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blocked under the relevant sanctions 

authority listed below. 

Individuals 

1. DELGADO CASTELLON, Celina, 

Residencial Mira Bosques Casa C15, 

Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 08 May 1976; POB 

Esteli, Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; 

Gender Female; National ID No. 

1610805760006T (Nicaragua) (individual) 

[NICARAGUA]. 

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of 

Executive Order 13851 of November 27, 

2018, ‘‘Blocking Property of Certain Persons 

Contributing to the Situation in Nicaragua,’’ 

83 FR 61505, 3 CFR, 2018 Comp., p. 884 

(‘‘E.O. 13851’’), for being an official of the 

Government of Nicaragua or having served as 

an official of the Government of Nicaragua at 

any time on or after January 10, 2007. 

2. DIAZ FLORES, Nahima Janett, 

Residencial Lomas del Valle, Casa No. U–5, 

Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 28 Jun 1989; POB 

Managua, Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; 

Gender Female; National ID No. 

0012806890047K (Nicaragua) (individual) 

[NICARAGUA]. 

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of 

E.O. 13851, for being an official of the 

Government of Nicaragua or having served as 

an official of the Government of Nicaragua at 

any time on or after January 10, 2007. 

3. BARAHONA CASTRO, Rosa Adelina 

(a.k.a. BARAHONA DE RIVAS, Rosa 

Adelina), Zona Central, Matagalpa, 

Nicaragua; DOB 10 May 1957; POB Murra, 

Nueva Segovia, Nicaragua; nationality 

Nicaragua; Gender Female; National ID No. 

4901005570000R (Nicaragua) (individual) 

[NICARAGUA]. 

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of 

E.O. 13851, for being an official of the 

Government of Nicaragua or having served as 

an official of the Government of Nicaragua at 

any time on or after January 10, 2007. 

4. PULIDO ORTIZ, Bayardo de Jesus, 

Residencial Altos de Motastepe, Casa 746, 

Ciudad Sandino, Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 

29 Oct 1960; POB Masaya, Nicaragua; 

nationality Nicaragua; Gender Male; National 

ID No. 001291060007C (Nicaragua); 

Diplomatic Passport E0022392 (Nicaragua) 

issued 12 Apr 2012 expires 12 Apr 2022 

(individual) [NICARAGUA]. 

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of 

E.O. 13851, for being an official of the 

Government of Nicaragua or having served as 

an official of the Government of Nicaragua at 

any time on or after January 10, 2007. 

5. RODRIGUEZ RUIZ, Bayardo Ramon, KM 

9 Carretera Nueva A Leon Y 300 Mts Al Este, 

Casa 9, Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 12 Apr 

1961; POB Managua, Nicaragua; nationality 

Nicaragua; Gender Male; National ID No. 

0011204610031W (Nicaragua); Diplomatic 

Passport A0008886 (Nicaragua) issued 12 Feb 

2012 expires 12 Feb 2022 (individual) 

[NICARAGUA]. 

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of 

E.O. 13851, for being an official of the 

Government of Nicaragua or having served as 

an official of the Government of Nicaragua at 

any time on or after January 10, 2007. 

6. CALDERON VINDELL, Ramon 

Humberto, Kilometro Doce y Medio, 

Carretera Sur, Managua, Nicaragua; DOB 17 

Oct 1959; POB San Juan de Limay, Esteli, 

Nicaragua; nationality Nicaragua; Gender 

Male; National ID No. 1641710590000J 

(Nicaragua) (individual) [NICARAGUA]. 

Designated pursuant to section 1(a)(iii) of 

E.O. 13851, for being an official of the 

Government of Nicaragua or having served as 

an official of the Government of Nicaragua at 

any time on or after January 10, 2007. 

Dated: January 10, 2022. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Deputy Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00637 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Requesting 

Comments on Forms CT–1 and CT–1X 

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 CT–1, 

Employer’s Annual Railroad Retirement 

Tax Return, and Form CT–1X, Adjusted 

Employer’s Annual Railroad Retirement 

Tax Return or Claim for Refund. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 15, 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. 

You must reference the information 

collection’s title, form number, 

reporting or record-keeping requirement 

number, and OMB number in your 

comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Jon Callahan, 

(737) 800–7639, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at jon.r.callahan@

irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is 

currently seeking comments concerning 

the following information collection 

tools, reporting, and record-keeping 

requirements: 

Title: Railroad Retirement Tax Act 

(Forms CT–1 and CT–1X). 

OMB Number: 1545–0001. 

Form Number: Forms CT–1 and CT– 

1X. 

Abstract: Form CT–1 is used by 

railroad employers to report taxes 

imposed by the Railroad Retirement Tax 

Act (RRTA) and claim eligible employer 

tax credits. The IRS uses the 

information to ensure that the employer 

has paid the correct tax. Form CT–1X is 

used to correct previously filed Forms 

CT–1. 

Current Actions: There are changes to 

the existing collection: The IRS has 

significantly revised the 2021 Forms 

CT–1 and CT–1X to allow for the 

reporting of new and extended 

employment tax credits allowed by the 

American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, 

Public Law 117–2, sections 9501, 9641, 

and 9651. The changes to the forms will 

result in an estimated burden increase 

of 11,534 hours. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations, not-for-profit 

institutions, and state, local or tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

2,400. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 26 

hours, 5 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 62,589. 

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 


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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 10, 2022. 

Jon R. Callahan, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2022–00644 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Debt Management Advisory Committee 

Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. app. 2, 10(a)(2), that a meeting 

will take place via conference call on 

February 1, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. of the 

following debt management advisory 

committee: Treasury Borrowing 

Advisory Committee. 

At this meeting, the Treasury is 

seeking advice from the Committee on 

topics related to the economy, financial 

markets, Treasury financing, and debt 

management. Following the working 

session, the Committee will present a 

written report of its recommendations. 

The meeting will be closed to the 

public, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 2, 

10(d) and Public Law 103–202, 

202(c)(1)(B)(31 U.S.C. 3121 note). 

This notice shall constitute my 

determination, pursuant to the authority 

placed in heads of agencies by 5 U.S.C. 

app. 2, 10(d) and vested in me by 

Treasury Department Order No. 101–05, 

that the meeting will consist of 

discussions and debates of the issues 

presented to the Committee by the 

Secretary of the Treasury and the 

making of recommendations of the 

Committee to the Secretary, pursuant to 

Public Law 103–202, 202(c)(1)(B). Thus, 

this information is exempt from 

disclosure under that provision and 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3)(B). In addition, the 

meeting is concerned with information 

that is exempt from disclosure under 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(A). The public interest 

requires that such meetings be closed to 

the public because the Treasury 

Department requires frank and full 

advice from representatives of the 

financial community prior to making its 

final decisions on major financing 

operations. Historically, this advice has 

been offered by debt management 

advisory committees established by the 

several major segments of the financial 

community. When so utilized, such a 

committee is recognized to be an 

advisory committee under 5 U.S.C. app. 

2, 3. 

Although the Treasury’s final 

announcement of financing plans may 

not reflect the recommendations 

provided in reports of the Committee, 

premature disclosure of the Committee’s 

deliberations and reports would be 

likely to lead to significant financial 

speculation in the securities market. 

Thus, this meeting falls within the 

exemption covered by 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(9)(A). 

The Office of Debt Management is 

responsible for maintaining records of 

debt management advisory committee 

meetings and for providing annual 

reports setting forth a summary of 

Committee activities and such other 

matters as may be informative to the 

public consistent with the policy of 5 

U.S.C. 552(b). The Designated Federal 

Officer or other responsible agency 

official who may be contacted for 

additional information is Fred 

Pietrangeli, Director for Office of Debt 

Management (202) 622–1876. 

Dated: January 11, 2022. 

Frederick E. Pietrangeli, 

Director (for Office of Debt Management). 

[FR Doc. 2022–00676 Filed 1–13–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation Cost of Living 

Adjustments 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the ‘‘Veterans 

Compensation Cost-of-Living 

Adjustment Act of 2021,’’ the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is 

hereby giving notice of Cost-of-Living 

Adjustments (COLA) in certain benefit 

rates. These COLAs affect the 

Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation (DIC) program. The rate 

of the adjustment is tied to the increase 

in Social Security benefits effective 

December 1, 2021, as announced by the 

Social Security Administration (SSA). 

SSA has announced an increase of 

5.9%. 

DATES: The increases in amounts 

became effective December 1, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David Klusman, Lead Program Analyst, 

Pension and Fiduciary Service, Veterans 

Benefits Administration, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20420, Telephone 

(202) 632–8862. (This is not a toll-free 

number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

provisions of Public Law 117–45, VA is 

required to increase, effective December 

1, 2021, the benefit rates of the DIC 

program by the same percentage as 

increases in the benefit amounts payable 

under title II of the Social Security Act. 

VA is required to publish a notice of the 

increased rates in the Federal Register. 

SSA has announced a 5.9% COLA 

increase in Social Security benefits 

effective December 1, 2021. Therefore, 

applying the same percentage, the 

following increased rates and income 

limitations for the DIC program became 

effective December 1, 2021: 

Dependency and Indemnity 

Compensation Monthly Payment Rates 

DIC Payable to a Surviving Spouse— 

Veteran Death on or After January 1, 

1993 

Basic Monthly Rate: $1,437.66. 

If at the time of the Veteran’s death, 

the Veteran was in receipt of or entitled 

to receive compensation for a serviceconnected disability rated totally 

disabling (including a rating based on 

individual unemployability) for a 

continuous period of at least 8 years 

immediately preceding death and the 

surviving spouse was married to the 

Veteran for those same 8 years, add: 

$305.28. 

For each dependent child under the 

age of 18, add: $356.16. 

If the surviving spouse is entitled to 

Aid and Attendance benefits, add 

$356.16. 

If the surviving spouse is entitled to 

Housebound benefits, add $166.85. 

If the surviving spouse has one or 

more children under the age of 18 on 

the award per 38 U.S.C. 1311(f), add the 

2-year transitional benefit of $306.00. 

DIC Payable to a Surviving Spouse— 

Veteran Death Prior to January 1, 1993 

Veteran paygrade Amount 

payable 

E–1(f) ........................................ $1,437.66 

E–2(f) ........................................ 1,437.66 

E–3(a, f) .................................... 1,437.66 

E–4(f) ........................................ 1,437.66 

E–5(f) ........................................ 1,437.66 

E–6(f) ........................................ 1,437.66 

E–7(g) ....................................... 1,487.35 

E–8(g) ....................................... 1,570.20 

E–9(g) ....................................... 1,637.64 

E–9(b) ....................................... 1,767.80 

W–1(g) ...................................... 1,518.14 

W–2(g) ...................................... 1,578.47 

W–3(g) ...................................... 1,624.62 

W–4(g) ...................................... 1,719.28 

O–1(g) ....................................... 1,518.14 

O–2(g) ....................................... 1,570.20 

O–3(g) ....................................... 1,677.86 

O–4 ........................................... 1,778.43 

O–5 ........................................... 1,957.12 


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