39376 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 150 / Thursday, August 6, 2009 / Notices 

Issued: July 31, 2009. 

Ann M. Linnertz, 

Associate Administrator for Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–18772 Filed 8–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration 

Office of Analysis, Research, and 

Technology Forum 

AGENCY: Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration (FMCSA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting/forum. 

SUMMARY: FMCSA’s Office of Analysis, 

Research, and Technology (ART) invites 

interested persons to participate in a 

forum regarding updating it’s 5-Year 

Strategic Plan (2010–2015). FMCSA is 

seeking input from industry leaders via 

two public Stakeholder Forums in order 

to identify and discuss key safety 

related challenges and opportunities 

facing the motor carrier industry, and to 

solicit ideas on research objectives that 

FMCSA should consider in developing 

it’s strategic plan—as well as on 

potential projects and programs that 

would help meet those safety research 

objectives. As a participant in the 

forum, attendees will have an 

opportunity to comment on the 

proposed mission, vision and strategic 

objectives (goals) for the 5-Year Strategic 

Plan, and provide any additional 

insights they feel will be important to 

the FMCSA. 

Where and When: 

Meeting # 1. Hyatt Place Denver 

Airport, 16250 E. 40th Ave., Aurora, CO 

80011, on Thursday August 13, 2009 

from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 

Meeting # 2. Booz Allen Hamilton 

Conference Center, Hamilton 2011, 8283 

Greensboro Dr., McLean, VA 22102, on 

Tuesday, August 18, 2009, from 9 a.m. 

to 4 p.m. 

Registration: Space will be limited to 

the first 30 registered participants for 

each forum. To attend the forum, send 

an e-mail to: karen.robin@dot.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Martin R. Walker, Office of Analysis, 

Research and Technology, Federal 

Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 

1200 New Jersey Ave, SW., Washington, 

DC 20590; telephone (202) 385–2364 or 

e-mail martin.r.walker@dot.gov Or, 

contact Karen Robin in the same office 

at (202) 385–2373 or e-mail 

karen.robin@dot.gov Office hours are 

from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., E.S.T., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ART is 

currently in the process of updating its 

5-Year Strategic Plan, which was last 

issued in 2005. The updated plan seeks 

to articulate the ART’s mission to 

reduce the number and severity of 

commercial motor vehicle crashes by 

expanding FMCSA’s knowledge 

portfolio of available technological, 

behavioral, and operational approaches 

for addressing safety challenges in the 

motor carrier industry. 

Forum attendees will receive an 

Information Packet on current programs 

the Office of Research and Technology 

is working on. While the forum will be 

open to the public, it will be limited to 

the space available. Individuals 

requiring special needs/ 

accommodations (sign, reader, etc.), 

please call Karen Robin at (202) 385– 

2373 or e-mail karen.robin@dot.gov. 

Issued On: July 28, 2009. 

David Anewalt, 

Acting Associate Administrator for Research 

and Information Technology. 

[FR Doc. E9–18770 Filed 8–5–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 6478 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

6478, Alcohol and Cellulosic Biofuel 

Fuels Credit. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 5, 2009 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 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 Robert Kennedy at 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622– 

3403, or through the Internet at 

Robert.J.Kennedy@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Alcohol and Cellulosic Biofuel 

Fuels Credit. 

OMB Number: 1545–0231. 

Form Number: Form 6478. 

Abstract: Use Form 6478 to figure 

your alcohol and cellulosic biofuel fuels 

credit. You claim the credit for the tax 

year in which the sale or use occurs. 

The credit is determined under IRC 

section 40 and consists of the alcohol 

mixture credit, alcohol credit, small 

ethanol producer credit and cellulosic 

biofuel producer credit. 

Current Actions: We deleted 3 lines in 

compliance with IRC section 40. We 

also deleted 8 lines to reflect changes 

made during the processing cycle of the 

2008 Form 6478. This results in a total 

burden decrease of 8,811. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,300. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 

hours, 48 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 22,473. 

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 


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