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1,550 and annual burden by 11,067 

hours. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, and business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,590. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 7.87 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 12,527. 

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: February 28, 2022. 

Andres Garcia Leon, 

Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04547 Filed 3–3–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Treasury Advisory Committee on 

Racial Equity 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the 

Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial 

Equity. 

SUMMARY: The Treasury Department has 

determined that it is in the public 

interest to establish the Treasury 

Advisory Committee on Racial Equity. A 

Charter for the Committee has been 

prepared and will be filed no earlier 

than 15 days following the date of 

publication of this notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Janis Bowdler, Counselor for Racial 

Equity, Department of the Treasury, 

(202) 622–3002, Equity@Treasury.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA) (5 U.S.C. App., as amended), 

the Department of the Treasury 

(‘‘Department’’) intends to establish the 

Treasury Advisory Committee on Racial 

Equity (‘‘Committee’’). The Department 

has determined that establishing this 

committee is necessary and in the 

public interest in order to carry out the 

provisions of Executive Order 13985, 

Advancing Racial Equity and Support 

for Underserved Communities 

Throughout the Federal Government. 

Objectives and Duties 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and recommendations to 

the Department of the Treasury to assist 

the Offices of the Secretary and Deputy 

Secretary in carrying out their duties 

and authorities towards advancing 

racial equity and addressing acute 

disparities for communities of color 

who have been historically underserved, 

marginalized, and adversely affected by 

persistent poverty and inequality. 

The Committee shall be a continuing 

advisory committee with an initial twoyear term, subject to two-year reauthorizations at the discretion of the 

Secretary of the Treasury. The 

Committee will provide an opportunity 

for experts to offer their advice and 

recommendations to the Office of the 

Secretary on a regular basis on aspects 

of the domestic economy that have 

directly and indirectly resulted in 

unfavorable conditions for Black, 

Latino, and Indigenous and Native 

American persons, Asian Americans 

and Pacific Islanders and other persons 

of color. Topics to be addressed by the 

Committee may include, but are not 

limited to, financial inclusion, capital 

access, housing stability, federal 

government supplier diversity and 

economic development. 

The duties of the Committee shall be 

solely advisory and shall extend only to 

the submission of advice and 

recommendations to the Offices of the 

Secretary and Deputy Secretary, which 

shall be non-binding to the Department. 

No determination of fact or policy shall 

be made by the Committee. 

Membership 

In order to achieve a fairly balanced 

membership, the Committee shall 

include representatives from a wide 

range of views, such as the Federal 

government, financial services industry, 

state regulatory authorities, consumer or 

public advocacy organizations, 

community-based groups, academia, 

philanthropic organizations, as well as 

others focused on the advancement of 

equity priorities within the United 

States. Membership balance will not be 

static and may change, depending on 

the work of the Committee. The number 

of Committee members shall not exceed 

twenty-five. 

The Committee shall meet at such 

intervals as are necessary to carry out its 

duties. It is estimated that the 

Committee will generally meet four 

times per year, virtually or in person. 

Generally, Committee meetings are open 

to the public. Nominations for 

membership will be solicited in a 

subsequent notice in the Federal 

Register. 

Janis Bowdler, 

Counselor for Racial Equity. 

[FR Doc. 2022–04539 Filed 3–3–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AK–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Evidence and Notification Delays 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of extension of 

timeframes for notification letters. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA) received notice 

that the vendor contracted to provide 

printing services to the Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA) experienced 

staffing and equipment issues that 

resulted in a significant delay in the 

printing and mailing of benefit letters. 

To protect the interests of Veterans and 

other claimants affected by this delay, 

VBA is instituting temporary guidance 

extending a grace period on responses to 

time-sensitive letter notifications. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Raymond Tellez, Executive Director, 

Office of Business Integration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, DC 

20420, 202–461–9367. (This is not a 

toll-free number.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

12, 2021, the Office of Information and 

Technology informed VBA that the 

vendor, contracted to provide printing 

services to VA by the Government 

Publishing Office (GPO), experienced 


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