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a safety concern that was intended to be 

addressed by handrail requirements. 

Ricon says that, like the 

noncompliance found in the Braun 

Corporation’s petition, ‘‘there is little to 

no risk of harm or injury’’ caused by the 

subject noncompliances. Ricon then 

reiterates that it is unlikely an operator 

would simultaneously activate the 

buttons that control the lift functions 

and if simultaneous activation of the 

‘‘STOW’’/‘‘DEPLOY’’ buttons or the 

‘‘UP’’/‘‘DOWN,’’ did occur, the lift does 

not respond in a way that would 

compromise the safety of the occupant. 

Likewise, Ricon claims, the 

noncompliant slope of the outer barrier 

‘‘is not sufficiently different’’ from the 

required slope ratio that it would cause 

‘‘a noticeable change to the user.’’ 

Last, Ricon states that ‘‘[i]t is not 

aware of any claims or injury involving 

the performance of the control pendant, 

outer barrier slope, or operator manual 

or label wording.’’ 

In its petition, Navistar explains that 

due to the FMVSS No. 403 

noncompliances found in the subject 

lifts, the subject school and commercial 

buses manufactured by Navistar are 

noncompliant with paragraph S4.1.4 of 

FMVSS No. 404. Navistar says that the 

subject buses meet all other 

requirements found in FMVSS No. 404. 

Navistar states that it ‘‘incorporates 

and adopts the information from Ricon’s 

Petition’’ and also says it has not 

received any complaints or other notices 

nor is it aware of any accidents, injuries, 

or warranty claims related to the 

noncompliances occurring in the subject 

lifts. 

Ricon and Navistar conclude their 

petitions by stating that the subject 

noncompliances are inconsequential as 

they relate to motor vehicle safety and 

that their petitions to be exempted from 

providing notification of the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the 

noncompliance, as required by 49 

U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. 

NHTSA notes that the statutory 

provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 

30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to 

file petitions for a determination of 

inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to 

exempt manufacturers only from the 

duties found in sections 30118 and 

30120, respectively, to notify owners, 

purchasers, and dealers of a defect or 

noncompliance and to remedy the 

defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any 

decision on these petitions only applies 

to the subject equipment and vehicles 

that the petitioners no longer controlled 

at the time they determined that the 

noncompliance existed. However, any 

decision on these petitions does not 

relieve equipment and vehicle 

distributors and dealers of the 

prohibitions on the sale, offer for sale, 

or introduction or delivery for 

introduction into interstate commerce of 

the noncompliant equipment and 

vehicles under their control after Ricon 

and Navistar notified them that the 

subject noncompliance existed. 

(Authority: 49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: 

delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and 

501.8.) 

Otto G. Matheke III, 

Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Art Advisory Panel—Notice of 

Availability of Report of 2022 Closed 

Meetings 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: A report summarizing the 

closed meeting activities of the Art 

Advisory Panel during Fiscal Year 2022 

has been prepared. A copy of this report 

has been filed with the Assistant 

Secretary for Management of the 

Department of the Treasury. 

DATES:

Applicable Date: This notice is 

applicable August 21, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: The report is available at 

https://www.irs.gov/compliance/ 

appeals/art-appraisal-services. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robin B. Lawhorn, AP:SPR:AAS, 

Internal Revenue Service/Independent 

Office of Appeals, 400 West Bay Street, 

Suite 252, Jacksonville, FL 32202, 

Telephone number (904) 661–3198 (not 

a toll free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It has been 

determined that this document is not a 

major rule as defined in Executive Order 

12291 and that a regulatory impact 

analysis is, therefore, not required. 

Additionally, this document does not 

constitute a rule subject to the 

Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 

chapter 6). 

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 1009(d), of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, and 5 

U.S.C. 552b, of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act. 

Andrew J. Keyso Jr., 

Chief, Independent Office of Appeals. 

[FR Doc. 2023–18293 Filed 8–24–23; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0883] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Per Diem to States for Care of 

Eligible Veterans in State Homes 

AGENCY: Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA), 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 collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, 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 October 24, 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Grant Bennett, Office of Regulations, 

Appeals, and Policy (10BRAP), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420 or email to Grant.Bennett@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0883’’ in any correspondence. During 

the comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise 

and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics (008), 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 266– 

4688 or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

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collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VHA invites 

comments on: (1) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VHA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

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