83_FR_16246 83 FR 16174 - Departmental Offices Debt Management Advisory Committee Meeting

83 FR 16174 - Departmental Offices Debt Management Advisory Committee Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 72 (April 13, 2018)

Page Range16174-16175
FR Document2018-07507

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 72 (Friday, April 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16174-16175]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07507]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Departmental Offices Debt Management Advisory Committee Meeting

    Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 
10(a)(2), that a meeting will be held at the Hay-Adams Hotel, 16th 
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC, on May 1, 2018 at 
9:30 a.m. of the following debt management advisory committee: Treasury 
Borrowing Advisory Committee of the Securities Industry and Financial 
Markets Association.
    The agenda for the meeting provides for a charge by the Secretary 
of the Treasury or his designate that the Committee discuss particular 
issues and conduct a working session. Following the working session, 
the Committee will present a written report of its recommendations. The 
meeting will be closed to the public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 
section 10(d) and Public Law 103-202, section 202(c)(1)(B) (31 U.S.C. 
3121 note).
    This notice shall constitute my determination, pursuant to the 
authority placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(d) 
and vested in me by Treasury Department Order No. 101-05, that the 
meeting will consist of discussions and debates of the issues presented 
to the Committee by the Secretary of the Treasury and the making of 
recommendations of the Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to Public 
Law 103-202, section 202(c)(1)(B). Thus, this information is exempt 
from disclosure under that provision and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(B). In 
addition, the meeting is concerned with information that is exempt from 
disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest requires 
that such meetings be closed to the public because the Treasury 
Department requires frank and full advice from representatives of the 
financial community prior to making its final decisions on major 
financing operations. Historically, this advice has been offered by 
debt management advisory committees established by the several major 
segments of the financial community. When so utilized, such a committee 
is recognized to be an advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 
section 3.
    Although the Treasury's final announcement of financing plans may 
not reflect the recommendations provided in reports of the Committee, 
premature disclosure of the Committee's deliberations and reports would 
be likely to lead to significant financial speculation in the 
securities market. Thus, this meeting falls within the exemption 
covered by 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A).
    Treasury staff will provide a technical briefing to the press on 
the day before the Committee meeting, following the release of a 
statement of economic conditions and financing estimates. This briefing 
will give the press an opportunity to ask questions about financing 
projections. The day after the Committee meeting, Treasury will release 
the minutes of the meeting, any charts that were discussed at the

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meeting, and the Committee's report to the Secretary.
    The Office of Debt Management is responsible for maintaining 
records of debt management advisory committee meetings and for 
providing annual reports setting forth a summary of Committee 
activities and such other matters as may be informative to the public 
consistent with the policy of 5 U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal 
Officer or other responsible agency official who may be contacted for 
additional information is Fred Pietrangeli, Director for Office of Debt 
Management (202) 622-1876.

    Dated: April 6, 2018.
Fred Pietrangeli,
Director for Office of Debt Management.
[FR Doc. 2018-07507 Filed 4-12-18; 8:45 am]
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16174 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 72 / Friday, April 13, 2018 / Notices Attorney General’s (AG) Office. An Program training plan is not integrated Treasury Borrowing Advisory Assistant AG assigned to UDOT is kept into ‘‘UDOT U.’’ Committee of the Securities Industry apprised of all communications between and Financial Markets Association. Performance Measures The agenda for the meeting provides UDOT staff and outside counsel. Outside counsel expects early legal The Environmental Performance for a charge by the Secretary of the involvement for all controversial Manager has begun collecting and Treasury or his designate that the projects. The UDOT, an Assistant AG, tracking performance data, such as the Committee discuss particular issues and and outside counsel held an completeness of project records, conduct a working session. Following ‘‘organizational meeting’’ earlier this timeline for completion of the working session, the Committee will year and expect to hold regular, environmental documents, and whether present a written report of its quarterly meetings. QA/QC was performed for each recommendations. The meeting will be document. The Environmental closed to the public, pursuant to 5 Training Performance Manager indicated that the U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(d) and Public The UDOT’s Training Coordinator is results of this audit will be used to help Law 103–202, section 202(c)(1)(B) (31 in the early stages of establishing a revise manuals and procedures and that U.S.C. 3121 note). Training Management Program (‘‘UDOT the self-assessment informed some This notice shall constitute my U’’) for all UDOT employees. This changes. For example, the MOI has been determination, pursuant to the authority program will include the following updated to clarify which documents placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. components: (1) core competencies for need to be updated and uploaded in App. 2, section 10(d) and vested in me all UDOT employees; (2) training for all projects files. by Treasury Department Order No. 101– UDOT employees through UDOT U; (3) 05, that the meeting will consist of Successful Practices discussions and debates of the issues a portal for tracking training completed by UDOT employees; (4) SME The UDOT surveyed resource agency presented to the Committee by the identification and validation of training partners about how it is implementing Secretary of the Treasury and the needs; and (5) leadership input on responsibilities under the NEPA making of recommendations of the priorities and budgets for all disciplines. Assignment Program. Managers said Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to The UDOT could incorporate NEPA they are striving to improve UDOT’s Public Law 103–202, section Assignment Program training needs into relationships with partner agencies 202(c)(1)(B). Thus, this information is UDOT U in the future, and the Training despite having different missions and exempt from disclosure under that Coordinator has plans to work with the perspectives. The environmental group provision and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(B). In environmental group on its specific will continue to survey its partners in addition, the meeting is concerned with needs. the future, and will modify the survey information that is exempt from as needed to help improve UDOT’s disclosure under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). Successful Practices environmental processes and The public interest requires that such Through interviews and the PAIR relationships with resource agencies. meetings be closed to the public because response, the Audit Team learned that the Treasury Department requires frank Next Steps and full advice from representatives of UDOT delivered several discipline- based (e.g., Noise, Section 4f, Section 7, The FHWA provided this draft audit the financial community prior to Air Quality, and Legal Sufficiency) report to UDOT for a 14-day review and making its final decisions on major training courses to staff and consultants. comment period. The Audit Team financing operations. Historically, this The Audit Team learned that UDOT has considered UDOT comments in advice has been offered by debt used the annual conference to inform developing this draft audit report. The management advisory committees staff and consultants about the NEPA FHWA will publish a notice in the established by the several major Assignment Program and the Federal Register for a 30-day comment segments of the financial community. responsibilities that UDOT has period in accordance with 23 U.S.C. When so utilized, such a committee is 327(g). No later than 60 days after the recognized to be an advisory committee assumed. close of the comment period, FHWA under 5 U.S.C. App. 2, section 3. Observations will respond to all comments submitted Although the Treasury’s final to finalize this draft audit report announcement of financing plans may Observation #5: UDOT’s training plan pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 327(g)(B). The not reflect the recommendations coordination FHWA will publish the final audit provided in reports of the Committee, The UDOT developed a NEPA report in the Federal Register. premature disclosure of the Committee’s Assignment Program Training Plan, as deliberations and reports would be [FR Doc. 2018–07751 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am] required by the MOU, but through likely to lead to significant financial BILLING CODE 4910–22–P interviews the Audit Team found that speculation in the securities market. Environmental Managers developed the Thus, this meeting falls within the plan with minimal coordination with exemption covered by 5 U.S.C. the UDOT Training Coordinator, SMEs, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 552b(c)(9)(A). or regional staff. In interviews, the Treasury staff will provide a technical Departmental Offices Debt Audit Team learned that some SMEs did briefing to the press on the day before Management Advisory Committee not get opportunities to attend training the Committee meeting, following the Meeting on topics outside their subject area, release of a statement of economic daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES including NEPA. An understanding of Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 conditions and financing estimates. This NEPA compliance is important for all U.S.C. App. 2, section 10(a)(2), that a briefing will give the press an environmental staff, including SMEs. meeting will be held at the Hay-Adams opportunity to ask questions about Although ‘‘UDOT U’’ has offered Hotel, 16th Street and Pennsylvania financing projections. The day after the environmental training on specific Avenue NW, Washington, DC, on May Committee meeting, Treasury will topics such as stormwater and 1, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. of the following release the minutes of the meeting, any permitting, the NEPA Assignment debt management advisory committee: charts that were discussed at the VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:04 Apr 12, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00131 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 72 / Friday, April 13, 2018 / Notices 16175 meeting, and the Committee’s report to Reserve Bank of New York. This call for Prosthetics and Special-Disabilities the Secretary. Large Position Reports is pursuant to Programs will be held on April 30, 2018 The Office of Debt Management is Treasury’s large position reporting rules and May 1, 2018, in Room 430 at VA responsible for maintaining records of under the Government Securities Act Central Office, 810 Vermont Avenue debt management advisory committee regulations (17 CFR part 420), NW, Washington, DC 20420. The meetings and for providing annual promulgated pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 780– meeting will convene at 8:30 a.m. on reports setting forth a summary of 5(f). Entities with positions in this note both days, and will adjourn at 4:30 p.m. Committee activities and such other below $4.58 billion are not required to on April 30 and at 12 noon on May 1. matters as may be informative to the file reports. Reports must be received by This meeting is open to the public. public consistent with the policy of 5 the Government Securities Dealer The purpose of the Committee is to U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal Statistics Unit of the Federal Reserve advise the Secretary of VA on VA’s Officer or other responsible agency Bank of New York before 12:00 p.m. prosthetics programs designed to official who may be contacted for Eastern Time on Monday, April 16, provide state-of-the-art prosthetics and additional information is Fred 2018, and must include the required the associated rehabilitation research, Pietrangeli, Director for Office of Debt position and administrative development, and evaluation of such Management (202) 622–1876. information. The reports may be faxed technology. The Committee also Dated: April 6, 2018. to (212) 720–5025 or delivered to the provides advice to the Secretary to serve Fred Pietrangeli, Bank at 33 Liberty Street, 6th floor. Veterans with spinal cord injuries, Director for Office of Debt Management. The 21⁄4% Treasury Notes of blindness or visual impairments, loss of November 2027, Series F–2027, have a extremities or loss of function, deafness [FR Doc. 2018–07507 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am] CUSIP number of 9128283F5, a STRIPS or hearing impairment, and other BILLING CODE 4810–25–M principal component CUSIP number of serious incapacities in terms of daily life 9128203W5, and a maturity date of functions. November 15, 2027. On April 30, the Committee will DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY The press release, a copy of a sample receive briefings on Academic Government Securities: Call for Large Large Position Report, which appears in Affiliations in Associated Health; Position Reports Appendix B of the rules at 17 CFR part Workforce Management Service and 420, and supplementary formula Human Resources; Modernization in AGENCY: Office of the Assistant guidance are available at Secretary for Financial Markets, Veterans Health Administration; www.treasurydirect.gov/instit/statreg/ Chiropractic Care Services; Clinical Treasury. gsareg/gsareg.htm. Orthotic and Prosthetic Services. On ACTION: Notice of Call for Large Position Non-media questions about Treasury’s May 1, the Committee members will Reports. large position reporting rules should be receive briefings from the Physical directed to Treasury’s Government Medicine and Rehabilitation, SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of the Securities Regulations Staff at (202) Treasury (‘‘Department’’ or ‘‘Treasury’’) Polytrauma System of Care; Access to 504–3632. Questions regarding the Care; and Spinal Cord Injury and called for the submission of Large method of submission of Large Position Position Reports by those entities whose Disorders Reports should be directed to the positions in the 21⁄4% Treasury Notes of Government Securities Dealer Statistics No time will be allocated for receiving November 2027 equaled or exceeded Unit of the Federal Reserve Bank of New oral presentations from the public; $4.58 billion as of January 12, 2018. York at (212) 720–7993 or (212) 720– however, members of the public may DATES: Large Position Reports must be 8107. direct questions or submit written received by 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on The collection of large position statements for review by the Committee April 16, 2018. information has been approved by the in advance of the meeting to Judy ADDRESSES: The reports must be Office of Management and Budget Schafer, Ph.D., Designated Federal submitted to the Federal Reserve Bank pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Officer, Veterans Health Administration, of New York, Government Securities Act under OMB Control Number 1530– Patient Care Services, Rehabilitation Dealer Statistics Unit, 6th Floor, 33 0064. and Prosthetic Services (10P4R), VA, Liberty Street, New York, New York 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, 10045; or faxed to 212–720–5025. Clay Berry, DC 20420, or by email at Judy.Schafer@ Deputy Assistant Secretary for Capital va.gov. Because the meeting is being FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lori Markets. held in a Government building, a photo Santamorena, Kurt Eidemiller, Kevin [FR Doc. 2018–07803 Filed 4–11–18; 11:15 am] I.D. must be presented at the Guard’s Hawkins, or John Garrison; Government BILLING CODE 4810–AS–P Desk as a part of the clearance process. Securities Regulations Staff, Department Therefore, you should allow an of the Treasury, at 202–504–3632. additional 30 minutes before the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a press DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS meeting begins. Any member of the release issued on April 10, 2018, and in public wishing to attend the meeting this Federal Register notice, the AFFAIRS should contact Dr. Schafer at (202) 461– Treasury called for Large Position Advisory Committee on Prosthetics 7315. Reports from entities whose positions in and Special-Disabilities Programs; the 21⁄4% Treasury Notes of November Dated: April 9, 2018. Notice of Meeting daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES 2027 equaled or exceeded $4.58 billion LaTonya L. Small, as of Friday, January 12, 2018. Entities The Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Advisory Committee Management whose positions in this note equaled or (VA) gives notice under the Federal Officer. exceeded the $4.58 billion threshold Advisory Committee Act that a meeting [FR Doc. 2018–07645 Filed 4–12–18; 8:45 am] must submit a report to the Federal of the Federal Advisory Committee on BILLING CODE 8320–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:04 Apr 12, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00132 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\13APN1.SGM 13APN1


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