In order to comply with the mandate of 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).

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

The Department of Treasury's Advisory Committee on the Ten- Year Framework for Energy and Environment will convene its first meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2009, in the Large Conference Room of the main Department Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, beginning at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 18, 2008.

The Department of Treasury is planning to submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 18, 2008.

The Department of Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413, on or after the publication date of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 19, 2008.

The Department of Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 on or after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

This notice announces the sixteenth meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, established by the Financial Literacy and Education Improvement Act (Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003).

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 18, 2008.

The Department of Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 on or after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

The Department of Treasury's Advisory Committee on the Ten- Year Framework for Energy and Environment Cooperation with China did not convene its first meeting on Monday, December 1, 2008 due to scheduling conflicts.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 12, 2008.

The Department of the Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 on or after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

The President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy will convene its seventh meeting on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, beginning at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

On December 2, 2008, the Department of Education, the Department of the Treasury, and the Office of Management and Budget (collectively, ``Secretaries and Director'') jointly published a notice in the Federal Register (73 FR 73263) announcing the terms and conditions under which the Department will purchase loans pursuant to section 459A of the

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION : Treasury Department

December 11, 2008.

The Department of the Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service), propose to designate critical habitat for the southwest Alaska Distinct Population Segment (DPS) of the northern sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (Act). In total, approximately 15,225 square kilometers (km\2\) (5,879 square miles (mi\2\)) fall

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR : Treasury Department

FMCSA amends the New Entrant Safety Assurance Program regulations to raise the standard of compliance for passing the new entrant safety audit. The Agency identifies 16 regulations that are essential elements of basic safety management controls necessary to operate in interstate commerce and makes a carrier's failure to comply with any one of the

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION : Treasury Department

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Executive Order 13482 of December 12, 2008

Closing of Executive Departments and Agencies of the Federal Government on Friday, December 26, 2008 By the authority vested in

Presidential Documents : Treasury Department

December 10, 2008.

The Department of Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 on or after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 10, 2008.

The Department of Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 on or after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 9, 2008.

The Department of Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 8, 2008.

The Department of Treasury is planning to submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

FinCEN is inviting the public to nominate financial institutions and trade groups for membership on the Bank Secrecy Act Advisory Group. New members will be selected for threeyear membership terms.

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

December 2, 2008.

The Department of the Treasury will submit the following public information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 10413 on or after the date of publication of this notice. Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

This notice provides guidance to U.S. businesses and foreign persons that are parties to transactions that are
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covered by section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended by the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007, and the regulations at 31 CFR part 800. The guidance is issued pursuant to section

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

FinCEN is issuing this final rule to amend the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) regulation that allows depository institutions to exempt transactions of certain persons from the requirement to report transactions in currency in excess of $10,000. Modification of the exemption procedures is a part of the Department of the Treasury's continuing effort to

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

FinCEN invites comment on a renewal without change of an information collection contained in the form, ``Suspicious Activity Report by the Securities and Futures Industry (SARSF).'' The form will be used by the securities and futures industry to report suspicious activity to the Department of the Treasury. This request for comments also covers 31

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY : Treasury Department

Under the authority of section 459A of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended (``HEA''), as enacted by the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 (Pub. L. 110227) and amended by Pub. L. 110315 and Pub. L. 110350, the Department of Education (``Department'') may purchase, or enter into forward commitments to purchase, Federal

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION : Treasury Department