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1Since the original waiver was approved, NS 

stated that 5 of the railcars have been retired and 

dismantled, and a sixth railcar from the original 

waiver is set to be retired and dismantled this year. 

operating subsidiary, Norfolk Southern 

Railway Company (NS), petitioned the 

Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) 

for an extension of a waiver of 

compliance from certain provisions of 

the Federal railroad safety regulations 

contained at 49 CFR part 231 (Railroad 

Safety Appliance Standards). The 

relevant Docket Number is FRA–2019– 

0089. 

In line with the requirements of 

§ 231.6(a)(3)(i), on June 15, 1998, FRA 

issued Technical Bulletin MP&E 98–69, 

‘‘Safety Appliance Arrangements on Flat 

Cars’’, recommending an additional 

handhold for any flat car with a lowmounted side hand brake to allow for 

the safe operation of the hand brake 

while the car is in motion. NS seeks 

continued relief to permit these 

maintenance-of-way (MW) cars (CR 

58535, NS 980011, and NS 986906) 1 to 

remain in service with their current 

hand brake arrangement and without 

the additional handhold outlined in 

MP&E 98–69. 

NS indicated it will not operate the 

hand brake on these MW cars while the 

cars are in motion and has added 

stenciling on the cars reading ‘‘DO NOT 

OPERATE HAND BRAKE WHILE CAR 

IS IN MOTION.’’ Additionally, a 

handling message is added on the NS 

Internal Alert System to notify 

employees of the above directive. 

NS stated that there have been ‘‘no 

safety incidents involving this 

equipment’’ since the waiver was last 

granted. In support of the petition, NS 

explained that the cars remining in 

service with their current hand brake 

arrangement reduces the number of 

switching events that would be required 

to repair the added handholds. This, in 

turn, reduces the risk of injury and 

derailment. 

A copy of the petition, as well as any 

written communications concerning the 

petition, is available for review online at 

www.regulations.gov. 

Interested parties are invited to 

participate in these proceedings by 

submitting written views, data, or 

comments. FRA does not anticipate 

scheduling a public hearing in 

connection with these proceedings since 

the facts do not appear to warrant a 

hearing. If any interested parties desire 

an opportunity for oral comment and a 

public hearing, they should notify FRA, 

in writing, before the end of the 

comment period and specify the basis 

for their request. 

All communications concerning these 

proceedings should identify the 

appropriate docket number and may be 

submitted at www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Communications received by 

December 9, 2024 will be considered by 

FRA before final action is taken. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if practicable. 

Anyone can search the electronic 

form of any written communications 

and comments received into any of the 

U.S. Department of Transportation’s 

(DOT) dockets by the name of the 

individual submitting the comment (or 

signing the document, if submitted on 

behalf of an association, business, labor 

union, etc.). Under 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT 

solicits comments from the public to 

better inform its processes. DOT posts 

these comments, without edit, including 

any personal information the 

commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4910–06–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, November 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, 

November 13, 2024, at 11:00 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 will include TAP 2024 

committee project focus areas. 

Dated: October 1, 2024. 

Shawn Collins, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23309 Filed 10–8–24; 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 

Tuesday, November 12, 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 Tuesday, 

November 12, 2024, at 3:00 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 

Matthew O’Sullivan. For more 


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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 will 

include TAP 2024 committee project 

focus areas. 

Dated: October 1, 2024. 

Shawn Collins, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23308 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

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. 

This meeting will be held via 

teleconference through the Microsoft 

Teams Platform. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, November 21, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Conchata Holloway at 1–888–912–1227 

or 214–413–6550. 

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 Thursday, November 21, 2024, at 3 

p.m. Eastern Time via teleconference. 

The public is invited to make oral 

comments or submit written statements 

for consideration. For more information, 

please contact Conchata Holloway at 1– 

888–912–1227 or 214–413–6550, or 

write TAP Office, 1114 Commerce St 

MC 1005 Dallas, TX, 75242 or contact us 

at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include the potential 

project referrals from the committees, 

and discussions on priorities the TAP 

will focus on for the 2024 year. Public 

input is welcomed. 

Dated: October 1, 2024. 

Shawn Collins, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23313 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Agency Collection Activities; 

Requesting Comments Related to 

Form 12311 

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 proposed and/or 

continuing information collections, as 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning Form 12311, 

Repayment of a Federal Government 

Buyout and Possible Suspension of 

Severance Pay. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 9, 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. 1545–1920 in 

the subject line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this collection should be 

directed to Jason Schoonmaker, (801) 

620–2128, at Internal Revenue Service, 

Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the internet at jason.m.schoonmaker@

irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is 

currently seeking comments concerning 

the following information collection 

tools, reporting, and record-keeping 

requirements: 

Title: Repayment of a buyout prior to 

re-employment with the Federal 

Government. 

OMB Number: 1545–1920. 

Form Number: Forms 12311. 

Abstract: This form requests 

applicants to certify if they ever worked 

for the Federal Government and if they 

received a Buyout within the last 5 

years. This is to ensure that applicants 

who meet the criteria are counseled that 

they are required to pay back the entire 

Buyout prior to entering on duty with 

the IRS. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the burden previously approved. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

6,624. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 

min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 530. 

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: October 4, 2024. 

Jason M. Schoonmaker, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23383 Filed 10–8–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Tax Forms and 

Publications Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Tax Forms 

and Publications Project Committee will 


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