Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 944, Form 944(SP), Form 944-X, and Form 944-X (SP), 67583-67584 [2021-25729]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andre´a Martin, Senior Environmental
Protection Specialist, Office of Railroad
Policy and Development (RPD),
telephone: (202) 493–6201, email:
Andrea.Martin@dot.gov; or Marlys
Osterhues, Chief, Environment and
Project Engineering, RPD, telephone:
(202) 493–0413, email:
Marlys.Osterhues@dot.gov.
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Privacy Act Statement: FRA will post
comments it receives, without edit, to
www.regulations.gov, as described in
the system of records notice, DOT/ALL–
14 FDMS, accessible through
www.dot.gov/privacy. To facilitate
comment tracking and response, we
encourage commenters to provide their
name, or the name of their organization;
however, inclusion of names is
completely optional. Whether
commenters identify themselves or not,
all timely comments will be fully
considered. If you wish to provide
comments containing proprietary or
confidential information, please contact
the agency for alternate submission
instructions.
Background: The California HighSpeed Rail Authority (CHSRA) is
advancing the environmental review of
the San Jose to Merced Section (Project)
of the California HSR System pursuant
to 23 U.S.C. 327, under which it has
assumed FRA’s environmental review
responsibilities. However, under
Section 327, FRA remains responsible
for making General Conformity
Determinations under the Clean Air Act.
This draft General Conformity
Determination documents FRA’s
evaluation of the Project, consistent
with the relevant section of the Clean
Air Act and its implementing
regulations.
FRA conducted the analysis of the
Project’s potential emissions consistent
with all regulatory criteria and
procedures and following the
Authority’s coordination with the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency, Bay
Area Air Quality Management District
(BAAQMD), San Joaquin Valley Air
Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD),
Monterey Bay Air Resources District
(MBARD) and the California Air
Resources Board. The draft General
Conformity Determination concludes
that the Project, as designed, conforms
to the approved SIP, based on a
commitment from the CHSRA that
construction-phase NOX emissions will
be offset consistent with the applicable
federal regulations in the SFBAAB and
SJVAB.
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The draft General Conformity
Determination for the Project is being
issued for public review and comment
for 30-days at Docket No. FRA–2021–
0100. Comments related to Docket No.
FRA–2021–0100 may be submitted by
going to https://www.regulations.gov and
following the online instructions for
submitting comments. Although CHSRA
is assisting FRA by disseminating notice
of the availability of the draft General
Conformity Determination through its
usual outreach methods, CHSRA is not
accepting comments on behalf of FRA.
FRA cannot ensure consideration of any
comment that is not submitted via
https://www.regulations.gov. FRA will
consider all relevant comments it
receives before issuing a final General
Conformity Determination.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Jamie P. Rennert,
Director, Office of Infrastructure Investment.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 944, Form 944(SP),
Form 944–X, and Form 944–X (SP)
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 proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Form 944, Employer’s Annual
Employment Tax Return, Form 944(SP),
Declaracion Federal Anual de Impuestos
del Patrono o Empleador, Form 944–X,
Adjusted Employer’s Annual Federal
Tax Return or Claim for Refund, and
944–X (SP), Ajuste a la Declaracio´n
Federal ANUAL del Patrono o
Reclamacio´n de Reembolso.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before January 25, 2022
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
You must reference the information
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collection’s title, form number,
reporting or record-keeping requirement
number, and OMB number in your
comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Jon Callahan,
(737) 800–7639, at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet at jon.r.callahan@
irs.gov.
The IRS is
currently seeking comments concerning
the following information collection
tools, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: Employer’s Annual
Employment Tax Return.
OMB Number: 1545–2007.
Form Number: Forms 944, 944(SP),
944–X, and 944–X(SP).
Abstract: The information on Form
944 will be collected to ensure the
smallest nonagricultural and nonhousehold employers are paying the
correct amount of social security tax,
Medicare tax, and withheld federal
income tax. Information on line 13 will
be used to determine if employers made
any required deposits of these taxes.
Form 944 (SP) is the Spanish version of
the Form 944. Form 944–X and Form
944–X(SP) are used to correct errors
made on Form 944.
Current Actions: There are changes to
the existing collection: Lines were
added to Form 944–X and Form 944–X
(SP) to match the changes made in the
last revision of Form 944 and Form 944
(SP). The new lines are for reporting
corrections of the credits allowed by
provisions of the American Rescue Plan
Act of 2021, Public Law 117–2, claimed
on Form 944 and Form 944 (SP).
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individual or
households, Businesses and other forprofit organizations, Not-for-profit
institutions, and State, Local, and tribal
Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
135,884.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 23
hours 36 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 3,207,532.
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
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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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.
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.
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
Approved: November 19, 2021.
Subcommittee Minutes from the
October 21, 2021 Meeting—
Jon R. Callahan,
Subcommittee Chair
Tax Analyst.
For Discussion and Possible
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Subcommittee Action: Draft minutes
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from the October 21, 2021
Subcommittee meeting via
teleconference will be reviewed. The
Subcommittee will consider action to
UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION
approve.
PLAN
V. Review Proposals Received for
Sunshine Act; Meeting
External Audit of the UCR
Depository—UCR Executive
TIME AND DATE: December 2, 2021, 12:00
Director and UCR Depository
p.m. to 2:00 p.m., Eastern time.
Manager
PLACE: This meeting will be accessible
For Discussion and Possible
via conference call and via Zoom
Subcommittee Action: The UCR
Meeting and Screenshare. Any
Executive Director and the UCR
interested person may call (i) 1–929–
Depository Manager will discuss the
205–6099 (US Toll) or 1–669–900–6833 proposals received from the respondents
(US Toll) or (ii) 1–877–853–5247 (US
to the request-for-proposal (RFP) that
Toll Free) or 1–888–788–0099 (US Toll
was distributed to four selected firms in
Free), Meeting ID: 924 8034 4706, to
November. The purpose of the RFP was
listen and participate in this meeting.
to begin a process to identify and engage
The website to participate via Zoom
a new independent auditing firm to
Meeting and Screenshare is https://
conduct an assurance engagement of the
kellen.zoom.us/j/92480344706.
UCR Depository’s financial statements
STATUS: This meeting will be open to the for the year ending December 31, 2021.
public.
The proposals received will be
tabulated, ranked, and then presented to
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified
the Subcommittee. The Subcommittee
Carrier Registration Plan Audit
may consider making a recommendation
Subcommittee (the ‘‘Subcommittee’’)
to the Board to engage a new auditing
will continue its work in developing
firm for the financial statements ending
and implementing the Unified Carrier
December 31, 2021.
Registration Plan and Agreement. The
VI. Discussion of the UCR Internal
subject matter of this meeting will
Controls Procedures Report
include:
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Prepared by the Independent Audit
Firm—UCR Executive Director and
UCR Depository Manager
The UCR Executive Director and the
UCR Depository Manager will lead a
discussion of the report on the Internal
Controls Review that was performed by
Williams, Benator & Libby (WBL). The
response to the report from Kellen will
also be reviewed and discussed.
VII. Motor Carriers Selecting Option B
for UCR Renewals—Subcommittee
Chair, UCR Executive Director, and
DSL Transportation, Inc. (DSL)
The Subcommittee Chair, UCR
Executive Director, and DSL will
discuss issues related to motor carriers
who select Option B to renew UCR
registration. The discussion will include
consideration of the ‘‘pros’’ and ‘‘cons’’
regarding the potential requirement on
motor carriers to upload a list of
intrastate exempt vehicles to the
National Registration System when
registering in the portal.
VIII. Review 49 CFR 392.2 Violations—
Subcommittee Chair and DSL
The Subcommittee Chair and DSL
will review the 49 CFR 392.2 violations
in the State of Kansas (Kansas) for the
month of October 2021. The discussion
will highlight the financial value to
Kansas by vetting these companies for
UCR compliance, commercial
registration, IFTA, intrastate, and
interstate operating authority. 49 CFR
392.2 requires commercial motor
vehicles to operate in accordance with
the laws, ordinances, and regulations of
the jurisdiction in which they are
operating within.
IX. Vetting the Shadow MCMIS Report—
Subcommittee Chair, Verna
Jackson, and DSL
The Subcommittee Chair, Verna
Jackson, and DSL will update the
Subcommittee on the value achieved by
vetting the Shadow MCMIS report in
Kansas. The discussion will highlight
the financial value to Kansas by vetting
these companies for UCR compliance,
commercial registration, IFTA,
intrastate, and interstate operating
authority.
X. Review States’ Audit Compliance
Rates Compliance Percentages for
Focused Anomaly Reviews (FARs)
for Registration Years 2020, 2021,
and 2022—Subcommittee Chair
The Subcommittee Chair will review
audit compliance rates for the states for
registration years 2020, 2021, and 2022
and included compliance percentages
for FARs, retreat audits, and registration
compliance percentages.
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-25729]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 944, Form 944(SP),
Form 944-X, and Form 944-X (SP)
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: 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 944, Employer's Annual Employment Tax Return, Form
944(SP), Declaracion Federal Anual de Impuestos del Patrono o
Empleador, Form 944-X, Adjusted Employer's Annual Federal Tax Return or
Claim for Refund, and 944-X (SP), Ajuste a la Declaraci[oacute]n
Federal ANUAL del Patrono o Reclamaci[oacute]n de Reembolso.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 25,
2022 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andres Garcia, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224. You must reference the information collection's title, form
number, reporting or record-keeping requirement number, and OMB number
in your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Jon Callahan,
(737) 800-7639, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is currently seeking comments
concerning the following information collection tools, reporting, and
record-keeping requirements:
Title: Employer's Annual Employment Tax Return.
OMB Number: 1545-2007.
Form Number: Forms 944, 944(SP), 944-X, and 944-X(SP).
Abstract: The information on Form 944 will be collected to ensure
the smallest nonagricultural and non-household employers are paying the
correct amount of social security tax, Medicare tax, and withheld
federal income tax. Information on line 13 will be used to determine if
employers made any required deposits of these taxes. Form 944 (SP) is
the Spanish version of the Form 944. Form 944-X and Form 944-X(SP) are
used to correct errors made on Form 944.
Current Actions: There are changes to the existing collection:
Lines were added to Form 944-X and Form 944-X (SP) to match the changes
made in the last revision of Form 944 and Form 944 (SP). The new lines
are for reporting corrections of the credits allowed by provisions of
the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117-2, claimed on Form
944 and Form 944 (SP).
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individual or households, Businesses and other
for-profit organizations, Not-for-profit institutions, and State,
Local, and tribal Governments.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 135,884.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 23 hours 36 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,207,532.
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
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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: November 19, 2021.
Jon R. Callahan,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-25729 Filed 11-24-21; 8:45 am]
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