Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2024 / Notices 94879 

Request To Add Substance to the List 

(a) Overview. A petition was filed 

pursuant to Rev. Proc. 2022–26 (2022– 

29 I.R.B. 90), as modified by Rev. Proc. 

2023–20 (2023–15 I.R.B. 636), 

requesting that di-isobutyl carbinol be 

added to the list of taxable substances 

under section 4672(a) of the Internal 

Revenue Code (List). The petition 

requesting the addition of di-isobutyl 

carbinol to the List is based on weight 

and contains the information detailed in 

paragraph (b) of this document. The 

information is provided for public 

notice and comment pursuant to section 

9 of Rev. Proc. 2022–26. The publication 

of petition information in this notice of 

filing is not a determination and does 

not constitute Treasury Department or 

IRS confirmation of the accuracy of the 

information published. 

(b) Petition Content. 

(1) Substance name: Di-isobutyl 

carbinol. 

The substance is also known as DIBC, 

2,6-dimethylheptan-4-ol, or 2,6- 

dimethyl-4-heptanol. 

(2) Petitioner: ALTIVIA Ketones & 

Additives, LLC, an exporter of diisobutyl carbinol. 

(3) Proposed classification numbers: 

(i) HTSUS number: 2905.19.9090 

(ii) Schedule B number: 2905.19.9095 

(iii) CAS number: 108–82–7 

(4) Petition filing dates: 

(i) Petition filing date for purposes of 

making a determination: September 23, 

2024. 

(ii) Petition filing date for purposes of 

section 11.02 of Rev. Proc. 2022–26, as 

modified by section 3 of Rev. Proc. 

2023–20: January 1, 2024. 

(5) Description from petition: 

According to the petition, di-isobutyl 

carbinol is a nine carbon branched 

alcohol. It is used in high purity 

hydrogen peroxide and electronics 

cleaning. 

Di-isobutyl carbinol is made from 

propylene. Taxable chemicals constitute 

87.51 percent by weight of the materials 

used to produce this substance. 

(6) Process identified in petition as 

predominant method of production of 

substance: The predominant method of 

production is aldol condensation of 

acetone. Aldol condensation is a twostep process in which an aldol reaction 

forms an aldol product and a 

dehydration reaction removes water to 

form the final product. The process uses 

acetone in condensation, dehydration, 

and hydrogenation steps. Acetone is 

passed over a strong base catalyst to 

form diacetone alcohol, then dehydrated 

to mesityl oxide, and subsequently 

hydrogenated to methyl isobutyl ketone. 

Generally, the process forms coproduced methyl isobutyl ketone, 

methyl isobutyl carbinol, di-isobutyl 

ketone and, to a lesser extent, diisobutyl carbinol. 

(7) Stoichiometric material 

consumption equation, based on 

process identified as predominant 

method of production: 

3(C3H6 (propylene)) + H2O → C9H20O 

(di-isobutyl carbinol) 

(8) Tax rate calculated by Petitioner, 

based on Petitioner’s conversion factors 

for taxable chemicals used in 

production of substance: 

(i) Tax rate: $8.57 per ton. 

(ii) Conversion factors: 0.88 for 

propylene. 

(9) Public docket number: IRS–2024– 

0055. 

Michael Beker, 

Senior Counsel (Passthroughs and Special 

Industries), IRS Office of Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28070 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Superfund Tax on Chemical 

Substances; Request To Modify List of 

Taxable Substances; Notice of Filing 

for Di-isobutyl Ketone 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of filing and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: This notice of filing 

announces that a petition was filed 

requesting that di-isobutyl ketone be 

added to the list of taxable substances. 

This notice of filing also requests 

comments on the petition. This notice of 

filing is not a determination that the list 

of taxable substances is modified. 

DATES: Written comments and requests 

for a public hearing must be received on 

or before January 28, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Commenters are encouraged 

to submit public comments or requests 

for a public hearing relating to this 

petition electronically via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at https://

www.regulations.gov (indicate public 

docket number IRS–2024–0056 or diisobutyl ketone) by following the online 

instructions for submitting comments. 

Comments cannot be edited or 

withdrawn once submitted to the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal. 

Alternatively, comments and requests 

for a public hearing may be mailed to: 

Internal Revenue Service, Attn: 

CC:PA:01:PR (Notice of Filing for Diisobutyl Ketone), Room 5203, P.O. Box 

7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington 

DC 20044. All comments received are 

part of the public record and subject to 

public disclosure. All comments 

received will be posted without change 

to www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided. You 

should submit only information that 

you wish to make publicly available. If 

a public hearing is scheduled, notice of 

the time and place for the hearing will 

be published in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Andrew J. Clark or Camille Edwards 

Bennehoff at (202) 317–6855 (not a tollfree number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Request To Add Substance to the List 

(a) Overview. A petition was filed 

pursuant to Rev. Proc. 2022–26 (2022– 

29 I.R.B. 90), as modified by Rev. Proc. 

2023–20 (2023–15 I.R.B. 636), 

requesting that di-isobutyl ketone be 

added to the list of taxable substances 

under section 4672(a) of the Internal 

Revenue Code (List). The petition 

requesting the addition of di-isobutyl 

ketone to the List is based on weight 

and contains the information detailed in 

paragraph (b) of this document. The 

information is provided for public 

notice and comment pursuant to section 

9 of Rev. Proc. 2022–26. The publication 

of petition information in this notice of 

filing is not a determination and does 

not constitute Treasury Department or 

IRS confirmation of the accuracy of the 

information published. 

(b) Petition Content. 

(1) Substance name: Di-isobutyl 

ketone. 

The substance is also known as 2,6- 

dimethyl-4-heptanone, 2,6- 

dimethylheptan-4-one, DIBK, and 

isovalerone. 

(2) Petitioner: ALTIVIA Ketones & 

Additives, LLC, an exporter of diisobutyl ketone. 

(3) Proposed classification numbers: 

(i) HTSUS number: 2914.19.0000. 

(ii) Schedule B number: 2914.19.0000. 

(iii) CAS number: 108–83–8. 

(4) Petition filing dates: 

(i) Petition filing date for purposes of 

making a determination: September 23, 

2024. 

(ii) Petition filing date for purposes of 

section 11.02 of Rev. Proc. 2022–26, as 

modified by section 3 of Rev. Proc. 

2023–20: January 1, 2024 

(5) Description from petition: 

According to the petition, di-isobutyl 

ketone is an organic compound. It is 

used in solvents; paints and coatings; 

automobile refinishing; and 

pharmaceuticals. 

Di-isobutyl ketone is made from 

propylene. Taxable chemicals constitute 


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87.51 percent by weight of the materials 

used to produce this substance. 

(6) Process identified in petition as 

predominant method of production of 

substance: The predominant method of 

production is aldol condensation of 

acetone. Aldol condensation is a twostep process in which an aldol reaction 

forms an aldol product and a 

dehydration reaction removes water to 

form the final product. The process uses 

acetone in condensation, dehydration, 

and hydrogenation steps. Acetone is 

passed over a strong base catalyst to 

form diacetone alcohol, then dehydrated 

to mesityl oxide, and subsequently 

hydrogenated to methyl isobutyl ketone. 

Generally, the process forms coproduced methyl isobutyl ketone, 

methyl isobutyl carbinol, di-isobutyl 

ketone and, to a lesser extent, diisobutyl carbinol. 

(7) Stoichiometric material 

consumption equation, based on 

process identified as predominant 

method of production: 

3(C3H6 (propylene)) + H2O → C9H18O 

(di-isobutyl ketone) + H2

(8) Tax rate calculated by Petitioner, 

based on Petitioner’s conversion factors 

for taxable chemicals used in 

production of substance: 

(i) Tax rate: $8.67 per ton. 

(ii) Conversion factors: 0.89 for 

propylene. 

(9) Public docket number: IRS–2024– 

0056. 

Michael Beker, 

Senior Counsel (Passthroughs and Special 

Industries), IRS Office of Chief Counsel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28069 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Bureau of 

Engraving and Printing Background 

Information Request Form 

AGENCY: U.S. Department of the 

Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 

to reduce paperwork and respondent 

burden, invites the general public and 

other federal agencies to comment on 

the proposed information collections 

listed below, in accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

received on or before January 28, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer, 1750 

Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8142, 

Washington, DC 20220, or email at 

PRA@treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submissions may be 

obtained from Valerie Alstadt by 

emailing the Banknote Equipment 

Manufacturer and Currency Reader 

Manufacturers Support office at BEM_

and_CRM_Customer_Support@bep.gov, 

calling (202) 435–8050, or viewing the 

entire information collection request at 

www.reginfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing Background Investigation 

Request Form. 

OMB Control Number: 1525–0011. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change. 

Description: The Background 

Information Request Form for is 

completed by applicant companies per 

BEP Circular 82–00.13 to establish the 

eligibility of each company and key 

personnel to gain access to test decks of 

new designs and production samples of 

Federal Reserve Notes so they can 

update their products to denominate 

and/or authenticate genuine currency. 

The applicant companies are Banknote 

Equipment Manufacturers (BEMs) and 

Currency Reader Manufacturers (CRMs). 

Banknote Equipment Manufacturers 

(BEMs) are companies that produce any 

type of equipment that handles 

banknotes for commercial purposes 

involving accept/reject decisions for 

FRNs. Currency Reader Manufacturers 

(CRMs) are companies that produce a 

commercially available device or 

application designed for the purpose of 

denominating US currency by an 

individual. 

Form: BEP Background Investigation 

Request Form. 

Affected Public: Banknote Equipment 

Manufacturers and Currency Reader 

Manufacturers and their employees. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

150. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Total Number of Annual 

Responses: 50. 

Estimated Time per Response: 45 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 38. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and included in the 

request for Office of Management and 

Budget 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 technology; and (e) estimates of 

capital or start-up costs and costs of 

operation, maintenance, and purchase 

of services required to provide 

information. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Katherine A Allen, 

BEP PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2024–27985 Filed 11–27–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4840–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; Multiple 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Information Collection Requests 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury will submit the following 

information collection requests to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

public is invited to submit comments on 

these requests. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before December 30, 2024 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRAMain. Find this particular 

information collection by selecting 

‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’ or by using the 

search function. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submissions may be 

obtained from Melody Braswell by 

emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling 

(202) 622–1035, or viewing the entire 

information collection request at 

www.reginfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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