List of Countries Requiring Cooperation With an International Boycott, 5250-5251 [2011-1687]

Download as PDF 5250 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 19 / Friday, January 28, 2011 / Notices information collected has practical uses; (b) the accuracy of the above burden estimates; (c) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the reporting and/or recordkeeping 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 purchases of services to provide information. Dwight Wolkow, Administrator, International Portfolio Investment Data Systems. [FR Doc. 2011–1944 Filed 1–27–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4811–42–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Departmental Offices; Proposed Collection; Comment Request Notice and request for comments. ACTION: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on an information collection that is due for extension approval by the Office of Management and Budget. The Office of International Monetary and Financial Policy within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning Extension of Foreign Currency Form FC–1 (OMB No. 1505–0012) Weekly Consolidated Foreign Currency Report of Major Market Participants, Extension of Form FC–2 (OMB No. 1505–0010) Monthly Consolidated Foreign Currency Report of Major Market Participants, and Extension without change of Form FC–3 (OMB No. 1505–0014) Quarterly Consolidated Foreign Currency Report. The reports are mandatory. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 29, 2011 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Dwight Wolkow, Office of International Monetary and Financial Policy, Department of the Treasury, Room 5422, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. In view of possible delays in mail delivery, please also notify Mr. Wolkow by email (dwight.wolkow@treasury.gov), FAX (202–622–2009) or telephone (202–622– 1276). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the proposed forms and instructions are available on the Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Web site, WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:16 Jan 27, 2011 Jkt 223001 in the section for Banking Reporting Forms and Instructions, on the webpages for the TFC–1 and TFC–2 forms, for example at: https:// www.ny.frb.org/banking/reportingforms/ TFC_1.html. Requests for additional information should be directed to Mr. Wolkow. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Weekly Consolidated Foreign Currency Report of Major Market Participants, Foreign Currency Form FC–1. OMB Control Number: 1505–0012. Title: Monthly Consolidated Foreign Currency Report of Major Market Participants, Foreign Currency Form FC–2. OMB Control Number: 1505–0010. Title: Quarterly Consolidated Foreign Currency Report, Foreign Currency Form FC–3. OMB Control Number: 1505–0014. Abstract: The filing of Foreign Currency Forms FC–1, FC–2, and FC–3 is required by law (31 U.S.C. 5315, 31 CFR Part 128, Subpart C), which directs the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe regulations requiring reports on foreign currency transactions conducted by a United States person or a foreign person controlled by a United States person. The forms collect data on the foreign exchange spot, forward, futures, and options markets from all significant market participants. Current Actions: None. No changes in the forms or instructions will be made. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: Foreign Currency Form FC–1: 22 respondents. Foreign Currency Form FC–2: 22 respondents. Foreign Currency Form FC–3: 38 respondents. Estimated Average Time Per Response: Foreign Currency Form FC–1: 48 minutes (0.8 hours) per response. Foreign Currency Form FC–2: 3 hours 36 minutes (3.6 hours) per response. Foreign Currency Form FC–3: Eight (8) hours per response. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: Foreign Currency Form FC–1: 915 hours, based on 52 reporting periods per years. Foreign Currency Form FC–2: 950 hours, based on 12 reporting period per year. Foreign Currency Form FC–3: 1,216 hours, based on 4 reporting periods per year. Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will PO 00000 Frm 00121 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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 Foreign Currency Forms FC–1, FC–2, and FC–3 are 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 estimates 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, Office of International Monetary and Financial Policy. [FR Doc. 2011–1952 Filed 1–27–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of the Secretary List of Countries Requiring Cooperation With an International Boycott In accordance with section 999(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Department of the Treasury is publishing a current list of countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). On the basis of the best information currently available to the Department of the Treasury, the following countries require or may require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986). Kuwait Lebanon Libya Qatar Saudi Arabia Syria United Arab Emirates Yemen, Republic of Iraq is not included in this list, but its status with respect to future lists remains under review by the Department of the Treasury. E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 19 / Friday, January 28, 2011 / Notices Dated: January 19, 2011. Manal Corwin, International Tax Counsel (Tax Policy). [FR Doc. 2011–1687 Filed 1–27–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–M DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Office of Thrift Supervision FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Joint Comment Request Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board); Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC); and Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice of information collection to be submitted to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. AGENCIES: In accordance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. chapter 35), the OCC, the Board, the FDIC, and the OTS (the ‘‘agencies’’) may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. On October 22, 2010, the agencies, under the auspices of the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC), requested public comment for 60 days on a proposal to extend with revision the Advanced Capital Adequacy Framework Regulatory Reporting Requirements (FFIEC 101), which is a currently approved collection of information for each agency (75 FR 65402). No comments were received on the proposal. The agencies hereby give notice of their plan to submit to the OMB requests for approval of the FFIEC 101. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before February 28, 2011. ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments to any or all of the agencies. All comments, which should refer to the OMB control number(s), will be shared among the agencies. WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:16 Jan 27, 2011 Jkt 223001 OCC: You should direct all written comments to: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Mailstop 2–3, Attention: 1557–0239, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be sent by fax to (202) 874–5274, or by electronic mail to regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You may personally inspect and photocopy comments at the OCC, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. For security reasons, the OCC requires that visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 874–4700. Upon arrival, visitors will be required to present valid government-issued photo identification and to submit to security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments. Board: You may submit comments, which should refer to ‘‘FFIEC 101,’’ by any of the following methods: • Agency Web Site: https:// www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the https://www.federalreserve.gov/ generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail: regs.comments@federalreserve.gov. Include the reporting form number in the subject line of the message. • FAX: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– 3102. • Mail: Jennifer J. Johnson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20551. All public comments are available from the Board’s Web site at https:// www.federalreserve.gov/generalinfo/ foia/ProposedRegs.cfm as submitted, unless modified for technical reasons. Accordingly, your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information. Public comments may also be viewed electronically or in paper in Room MP–500 of the Board’s Martin Building (20th and C Streets, NW.) between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. FDIC: You may submit comments, which should refer to ‘‘FFIEC 101, 3064– 0159,’’ by any of the following methods: • Agency Web Site: https:// www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/federal/ propose.html. Follow the instructions for submitting comments on the FDIC Web site. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. PO 00000 Frm 00122 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 5251 • E-mail: comments@FDIC.gov. Include ‘‘FFIEC 101, 3064–0159’’ in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Leneta G. Gregorie, (202) 898– 3719, Counsel, Attn: Comments, Room F–1064, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 550 17th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20429. • Hand Delivery: Comments may be hand delivered to the guard station at the rear of the 550 17th Street Building (located on F Street) on business days between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. Public Inspection: All comments received will be posted without change to https://www.fdic.gov/regulations/laws/ federal/propose.html including any personal information provided. Comments may be inspected at the FDIC Public Information Center, Room E– 1002, 3501 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22226, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on business days. OTS: You may submit comments, identified by ‘‘1550–0120 (FFIEC 101),’’ by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • E-mail address: infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov. Please include ‘‘1550–0120 (FFIEC 101)’’ in the subject line of the message and include your name and telephone number in the message. • Fax: (202) 906–6518. • Mail: Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel’s Office, Office of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW., Washington, DC 20552, Attention: ‘‘1550–0120 (FFIEC 101).’’ • Hand Delivery/Courier: Guard’s Desk, East Lobby Entrance, 1700 G Street, NW., from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on business days, Attention: Information Collection Comments, Chief Counsel’s Office, Attention: ‘‘1550–0120 (FFIEC 101).’’ Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name and OMB Control Number for this information collection. All comments received will be posted without change to the OTS Internet Site at https://www.ots.treas.gov/ pagehtml.cfm?catNumber=67&an=1, including any personal information provided. Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received, go to https:// www.ots.treas.gov/ pagehtml.cfm?catNumber=67&an=1. In addition, you may inspect comments at the Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To make an appointment for access, call (202) 906–5922, send an e-mail to public.info@ots.treas.gov, or send a facsimile transmission to (202) 906– E:\FR\FM\28JAN1.SGM 28JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5250-5251]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1687]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Secretary


List of Countries Requiring Cooperation With an International 
Boycott

    In accordance with section 999(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986, the Department of the Treasury is publishing a current list of 
countries which require or may require participation in, or cooperation 
with, an international boycott (within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986).
    On the basis of the best information currently available to the 
Department of the Treasury, the following countries require or may 
require participation in, or cooperation with, an international boycott 
(within the meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986).

Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen, Republic of

    Iraq is not included in this list, but its status with respect to 
future lists remains under review by the Department of the Treasury.


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    Dated: January 19, 2011.
Manal Corwin,
International Tax Counsel (Tax Policy).
[FR Doc. 2011-1687 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
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