Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Consumer Tipping Survey Study, 15042-15043 [2019-07228]
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Hubert Whittenburg (MO)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–1998–3637; FMCSA–
2000–7006; FMCSA–2000–8203;
FMCSA–2002–12294; FMCSA–2004–
17195; FMCSA–2006–24015; FMCSA–
2006–24783; FMCSA–2007–0071;
FMCSA–2008–0106; FMCSA–2008–
0174; FMCSA–2008–0231; FMCSA–
2008–0266; FMCSA–2009–0291;
FMCSA–2010–0161; FMCSA–2010–
0187; FMCSA–2010–0201; FMCSA–
2012–0040; FMCSA–2012–0161;
FMCSA–2012–0214; FMCSA–2012–
0215; FMCSA–2013–0029; FMCSA–
2013–0030; FMCSA–2013–0166;
FMCSA–2013–0168; FMCSA–2013–
0170; FMCSA–2014–0003; FMCSA–
2014–0004; FMCSA–2014–0006;
FMCSA–2014–0007; FMCSA–2014–
0010; FMCSA–2014–0011; FMCSA–
2014–0296; FMCSA–2015–0072;
FMCSA–2016–0028; FMCSA–2016–
0029; FMCSA–2016–0031. Their
exemptions are applicable as of
November 9, 2018, and will expire on
November 9, 2020.
As of November 11, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following 22 individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (81 FR 70248; 81
FR 70251; 81 FR 70253; 81 FR 90046;
81 FR 96178; 81 FR 96191):
Elijah A. Allen (AR)
Randal D. Aukes (MN)
Daniel L. Bawden (IL)
Keith D. Blackwell (TX)
Kathy J. Brown (OH)
Louis J. Cullen (NJ)
Edwin P. Davis (OR)
Wayne L. Dorbert (PA)
Timothy J. Dougherty (MN)
Kelly L. Ewing (PA)
Joseph G. Fischer (MO)
Josh Gallant (SC)
Stanley W. Goble (IA)
John P. Grum (PA)
William R. Guida (PA)
Jerry L. Hayden (IA)
Nylo K. Helberg (ND)
Dillon L. Hendren (SC)
J. W. Keener (PA)
George P. Mendiola (CA)
Alfred L. Robinson (AR)
Jerry L. Smith (VA)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–2016–0207; FMCSA–
2016–0208; FMCSA–2016–0209. Their
exemptions are applicable as of
November 11, 2018, and will expire on
November 11, 2020.
As of November 22, 2018, and in
accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31136(e) and
31315, the following ten individuals
have satisfied the renewal conditions for
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obtaining an exemption from the vision
requirement in the FMCSRs for
interstate CMV drivers (79 FR 63211; 80
FR 2471; 81 FR 72664; 81 FR 80161; 81
FR 94013):
Harry R. Brewer (TN)
Kevin J. Embrey (IN)
Peter J. Faber (NE)
Johnny E. Hill (AL)
Justin A. Hooper (MO)
John R. Horst (PA)
Robert E. Kelley (WA)
James F. McLaughlin (MN)
Michael J. Monroe (IA)
Brian T. Morrison (MO)
The drivers were included in docket
numbers FMCSA–2014–0297; 2016–
0210. Their exemptions are applicable
as of November 22, 2018, and will
expire on November 22, 2020.
In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 31315,
each exemption will be valid for two
years from the effective date unless
revoked earlier by FMCSA. The
exemption will be revoked if the
following occurs: (1) The person fails to
comply with the terms and conditions
of the exemption; (2) the exemption has
resulted in a lower level of safety than
was maintained prior to being granted;
or (3) continuation of the exemption
would not be consistent with the goals
and objectives of 49 U.S.C. 31136 and
31315.
Issued on: April 5, 2019.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
[Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Consumer Tipping Survey
Study
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
Consumer Tipping Survey Study.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before June 11, 2019 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
SUMMARY:
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Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this notice should be directed
to Martha R. Brinson, at (202) 317–5753,
or at 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: Consumer Tipping Survey
Study.
OMB Number: 1545–2261
Abstract: The IRS is charged with
collecting revenue legally owed to the
federal government. One important
category of income comes in the form of
tips. Previous empirical research has
shown income from tips to be
significantly underreported, limiting the
IRS’s ability to collect the proper
amount of tax revenue. The IRS believes
a new study of consumer tipping
practices is needed in order to better
understand current tip reporting
behavior so tax administrators and
policy makers can make the tax system
fairer and more efficient. Therefore, the
IRS wishes to develop updated
estimates of consumer tipping revenue
across numerous services where tipping
is prevalent.
In support of this mission, IRS is
seeking a standard clearance to conduct
a minimum, one-year fielding of a
nation-wide consumer tipping survey.
The sample that would be used for this
study, Ipsos’ non-probability online
panel, was only selected after a pilot
study was conducted which compared
the results from this vendor to another
panel source (GfK Knowledge Panel, a
probability-based online panel) and an
independent source of tipping data in
order to determine which method
yielded the most accurate results while
reducing respondent burden and cost to
the IRS. The findings from the pilot
study demonstrated that there were no
consistent differences in the results
gathered from the panels when
compared against each other or when
compared against the 3rd party source
of data. As such, the decision was made
to use the non-probability panel due to
the reduced cost per completed survey,
which will allow for a larger data
collection and more precise estimates of
tipping behavior for certain, lowincidence services.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
The burden hour estimates
breakdown as follows:
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NON-PROBABILITY SAMPLE
Number of
respondents
Category of respondent/activity
Participation
time
(minutes)
Burden hours
Read Invitation Email ...................................................................................................................
Read Reminder Email * ...............................................................................................................
Complete Survey .........................................................................................................................
461,540
431,540
60,000
0.5
0.25
** 5.5
3,846
1,798
5,500
Total Burden Hours ..............................................................................................................
........................
........................
11,144
* The estimate for the Reminder emails is based on the assumption that 50% of the needed respondents will complete the survey online in
time to not receive the Reminder email.
** Participant time is based on mean completion time for non-probability panel members during pilot survey fielding.
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. Comments
will be 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 has 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 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: April 8, 2019.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019–07228 Filed 4–11–19; 8:45 am]
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Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Regulation Project
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
AGENCY:
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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 continuing
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The IRS is soliciting comments
concerning annual registration
statement identifying separated
participants with deferred vested
benefits.
SUMMARY:
Written comments should be
received on or before June 11, 2019 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: Annual Registration Statement
Identifying Separated Participants with
Deferred Vested Benefits.
OMB Number: 1545–2187.
Form Number: Form 8955–SSA.
Abstract: Form 8955–SSA, the
designated successor to Schedule SSA
(Form 5500), is used to satisfy the
reporting requirements of Internal
Revenue Code section 6057(a). Plan
administrators of employee benefit
plans subject to the vesting standards of
ERISA section 203 use the form to
report information about separated
participants with deferred vested
benefits under the plan. The
information is generally given to the
Social Security Administration (SSA),
which provides the reported
information to separated participants
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when they file for social security
benefits.
Current Actions: There is no change to
this form.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 50
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 166,000.
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.
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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07228]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
[Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Consumer Tipping Survey
Study
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 Consumer Tipping
Survey Study.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 11, 2019
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie Brimmer, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of this notice should be directed to Martha R. Brinson, at (202)
317-5753, or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Consumer Tipping Survey Study.
OMB Number: 1545-2261
Abstract: The IRS is charged with collecting revenue legally owed
to the federal government. One important category of income comes in
the form of tips. Previous empirical research has shown income from
tips to be significantly underreported, limiting the IRS's ability to
collect the proper amount of tax revenue. The IRS believes a new study
of consumer tipping practices is needed in order to better understand
current tip reporting behavior so tax administrators and policy makers
can make the tax system fairer and more efficient. Therefore, the IRS
wishes to develop updated estimates of consumer tipping revenue across
numerous services where tipping is prevalent.
In support of this mission, IRS is seeking a standard clearance to
conduct a minimum, one-year fielding of a nation-wide consumer tipping
survey. The sample that would be used for this study, Ipsos' non-
probability online panel, was only selected after a pilot study was
conducted which compared the results from this vendor to another panel
source (GfK Knowledge Panel, a probability-based online panel) and an
independent source of tipping data in order to determine which method
yielded the most accurate results while reducing respondent burden and
cost to the IRS. The findings from the pilot study demonstrated that
there were no consistent differences in the results gathered from the
panels when compared against each other or when compared against the
3rd party source of data. As such, the decision was made to use the
non-probability panel due to the reduced cost per completed survey,
which will allow for a larger data collection and more precise
estimates of tipping behavior for certain, low-incidence services.
Current Actions: There are no changes being made at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
The burden hour estimates breakdown as follows:
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Non-Probability Sample
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Number of Participation
Category of respondent/activity respondents time (minutes) Burden hours
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Read Invitation Email........................................... 461,540 0.5 3,846
Read Reminder Email *........................................... 431,540 0.25 1,798
Complete Survey................................................. 60,000 ** 5.5 5,500
-----------------------------------------------
Total Burden Hours.......................................... .............. .............. 11,144
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
* The estimate for the Reminder emails is based on the assumption that 50% of the needed respondents will
complete the survey online in time to not receive the Reminder email.
** Participant time is based on mean completion time for non-probability panel members during pilot survey
fielding.
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.
Comments will be 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 has
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 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: April 8, 2019.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019-07228 Filed 4-11-19; 8:45 am]
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