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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Secretary of
Transportation
Notice of Increase in Civil Penalty for
Violations of National Traffic and Motor
Vehicle Safety Act
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Transportation, Department of
Transportation.
ACTION: Public notice.
AGENCY:
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1. The kickoff meeting for the Tax
Design Challenge will take place at
1776, 1133 15th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20005.
2. Challenge submissions must be
submitted electronically at
www.taxdesignchallenge.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Christopher Daggett, 503–330–6311 or
Michael Lin, 202–317–6381.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Tax information is available to
taxpayers across multiple IRS channels
and contains a wealth of information.
Many taxpayers, however, might not
know where to find this information or
how to use it, as much of this
information reads like a receipt and can
be incomprehensible to those who are
not financial professionals.
The Challenge asks: How might we
design, organize, and present tax
information in a way that makes it
easier for taxpayers to manage their
taxpayer responsibilities, and to use
their own taxpayer data to make
informed and effective decisions about
their personal finances?
This is an incredible opportunity for
civic-minded technologists, designers,
and innovative thinkers to improve and
shape the user experience of one of the
most visited government Web sites in
the U.S.
Internal Revenue Service
Challenge entrants will submit a design
that
Authority: Pub. L. 114–94.
This notice is to inform the
public that NHTSA has satisfied the
requirements in the Fixing America’s
Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act)
necessary for increases in the maximum
amount of civil penalties that NHTSA
may collect for violations of the
National Traffic and Motor Vehicle
Safety Act (Vehicle Safety Act) to
become effective.
DATES: Effective date: The amendments
to 49 U.S.C 30165(a) authorized by
Section 24110(a) of the FAST Act are
effective March 17, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Healy, Office of the Chief
Counsel, NHTSA, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., West Building, W41–211,
Washington, DC 20590. Telephone:
(202) 366–2992 Fax: (202) 366–3820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
December 4, 2015, the FAST Act, Public
Law 114–94, was signed into law.
Section 24110 of the FAST Act
increases the maximum civil penalty
that NHTSA may collect for each
violation of the Vehicle Safety Act to
$21,000 per violation (currently $7,000)
and the maximum amount of civil
penalties that NHTSA can collect for a
related series of violations to $105
million (currently $35 million). In order
for these increases to become effective,
the Secretary of Transportation must
certify to Congress that NHTSA has
issued the final rule required by Section
31203 of the Moving Ahead for Progress
SUMMARY:
in the 21st Century Act. Section 31203
required NHTSA to provide an
interpretation of civil penalty factors in
49 U.S.C. 30165 for NHTSA1 to consider
in determining the amount of penalty or
compromise for violations of the
Vehicle Safety Act. Pub. L. 112–141,
§ 31203, 126 Stat. 758 (2012). The
increases in maximum civil penalties in
Section 24110 of the FAST Act became
effective the date of the Secretary’s
certification.
NHTSA issued the final rule required
by Section 31203 of MAP–21 on
February 24, 2016. On March 17, 2016,
the Secretary certified to Congress by
letter to the Chairman and Ranking
Member of the Senate Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation,
and to the Chairman and Ranking
Member of the House Committee on
Energy and Commerce that NHTSA had
issued the Final Rule. Therefore,
NHTSA shall enforce the increased
maximum civil penalties for violation of
the Vehicle Safety Act in 49 U.S.C.
30165 effective March 17, 2016.
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Anthony Foxx,
Secretary of Transportation.
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Tax Design Challenge; Requirements
and Procedures
Internal Revenue Service,
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces the
requirements and procedures for the
Tax Design Challenge (‘‘the Challenge).
The Challenge is a crowdsourcing
competition, with cash prizes, that the
IRS is hosting to begin reimagining the
taxpayer experience of the future. The
goal of this design challenge is to
develop new concepts for designing,
organizing and presenting tax
information in a way that makes it
easier for taxpayers to understand their
taxpayer responsibilities and effectively
use their own taxpayer data.
DATES: Effective on April 17, 2016.
Challenge submission period ends May
10, 2016, 11:59 a.m. ET.
ADDRESSES:
SUMMARY:
* Improves the visual layout and
style of the information for the taxpayer
* Makes it easier for a taxpayer to
manage his/her taxpayer responsibilities
* Empowers a taxpayer to make
informed and effective decisions about
his/her personal finances.
Entrants should consider end users in
developing their design. Our tax system
includes people from many different
socioeconomic backgrounds, with
different needs and responsibilities.
The Challenge is an opportunity for
talented individuals to touch the lives of
Americans across the country through
design. The most innovative designs
will be showcased in an online gallery.
Winning submissions will receive
monetary prizes.
The IRS enthusiastically supports
crowdsourcing competitions, as they
have proven to be cost-efficient vehicle
for catalyzing innovation in
government.
Submission Requirements
1 NHTSA
has been delegated the Secretary of
Transportation’s authority to determine the amount
of civil penalty or compromise for violations of the
Vehicle Safety Act. 49 CFR 1.95.
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In order for an entry to be eligible to
win the Challenge, it must meet the
following requirements:
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Deliverable: Must be an image or
browser viewable file. The acceptable
image formats: .PNG, .JPG, .GIF, .TIFF,
and .PDF. The acceptable browser
viewable format is .HTML.
Feasibility: The Challenge requires
only that the design of the taxpayer
experience be submitted. It is not the
responsibility of the entrant to build or
code a working version of the design.
However, the design must be ultimately
implementable using HTML, CSS, and
JavaScript.
Data: The design must be built off the
data fields found in the Tax Data
Document (TDD), which will be posted
on www.taxdesignchallenge.com.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the
Challenge
To be eligible to win a prize under the
Challenge, an individual or entity—
(1) Must register to participate in the
Challenge under the rules promulgated
by the Internal Revenue Service.
(2) Must comply with all the
requirements under this section.
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall
be incorporated in and maintain a
primary place of business in the United
States, and in the case of an individual,
whether participating singly or in a
group, shall be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States.
(4) Shall not be a Federal entity or
Federal employee acting within the
scope of their employment.
(5) Shall not be an employee of the
Internal Revenue Service or the
Mortgage Bankers Association (‘‘the
Cosponsor’’).
(6) Shall not be affiliated with any
judge on the review panel. In the case
of a private entity, this means that no
judge currently serves as a director,
officer, or employee of the entity. In the
case of a private individual, the
individual shall not have a close family
or professional relationship with any
judge.
(7) Federal grantees may not use
Federal funds to develop Challenge
applications unless consistent with the
purpose of their grant award.
(8) Federal contractors may not use
Federal funds from a contract to develop
Challenge applications or to fund efforts
in support of a Challenge submission.
An individual or entity shall not be
deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used Federal
facilities or consulted with Federal
employees during a competition if the
facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals and entities
participating in the Challenge on an
equitable basis.
Entrants must agree to assume any
and all risks and waive claims against
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the Federal Government, its related
entities, and the Cosponsor, except in
the case of willful misconduct, for any
injury, death, damage, or loss of
property, revenue, or profits, whether
direct, indirect, or consequential, arising
from participation in the Challenge,
whether the injury, death, damage, or
loss arises through negligence or
otherwise.
Entrants must also agree to indemnify
the Federal Government against thirdparty claims for damages arising from or
related to Challenge activities.
Terms and Conditions for Participating
in the Challenge
(1) Employment and Compensation.
Participation in the Challenge does not
create an employment relationship
between participants and the IRS.
Except for the prize winners,
participants will not receive any
compensation or other payment for any
products or services that they provide to
the IRS during the Challenge.
(2) Contracting. Participation in the
Challenge does not establish a
contractual relationship between the
participants and the IRS. The Challenge
results are not subject to protest or
appeal under federal contracting laws.
(3) Intellectual Property.
(i) Each participant retains title and
full ownership in and to their
submissions. Participants expressly
reserve all intellectual property rights
not expressly granted under this notice.
(ii) By participating in the Challenge,
each participant grants the IRS a nonexclusive, royalty-free, worldwide,
irrevocable license to use any of
participant’s intellectual property
incorporated in the participant’s
submission, in furtherance of the IRS’s
mission. This license includes the right
to incorporate the submission into IRS
products or processes, and to reproduce,
publicly perform, publicly display, and
use the submission, including, without
limitation, for advertising and
promotional purposes related to the Tax
Design Challenge Series.
(iii) Participants warrant that they
have permission to use any intellectual
property of third parties that is included
in their submissions, and that such
permission extends to the IRS to the
extent set forth in paragraph (3)(ii) of
these Terms and Conditions.
(4) Liability. Participants agree to
assume any and all risks and waive
claims against the Federal Government,
its related entities, and the Cosponsor,
except in cases of willful misconduct,
for any injury, death, damage or loss of
property, revenue, or profits, whether
direct, indirect or consequential, arising
from their participation in the
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Challenge, whether the injury, death,
damage or loss arises through
negligence or otherwise.
(5) Challenge Judgments Final.
Participants agree that the selection of
prize winners is a matter of discretion
for the judges, and all selections are
final and binding.
Registration Process for Participants
To register for this challenge
participants should either:
Access the www.challenge.gov Web
site and search for the ‘‘Tax Design
Challenge’’.
Access the Tax Design Challenge Web
site at: www.taxdesignchallenge.com.
A registration link for the Challenge
can be found on the landing page under
the Challenge description.
Amount of the Prize
Each submission will be considered
for all three prize categories listed
below. A review panel will select
winners based on defined criteria
(below). An individual submission can
win multiple awards.
Overall Design: $10,000 (1st), and
$5,000 (2nd).
Best Taxpayer Usefulness: $2,000
(1st), and $1,000 (2nd).
Best Financial Capability: $2,000
(1st), and $1,000 (2nd).
Awards may be subject to Federal
income taxes and IRS will comply with
all tax withholding and reporting
requirements, where applicable.
Prizes will be funded by Cosponsor
(Mortgage Bankers Association) and
paid by IRS.
Basis Upon Which Winners Will Be
Selected
The review panel will make selections
based upon the following criteria:
—Overall Appeal
—Taxpayer Usefulness: Does it
address the taxpayer’s responsibilities?
—Financial Capability: Does it make
it easier for the taxpayer to make
informed and effective decisions about
his/her personal finances?
—Visual Hierarchy: Can the most
important information be easily found?
—Information Density: Is it easy to
digest the information that is presented?
—Accessibility: Can a varied
population make use of this document?
The review panel will operate in a
transparent manner. Following the
Challenge, the IRS will publish
information about the panel’s decision.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
John Dalrymple,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and
Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2016–06432 Filed 3–21–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Tax Design Challenge; Requirements and Procedures
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the requirements and procedures for the
Tax Design Challenge (``the Challenge). The Challenge is a
crowdsourcing competition, with cash prizes, that the IRS is hosting to
begin reimagining the taxpayer experience of the future. The goal of
this design challenge is to develop new concepts for designing,
organizing and presenting tax information in a way that makes it easier
for taxpayers to understand their taxpayer responsibilities and
effectively use their own taxpayer data.
DATES: Effective on April 17, 2016. Challenge submission period ends
May 10, 2016, 11:59 a.m. ET.
ADDRESSES:
1. The kickoff meeting for the Tax Design Challenge will take place
at 1776, 1133 15th Street NW., Washington, DC 20005.
2. Challenge submissions must be submitted electronically at
www.taxdesignchallenge.com.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christopher Daggett, 503-330-6311 or
Michael Lin, 202-317-6381.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition
Tax information is available to taxpayers across multiple IRS
channels and contains a wealth of information. Many taxpayers, however,
might not know where to find this information or how to use it, as much
of this information reads like a receipt and can be incomprehensible to
those who are not financial professionals.
The Challenge asks: How might we design, organize, and present tax
information in a way that makes it easier for taxpayers to manage their
taxpayer responsibilities, and to use their own taxpayer data to make
informed and effective decisions about their personal finances?
This is an incredible opportunity for civic-minded technologists,
designers, and innovative thinkers to improve and shape the user
experience of one of the most visited government Web sites in the U.S.
Challenge entrants will submit a design that
* Improves the visual layout and style of the information for the
taxpayer
* Makes it easier for a taxpayer to manage his/her taxpayer
responsibilities
* Empowers a taxpayer to make informed and effective decisions
about his/her personal finances.
Entrants should consider end users in developing their design. Our
tax system includes people from many different socioeconomic
backgrounds, with different needs and responsibilities.
The Challenge is an opportunity for talented individuals to touch
the lives of Americans across the country through design. The most
innovative designs will be showcased in an online gallery. Winning
submissions will receive monetary prizes.
The IRS enthusiastically supports crowdsourcing competitions, as
they have proven to be cost-efficient vehicle for catalyzing innovation
in government.
Submission Requirements
In order for an entry to be eligible to win the Challenge, it must
meet the following requirements:
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Deliverable: Must be an image or browser viewable file. The
acceptable image formats: .PNG, .JPG, .GIF, .TIFF, and .PDF. The
acceptable browser viewable format is .HTML.
Feasibility: The Challenge requires only that the design of the
taxpayer experience be submitted. It is not the responsibility of the
entrant to build or code a working version of the design. However, the
design must be ultimately implementable using HTML, CSS, and
JavaScript.
Data: The design must be built off the data fields found in the Tax
Data Document (TDD), which will be posted on
www.taxdesignchallenge.com.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Challenge
To be eligible to win a prize under the Challenge, an individual or
entity--
(1) Must register to participate in the Challenge under the rules
promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service.
(2) Must comply with all the requirements under this section.
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group,
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States.
(4) Shall not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within
the scope of their employment.
(5) Shall not be an employee of the Internal Revenue Service or the
Mortgage Bankers Association (``the Cosponsor'').
(6) Shall not be affiliated with any judge on the review panel. In
the case of a private entity, this means that no judge currently serves
as a director, officer, or employee of the entity. In the case of a
private individual, the individual shall not have a close family or
professional relationship with any judge.
(7) Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop Challenge
applications unless consistent with the purpose of their grant award.
(8) Federal contractors may not use Federal funds from a contract
to develop Challenge applications or to fund efforts in support of a
Challenge submission.
An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used Federal facilities or consulted with Federal
employees during a competition if the facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals and entities participating in the
Challenge on an equitable basis.
Entrants must agree to assume any and all risks and waive claims
against the Federal Government, its related entities, and the
Cosponsor, except in the case of willful misconduct, for any injury,
death, damage, or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether
direct, indirect, or consequential, arising from participation in the
Challenge, whether the injury, death, damage, or loss arises through
negligence or otherwise.
Entrants must also agree to indemnify the Federal Government
against third-party claims for damages arising from or related to
Challenge activities.
Terms and Conditions for Participating in the Challenge
(1) Employment and Compensation. Participation in the Challenge
does not create an employment relationship between participants and the
IRS. Except for the prize winners, participants will not receive any
compensation or other payment for any products or services that they
provide to the IRS during the Challenge.
(2) Contracting. Participation in the Challenge does not establish
a contractual relationship between the participants and the IRS. The
Challenge results are not subject to protest or appeal under federal
contracting laws.
(3) Intellectual Property.
(i) Each participant retains title and full ownership in and to
their submissions. Participants expressly reserve all intellectual
property rights not expressly granted under this notice.
(ii) By participating in the Challenge, each participant grants the
IRS a non-exclusive, royalty-free, worldwide, irrevocable license to
use any of participant's intellectual property incorporated in the
participant's submission, in furtherance of the IRS's mission. This
license includes the right to incorporate the submission into IRS
products or processes, and to reproduce, publicly perform, publicly
display, and use the submission, including, without limitation, for
advertising and promotional purposes related to the Tax Design
Challenge Series.
(iii) Participants warrant that they have permission to use any
intellectual property of third parties that is included in their
submissions, and that such permission extends to the IRS to the extent
set forth in paragraph (3)(ii) of these Terms and Conditions.
(4) Liability. Participants agree to assume any and all risks and
waive claims against the Federal Government, its related entities, and
the Cosponsor, except in cases of willful misconduct, for any injury,
death, damage or loss of property, revenue, or profits, whether direct,
indirect or consequential, arising from their participation in the
Challenge, whether the injury, death, damage or loss arises through
negligence or otherwise.
(5) Challenge Judgments Final. Participants agree that the
selection of prize winners is a matter of discretion for the judges,
and all selections are final and binding.
Registration Process for Participants
To register for this challenge participants should either:
Access the www.challenge.gov Web site and search for the ``Tax
Design Challenge''.
Access the Tax Design Challenge Web site at:
www.taxdesignchallenge.com.
A registration link for the Challenge can be found on the landing
page under the Challenge description.
Amount of the Prize
Each submission will be considered for all three prize categories
listed below. A review panel will select winners based on defined
criteria (below). An individual submission can win multiple awards.
Overall Design: $10,000 (1st), and $5,000 (2nd).
Best Taxpayer Usefulness: $2,000 (1st), and $1,000 (2nd).
Best Financial Capability: $2,000 (1st), and $1,000 (2nd).
Awards may be subject to Federal income taxes and IRS will comply
with all tax withholding and reporting requirements, where applicable.
Prizes will be funded by Cosponsor (Mortgage Bankers Association)
and paid by IRS.
Basis Upon Which Winners Will Be Selected
The review panel will make selections based upon the following
criteria:
--Overall Appeal
--Taxpayer Usefulness: Does it address the taxpayer's
responsibilities?
--Financial Capability: Does it make it easier for the taxpayer to
make informed and effective decisions about his/her personal finances?
--Visual Hierarchy: Can the most important information be easily
found?
--Information Density: Is it easy to digest the information that is
presented?
--Accessibility: Can a varied population make use of this document?
The review panel will operate in a transparent manner. Following
the Challenge, the IRS will publish information about the panel's
decision.
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
John Dalrymple,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.
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