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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: August 6, 2008. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19345 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Thrift Supervision 

[AC–25: OTS Nos. 06789] 

Elk County Savings and Loan 

Association, Ridgway, PA; Approval of 

Conversion Application 

Notice is hereby given that on August 

13, 2008, the Office of Thrift 

Supervision approved the application of 

Elk County Savings and Loan 

Association, Ridgway, Pennsylvania, to 

convert to the stock form of 

organization. Copies of the application 

are available for inspection by 

appointment (phone number: (202) 906–

5922 or e-mail: 

Public.Info@OTS.Treas.gov) at the 

Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20552, and the 

OTS Northeast Regional Office, 

Harborside Financial Center, Plaza Five, 

Suite 1600, Jersey City, NJ 07311. 

By the Office of Thrift Supervision. 

Dated: August 14, 2008. 

Sandra E. Evans, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E8–19226 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Thrift Supervision 

[AC–24: OTS Nos. 0890 and H4521] 

Home Bank, Lafayette, LA; Approval of 

Conversion Application 

Notice is hereby given that on August 

12, 2008, the Office of Thrift 

Supervision approved the application of 

Home Bank, Lafayette, Louisiana, to 

convert to the stock form of 

organization. Copies of the application 

are available for inspection by 

appointment (phone number: (202) 906–

5922 or e-mail: 

Public.Info@OTS.Treas.gov) at the 

Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20552, and the 

OTS Midwest Regional Office, 225 E. 

John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 500, 

Irving, Texas 75062–2326. 

Dated: August 14, 2008. 

By the Office of Thrift Supervision. 

Sandra E. Evans, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E8–19225 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on OIF/OEF 

Veterans and Families; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Advisory Committee on OIF/ 

OEF Veterans and Families will conduct 

a meeting and a site visit in the Palo 

Alto, California area on September 16–

18, 2008. Committee activities will 

include tours and briefings at various 

VA facilities. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 

on the full spectrum of health care, 

benefits delivery and related family 

support issues that confront service 

members during their transition from 

active duty to veteran status and during 

their post-service years. The Committee 

will focus on the concerns of all men 

and women with active military service 

in Operation Iraqi Freedom and/or 

Operation Enduring Freedom, but will 

pay particular attention to severely 

disabled veterans and their families. 

The agenda for the September 16–18 

meeting will include briefings on recent 

site visits, discussions on proposed 

recommendations to the Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), and tours of the 

VA Medical Center. The Committee will 

discuss its findings and observations 

based on previous Committee meetings, 

site visits, written reports, and personal 

experiences. 

On Tuesday, September 16, from 9 

a.m. until 12 noon, the Committee will 

meet at The Cabana Hotel Palo Alto, 

4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA. In 

the afternoon, the Committee will meet 

at the Palo Alto VA Medical Center, tour 

the facility and receive briefings from 

staff. 

On Wednesday, September 17, from 9 

a.m. to 12 noon, the Committee will 

meet in closed session. The Committee 

will be meeting with clinicians and 

individual patients receiving services at 

VA’s Menlo Park facility. The session 

will be closed to protect the privacy of 

the patients and to minimize possible 

interference with the delivery of 

medical services. Closing the meeting is 

in compliance with 5 U.S.C. Sec 

552b(c)(6). In the afternoon, from 2 

p.m.–5 p.m., the Committee will meet in 

open session at The Cabana Hotel Palo 

Alto, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, 

CA. 

On Thursday, September 18, from 9 

a.m. to 4 p.m., the Committee will meet 

in open session at The Cabana Hotel 

Palo Alto, 4290 El Camino Real, Palo 

Alto, CA. 

The meeting will include time 

reserved for public comments. 

Individuals wishing to make oral 

statements must pre-register not later 

than September 10, 2008 by contacting 

Syreeta Cherry via e-mail at 

Syreeta.Cherry@va.gov, and by 

submitting 1–2 page summaries of their 

statements for inclusion in the official 

record of the meeting. Oral statements 

by the public will be limited to five 

minutes each and will be received at 3 

p.m.–3:30 p.m. on September 17, and 1 

p.m.–1:30 p.m. on September 18. 

Interested individuals may also submit 

written statements for the Committee’s 

review to the Advisory Committee on 

OIF/OEF Veterans and Families (008), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Laura O’Shea, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 461–5765. 

Dated: August 15, 2008. 

By direction of the Secretary: 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19300 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

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