46022 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 11, 2018 / Notices 

Because the depletion allowance with 

respect to production from domestic oil 

and gas properties is computed by the 

partners and not by the partnership, 

section 1.613A–3(e)(6)(i) of the 

regulation requires each partner to 

separately keep records of the partner’s 

share of the adjusted basis in each oil 

and gas property of the partnership. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

1,500,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 2 

minutes 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 49,450 

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: August 28, 2018. 

Laurie Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19623 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance 

Center Improvements Project 

Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel Taxpayer Assistance Center 

Improvements Project Committee will 

conduct an open meeting and will 

solicit public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, October 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gilbert Martinez at 1–888–912–1227 or 

(737) 800–4060. 

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 a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance 

Center Improvements Project Committee 

will be held Tuesday, October 16, 2018, 

at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The public is 

invited to make oral comments or 

submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate must be made with Gilbert 

Martinez. For more information please 

contact Gilbert Martinez at 1–888–912– 

1227 or 214–413–6523, or write TAP 

Office 3651 S. IH–35, STOP 1005 AUSC, 

Austin, TX 78741, or post comments to 

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

The committee will be discussing 

various issues related to the Taxpayer 

Assistance Centers and public input is 

welcomed. 

Dated: September 1, 2018. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19634 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer 

Communications Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Taxpayer 

Communications Project 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 

Tuesday, October 16, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antoinette Ross at 1–888–912–1227 or 

(202) 317–4110. 

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 Taxpayer 

Communications Project Committee will 

be held Tuesday, October 16, 2018, at 

2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via 

teleconference. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited conference lines, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Antoinette Ross. For more information 

please contact: Antoinette Ross at 1– 

888–912–1227 or (202) 317–4110, or 

write TAP Office, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Room 1509, National 

Office, Washington, DC 20224, or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. 

The committee will be discussing 

various issues related to Taxpayer 

Communications and public input is 

welcome. 

Dated: September 1, 2018. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19631 Filed 9–10–18; 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 

Permitted Elimination of Pre-retirement 

Optional Forms of Benefit. 


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DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 13, 

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 regulation 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: Permitted Elimination of Preretirement Optional Forms of Benefit. 

OMB Number: 1545–1545. 

Regulation Project Number: TD 8769. 

Abstract: This regulation permits an 

amendment of a qualified plan or other 

employee pension benefit plan that 

eliminates plan provisions for benefit 

distributions before retirement age but 

after age 701⁄2. The regulation affects 

employers that maintain qualified plans 

and other employee pension benefit 

plans, plan administrators of these plans 

and participants in these plans. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other for 

profit organizations and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

135,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 22 

mins. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 48,800. 

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: August 28, 2018. 

Laurie Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19625 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0589] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Department of Veteran Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 

852.246–76 (Formerly 852.270–3) 

AGENCY: The Office of Management 

(OM), Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

(OM), 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 November 13, 

2018. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Ricky Clark, Office of Acquisition and 

Logistics (003A2A), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to 

Ricky.Clark@va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0589’’ in any 

correspondence. During the comment 

period, comments may be viewed online 

through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

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, OM invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of OM 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of OM estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: Under the PRA of 1995 

(Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 3501–3521). 

Title: Department of Veteran Affairs 

Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Clause 

852.246–76 (formerly 852.270–3). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0589. 

Type of Review: Revision of an 

approved collection of information. 

Abstract: As of the result of the 

proposed rule RIN 2900–AQ04, this 

Paperwork Reduction Act submission 

seeks modification of Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) 

approval No. 2900–0589 for collection 

of information for both commercial and 

noncommercial item, service, and 

construction solicitations and contracts 

for clause 852.270–3, Purchase of 

Shellfish. Clause 852.270–3 is proposed 

to be moved to new section and 

renumbered as 852.246–76 to conform 

to the FAR requirement to place clauses 

and their prescriptions in the 

appropriate parts. The contents of the 

clause remain unchanged. There is no 

change in the information collection 

burden that is associated with this 

proposed request. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Annual Burden: VAAR 

clause 852.246–76 (formerly 852.270– 

3)—0.41 hour. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: VAAR clause 852.246–76 

(formerly 852.270–3)—1 minute. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 


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