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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: June 7, 2018. 

Laurie Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13075 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Joint Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint 

Committee will be conducted. The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held July 10, 

2018, and July 11, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Billups at 1–888–912–1227 or (214) 

413–6523. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be 

held Tuesday, July 10, 2018 and 

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, from 8:30 

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time. The public is invited to make oral 

comments or submit written statements 

for consideration. Notification of intent 

to participate must be made with Lisa 

Billups. For more information please 

contact Lisa Billups at 1–888–912–1227 

or (214) 413–6523, or write TAP Office, 

1114 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 

75242–1021, or post comments to the 

website: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include various 

committee issues for submission to the 

IRS and other TAP related topics. Public 

input is welcomed. 

Dated: June 13, 2018. 

Antoinette Ross, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Qualified 

Transportation Fringe Benefits 

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 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. Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning 

qualified transportation fringe benefits. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before August 20, 2018 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Roberto Mora-Figueroa, Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20224. Requests for additional 

information or copies of the regulations 

should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, 

at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington DC 20224, or through the 

internet, at RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Qualified transportation fringe 

benefits. 

OMB Number: 1545–1676. 

Regulation Project Number: TD 8933. 

Abstract: These regulations provide 

guidance to employers that provide 

qualified transportation fringe benefits 

under section 132(f), including guidance 

to employers that provide cash 

reimbursement for qualified 

transportation fringes and employers 

that offer qualified transportation 

fringes in lieu of compensation. 

Employers that provide cash 

reimbursement are required to keep 

records of documentation received from 

employees who receive reimbursement. 

Employers that offer qualified 

transportation fringes in lieu of 

compensation are required to keep 

records of employee compensation 

reduction elections. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the burden previously approved. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individual or 

households, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

48,589,824. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 16 

min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 12,968,728. 

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: June 13, 2018. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

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