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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 211
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury, 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.
Currently, the IRS is soliciting
comments concerning Form 211,
Application for Reward for Original
Information.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before December 4, 2023
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
by email to pra.comments@irs.gov.
Include 1545–0409 or Form 211.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this collection should be
directed to LaNita Van Dyke, at (202)
317–6009, at Internal Revenue Service,
Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through
the internet at Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Form 211, Application for
Reward for Original Information.
OMB Number: 1545–0409.
Form Number: Form 211.
Abstract: Form 211 is the official
application form used by persons
requesting rewards for submitting
information concerning alleged
violations of the tax laws by other
persons. Such rewards are authorized by
Internal Revenue Code section 7623.
The data is used to determine and pay
rewards to those persons who
voluntarily submit information.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to form 211 at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Responses:
20,000.
Estimated Time per Response: 45
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,000.
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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: September 26, 2023.
Moly J. Stasko,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
[TREAS–DO–2022–0011]
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund
Departmental Offices, U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to comment on
proposed or continuing information
collections, in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
SUMMARY:
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Comments should be received on
or before December 4, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestions for reducing the burden, by
either of the following methods:
• Electronically through https://
www.regulations.gov (preferred
method): Search for Docket ID# TREAS–
DO–2022–0011 and follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
Comments submitted electronically,
including attachments will be posted to
the docket unchanged.
• Email: PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Spencer W. Clark by
emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling
(202) 927–5331, or viewing the entire
information collection request at
www.regulations.gov.
DATES:
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Departmental Offices (DO)
Title: Coronavirus Capital Projects
Fund.
OMB Control Number: 1505–0277.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Description: Section 604 of the Social
Security Act (the ‘‘Act’’), as added by
section 9901 of the American Rescue
Plan Act of 2021, Public Law 117–2
(Mar. 11, 2021) established the
Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund
(‘‘CPF’’). The CPF provides $10 billion
in funding for the U.S. Department of
the Treasury (‘‘Treasury’’) to make
payments according to a statutory
formula to States (defined to include
each of the 50 States, the District of
Columbia, and Puerto Rico), seven
Territories and freely associated states
(the United States Virgin Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, the Commonwealth of
the Northern Mariana Islands, the
Republic of the Marshall Islands, the
Federated States of Micronesia, and the
Republic of Palau), and Tribal
governments 1 to carry out critical
capital projects directly enabling work,
education, and health monitoring,
including remote options, in response to
1 An eligible Tribal government is the recognized
governing body of any Indian or Alaska Native
tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village, community,
component band, or component reservation,
individually identified (including parenthetically)
in the list published most recently as of the date
of enactment of this Act pursuant to section 104 of
the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of
1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). The State of Hawaii, for
exclusive use of the Department of Hawaiian Home
Lands and the Native Hawaiian Education Programs
to assist Native Hawaiians, is also eligible to apply
for funding under this funding category.
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the public health emergency with
respect to the Coronavirus Disease
(COVID–19).
The current information collection is
being used to solicit information related
to:
• Annual performance reports
submitted by CPF recipients that are
States, Territories, or freely associated
states. This report is being renewed
without changes;
• Quarterly project and expenditure
reports submitted by CPF recipients that
are States, Territories, or freely
associated states. The requirements for
this report are being amended as
described below; and
• Annual project and expenditure
reports submitted by CPF recipients that
are Tribal governments. The
requirements for this report are being
amended as described below.
The Compliance and Reporting
Guidance for States, Territories, and
Freely Associated States, and the
Compliance and Reporting Guidance for
Tribal Governments provide recipients
with information needed to fulfill their
reporting requirements and compliance
obligations. Data is submitted to
Treasury using a web-based portal and
in accordance with specific data
requirements.
Project and expenditure reports must
be submitted quarterly for the duration
of the period of performance for States,
Territories, and freely associated states,
and annually for the duration of the
period of performance for Tribal
governments. The project and
expenditure report contains a set of
standardized questions to ascertain the
recipient’s use of funds received as of
the date of reporting, as well as the
status of individual projects. Treasury
will make the data submitted by
recipients publicly available.
Performance reports must be
submitted annually for recipients that
are States, Territories, and freely
associated states for the duration of the
period of performance. These
performance reports contain detailed
performance data corresponding to the
‘‘Programs’’ specified previously in a
recipient’s Grant Plan. This will include
information on efforts to improve equity
and engage communities. The
performance report is largely freely
written text, and while there are certain
data and topics that recipients must
cover in the performance report, it is
mostly free-form written content.
Recipients are required to publish the
performance report on their website and
provide the reports to Treasury.
Proposed Changes: On June 2, 2023,
Treasury received approval for a
revision to this information collection
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on an emergency processing basis.
Treasury presently seeks non-emergency
approval for the same revision in
accordance with normal PRA clearance
procedures. The revision is to add two
new fields for recipients to report on
Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) identifiers in order to uniquely
identify the precise location of CPF
funded broadband projects. The revision
is the same for States, Territories, Freely
Associated States, and Tribal recipients.
Treasury expects that recipients have
these FCC identifiers on-hand, and the
estimated burden remains unchanged.
1. Provider ID. The Provider ID is the
identifier that the FCC assigns to every
internet Service Provider (ISP). Any
entity undertaking a broadband
infrastructure project already has this
number.
2. Fabric ID. The Fabric ID is assigned
to every ‘‘broadband serviceable
location’’ in the ‘‘fabric’’, a database of
all serviceable locations. For example,
an apartment building which is
broadband serviceable will have a
unique Fabric ID assigned by the FCC.
CPF recipients who are completing
broadband projects are required to
provide the Fabric IDs for the locations
that they are serving.
Background Justifying the Changes.
Section 60105 of the Infrastructure
Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117–
58) required the FCC to establish an
online mapping tool with broadband
locations funded by Federal agencies.
As a result, CPF reporting guidance has
been updated.
Form: Compliance and Reporting
Guidance for States, Territories, and
Freely Associated States; Compliance
and Reporting Guidance for Tribal
Governments.
Affected Public: State, Territorial,
Freely Associated State, and Tribal
governments receiving CPF grant funds.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
609.
Frequency of Response: States,
Territories, and freely associated states:
4 times per year for project and
expenditure reports, and 1 time per year
for performance reports; Tribal
governments: 1 time per year.
Estimated Total Number of Annual
Responses: 845.
Estimated Time per Response: 62
hours for State project and expenditure
reports. 80 hours for State performance
reports. 50 hours for Tribal annual
reports.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 30,352.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
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Budget 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 technology; and (e) estimates of
capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of services required to provide
information.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–NEW]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Servicemembers’ Group Life
Insurance—Spouse Coverage (FSGLI)
Election and Certificate Form
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed new
collection of information and allow 60
days for public comment in response to
the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before December 4, 2023.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
nancy.kessinger@va.gov Please refer to
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
[TREAS-DO-2022-0011]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund
AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to comment on proposed or continuing
information collections, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995.
DATES: Comments should be received on or before December 4, 2023 to be
assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for
reducing the burden, by either of the following methods:
Electronically through https://www.regulations.gov
(preferred method): Search for Docket ID# TREAS-DO-2022-0011 and follow
the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted
electronically, including attachments will be posted to the docket
unchanged.
Email: [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Spencer W. Clark by emailing [email protected], calling
(202) 927-5331, or viewing the entire information collection request at
www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Departmental Offices (DO)
Title: Coronavirus Capital Projects Fund.
OMB Control Number: 1505-0277.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Description: Section 604 of the Social Security Act (the ``Act''),
as added by section 9901 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,
Public Law 117-2 (Mar. 11, 2021) established the Coronavirus Capital
Projects Fund (``CPF''). The CPF provides $10 billion in funding for
the U.S. Department of the Treasury (``Treasury'') to make payments
according to a statutory formula to States (defined to include each of
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico), seven
Territories and freely associated states (the United States Virgin
Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of
Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau), and Tribal governments \1\ to
carry out critical capital projects directly enabling work, education,
and health monitoring, including remote options, in response to
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the public health emergency with respect to the Coronavirus Disease
(COVID-19).
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\1\ An eligible Tribal government is the recognized governing
body of any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo,
village, community, component band, or component reservation,
individually identified (including parenthetically) in the list
published most recently as of the date of enactment of this Act
pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe
List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131). The State of Hawaii, for
exclusive use of the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands and the
Native Hawaiian Education Programs to assist Native Hawaiians, is
also eligible to apply for funding under this funding category.
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The current information collection is being used to solicit
information related to:
Annual performance reports submitted by CPF recipients
that are States, Territories, or freely associated states. This report
is being renewed without changes;
Quarterly project and expenditure reports submitted by CPF
recipients that are States, Territories, or freely associated states.
The requirements for this report are being amended as described below;
and
Annual project and expenditure reports submitted by CPF
recipients that are Tribal governments. The requirements for this
report are being amended as described below.
The Compliance and Reporting Guidance for States, Territories, and
Freely Associated States, and the Compliance and Reporting Guidance for
Tribal Governments provide recipients with information needed to
fulfill their reporting requirements and compliance obligations. Data
is submitted to Treasury using a web-based portal and in accordance
with specific data requirements.
Project and expenditure reports must be submitted quarterly for the
duration of the period of performance for States, Territories, and
freely associated states, and annually for the duration of the period
of performance for Tribal governments. The project and expenditure
report contains a set of standardized questions to ascertain the
recipient's use of funds received as of the date of reporting, as well
as the status of individual projects. Treasury will make the data
submitted by recipients publicly available.
Performance reports must be submitted annually for recipients that
are States, Territories, and freely associated states for the duration
of the period of performance. These performance reports contain
detailed performance data corresponding to the ``Programs'' specified
previously in a recipient's Grant Plan. This will include information
on efforts to improve equity and engage communities. The performance
report is largely freely written text, and while there are certain data
and topics that recipients must cover in the performance report, it is
mostly free-form written content. Recipients are required to publish
the performance report on their website and provide the reports to
Treasury.
Proposed Changes: On June 2, 2023, Treasury received approval for a
revision to this information collection on an emergency processing
basis. Treasury presently seeks non-emergency approval for the same
revision in accordance with normal PRA clearance procedures. The
revision is to add two new fields for recipients to report on Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) identifiers in order to uniquely
identify the precise location of CPF funded broadband projects. The
revision is the same for States, Territories, Freely Associated States,
and Tribal recipients. Treasury expects that recipients have these FCC
identifiers on-hand, and the estimated burden remains unchanged.
1. Provider ID. The Provider ID is the identifier that the FCC
assigns to every internet Service Provider (ISP). Any entity
undertaking a broadband infrastructure project already has this number.
2. Fabric ID. The Fabric ID is assigned to every ``broadband
serviceable location'' in the ``fabric'', a database of all serviceable
locations. For example, an apartment building which is broadband
serviceable will have a unique Fabric ID assigned by the FCC. CPF
recipients who are completing broadband projects are required to
provide the Fabric IDs for the locations that they are serving.
Background Justifying the Changes. Section 60105 of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. 117-58) required the
FCC to establish an online mapping tool with broadband locations funded
by Federal agencies. As a result, CPF reporting guidance has been
updated.
Form: Compliance and Reporting Guidance for States, Territories,
and Freely Associated States; Compliance and Reporting Guidance for
Tribal Governments.
Affected Public: State, Territorial, Freely Associated State, and
Tribal governments receiving CPF grant funds.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 609.
Frequency of Response: States, Territories, and freely associated
states: 4 times per year for project and expenditure reports, and 1
time per year for performance reports; Tribal governments: 1 time per
year.
Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 845.
Estimated Time per Response: 62 hours for State project and
expenditure reports. 80 hours for State performance reports. 50 hours
for Tribal annual reports.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 30,352.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will be summarized and included in the request for Office of Management
and Budget 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 technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up
costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services
required to provide information.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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