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Title: Employee Plans Determination 

Letter Program. 

OMB Control Number: 1545–0197. 

Form Number: 5300. 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code 

sections 401(a) and 501(a) set out 

requirements for qualification of 

employee benefit trusts and the taxexempt status of these trusts. Form 5300 

is used to request a determination letter 

from the IRS for the qualification of a 

defined benefit or a defined 

contribution plan and the exempt status 

of any related trust. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the burden previously approved by 

OMB. This request is being submitted 

for renewal purposes only. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

85,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 84 

hours, 43 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 7,201,200. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

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 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: October 30, 2023. 

Sara L. Covington, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24288 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Requesting 

Comments on Employer’s Annual 

Federal Unemployment 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 proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning Form 940, 

Employer’s Annual Federal 

Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return, 

Form 940–PR, Planilla para la 

Declaracio ́n Federal Anual del Patrono 

de la Contribucio ́n Federal para el 

Desempleo (FUTA), and their associated 

forms and schedules. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 2, 2024] 

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 OMB Control No. 1545–0028 in 

the subject line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this collection should be 

directed to Jon Callahan, (737) 800– 

7639, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 

6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet at jon.r.callahan@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is 

currently seeking comments concerning 

the following information collection 

tools, reporting, and record-keeping 

requirements: 

Title: Employer’s Annual Federal 

Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return. 

OMB Number: 1545–0028. 

Form Numbers: Form 940, Form 940– 

PR, Form 940–V, Form 940–V (PR), 

Schedule A (Form 940), Schedule R 

(Form 940), and Anexo A (Formulario 

940–PR). 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code 

section 3301 imposes a tax on 

employers based on the first $7,000 of 

taxable wages paid to each employee. 

The tax is computed and reported on 

Forms 940 and 940–PR (Puerto Rico 

employers only). The IRS uses the 

information on Forms 940 and 940–PR 

to ensure that employers have reported 

and figured the correct FUTA wages and 

tax. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the existing collection. However, the 

estimated number of responses has been 

updated based on current filing data. 

Corrections were also made to the 

burden calculations for the 940–PR 

forms and schedules. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations, individuals, or 

households, and farms. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

7,128,700. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 12 

hours, 22 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 88,115,561. 

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 


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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: October 30, 2023. 

Jon R. Callahan, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24266 Filed 11–2–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION 

PLAN 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: November 9, 2023, 12:00 

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

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible 

via conference call and via Zoom 

Meeting and Screenshare. Any 

interested person may call (i) 1–929– 

205–6099 (US Toll) or 1–669–900–6833 

(US Toll), Meeting ID: 996 3685 6347, to 

listen and participate in this meeting. 

The website to participate via Zoom 

Meeting and Screenshare is https://

kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0rdOgqz0pHtM9bvWIOSSxzfFv3NAVMbMt. 

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the 

public. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: The Unified 

Carrier Registration Plan Audit 

Subcommittee (the ‘‘Subcommittee’’) 

will continue its work in developing 

and implementing the Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan and Agreement. The 

subject matter of this meeting will 

include: 

Proposed Agenda 

I. Call to Order—UCR Audit Subcommittee

Chair

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will 

welcome attendees, call the meeting to order, 

call roll for the Audit Subcommittee, confirm 

whether a quorum is present, and facilitate 

self-introductions. 

II. Verification of Publication of Meeting

Notice—UCR Executive Director

The UCR Executive Director will verify the 

publication of the meeting notice on the UCR 

website and distribution to the UCR contact 

list via email followed by the subsequent 

publication of the notice in the Federal 

Register. 

III. Review and Approval of Subcommittee

Agenda and Setting of Ground Rules—UCR

Audit Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee 

Action 

The agenda will be reviewed, and the 

Subcommittee will consider adoption. 

Ground Rules 

Subcommittee action only to be taken in 

designated areas on the agenda. 

IV. Review and Approval of Subcommittee

Minutes From the August 10, 2023 Meeting—

UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee 

Action 

Draft minutes from the August 10, 2023, 

Subcommittee meeting via teleconference 

will be reviewed. The Subcommittee will 

consider action to approve. 

V. Discuss Options To Replace the Retreat

Audit Program With a Program That Relies

on the NRS Roadside Inspection Data—UCR

Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit

Subcommittee Vice-Chair, DSL

Transportation Representative, and

Seikosoft Representative

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee 

Action 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR 

Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair, DSL 

Transportation Representative, and Seikosoft 

Representative will lead a discussion on 

options to replace the Retreat Audit Program 

currently utilized by the States with an 

automated roadside inspection data driven 

audit for non-IRP and IRP plated commercial 

motor vehicles (CMVs) and the motor carriers 

operating this type of registered equipment. 

The Subcommittee may take action to 

recommend to the Board a modification to 

the current retreat audit program to one that 

relies on NRS roadside inspection data. 

VI. Announcement of the Vice-Chair Position

for the Audit Subcommittee—UCR Audit

Subcommittee Chair and UCR Audit

Subcommittee Vice-Chair

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee 

Action 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair and 

UCR Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair will 

announce the Subcommittee member 

receiving the most votes for the position of 

Vice-Chair of the Audit Subcommittee and 

address questions. The Subcommittee may 

take action to recommend that the UCR 

Board Chair appoint the Subcommittee 

member receiving the most votes to the 

position of Vice-Chair of the Audit 

Subcommittee. 

VII. General Discussion on a Policy To Close

a Participating and Non-Participating

Focused Anomaly Review (FAR)—UCR

Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit

Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and DSL

Transportation Representative

For Discussion and Possible Subcommittee 

Action 

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR 

Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and DSL 

Transportation Representative will lead a 

discussion on required steps to close both 

participating and non-participating state 

FARs. The Subcommittee may take action to 

recommend to the Board a required policy for 

the closing of FARs from participating and 

non-participating states. 

VIII. General Discussion of Hot Shot Auto

Transporters and the Negative Impact They

Have on the UCR and Safety—UCR Audit

Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit

Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and DSL

Transportation Representative

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR 

Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and DSL 

Transportation Representative will lead a 

discussion on options to address the 

potential underpayment of hot shot 

transporters. 

IX. 2021 UCR Financial Audit Update—UCR

Executive Director and Kellen

Representative

The UCR Executive Director and Kellen 

Representative will provide an update on the 

2021 UCR financial audit conducted by 

Warren Averett. 

X. Update on the Quarterly Question and

Answer Session for State Auditors—UCR

Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR Audit

Subcommittee Vice-Chair, and UCR

Executive Director

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair, UCR 

Audit Subcommittee Vice-Chair and UCR 

Executive Director will lead discussion of 

possible future items for discussion for the 

quarterly question and answer session for 

state auditors, and also its overall value and 

continuation. 

XI. Other Business—UCR Audit

Subcommittee Chair

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will 

call for any other items Subcommittee 

members would like to discuss. 

XII. Adjournment—UCR Audit

Subcommittee Chair

The UCR Audit Subcommittee Chair will 

adjourn the meeting. 

The agenda will be available no later 

than 5:00 p.m. Eastern time, November 

1, 2023 at: https://plan.ucr.gov. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Elizabeth Leaman, Chair, Unified 

Carrier Registration Plan Board of 

Directors, (617) 305–3783, eleaman@

board.ucr.gov. 

Alex B. Leath, 

Chief Legal Officer, Unified Carrier 

Registration Plan. 

[FR Doc. 2023–24454 Filed 11–1–23; 4:15 pm] 

BILLING CODE 4910–YL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Findings of Research Misconduct 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) gives notice, pursuant to 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

Handbook 1058.02, Research 

Misconduct, dated February 7, 2014, 


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