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non-confidential summary of the 

information or advice. 

Pursuant to section 127(e) of the 

URAA (19 U.S.C. 3537(e)), USTR will 

maintain a docket on this dispute 

settlement proceeding, docket number 

USTR–2018–0010, accessible to the 

public at www.regulations.gov. The 

public file will include non-confidential 

public comments USTR receives 

regarding the dispute. If a dispute 

settlement panel is convened, or in the 

event of an appeal from a panel, USTR 

will make the following documents 

publicly available at www.ustr.gov: The 

U.S. submissions and any nonconfidential summaries of submissions 

received from other participants in the 

dispute. If a dispute settlement panel is 

convened, or in the event of an appeal 

from a panel, the report of the panel, 

and, if applicable, the report of the 

Appellate Body, will also be available 

on the website of the World Trade 

Organization, at www.wto.org. 

Juan Millan, 

Assistant United States Trade Representative 

for Monitoring and Enforcement, Office of 

the U.S. Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13066 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation Advisory Board—Notice 

of Public Meetings 

AGENCY: Saint Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation (SLSDC); 

DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces the 

public meeting via conference call of the 

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation Advisory Board. 

DATES: The public meeting will be held 

on (all times Eastern): 

• Monday, July 23, 2018 from 2:00 

p.m.–4:00 p.m. EST 

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held 

via conference call at the SLSDC’s 

Headquarters, 55 M Street SE, Suite 930, 

Washington, DC 20003. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Wayne Williams, Chief of Staff, Saint 

Lawrence Seaway Development 

Corporation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue 

SE, Washington, DC 20590; 202–366– 

0091 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 

92–463; 5 U.S.C. App. I), notice is 

hereby given of a meeting of the 

Advisory Board of the Saint Lawrence 

Seaway Development Corporation 

(SLSDC). The agenda for this meeting 

will be as follows: 

July 23, 2018 From 2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m. 

EST 

1. Opening Remarks 

2. Consideration of Minutes of Past 

Meeting 

3. Quarterly Report 

4. Old and New Business 

5. Closing Discussion 

6. Adjournment. 

Public Participation 

Attendance at the meeting is open to 

the interested public but limited to the 

space available. With the approval of 

the Administrator, members of the 

public may present oral statements at 

the meeting. Persons wishing further 

information should contact the person 

listed under the heading, FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT, not later than 

Friday, July 13, 2018. Any member of 

the public may present a written 

statement to the Advisory Board at any 

time. 

Issued on June 14, 2018. 

Carrie Lavigne, 

Chief Counsel, Saint Lawrence Seaway 

Development Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13131 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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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 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)). The IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning third-party 

disclosure requirements in IRS 

regulations. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before August 20, 2018 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Sandra Lowery at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the internet, at 

Sandra.J.Lowery@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Third-Party Disclosure 

Requirements in the IRS Regulations. 

OMB Number: 1545–1466. 

Abstract: These existing regulations 

contain third-party disclosure 

requirements that are subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to these regulations at this 

time however IRS is reducing burden 

associated with duplicative regulations 

accounted for in other OMB control 

number collections. 

Type of Review: Revision of currently 

approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

organizations, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

130,720,403. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

Varies. Average response time 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 33,934,347. 

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: 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. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13078 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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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. 

[FR Doc. 2018–13074 Filed 6–18–18; 8:45 am] 

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