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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. 

Desired Focus of Comments: The 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., by 

permitting electronic submissions of 

responses. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the ICR for OMB approval 

of the extension of the information 

collection; they will also become a 

matter of public record. 

Approved: December 2, 2020. 

Ronald J. Durbala, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26888 Filed 12–7–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request Relating to CPEO 

Forms 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

IRS is soliciting comments concerning 

Form 14737, Request for Voluntary IRS 

Certification of a Professional Employer 

Organization (Application),Form 

14737–A, CPEO Responsible Individual 

Personal Attestation, Form 14751 

Certified Professional Employer 

Organization Surety Bond, Form 8973, 

Certified Professional Employer 

Organization/Customer Reporting 

Agreement and TD 9860, Certified 

Professional Employer Organizations. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before February 8, 2021 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Paul Adams, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

Please send separate comments for each 

specific information collection listed 

below. You must reference the 

information collection’s title, form 

number, reporting or record-keeping 

requirement number, and OMB number 

(if any) in your comment. To obtain 

additional information, or copies of the 

information collection and instructions, 

or copies of any comments received, 

contact Sara Covington, (737) 800 

–6149, or Internal Revenue Service, 

Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the internet, at Sara.L.Covington@

irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is 

seeking comments concerning the 

following forms, and reporting and 

record-keeping requirements: 

Title: Certified Professional Employer 

Organization (CPEO). 

OMB Number: 1545–2266. 

Form Numbers: 14737 and 14737–A, 

14751, 8973 and TD 9860. 

Abstract: Section 206 of the 

Achieving a Better Life Experience 

(ABLE) Act passed Dec. 19, 2014) 

created the Certified Professional 

Employer Organization (CPEO) 

designation. The application, attestation 

and supporting information will be used 

by IRS to qualify professional employer 

organizations to become and remain a 

Certified Professional Employer 

Organization, which entitles them to 

certain tax benefits. This certification is 

renewed annually and the CPEO will 

submit annual and quarterly financial 

statements in addition to supporting 

documentation. Responsible individuals 

will submit annual attestation forms and 

fingerprint cards. Form 14737, Request 

for Voluntary IRS Certification of a 

Professional Employer Organization 

(Application), Form 14737–A, CPEO 

Responsible Individual Personal 

Attestation, Form 14751, Certified 

Professional Employer Organization 

Surety Bond, Form 8973, Certified 

Professional Employer Organization/ 

Customer Reporting Agreement, and TD 

9860, Certified Professional Employer 

Organizations, will only be used by 

program applicants and related 

responsible individuals. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the forms previously 

approved by OMB. However, there were 

an increase in the total estimated 

number of filers from (1,725 to 42,205) 

and a total burden increase from 

(90,830, to 91,065). This collection is 

being submitted for renewal purposes. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations & individuals. 

Form 14737: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

120. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 145 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 17,400. 

Form 14737–A: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

565. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 20 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,300. 

Form 14751: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

170. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 340. 

Form 8973: 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

41,350. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.5 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 62,025. 

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 our 

request for Office of Management and 


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Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant 

information collection. All comments 

will become a matter of public record. 

Please do not include any confidential 

or inappropriate material in your 

comments. 

We invite comments on: (a) Whether 

the collection of information is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the agency’s functions, 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 respondents, including 

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 the requested information. 

Approved: December 2, 2020. 

Sara L. Covington, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26916 Filed 12–7–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION 

PLAN 

Sunshine Act Meeting; Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan Board of Directors 

Meeting 

TIME AND DATE: December 10, 2020, from 

Noon to 3:00 p.m., Eastern time. 

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible 

via conference call and screen sharing. 

Any interested person may call 877– 

853–5247 (US toll free), 888–788–0099 

(US toll free), +1 929–205–6099 (US 

toll), or +1 669–900–6833 (US toll), 

Conference ID 977 6073 0690, to 

participate in the meeting. 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified 

Carrier Registration Plan Board of 

Directors (the ‘‘Board’’) will continue its 

work in developing and implementing 

the Unified Carrier Registration Plan 

and Agreement. The subject matter of 

the meeting will include: 

Agenda 

I. Welcome and Call to Order—UCR 

Board Chair 

The UCR Board Chair will welcome 

attendees, call the meeting to order, call 

roll for the Board, confirm the presence 

of a quorum, and facilitate selfintroductions. 

II. Verification of Meeting Notice—UCR 

Executive Director 

The UCR Executive Director will 

verify publication of the meeting notice 

on the UCR website and distribution to 

the UCR contact list via email followed 

by subsequent publication of the notice 

in the Federal Register. 

III. Review and Approval of Board 

Agenda—UCR Board Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

Agenda will be reviewed and the 

Board will consider adoption. 

Ground Rules 

➢ Board actions taken only in 

designated areas on agenda 

IV. Approval of Minutes of the 

November 5, 2020 UCR Board Meeting— 

UCR Board Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

Draft Minutes of the November 5, 

2020 UCR Board meeting will be 

reviewed. The Board will consider 

action to approve. 

V. Report of FMCSA—FMCSA 

Representative 

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA) will provide a 

report on any relevant activity. 

VI. Updates Concerning UCR 

Legislation—UCR Board Chair 

The UCR Board Chair will call for any 

updates regarding UCR legislation since 

the last Board meeting. 

VII. Discussion Regarding Development 

of Board Policy for the Mailing of 

Postcards—UCR Executive Director 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Executive Director will lead 

a discussion regarding the need for 

states and the Board to mail postcards 

to unregistered carriers. Items to 

consider may include defining the 

window of time for states/Board to mail 

postcards and require states to 

participate in solicitation campaigns. 

After discussing options, the Board may 

decide to adopt a policy regarding the 

requirements for mailing postcards to 

unregistered carriers. 

VIII. Potential Contract Extensions for 

AAG3 LLC and DSL Transportation 

Services, Inc.—UCR Board Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Chair will lead a discussion 

of the annual renewal of existing 

contracts with AAG3 LLC (Avelino 

Gutierrez) and DSL Transportation 

Services, Inc. (Dave Lazarides). The 

Board may decide to renew the 

contracts for an additional one-year 

term. 

IX. Chief Legal Officer Report—UCR 

Chief Legal Officer 

The UCR Chief Legal Officer will 

provide an update on the status of the 

March 2019 data event, the Twelve 

Percent Logistics litigation, several 

cease and desist letters sent to third 

party permitting service providers, and 

other matters. 

X. Update on the RSM Security 

Assessment Pertaining to the NRS 

Audit—UCR Technology Director 

The UCR Technology Director will 

provide an update on the security 

assessment deliverables from RSM’s 

security team pertaining to the NRS 

Audit. 

• AWS Security Assessment 

• Cloud Vulnerability and 

Configuration Review Sample 

• RSM Sample Penetration Testing 

Report 

XI. Subcommittee Reports 

Audit Subcommittee—UCR Audit 

Subcommittee Chair 

A. Next Steps Regarding the 2019 Audit 

Deficiencies by Idaho and Utah—UCR 

Audit Subcommittee Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

will discuss the next steps regarding the 

2019 Audit Deficiencies by Idaho and 

Utah. The Board may authorize 

additional action to be taken against 

Idaho and Utah. 

B. Consideration of the Addition of a 

UCR Auditor/Enforcement Manager— 

UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

For Discussion and Possible Action 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

will lead a discussion considering the 

potential addition of a UCR Auditor/ 

Enforcement Manager to provide 

mentoring and other audit assistance to 

participating states. The Board may take 

action to add a UCR Auditor/ 

Enforcement Manager and include that 

position in the budget for fiscal year 

2021. 

C. Discuss the Possible Requirement for 

the States to Declare in Writing Their 

Audit Policy with Respect to UCR— 

UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair 

will lead a discussion of the possibility 

of requiring the states to formally 

declare, in writing, certain goals, 

objectives, and procedures with regard 

to their UCR audit policy. In addition, 

the Board may discuss a desire to 


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