Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 212 / Friday, November 1, 2024 / Notices 87459 

Lisa M. Palluconi, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2024–25502 Filed 10–31–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Requesting 

Comments on Form 8849 

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 8849, Claim 

for Refund of Excise Taxes. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 31, 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. 1545–1420 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: The IRS is 

currently seeking comments concerning 

the following information collection 

tools, reporting, and record-keeping 

requirements: 

Title: Claim for Refund of Excise 

Taxes. 

OMB Number: 1545–1420. 

Form Number: Form 8849 and 

Schedules 1, 2. 3, 5, 6, and 8. 

Abstract: IRC sections 6402, 6404, 

6511 and sections 301.6402–2, 

301.6404–1, and 301.6404–3 of the 

regulations allow for refunds of taxes 

(except income taxes) or refund, 

abatement, or credit of interest, 

penalties, and additions to tax in the 

event of errors or certain actions by IRS. 

Taxpayers use Form 8849 to claim 

refunds of excise taxes. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the existing collection. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or 

households, and not-for-profit 

institutions, farms, and Federal, State, 

local or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

111,147. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 

hours, 31 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 946,827. 

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 28, 2024. 

Molly J. Stasko, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0208] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Architect-Engineer Fee 

Proposal and Contractor Production 

Report 

AGENCY: Procurement Policy and 

Warrant Management Service (PPS), 

Office of Procurement Policy, Systems 

and Oversight, Office of Acquisition and 

Logistics, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Procurement Policy and 

Warrant Management Service, Office of 

Procurement Policy, Systems and 

Oversight, Office of Acquisition and 

Logistics, 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: Comments must be received on 

or before December 31, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program-Specific information: 

VA PRA information: Forrest Browne, 

202–632–9677, forrest.browne@va.gov; 

Maribel Aponte, 202–461–8900, 

vacopaperworkreduact@va.gov. 

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, PPS invites 

comments on: (1) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of PPS’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of PPS’s 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 


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the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: VA Form 6298, ArchitectEngineer Fee Proposal, and VA Form 

10101, Contractor Production Report. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0208. 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch (Once at this link, you can 

enter the OMB Control Number to find 

the historical versions of this 

Information Collection). 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 6298, ArchitectEngineer Fee Proposal. The use of this 

form is mandatory for obtaining the 

proposal and supporting cost or pricing 

data from the contractor and its 

subcontractor(s) for all architectengineer (A–E) contracts and orders for 

design services when the total contract 

value is estimated to be $50,000 or 

more. It is also used in obtaining 

proposals and supporting cost or pricing 

data for architect engineer services for 

research study, seismic study, master 

planning study, construction 

management, and other related services 

contracts. VA Form 10101, Contractor 

Production Report. VA Resident 

Engineers monitor contractors’ work 

and verify the work progress reported 

before payment can be made. The 

requirement for this information is 

contained in VA Acquisition Regulation 

Clause 852.236–79. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 11,810 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 264 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

644. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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