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processes. DOT posts these comments, 

without edit, including any personal 

information the commenter provides, to 

www.regulations.gov, as described in 

the system of records notice (DOT/ALL– 

14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at 

https://www.transportation.gov/privacy. 

See also https://www.regulations.gov/ 

privacy-notice for the privacy notice of 

regulations.gov. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

John Karl Alexy, 

Associate Administrator for Railroad Safety, 

Chief Safety Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15834 Filed 7–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–06–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Fiscal Service 

Proposed Collection of Information: 

Annual Letters—Certificates of 

Authority (A) and Admitted Reinsurer 

(B) 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 take this 

opportunity to comment on proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service within the Department of the 

Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning Annual Letters—Certificates 

of Authority (A) and Admitted 

Reinsurer (B). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 24, 

2021 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

and requests for additional information 

to Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Bruce A. 

Sharp, Room #4006–A, P.O. Box 1328, 

Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328, or 

bruce.sharp@fiscal.treasury.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual Letters—Certificates of 

Authority (A) and Admitted Reinsurer 

(B). 

OMB Number: 1530–0014. 

Abstract: The information is collected 

so that Treasury can make the 

appropriate determinations as to the 

renewal of the Certificates of Authority 

of currently certified companies and the 

renewal of companies currently 

recognized by Treasury as Admitted 

Reinsurers. Included in the package is 

the Annual Letter to Executive Officers 

of Surety Companies Reporting to the 

Treasury (A) and the Annual Letter to 

Executive Officers of Companies 

Recognized by the Treasury as Admitted 

Reinsurers of Surety Companies Doing 

Business with the United States 

Government (B). The Secretary of the 

Treasury has been given authority 

pursuant to 31 U.S.C., 9304–9308 to 

certify insurance companies wishing to 

write or reinsure federal surety bonds. 

The authority has been further codified 

at 31 CFR, Part 223.9 which specifies 

guidelines applicable to companies 

seeking certification while Part 223.12 

specifies requirements applicable to 

companies seeking recognition as an 

Admitted Reinsurer. 

Current Actions: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Type of Review: Regular. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

341. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

18.75 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,394. 

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: 

1. 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; 2. the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

collection of information; 3. ways to 

enhance the quality, utility, and clarity 

of the information to be collected; 4. 

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 5. estimates of capital or start-up 

costs and costs of operation, 

maintenance, and purchase of services 

to provide information. 

Dated: July 20, 2021. 

Bruce A. Sharp, 

Bureau PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15798 Filed 7–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 1096 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), 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 information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

IRS is soliciting comments concerning 

Annual Summary and Transmittal of 

U.S. Information Returns. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 24, 

2021 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Martha R. Brinson, 

at (202) 317–5753, or at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the internet at 

Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual Summary and 

Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns. 

OMB Number: 1545–0108. 

Form Number: 1096. 

Abstract: Form 1096 is used to 

transmit information returns (Forms 

1099, 1098, 5498, and W–2G) to the IRS 

service centers. Under Internal Revenue 

Code section 6041 and related 

regulations, a separate Form 1096 is 

used for each type of return sent to the 

service center by the payer. It is used by 

IRS to summarize, categorize, and 

process the forms being filed. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or 

households, not-for-profit institutions, 

farms, Federal government, and State, 

local or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,640,300. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 13.8 

min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,297,269. 

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. 


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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. Comments 

will be 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 has 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 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: July 19, 2021. 

Martha R. Brinson, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15786 Filed 7–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), 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 information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

IRS is soliciting comments concerning 

Special Valuation Rules. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 24, 

2021 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulation should be 

directed to Martha R. Brinson, at 

(202)317–5753, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Special Valuation Rules. 

OMB Number: 1545–1241. 

Regulation Project Number: TD 8395. 

Abstract: Section 2701 of the Internal 

Revenue Code allows various elections 

by family members who make gifts of 

common stock or partnership interests 

and retain senior interest. This 

regulation provides guidance on how 

taxpayers make these elections, what 

information is required, and how the 

transfer is to be disclosed on the gift tax 

return (Form 709). 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the regulation at this 

time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 25 

mins. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 496. 

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. Comments 

will be 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 has 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 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: July 19, 2021. 

Martha R. Brinson, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2021–15802 Filed 7–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Information Collection 

Tools Relating to the Voluntary 

Disclosure Practice and the 

Streamlined Filing Compliance 

Procedures 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

published a document in the Federal 

Register on July 7, 2021, concerning 

requests for comments on the forms 

14452, 14453, 14454, 14457, 14467, 

14653, 14654, and 14708. The document 

was inadvertently titled Offshore 

Voluntary Disclosure Program (OVDP) 

and included forms that have been 

discontinued. Forms 14452, 14453, 

14454, 144657, and 14708 are obsolete 

and no longer in use. The correct title 

is now Voluntary Disclosure Practice 

and the Streamlined Filing Compliance 

Procedures. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 24, 

2021 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form should be directed to 

Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317–5751 or 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Voluntary Disclosure Practice 

and the Streamlined Filing Compliance 

Procedures. 

OMB Number: 1545–2241. 

Form Number(s): 14457, 14653, and 

14654. 

Abstract: The IRS offers two very 

different compliance paths to two very 

different populations of taxpayers. First, 

the Voluntary Disclosure Practice is a 

longstanding practice of IRS Criminal 

Investigation (CI). CI takes timely, 

accurate, and complete voluntary 

disclosures under consideration when 

determining whether to recommend 

criminal prosecution. A voluntary 


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