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preceding Title VI Order. Specifically, 

new information will include 

community participation plans and preaward assessments, in addition to the 

Title VI plans and compliance reviews 

collected under the preceding Title VI 

Order that will continue to be collected 

under DOT Order 1000.12C. Because 

OAs are authorized by the Title VI 

Order to tailor their financial assistance 

application guidelines, the actual 

information collected may vary between 

OAs. A copy of the Department’s 

proposed Title VI pre-award assessment 

template form is available for public 

comment in the docket. 

To help commenters provide 

information that will better allow the 

Department to include the appropriate 

paperwork burden within this 

collection, we offer the following 

clarifications. A ‘‘collection of 

information,’’ is defined as ‘‘the 

obtaining, causing to be obtained, 

soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to 

an agency, third parties or the public of 

information by or for an agency by 

means of identical questions posed to, 

or identical reporting, recordkeeping, or 

disclosure requirements imposed on, 

ten or more persons.’’ 5 CFR 

1320.3(c)(1). The activities that 

constitute the ‘‘burden’’ associated with 

a collection are defined in 5 CFR 

1320.3(b)(1) as ‘‘the total time, effort, or 

financial resources expended by persons 

to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose 

or provide information to or for a 

Federal agency.’’ Importantly, this 

burden is not necessarily the same as 

the entire regulatory burden for a 

program or an aspect of a program. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including (a) 

Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the 

Department’s performance; (b) the 

accuracy of the estimated burden; (c) 

ways for the Department to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collection; and (d) ways 

that the burden could be minimized 

without reducing the quality of the 

collected information. The agency will 

summarize and/or include your 

comments in the request for OMB’s 

clearance of this information collection. 

Respondents: Airports, cities, 

counties, ports, Metropolitan Planning 

Organizations, railroads, shipyards, 

States, transit agencies, and universities. 

Estimated Annual Burden per 

Respondent: Burden hours are provided 

by OA based on the specific Title VI 

compliance activity. The total number 

listed is the number that would be 

required to complete all five identified 

activities (Title VI Assurances, PreAward Assessments, Title VI Plans, 

Community Participation Plans, and 

Compliance Reviews). Because certain 

activities, such as Compliance Reviews 

and the Pre-Award Assessment Form, 

will not apply to every recipient every 

year, the actual burden per respondent 

is likely to be lower. 

Federal Aviation Administration: 43 

hours (1 hour for Title VI Assurances, 

2 hours for Pre-Award Assessments, 

20 hours for Title VI plans, 10 hours 

for Community Participation Plans, 10 

hours for Compliance Reviews) 

Federal Highway Administration: 138 

hours (1 hour for Title VI Assurances, 

5 hours for Pre-Award Assessments, 

60 hours for Title VI plans, 40 hours 

for Community Participation Plans, 32 

hours for Compliance Reviews) 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration: 13 hours (1 hour for 

Title VI Assurances, 3 hours for PreAward Assessments, 3 hours for Title 

VI plans, 3 hours for Community 

Participation Plans, 3 hours for 

Compliance Reviews) 

Federal Railroad Administration: 209 

hours (1 hour for Title VI Assurances, 

8 hours for Pre-Award Assessments, 

80 hours for Title VI plans, 80 hours 

for Community Participation Plans, 40 

hours for Compliance Reviews) 

Federal Transit Administration: 37 

hours (1 hour for Title VI Assurances, 

3 hours for Pre-Award Assessments, 

16 hours for Title VI plans, 2 hours for 

Community Participation Plans, 15 

hours for Compliance Reviews) 

Maritime Administration: 163 hours (1 

hour for Title VI Assurances, 22 hours 

for Pre-Award Assessments, 20 hours 

for Title VI plans, 40 hours for 

Community Participation Plans, 80 

hours for Compliance Reviews) 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration: 141 hours (1 hour for 

Title VI Assurances, 40 hours for PreAward Assessments, 40 hours for 

Title VI plans, 60 hours for 

Community Participation Plans) 

Office of the Secretary: 49 hours (1 hour 

for Title VI Assurances, 8 hours for 

Pre-Award Assessments, 25 hours for 

Title VI plans, 15 hours for 

Community Participation Plans) 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration: 16 hours (1 hour for 

Title VI Assurances, 7 hours for PreAward Assessments, 6 hours for Title 

VI plans, 2 hours for Community 

Participation Plans) 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 

133,422 hours, Department-wide. A 

breakdown of the total burden by OA is 

included below. 

Federal Aviation Administration: 59,800 

hours 

Federal Highway Administration: 7,314 

hours 

Federal Motor Carrier Safety 

Administration: 1,672 hours 

Federal Railroad Administration: 6,360 

hours 

Federal Transit Administration: 10,508 

hours 

Maritime Administration: 15,948 hours 

National Highway Traffic Safety 

Administration: 10,716 hours 

Office of the Secretary: 2,940 hours 

Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 

Administration: 4,400 hours 

Authority: The Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995; 44 U.S.C. chapter 35, as 

amended; and 49 CFR 1.49. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 

25, 2024. 

Peter Constantine, 

Assistant General Counsel for General Law. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22302 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Office of the Secretary 

[Docket No. DOT–OST–2023–0099] 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of the Departmental 

Chief Information Officer, Office of the 

Secretary of Transportation, DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, the United States 

Department of Transportation (DOT) 

intends to rename, update, and reissue 

an existing system of records notice 

currently titled ‘‘DOT/ALL 24 

Departmental Office of Civil Rights 

(DOCR) System.’’ This Notice is 

necessary for DOT records that are not 

covered by the Government-wide 

System of Records Notices (SORNs) for 

the Office of Personnel Management 

(OPM/GOVT–1) and the Equal 

Employment Opportunity Commission 

(EEOC/GOVT–1). OPM/GOVT–1 covers 

general personnel records pertaining to 

Federal employees. The EEOC/GOVT–1 

covers equal employment opportunity 

records pertaining to claims by Federal 

employees and applicants for Federal 

employment who allege they have been 

discriminated against by a Federal 

agency under title VII of the Civil Act 

of 1964, as amended; section 15 of the 

Age Discrimination in Employment Act, 

section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act of 

1973, as amended; and the Equal Pay 

Act. The DOT system known as the 

DOCR General Support System (GSS) 


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covers Disadvantaged Business 

Enterprise (DBE) appeal records and 

includes correspondence, inquiries, 

complaints, and appeals filed by 

individuals, small businesses, or 

representatives of individuals or small 

businesses who believe they have been 

subjected to prohibited discrimination 

or retaliation by a DOT federally 

assisted or federally conducted program 

or activity. Modification to DOT/ALL 24 

is necessary due to updates, 

consolidation and processes used to 

manage the records in the system. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

October 30, 2024. The Department may 

publish an amended Systems of Records 

Notice considering any comments 

received. This modified system will be 

effective immediately upon publication. 

The routine uses will be effective 

October 30, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You submit comments, 

identified by docket number DOT–OST– 

2023–0099 by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Portal: https:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Mail: Department of Transportation 

Docket Management, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, 

DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, Office of 

the Secretary/Docket Operations, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, Suite W12–140, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001, between 9 

a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251 

• Instructions: You must include the 

agency name and docket number DOT– 

OST–2023–0099. All comments 

received will be posted with change to 

https://www.regulations.gov, including 

any personal information period. You 

may review the Department of 

Transportation’s complete Privacy Act 

statement in the Federal Register 

published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 

19477–78), or you may visit https://

DocketsInfo.dot.gov. 

Privacy Act: Anyone can search the 

electronic form of all comments 

received in any of our dockets 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 November 16, 2011 (76 FR 

71108–71111), or you may visit https:// 

www.regulations.gov. 

Docket: For access to the docket and 

any of its associated background 

information or comments, go to https:// 

www.regulations.gov and follow the 

online instructions. You may also 

contact a Privacy Act Representative at 

the street address listed above. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

questions contact Karyn Gorman, 

Departmental Chief Privacy Officer, 

Department of Transportation, S–83, 

Washington, DC 20590, Email: privacy@

dot.gov, Tel. (202) 366–2140. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Notice Updates 

This notice updates the following 

categories: system name, system 

location, system manager(s) address, 

authorities for the maintenance of the 

system, the purpose, categories of 

individuals and categories of records, 

the record source, and routine uses of 

records maintained in the system, 

policies and practices for retention and 

disposal of records, administrative, 

technical and physical safeguards, and 

the records access procedures. The 

updates are substantive changes or 

amended to better clarify content in the 

previously published Notice. 

Updates include editorial changes to 

simplify and clarify language, 

formatting, and text of the previously 

published Notice to align with the 

requirements of the Office of 

Management and Budget Memoranda 

(OMB) A–108 and to ensure consistency 

with other Notices issues by the 

department of Transportation. 

Background 

In accordance with the Privacy Act of 

1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Department of 

Transportation proposes to modify and 

reissue a Department of Transportation 

system of records notice titled ‘‘DOT/ 

ALL 24 Departmental Office of Civil 

Rights System’’. This notice covers the 

business processes used to protect 

records under the Privacy Act of 1974, 

Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act 

of 1964, as amended, the Age 

Discrimination in Employment Act of 

1967, as amended the Age 

Discrimination Act of 1975, as 

amended, section 504 of the 

Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended; 

the American with Disability Act of 

1990; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the 

ADA Amendments Act of 2008, and the 

Genetic Information Nondiscrimination 

Act of 2008. The system is also used to 

document, investigate, and respond to 

complaints and inquires related to DBE 

business cases and appeals. In addition, 

the system is used to document, track, 

investigate, and respond to civil rights 

complaints to ensure compliance with 

applicable laws and regulations. 

DOT is updating this SORN to make 

the following substantive changes: 

1. System Name: Updated to ‘‘DOT/ 

ALL 24 Departmental Office of Civil 

Rights Records’’. 

2. System Location: Is being updated 

to reflect a change in cloud server. The 

previous cloud server was Micropact 

and is now Entellitrak hosted and 

maintained by Tyler Technologies, Inc. 

3. Authorities: Are updated to include 

49 CFR parts 23 and 26 to ensure 

disadvantaged business enterprise 

airport concessions are covered. The 

previous system or records did not 

include the additional authorities. 

4. Purpose: Is updated to clarify how 

the data is used in the system under 

Civil Rights laws and regulations and 

for Disadvantage Business Enterprise 

and appeals. 

5. Categories of individuals: Updated 

to better clarify the types of individuals 

covered in this system or records. 

6. Categories of Records: Is updated to 

clarify and include information on 

additional type of records collected in 

the system such as complaints received 

from DOT employees, contractors, and 

the public. 

7. Records Source Categories: Is 

updated to better identify the sources of 

information collected in the system for 

the purpose outlined in this notice. 

8. Routine Uses: This notice modifies 

the routine uses by adding and updating 

the specific DOT General Blanket 

Routine Uses that apply specially to this 

system. 

9. Retention and Disposal: This notice 

updates the policies and practices for 

retention and disposal of the records 

section to include a proposed records 

retention and disposition schedule. 

10. Administrative, Technical, and 

Physical Safeguards: Are updated to 

better clarify the administrative, 

technical and safeguards of the records 

in the system. 

11. Records Access: Updated to 

ensure individuals seeking copies of 

their records in the system submit and 

include the appropriate information to 

verify and obtain a copy of their records. 

Privacy Act 

The Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a) 

governs how the Federal Government 

collects, maintains, and uses personally 

identifiable information (PII) in a 

System of Records. A ‘‘System of 

Records’’ is a group of any records 

under the control of a Federal agency 

from which information about 

individuals is retrieved by name or 

other personal identifier. The Privacy 

Act requires each agency to publish in 

the Federal Register a System of 

Records notice (SORN) identifying and 

describing each System of Record the 

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purposes for which the agency uses PII 

in the system, the routine uses for 

which the agency discloses such 

information outside the agency, and 

how individuals to whom a Privacy Act 

record pertains can exercise their rights 

under the Privacy Act (e.g., to determine 

if the system contains information about 

them and to contest inaccurate 

information). In accordance with 5 

U.S.C. 552a(r), a report on the 

establishment of this System of Records 

has been sent to Congress and to the 

Office of Management and Budget. 

SYSTEM NAME AND NUMBER: 

Department of Transportation, DOT/ 

ALL 24 Departmental Office of Civil 

Rights Records. 

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION: 

Sensitive, Unclassified. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

Records are maintained by the DOT 

Departmental Office of Civil Rights, and 

DOT component civil rights offices. The 

Entellitrak system is hosted and 

maintained on a cloud server by Tyler 

Technologies, Inc, headquartered in 

12901 Worldgate Drive, Suite 800, 

Herndon, Virginia 20170. The system 

owner is the Departmental Office of 

Civil Rights (DOCR), S–30, U.S. 

Department of Transportation (DOT), 

1200 New Jersey Avenue W78 SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S): 

Associate Director, Departmental 

Office of Civil Rights (DOCR), 1200 New 

Jersey Ave., Suite W78–340, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE OF THE SYSTEM: 

Executive Order 13160, 42 U.S.C. 

2000d et seq., 42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq., 

42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.; 29 U.S.C. 794; 49 

U.S.C. 47113; 49 CFR parts 23 and 26. 

PURPOSE(S) OF THE SYSTEM: 

DOT Civil Rights personnel use the 

contact information, identification 

information, and descriptive details to 

document, investigate, and respond to 

civil rights complaints, inquiries, and 

Disadvantage Business Enterprise (DBE) 

appeals. Information in the system is 

also used to conduct reviews of 

Federally funded recipients to assess 

their compliance with civil rights laws. 

Appeals received from firm’s are 

processed in the system that have been 

denied DBE certification or firms who 

are no longer eligible to participate in 

the DBE program. The process involves 

creating a profile for the firm. After a 

profile is created, letters are generated 

acknowledging that an appeal was 

received from the firm and notifying 

recipients that the firm has appealed. 

Letters are sent to recipients requesting 

the complete administrative record that 

was used to deny/decertify the firm. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Members of the public who have 

submitted inquiries, complaints, or 

appeals to DOT, alleging discrimination 

by DOT or by third parties pertaining to 

DOT Federally assisted or DOT 

Federally conducted programs or 

activities. DOT employees filing 

complaints pursuant to sections 504 and 

508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended; and individuals who are the 

subjects of external civil rights 

inquiries, complaints, and appeals; and 

witnesses who are interviewed 

concerning same. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Personal contact information for 

individual complainants, complaint 

subjects, DBE appellants, and/or 

witnesses who are involved in 

particular discrimination claims, such 

as name, home address, email address, 

and home telephone number; 

Identification information and 

descriptive details about individual 

complainants, such as the last four 

digits of the complainant’s Social 

Security Number, date of birth, race, 

color, national origin, sex, religion, age 

(40 or over), medical/disability 

documentation, sexual orientation, 

parental status, and/or genetic 

information; and complaints from the 

public regarding alleged discrimination 

by recipients and prime contractors. 

Additional records include records of 

civil rights discrimination inquiries, 

complaints, and appeals received from 

DOT employees and members of the 

public; including DOT employees, small 

businesses or representatives of these 

groups; records compiled during the 

investigation of the complaints and 

appeals; and records of responsive 

actions taken by DOT, including 

complaint information, statements, 

exhibits, reports and correspondence; 

records concerning certification appeals 

by disadvantaged business enterprises, 

including business name, contact 

information, and name of business 

owners. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

DOT employees, DBE firms, state and 

local recipients, and the general public. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

PURPOSES OF SUCH USES: 

In addition to those disclosures 

generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 

552a(b) of the Privacy Act, all or a 

portion of the records of information 

contained in this system may be 

disclosed outside of DOT as a routine 

use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3), as 

follows: 

System Specific Routine Uses: 

To the United States Department of 

Justice (DOJ), including United States 

Attorney’s Offices, or other Federal 

agency conducting litigation or in 

proceedings before any court, 

adjudicative or administrative body, 

when it is necessary to the litigation and 

one of the following is a party to the 

litigation or has an interest in such 

litigation: 

1. DOT or any component thereof; 

2. Any employee of DOT in his/her 

official capacity; 

3. Any employee of DOT in his/her 

individual capacity where the DOJ or 

DOT has agreed to represent the 

employee; or 

4. The United States, or any agency 

thereof, is a party to the litigation or has 

an interest in such litigation and DOT 

determines that the records are both 

necessary and relevant to the litigation 

and the use of such records is 

compatible with the purpose for which 

DOT collected the records. 

5. To recipients of Federal financial 

assistance, witnesses, or consultants if 

necessary to assist DOCR in resolving 

civil rights complaint(s) or in obtaining 

additional information or expert advice 

relevant to the investigation of a civil 

rights complaint. 

6. To an adjudicative body before 

which DOT or one of its components is 

authorized to appear or to an individual 

or entity designated by the DOT or 

otherwise empowered to resolve or 

mediate disputes to the extent that the 

disclosure is necessary and relevant to 

the litigation or alternative dispute 

resolution (ADR). 

7. To a party, counsel, representative 

or witness in a litigation or ADR if 

relevant and necessary to the litigation 

or ADR. 

Department Routine Uses: 

8. To a congressional office in 

response to an inquiry from that 

congressional office made at the request 

of the individual to whom the record 

pertains. 

9. One or more records from a system 

of records may be disclosed routinely to 

the National Archives and Records 

Administration in records management 

inspections being conducted under the 

authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

10. DOT may disclose records from 

this system, as a routine use, to 

contractors and their agents, experts, 

consultants, and others performing or 

working on a contract, service, 

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assignment for DOT, when necessary to 

accomplish an agency function related 

to this system of records. 

11. To appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when (1) DOT suspects or 

has confirmed that there has been a 

breach of the system of records; (2) DOT 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed breach there is 

a risk of harm to individuals, DOT 

(including its information systems, 

programs, and operations), the Federal 

(3) the disclosure made to such 

agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with DOT’s efforts to 

respond to the suspected or confirmed 

breach or to prevent, minimize, or 

remedy such harm. 

12. To another Federal agency or 

Federal entity, when DOT determines 

that information from this system of 

records is reasonably necessary to assist 

the recipient agency or entity in (1) 

responding to a suspected or confirmed 

breach or (2) preventing, minimizing, or 

remedying the risk of harm to 

individuals, the recipient agency or 

entity (including its information 

systems, programs, and operations), the 

Federal Government, or national 

security, resulting from a suspected or 

confirmed breach. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORAGE OF

RECORDS: 

Records are maintained in an 

electronic database and in paper files. 

Certain records are maintained only in 

paper files, for example, financial 

documents, photographs, and audio 

recordings. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETRIEVAL OF

RECORDS: 

Records are retrieved by the 

complainant’s, inquirers, or DBE 

appellant’s name or case number, 

address, telephone number, or email 

address. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR RETENTION AND

DISPOSAL OF RECORDS: 

Records will be held in accordance 

with the following records schedules: 

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise 

Division Appeals—DAA–0398–2019– 

0008–0001, Temporary, Destroy/delete 6 

years after cutoff date unless needed 

longer for business use. Affirmed 

Denials/De-certifications, DAA–0398– 

2019–0008–0002, Temporary, Destroy/ 

delete 6 years after cutoff date unless 

needed longer for business use. Remand 

or Reversed Denials/De-certifications, 

DAA–0398–2019–0008–0003, 

Temporary, Destroy/delete 6 years after 

cutoff date unless needed longer for 

business use. Untimely Appeals, DAA– 

0398–2019–0008–0004, Temporary, 

Destroy/delete 6 years after cutoff date 

unless needed longer for business use. 

Challenged Appeals, DAA–0398–2019– 

0008–0005, Temporary, Destroy/delete 6 

years after cutoff date unless needed 

longer for business use. iComplaints 

records are maintained in accordance 

General Record Schedule 2.3, Employee 

Relations Records, EEO discrimination 

complaint case files; Item 110: DAA– 

GRS–2018–0002–0012, Informal 

Process: Temporary. Destroy 3 years 

after resolution of case, but longer 

retention is authorized if required for 

business use. Item 111, DAA–GRS– 

2018–0002–0013, Informal Process: 

Temporary. Destroy 7 years after 

resolution of case, but longer retention. 

ADMINISTRATIVE, TECHNICAL, AND PHYSICAL

SAFEGUARDS: 

Electronic files are stored in secure, 

password-protected databases. Records 

made part of the appeal are kept in a 

secure electronic folder and access is 

limited to those who have a need to 

know in accordance with their official 

duties. Users must sign a Rules of 

Behavior document prior to being 

granted access to the electronic systems. 

Users are required to complete the DOT 

Cybersecurity Awareness training 

annually. Any paper files and systemgenerated reports containing PII are 

labeled as containing PII and are stored 

in locked file cabinets and/or in a 

locked file room. Files are only accessed 

by the system administrator, authorized 

Civil Rights personnel in DOCR, and in 

each DOT component on a need toknow basis. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking notification of 

whether this system of records contains 

information about them should address 

written inquiries to the System Manager 

at the address identified in ‘‘System 

Manager and Address’’ above. If an 

individual believes more than one 

component maintains Privacy Act 

records concerning him or her, the 

individual may submit the request to 

the Departmental Freedom of 

Information Act Office, U.S. Department 

of Transportation, Room W94–122, 1200 

New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 

20590, ATTN: FOIA/Privacy Act 

request. When seeking records about 

yourself from this system of records or 

any other departmental system of 

records your request must conform with 

the Privacy Act regulations set forth in 

49 CFR part 10. You must sign your 

request, and your signature must either 

be notarized or submitted under 28 

U.S.C. 1746, a law that permits 

statements to be made under penalty of 

perjury as a substitute for notarization 

and include the following: 

If executed outside the United States: 

‘‘I declare (or certify, verify, or state) 

under penalty of perjury under the laws 

of the United States of America that the 

foregoing is true and correct. Executed 

on (date). (Signature).’’ If executed 

within the United States, its territories, 

possessions, or commonwealths: ‘‘I 

declare (or certify, verify, or state) under 

penalty of perjury that the foregoing is 

true and correct. Executed on (date). 

(Signature).’’ 

While no specific form is required, 

you may obtain forms for this purpose 

from the Chief Freedom of Information 

Act Officer, https://

www.transportation.gov/foia or 

202.366.4542. In addition, provide the 

following: 

• An explanation of why you believe 

the Department would have information 

on you; 

• Identify which component(s) of the 

Department you believe may have the 

information about you; 

• Specify when you believe the 

records would have been created and 

include the system ID and name of this 

system of records notice; 

• Provide any other information that 

will help the FOIA staff determine 

which DOT component agency may 

have responsive records; and 

If your request is seeking records 

pertaining to another living individual, 

you must include a statement from that 

individual certifying his/her agreement 

for you to access his/her records. 

Without this bulleted information the 

component(s) may not be able to 

conduct an effective search, and your 

request may be denied due to lack of 

specificity or lack of compliance with 

applicable regulations. 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Records Access Procedures’’ 

above. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Records Access Procedures’’ 

above. 

EXEMPTIONS PROMULGATED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

Pursuant to subsection (k)(2) of the 

Privacy Act (5 U.S.C. 552a), because this 

system will contain investigatory 

material compiled for law enforcement 

purposes, a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking (NPRM) is pending to 

revise DOT’s Privacy Act regulations (49 

CFR part 10, Appendix, part II) to 

exempt this system from the 

requirements of the following Privacy 

Act subsections, for the reasons stated 

in the proposed revision: (c)(3) 

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(Access to Records), (e)(4)(G), (H), and 

(I) (Agency Requirements), and (f) 

(Agency Rules) to the extent that 

DOCRS contains investigatory material 

compiled for law enforcement purposes. 

HISTORY: 

A full notice of this system of records, 

DOT/ALL 24—Departmental Office of 

Civil Rights System, was published in 

the Federal Register on November 16, 

2011(76 FR 71108) 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Karyn Gorman, 

Departmental Chief Privacy Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Comment Request 

on Burden Related to the Reporting of 

Suspected Tax Law Violations 

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 the 

burden related to the reporting of 

suspected tax law violations. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 29, 

2024 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andre ́s Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Please include, ‘‘OMB Number: 1545– 

1960—Public Comment Request Notice’’ 

in the Subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Ronald J. Durbala, 

at (202) 317–5746, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Reporting of suspected tax law 

violations. 

OMB Number: 1545–1960. 

Document Number: Form 3949–A. 

Abstract: Form 3949–A is used by 

certain taxpayer/investors wishing to 

report alleged tax violations. The form 

has been designed to capture the 

essential information needed by IRS for 

an initial evaluation of the report. 

Submission of the information included 

on the form is entirely voluntary. 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the burden previously approved by 

OMB. This request is to extend the 

current approval for another 3 years. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

215,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 53,750. 

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: September 25, 2024. 

Ronald J. Durbala, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22311 Filed 9–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Comment Request 

on Burden Related to the Qualified 

Severance of Trusts 

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 the 

burden related to the guidance regarding 

a qualified severance of a trust. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 29, 

2024 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andre ́s Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Please include, ‘‘OMB Number: 1545– 

1902—Public Comment Request Notice’’ 

in the Subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Ronald J. Durbala, 

at (202) 317–5746, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Qualified Severance. 

OMB Number: 1545–1902. 

Document Number: TD 9348, TD 

9421. 

Abstract: TD 9438 contains final 

regulations providing guidance 

regarding the qualified severance of a 

trust for generation-skipping transfer 

(GST) tax purposes under section 


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