Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 187 / Thursday, September 26, 2024 / Notices 78985 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury. 

[FR Doc. 2024–21975 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–C 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 5498–SA 

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. Currently, the IRS 

is soliciting comments concerning Form 

5498–SA; HSA, Archer MSA, or 

Medicare Advantage MSA Information. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 25, 

2024 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Include OMB Control No. 1545–1518 in 

the subject line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, 

at (202) 317–6009, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at lanita.vandyke@

irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare 

Advantage MSA Information. 

OMB Number: 1545–1518. 

Form Number: 5498–SA. 

Abstract: This form is used to report 

contributions to a medical savings 

account as required by Internal Revenue 

Code section 220(h). 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

9,167. 

Estimated Time per Response: 10 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,559. 

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 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: September 20, 2024. 

Molly J. Stasko, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22045 Filed 9–25–24; 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, 

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 

preparer penalties-manual signature 

requirement. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 25, 

2024 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Include OMB Control No. 1545–1385 in 

the subject line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, 

at (202)–317–6009, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at lanita.vandyke@

irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Preparer Penalties-Manual 

Signature Requirement. 

OMB Number: 1545–1385. 

Regulation Project Numbers: TD 8549. 

Abstract: This regulation provides 

that persons who prepare U.S. Fiduciary 

income tax returns for compensation 

may, under certain conditions, satisfy 

the manual signature requirements by 

using a facsimile signature. However, 

they will be required to submit to the 

IRS a list of the names and identifying 

numbers of all fiduciary returns which 

are being filed with a facsimile 

signature. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to this existing T.D. at this 

time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour, 12 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 24,000. 

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 


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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 

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: September 20, 2024. 

Molly J. Stasko, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–22044 Filed 9–25–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Notice of Plans To Assess the Current 

Scientific Literature and Historical 

Detailed Claims Data Regarding 

Exposure to Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl 

Substances (PFAS) and Kidney Cancer 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of public comment and 

listening session. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) announces that it plans to 

conduct an assessment of the scientific 

literature and historical claims data to 

determine whether an association 

between military environmental 

exposures and certain medical 

conditions exists. This scientific 

assessment will consider the possibility 

of a relationship between exposure to 

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 

(PFAS) and kidney cancer. The 

population of study will include U.S. 

service members who may have 

experienced environmental and/or 

occupational exposures to PFAS during 

military service, but additional 

inclusion criteria will be considered 

during the scientific assessment. VA is 

soliciting public comment on the 

importance of completing this 

assessment of scientific literature and 

historical claims data for kidney cancer 

and other conditions and will also hold 

a public listening session. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before December 20, 

2024. 

Additionally, VA will hold a public 

listening session virtually via Webex on 

Tuesday, November 19, 2024. This 

session will start at 10:00 a.m. Eastern 

Standard Time (EST) and end at 11:30 

a.m. EST and will focus on plans 

detailed within this Federal Register 

notice. Registration is required. 

Individuals/organizations can sign up 

using the information found in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 

below. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov. 

Except as provided below, comments 

received before the close of the 

comment period will be available at 

www.regulations.gov for public viewing, 

inspection, or copying, including any 

personally identifiable or confidential 

business information that is included in 

a comment. We post the comments 

received before the close of the 

comment period on the following 

website as soon as possible after they 

have been received: http://

www.regulations.gov. VA will not post 

on Regulations.gov public comments 

that make threats to individuals or 

institutions or suggest that the 

commenter will take actions to harm the 

individual. VA encourages individuals 

not to submit duplicative comments. We 

will post acceptable comments from 

multiple unique commenters even if the 

content is identical or nearly identical 

to other comments. Any public 

comment received after the comment 

period’s closing date is considered late 

and will not be considered in any 

potential future rulemaking. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Erin Dursa, Ph.D., MPH, Director of 

Surveillance Military Environmental 

Exposures, Health Outcomes Military 

Exposures, Veterans Health 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20420, at 202–461– 

7297. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 38 U.S.C. 1172, as 

created by section 202 of the Sergeant 

First Class Heath Robinson Honoring 

our Promise to Address Comprehensive 

Toxics Act of 2022 (also known as the 

PACT Act), VA is publishing this notice 

about its planned scientific assessment 

of the possibility of a relationship 

between exposure to PFAS and kidney 

cancer in Veterans. 

PFAS are synthetic chemicals found 

in many products, including but not 

limited to clothing, adhesives, paper 

packaging for food, and heat-resistant/ 

non-stick cookware. They are also a 

major constituent of fire-fighting foams 

or aqueous film-forming foams (AFFF) 

used to extinguish jet fuel fires in 

military and commercial settings. 

A report by the National Academies of 

Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 

(NASEM) reviewed the potential health 

effects related to PFAS and suggested 

guidance for clinical follow-up. VA 

designated a technical working group 

(TWG) to conduct an assessment 

pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 1172(c), and the 

TWG developed recommendations to 

VA leadership for formal assessment 

under 38 U.S.C. 1173, pursuant to 38 

U.S.C. 1172(d). Members of the TWG 

were determined based on their subject 

matter expertise relevant to the NASEM 

report, Guidance on PFAS Exposure, 

Testing, and Clinical Follow-Up (2022). 

The PFAS TWG determined that 

sufficient evidence exists to justify the 

evaluation of kidney cancer through the 

new presumptive decision process for 

service connection for Veterans exposed 

to PFAS. This recommendation is based 

on evidence presented by NASEM and 

from other scientific authorities, such as 

International Agency Research on 

Cancer, Agency for Toxic Substances 

and Disease Registry, and 

Environmental Protection Agency. 

VA solicits public comment on the 

importance of completing this 

assessment of scientific literature and 

historical claims data for these 

conditions or others, via written 

response to this notice or via a virtual 

listening session for the public to 

provide feedback. During this listening 

session, Veterans Health Administration 

and Veterans Benefits Administration 

subject matter experts will listen to 

public feedback and may ask questions 

but will not be able to share proposals 

for specific conditions nor address the 

merits of any comment provided. 

Once the conclusions of the 

assessment have been appropriately 

reviewed by experts, it may lead to a 

formal evaluation to inform decisions 

regarding Veterans’ qualifying period of 

service, such as those who served on 

active military, naval, or air service in 

the Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during the Persian Gulf War, as well as 

Somalia, Afghanistan, Djibouti, Egypt, 

Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, or 

Uzbekistan from September 11, 2001, 

until the present time. 

VA is also soliciting public comment, 

via writing within this notice or via the 

public listening session, about other 

conditions that would benefit from 

review of the possible association, the 

conditions, and health outcomes related 

to them. 


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