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transport, transfer or use such items, by 

any person or foreign country of 

proliferation concern; (3) any person 

determined by the Secretary of the 

Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of State, the Attorney General, 

and other relevant agencies, to have 

provided, or attempted to provide, 

financial, material, technological or 

other support for, or goods or services 

in support of, any activity or transaction 

described in clause (2) above or any 

person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to the 

Order; and (4) any person determined 

by the Secretary of the Treasury, in 

consultation with the Secretary of State, 

the Attorney General, and other relevant 

agencies, to be owned or controlled by, 

or acting or purporting to act for or on 

behalf of, directly or indirectly, any 

person whose property and interests in 

property are blocked pursuant to the 

Order. 

On June 30, 2009, the Director of 

OFAC, in consultation with the 

Departments of State, Justice, and other 

relevant agencies, designated the 

following entity whose property and 

interests in property are blocked 

pursuant to Executive Order 13382. 

The designee is listed as follows: 

Hong Kong Electronics (a.k.a. Hong 

Kong Electronics Kish Co.), Sanaee St., 

Kish Island, Iran [NPWMD]. 

Dated: June 30, 2009. 

Adam J. Szubin, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–New (Financial 

Records)] 

Proposed Information Collection 

(Access to Financial Records) Activity: 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

new collection, and allow 60 days for 

public comment in response to the 

notice. This notice solicits comments for 

information needed to contact 

beneficiaries whose correspondence was 

return to VA. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before September 8, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at http://www.Regulations.gov 

or to Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans 

Benefits Administration (20M35), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 

20420 or e-mail to 

nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New (Financial 

Records)’’ in any correspondence. 

During the comment period, comments 

may be viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 461–9769 or 

FAX (202) 275–5947. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521), Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: Access to Financial Records, 38 

CFR 3.115. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–New 

(Financial Records). 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: Under 38 CFR. 3.11, VA is 

authorized to request access to financial 

records to obtain the current address of 

beneficiaries from financial institutions 

in receipt of a VA direct deposit 

payment. VA will only request the 

current address for beneficiaries whose 

mail was returned to the VA. 

Affected Public: Business or Others 

for Profit. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 4,167 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50,000. 

Dated: July 1, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary, 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Class Deviation From Federal 

Acquisition Regulation 32.905 

Electronic Submission of Invoices 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This is to notify interested 

parties of a class deviation to the 

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 

regarding the submission of electronic 

invoices for payment. VA intends to 

deviate from FAR 32.905 in order to add 

an interim clause to the VA Acquisition 

Regulation (VAAR). 

The electronic invoicing clause allows 

vendors to voluntarily submit invoices 

electronically which will improve the 

accuracy and efficiency of payment 

processing. This service will apply to all 

Government contracts managed by VA’s 

Financial Services Center in Austin, 

Texas. A proposed and final rule to 

make this service mandatory will be 

published in the Federal Register in the 

coming months. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Marcia Rodrigues, Procurement Analyst, 

Office of Acquisition and Logistics, 

(001AL–P1A), Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420. Telephone: 

(202) 461–6864 (This is not a toll-free 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

authority for the electronic invoicing 

clause is the E–Government Act of 2002. 

The interim clause will allow VA to 

comply with the findings, purposes, and 

responsibilities of the Act. The interim 

clause gives contractors a choice to 

submit for invoice payment in 

electronic form using one of three 

transmission methods: (1) Electronic 

Invoice Presentment and Payment 

System; (2) American National 

Standards Institute (ANSI) X.12 

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electronic data interchange (EDI) 

formats; and (3) Other electronic form as 

specified by the contract administration 

office and the designated agency office. 

VA Acquisition Regulation Solicitation 

Provision and Contract Clause (October 

2008) 

Subpart 832.10—Electronic Invoicing 

Requirements 

832.1001 Contract Clause for 

Electronic Submission of Payment 

Requests 

In all solicitations and contracts in 

which the VA Financial Services Center 

(FSC) in Austin, Texas is the financial 

office administering the invoicing and 

payments, the contracting officer shall 

insert the clause found at 852.273–76, 

Electronic Invoice Submission. 

852.273–76 Electronic Invoice 

Submission (Interim—October 2008) 

As prescribed in 832.1001, insert the 

following clause: 

(a) To improve the timeliness of payments 

and lower overall administrative costs, VA 

strongly encourages contractors to submit 

invoices using its electronic invoicing 

system. At present, electronic submission is 

voluntary and any nominal registration fees 

will be the responsibility of the contractor. 

VA intends to mandate electronic invoice 

submission, subject to completion of the 

federal rulemaking process. At present, VA is 

using a 3rd party agent to contact contractors 

regarding this service. During the voluntary 

period, contractors interested in registering 

for the electronic system should contact the 

VA’s Financial Services Center at 

http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp. 

Approved: June 29, 2009. 

John R. Gingrich, 

Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research 

and Development and Clinical Science 

Research and Development Services 

Scientific Merit Review Board 

Subcommittee for Eligibility; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Public Law 

92–463 (Federal Advisory Committee 

Act) that the Subcommittee for 

Eligibility of the Joint Biomedical 

Laboratory Research and Development 

and Clinical Science Research and 

Development Services Scientific Merit 

Review Board will meet on Monday, 

July 20, 2009, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at 

the St. Gregory Luxury Hotel and Suites, 

2033 M Street, NW., Washington, DC. 

The purpose of the Merit Review 

Board is to provide advice on the 

scientific quality, budget, safety and 

mission relevance of investigatorinitiated research proposals submitted 

for VA merit review consideration. 

Proposals submitted for review by the 

Board involve a wide range of medical 

specialties within the general areas of 

biomedical, behavioral and clinical 

science research. 

The subcommittee meeting will be 

open to the public for approximately 

one-half hour at the start of the meeting 

to discuss the general status of the 

program. The remaining portion of the 

subcommittee meeting will be closed to 

the public for the review, discussion, 

examination, reference to staff, 

consultant critiques and evaluation, of 

non-clinician credentials and research 

proposals to be performed for the 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

As provided by subsection 10(d) of 

Public Law 92–463, as amended, closing 

portions of a subcommittee meeting is 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) 

and (c)(9)(B). Anyone who might plan to 

attend or would like to obtain a copy of 

minutes of the subcommittee meeting 

and roster of the members of the 

subcommittees should contact LeRoy G. 

Frey, PhD, Chief, Program Review 

(121F), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420 at (202) 461– 

1664. 

Dated: July 1, 2009. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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