and monitoring.7

b Operational risk and 

countercyclical tools. 

The OCC intends to collect data for 

the QIS from banks subject to the Basel 

II Capital Framework 8 and those subject 

to the current risk-based capital 

guidelines (Basel I).9 Unless otherwise 

noted, all data would be reported on a 

consolidated basis. Ideally, banks 

should include all their assets in this 

information collection. However, due to 

data limitations, inclusion of some 

assets (for example, the portfolio of a 

minor subsidiary) may not be feasible. 

Exclusion of such assets is acceptable, 

as long as the remaining assets are 

representative of the bank as a whole. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 20. 

Estimated Average Burden Hours per 

Response: 234 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

4,680 hours. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and 

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 

OCC, including whether the information 

has practical utility; 

(b) The accuracy of the OCC’s 

estimate of the information collection 

burden; 

(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 start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Dated: January 19, 2010. 

Michele Meyer, 

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory 

Activities Division. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1261 Filed 1–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–30–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network 

Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group; 

Solicitation of Application for 

Membership 

AGENCY: Financial Crimes Enforcement 

Network, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

nominations. 

SUMMARY: FinCEN is inviting the public 

to nominate financial institutions and 

trade groups for membership on the 

Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group. New 

members will be selected for three-year 

membership terms. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

by February 24, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: Applications may be mailed 

(not sent by facsimile) to Regulatory 

Policy and Programs Division, Financial 

Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 

39, Vienna, VA 22183 or e-mailed to: 

BSAAG@fincen.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jennifer White, Regulatory Outreach 

Specialist at 202–354–6400. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money 

Laundering Act of 1992 required the 

Secretary of the Treasury to establish a 

Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group 

(BSAAG) consisting of representatives 

from federal regulatory and law 

enforcement agencies, financial 

institutions, and trade groups with 

members subject to the requirements of 

the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 CFR 103 et 

seq. or Section 6050I of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986. The BSAAG is 

the means by which the Secretary 

receives advice on the operations of the 

Bank Secrecy Act. As chair of the 

BSAAG, the Director of FinCEN is 

responsible for ensuring that relevant 

issues are placed before the BSAAG for 

review, analysis, and discussion. 

Ultimately, the BSAAG will make 

policy recommendations to the 

Secretary on issues considered. BSAAG 

membership is open to financial 

institutions and trade groups. New 

members will be selected to serve a 

three-year term and must designate one 

individual to represent that member at 

plenary meetings. In compliance with 

Executive Order 13490 of January 21, 

2009, and White House policy, member 

organizations may not designate a 

representative to participate in BSAAG 

plenary or subcommittee meetings who 

is currently registered as a lobbyist 

pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 1603(a). 

It is important to provide complete 

answers to the following items, as 

applications will be evaluated on the 

information provided through this 

application process. Applications 

should consist of: 

• Name of the organization requesting 

membership 

• Point of contact, title, address, email address and phone number 

• The BSAAG vacancy for which the 

organization is applying 

• Description of the financial 

institution or trade group and its 

involvement with the Bank Secrecy Act, 

31 CFR 103 et seq. 

• Reasons why the organization’s 

participation on the BSAAG will bring 

value to the group 

Based on current BSAAG position 

openings we encourage applications 

from the following sectors or types of 

organizations with experience working 

on the Bank Secrecy Act: 

• State Governments (1 vacancy) 

• Industry Trade Groups—Banking (1 

vacancy) 

• Industry Trade Groups—Casino (1 

vacancy) 

• Industry Trade Groups—Money 

Services Businesses (1 vacancy) 

• Industry Trade Groups—Precious 

Metals Stones and Jewels (1 vacancy) 

• Industry Trade Groups—State (1 

vacancy) 

• Industry Representatives—Banking 

(3 vacancies) 

• Industry Representatives—Money 

Services Businesses (1 vacancy) 

• Industry Representatives— 

Securities/Futures (1 vacancy) 

Organizations may nominate 

themselves, but applications for 

individuals who are not representing an 

organization for a vacancy noted above 

will not be considered. Members must 

be able and willing to make the 

necessary time commitment to 

participate on subcommittees 

throughout the year by phone and 

attend biannual plenary meetings held 

in Washington, DC the second 

Wednesday of May and October. 

Members will not be remunerated for 

their time, services, or travel. In making 

the selections, FinCEN will seek to 

complement current BSAAG members 

in terms of affiliation, industry, and 

geographic representation. The Director 

of FinCEN retains full discretion on all 

membership decisions. The Director 

may consider prior years’ applications 

when making selections and does not 

limit consideration to institutions 


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nominated by the public when making 

its selection. 

Dated: January 15, 2010. 

Charles M. Steele, 

Deputy Director, Financial Crimes 

Enforcement Network. 

[FR Doc. 2010–1260 Filed 1–22–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–02–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Fund Availability Under the VA 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per 

Diem Program 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is announcing the 

availability of funds for applications for 

assistance under the Capital Grant 

component of VA’s Homeless Providers 

Grant and Per Diem Program. This 

Notice contains information concerning 

the program, funding priorities, 

application process, and amount of 

funding available. 

Applicants who do not require 

funding for acquisition, renovation or 

new construction to create new housing 

for homeless veterans should not 

respond to this Notice of Funding 

Availability (NOFA). Per Diem-Only 

(PDO) funding will not be given under 

this notice. If your agency is in need of 

funding for operations-only, your 

agency should apply under a Grant and 

Per Diem; PDO Funding Notice. 

DATES: An original completed and 

collated capital grant application (plus 

three completed collated copies) for 

assistance under VA’s Homeless 

Providers Grant and Per Diem Program 

must be received in the Grant and Per 

Diem Field Office, by 4 p.m. Eastern 

Time on March 31, 2010. Applications 

may not be sent by facsimile (FAX). In 

the interest of fairness to all competing 

applicants, this deadline is firm as to 

date and hour, and VA will treat as 

ineligible for consideration any 

application that is received after the 

deadline. Applicants should take this 

practice into account and make early 

submission of their material to avoid 

any risk of loss of eligibility due to 

unanticipated delays, computer service 

outages (in the case of Grants.gov), or 

other delivery-related problems. 

For a Copy of the Application 

Package: Download directly from VA’s 

Grant and Per Diem Program Web page 

at: http://www.va.gov/homeless/ or 

http://www.grants.gov/. Questions 

should be referred to the Grant and Per 

Diem Program at (toll-free) 1–877–332– 

0334. For a document relating to VA’s 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 

Program, see the Final Rule published 

in the Federal Register on September 

26, 2003. 

Submission of Application: An 

original completed and collated grant 

application (plus three copies) and a 

cover letter clearly stating under which 

funding priority (see funding priorities) 

applicants wish to be considered must 

be submitted to the following address: 

VA Homeless Providers Grant and Per 

Diem Field Office, 10770 North 46th 

Street, Suite C–200, Tampa, FL 33617. 

Applications must be received in the 

Grant and Per Diem Field office by the 

application deadline. This includes 

applications submitted through 

Grants.gov. Applications must arrive as 

a complete package. Materials arriving 

separately will not be included in the 

application package for consideration 

and may result in the application being 

rejected or not funded. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Chelsea Watson, VA Homeless 

Providers Grant and Per Diem Program, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 10770 

North 46th Street, Suite C–200, Tampa, 

FL 33617, or you may call (toll-free) 1– 

877–332–0334. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This 

Notice announces the availability of 

capital funds for assistance under VA’s 

Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem 

Program for eligible entities to: (1) 

Expand existing transitional housing 

projects; or (2) develop new transitional 

housing programs. Supportive service 

centers will not be considered in this 

NOFA. Funding applied for under the 

capital grant component may be used 

for: (1) Remodeling or alteration of 

existing buildings; (2) acquisition or 

rehabilitation of buildings; (3) new 

construction; and (4) acquisition of vans 

(in connection with a new grant and per 

diem grant project) for outreach to and 

transportation for homeless veterans. 

Funding sought under this Notice is 

authorized by the ‘‘Homeless Veterans 

Comprehensive Assistance Act of 2001,’’ 

Public Law 107–95, § 5, codified as 

amended at 38 U.S.C. 2011, 2012, 2013, 

2061, 2064. For eligibility criteria please 

refer to 38 CFR part 61. 

Capital grant applicants may not 

receive assistance to replace funds 

provided by any State or local 

government to assist homeless persons. 

Note: Applicants considering the use of 

Low Income Housing Tax Credits in 

conjunction with the capital grants in 

this NOFA should take into account that 

these tax credits are often used for 

permanent housing projects. Permanent 

housing is not an eligible activity under 

VA’s Homeless Providers Grant and Per 

Diem Program. Other issues such as site 

control, leases for residents, and using 

the grant funds as a loan may be 

problematic to applicants even if 

transitional housing is provided, and 

upon review and discovery may result 

in the application being denied. 

A proposal for an existing project that 

seeks to shift its focus by changing the 

population being served or the precise 

mix of services being offered is not 

eligible for consideration. No more than 

25 percent of housing and services 

available in projects funded through this 

grant program may be provided to 

clients who are not receiving those 

services as veterans. 

VA is pleased to issue this NOFA for 

the Homeless Providers Grant and Per 

Diem Program. The Department expects 

to award approximately $24 million 

under the capital grant component. 

Funding available under this NOFA is 

being offered to help offset the capital 

expenses of existing State and local 

governments, Indian Tribal 

Governments, faith-based and 

community-based organizations that are 

capable of creating and providing 

supported transitional housing for 

homeless veterans. The District of 

Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 

Rico, and any territory or possession of 

the United States, are considered 

eligible entities under the definition of 

‘‘State’’ in the Final Rule, § 61.1 

Definitions. 

Note, all organizations that are 

conditionally selected will be requested 

to submit the second submission 

portion of the application package. In 

order to be considered eligible for 

funding, organizations must 

demonstrate in the second submission 

firm commitments to match 35 percent 

of the total project cost or the difference 

between the total project cost and what 

is requested from VA, whichever is 

greater. 

Per diem for these programs is 

requested in the grant application and 

may be paid at the time of grant project 

completion. It should be noted that VA 

per diem payment is limited to the 

applicant’s cost of care per eligible 

veteran minus other sources of 

payments to the applicant for furnishing 

services to homeless veterans up to the 

per day rate VA pays for State Home 

Domiciliary care. Awardees will be 

required to support their request for per 

diem payment with adequate fiscal 

documentation as to program income 

and expenses. 

Interested organizations should know 

that the vast majority of homeless 

veterans in this country suffer from 


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