1004 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 5 / Friday, January 7, 2022 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Transit Administration 

[Docket FTA–2022–0001] 

Notice of Establishment of Emergency 

Relief Docket for Calendar Year 2022 

AGENCY: Federal Transit Administration 

(FTA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: By this notice, the Federal 

Transit Administration (FTA) is 

establishing an Emergency Relief Docket 

for calendar year 2022, so grantees and 

subgrantees affected by a national or 

regional emergency or disaster may 

request temporary relief from FTA 

administrative and statutory 

requirements. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Bonnie L. Graves, Attorney-Advisor, 

Office of Chief Counsel, Federal Transit 

Administration, 90 Seventh Street, Ste. 

15–300, San Francisco, CA 94103; 

phone: (202) 366–0944, or email, 

Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 49 CFR 601.42, FTA is establishing 

the Emergency Relief Docket for 

calendar year 2022. In the case of a 

national or regional emergency or 

disaster, or in anticipation of such an 

event, when FTA requirements impede 

a grantee or subgrantee’s ability to 

respond to the emergency or disaster, a 

grantee or subgrantee may submit a 

request for relief from specific FTA 

requirements. 

If FTA determines that a national or 

regional emergency or disaster has 

occurred, or in anticipation of such an 

event, FTA will place a message on its 

web page (https://www.transit.dot.gov) 

indicating that the Emergency Relief 

Docket has been opened and including 

the docket number. 

All petitions for relief from FTA 

administrative or statutory requirements 

must be posted in the docket in order to 

receive consideration by FTA. The 

docket is publicly available and can be 

accessed 24 hours a day, seven days a 

week, via the internet at 

www.regulations.gov. Any grantee or 

subgrantee submitting petitions for 

relief or comments to the docket must 

include the agency name (Federal 

Transit Administration) and docket 

number FTA–2022–0001. 

Interested parties may consult 49 CFR 

part 601, subpart D for information on 

FTA’s emergency procedures for public 

transportation systems. FTA strongly 

encourages grantees and subgrantees to 

contact their FTA regional office and 

notify FTA of the intent to submit a 

petition to the docket. 

A grantee or subgrantee seeking relief 

has three avenues for submitting a 

petition. First, a grantee or subgrantee 

may submit a petition for waiver of FTA 

requirements to www.regulations.gov, 

for posting in the docket (FTA–2022– 

0001). Alternatively, a grantee or 

subgrantee may submit a petition in 

duplicate (two copies) to the FTA 

Administrator, via U.S. mail or hand 

delivery to Federal Transit 

Administration, 1200 New Jersey Ave. 

SE, Washington, DC 20590; via fax to 

(202) 366–3472; or via email to 

Bonnie.Graves@dot.gov; or via U.S. mail 

or hand delivery to the DOT Docket 

Management Facility, 1200 New Jersey 

Ave. SE, Room W12–140, Washington, 

DC 20590. Thirdly, in the event that a 

grantee or subgrantee needs to request 

immediate relief and does not have 

access to electronic means to request 

that relief, the grantee or subgrantee 

may contact any FTA regional office or 

FTA headquarters and request that FTA 

staff submit the petition on its behalf. 

Federal public transportation law at 

49 U.S.C. 5324(d) provides that a grant 

awarded under Section 5324, or under 

49 U.S.C. 5307 or 49 U.S.C. 5311, that 

is made to address an emergency shall 

be subject to the terms and conditions 

the Secretary determines are necessary. 

This language allows FTA to waive 

certain statutory, as well as 

administrative, requirements. 

An FTA grantee or subgrantee 

receiving financial assistance under 49 

U.S.C. 5324, 5307, or 5311 that is 

affected by a national or regional 

emergency or disaster may request a 

waiver of provisions of Chapter 53 of 

Title 49 of the United States Code in 

connection with such financial 

assistance, when a grantee or subgrantee 

demonstrates that the requirement(s) 

will limit a grantee’s or subgrantee’s 

ability to respond to a national or 

regional emergency or disaster. 

Pursuant to 49 CFR 601.42, a grantee 

or subgrantee must include certain 

information when requesting a waiver of 

statutory or administrative 

requirements. A petition for relief shall: 

(a) Include the agency name (Federal 

Transit Administration) and docket 

number FTA–2022–0001; 

(b) Identify the grantee or subgrantee 

and its geographic location; 

(c) Identify the section of Chapter 53 

of Title 49 of the United States Code, or 

the portion of an FTA policy statement, 

circular, guidance document or rule, 

from which the grantee or subgrantee 

seeks relief; 

(d) Specifically address how a 

requirement in Chapter 53 of Title 49 of 

the United States Code, or an FTA 

requirement in a policy statement, 

circular, agency guidance or rule, will 

limit a grantee’s or subgrantee’s ability 

to respond to a national or regional 

emergency or disaster; and 

(e) Specify if the petition for relief is 

one-time or ongoing, and if ongoing 

identify the time period for which the 

relief is requested. The time period may 

not exceed three months; however, 

additional time may be requested 

through a second petition for relief. 

Pursuant to 49 CFR 601.46, a petition 

for relief from administrative 

requirements will be conditionally 

granted for a period of three (3) business 

days from the date it is submitted to the 

Emergency Relief Docket. FTA will 

review the petition after the expiration 

of the three business days and review 

any comments submitted regarding the 

petition. FTA may contact the grantee or 

subgrantee that submitted the request 

for relief, or any party that submits 

comments to the docket, to obtain more 

information prior to making a decision. 

FTA shall then post a decision to the 

Emergency Relief Docket. FTA’s 

decision will be based on whether the 

petition meets the criteria for use of 

these emergency procedures, the 

substance of the request, and any 

comments submitted regarding the 

petition. If FTA does not respond to the 

request for relief to the docket within 

three business days, the grantee or 

subgrantee may assume its petition is 

granted for a period not to exceed three 

months until and unless FTA states 

otherwise. 

A petition for relief from statutory 

requirements will not be conditionally 

granted and requires a written decision 

from the FTA Administrator. Further, 

grantees seeking a waiver from Buy 

America requirements must follow the 

procedures in 49 CFR part 661. Buy 

America waivers will not be granted 

through the Emergency Relief Docket. 

An FTA decision, either granting or 

denying a petition, shall be posted in 

the Emergency Relief Docket and shall 

reference the document number of the 

petition to which it relates. FTA 

reserves the right to reconsider any 

decision made pursuant to these 

emergency procedures based upon its 

own initiative, based upon information 

or comments received subsequent to the 

three business day comment period, or 

at the request of a grantee or subgrantee 

upon denial of a request for relief. FTA 

shall notify the grantee or subgrantee if 

FTA plans to reconsider a decision. 

Pursuant to FTA’s Charter Rule at 49 

CFR 604.2(f), grantees and subgrantees 

may assist with evacuations or other 

movement of people that might 


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otherwise be considered charter 

transportation when that transportation 

is in response to an emergency declared 

by the President, governor or mayor, or 

in an emergency requiring immediate 

action prior to a formal declaration, 

even if a formal declaration of an 

emergency is not eventually made by 

the President, governor or mayor. 

Therefore, a request for relief is not 

necessary in order to provide this 

service. However, if the emergency lasts 

more than 45 calendar days and the 

grantee will continue to provide service 

that would otherwise be considered 

charter service, the grantee or 

subgrantee shall follow the procedures 

set out in this notice. 

The contents of this document do not 

have the force and effect of law and are 

not meant to bind the public in any 

way. This document is intended only to 

provide clarity to the public regarding 

existing requirements under the law or 

agency policies. Grantees and 

subgrantees should refer to FTA’s 

regulations, including 49 CFR part 601, 

for requirements for submitting a 

request for emergency relief. 

Nuria Fernandez, 

Administrator. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00115 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Tip Rate Determination 

Agreement (Gaming Industry) 

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 continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The IRS is soliciting comments 

concerning guidance on the tip rate 

determination agreement (gaming 

industry). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 8, 2022 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 

to omb.unit@irs.gov. Please include, 

‘‘OMB Number: 1545–1522—Public 

Comment Request Notice’’ in the 

Subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form should be directed to 

Kerry Dennis at (202) 317–5751, or at 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Tip Rate Determination 

Agreement (Gaming Industry). 

OMB Number: 1545–1530. 

Revenue Procedure Number: 2007–32. 

Abstract: Information is required by 

the Internal Revenue Service in its 

compliance efforts to assist employers 

and their employees in understanding 

and complying with Internal Revenue 

Code Section 6053(a), which requires 

employees to report all their tips 

monthly to their employers. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the existing revenue procedure or 

burden at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

710. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 14 

hours, 44 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,467 hours. 

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. 

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: January 3, 2022. 

Kerry L. Dennis, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00070 Filed 1–6–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 2290 and 2290–SP 

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 2290—Heavy Highway Vehicle 

Use Tax Return and form 2290–SP, 

Declaracion del Impuesto sobre el Uso 

de Vehiculos Pesados en las Carreteras. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 8, 2022 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Sara Covington at 

(202) 317–4542, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Heavy Highway Vehicle Use 

Tax Return. 

OMB Number: 1545–0143. 

Abstract: Form 2290 and 2290/SP are 

used to compute and report the tax 

imposed by section 4481 on the 

highway use of certain motor vehicles. 

The information is used to determine 

whether the taxpayer has paid the 

correct amount of tax. 


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