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(4) The degree to which proposals are 

designed to reflect the needs of lowincome or other transportationdisadvantaged groups. 

In addition, area-wide and regionwide pricing proposals will be 

evaluated based on: 

(5) The degree to which proposals 

include evaluation of benefits, costs, 

revenues, environmental impacts, 

distributional impacts, and financial 

feasibility of each alternative package of 

transportation improvements, in 

comparison with the region’s currently 

adopted long-range transportation plan; 

(6) The degree to which further 

development of alternative packages 

will involve stakeholder groups, 

including (among others) business 

groups, environmental groups, and 

advocates for social equity; 

(7) The degree to which they are 

likely to lead to relatively near-term 

implementation; 

(8) The scale of the congestion pricing 

strategy, i.e., the extent of the 

geographic area, or the number of 

roadway facilities or corridors that are 

to be priced; 

(9) The degree to which the proposed 

pricing scenarios are comprehensive 

involving synergistic combinations of 

multimodal investment strategies, 

Intelligent Transportation System 

technologies and travel demand 

management strategies; and 

(10) The degree to which proposed 

pricing scenarios have a probability of 

getting public support. 

Further, non-toll pricing proposals 

will be evaluated based on the degree to 

which they demonstrate especially 

promising strategies such that their 

implementation will likely then be 

replicated broadly. 

Post-Selection Process 

If approved, a formal cooperative 

agreement will be prepared between the 

FHWA and the State. The cooperative 

agreement will include a refined scope 

of work developed from the original 

funding application and subsequent 

discussions with FHWA. Federal 

statutes will govern the cooperative 

agreement. Regulations cited in the 

agreement, and 49 CFR Part 18, Uniform 

Administrative Requirements for Grants 

and Cooperative Agreements to State 

and Local Governments, will also apply. 

Each congestion pricing project must 

have a separate cooperative agreement. 

Although, in the past, the FHWA has 

allowed some States to have a master 

cooperative agreement that is 

subsequently amended for each 

approved project, in the future the 

FHWA will execute a separate 

agreement for each project. For 

congestion pricing projects that involve 

only toll authority and that do not 

involve requests for Federal funds, a 

cooperative agreement must still be 

executed. 

Where the implementation of tolling 

is part of the VPP project, Federal 

tolling authority is required. To secure 

such authority for a VPP project, a 

cooperative agreement will be executed, 

regardless of whether VPP program 

funding is being provided. The 

cooperative agreement must include all 

of the information normally required as 

part of a tolling agreement (stipulating 

the terms of the tolling, providing 

details on the dispensation of revenues, 

etc.). A separate tolling agreement will 

not be required. As discussed 

previously, revenues must generally 

first be used to cover the project’s 

operating costs, including debt service, 

provide reasonable return on private 

party investments, and be used for the 

costs necessary to properly operate and 

maintain the facility. Any remaining 

revenues may then be used for other 

Title 23, United States Code eligible 

purposes. 

Where tolling authority is secured 

through a VPP program cooperative 

agreement, such an agreement, like 

tolling agreements providing the 

authority to toll under other Federal 

provisions and programs, will be signed 

by the Executive Director of FHWA. If 

tolling authority is not required, the 

cooperative agreement will be signed by 

the FHWA Division Administrator of 

the State Division Office. All 

cooperative agreements will be 

administered jointly by FHWA’s Office 

of Operations and FHWA’s State 

Division Office. 

Other Requirements 

Prior to FHWA approval of pricing 

project implementation, congestion 

pricing programs must be shown to be 

consistent with Federal metropolitan 

and statewide planning requirements 

(23 U.S.C. 134 and 135; and, if 

applicable, 49 U.S.C. 5303 and 5304). 

Implementation projects involving 

tolls outside metropolitan areas must be 

included in the approved statewide 

transportation improvement program 

and be selected in accordance with the 

requirements set forth in section 

1204(f)(3) of TEA–21. 

Implementation projects involving 

tolls in metropolitan areas must be: (a) 

Included in, or consistent with, the 

approved metropolitan transportation 

plan (if the area is in nonattainment for 

a transportation-related pollutant, the 

metropolitan plan must be in 

conformance with the State air quality 

implementation plan); (b) included in 

the approved metropolitan and 

statewide transportation improvement 

programs (if the metropolitan area is in 

a nonattainment area for a 

transportation related pollutant, the 

metropolitan transportation 

improvement program must be in 

conformance with the State air quality 

implementation plan); (c) selected in 

accordance with the requirements in 

section 1203(h)(5) or (i)(2) of TEA–21; 

and (d) consistent with any existing 

congestion management system in 

Transportation Management Areas, 

developed pursuant to 23 U.S.C. 

134(i)(3). 

(Authority: 23 U.S.C. 315; sec. 1216(a), 

Public Law 105–178, 112 Stat. 107; Public 

Law 109–59; 117 Stat. 1144) 

Issued on: July 30, 2009. 

Vı ́ctor M. Mendez, 

Federal Highway Administrator. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–22–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 8928 

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 

8928, Return of Certain Excise Taxes 

Under Chapter 43 of the Internal 

Revenue Code. 

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 Dawn Bidne, (202) 

622–3933, at Internal Revenue Service, 

room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the Internet at Dawn.E.Bidne@irs.gov. 


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Return of Certain Excise Taxes Under 

Chapter 43 of the Internal Revenue 

Code. 

OMB Number: 1545–2148. 

Form Number: Form 8928. 

Abstract: Form 8928 is used by 

employers, group health plans, HMOs, 

and third party administrators to report 

and pay excise taxes due for failures 

under sections 4980B, 4980D, 4980E, 

and 4980G. 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. This form is being 

submitted for renewal purposes. 

Type of Review: This is an extension 

of a previously approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit organizations, and not-forprofit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 18 

hours 33 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,858. 

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: July 28, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18676 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for the Limited Payability 

Claim Against the United States for 

Proceeds of an Internal Revenue 

Refund Check 

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 the 

Limited Payability Claim Against the 

United States for Proceeds of an Internal 

Revenue Refund Check. 

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 Dawn Bidne, (202) 

622–3933, at Internal Revenue Service, 

room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the Internet at Dawn.E.Bidne@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Limited Payability Claim Against the 

United States for Proceeds of an Internal 

Revenue Refund Check. 

OMB Number: 1545–2024. 

Form Number: Not applicable. 

Abstract: This form is used by 

taxpayers for completing a claim against 

the United States for the proceeds of an 

Internal Revenue refund check. 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. This form is being 

submitted for renewal purposes only. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, businesses and other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,000. 

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: July 28, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18677 Filed 8–4–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 13460 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 


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