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leakproofness tests for liquid hazardous 

materials, hydrostatic pressure tests for 

metal, plastic, and composite 

containers, cooperage tests for bungtype wooden barrels, and additional 

testing for packaging intended to 

contain infectious substances. The 

specific tests required may vary based 

on the outer and inner packaging 

material used. 

(2) Additional Test Reports 

(Reporting): This information collection 

consists of the requirement to prepare 

and maintain a test report after each 

design qualification test or periodic 

retest of a packaging. The test report 

must be available to the user of the 

packaging or a representative of the 

DOT upon request and includes details 

such as the date, name, and address of 

the testing facility, packaging design 

type, maximum capacity, characteristics 

of test contents, and test descriptions 

and results. 

(3) Test Reports (Recordkeeping): This 

information collection requires that test 

report must be made available to a user 

of a packaging or a representative of the 

DOT, upon request. The test report 

includes information such as: the date, 

name, and address of the testing facility; 

a description of the packaging design 

type; the maximum capacity; 

characteristics of test contents; and test 

descriptions and results. 

(4) Closure Instructions (Reporting): 

This information collection consists of 

the requirement for the manufacturer or 

certifier of non-bulk packaging to create 

closure instructions, in accordance with 

§ 178.2(c). These instructions indicate 

the means of closure with which the 

package was tested and ensure that any 

subsequent shipper maintains the same 

level of safety when the package is 

closed for transportation of hazardous 

materials. 

(5) Closure Instructions 

(Recordkeeping): This information 

collection requires that the 

manufacturer or other person certifying 

compliance, along each subsequent 

distributor of the packaging, provide 

closure instructions to each person to 

whom the packaging is transferred, as 

well as any representative of the DOT, 

for inspection. 

The following is a list of the 

information collections and burden 

estimates associated with this OMB 

Control Number: 

Information collection Respondents Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Testing Requirements for Non-Bulk Packaging—Reporting ........................... 5,000 15,000 2.016 30,250 

Additional Test Reports—Reporting ................................................................ 10 30 2 60 

Test Reports—Recordkeeping ........................................................................ 100 1,000 0.1 100 

Closure Instructions—Reporting ...................................................................... 500 500 2 1,000 

Closure Instructions—Recordkeeping ............................................................. 16,080 16,080 0.083 1,340 

Affected Public: Each non-bulk 

packaging manufacturer that tests 

packagings to ensure compliance with 

the HMR. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Total Number of Respondents: 21,690. 

Total Annual Responses: 32,610. 

Total Annual Burden Hours: 32,750. 

Frequency of Collection: On occasion. 

Title: Hazardous Materials Public 

Sector Training and Planning Grants. 

OMB Control Number: 2137–0586. 

Summary: This OMB control number 

describes the information collections in 

parts 110 of the HMR pertaining to the 

procedures for reimbursable grants for 

public sector planning and training in 

support of the emergency planning and 

training efforts of States, Indian tribes, 

and local communities to manage 

hazardous materials emergencies, 

particularly those involving 

transportation. Sections in this part 

address information collection and 

recordkeeping with regard to applying 

for grants, monitoring expenditures, and 

reporting and requesting modifications. 

The following is a list of the 

information collections and burden 

estimates associated with this OMB 

Control Number: 

Information collection Respondents Total annual 

responses 

Hours per 

response 

Total annual 

burden hours 

Hazardous Materials Grants Applications ....................................................... 62 62 83.23 5,162 

Affected Public: State and local 

governments, Indian tribes. 

Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Burden: 

Total Annual Respondents: 62. 

Annual Responses: 62. 

Annual Burden Hours: 5,162. 

Frequency of collection: On occasion. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on May 17, 

2023. 

T. Glenn Foster, 

Chief, Regulatory Review and Reinvention 

Branch, Office of Hazardous Materials Safety, 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2023–10857 Filed 5–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Notice of Rate To Be Used for Federal 

Debt Collection, and Discount and 

Rebate Evaluation 

AGENCY: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, 

Fiscal Service, Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of rate to be used for 

Federal debt collection, and discount 

and rebate evaluation. 

SUMMARY: The Secretary of the Treasury 

is responsible for computing and 

publishing the percentage rate that is 

used in assessing interest charges for 

outstanding debts owed to the 

Government (The Debt Collection Act of 

1982, as amended). This rate is also 

used by agencies as a comparison point 

in evaluating the cost-effectiveness of a 

cash discount. In addition, this rate is 

used in determining when agencies 

should pay purchase card invoices 

when the card issuer offers a rebate. The 

percentage rate generally is calculated 

on an annual, calendar year basis; 

however, quarterly adjustments are 

made to the rate if the annual average 

of the method used to calculate it results 

in a change of 2 percent or more. Notice 

is hereby given that such an adjustment 

is being implemented, and the 

applicable rate for April through 

December 2023 is 3.00 percent. 

DATES: April 1, 2023, through December 

31, 2023. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Department of the Treasury, Bureau of 

the Fiscal Service, Disbursing and Debt 

Management, E-Commerce Division 

(LC–RM 349B), 3201 Pennsy Drive, 

Building E, Landover, MD 20785 

(Telephone: 202–874–9428). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The rate 

reflects the Current Value of Funds to 

the Treasury for use in connection with 

Federal Cash Management systems and 

is based on investment rates set for 

purposes of Public Law 95–147, 91 

Stat.1227 (October 28, 1977). The 

Treasury Office of Debt Management 

provides the annual Interest Rate 

Factors used in determining the Current 

Value of Funds Rate, which are based 

on weekly average of the Effective 

Federal Funds Rate, less 25 basis points 

for the 12-month period ending every 

September 30. The Current Value of 

Funds Rate is rounded to the nearest 

whole percentage and becomes effective 

each January 1. 

Quarterly revisions are made if the 

annual average, on a moving basis, 

changes by 2 percentage points or more. 

The previous notice of rate to be used 

for Federal debt collection, and discount 

and rebate evaluation, dated November 

21, 2022, announced the rate of 1.00 

percent for calendar year 2023. 

However, with the quarter ending 

March 30, 2023, the 12-month moving 

average investment rate increased by 2 

percent. Therefore, Treasury is revising 

the Current Value of Funds Rate for the 

remainder of calendar year 2023. 

The percentage rate to be applied 

during the period April 1, 2023, through 

December 31, 2023, is 3.00 percent. 

Authority: 31 U.S.C. 3717. 

Linda Claire Chero, 

Assistant Commissioner, Disbursing and Debt 

Management and Chief Disbursing Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2023–10814 Filed 5–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2014– 

49 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), 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 

Disaster Relief. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 21, 2023 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 Number 1545–2237– 

Disaster Relief’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this collection should be 

directed to Martha R. Brinson, at (202) 

317–5753, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Disaster Relief. 

OMB Number: 1545–2237. 

Revenue Procedure Number: 2014–49. 

Abstract: This revenue procedure 

establishes a procedure for temporary 

relief from certain requirements of § 42 

of the Internal Revenue Code for owners 

of low-income buildings (Owners) and 

housing credit agencies of States or 

possessions of the United States 

(Agencies) affected by major disaster 

areas declared by the President under 

the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 

and Emergency Assistance Act, 42 

U.S.C. 5121 et seq. (Stafford Act). 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,500. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 

mins. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,750. 

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. Comments 

will be 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 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 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: May 12, 2023. 

Martha R. Brinson, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2023–10865 Filed 5–19–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), 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 

Requirements for Investments to Qualify 

under section 936(d)(4) as Investments 

in Qualified Caribbean Basin Countries. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 21, 2023 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 Number 1545–1138— 

Requirements for Investments to Qualify 

under section 936(d)(4) as Investments 

in Qualified Caribbean Basin Countries’’ 

in the subject line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this collection should be 


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