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for U.S. citizenship exclusively in
accordance with the AFA while Part 355
is applied for purposes of establishing
citizenship across multiple MARAD
programs arising under other statutory
authority. Most program participants are
required to submit to MARAD on an
annual basis the form of affidavit
prescribed by Part 355 or Part 356.
Number of Respondents: 500.
Frequency: Once annually.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: 5 hours.
Total Annual Burden: 2500.
Public Comments Invited: You are
asked to comment on any aspect of this
information collection, including (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the
Department’s performance; (b) the
accuracy of the estimated burden; (c)
ways for the Department to enhance the
quality, utility and clarity of the
information collection; and (d) ways
that the burden could be minimized
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.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search
the electronic form of all comments
received into any of our dockets by the
name of the individual submitting the
comment (or signing the comment, if
submitted on behalf of an association,
business, labor union, etc.). You may
review DOT’s complete Privacy Act
Statement in the Federal Register
published on April 11, 2000 (Volume
65, Number 70; Pages 19477–78) or you
may visit https://www.regulations.gov.
Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended;
and 49 CFR 1.93.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
Dated: December 6, 2016.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
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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.
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Comments should be received on
or before January 17, 2017 to be assured
of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimates, or any other
aspect of the information collections,
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
8142, Washington, DC 20220, or email
at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submissions may be
obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov,
calling (202) 622–0934, or viewing the
entire information collection request at
www.reginfo.gov.
DATES:
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Control Number: 1545–1714.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Tip Reporting Alternative
Commitment (TRAC) for most
industries.
Abstract: Information is required by
the Internal Revenue Service in its tax
compliance efforts to assist employers
and their employees in understanding
and complying with section 6053(a),
which requires employees to report all
their tips monthly to their employers.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,877.
OMB Control Number: 1545–1716.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Employer-Designed Tip
Reporting Program for the Food and
Beverage Industry (EmTRAC)—Notice
2001–1.
Abstract: Information is required by
the Internal Revenue Service in its
compliance efforts to assist employers
and their employees in understanding
and complying with section 6053(a),
which requires employees to report all
their tips monthly to their employers.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 870.
OMB Control Number: 1545–1730.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Manner of making election to
terminate tax-exempt bond financing.
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Abstract: Section 142(f)(4) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 permits
a person engaged in the local furnishing
of electric energy or gas that uses
facilities financed with exempt facility
bonds under section 142(a)(8) and that
expands it service area in a manner
inconsistent with the requirements of
sections 142(a)(8) and 142(f) to make an
election to ensure that those bonds will
continue to be treated as tax-exempt
bonds. The final regulations (1.142(f)–1)
set forth the required time and manner
of making this statutory election.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15.
OMB Control Number: 1545–1735.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Voluntary Compliance on Alien
Withholding Program (‘‘VCAP’’)—
Revenue Procedure 2001–20.
Abstract: The revenue procedure will
improve voluntary compliance of
colleges and universities in connection
with their obligations to report,
withhold and pay taxes due on
compensation paid to foreign students
and scholars (nonresident aliens). The
revenue procedure provides an optional
opportunity for colleges and universities
which have not fully complied with
their tax obligations concerning
nonresident aliens to self-audit and
come into compliance with applicable
reporting and payment requirements.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 346,500.
OMB Control Number: 1545–1862.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Title: Information Regarding Request
for Refund of Social Security Tax
Erroneously Withheld on Wages
Received by a Nonresident Alien on an
F, J, or M Type Visa.
Form: Form 8316.
Abstract: Certain foreign students and
other nonresident visitors are exempt
from FICA tax for services performed as
specified in the Immigration and
Naturalization Act. Applicants for
refund of this FICA tax withheld by
their employer must complete Form
8316 to verify that they are entitled to
a refund of the FICA, that the employer
has not paid back any part of the tax
withheld and that the taxpayer has
attempted to secure a refund from his/
her employer.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,625.
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OMB Control Number: 1545–1872.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Request for Transcript of Tax
Return.
Form: 4506–T.
Abstract: Internal Revenue Code
section 7513 allows taxpayers to request
a copy of a tax return or related
products. Form 4506–T is used to
request all products except copies of
returns. The information provided will
be used to search the taxpayers account
and provide the requested information
and to ensure that the requestor is the
taxpayer or someone authorized by the
taxpayer to obtain the documents
requested.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 555,600.
OMB Control Number: 1545–1873.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Waivers of Minimum Funding
Standards—Revenue Procedure 2004–
15.
Abstract: This revenue procedure
describes the process for obtaining a
waiver from the minimum funding
standards set forth in section 412 of the
Code.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,730.
OMB Control Number: 1545–2040.
Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Automatic Consent to change
certain elections relating to the
apportionment of interest expense and
research and experimental expenditures
(RP 2006–42).
Abstract: This revenue procedure sets
forth the administrative procedures for
taxpayers to obtain automatic approval
to change certain elections relating to
the apportionment of interest expense
under §§ 1.861–8T(c)(2) and 1.861–
9(i)(2) and research and experimental
expenditures (R&E) under § 1.861–17(e).
A taxpayer complying with this revenue
procedure will be deemed to have
obtained the approval of the
Commissioner of the Internal Revenue
Service to change those elections.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 100.
OMB Control Number: 1545–2194.
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Type of Review: Extension without
change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Rules for Certain Rental Real
Estate Activities.
Abstract: This Revenue Procedure
grants relief under Section 1.469–9(g)
for certain taxpayers to make late
elections to treat all interests in rental
real estate as a single rental real estate
activity.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,000.
Bob Faber,
Acting Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
Note: This is the second Federal Register’s
Notice sent on December 12, 2016 for the
Internal Revenue Service.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Health Services Research and
Development Service, Scientific Merit
Review Board; Notice of Meetings
The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App.
2, that the Health Services Research and
Development Service Scientific Merit
Review Board will conduct in-person
and teleconference meetings of its seven
Health Services Research (HSR)
subcommittees on the dates below from
8:00 a.m. to approximately 5:00 p.m.
(unless otherwise listed) at the Hilton
Crystal City, 2399 Jefferson Davis
Highway, Crystal City, VA, 22202
(unless otherwise listed):
• HSR 1—Health Care and Clinical
Management on March 7–8, 2017;
• HSR 2—Behavioral, Social, and
Cultural Determinants of Health and
Care on March 7–8, 2017;
• HSR 3—Healthcare Informatics on
March 7–8, 2017;
• HSR 4—Mental and Behavioral
Health on March 7–8, 2017;
• HSR 5—Health Care System
Organization and Delivery on March 8–
9, 2017;
• HSR 6—Post-acute and Long-term
Care on March 9, 2017;
• HSR 8—Randomized Program
Evaluations on March 8, 2017;
• CDA—Career Development Award
Meeting on March 9–10, 2017; and
• NRI—Nursing Research Initiative
from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on March
10, 2017.
The purpose of the Board is to review
health services research and
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development applications involving: the
measurement and evaluation of health
care services; the testing of new
methods of health care delivery and
management; and nursing research.
Applications are reviewed for scientific
and technical merit, mission relevance,
and the protection of human and animal
subjects. Recommendations regarding
funding are submitted to the Chief
Research and Development Officer.
Each subcommittee meeting of the
Board will be open to the public the first
day for approximately one half-hour at
the start of the meeting on March 7–8
(HSR 1, 2, 3, 4), March 8 (HSR 8), March
8–9 (HSR 5), March 9 (HSR 6), March
9–10 (CDA), and March 10 (NRI) to
cover administrative matters and to
discuss the general status of the
program. Members of the public who
wish to attend the open portion of the
subcommittee meetings may dial 1 (800)
767–1750, participant code 10443#.
The remaining portion of each
subcommittee meeting will be closed for
the discussion, examination, reference
to, and oral review of the intramural
research proposals and critiques. During
the closed portion of each subcommittee
meeting, discussion and
recommendations will include
qualifications of the personnel
conducting the studies (the disclosure of
which would constitute a clearly
unwarranted invasion of personal
privacy), as well as research information
(the premature disclosure of which
would likely compromise significantly
the implementation of proposed agency
action regarding such research projects).
As provided by subsection 10(d) of
Public Law 92–463, as amended by
Public Law 94–409, closing the meeting
is in accordance with 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6) and (9)(B).
No oral or written comments will be
accepted from the public for either
portion of the meetings. Those who plan
to participate during the open portion of
a subcommittee meeting should contact
Ms. Liza Catucci, Administrative
Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs,
Health Services Research and
Development Service (10P9H), 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC,
20420, or by email at Liza.Catucci@
va.gov. For further information, please
call Ms. Catucci at (202) 443–5797.
Dated: December 13, 2016.
LaTonya L. Small,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
December 12, 2016.
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 January 17, 2017 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimates, or any other
aspect of the information collections, 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 8142, Washington,
DC 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be
obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling (202) 622-0934, or
viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Control Number: 1545-1714.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment (TRAC) for most
industries.
Abstract: Information is required by the Internal Revenue Service
in its tax compliance efforts to assist employers and their employees
in understanding and complying with section 6053(a), which requires
employees to report all their tips monthly to their employers.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,877.
OMB Control Number: 1545-1716.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Employer-Designed Tip Reporting Program for the Food and
Beverage Industry (EmTRAC)--Notice 2001-1.
Abstract: Information is required by the Internal Revenue Service
in its compliance efforts to assist employers and their employees in
understanding and complying with section 6053(a), which requires
employees to report all their tips monthly to their employers.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 870.
OMB Control Number: 1545-1730.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Manner of making election to terminate tax-exempt bond
financing.
Abstract: Section 142(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
permits a person engaged in the local furnishing of electric energy or
gas that uses facilities financed with exempt facility bonds under
section 142(a)(8) and that expands it service area in a manner
inconsistent with the requirements of sections 142(a)(8) and 142(f) to
make an election to ensure that those bonds will continue to be treated
as tax-exempt bonds. The final regulations (1.142(f)-1) set forth the
required time and manner of making this statutory election.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15.
OMB Control Number: 1545-1735.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Voluntary Compliance on Alien Withholding Program
(``VCAP'')--Revenue Procedure 2001-20.
Abstract: The revenue procedure will improve voluntary compliance
of colleges and universities in connection with their obligations to
report, withhold and pay taxes due on compensation paid to foreign
students and scholars (nonresident aliens). The revenue procedure
provides an optional opportunity for colleges and universities which
have not fully complied with their tax obligations concerning
nonresident aliens to self-audit and come into compliance with
applicable reporting and payment requirements.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 346,500.
OMB Control Number: 1545-1862.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Title: Information Regarding Request for Refund of Social Security
Tax Erroneously Withheld on Wages Received by a Nonresident Alien on an
F, J, or M Type Visa.
Form: Form 8316.
Abstract: Certain foreign students and other nonresident visitors
are exempt from FICA tax for services performed as specified in the
Immigration and Naturalization Act. Applicants for refund of this FICA
tax withheld by their employer must complete Form 8316 to verify that
they are entitled to a refund of the FICA, that the employer has not
paid back any part of the tax withheld and that the taxpayer has
attempted to secure a refund from his/her employer.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,625.
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OMB Control Number: 1545-1872.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Request for Transcript of Tax Return.
Form: 4506-T.
Abstract: Internal Revenue Code section 7513 allows taxpayers to
request a copy of a tax return or related products. Form 4506-T is used
to request all products except copies of returns. The information
provided will be used to search the taxpayers account and provide the
requested information and to ensure that the requestor is the taxpayer
or someone authorized by the taxpayer to obtain the documents
requested.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 555,600.
OMB Control Number: 1545-1873.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Waivers of Minimum Funding Standards--Revenue Procedure
2004-15.
Abstract: This revenue procedure describes the process for
obtaining a waiver from the minimum funding standards set forth in
section 412 of the Code.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 4,730.
OMB Control Number: 1545-2040.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Automatic Consent to change certain elections relating to
the apportionment of interest expense and research and experimental
expenditures (RP 2006-42).
Abstract: This revenue procedure sets forth the administrative
procedures for taxpayers to obtain automatic approval to change certain
elections relating to the apportionment of interest expense under
Sec. Sec. 1.861-8T(c)(2) and 1.861-9(i)(2) and research and
experimental expenditures (R&E) under Sec. 1.861-17(e). A taxpayer
complying with this revenue procedure will be deemed to have obtained
the approval of the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service to
change those elections.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 100.
OMB Control Number: 1545-2194.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title: Rules for Certain Rental Real Estate Activities.
Abstract: This Revenue Procedure grants relief under Section 1.469-
9(g) for certain taxpayers to make late elections to treat all
interests in rental real estate as a single rental real estate
activity.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
Bob Faber,
Acting Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
Note: This is the second Federal Register's Notice sent on
December 12, 2016 for the Internal Revenue Service.
[FR Doc. 2016-30260 Filed 12-15-16; 8:45 am]
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