Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request, 3266-3267 [2014-00835]

Download as PDF emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES 3266 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 12 / Friday, January 17, 2014 / Notices required to publish this notice in the Federal Register by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. DATES: Please submit comments by March 18, 2014. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by DOT Docket ID Number 2014–0003 by any of the following methods: Web site: For access to the docket to read background documents or comments received go to the Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting comments. Fax: 1–202–493–2251. Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590. Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aquilla Carter, (202) 493–2906, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., Washington, DC 20590, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Voucher for Federal-aid Reimbursements. OMB Control Number: 2125–0507. Background: The Federal-aid Highway Program provides for the reimbursement to States for expenditure of State funds for eligible Federal-aid highway projects. The Voucher for Work Performed under Provisions of the Federal Aid and Federal Highway Acts as amended is utilized by the States to provide project financial data regarding the expenditure of State funds and to request progress payments from the FHWA. Title 23 U.S.C. 121(b) requires the submission of vouchers. The specific information required on the voucher is contained in 23 U.S.C. 121 and 117. Two types of submissions are required by recipients. One is a progress voucher where the recipient enters the amounts claimed for each FHWA appropriation, and the other is a final voucher where project costs are classified by work type. An electronic version of the Voucher for Work Performed under Provisions of the Federal Aid Highway Acts, as amended, Form PR–20, is used by all recipients to request progress and final payments. VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:31 Jan 16, 2014 Jkt 232001 Respondents: 50 State Transportation Departments, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands. Frequency: Annually. Estimated Average Burden per Response: The respondents electronically submit an estimated total of 12,900 vouchers each year. Each voucher requires an estimated average of 30 minutes to complete. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,450 hours. Public Comments Invited: You are asked to comment on any aspect of this information collection, including: (1) Whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the U.S. DOT’s performance, including whether the information will have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the U.S. DOT’s estimate of the burden of the proposed information collection; (3) ways to enhance the quality, usefulness, and clarity of the collected information; and (4) ways that the burden could be minimized, including the use of electronic technology, without reducing the quality of the collected information. The agency will summarize and/or include your comments in the request for OMB’s clearance of this information collection. Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; and 49 CFR 1.48. Issued on: January 13, 2014. Michael Howell, Information Collection Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–00850 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910–22–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request The Department of the Treasury is planning to submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 13. DATES: Comments should be received on or before March 18, 2014 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestion for reducing the burden, to Robert Dahl, Departmental Clearance Officer, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Suite 8111, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Washington, DC 20006. (202) 622–3119. PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 622–3119, email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire information collection request maybe found at www.reginfo.gov. Treasury Departmental Offices OMB Number: 1505–0231. Type of Review: Extension without change. Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. Abstract: The information collection activity will garner qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely manner, in accordance with the Administration’s commitment to improving service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery of products or services. These collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement of program management. Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative information will not be used for quantitative information collections that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing potential nonresponse bias, the protocols for data collection, and any testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other generic E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 12 / Friday, January 17, 2014 / Notices mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results. Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 40. Respondents: 40,000. Annual responses: 40,000. Frequency of Response: Once per request. Average minutes per response: 60. Burden hours: 40,000. Robert Dahl, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–00835 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request January 13, 2014. The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104–13, on or after the date of publication of this notice. DATES: Comments should be received on or before February 18, 2014 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@ OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 8141, Washington, DC 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submission(s) may be obtained by calling (202) 622–1295, emailing PRA@treasury.gov, or the entire information collection request may be found at www.reginfo.gov. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Internal Revenue Service (IRS) OMB Number: 1545–0245. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Title: Environmental Taxes. Form: Form 6627. Abstract: Form 6627 is used to figure the environmental tax on ozonedepleting chemicals (ODCs), imported products that used ODCs as materials in the manufacture or production of the product, and the floor stocks tax ODCs. Sections 4681 and 4682 impose a tax on VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:00 Jan 16, 2014 Jkt 232001 ODCs and imported products containing ODCs. Affected Public: Private sector: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 13,084. OMB Number: 1545–1265. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Title: IA–120–86 Capitalization of Interest (TD 8584) (Final). Abstract: This regulation requires taxpayers to maintain contemporaneous written records of production period estimates, to file a ruling request to segregate activities in applying the interest capitalization rules, and to request the consent of the Commissioner to change their methods of accounting for the capitalization of interest. Affected Public: Individuals or households; Businesses or other forprofits. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 116,767. OMB Number: 1545–1600. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Title: REG–251703–96 (TD 8813— Final) Residence of Trusts and Estates— 7701. Abstract: Section 1161 of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Public Law 105–34, 111 Stat. 788 (1997), provides that a trust that was in existence on August 20, 1996 (other than a trust treated as owned by the grantor under subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) and that was treated as a United States person on August 19, 1996, may elect to continue to be treated as a United States person notwithstanding section 7701(a)(30)(E) of the Code. The election will require the Internal Revenue Service to collect information. This regulation provides the procedure and requirements for making the election to remain a domestic trust. Affected Public: Individuals or households. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 114. OMB Number: 1545–1847. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Title: Revenue Procedure 2004–29, Statistical Sampling in Sec. 274 Context. Abstract: For taxpayers desiring to establish for purposes of Sec. 274(n) (2), (A), (C), (D), or (E) that a portion of the total amount of substantiated expenses incurred for meals and entertainment is excepted from the 50% limitation of Sec. 274(n), the revenue procedure PO 00000 Frm 00105 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3267 requires that taxpayers maintain adequate documentation to support the statistical application, sample unit findings, and all aspects of the sample plan. Affected Public: Private sector: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 3,200. Brenda Simms, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2014–00820 Filed 1–16–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Fiscal Service Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Ironshore Indemnity Inc. Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This is Supplement No. 1 to the Treasury Department Circular 570, 2013 Revision, published July 1, 2013, at 78 FR 39440. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Surety Bond Branch at (202) 874–6850. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A Certificate of Authority as an acceptable surety on Federal bonds is hereby issued under 31 U.S.C. 9305 to the following company: IRONSHORE INDEMNITY INC. (NAIC # 23647). BUSINESS ADDRESS: P.O. Box 3407, New York, NY 10008. PHONE: (646) 826–6600. UNDERWRITING LIMITATION b/: $12,371,000. SURETY LICENSES c/: AL, AK, AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, ME, MD, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE., NV, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, PA, PR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY. INCORPORATED IN: Minnesota. Federal bond-approving officers should annotate their reference copies of the Treasury Circular 570 (‘‘Circular’’), 2013 Revision, to reflect this addition. Certificates of Authority expire on June 30th each year, unless revoked prior to that date. The Certificates are subject to subsequent annual renewal as long as the companies remain qualified (see 31 CFR part 223). A list of qualified companies is published annually as of July 1st in the Circular, which outlines details as to the underwriting limitations, areas in which companies are licensed to transact surety business, and other information. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3266-3267]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-00835]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

    The Department of the Treasury is planning to submit the following 
information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before March 18, 2014 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestion for reducing 
the burden, to Robert Dahl, Departmental Clearance Officer, U.S. 
Department of the Treasury, Suite 8111, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., 
Washington, DC 20006. (202) 622-3119.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submission(s) may be 
obtained by calling (202) 622-3119, email at PRA@treasury.gov, or the 
entire information collection request maybe found at www.reginfo.gov.

Treasury Departmental Offices

    OMB Number: 1505-0231.
    Type of Review: Extension without change.
    Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback 
on Agency Service Delivery.
    Abstract: The information collection activity will garner 
qualitative customer and stakeholder feedback in an efficient, timely 
manner, in accordance with the Administration's commitment to improving 
service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that 
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions, but are not 
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be 
generalized to the population of study. This feedback will provide 
insights into customer or stakeholder perceptions, experiences and 
expectations, provide an early warning of issues with service, or focus 
attention on areas where communication, training or changes in 
operations might improve delivery of products or services. These 
collections will allow for ongoing, collaborative and actionable 
communications between the Agency and its customers and stakeholders. 
It will also allow feedback to contribute directly to the improvement 
of program management.
    Feedback collected under this generic clearance will provide useful 
information, but it will not yield data that can be generalized to the 
overall population. This type of generic clearance for qualitative 
information will not be used for quantitative information collections 
that are designed to yield reliably actionable results, such as 
monitoring trends over time or documenting program performance. Such 
data uses require more rigorous designs that address: the target 
population to which generalizations will be made, the sampling frame, 
the sample design (including stratification and clustering), the 
precision requirements or power calculations that justify the proposed 
sample size, the expected response rate, methods for assessing 
potential non-response bias, the protocols for data collection, and any 
testing procedures that were or will be undertaken prior fielding the 
study. Depending on the degree of influence the results are likely to 
have, such collections may still be eligible for submission for other 
generic

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mechanisms that are designed to yield quantitative results.
    Average Expected Annual Number of activities: 40.
    Respondents: 40,000.
    Annual responses: 40,000.
    Frequency of Response: Once per request.
    Average minutes per response: 60.
    Burden hours: 40,000.

Robert Dahl,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014-00835 Filed 1-16-14; 8:45 am]
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