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ICR describe the nature of the 

information collection and their 

expected burdens. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 23, 2021. 

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. 

Comments are Invited On: Whether 

the proposed collection of information 

is necessary for the proper performance 

of the functions of the Department, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; the accuracy of 

the Department’s estimate of the burden 

of the proposed information collection; 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and ways to minimize the 

burden of the collection of information 

on respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

A comment to OMB is best assured of 

having its full effect if OMB receives it 

within 30 days of publication of this 

notice in the Federal Register. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tia 

Swain, Office of Administration, 

Management Planning Division, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Mail Stop TAD– 

10, Washington, DC 20590, (202) 366– 

0354 or tia.swain@dot.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(PRA), Public Law 104–13, Section 2, 

109 Stat. 163 (1995) (codified as revised 

at 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520), and its 

implementing regulations, 5 CFR part 

1320, require Federal agencies to issue 

two notices seeking public comment on 

information collection activities before 

OMB may approve paperwork packages. 

44 U.S.C. 3506, 3507; 5 CFR 1320.5, 

1320.8(d)(1), 1320.12. On May 28, 2021 

FTA published a 60-day notice (86 FR 

16442) in the Federal Register soliciting 

comments on the ICR that the agency 

was seeking OMB approval. FTA 

received no comments after issuing this 

60-day notice. Accordingly, DOT 

announces that these information 

collection activities have been reevaluated and certified under 5 CFR 

1320.5(a) and forwarded to OMB for 

review and approval pursuant to 5 CFR 

1320.12(c). 

Before OMB decides whether to 

approve these proposed collections of 

information, it must provide 30 days for 

public comment. 44 U.S.C. 3507(b); 5 

CFR 1320.12(d). Federal law requires 

OMB to approve or disapprove 

paperwork packages between 30 and 60 

days after the 30-day notice is 

published. 44 U.S.C. 3507 (b)–(c); 5 CFR 

1320.12(d); see also 60 FR 44978, 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. OMB believes that the 

30-day notice informs the regulated 

community to file relevant comments 

and affords the agency adequate time to 

digest public comments before it 

renders a decision. 60 FR 44983, Aug. 

29, 1995. Therefore, respondents should 

submit their respective comments to 

OMB within 30 days of publication to 

best ensure having their full effect. 5 

CFR 1320.12(c); see also 60 FR 44983, 

Aug. 29, 1995. 

The summaries below describe the 

nature of the information collection 

requirements (ICRs) and the expected 

burden. The requirements are being 

submitted for clearance by OMB as 

required by the PRA. 

Title: Survey of FTA Stakeholders. 

OMB Control Number: 2132–0564. 

Type of Request: Renewal with 

revisions of a previously approved 

information collection. 

Abstract: Executive Order 12862, 

‘‘Streamlining Service Delivery and 

Improving Customer Service,’’ requires 

FTA to identify its stakeholders and 

address how the agency will provide 

services in a manner that seeks to 

streamline service delivery and improve 

the experience of its customers. FTA is 

seeking a three-year approval for an 

existing information collection with 

revisions. Changes in methodology will 

improve the quality of stakeholder 

feedback, and non-substantive changes 

to the survey instrument will more 

accurately assess the data collected from 

from transit agencies, states and 

metropolitan planning organizations. 

FTA will utilize the survey to assess 

how its services are perceived by its 

customers, learn about opportunities for 

improvement and establish goals to 

measure results. The data captured from 

the survey will provide this information 

and enable FTA to make improvements 

where necessary. The survey will be 

limited to data collections that solicit 

voluntary opinions and will not involve 

information that is required by 

regulations. The estimated number of 

respondents is 6,454, an increase of 

5,266 respondents from the previous 

request of 1,188 respondents. There is 

an increase in the number of 

respondents due to FTA’s efforts to 

expand outreach to a broader crosssection of FTA stakeholders. 

Respondents are split into two groups. 

Group A includes Chief Executive 

Officers (CEOs) and other executive 

leaders of transit agencies, state DOTs, 

and other FTA stakeholders. Group B 

includes unit supervisors and 

professional staff such as engineers, 

urban planners and budget analysts 

from the same organizations. The 

previous IC only targeted respondents in 

Group A. The current IC targets 

respondents in both Group A and Group 

B. To further expand stakeholder 

outreach, FTA accessed an additional 

database, and allowed multiple 

respondents to submit responses from a 

single organization. Previously, since 

only CEOs or other top executive leader 

of an organization responded, there 

could be only one response per 

organization because there is only one 

top executive leader per organization. 

However, the expansion of the target 

population to other labor categories 

allows multiple people from the same 

organization to respond to the survey 

(CEO, engineer, urban planner, etc.). 

There is a decrease in the estimated 

annual total burden hours, despite the 

increase in number of respondents, in 

large part because FTA found that 

respondents spent less time interacting 

with the previous survey than 

estimated. In addition to stakeholder 

outreach outlined in #8 above, in 2019, 

FTA utilized survey analytics to 

appropriately determine the amount of 

time spent filling out the survey. 

Respondents: Transit agencies, States, 

and Metropolitan Planning 

Organizations. 

Estimated Annual Burden on 

Respondents: 6,454. 

Estimated Annual Number of 

Responses: 6,454. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 807. 

Frequency: Biennial. 

Nadine Pembleton, 

Director, Office of Management Planning. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18206 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–57–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Comment Request 

on Burden Related to Form 911, 

Request for Taxpayer Advocate 

Service Assistance (and Application 

for Taxpayer Assistance Order) 

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, 


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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 the 

burden related to Form 911, Request for 

Taxpayer Advocate Service Assistance 

(And Application for Taxpayer 

Assistance Order). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 25, 2021 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to R. Joseph Durbala, at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the internet, at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Taxpayer Advocate 

Service Assistance (And Application for 

Taxpayer Assistance Order). 

OMB Number: 1545–1504. 

Regulation Project Number: Form 911 

and 911(SP). 

Abstract: Form 911 is used by 

taxpayers to apply for relief from a 

significant hardship which may have 

already occurred or is about to occur if 

the IRS takes or fails to take certain 

actions. This form is submitted to the 

IRS Taxpayer Advocate Office in the 

district where the taxpayer resides. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the burden previously approved. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

organizations, not-for-profit institutions, 

farms, and state, local or tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

93,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 46,500. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

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 if 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. 

Desired Focus of Comments: The 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., by 

permitting electronic submissions of 

responses. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the ICR for OMB approval 

of the extension of the information 

collection; they will also become a 

matter of public record. 

Approved: August 19, 2021. 

Ronald J. Durbala, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18199 Filed 8–23–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Comment Request 

on Burden Related to Rules Relating to 

Registration Under Section 4101 

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 

information collection requirements 

related to the rules relating to 

registration under section 4101. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 25, 2021 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to R. Joseph Durbala, at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the internet, at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Taxable Fuel; registration. 

OMB Number: 1545–0725. 

Form Number: 928. 

Abstract: Under IRC section 4101(b) 

Secretary may require, as a condition of 

registration under 4101(a), that the 

applicant give a bond in an amount that 

the Secretary determines is appropriate. 

Applicant’s that do not meet all the 

applicable registration tests for Form 

637 registration must secure a federal 

bond, from an acceptable surety or 

reinsurer listed in Circular 570, prior to 

receiving a Form 637 registration under 

section 4101. Form 928 is used for this 

purpose. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the burden previously approved. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.56 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,280. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

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 if 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. 

Desired Focus of Comments: The 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 


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