Sunshine Act; Meeting, 57268-57269 [2021-22502]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 57268 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 196 / Thursday, October 14, 2021 / Notices deficiency. Form 1127 must be filed with supporting documentation to approve an extension, providing evidence the taxpayer would sustain a substantial financial loss if forced to pay the tax or deficiency on the due date. Current Actions: There is no change to the existing collection. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Individuals or households, Business or other for-profit organizations. Estimated Number of Responses: 1,000. Estimated Time per Respondent: 7 hours, 26 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 7,470. 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: October 7, 2021. Jon R. Callahan, Tax Analyst. [FR Doc. 2021–22309 Filed 10–13–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Oct 13, 2021 Jkt 256001 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Employer’s Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests. DATES: Comments must be received on or before November 15, 2021. ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting ‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments’’ or by using the search function. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be obtained from Molly Stasko by emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling (202) 622– 8922, or viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Title: Employer’s Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips. OMB Control Number: 1545–0714. Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved collection. Description: Employers must annually report to the IRS receipts and tips from their large food or beverage establishments. Employers use Form 8027 to report that information. In addition, employers use Form 8027 to determine if the employer must allocate tips for tipped employees. Filers of Form 8027 may be required to file electronically. Employers operating more than one food or beverage establishment use Form 8027–T to send multiple Forms 8027 to the IRS. Affected Public: Businesses or otherfor-profits; Non-profit institutions; State, Local, or Tribal Governments. Form Number: IRS Form 8027 and IRS Form 8027–T. PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Estimated Number of Respondents: 52,050. Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 52,050. Estimated Time per Response: 10 hours 22 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 488,161 hours. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. Dated: October 8, 2021. Molly Stasko, Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2021–22455 Filed 10–13–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN Sunshine Act; Meeting October 21, 2021, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern time. PLACE: This meeting will be accessible via conference call and via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare. Any interested person may call (i) 1–929– 205–6099 (US Toll) or 1–669–900–6833 (US Toll) or (ii) 1–877–853–5247 (US Toll Free) or 1–888–788–0099 (US Toll Free), Meeting ID: 966 7365 6618, to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https:// kellen.zoom.us/j/96673656618. STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Audit Subcommittee (the ‘‘Subcommittee’’) will continue its work in developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and Agreement. The subject matter of this meeting will include: TIME AND DATE: Proposed Agenda I. Call to Order—Subcommittee Chair The Subcommittee Chair will welcome attendees, call the meeting to order, call roll for the Subcommittee, confirm whether a quorum is present, and facilitate self-introductions. II. Verification of Publication of Meeting Notice—UCR Executive Director The UCR Executive Director will verify the publication of the meeting notice on the UCR website and distribution to the UCR contact list via email followed by the subsequent publication of the notice in the Federal Register. E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 196 / Thursday, October 14, 2021 / Notices III. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Agenda and Setting of Ground Rules—Subcommittee Chair For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action The Agenda will be reviewed, and the Subcommittee will consider adoption. Ground Rules ➢ Subcommittee action only to be taken in designated areas on agenda. IV. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Minutes From the May 20, 2021 Meeting—Subcommittee Chair For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action Draft minutes from the May 20, 2021 Subcommittee meeting via teleconference will be reviewed. The Subcommittee will consider action to approve. V. Proposal To Select New External Auditing Firm of the UCR Depository— UCR Executive Director and UCR Depository Manager For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action The UCR Executive Director and the UCR Depository Manager will present a proposal to the Subcommittee to consider initiating a request-forproposal (RFP) process to identify and engage a new independent auditing firm to conduct an assurance engagement of the UCR Depository’s financial statements for the year ending December 31, 2021. It is a widespread practice to rotate auditing firms every four years to ensure proper integrity of the audit process. The current firm has now provided these audit services for the past four years from 2017 through 2020. The Subcommittee may consider a recommendation to the Board to initiate an RFP process to engage a new auditing firm for the financial statements ending December 31, 2021. VI. Proposal To Adopt Written Internal Controls Procedures for the UCR Depository—UCR Executive Director and UCR Depository Manager lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action The UCR Executive Director and the UCR Depository Manager will lead a VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Oct 13, 2021 Jkt 256001 review of the draft of written internal controls intended for implementation by the Depository. The Subcommittee may consider a recommendation to the Board to adopt the written internal controls procedures. VII. Review the Impact on UCR From Future Changes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Unified Registration System (URS)—Subcommittee Chair The Subcommittee Chair will discuss the potential impact from future changes to the URS and its affect to limit state users’ abilities to update data in the Motor Carrier Management Information System (MCMIS). VIII. Support States To Improve Registration Compliance— Subcommittee Chair and DSL Transportation, Inc. (DSL) The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will lead a discussion regarding methods to help participating states improve registration compliance (percentages). Suggested methods might include educating various parties such as state registration offices, state motor carrier association offices, state highway patrols, etc. New entrant audits are an additional suggestion. Input from the Subcommittee on other ideas is encouraged. IX. Improve Low Registration Compliance Among Non-Participating States (NPS)—Subcommittee Chair and DSL The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will lead a discussion regarding methods to address low registration compliance (percentages) among the NPS. Suggested methods would include those described above. X. Review 2020 Audits and Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs) Collection Procedures—Subcommittee Chair The Subcommittee Chair will review the 2020 audit and FARs collection procedures through the end of calendar year 2021 based on audits conducted through the Administrative Portal. PO 00000 Frm 00147 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 57269 XI. Review Inspection Audits Assigned in the National Registration System (NRS)—Subcommittee Chair, Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and SeikoSoft The Subcommittee Chair, Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and SeikoSoft will review inspection audits assigned in the NRS. The intent of the discussion is to understand what causes an inspection audit in the current year to potentially result in the autogeneration in the NRS of an inspection audit for a previous or subsequent registration year. XII. Introduction/Update on Plate Violations Report—Subcommittee Chair and DSL The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will update the Subcommittee on the Plates Violations Report prepared by DSL. The purpose for the report is to raise awareness of IRP violations and encourage states to follow-up with violators and get them compliant with UCR when necessary. XIII. Other Business—Subcommittee Chair The Subcommittee Chair will call for any other items Subcommittee members would like to discuss. XIV. Adjournment—Subcommittee Chair The Subcommittee Chair will adjourn the meeting. The agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, October 12, 2021 at: https://plan.ucr.gov. CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, (617) 305–3783, eleaman@ board.ucr.gov. Alex B. Leath, Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan. [FR Doc. 2021–22502 Filed 10–12–21; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 4910–YL–P E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1

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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN

[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 196 (Thursday, October 14, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57268-57269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-22502]


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UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION PLAN


Sunshine Act; Meeting

TIME AND DATE: October 21, 2021, 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern time.

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible via conference call and via Zoom 
Meeting and Screenshare. Any interested person may call (i) 1-929-205-
6099 (US Toll) or 1-669-900-6833 (US Toll) or (ii) 1-877-853-5247 (US 
Toll Free) or 1-888-788-0099 (US Toll Free), Meeting ID: 966 7365 6618, 
to listen and participate in this meeting. The website to participate 
via Zoom Meeting and Screenshare is https://kellen.zoom.us/j/96673656618.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the public.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified Carrier Registration Plan Audit 
Subcommittee (the ``Subcommittee'') will continue its work in 
developing and implementing the Unified Carrier Registration Plan and 
Agreement. The subject matter of this meeting will include:

Proposed Agenda

I. Call to Order--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will welcome attendees, call the meeting to 
order, call roll for the Subcommittee, confirm whether a quorum is 
present, and facilitate self-introductions.

II. Verification of Publication of Meeting Notice--UCR Executive 
Director

    The UCR Executive Director will verify the publication of the 
meeting notice on the UCR website and distribution to the UCR contact 
list via email followed by the subsequent publication of the notice in 
the Federal Register.

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III. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Agenda and Setting of Ground 
Rules--Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action

    The Agenda will be reviewed, and the Subcommittee will consider 
adoption.
Ground Rules
    [rtarr8] Subcommittee action only to be taken in designated areas 
on agenda.

IV. Review and Approval of Subcommittee Minutes From the May 20, 2021 
Meeting--Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action

    Draft minutes from the May 20, 2021 Subcommittee meeting via 
teleconference will be reviewed. The Subcommittee will consider action 
to approve.

V. Proposal To Select New External Auditing Firm of the UCR 
Depository--UCR Executive Director and UCR Depository Manager

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action

    The UCR Executive Director and the UCR Depository Manager will 
present a proposal to the Subcommittee to consider initiating a 
request-for-proposal (RFP) process to identify and engage a new 
independent auditing firm to conduct an assurance engagement of the UCR 
Depository's financial statements for the year ending December 31, 
2021. It is a widespread practice to rotate auditing firms every four 
years to ensure proper integrity of the audit process. The current firm 
has now provided these audit services for the past four years from 2017 
through 2020. The Subcommittee may consider a recommendation to the 
Board to initiate an RFP process to engage a new auditing firm for the 
financial statements ending December 31, 2021.

VI. Proposal To Adopt Written Internal Controls Procedures for the UCR 
Depository--UCR Executive Director and UCR Depository Manager

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee Action

    The UCR Executive Director and the UCR Depository Manager will lead 
a review of the draft of written internal controls intended for 
implementation by the Depository. The Subcommittee may consider a 
recommendation to the Board to adopt the written internal controls 
procedures.

VII. Review the Impact on UCR From Future Changes to the Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) Unified Registration System 
(URS)--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will discuss the potential impact from 
future changes to the URS and its affect to limit state users' 
abilities to update data in the Motor Carrier Management Information 
System (MCMIS).

VIII. Support States To Improve Registration Compliance--Subcommittee 
Chair and DSL Transportation, Inc. (DSL)

    The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will lead a discussion regarding 
methods to help participating states improve registration compliance 
(percentages). Suggested methods might include educating various 
parties such as state registration offices, state motor carrier 
association offices, state highway patrols, etc. New entrant audits are 
an additional suggestion. Input from the Subcommittee on other ideas is 
encouraged.

IX. Improve Low Registration Compliance Among Non-Participating States 
(NPS)--Subcommittee Chair and DSL

    The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will lead a discussion regarding 
methods to address low registration compliance (percentages) among the 
NPS. Suggested methods would include those described above.

X. Review 2020 Audits and Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs) Collection 
Procedures--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will review the 2020 audit and FARs 
collection procedures through the end of calendar year 2021 based on 
audits conducted through the Administrative Portal.

XI. Review Inspection Audits Assigned in the National Registration 
System (NRS)--Subcommittee Chair, Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and 
SeikoSoft

    The Subcommittee Chair, Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and SeikoSoft will 
review inspection audits assigned in the NRS. The intent of the 
discussion is to understand what causes an inspection audit in the 
current year to potentially result in the auto-generation in the NRS of 
an inspection audit for a previous or subsequent registration year.

XII. Introduction/Update on Plate Violations Report--Subcommittee Chair 
and DSL

    The Subcommittee Chair and DSL will update the Subcommittee on the 
Plates Violations Report prepared by DSL. The purpose for the report is 
to raise awareness of IRP violations and encourage states to follow-up 
with violators and get them compliant with UCR when necessary.

XIII. Other Business--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will call for any other items Subcommittee 
members would like to discuss.

XIV. Adjournment--Subcommittee Chair

    The Subcommittee Chair will adjourn the meeting.
    The agenda will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, 
October 12, 2021 at: https://plan.ucr.gov.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified 
Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors, (617) 305-3783, 
[email protected].

Alex B. Leath,
Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier Registration Plan.
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