 17264Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 61 / Thursday, April 1, 2021 / Notices    DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice: 11391] 30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Foreign Diplomatic Services Applications (FDSA) ACTION: Notice of request for public comment and submission to OMB of proposed collection information.  SUMMARY: The Department of State has submitted the information collection described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for approval. In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 we are requesting comments on this collection from all interested individuals and organizations. The purpose of this Notice is to allow 30 days for public comment. DATES: Submit comments up to May 3, 2021. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Direct requests for additional information regarding the collection listed in this notice, including requests for copies of the proposed collection instrument and supporting documents, to Timothy R. Johnson at 3507 International Place NW, Washington, DC 20008, who may be reached on 202– 895–3556 or at JohnsonTR@state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title of Information Collection: Foreign Diplomatic Services Applications (FDSA). OMB Control Number: 1405–0105. Type of Request: Revision of a Currently Approved Collection. Originating Office: M/OFM. Form Number: DS–98, DS–99, DS– 100, DS–101, DS–102, DS–104, DS– 1504, DS–1972D, DS–1972T, DS–2003, DS–2004, DS–2005, DS–2006, DS–2008, DS- 4139, DS–4140, DS–4284, DS–4285, DS–4298, DS–4299, DS–7675. Respondents: Foreign Mission Community.Estimated Number of Respondents: 79,095.Estimated Number of Responses: 79,095.Average Time per Response: 13 minutes.Total Estimated Burden Time: 18,200 hours annually.  Frequency: For each specific event; annually. Obligation to Respond: Mandatory and/or Required to Obtain or Retain a Benefit. We are soliciting public comments to permit the Department to: Evaluate whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper functions of the Department. Evaluate the accuracy of our estimate of the time and cost burden for this proposed collection, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected. Minimize the reporting burden on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Please note that comments submitted in response to this Notice are public record. Before including any detailed personal information, you should be aware that your comments as submitted, including your personal information, will be available for public review. Abstract of Proposed Collection Collection information instruments dealing with information collection from the foreign mission community, to include the electronic data compilation (e-Gov), have been combined under one information collection request, collectively referred to as the ‘‘Foreign Diplomatic Services Applications’’. These information collection instruments provide the Office of Foreign Missions and the Office of the Chief of Protocol with the information necessary to provide and administer an effective and efficient benefits, privileges, and immunities program by which foreign missions and eligible applicants may apply for benefits from the U.S. Department of State, to which they are entitled pursuant to the Foreign Missions Act.   Methodology Information may be received via Email or electronic submission through eGov at https://egov.ofm.state.gov/. Kevin E. Bryant, Deputy Director, Office of Directives Management, Department of State. [FR Doc. 2021–06710 Filed 3–31–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710–43–P  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Call for Nominations for Secretary Appointments to Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice.  SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Designated Federal Officer of the Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) is seeking on behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) nominations for three individuals to be appointed by the Secretary as members of the TTAC. The TTAC advises the Secretary on matters related to the taxation of Indians, training and education for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) field agents who administer and enforce internal revenue laws with respect to Indian tribes, and training and technical assistance for tribal financial officers. Nominations should describe the candidate’s qualifications for TTAC membership. Submittal of an application and resume for each nominee is required. DATES: Please submit applications for appointment by the Secretary to the TTAC, the names and qualifications of individuals you would recommend for appointment to the TTAC by the Secretary, or any comments on this matter, before June 1, 2021. ADDRESSES: Please send applications or recommendations to TTAC@ treasury.gov, with a subject line ‘‘Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee member application or recommendation.’’ Self-nominations and re-nominations of current TTAC members are welcome. The Department of the Treasury will accept applications for Secretarial appointments to the TTAC until June 1, 2021. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Montoya, Policy Analyst, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 1426G, Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 622–2031 (this is not a toll-free number) or by emailing TTAC@treasury.gov. Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This request for nominations, particularly from tribal leaders, is in furtherance of the objectives of Executive Order 13175, as reaffirmed by the Presidential Memorandum of January 26, 2021 (Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships). Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 61 / Thursday, April 1, 2021 / Notices17265      Background I. Description and Mandate of theTTAC Section 3 of the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 (TGWEA), Public Law 113–68, 128 Stat. 1883 (Sept. 26, 2014), directs the Secretary to establish a Tribal Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on matters related to the taxation of Indians, the training of Internal Revenue Service field agents, and the provision of training and technical assistance to Native American financial officers. Pursuant to Section 3 of the TGWEA and in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 1 et seq., the TTAC was established on February 10, 2015, as the ‘‘Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee.’’ The TTAC’s Charter provides that it shall operate under the provisions of the FACA and shall advise and report to the Secretary on: (1) Matters related to the taxation of Indians; (2) The establishment of training and education for internal revenue field agents who administer and enforce internal revenue laws with respect to Indian tribes of Federal Indian law and the Federal Government’s unique legal treaty and trust relationship with Indian tribal governments; and (3) The establishment of training of such internal revenue field agents, and provisions of training and technical assistance to tribal financial officers, about implementation of the TGWEA and any amendments. Section 3(c) of the TGWEA provides that the TTAC’s membership is composed of seven members in total, three members appointed by the Secretary and one member appointed by each of the following four Members of Congress: The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate. Pursuant to section 3(c)(2) of the TGWEA, the first members appointed by the Secretary serve for a term of two years. All Congressional appointments and all but the first Secretary appointments are made for a term of four years. The terms of the first seven appointed TTAC members began on June 20, 2019, the date of the TTAC’s first meeting.  This notice requests nominations for the three Secretary appointments whose terms expire on June 20, 2021. Recommendations for the four Congressional appointments to the TTAC expiring on June 20, 2023, should be directed to the offices of the four Members of Congress specified in the law, whose roles are identified above. II. Application for TTAC Appointment On behalf of the Secretary, the Designated Federal Officer of the TTAC seeks applications from individuals with experience and qualifications in the subject areas identified by the TWGEA: Indian taxation, IRS field agent training, and Native American financial officer training and technical assistance. TTAC members appointed by the Secretary will serve as volunteers for terms of four years. TTAC member travel expenses will be reimbursed within U.S. government guidelines. No person who is a federally-registered lobbyist may serve on the TTAC. All potential candidates must pass an IRS tax compliance check and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background investigation.  To apply, an applicant must submit an appropriately detailed resume and a cover letter that includes a description of the applicant’s reason for applying. An applicant must state in the application materials that he or she agrees to submit to a pre-appointment tax and criminal background investigation in accordance with Treasury Directive 21–03. Dated: March 29, 2021. Krishna P. Vallabhaneni, Tax Legislative Counsel and Designated Federal Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–06747 Filed 3–31–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AK–P  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Comments in Aid of Analyses of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S.Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Request for comments.  SUMMARY: The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (TRIA) created the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program (TRIP or Program) to address disruptions in the market for terrorism risk insurance, to help ensure the continued availability and affordability of commercial property and casualty insurance for terrorism risk, and to allow for the private markets to stabilize and build insurance capacity to absorb any future losses for terrorism events. The Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) administers the Program, with the assistance of the Federal Insurance Office (FIO). Treasury requests comments from interested parties concerning the issues that FIO will be analyzing in connection with its next report concerning the participation of small insurers in the Program, including any competitive challenges such insurers face in the terrorism risk insurance marketplace. DATES: Submit comments on or before May 17, 2021. ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// www.regulations.gov, or by mail to the Federal Insurance Office, Attn: Richard Ifft, Room 1410 MT, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220. Because postal mail may be subject to processing delays, it is recommended that comments be submitted electronically. If submitting comments by mail, please submit an original version with two copies. Comments should be captioned with ‘‘2021 TRIA Small Insurer Study Comments.’’ Please include your name, group affiliation, address, email address, and telephone number(s) in your comment. Where appropriate, a comment should include a short Executive Summary (no more than five single-spaced pages). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Ifft, Senior Insurance Regulatory Policy Analyst, Federal Insurance Office, Room 1410 MT, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 622–2922 (not a toll-free number), Lindsey Baldwin, Senior Insurance Regulatory Policy Analyst, Federal Insurance Office, at (202) 622– 3220 (not a toll free number), or Daniel McKnight, Policy Analyst, Federal Insurance Office, at (202) 622–7009 (not a toll free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access these numbers via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Section 104(h) of TRIA 1 directs the Secretary, beginning in calendar year 2016, to ‘‘require insurers participating in the Program to submit to the Secretary such information regarding insurance coverage for terrorism losses of such insurers as the Secretary considers appropriate to analyze the effectiveness of the Program[.]’’ This information and data includes information regarding: (1) Lines of insurance with exposure to such losses;  1. Public Law 107–297, 116 Stat. 2322, codified at 15 U.S.C. 6701, note. As the provisions of TRIA (as amended) appear in a note, instead of particular sections, of the United States Code, the provisions of TRIA are identified by the sections of the law.

<p>Tribal Advisory Committee Seeks Nominations</p>

Tribal Advisory Committee Seeks Nominations

U.S. Department of Treasury

The Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee has requested nominations for three individuals to be appointed to the committee by the Treasury secretary. Applications for appointment are due by June 1.

<p>The Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee has requested nominations for three individuals to be appointed to the committee by the Treasury secretary. Applications for appointment are due by June 1.</p>