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communications and comments 

received into any of our dockets by the 

name of the individual submitting the 

comment (or signing the comment, if 

submitted on behalf of an association, 

business, labor union, etc.). You may 

review DOT’s complete Privacy Act 

Statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (Volume 

65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78). 

Issued in Washington, DC on August 20, 

2008. 

Grady C. Cothen, Jr., 

Deputy Associate Administrator for Safety 

Standards and Program Development. 

[FR Doc. E8–19637 Filed 8–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Thrift Supervision 

Amendment of a Savings 

Association’s Bylaws 

AGENCY: Office of Thrift Supervision 

(OTS), Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for comment. 

SUMMARY: The proposed information 

collection request (ICR) described below 

has been submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

review and approval, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS 

is soliciting public comments on the 

proposal. 

DATES: Submit written comments on or 

before September 24, 2008. A copy of 

this ICR, with applicable supporting 

documentation, can be obtained from 

RegInfo.gov at http://www.reginfo.gov/ 

public/do/PRAMain. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to 

the collection by title of the proposal or 

by OMB approval number, to OMB and 

OTS at these addresses: Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Attention: Desk Officer for OTS, U.S. 

Office of Management and Budget, 725 

17th Street, NW., Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503, or by fax to 

(202) 395–6974; and Information 

Collection Comments, Chief Counsel’s 

Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 

1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20552, by fax to (202) 906–6518, or by 

e-mail to 

infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov. 

OTS will post comments and the related 

index on the OTS Internet Site at 

http://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition, 

interested persons may inspect 

comments at the Public Reading Room, 

1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To 

make an appointment, call (202) 906–

5922, send an e-mail to 

public.info@ots.treas.gov, or send a 

facsimile transmission to (202) 906–

7755. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information or to obtain a copy 

of the submission to OMB, please 

contact Ira L. Mills at, 

ira.mills@ots.treas.gov (202) 906–6531, 

or facsimile number (202) 906–6518, 

Regulations and Litigation Division, 

Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of Thrift 

Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20552. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may 

not conduct or sponsor an information 

collection, and respondents are not 

required to respond to an information 

collection, unless the information 

collection displays a currently valid 

OMB control number. As part of the 

approval process, we invite comments 

on the following information collection. 

Title of Proposal: Amendment of a 

Savings Association’s Bylaws. 

OMB Number: 1550–0017. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Description: All federally chartered 

savings associations are required to file 

bylaw amendment applications or 

notices with OTS. OTS Regional Office 

staff review the applications and notices 

to determine whether the bylaw 

amendments comply with the 

regulations and OTS policy. If an 

application or notice raises a significant 

issue of policy or law, or if it involves 

non-routine anti-takeover provisions or 

non-standard indemnification 

provisions, the Washington, DC office 

will also review the application or 

notice. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

57. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 57. 

Estimated Burden Hours per 

Response: 8 hours. 

Estimated Frequency of Response: 

Other; As needed. 

Estimated Total Burden: 456 hours. 

Clearance Officer: Ira L. Mills, (202) 

906–6531, Office of Thrift Supervision, 

1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20552. 

Dated: August 19, 2008. 

Deborah Dakin, 

Senior Deputy Chief Counsel, Regulations and 

Legislation Division. 

[FR Doc. E8–19589 Filed 8–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6720–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

National Research Advisory Council; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the National Research Advisory 

Council will hold a meeting on Monday, 

September 29, 2008, in room GL–20 at 

the Greenhoot Cohen Building, 1722 

Eye Street, NW., Washington, DC. The 

meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. and 

end at 3:00 p.m. The meeting is open to 

the public. 

The purpose of the Council is to 

provide external advice and review for 

VA’s research mission. The September 

29 meeting agenda will include a review 

of the VA research portfolio and a 

summary of current budget allocations. 

The Council will also provide feedback 

on the direction/focus of VA’s research 

initiatives. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend the meeting or wishing further 

information should contact Jay A. 

Freedman, PhD, Designated Federal 

Officer, at (202) 461–1699. Oral 

comments from the public will not be 

accepted at the meeting. Written 

statements or comments should be 

transmitted electronically to 

jay.freedman@va.gov or mailed to Dr. 

Freedman at Department of Veterans 

Affairs, Office of Research and 

Development (12), 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. 

Dated: August 19, 2008. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19618 Filed 8–22–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans’ Illnesses; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Research Advisory Committee 

on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses will 

meet on September 15–16, 2008, in 

room 230 at the Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC. The sessions will start 

at 8 a.m. each day. The sessions will 

end at 5 p.m. on September 15 and at 

2 p.m. on September 16. The meeting 

will be open to the public 


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