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message. Please include the full body of 

your comments in the text of the 

electronic message and as an 

attachment. 

• Mail: Docket Management Facility; 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Room PL–401, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

• Instructions: All submissions must 

include the agency name and docket 

numbers. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jordan Katz, Community Planner, U.S. 

DOT Volpe Center, Telephone (617) 

494–3783 or Email rdtplan@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: USDOT 

published a request for information in 

the Federal Register on December 30, 

2021 (86 FR 74429) seeking public input 

to inform the development of USDOT’s 

RD&T Strategic Plan for FY 2022–2026. 

The public comment period is extended 

to March 4, 2022. All other information 

in the notice from December 30, 2021 

remains the same. 

Issued on January 27, 2022. 

Jordan Wainer Katz, 

Community Planner. 

[FR Doc. 2022–02011 Filed 1–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Requesting 

Comments on Form 13997 

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 13997, 

Validating Your TIN and Reasonable 

Cause. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 4, 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: Validating Your TIN and 

Reasonable Cause. 

OMB Number: 1545–2144. 

Form Number: Form 13997. 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 

section 6039E requires individuals to 

provide certain information with their 

application for a U.S. passport or with 

their application for permanent U.S. 

residence. Letter 4318 is sent to the 

individual when the taxpayer 

identification number (TIN) on the 

application is missing or invalid, 

informing the individual about the IRC 

provisions, proposed penalty, and 

instructions to correct the information 

on the application. Form 13997 is an 

attachment to the letter and is used to 

provide the IRS with a valid TIN, a 

written statement of reasonable cause, 

or an explanation from the individual as 

to why they don’t have a TIN. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the existing collection; however, the 

estimated time per respondent has been 

corrected. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

2,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hours, 5 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,160. 

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: January 27, 2022. 

Jon R. Callahan, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2022–01988 Filed 1–31–22; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices; 

Department of the Treasury. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork burdens, invites 

the general public and other Federal 

agencies to comment on an information 

collection that is due for renewed 

approval by the Office of Management 

and Budget. The Office of International 

Affairs within the Department of the 

Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning recordkeeping requirements 

associated with Reporting of 

International Capital and Foreign 

Currency Transactions and Positions. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 4, 2022 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

on international capital transactions and 

positions to: Dwight Wolkow, 

International Portfolio Investment Data 

Systems, Department of the Treasury, 

Room 1050, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20220. In view of 

possible delays in mail delivery, please 

also notify Mr. Wolkow by email 

(comments2TIC@treasury.gov), or by 

telephone (cell: 202–923–0518). 

Direct all written comments on 

foreign currency transactions and 

positions to: Christopher O’Brien, 

Department of the Treasury, Room 1328, 

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, 


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Washington, DC 20220. In view of 

possible delays in mail delivery, please 

also notify Mr. O’Brien by email 

(Christopher.O’Brien@treasury.gov), or 

by telephone (202–622–2423). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information on 

international capital transactions and 

positions should be directed to Mr. 

Wolkow, cell: 202–923–0518. Requests 

for additional information on foreign 

currency transactions and positions 

should be directed to Mr. O’Brien, 202– 

622–2423. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: 31 CFR part 128, Reporting of 

International Capital and Foreign 

Currency Transactions and Positions. 

OMB Control Number: 1505–0149. 

Abstract: 31 CFR part 128 establishes 

general guidelines for reporting on 

United States claims on and liabilities to 

foreigners; on transactions in securities 

with foreigners; and on the monetary 

reserves of the United States as 

provided for by the International 

Investment and Trade in Services 

Survey Act and the Bretton Woods 

Agreements Act. In addition, 31 CFR 

part 128 establishes general guidelines 

for reporting on the nature and source 

of foreign currency transactions of large 

U.S. business enterprises and their 

foreign affiliates. This regulation 

includes a recordkeeping requirement, 

§ 128.5, which is necessary to enable the 

Office of International Affairs to verify 

reported information and to secure 

additional information concerning 

reported information as may be 

necessary. The recordkeepers are U.S. 

persons required to file reports covered 

by these regulations. 

Current Actions: No changes to 

recordkeeping requirements are 

proposed at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved data collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

The forms prescribed by the Secretary 

and covered by this regulation, 

§ 128.1(c), are Treasury International 

Capital (TIC) Forms BC, BL–1, BL–2, 

BQ–1, BQ–2, BQ–3 (all 6 Bs, 1505– 

0016), CQ–1, CQ–2 (both Cs,1505– 

0024), D (1505–0199), S (1505–0001), 

SLT (1505–0235) and Treasury Foreign 

Currency Forms FC–1, FC–2, and FC–3 

(all 3 FCs, 1505–0010). 

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 

2,063. 

Estimated Average Time per 

Respondent: One-third hour per 

respondent per filing. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,993 hours, based on 20,980 

filings per year. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget approval. All comments will 

become a matter of public record. The 

public is invited to submit written 

comments concerning: (a) Whether the 

recordkeeping requirements in 31 CFR 

part 128.5 are necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

Office, including whether the 

information will have practical uses; (b) 

the accuracy of the above estimate of the 

burdens; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, usefulness and clarity of the 

information to be collected; (d) ways to 

minimize the reporting and/or record 

keeping burdens on respondents, 

including the use of information 

technologies to automate the collection 

of the data; and (e) estimates of capital 

or start-up costs of operation, 

maintenance and purchase of services to 

provide information. 

Dwight Wolkow, 

Administrator, International Portfolio 

Investment Data Systems. 

Christopher O’Brien, 

Economic Research Analyst. 

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