Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY, 35578-35579 [2017-16010]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Office of the Assistant Secretary for
Research and Technology (OST–R)
Notice of Request for Clearance of a
New Information Collection: Annual
Tank Car Facility Survey
Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS) Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Research and Technology
(OST–R), DOT.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
In accordance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(A) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
this notice announces the intention of
the BTS to request the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB’s)
approval for an information collection
from tank car facilities to obtain an
estimate of tank cars projected to be
modified or built to the new safer
Department of Transportation (DOT)
standards. A summary report of survey
findings will be submitted to Congress
as well as published by BTS on the BTS
Web page.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before August 30, 2017.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Clara Reschovsky, (202) 366–2857, Tank
Car Facility Survey Project Manager,
BTS, OST–R, Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave.
SE., Room E34–409, Washington, DC
20590. Office hours are from 7:30 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m., E.T., Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Annual Tank Car Facility
Survey.
Type of Request: Approval for a new
information collection.
Affected Public: There are
approximately 140 tank car facilities
with the capacity to manufacture or
retrofit tank cars capable of carrying
Class 3 flammable liquids nationwide.
Abstract: Section 7308(c) of the Fixing
America’s Surface Transportation Act
(Pub. L. 114–94; the ‘‘FAST Act’’)
directs the Secretary of Transportation
to conduct a survey of tank car facilities
to obtain an estimate of tank cars
projected to be modified or built to the
new safer Department of Transportation
(DOT) Specification 117 or 117R. Over
time, this data collection will inform
Congress as well as the Department of
Transportation as to industry’s progress
in upgrading the nation’s fleet of rail
cars to be safer in the event of an
incident involving tank cars carrying
Class 3 Flammable liquids. BTS intends
to collect information from tank car
retrofitting and manufacturing facilities
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on the planned and projected number of
tank cars to be retrofitted or
manufactured beginning the next
calendar year and annually thereafter
until 2029. Any facility identified with
the capacity to modify or build new
tank cars to the 117 or 117R
specification, as described in Section
7308(c) of the FAST Act will be
included in the survey identified in this
notice and is requested to submit the
results to the Bureau of Transportation
Statistics (BTS) no later than 60 days
upon request. This will be a voluntary
data collection. Individual responses to
the survey will be kept confidential and
a summary report of aggregate findings
will be provided to:
(1) The Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation of the
Senate; and
(2) The Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives. In addition, this
summary report will also be published
to the BTS Web page.
Data Confidentiality Provisions: The
Annual Tank Car Facility Survey may
collect confidential business
information. The confidentiality of these
data will be protected under Title V of
the E-Government Act, the Confidential
Information Protection and Statistical
Efficiency Act of 2002 (CIPSEA). In
accordance with this legislation,
individual responses will not be
disclosed in any direct or indirect
manner and only aggregated statistical
information will be made available
through reports.
Frequency: This survey will be
updated every year until 2029.
Estimated Average Burden per
Response: The burden per respondent is
estimated to be an average of 30
minutes. This includes the time
required to gather records as well as
respond to the survey.
Estimated Total Annual Burden:
Across the nation there are
approximately 400 tank car facilities
that are currently registered or certified
to build or modify tank cars. However,
the majority of these do not have the
capacity to modify or build to the 117
or 117R Specifications. It is estimated
that, at most, 140 tank car shops possess
the required capacity to build or modify
to these new safer requirements. The
total annual burden is estimated to be
70 hours (that is 30 minutes per
respondent for 140 respondents equals
4,200 minutes).
Response to Comments: A 60-day
notice requesting public comment was
issued in the Federal Register on March
22, 2017 (Volume 82, Number 54;
pages14799–14800). No comments were
received.
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Public Comments Invited: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including, but not limited to:
(1) The necessity and utility of the
information collection for the proper
performance of the functions of the
DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated
burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, clarity and content of the
collected information; and (4) ways to
minimize the collection burden without
reducing the quality of the collected
information. Send comments to the
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: BTS
Desk Officer.
Issued in Washington, DC, on this 25th day
of July, 2017.
Patricia Hu,
Director, Bureau of Transportation Statistics,
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research
and Technology.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Forms W–8BEN, W–8BEN–
E, W–8ECI, W–8EXP, and W–8IMY
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Form W–8BEN, Certificate of Foreign
Status of Beneficial Owner for United
States Tax Withholding and Reporting
(Individual), Form W–8BEN–E,
Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner
for United States Tax Withholding and
Reporting (Entities), Form W–8ECI,
Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim
That Income Is Effectively Connected
With the Conduct of a Trade or Business
in the United States, Form W–8EXP,
Certificate of Foreign Government or
Other Foreign Organization for United
States Tax Withholding and Reporting,
Form W–8IMY, Certificate of Foreign
Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through
Entity, or Certain U.S. Branches for
SUMMARY:
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United States Tax Withholding and
Reporting, and the EW–8 MOU Program.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before September 29,
2017 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Martha R. Brinson,
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224 or through the
Internet at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Form W–8BEN, Certificate of
Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for
United States Tax Withholding and
Reporting (Individual), W–8BEN–E,
Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner
for United States Tax Withholding and
Reporting (Entities), Form W–8ECI,
Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim
That Income Is Effectively Connected
With the Conduct of a Trade or Business
in the United States, Form W–8EXP,
Certificate of Foreign Government or
Other Foreign Organization for United
States Tax Withholding and Reporting,
Form W–8IMY, Certificate of Foreign
Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through
Entity, or Certain U.S. Branches for
United States Tax Withholding and
Reporting.
OMB Number: 1545–1621.
Form Number: W–8BEN, W–8BEN–E,
W–8ECI, W–8EXP, and W–8IMY.
Abstract: Form W–8BEN is used for
certain types of income to establish that
the person is a foreign person, is the
beneficial owner of the income for
which Form W–8BEN is being provided
and, if applicable, to claim a reduced
rate of, or exemption from, withholding
as a resident of a foreign country with
which the United States has an income
tax treaty.
Form W–8ECI is used to establish that
the person is a foreign person and the
beneficial owner of the income for
which Form W–8ECI is being provided,
and to claim that the income is
effectively connected with the conduct
of a trade or business within the United
States. Form W–8EXP is used by a
foreign government, international
organization, foreign central bank of
issue, foreign tax-exempt organization,
or foreign private foundation. The form
is used by such persons to establish
foreign status, to claim that the person
is the beneficial owner of the income for
which Form W–8EXP is given and, if
applicable, to claim a reduced rate of, or
exemption from, withholding. Form W–
8IMY is provided to a withholding agent
or payer by a foreign intermediary,
foreign partnership, and certain U.S.
branches to make representations
regarding the status of beneficial owners
or to transmit appropriate
documentation to the withholding
agent. Reg. § 1.1441–1(e)(4)(iv) provides
that a withholding agent may establish
a system for a beneficial owner to
electronically furnish a Form W–8 or an
acceptable substitute Form W–8.
Withholding agents with systems that
electronically collect Forms W–8 may
voluntarily choose to participate in the
IRS EW–8 MOU Program. The EW–8
MOU Program is a collaborative process
between the withholding agents and
IRS.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the form at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals, business
or other for-profit organizations, and
not-for-profit institutions.
Number
respondents
Total annual
burden hours
W–8BEN .............................................................................................................................
W–8BEN–E ........................................................................................................................
W–8ECI ..............................................................................................................................
W–8EXP .............................................................................................................................
W–8IMY ..............................................................................................................................
2,900,000
100,000
180,000
240
400
7.18
25.23
9.13
20.05
25.23
20,822,000
2,523,000
1,643,400
4,812
10,092
Total ......................................................................................................................................
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Form
Form
Form
Form
Form
Time per
respondent
(hrs.)
3,180,641
........................
25,003,304
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
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agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: July 19, 2017.
L. Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 1099–A
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
AGENCY:
Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the general public and other
Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Form 1099–A, Acquisition or
Abandonment of Secured Property.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E,
W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form W-8BEN,
Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax
Withholding and Reporting (Individual), Form W-8BEN-E, Certificate of
Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax Withholding and
Reporting (Entities), Form W-8ECI, Certificate of Foreign Person's
Claim That Income Is Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade
or Business in the United States, Form W-8EXP, Certificate of Foreign
Government or Other Foreign Organization for United States Tax
Withholding and Reporting, Form W-8IMY, Certificate of Foreign
Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through Entity, or Certain U.S. Branches for
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United States Tax Withholding and Reporting, and the EW-8 MOU Program.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 29,
2017 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
Requests for additional information or copies of the form and
instructions should be directed to Martha R. Brinson, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224
or through the Internet at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Form W-8BEN, Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial
Owner for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting (Individual), W-
8BEN-E, Certificate of Status of Beneficial Owner for United States Tax
Withholding and Reporting (Entities), Form W-8ECI, Certificate of
Foreign Person's Claim That Income Is Effectively Connected With the
Conduct of a Trade or Business in the United States, Form W-8EXP,
Certificate of Foreign Government or Other Foreign Organization for
United States Tax Withholding and Reporting, Form W-8IMY, Certificate
of Foreign Intermediary, Foreign Flow-Through Entity, or Certain U.S.
Branches for United States Tax Withholding and Reporting.
OMB Number: 1545-1621.
Form Number: W-8BEN, W-8BEN-E, W-8ECI, W-8EXP, and W-8IMY.
Abstract: Form W-8BEN is used for certain types of income to
establish that the person is a foreign person, is the beneficial owner
of the income for which Form W-8BEN is being provided and, if
applicable, to claim a reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding
as a resident of a foreign country with which the United States has an
income tax treaty.
Form W-8ECI is used to establish that the person is a foreign
person and the beneficial owner of the income for which Form W-8ECI is
being provided, and to claim that the income is effectively connected
with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States. Form
W-8EXP is used by a foreign government, international organization,
foreign central bank of issue, foreign tax-exempt organization, or
foreign private foundation. The form is used by such persons to
establish foreign status, to claim that the person is the beneficial
owner of the income for which Form W-8EXP is given and, if applicable,
to claim a reduced rate of, or exemption from, withholding. Form W-8IMY
is provided to a withholding agent or payer by a foreign intermediary,
foreign partnership, and certain U.S. branches to make representations
regarding the status of beneficial owners or to transmit appropriate
documentation to the withholding agent. Reg. Sec. 1.1441-1(e)(4)(iv)
provides that a withholding agent may establish a system for a
beneficial owner to electronically furnish a Form W-8 or an acceptable
substitute Form W-8. Withholding agents with systems that
electronically collect Forms W-8 may voluntarily choose to participate
in the IRS EW-8 MOU Program. The EW-8 MOU Program is a collaborative
process between the withholding agents and IRS.
Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at
this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals, business or other for-profit
organizations, and not-for-profit institutions.
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Time per
Number respondent Total annual
respondents (hrs.) burden hours
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Form W-8BEN..................................................... 2,900,000 7.18 20,822,000
Form W-8BEN-E................................................... 100,000 25.23 2,523,000
Form W-8ECI..................................................... 180,000 9.13 1,643,400
Form W-8EXP..................................................... 240 20.05 4,812
Form W-8IMY..................................................... 400 25.23 10,092
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Total....................................................... 3,180,641 .............. 25,003,304
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The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of
information covered by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as
their contents may become material in the administration of any
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Approved: July 19, 2017.
L. Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2017-16010 Filed 7-28-17; 8:45 am]
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