[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 155 (Monday, August 11, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 46705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-18414]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Open Meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the fifteenth 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).

DATES: The fifteenth meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education 
Commission will be held on Tuesday, September 16, 2008, beginning at 10 
a.m.

ADDRESSES: The Financial Literacy and Education Commission meeting will 
be held in the Cash Room at the Department of the Treasury, located at 
1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220. To be cleared for 
admittance to the Treasury building, attendees must RSVP with their 
name as shown on a government-issued ID, organization represented (if 
any), phone number, date of birth, Social Security number and country 
of citizenship. This information can be provided in an e-mail to the 
Treasury Department at [email protected] or by a telephone voice 
message at (202) 622-1783 (not a toll-free number) no later than 12 
noon (EDT) Thursday, September 11, 2008. For admittance to the Treasury 
building on the day of the meeting, attendees must present a 
government-issued ID, such as a driver's license or passport, which 
includes a photo and date of birth.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For additional information, contact 
William F. Sullivan by e-mail at [email protected] or by 
telephone at (202) 622-4826 (not a toll free number). Additional 
information regarding the Financial Literacy and Education Commission 
and the Department of the Treasury's Office of Financial Education may 
be obtained through the Office of Financial Education's Web site at 
http://www.treas.gov/financialeducation.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Financial Literacy and Education 
Improvement Act, which is Title V of the Fair and Accurate Credit 
Transactions Act of 2003 (the ``FACT Act'') (Pub. L. 108-159), 
established the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (the 
``Commission'') to improve the financial literacy and education of 
persons in the United States. The Commission is composed of the 
Secretary of the Treasury and the heads of the Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the 
Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the 
National Credit Union Administration, the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, the Departments of Education, Agriculture, Defense, Health 
and Human Services, Housing and Urban Development, Labor, and Veterans 
Affairs, the Federal Trade Commission, the General Services 
Administration, the Small Business Administration, the Social Security 
Administration, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the 
Office of Personnel Management. The Commission is required to hold 
meetings that are open to the public every four months. The FACT Act 
was enacted on December 4, 2003.
    The fifteenth meeting of the Commission, which will be open to the 
public, will be held in the Cash Room at the Department of the 
Treasury, located at 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20220. The room will accommodate 80 members of the public. Seating is 
available on a first-come, first-seated basis. Participation in the 
discussion at the meeting will be limited to Commission members, their 
staffs, and special guest presenters.

    Dated: August 4, 2008.
Taiya Smith,
Executive Secretary.
 [FR Doc. E8-18414 Filed 8-8-08; 8:45 am]
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