Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2024 / Notices 14557 

Docket DOT–OST–2017–0010.’’ The 

Docket Clerk will date stamp the 

postcard prior to returning it to you via 

the U.S. mail. Please note that due to 

delays in the delivery of U.S. mail to 

Federal offices in Washington, DC, we 

recommend that persons consider an 

alternative method (the internet, fax, or 

professional delivery service) to submit 

comments to the docket and ensure 

their timely receipt at U.S. DOT. You 

may fax your comments to the DMS at 

(202) 493–2251. Comments can also be

viewed and/or submitted via the Federal

Rulemaking Portal: http://

www.regulations.gov.

Please note that anyone is able to 

electronically search all comments 

received into our docket management 

system by the name of the individual 

submitting the comment (or signing the 

comment if submitted on behalf of an 

association, business, labor union, etc.). 

You may review DOT’s complete 

Privacy Act Statement in the Federal 

Register published on April 11, 2000 

(65 FR 19475–19570) or you may review 

the Privacy Act Statement at http://

www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carl 

Cloyed, Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics, Office of the Assistant 

Secretary for Research and Technology, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room E34–455, 

Washington, DC 20590, telephone (202) 

981–4498. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual Tank Car Survey 

Background: On December 4, 2015, 

President Barack Obama signed 

legislation entitled ‘‘Fixing America’s 

Surface Transportation Act of 2015,’’ or 

the ‘‘FAST Act.’’ See Public Law 114– 

94. The FAST Act includes the

‘‘Hazardous Materials Transportation

Safety Improvement Act of 2015’’ (see

sections 7001 through 7311) and

instructs the Secretary of Transportation

to make specific regulatory amendments

to the Hazardous Materials Regulations

(HMR; 49 CFR parts 171–180), including

requirements for rail tank car

manufacturers to report their progress

toward modifying rail tank cars used for

the transportation of Class 3 flammable

liquids in accordance with the timeline

established in section 7304 of the FAST

Act.

This notice is applicable to section 

7308(c) of the FAST Act which directs 

the Secretary to conduct an annual 

survey of tank car shops to acquire 

projections of the number of tank cars 

to be built or manufactured to the new 

safer specifications. This includes new 

tank cars built to the DOT Specification 

117, or equivalent, as well as tank cars 

modified to the DOT Specification 

117R. Tank cars will include, but may 

not be limited to, those originally built 

to Specifications: DOT105, DOT109, 

DOT111, DOT112, DOT114, DOT115, 

and DOT120. 

Respondents: There are 

approximately 400 tank car facilities 

that are currently registered or certified 

to build or modify tank cars. However, 

the majority of these do not have the 

capacity to modify or build to the 117 

or 117R Specifications. At most, an 

estimated 140 tank car shops have the 

capacity to build or modify to these new 

safety standards. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: An estimated 140 facilities 

will provide a response to this request 

for information on an annual basis. It 

will take approximately 30 minutes to 

complete, including record keeping and 

reporting. This notice is intended to 

accurately account for the annual 

burden. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: The 

estimated burden is equal to 70 annual 

burden hours (i.e., 140 responses per 

year × 0.5 hour per response). The total 

burden cost is estimated at $4,765 (i.e., 

70 burden hours × $68.07, which is the 

per hour wage of $52.36 for a manager 

in Transportation, Storage, and 

Distribution plus 30% to account for 

benefits). 

Frequency: The survey frequency is 

prescribed by Section 7308(d) of the 

FAST Act. Specifically, the Secretary is 

required to conduct the survey annually 

until May 1, 2029 under Section 

7308(c). 

Response to comments: BTS 

published a 60-day notice for public 

comment for this information collection 

to the Federal Register on December 14, 

2023 (88 FR 86728). The notice can be 

found at: https://www.federalregister.

gov/documents/2023/12/14/2023- 

27497/request-for-clearance-for-aninformation-collection-annual-tank-carsurvey. One comment was received from 

the National Propane Gas Association 

expressing the agency’s support for such 

a program. No changes are planned in 

response to this comment. 

Public Comments Invited: Interested 

parties are invited to send comments 

regarding any aspect of this information 

collection, including, but not limited to: 

(1) the necessity and utility of the

information collection for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

DOT; (2) the accuracy of the estimated 

burden; (3) ways to enhance the quality, 

utility, clarity and content of the 

collected information; and (4) ways to 

minimize the collection burden without 

reducing the quality of the collected 

information. Comments submitted in 

response to this notice will be 

summarized and/or included in the 

request for OMB’s clearance of this 

information collection. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on the 22nd of 

February 2024. 

Cha-Chi Fan, 

Director, Office of Data Development and 

Standards, Bureau of Transportation 

Statistics, Office of the Assistant Secretary 

for Research and Technology. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03954 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–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’s 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. This meeting will be held via 

teleconference. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose 

Cintron-Santiago at 1–888–912–1227 or 

787–522–8607. 

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 Communications Project 

Committee will be held Wednesday, 

March 13, 2024, at 2 p.m. eastern time. 

The public is invited to make oral 

comments or submit written statements 

for consideration. Due to limited time 

and structure of meeting, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Jose Cintron-Santiago. For more 

information, please contact Jose 

Cintron-Santiago at 1–888–912–1227 or 

787–522–8607, or write TAP Office, 48 

Carr 165 Suite 2000, Guaynabo, PR 

00968–8000 or contact us at the website: 

http://www.improveirs.org. The agenda 

includes a committee discussion 

involving new and old issues and 

starting the new TAP year. 


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14558 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 39 / Tuesday, February 27, 2024 / Notices 

Dated: February 21, 2024. 

Shawn Collins, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04001 Filed 2–26–24; 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: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Taxpayer 

Assistance Center Improvements 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. 

This meeting will be held via 

teleconference. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, March 14, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew O’Sullivan at 1–888–912–1227 

or (510) 907–5274. 

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’s Taxpayer Assistance 

Center Improvements (TAC) Project 

Committee will be held Thursday, 

March 14, 2024, at 11 a.m. eastern time. 

The public is invited to make oral 

comments or submit written statements 

for consideration. Due to limited time 

and structure of meeting, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Matthew O’Sullivan. For more 

information please contact Matthew 

O’Sullivan at 1–888–912–1227 or (510) 

907–5274, or write TAP Office, 1301 

Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612–5217 or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda 

includes new and old issues to start out 

the new TAP year. 

Dated: February 21, 2024. 

Shawn Collins, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–04000 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Special Projects 

Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Special 

Projects Committee will be conducted. 

The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is 

soliciting public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

This meeting will be held via 

teleconference. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, March 13, 2024. 

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’s Special Projects 

Committee will be held Wednesday, 

March 13, 2024, at 11 a.m. eastern time. 

The public is invited to make oral 

comments or submit written statements 

for consideration. Due to limited time 

and structure of meeting, 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 

Ave. NW, Room 1509, Washington, DC 

20224 or contact us at the website: 

http://www.improveirs.org. The agenda 

includes a committee discussion 

involving new and old issues and 

starting a new TAP year. 

Dated: February 21, 2024. 

Shawn Collins, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–03999 Filed 2–26–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Superfund Tax on Chemical 

Substances; Request To Modify List of 

Taxable Substances; Notice of Filing 

for Iso-butanol 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of filing and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice of filing 

announces that a petition has been filed 

requesting that iso-butanol be added to 

the list of taxable substances. This 

notice of filing also requests comments 

on the petition. This notice of filing is 

not a determination that the list of 

taxable substances is modified. 

DATES: Written comments and requests 

for a public hearing must be received on 

or before April 29, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged 

to submit public comments or requests 

for a public hearing relating to this 

petition electronically via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov (indicate public 

docket number IRS–2024–0007 or isobutanol) by following the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments cannot be edited or 

withdrawn once submitted to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

Alternatively, comments and requests 

for a public hearing may be mailed to: 

Internal Revenue Service, Attn: 

CC:PA:01:PR (Notice of Filing for Isobutanol), Room 5203, P.O. Box 7604, 

Ben Franklin Station, Washington DC 

20044. All comments received are part 

of the public record and subject to 

public disclosure. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make publicly available. If 

a public hearing is scheduled, notice of 

the time and place for the hearing will 

be published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Camille Edwards Bennehoff at (202) 

317–6855 (not a toll-free number). 

Request To Add Substance to the List 

(a) Overview. A petition was filed 

pursuant to Rev. Proc. 2022–26 (2022– 

29 I.R.B. 90), as modified by Rev. Proc. 

2023–20 (2023–15 I.R.B. 636), 

requesting that iso-butanol be added to 

the list of taxable substances under 

section 4672(a) of the Internal Revenue 

Code (List). The petition requesting the 

addition of iso-butanol to the List is 

based on weight and contains the 

information detailed in paragraph (b) of 

this document. The information is 

provided for public notice and comment 

pursuant to section 9 of Rev. Proc. 

2022–26. The publication of petition 

information in this notice of filing is not 

a determination and does not constitute 

Treasury Department or IRS 

confirmation of the accuracy of the 

information published. 


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