16310 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2022 / Notices 

hazardous material or its residue or if it is 

represented and maintained as a Department 

of Transportation (DOT) packaging usable for 

hazmat transportation. 

(8) Question: Are hazardous materials 

being transported for personal use subject to 

the HMR? For example, are pesticides that 

are transported from a store by individuals to 

treat their garden subject to the HMR? 

Answer: The answer is no. Under part 171, 

the phrase ‘‘in commerce’’ means in 

furtherance of a commercial enterprise and 

transportation in a private motor vehicle for 

personal use is not considered in furtherance 

of a commercial enterprise even when 

transported in a leased or rented vehicle. 

(9) Question: Are privately-owned SCUBA 

tanks that are used for diving and marked as 

DOT specification cylinders subject to the 

HMR? 

Answer: A SCUBA tank that is represented 

as conforming to HMR requirements—i.e., 

marked with a DOT specification marking— 

must be maintained by the owner of said 

SCUBA tank in accordance with the 

applicable specification requirements 

whether or not it is in transportation in 

commerce. 

(10) Question: Are government-owned 

hazardous materials transported for 

government purposes by contractor 

personnel subject to the HMR? 

Answer: The answer is yes. As provided in 

§ 171.1(d)(5), the HMR do not apply to 

transportation of a hazardous material in a 

motor vehicle, aircraft, or vessel operated by 

a Federal, state, or local government 

employee solely for noncommercial Federal, 

state, or local government purposes. 

However, contractor personnel are not 

considered government employees and the 

provisions of the HMR apply. 

(11) Question: Are gasoline cans 

transported by a landscaping company by 

motor vehicle subject to the HMR? 

Answer: Commercial businesses—such as 

landscaping, swimming pool services, or 

construction companies—transporting 

hazardous materials are considered ‘‘in 

commerce’’ and subject to the HMR. 

However, when used in support of a 

business, the HMR provides an exception in 

§ 173.6 for the transport of ‘‘materials of 

trade.’’ 

(12) Question: Are household hazardous 

wastes that are transported by a private 

person to a county drop-off facility subject to 

the HMR? 

Answer: The answer is no, provided the 

household hazardous wastes are the 

individual’s personal property and he or she 

is not engaged in a commercial activity, such 

as a landscaping company or carpentry 

service. 

IV. Notice Objectives 

FAQ in this notice—and future FAQ 

published on PHMSA’s website—will 

help to reduce the volume of 

duplicative requests for information 

covered by the FAQ and will facilitate 

faster processing of more complex and 

novel LOI requests in the future. 

Furthermore, in addition to publishing 

the first set of FAQ in the Federal 

Register, this notice seeks public input 

specific to the anticipated benefits 

provided by the FAQ initiative and 

suggestions for future FAQ topics. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on March 16, 

2022, under authority delegated in 49 CFR 

1.97. 

William A. Quade, 

Deputy Associate Administrator of Hazardous 

Materials Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous 

Materials Safety Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05958 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

[DOT–OST–2021–0009] 

Solicitation for Annual Combating 

Human Trafficking in Transportation 

Impact Award 

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary of 

Transportation, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The annual Combating 

Human Trafficking in Transportation 

Impact Award (the award) seeks to raise 

awareness among transportation 

stakeholders about human trafficking 

and increase training and prevention to 

combat it. The award is a component of 

the Department of Transportation (DOT) 

Transportation Leaders Against Human 

Trafficking initiative. Additional 

information regarding the Department’s 

counter-trafficking activities can be 

found at www.transportation.gov/ 

stophumantrafficking. 

DATES: Submissions accepted March 22, 

2022 through midnight PST on May 23, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

more information, and to register your 

intent to compete individually or as part 

of a team, visit www.transportation.gov/ 

stophumantrafficking, email 

trafficking@dot.gov, or contact Maha 

Alkhateeb in the Office of International 

Transportation and Trade at (202) 366– 

4398. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The award 

serves as a platform for transportation 

stakeholders to creatively develop 

impactful and innovative countertrafficking tools, initiatives, campaigns, 

and technologies that can help stop 

these heinous crimes. The award is 

open to individuals and entities, 

including non-governmental 

organizations, transportation industry 

associations, research institutions, and 

state and local government 

organizations. Entrants compete for a 

cash award of up to $50,000 to be 

awarded to the individual(s) or entity 

selected for creating the most impactful 

counter-trafficking initiative or 

technology. DOT intends to incentivize 

individuals and entities to think 

creatively in developing innovative 

solutions to combat human trafficking 

in the transportation industry, and to 

share those innovations with the 

broader community. 

Award Approving Official: The 

Secretary of Transportation (Secretary). 

Subject of Award Competition: The 

Combating Human Trafficking in 

Transportation Impact Award will 

recognize impactful and innovative 

approaches to combating human 

trafficking in the transportation 

industry. 

Problem 

As many as 25 million men, women, 

and children are held against their will 

and trafficked into forced labor and 

prostitution. Transportation figures 

prominently in human trafficking 

enterprises when traffickers move 

victims, which uniquely positions the 

industry to combat the crime. 

Challenge 

The Combating Human Trafficking in 

Transportation Impact Award is looking 

for the best innovators to develop 

original, impactful, and unique human 

trafficking tools, initiatives, campaigns, 

and technologies that can help stop 

these heinous crimes in the 

transportation industry. 

Eligibility 

To be eligible to participate in the 

Combating Human Trafficking in 

Transportation Impact Award 

competition, private entities must be 

incorporated in and maintain a primary 

place of business in the United States, 

and individuals must be citizens or 

permanent residents of the United 

States. There is no charge to enter the 

competition. 

Rules, Terms, and Conditions 

The following additional rules apply: 

1. Entrants shall submit a project to 

the competition under the rules 

promulgated by the Department in this 

Notice; 

2. Entrants must indemnify, defend, 

and hold harmless the Federal 

Government from and against all thirdparty claims, actions, or proceedings of 

any kind and from any and all damages, 

liabilities, costs, and expenses relating 

to or arising from participant’s 

submission or any breach or alleged 

breach of any of the representations, 

warranties, and covenants of participant 

hereunder. Entrants are financially 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2022 / Notices 16311 

responsible for claims made by a third 

party; 

3. Entrants may not be a Federal 

entity or Federal employee acting 

within the scope of employment; 

4. Entrants may not be an employee 

of the U.S. Department of 

Transportation; 

5. Entrants shall not be deemed 

ineligible because an individual used 

Federal facilities or consulted with 

Federal employees during a competition 

if the facilities and employees are made 

available to all individuals participating 

in the competition on an equitable basis; 

6. The entries cannot have been 

submitted in the same or substantially 

similar form in any other previous 

Federally sponsored promotion or 

Federally sponsored competition; 

7. Entrants previously awarded first 

place are not eligible to reenter for the 

same or substantially similar project; 

8. Entries which, in the Department’s 

sole discretion, are determined to be 

substantially similar to another entity’s 

entry submitted to this competition may 

be disqualified; 

9. The competition is subject to all 

applicable Federal laws and regulations. 

Participation constitutes the entrants’ 

full and unconditional agreement to 

these rules and to the Secretary’s 

decisions, which are final and binding 

in all matters related to this 

competition; 

10. Entries must be original, be the 

work of the entrant and/or nominee, and 

must not violate the rights of other 

parties. All entries remain the property 

of the entrant. Each entrant represents 

and warrants that: 

• Entrant is the sole author and 

owner of the submission; 

• The entry is not the subject of any 

actual or threatened litigation or claim; 

• The entry does not and will not 

violate or infringe upon the intellectual 

property rights, privacy rights, publicity 

rights, or other legal rights of any third 

party; and 

• The entry does not and will not 

contain any harmful computer code 

(sometimes referred to as ‘‘malware,’’ 

‘‘viruses,’’ or, ‘‘worms’’). 

11. By submitting an entry in this 

competition, entrants agree to assume 

any and all risks and waive any claims 

against the Federal Government and its 

related entities (except in the case of 

willful misconduct) for any injury, 

death, damage, or loss of property, 

revenue or profits, whether direct, 

indirect, or consequential, arising from 

their participation in this competition, 

whether the injury, death, damage, or 

loss arises through negligence of 

otherwise. Provided, however, that by 

registering or submitting an entry, 

entrants and/or nominees do not waive 

claims against the Department arising 

out of the unauthorized use or 

disclosure by the agency of the 

intellectual property, trade secrets, or 

confidential information of the entrant; 

12. The Secretary or the Secretary’s 

designees have the right to request 

additional supporting documentation 

regarding the application from the 

entrants and/or nominees; 

13. Each entrant grants to the 

Department, as well as other Federal 

agencies with which it partners, the 

right to use names, likeness, application 

materials, photographs, voices, 

opinions, and hometown and state for 

the Department’s promotional purposes 

in any media, in perpetuity, worldwide, 

without further payment or 

consideration; 

14. If selected, the entrant and/or 

nominee must provide written consent 

granting the Department and any parties 

acting on their behalf, a royalty-free, 

non-exclusive, irrevocable, worldwide 

license to display publicly and use for 

promotional purposes the entry 

(‘‘demonstration license’’). This 

demonstration license includes posting 

or linking to the entry on Department 

websites, including the Competition 

website, and partner websites, and 

inclusion of the entry in any other 

media, worldwide; 

15. Applicants which are Federal 

grant recipients may not use Federal 

funds to develop submissions; 

16. Federal contractors may not use 

Federal funds from a contract to develop 

applications or to fund efforts in 

support of a submission; and 

17. The submission period begins on 

March 22, 2022. Submissions must be 

sent by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard 

Time on May 23, 2022. The timeliness 

of submissions will be determined by 

the postmark (if sent in hard copy) or 

time stamp of the recipient (if emailed). 

Competition administrators assume no 

responsibility for lost or untimely 

submissions for any reason. 

Submission Requirements 

Applicants must submit entries via 

email or by mail. Electronic packages 

may be transmitted by email to: 

trafficking@dot.gov. Hard copies should 

be forwarded with a cover letter to the 

attention of: Combating Human 

Trafficking in Transportation Impact 

Award (Room W88–121), 1200 New 

Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590. 

Expression of Interest: While not 

required, entrants are strongly 

encouraged to send brief expressions of 

interest to the DOT prior to submitting 

entries. The expressions of interest 

should be sent by April 21, 2022 to 

trafficking@dot.gov, and include the 

following elements: (1) Name of entrant/ 

s; (2) Telephone and email address; and 

(3) A synopsis of the concept, limited to 

no more than two pages. 

Please ensure your submission 

package includes ALL of the following 

elements: 

1. Entity 

The (1) name of the submitting 

individual(s) or organization, (2) their 

title, (3) phone, (4) email, (5) website 

URL, and (6) mailing address. If the 

point of contact for the project is 

different, also specify their name, title, 

phone, and email. 

2. Background 

Brief background regarding the 

submitting individual(s) or 

organization(s) that includes projectrelated expertise. 

3. Eligibility Statement 

A statement of eligibility by private 

entities indicating that they are 

incorporated in and maintain a primary 

place of business in the United States, 

or a statement of eligibility by 

individuals indicating that they citizens 

or permanent residents of the United 

States. 

4. Mode(s) 

Specify which transportation mode(s) 

the project will focus on. 

5. Title 

The project title. 

6. Project Summary and Overview (1–2 

Pages) 

A (1) one-paragraph synopsis of the 

proposed project followed by a (2) 1–2 

page overview of the project. Projects 

should present a logical and workable 

solution and approach to addressing the 

issue of human trafficking in the 

transportation industry. Questions to 

consider include: Is the concept unique? 

Are the anticipated beneficiaries clearly 

identified? Were human trafficking 

survivors consulted in the development 

of the project and/or how will survivor 

input be included in project 

implementation? Are the anticipated 

resources and costs outlined in detail? 

Can the project be implemented in a 

way requiring a finite amount of 

resources (e.g., the submission has fixed 

costs, low or no marginal costs, and a 

clear path to implementation and scale 

beyond an initial investment)? 

7. Impact/Measurability 

A description of how the project will 

be evaluated, and its potential impact 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1
16312 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 55 / Tuesday, March 22, 2022 / Notices 

on human trafficking in the 

transportation industry. Questions to 

consider include: How will the project’s 

impact be measured? How will the 

project contribute to counter-trafficking 

efforts in the transportation sector? If 

not a national project, can the project be 

scaled nationally? 

8. Partners 

If applicable, list the partners who 

will be engaged in project development 

and/or implementation, including a 

brief background for each. 

9. Letters of Support 

You may submit supporting letters, 

which may be from subject matter 

experts or industry, and may address 

the technical merit of the concept, 

originality, impact, practicality, 

measurability and/or applicability. 

10. Supporting Documents (no page 

limit) 

The paper(s) and/or technologies, 

programs, video/audio files, and other 

related materials, describing the project 

and addressing the selection criteria. As 

applicable, this can include a 

description of success of a previous or 

similar project and/or documentation of 

impact. DOT may request additional 

information, including supporting 

documentation, more detailed contact 

information, releases of liability, and 

statements of authenticity to guarantee 

the originality of the work. Failure to 

respond in a timely manner may result 

in disqualification. 

Initial Screening 

The Office of International 

Transportation and Trade will initially 

review applications to determine that all 

required submission elements are 

included, and to determine compliance 

with eligibility requirements. 

Evaluation 

After the Initial Screening, the Office 

of International Transportation and 

Trade, with input from the relevant 

Operating Administrations, will judge 

entries based on the factors described 

below: Technical merit, originality, 

impact, practicality, measurability, and 

applicability. All factors are important 

and will be given consideration. 

The Secretary will make the final 

selection. 

The Department reserves the right to 

not award the prize if the selecting 

officials believe that no submission 

demonstrates sufficient potential for 

sufficient transformative impact. 

Technical Merit 

• Presents a clear understanding of 

the issue of human trafficking in the 

transportation industry and utilizes a 

trauma-informed, victim-centered 

approach. 

• Presents a logical and workable 

solution and approach to addressing 

human trafficking in the transportation 

industry. 

• Survivors of human trafficking were 

consulted in the development of the 

project concept and survivor input is 

outlined in the description of project 

implementation. 

Originality 

• The concept is new or a variation of 

an existing idea. 

• The concept possesses and clearly 

describes its unique merits. 

Impact/Measurability 

• The project can make a significant 

impact and/or contribution to the fight 

against human trafficking in the 

transportation industry. 

• The project clearly describes the 

breadth of impact. 

• The submission clearly outlines 

how the project will be measured. 

• The project will result in 

measurable improvements. 

Practicality 

• The project clearly identifies 

anticipated beneficiaries of the project. 

• The project clearly outlines 

anticipated resources and all costs to be 

incurred by executing the concept. 

• The project can be implemented in 

a way that requires a finite amount of 

resources (specifically, the submission 

has fixed costs, low or no marginal 

costs, and a clear path to 

implementation and scale beyond an 

initial investment). 

Applicability 

• The project is national and/or can 

be scaled nationally. 

Award 

Up to three winning entries are 

expected to be announced. The firstplace winner will receive up to a 

$50,000 cash prize. A plaque with the 

first-place winner(s) name and the date 

of the award will be on display at the 

U.S. Department of Transportation, and 

a display copy of the plaque(s) will be 

sent to the first-place award winner’s 

headquarters. At the discretion of the 

Secretary, up to two additional plaques 

may be awarded to recognize two 

runners up. At the Department’s 

discretion, DOT may pay for invitational 

travel expenses to Washington, DC for 

up to two individuals or representatives 

of the first-place winning organization 

and runners up organizations, should 

selectees be invited to present their 

project(s) for DOT officials. 

(Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719 (America 

COMPETES Act). 

Issued in Washington, DC, on March 10, 

2022. 

Carol Annette Petsonk, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary, Aviation and 

International Affairs, U.S. Department of 

Transportation. 

[FR Doc. 2022–05781 Filed 3–21–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–9X–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Comment Request 

for Form 8844 

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 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. Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

8844, Empowerment Zone Employment 

Credit. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 23, 2022 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andre ́s Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to omb.unit@irs.gov. Please 

include, ‘‘OMB Number: 1545–1444— 

Public Comment Request Notice’’ in the 

Subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Ronald J. Durbala, 

at (202) 317–5746, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Empowerment Zone 

Employment Credit. 

OMB Number: 1545–1444. 

Project Number: Form 8844. 

Abstract: Employers who hire 

employees who live and work in one of 

the eleven designated empowerment 

zones can receive a tax credit for the 

first $15,000 of wages paid to each 


lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1