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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: August 1, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2018–16804 Filed 8–6–18; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Regulation Project
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 continuing
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The IRS is soliciting comments
concerning long-term care and
accelerated death benefits.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before October 9, 2018 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to
Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317–5751 or
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6529,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20224, or through the
internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Long-Term Care and
Accelerated Death Benefits.
OMB Number: 1545–1519.
Form Number: 1099–LTC.
Abstract: File Form 1099–LTC, LongTerm Care and Accelerated Death
Benefits, if you pay any long-term care
benefits.
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Current Actions: There are changes to
the previously approved burden of this
existing collection.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations, individuals or
households, not-for-profit institutions,
and state, local or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
377,467.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 13
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 86,818.
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: August 1, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Change in Burden of Proof
AGENCY:
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Notice with request for
comments.
ACTION:
This notice announces that
the burden of proof for disciplinary and
major adverse actions imposed against
certain employees of the Department of
Veterans Affairs has been changed from
preponderance of evidence to
substantial evidence.
SUMMARY:
Comments must be received on
or before September 6, 2018. The
proposed effective date of these
amendments is 30 days after publication
of this notice.
DATES:
Written comments may be
directed to: Elizabeth A. Hill, Team
Lead, Employee Relations &
Performance Management Service,
Office of Human Resources
Management, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20420. Comments may
also be faxed to (202) 495–5200.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Elizabeth A. Hill, Team Lead, (706) 504–
3988, or by email to Elizabeth.Hill@
va.gov.
Section
203 of the Department of Veterans
Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of
1991 (Pub. L. 102–40), dated May 7,
1991, revised the disciplinary grievance
and appeal procedures for employees
appointed under 38 United States Code
(U.S.C.) 7401(1). 38 U.S.C. 7461(e)
requires that whenever the Secretary
proposes to prescribe regulations under
38 U.S.C., Part V, Chapter 74,
Subchapter V, ‘‘the Secretary shall
publish the proposed regulations in the
Federal Register for notice-andcomment not less than 30 days before
the day on which they take effect.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or
designee, approved this document and
authorized the undersigned to sign and
submit the document to the Office of the
Federal Register for publication
electronically as an official document of
the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Jacquelyn Hayes-Byrd, Acting Chief of
Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on July 30,
2018, for publication.
Dated: July 30, 2018.
Luvenia Potts,
Program Specialist, Office of Regulation
Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Change in Burden of Proof
AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs.
ACTION: Notice with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the burden of proof for
disciplinary and major adverse actions imposed against certain
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs has been changed from
preponderance of evidence to substantial evidence.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before September 6, 2018. The
proposed effective date of these amendments is 30 days after
publication of this notice.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be directed to: Elizabeth A. Hill, Team
Lead, Employee Relations & Performance Management Service, Office of
Human Resources Management, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420. Comments may also be faxed to (202)
495-5200.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elizabeth A. Hill, Team Lead, (706)
504-3988, or by email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 203 of the Department of Veterans
Affairs Health Care Personnel Act of 1991 (Pub. L. 102-40), dated May
7, 1991, revised the disciplinary grievance and appeal procedures for
employees appointed under 38 United States Code (U.S.C.) 7401(1). 38
U.S.C. 7461(e) requires that whenever the Secretary proposes to
prescribe regulations under 38 U.S.C., Part V, Chapter 74, Subchapter
V, ``the Secretary shall publish the proposed regulations in the
Federal Register for notice-and-comment not less than 30 days before
the day on which they take effect.''
Signing Authority
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or designee, approved this
document and authorized the undersigned to sign and submit the document
to the Office of the Federal Register for publication electronically as
an official document of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Jacquelyn
Hayes-Byrd, Acting Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs,
approved this document on July 30, 2018, for publication.
Dated: July 30, 2018.
Luvenia Potts,
Program Specialist, Office of Regulation Policy & Management, Office of
the Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
[FR Doc. 2018-16808 Filed 8-6-18; 8:45 am]
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