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dealers, underwriting groups and other 

individuals and institutions. This 

information is necessary for compiling 

the U.S. balance of payments and 

international investment position 

accounts, and for formulating U.S. 

international financial and monetary 

policies. 

Current Actions: (a) Under the 

‘‘Grand Total’’ row (9999–6), an 

additional row will be added to record 

the total of transactions in asset-backedsecurities (ABS) that is included in the 

‘‘Grand Total’’ row. In the new row, 

entries will be required under the 

columns for ‘‘Bonds of U.S Gov’t 

Corporations and Federally-Sponsored 

Agencies’’, for ‘‘Corporate and Other 

Bonds’’, and for ‘‘Foreign Bonds’’ 

(columns 3,4,5,6,9,10). The new row 

will also be included in the addendum 

section of the form that covers 

transactions with foreign official 

institutions. The additional information 

will satisfy a minimum need for more 

timely information on such transactions. 

The information will increase the 

reporting burden modestly as compared 

with the alternative burden of adding 

new columns because columns would 

require the data by country. The 

additional information will move 

toward providing information already 

available in the less timely annual 

reports on holdings of securities. 

Comments from TIC respondents 

indicate that their computerized 

database systems can produce the data 

on ABS; (b) the instructions will be 

revised to cover the additional row 

proposed above; (c) the instructions will 

be revised to add coverage of reporting 

by prime brokers; (d) the instructions 

(section D of the General Instructions) 

will be revised to require that foreign 

currency transactions be converted to 

U.S. dollars as of the settlement date, 

instead of the current requirement to 

convert as of the report date; (e) the 

instructions (section F of the General 

Instructions) will be revised to require 

that data reporters, once the exemption 

level is exceeded, continue to report for 

the remainder of the current calendar 

year, instead of the current requirement 

to continue reporting for that period 

plus the following calendar year; and (d) 

these changes will be effective 

beginning with the reports as of March 

31, 2009. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Form S (1505–0001) 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

254 

Estimated Average Time per 

Respondent: Six hours per respondent 

per filing. This estimate includes 0.4 

hours for the Current Actions proposed 

above. The estimated average time per 

respondent varies from 10.8 hours for 

the approximately 30 major reporters to 

5.4 hours for the other reporters. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 18,400 hours, based on 12 

reporting periods per year. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. The 

public is invited to submit written 

comments concerning: (a) Whether 

Form S is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Office, including whether the 

information will have practical uses; (b) 

the accuracy of the above estimate of the 

burdens; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, usefulness and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the reporting and/or record 

keeping burdens on respondents, 

including the use of information 

technologies to automate the collection 

of the data; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs of operation, 

maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information. 

Dwight Wolkow, 

Administrator, International Portfolio 

Investment Data Systems. 

[FR Doc. E8–22339 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Establishment of Advisory Committee 

on the Ten Year Framework for Energy 

and Environment Cooperation With 

China and Request for Nominations 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury, 

Departmental Offices. Office of the 

Special Envoy for China and the 

Strategic Economic Dialogue. 

ACTION: Notice of Intent to Establish and 

Request for Nominations. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury (the ‘‘Department’’) intends to 

establish the Advisory Committee on 

the Ten Year Framework for Energy and 

Environment Cooperation with China 

(the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’) to provide 

advice and recommendations on how 

best the United States can cooperate 

with China on shared energy and 

environmental challenges pursuant to 

the ‘‘Framework for the Ten Year 

Cooperation on the Energy and 

Environment between the Government 

of the United States of America and the 

Government of the People’s Republic of 

China’’ (signed on 6/18/08 in 

Washington, DC). The Department is 

seeking nominations of individuals to 

be considered for selection as Advisory 

Committee members, and names of 

professional and public interest groups 

that should be represented on the 

Committee. 

DATES: Nominations must be received 

before or on September 29, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent 

to mary.kertz@do.treas.gov or by hard 

copy to Advisory Committee on the Ten 

Year Framework for Energy and 

Environment Cooperation with China, 

Office of the Special Envoy for China 

and the Strategic Economic Dialogue, 

Department of the Treasury, Main 

Treasury Building, Room 1308, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Kertz, Special Advisor to 

Ambassador Alan Holmer, Office of the 

Special Envoy for China and the 

Strategic Economic Dialogue, 

Department of the Treasury, Main 

Treasury Building, Room 1308, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220, (202) 622–2208 

(not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with the requirements of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 

U.S.C. App., the Department is 

publishing this notice that the 

Department intends to establish the 

Advisory Committee. The Advisory 

Committee’s objective will be to provide 

advice and recommendations to the U.S. 

chair of the joint U.S.-China Steering 

Committee for Energy and Environment 

Cooperation (the ‘‘Joint Steering 

Committee’’), which is currently 

occupied by the Secretary of the 

Treasury. In particular, the Advisory 

Committee will make periodic 

recommendations to the U.S. chair of 

the Joint Steering Committee on the 

status of energy and environment 

cooperation with China; on prioritizing 

energy and environment challenges 

facing the United States and China; and 

on the means to further promote and 

enhance cooperation on energy and 

environment challenges that face both 

the United States and China through the 

Ten Year Framework. 

The charter will provide that the 

duties of the Advisory Committee shall 

be solely advisory and shall extend only 

to responding to requests from the U.S. 

Chair of the Joint Steering Committee, 

which is currently occupied by the 

Secretary of the Treasury. Such 

responses may be in the form of advice 


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or recommendations to the U.S. Chair. 

No determination of fact or policy shall 

be made by the Advisory Committee. 

The Advisory Committee shall meet as 

necessary to carry out its duties. The 

Advisory Committee is expected to meet 

at least semi-annually at the call of the 

Designated Federal Officer (DFO) in 

consultation with the Chair. The DFO 

shall ensure compliance with the 

requirements of FACA and its 

implementing regulations. Meetings of 

subcommittees may occur more 

frequently. 

To achieve the Advisory Committee’s 

objective, the Department will ensure 

that the Advisory Committee reflects a 

balanced membership, including up to 

25 members representing the views of 

both government and non-government 

entities and groups having an interest 

and demonstrated leadership in global 

energy and environment issues. In order 

to select Advisory Committee members 

who represent the greatest range of 

interests in U.S.-China cooperation 

under the Ten Year Framework, the 

Department is soliciting suggestions for 

potential Committee members from a 

variety of sources including but not 

limited to government, industry, 

academia, think tanks, and nongovernmental organizations. 

Nominations should describe and 

document the proposed members’ 

qualifications for Committee 

membership. In addition to individual 

nominations, the Department is 

soliciting the names of professional and 

public interest groups that should have 

representative members participating on 

the Advisory Committee. Members will 

serve a two to three-year appointment 

with the possibility of a one-year 

renewal. Advisory Committee members 

will not receive compensation, but they 

will be reimbursed for travel expenses 

consistent with governing Federal laws 

and regulations. 

Dated: September 18, 2008. 

Taiya Smith, 

Executive Secretary. 

[FR Doc. E8–22364 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Senior Executive Service; Legal 

Division Performance Review Board 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of members of the Legal 

Division Performance Review Board 

(PRB). 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

4314(c)(4), this notice announces the 

appointment of members of the Legal 

Division PRB. The purpose of this Board 

is to review and make recommendations 

concerning proposed performance 

appraisals, ratings, bonuses, and other 

appropriate personnel actions for 

incumbents of SES positions in the 

Legal Division. 

DATES: Effective Date: September 24, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephen M. Albrecht, Counselor to the 

General Counsel, Department of the 

Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Room 3000, Washington, DC 

20220, Telephone: (202) 622–1143 (this 

is not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Composition of Legal Division PRB 

The Board shall consist of at least 

three members. In the case of an 

appraisal of a career appointee, more 

than half the members shall consist of 

career appointees. Composition of the 

specific PRBs will be determined on an 

ad hoc basis from among the individuals 

listed in this notice. 

The names and titles of the PRB 

members are as follows: 

Stephen M. Albrecht, Counselor to the 

General Counsel; 

Rupa Bhattacharyya, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel (International 

Affairs); 

Peter A. Bieger, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel (Banking and 

Finance); 

Himamauli Das, Assistant General 

Counsel (International Affairs); 

John Harrington, International Tax 

Counsel; 

H. Stephen Kesselman, Deputy Chief 

Counsel (Operations), Internal 

Revenue Service; 

John G. Knepper, Deputy General 

Counsel, Chairperson; 

Bernard J. Knight, Jr., Assistant General 

Counsel (General Law, Ethics and 

Regulation); 

Donald L. Korb, Chief Counsel, Internal 

Revenue Service; 

Richard G. Lepley, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel (General Law and 

Regulation); 

M.J.K. Maher, Jr., Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel (Enforcement & 

Intelligence); 

Margaret V. Marquette, Chief Counsel, 

Financial Management Service; 

Mark Monborne, Assistant General 

Counsel (Enforcement & Intelligence); 

Clarissa C. Potter, Deputy Chief Counsel 

(Technical), Internal Revenue Service; 

Kevin Rice, Chief Counsel, Bureau of 

Engraving and Printing; 

Laurie Schaffer, Assistant General 

Counsel (Banking and Finance); 

Daniel P. Shaver, Chief Counsel, United 

States Mint; 

Sean M. Thornton, Chief Counsel, Office 

of Foreign Assets Control; 

Robert M. Tobiassen, Chief Counsel, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, and 

Paul Wolfteich, Chief Counsel, Bureau 

of Public Debt. 

Dated: September 16, 2008. 

John G. Knepper, 

Deputy General Counsel. 

[FR Doc. E8–22323 Filed 9–23–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 8693 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other Federal agencies to take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

8693, Low-Income Housing Credit 

Disposition Bond. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 24, 

2008 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Allan Hopkins at 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622– 

3179, or through the Internet at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Low-Income Housing Credit 

Disposition Bond. 

OMB Number: 1545–1029. 

Form Number: 8693. 

Abstract: Section 42(j)(6) of the 

Internal Revenue Code states that when 

a taxpayer disposes of a building (or an 

interest therein) on which the lowincome housing credit has been 

claimed, the taxpayer may post a bond 

in lieu of paying the recapture tax if the 


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