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(2) The number and types of licenses 

approved; 

(3) The average amount of time 

elapsed from the date of filing of a 

license application until the date of its 

approval; 

(4) The extent to which the licensing 

procedures were effectively 

implemented; and 

(5) A description of comments 

received from interested parties about 

the extent to which the licensing 

procedures were effective, after holding 

a public 30-day comment period. 

This document solicits comments 

from interested parties regarding the 

effectiveness of OFAC’s licensing 

procedures for the export of agricultural 

commodities, medicine, and medical 

devices to Sudan and Iran for the time 

period between October 1, 2016 and 

September 30, 2018. Interested parties 

submitting comments are asked to be as 

specific as possible. In the interest of 

accuracy and completeness, OFAC 

requires written comments. All 

comments received on or before October 

1, 2021, will be considered by OFAC in 

developing the report to the Congress. 

Consideration of comments received 

after the end of the comment period 

cannot be assured. 

All comments made will be a matter 

of public record. OFAC therefore will 

neither accept nor consider comments 

accompanied by a request that part or 

all of the comments be treated 

confidentially because of their business 

proprietary nature or for any other 

reason. Copies of past biennial reports 

may be obtained from OFAC’s website: 

https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/ 

126/tsra.pdf. 

Dated: August 27, 2021. 

Bradley T. Smith, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18852 Filed 8–31–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Requesting 

Comments on Form 8849 

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 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. The IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning Form 8849, Claim 

for Refund of Excise Taxes. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 1, 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. 

You must reference the information 

collection’s title, form number, 

reporting or record-keeping requirement 

number, and OMB number in your 

comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Jon Callahan, 

(737) 800–7639, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at jon.r.callahan@

irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is 

currently seeking comments concerning 

the following information collection 

tools, reporting, and record-keeping 

requirements: 

Title: Claim for Refund of Excise 

Taxes. 

OMB Number: 1545–1420. 

Form Number: Form 8849 and 

Schedules 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, and 8. 

Abstract: IRC sections 6402, 6404, 

6511 and sections 301.6402–2, 

301.6404–1, and 301.6404–3 of the 

regulations allow for refunds of taxes 

(except income taxes) or refund, 

abatement, or credit of interest, 

penalties, and additions to tax in the 

event of errors or certain actions by IRS. 

Taxpayers use Form 8849 to claim 

refunds of excise taxes. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the existing collection. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or 

households, and not-for-profit 

institutions, farms, and Federal, state, 

local or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

111,147. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 

hours, 31 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 946,827. 

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: August 26, 2021. 

Chakinna B. Clemons, 

Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2021–18889 Filed 8–31–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Requesting 

Comments for Regulation Project. 

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 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. The IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning information 

collection requirements related to the 

guidance regarding the qualified 

severance of a trust for generationskipping transfer (GST) tax purposes. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 1, 2021 

to be assured of consideration. 


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