Financial Literacy and Education Commission's Two-Day Summit on Kindergarten Through Postsecondary Financial Education, 625-626 [E6-22614]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 3 / Friday, January 5, 2007 / Notices Board decisions and notices are available on our Web site at https:// www.stb.dot.gov. Decided: December 28, 2006. By the Board, Joseph H. Dettmar, Acting Director, Office of Proceedings. Vernon A. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E6–22612 Filed 1–4–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4915–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group; Solicitation of Application for Membership; Correction Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), Treasury. ACTION: Notice; correction. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: On December 7, 2006, FinCEN published a Federal Register notice inviting the public to nominate financial organizations and trade groups for membership in the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group. Inadvertently the available vacancies announced for ‘‘Industry Representatives Banking’’ and the list of members whose terms end as of February 28, 2007 were incorrect. This document corrects that information. Persons responding to the previous notice need not respond again. DATES: Nominations must be received by January 8, 2007. 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 FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yesenia Armijo, Regulatory Policy 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 subject to the reporting requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 CFR part 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. New members will be selected to serve a three-year term. Applications should consist of: • Point of contact, title, address, email address, phone number VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:29 Jan 04, 2007 Jkt 211001 • Description of the financial institution or trade group and its involvement with the Bank Secrecy Act, 31 CFR part 103 et seq. • Reasons why its participation on the BSAAG will bring value to the group Entities may nominate themselves. 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 Regulatory Agency (1 vacancy). • State Banking Trade Group (1 vacancy). • Industry Trade Group—Banking Sector (1 vacancy). • Industry Trade Group—Casino (1 vacancy). • Industry Trade Group—Precious Metals, Stones, and Jewels (1 vacancy).1 • Industry Trade Group-Money Services Business Sector (1 vacancy). • Industry Representatives Banking (3 vacancies). • Industry Representatives Securities/ Futures (2 vacancies).2 • Industry Representatives Money Services Business (1 vacancy). BSAAG members whose terms end as of February 28, 2007,3 are: State Regulatory Agency: • New York State Banking Department. State Banking Trade Group: • California Bankers Association. Industry Trade Group—Banking Sector: • Independent Community Bankers Association. Industry Trade Group—Casino: • American Gaming Association. Industry Trade Group—Money Services Business Sector: • Financial Service Center of America. Industry Representatives Banking: • Bank of America. • Branch Bank & Trust. • Pentagon Federal Credit Union. Industry Representatives Securities/ Futures: • Morgan Stanley. Industry Representatives Money Services Business: • American Express. 1 This is a newly created position in light of the decision adopted at the May 2006 BSAAG Plenary. 2 An additional position was created in light of the decision adopted at the May 2006 BSAAG Plenary. 3 State regulatory agencies, state regulator trade groups, self-regulatory organizations, and industry trade groups can serve renewable three-year terms at the discretion of the Director of FinCEN. Industry members may not serve consecutive terms but may serve multiple terms. PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 625 Dated: December 27, 2006. William F. Baity, Deputy Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network. [FR Doc. E6–22572 Filed 1–4–07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–02–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Financial Literacy and Education Commission’s Two-Day Summit on Kindergarten Through Postsecondary Financial Education Departmental Offices, Treasury. Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: This notice announces a twoday summit on kindergarten through postsecondary financial education of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (the ‘‘Commission’’), established by the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act, Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions (‘‘FACT’’) Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–159). This summit is being co-hosted by the Departments of Education and Treasury. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates. ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting addresses. First Day of the Summit: The first day of the Summit will be held on February 21, 2007 at the Department of Education. The program, which will include several sessions, will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. (EST). There will be an hour and a half lunch break. ADDRESSES: The first day of the Summit will be held in the Departmental Auditorium FB–6 at the Department of Education, located at 400 Maryland Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Limited seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendees will be required to provide the following information not later than 5 p.m. (EST) on February 13, 2007: Visitor name, visitor’s organization, and date and time of visit to FLECrsvp@do.treas.gov. For entry into the building, attendees will be required to provide a valid picture I.D. Second Day of the Summit: The second day of the Summit will be held on February 22, 2007 at the Department of the Treasury. The program, which will include several sessions, will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. (EST). There will be an hour and half a lunch break. ADDRESSES: The second day of the Summit will be held in the Cash Room at the Department of Education, located SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1 626 Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 3 / Friday, January 5, 2007 / Notices at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Limited seating is available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendees will be required to provide the following information not later than 5 p.m. (EST) on February 13, 2007: Visitor name, visitor’s organization, phone number, Social Security number, date of birth and country of citizenship to FLECrsvp@do.treas.gov or (202) 622– 1783 (not a toll-free number). For entry into the building, attendees will be required to provide a valid picture I.D. Background This two-day summit on kindergarten through postsecondary financial education is part of the implementation of the National Strategy for Financial Literacy issued by the Commission. The FACT Act established the Commission to improve financial literacy and education of persons in the United States. The Commission is composed of the Secretary of the Treasury and the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; the Office of Thrift Supervision; the Federal Reserve; the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the National Credit Union Administration; the Securities and Exchange Commission; the Departments of Education, Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Veterans Affairs; the Federal Trade Commission; the General Services Administration; the Small Business Administration; the Social Security Administration; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and the Office of Personnel Management. This financial education summit, cohosted by the Departments of Education and Treasury, will be held during two days at separate locations each day. For each day of the summit, there will be at least 50 seats reserved for members of the public. Seating is available on a first-come basis. For additional information, contact Luz Figuereo by e-mail at: FLECstrategy@do.treas.gov or by telephone at (202) 622–5770 (not a toll free number). Additional information regarding the Financial Literacy and Education Commission and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Financial Education may be obtained through the Office of Financial Education’s Web site at: https:// www.treas.gov/financialeducation. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated: December 21, 2006. Dan Iannicola, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education. [FR Doc. E6–22614 Filed 1–4–07; 8:45 am] DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BILLING CODE 4811–42–P The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the Veterans’ Disability Benefits Commission has scheduled a meeting for January 18–19, 2007, at the Hotel Washington, 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. each day and end at 5:15 p.m. on January 18 and 3 p.m. on January 19. The meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the Commission is to carry out a study of the benefits under the laws of the United States that are provided to compensate and assist veterans and their survivors for disabilities and deaths attributable to military service. The agenda for the meeting will include updates on the progress of the studies being conducted by the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA) and the Insititue of Medicine (IOM). CNA will include an overview and discussion with Commissioners regarding its research and analyses of Individual Unemployability and Program Operations. VA will provide a public response to IOM’s request for documents and information related to IOM’s research on behalf of the Commission. In addition to providing a summary of the overall status of Issue Papers addressing specific Research Questions, Commission staff will also facilitate the presentation and discussion of new or revised Issue Papers at various stages of development. (Research Questions approved by the Commission on October 14, 2005, are available upon request or please visit the Commission’s Web site at https:// www.vetscommission.org.) On January 19, there will be time set aside for the Commission to receive comments from veteran and military service organizations and interested members of the public on three topics related to specific Research Questions. The three topics will be: Line of Duty (Research Question 13); Character of Discharge (Research Question 23); and Concurrent Receipt (Research Question 21). Interested persons may present oral statements to the Commission on January 19. Oral presentations will be limited to five minutes or less, depending on the number of participants. Interested parties may also provide written comments for review by the Commission prior to the meeting or DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Open Meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. AGENCY: ACTION: Notice of time change. SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. The meeting will be held Thursday, January 4, 2007, at 1 p.m. ET. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sallie Chavez at 1–888–912–1227, or 954–423–7979. Notice is hereby given pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) that an open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held Thursday, January 4, 2007, at 1 p.m. ET via a telephone conference call. If you would like to have the TAP consider a written statement, please call 1–888– 912–1227 or 954–423–7979, or write Sallie Chavez, TAP Office, 1000 South Pine Island Road, Suite 340, Plantation, FL 33324. Due to limited conference lines, notification of intent to participate in the telephone conference call meeting must be made with Sallie Chavez. Ms. Chavez can be reached at 1–888–912– 1227 or 954–423–7979, or post comments to the Web site: https:// www.improveirs.org. The agenda will include: Various IRS issues. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Dated: December 22, 2007. John Fay, Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. [FR Doc. 07–9 Filed 1–3–07; 1:07 pm] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:29 Jan 04, 2007 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Veteran’s Disability Benefits Commission; Notice of Meeting E:\FR\FM\05JAN1.SGM 05JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 3 (Friday, January 5, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 625-626]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-22614]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Financial Literacy and Education Commission's Two-Day Summit on 
Kindergarten Through Postsecondary Financial Education

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a two-day summit on kindergarten through 
postsecondary financial education of the Financial Literacy and 
Education Commission (the ``Commission''), established by the Financial 
Literacy and Education Improvement Act, Title V of the Fair and 
Accurate Credit Transactions (``FACT'') Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108-159). 
This summit is being co-hosted by the Departments of Education and 
Treasury.

DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting dates.

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for meeting addresses.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: First Day of the Summit: The first day of 
the Summit will be held on February 21, 2007 at the Department of 
Education. The program, which will include several sessions, will begin 
at 10 a.m. and end at 4 p.m. (EST). There will be an hour and a half 
lunch break.

ADDRESSES: The first day of the Summit will be held in the Departmental 
Auditorium FB-6 at the Department of Education, located at 400 Maryland 
Avenue, SW., Washington, DC. Limited seating is available to the public 
on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendees will be required to 
provide the following information not later than 5 p.m. (EST) on 
February 13, 2007: Visitor name, visitor's organization, and date and 
time of visit to FLECrsvp@do.treas.gov. For entry into the building, 
attendees will be required to provide a valid picture I.D.
    Second Day of the Summit: The second day of the Summit will be held 
on February 22, 2007 at the Department of the Treasury. The program, 
which will include several sessions, will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 4 
p.m. (EST). There will be an hour and half a lunch break.

ADDRESSES: The second day of the Summit will be held in the Cash Room 
at the Department of Education, located

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at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Limited seating is 
available to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis. Attendees 
will be required to provide the following information not later than 5 
p.m. (EST) on February 13, 2007: Visitor name, visitor's organization, 
phone number, Social Security number, date of birth and country of 
citizenship to FLECrsvp@do.treas.gov or (202) 622-1783 (not a toll-free 
number). For entry into the building, attendees will be required to 
provide a valid picture I.D.

Background

    This two-day summit on kindergarten through postsecondary financial 
education is part of the implementation of the National Strategy for 
Financial Literacy issued by the Commission. The FACT Act established 
the Commission to improve financial literacy and education of persons 
in the United States. The Commission is composed of the Secretary of 
the Treasury and the head of the Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency; the Office of Thrift Supervision; the Federal Reserve; the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; the National Credit Union 
Administration; the Securities and Exchange Commission; the Departments 
of Education, Agriculture, Defense, Health and Human Services, Housing 
and Urban Development, Labor, and Veterans Affairs; the Federal Trade 
Commission; the General Services Administration; the Small Business 
Administration; the Social Security Administration; the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission; and the Office of Personnel Management.
    This financial education summit, co-hosted by the Departments of 
Education and Treasury, will be held during two days at separate 
locations each day. For each day of the summit, there will be at least 
50 seats reserved for members of the public. Seating is available on a 
first-come basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
Luz Figuereo by e-mail at: FLECstrategy@do.treas.gov or by telephone at 
(202) 622-5770 (not a toll free number). Additional information 
regarding the Financial Literacy and Education Commission and the 
Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial Education may be 
obtained through the Office of Financial Education's Web site at: 
https://www.treas.gov/financialeducation.

    Dated: December 21, 2006.
Dan Iannicola, Jr.,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education.
 [FR Doc. E6-22614 Filed 1-4-07; 8:45 am]
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