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(currently $1 million and $500,000,
respectively)? If so, what would be
appropriate maximum original amounts
for each type of loan?
b. Should the agencies continue to
require loan stratification by original
loan amount or just collect total
amounts for small business and small
farm loans without stratification? If the
former and the maximum original loan
amounts were increased, what would be
appropriate original loan amounts for
stratification?
c. Should the agencies incorporate an
automatic or periodic adjustment for
inflation for the maximum original loan
amounts going forward?
4. Should the agencies raise the
original amount threshold (currently
$100,000) for identifying institutions
that hold small business or small farm
loans with original amounts
predominantly below that threshold that
would not need to complete the full
stratification in Schedule RC–C, Part II?
5. Should the agencies exempt
institutions that hold less than a certain
number or total amount of small
business or small farm loans from
reporting data on these loans in
Schedule RC–C, Part II? If so, what
would be an appropriate threshold for
exemption and why?
Questions on Alternate Approaches
6. Should the agencies consider using
other business and farm size indicators
to identify or stratify loans, e.g., the
borrower’s gross annual revenues or
asset size, or should the agencies
combine original loan amounts with one
or more of these other indicators to
identify or stratify loans?
a. Would other indicators provide a
better measure to identify small
business and small farm loans than the
original loan amount? If so, which
indicators?
b. Are such indicator data available
back to the origination dates of existing
loans? If so, are the data available in
your institution’s automated loan
systems or in manual form, e.g., in
individual borrowers’ loan files?
c. If only current indicator data are
available, would the current data
generally be representative of what the
indicator data would have been at
origination? Are the current indicator
data available in your institution’s
automated loan systems or in manual
form?
7. Should the agencies consider
referencing other recognized standards
for small business classification, such as
the U.S. Small Business
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8. Should the agencies consider
collecting data only on new loans made
during the reporting period (i.e.,
originations) instead of data on total
loans outstanding as of the end of the
reporting period regardless of when
originated?
9. Are there other approaches the
agencies should consider for the
identification of, and the collection of
information on, small business or small
farm loans?
Questions on Potential Challenges and
Burden
10. What provisions of the existing
Schedule RC–C, Part II, instructions,
including the definitions of loans to
small businesses and loans to small
farms, create difficulties for your
institution in reporting in this schedule
today? How might the agencies address
these issues to reduce reporting burden?
11. What challenges or burden would
your institution experience under each
of the various options to revise the
collection of small business and small
farm loan data (i.e., raise existing
original amount thresholds; use new
indicators to identify small business and
small farm loans outstanding as of the
end of the reporting period regardless of
when the loans were acquired
(originated or purchased); use a
combination of existing or higher
original amount thresholds and new
indicators for identifying and stratifying
loans outstanding as of the end of the
reporting period; collect data only on
loan originations during the reporting
period rather than total loans
outstanding as of the end of the
reporting period)?
a. How would burden be affected if a
revised method for identifying and
reporting small business and small farm
loans applies only to loans acquired
after the date the revised method takes
effect and the collection of data
excludes loans held when the revised
method takes effect?
b. How would burden be affected if
loans acquired after the date the revised
method takes effect are reported under
a revised method while loans held when
the revised method takes effect continue
to be reported under the existing
Schedule RC–C, Part II, framework, i.e.,
only by original loan amount?
c. If a revised method were to be used
for identifying loans to be reported in
Schedule RC–C, Part II, how much lead
time would your institution need before
you would be prepared to begin
reporting under this revised method?
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How would lead times differ for the
various options referenced above in this
question?
Dated: October 10, 2019.
Morris R. Morgan,
First Deputy Comptroller, Comptroller of the
Currency.
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve
System, October 7, 2019.
Ann Misback,
Secretary of the Board.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Dated at Washington, DC, on October 8,
2019.
Annmarie H. Boyd,
Assistant Executive Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019–22568 Filed 10–16–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form Project
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Internal Revenue Service,
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 continuing
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The IRS is soliciting comments
concerning gas guzzler tax.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before December 16, 2019
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Dr. Philippe Thomas, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to
Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317–5751 or
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6529,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Gas Guzzler Tax.
OMB Number: 1545–0242.
Form Number: Form 6197.
Abstract: Internal Revenue Code
section 4064 imposes a gas guzzler tax
on the sale, use, or first lease by a
manufacturer or first lease by a
manufacturer or importer of
automobiles whose fuel economy does
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not meet certain standards for fuel
economy. The tax is computed on Form
6197. The IRS uses the information to
verify computation of tax and
compliance with the law.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the form at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
605.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 7
hours, 42 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,659 hours.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: October 10, 2019.
Philippe Thomas,
Supervisor Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019–22575 Filed 10–16–19; 8:45 am]
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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND
SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
Notice of Open Public Event
U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
ACTION: Notice of open public event.
AGENCY:

Notice is hereby given of the
following open public event of the U.S.China Economic and Security Review
Commission.
The Commission is mandated by
Congress to investigate, assess, and
report to Congress annually on ‘‘the
national security implications of the
economic relationship between the
United States and the People’s Republic
of China.’’ Pursuant to this mandate, the
Commission will hold a public release
of its 2019 Annual Report to Congress
in Washington, DC on November 14,
2019.

SUMMARY:

The release is scheduled for
Thursday, November 14, 2019 from
10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
ADDRESSES: Hart Senate Office Building,
Room 902, Washington, DC. Please
check the Commission’s website at
www.uscc.gov for possible changes to
the event schedule. Reservations are not
required to attend.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any
member of the public seeking further
information concerning the event
should contact Leslie Tisdale Reagan,
444 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 602,
Washington DC 20001; telephone: 202–
624–1496, or via email at lreagan@
uscc.gov. Reservations are not required
to attend.
ADA Accessibility: For questions
about the accessibility of the event or to
request an accommodation, please
contact Leslie Tisdale Reagan at 202–
624–1496, or via email at lreagan@
uscc.gov. Requests for an
accommodation should be made as soon
as possible, and at least five business
days prior to the event.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Topics To Be Discussed: The
Commission’s 2019 Annual Report to
Congress addresses key findings and
recommendations for Congressional
action based upon the Commission’s
hearings, research, travel, and review of
the areas designated by Congress in its
mandate, including focused work this
year on: China’s internal and external
challenges; artificial intelligence, new
materials, and new energy; U.S.
companies in China and Chinese
companies in the United States.; health
and pharmaceuticals; China’s ambitions
to build a ‘‘world-class’’ military; ChinaRussia relations; China’s ambitions in
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space; Taiwan; Hong Kong; changing
regional dynamics in Oceania and
Singapore; and a review of economics,
trade, security, political, and foreign
affairs developments in 2019.
Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China
Economic and Security Review Commission
in 2000 in the National Defense
Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106–398), as
amended by Division P of the Consolidated
Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L.
108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108
(November 22, 2005), as amended by Public
Law 113–291 (December 19, 2014).
Dated: October 11, 2019.
Daniel W. Peck,
Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and
Security Review Commission.
[FR Doc. 2019–22653 Filed 10–16–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 1137–00–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0784]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Application for
Pre-Need Determination of Eligibility
for Burial
National Cemetery
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
National Cemetery Administration
(NCA), Department of Veterans Affairs,
will submit the collection of
information abstracted below to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and comment. The
PRA submission describes the nature of
the information collection and its
expected cost and burden and it
includes the actual data collection
instrument.

SUMMARY:

Comments must be submitted on
or before November 18, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0784’’ in any
correspondence.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461–5870
or FAX (202) 501–2240.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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