Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2022, 1004-1005 [2022-00115]

Download as PDF 1004 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2022 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Transit Administration [Docket FTA–2022–0001] Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2022 Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: By this notice, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is establishing an Emergency Relief Docket for calendar year 2022, so grantees and subgrantees affected by a national or regional emergency or disaster may request temporary relief from FTA administrative and statutory requirements. SUMMARY: tkelley on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie L. Graves, Attorney-Advisor, Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, 90 Seventh Street, Ste. 15–300, San Francisco, CA 94103; phone: (202) 366–0944, or email, Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 49 CFR 601.42, FTA is establishing the Emergency Relief Docket for calendar year 2022. In the case of a national or regional emergency or disaster, or in anticipation of such an event, when FTA requirements impede a grantee or subgrantee’s ability to respond to the emergency or disaster, a grantee or subgrantee may submit a request for relief from specific FTA requirements. If FTA determines that a national or regional emergency or disaster has occurred, or in anticipation of such an event, FTA will place a message on its web page (https://www.transit.dot.gov) indicating that the Emergency Relief Docket has been opened and including the docket number. All petitions for relief from FTA administrative or statutory requirements must be posted in the docket in order to receive consideration by FTA. The docket is publicly available and can be accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via the internet at www.regulations.gov. Any grantee or subgrantee submitting petitions for relief or comments to the docket must include the agency name (Federal Transit Administration) and docket number FTA–2022–0001. Interested parties may consult 49 CFR part 601, subpart D for information on FTA’s emergency procedures for public transportation systems. FTA strongly encourages grantees and subgrantees to contact their FTA regional office and VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Jan 06, 2022 Jkt 256001 notify FTA of the intent to submit a petition to the docket. A grantee or subgrantee seeking relief has three avenues for submitting a petition. First, a grantee or subgrantee may submit a petition for waiver of FTA requirements to www.regulations.gov, for posting in the docket (FTA–2022– 0001). Alternatively, a grantee or subgrantee may submit a petition in duplicate (two copies) to the FTA Administrator, via U.S. mail or hand delivery to Federal Transit Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590; via fax to (202) 366–3472; or via email to Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov; or via U.S. mail or hand delivery to the DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, DC 20590. Thirdly, in the event that a grantee or subgrantee needs to request immediate relief and does not have access to electronic means to request that relief, the grantee or subgrantee may contact any FTA regional office or FTA headquarters and request that FTA staff submit the petition on its behalf. Federal public transportation law at 49 U.S.C. 5324(d) provides that a grant awarded under Section 5324, or under 49 U.S.C. 5307 or 49 U.S.C. 5311, that is made to address an emergency shall be subject to the terms and conditions the Secretary determines are necessary. This language allows FTA to waive certain statutory, as well as administrative, requirements. An FTA grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under 49 U.S.C. 5324, 5307, or 5311 that is affected by a national or regional emergency or disaster may request a waiver of provisions of Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United States Code in connection with such financial assistance, when a grantee or subgrantee demonstrates that the requirement(s) will limit a grantee’s or subgrantee’s ability to respond to a national or regional emergency or disaster. Pursuant to 49 CFR 601.42, a grantee or subgrantee must include certain information when requesting a waiver of statutory or administrative requirements. A petition for relief shall: (a) Include the agency name (Federal Transit Administration) and docket number FTA–2022–0001; (b) Identify the grantee or subgrantee and its geographic location; (c) Identify the section of Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United States Code, or the portion of an FTA policy statement, circular, guidance document or rule, from which the grantee or subgrantee seeks relief; (d) Specifically address how a requirement in Chapter 53 of Title 49 of PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the United States Code, or an FTA requirement in a policy statement, circular, agency guidance or rule, will limit a grantee’s or subgrantee’s ability to respond to a national or regional emergency or disaster; and (e) Specify if the petition for relief is one-time or ongoing, and if ongoing identify the time period for which the relief is requested. The time period may not exceed three months; however, additional time may be requested through a second petition for relief. Pursuant to 49 CFR 601.46, a petition for relief from administrative requirements will be conditionally granted for a period of three (3) business days from the date it is submitted to the Emergency Relief Docket. FTA will review the petition after the expiration of the three business days and review any comments submitted regarding the petition. FTA may contact the grantee or subgrantee that submitted the request for relief, or any party that submits comments to the docket, to obtain more information prior to making a decision. FTA shall then post a decision to the Emergency Relief Docket. FTA’s decision will be based on whether the petition meets the criteria for use of these emergency procedures, the substance of the request, and any comments submitted regarding the petition. If FTA does not respond to the request for relief to the docket within three business days, the grantee or subgrantee may assume its petition is granted for a period not to exceed three months until and unless FTA states otherwise. A petition for relief from statutory requirements will not be conditionally granted and requires a written decision from the FTA Administrator. Further, grantees seeking a waiver from Buy America requirements must follow the procedures in 49 CFR part 661. Buy America waivers will not be granted through the Emergency Relief Docket. An FTA decision, either granting or denying a petition, shall be posted in the Emergency Relief Docket and shall reference the document number of the petition to which it relates. FTA reserves the right to reconsider any decision made pursuant to these emergency procedures based upon its own initiative, based upon information or comments received subsequent to the three business day comment period, or at the request of a grantee or subgrantee upon denial of a request for relief. FTA shall notify the grantee or subgrantee if FTA plans to reconsider a decision. Pursuant to FTA’s Charter Rule at 49 CFR 604.2(f), grantees and subgrantees may assist with evacuations or other movement of people that might E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2022 / Notices otherwise be considered charter transportation when that transportation is in response to an emergency declared by the President, governor or mayor, or in an emergency requiring immediate action prior to a formal declaration, even if a formal declaration of an emergency is not eventually made by the President, governor or mayor. Therefore, a request for relief is not necessary in order to provide this service. However, if the emergency lasts more than 45 calendar days and the grantee will continue to provide service that would otherwise be considered charter service, the grantee or subgrantee shall follow the procedures set out in this notice. The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing requirements under the law or agency policies. Grantees and subgrantees should refer to FTA’s regulations, including 49 CFR part 601, for requirements for submitting a request for emergency relief. Nuria Fernandez, Administrator. [FR Doc. 2022–00115 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Tip Rate Determination Agreement (Gaming Industry) 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 guidance on the tip rate determination agreement (gaming industry). DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 8, 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, or to omb.unit@irs.gov. Please include, tkelley on DSK125TN23PROD with NOTICE SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:08 Jan 06, 2022 Jkt 256001 ‘‘OMB Number: 1545–1522—Public Comment Request Notice’’ in the Subject line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the form should be directed to Kerry Dennis at (202) 317–5751, or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Tip Rate Determination Agreement (Gaming Industry). OMB Number: 1545–1530. Revenue Procedure Number: 2007–32. Abstract: Information is required by the Internal Revenue Service in its compliance efforts to assist employers and their employees in understanding and complying with Internal Revenue Code Section 6053(a), which requires employees to report all their tips monthly to their employers. Current Actions: There is no change to the existing revenue procedure or burden at this time. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 710. Estimated Time per Respondent: 14 hours, 44 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,467 hours. The following paragraph applies to all 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 if 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 PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1005 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: January 3, 2022. Kerry L. Dennis, Tax Analyst. [FR Doc. 2022–00070 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 2290 and 2290–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 2290—Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return and form 2290–SP, Declaracion del Impuesto sobre el Uso de Vehiculos Pesados en las Carreteras. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 8, 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Sara Covington at (202) 317–4542, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax Return. OMB Number: 1545–0143. Abstract: Form 2290 and 2290/SP are used to compute and report the tax imposed by section 4481 on the highway use of certain motor vehicles. The information is used to determine whether the taxpayer has paid the correct amount of tax. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\07JAN1.SGM 07JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 5 (Friday, January 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1004-1005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-00115]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Transit Administration

[Docket FTA-2022-0001]


Notice of Establishment of Emergency Relief Docket for Calendar 
Year 2022

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration (FTA), Department of 
Transportation (DOT).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: By this notice, the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is 
establishing an Emergency Relief Docket for calendar year 2022, so 
grantees and subgrantees affected by a national or regional emergency 
or disaster may request temporary relief from FTA administrative and 
statutory requirements.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bonnie L. Graves, Attorney-Advisor, 
Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit Administration, 90 Seventh 
Street, Ste. 15-300, San Francisco, CA 94103; phone: (202) 366-0944, or 
email, [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant to 49 CFR 601.42, FTA is 
establishing the Emergency Relief Docket for calendar year 2022. In the 
case of a national or regional emergency or disaster, or in 
anticipation of such an event, when FTA requirements impede a grantee 
or subgrantee's ability to respond to the emergency or disaster, a 
grantee or subgrantee may submit a request for relief from specific FTA 
requirements.
    If FTA determines that a national or regional emergency or disaster 
has occurred, or in anticipation of such an event, FTA will place a 
message on its web page (https://www.transit.dot.gov) indicating that 
the Emergency Relief Docket has been opened and including the docket 
number.
    All petitions for relief from FTA administrative or statutory 
requirements must be posted in the docket in order to receive 
consideration by FTA. The docket is publicly available and can be 
accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, via the internet at 
www.regulations.gov. Any grantee or subgrantee submitting petitions for 
relief or comments to the docket must include the agency name (Federal 
Transit Administration) and docket number FTA-2022-0001.
    Interested parties may consult 49 CFR part 601, subpart D for 
information on FTA's emergency procedures for public transportation 
systems. FTA strongly encourages grantees and subgrantees to contact 
their FTA regional office and notify FTA of the intent to submit a 
petition to the docket.
    A grantee or subgrantee seeking relief has three avenues for 
submitting a petition. First, a grantee or subgrantee may submit a 
petition for waiver of FTA requirements to www.regulations.gov, for 
posting in the docket (FTA-2022-0001). Alternatively, a grantee or 
subgrantee may submit a petition in duplicate (two copies) to the FTA 
Administrator, via U.S. mail or hand delivery to Federal Transit 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590; via fax 
to (202) 366-3472; or via email to [email protected]; or via U.S. 
mail or hand delivery to the DOT Docket Management Facility, 1200 New 
Jersey Ave. SE, Room W12-140, Washington, DC 20590. Thirdly, in the 
event that a grantee or subgrantee needs to request immediate relief 
and does not have access to electronic means to request that relief, 
the grantee or subgrantee may contact any FTA regional office or FTA 
headquarters and request that FTA staff submit the petition on its 
behalf.
    Federal public transportation law at 49 U.S.C. 5324(d) provides 
that a grant awarded under Section 5324, or under 49 U.S.C. 5307 or 49 
U.S.C. 5311, that is made to address an emergency shall be subject to 
the terms and conditions the Secretary determines are necessary. This 
language allows FTA to waive certain statutory, as well as 
administrative, requirements.
    An FTA grantee or subgrantee receiving financial assistance under 
49 U.S.C. 5324, 5307, or 5311 that is affected by a national or 
regional emergency or disaster may request a waiver of provisions of 
Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United States Code in connection with 
such financial assistance, when a grantee or subgrantee demonstrates 
that the requirement(s) will limit a grantee's or subgrantee's ability 
to respond to a national or regional emergency or disaster.
    Pursuant to 49 CFR 601.42, a grantee or subgrantee must include 
certain information when requesting a waiver of statutory or 
administrative requirements. A petition for relief shall:
    (a) Include the agency name (Federal Transit Administration) and 
docket number FTA-2022-0001;
    (b) Identify the grantee or subgrantee and its geographic location;
    (c) Identify the section of Chapter 53 of Title 49 of the United 
States Code, or the portion of an FTA policy statement, circular, 
guidance document or rule, from which the grantee or subgrantee seeks 
relief;
    (d) Specifically address how a requirement in Chapter 53 of Title 
49 of the United States Code, or an FTA requirement in a policy 
statement, circular, agency guidance or rule, will limit a grantee's or 
subgrantee's ability to respond to a national or regional emergency or 
disaster; and
    (e) Specify if the petition for relief is one-time or ongoing, and 
if ongoing identify the time period for which the relief is requested. 
The time period may not exceed three months; however, additional time 
may be requested through a second petition for relief.
    Pursuant to 49 CFR 601.46, a petition for relief from 
administrative requirements will be conditionally granted for a period 
of three (3) business days from the date it is submitted to the 
Emergency Relief Docket. FTA will review the petition after the 
expiration of the three business days and review any comments submitted 
regarding the petition. FTA may contact the grantee or subgrantee that 
submitted the request for relief, or any party that submits comments to 
the docket, to obtain more information prior to making a decision. FTA 
shall then post a decision to the Emergency Relief Docket. FTA's 
decision will be based on whether the petition meets the criteria for 
use of these emergency procedures, the substance of the request, and 
any comments submitted regarding the petition. If FTA does not respond 
to the request for relief to the docket within three business days, the 
grantee or subgrantee may assume its petition is granted for a period 
not to exceed three months until and unless FTA states otherwise.
    A petition for relief from statutory requirements will not be 
conditionally granted and requires a written decision from the FTA 
Administrator. Further, grantees seeking a waiver from Buy America 
requirements must follow the procedures in 49 CFR part 661. Buy America 
waivers will not be granted through the Emergency Relief Docket.
    An FTA decision, either granting or denying a petition, shall be 
posted in the Emergency Relief Docket and shall reference the document 
number of the petition to which it relates. FTA reserves the right to 
reconsider any decision made pursuant to these emergency procedures 
based upon its own initiative, based upon information or comments 
received subsequent to the three business day comment period, or at the 
request of a grantee or subgrantee upon denial of a request for relief. 
FTA shall notify the grantee or subgrantee if FTA plans to reconsider a 
decision.
    Pursuant to FTA's Charter Rule at 49 CFR 604.2(f), grantees and 
subgrantees may assist with evacuations or other movement of people 
that might

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otherwise be considered charter transportation when that transportation 
is in response to an emergency declared by the President, governor or 
mayor, or in an emergency requiring immediate action prior to a formal 
declaration, even if a formal declaration of an emergency is not 
eventually made by the President, governor or mayor. Therefore, a 
request for relief is not necessary in order to provide this service. 
However, if the emergency lasts more than 45 calendar days and the 
grantee will continue to provide service that would otherwise be 
considered charter service, the grantee or subgrantee shall follow the 
procedures set out in this notice.
    The contents of this document do not have the force and effect of 
law and are not meant to bind the public in any way. This document is 
intended only to provide clarity to the public regarding existing 
requirements under the law or agency policies. Grantees and subgrantees 
should refer to FTA's regulations, including 49 CFR part 601, for 
requirements for submitting a request for emergency relief.

Nuria Fernandez,
Administrator.
[FR Doc. 2022-00115 Filed 1-6-22; 8:45 am]
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