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annually, to the board of directors on 

the effectiveness of controls supporting 

the market risk measurement systems. 

Section 3.204(b) requires national 

banks and Federal savings associations 

to conduct quarterly backtesting. 

Section 3.205(a)(5) requires institutions 

to demonstrate to the OCC the 

appropriateness of any proxies used to 

capture risks within value-at-risk 

models. Section 3.205(c) requires 

institutions to develop, retain, and make 

available to the OCC value-at-risk and 

profit and loss information on subportfolios for two years. Section 

3.206(b)(3) requires national banks and 

Federal savings associations to have 

policies and procedures that describe 

how they determine the period of 

significant financial stress used to 

calculate the institution’s stressed 

value-at-risk models and to obtain prior 

OCC approval for any material changes 

to these policies and procedures. 

Section 3.207(b)(1) details 

requirements applicable to a national 

bank or Federal savings association 

when the national bank or Federal 

savings association uses internal models 

to measure the specific risk of certain 

covered positions. Section 3.208 

requires national banks and Federal 

savings associations to obtain prior OCC 

approval for incremental risk modeling 

of portfolios of equity positions and 

describes the requirements for 

incremental risk modeling. Section 

3.209 requires prior OCC approval for 

the use of a comprehensive risk measure 

and describes applicable requirements. 

Section 3.209(c)(2) requires national 

banks and Federal savings associations 

to retain and make available to the OCC 

the results of supervisory stress testing. 

Section 3.210(f) requires national banks 

and Federal savings associations to 

document an internal analysis of the 

risk characteristics of each 

securitization position in order to 

demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 

OCC an understanding of the position. 

Section 3.212 requires quarterly 

quantitative disclosures, annual 

qualitative disclosures, and a formal 

disclosure policy approved by the board 

of directors that addresses the approach 

for determining the market risk 

disclosures it makes. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals; 

Businesses or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 19. 

Estimated Burden per Respondent: 

1,964 hours. 

Total Estimated Annual Burden: 

37,316 hours. 

On March 10, 2022, the OCC 

published a 60-day notice for this 

information collection, 87 FR 13790. No 

comments were received. Comments 

continue to be solicited on: 

(a) Whether the collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

OCC, including whether the information 

has practical utility; (b) The accuracy of 

the OCC’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 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. 

Theodore J. Dowd, 

Deputy Chief Counsel, Comptroller of the 

Currency. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–33–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Foreign Assets Control 

Update to the List of Medical Supplies 

for Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions 

AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets 

Control, Treasury. 

ACTION: Publication of updated list of 

items defined as medical supplies in the 

Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions 

Regulations. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets 

Control (OFAC) is publishing the list of 

items defined as medical supplies and 

generally licensed for exportation or 

reexportation to the Crimea region of 

Ukraine. The List of Medical Supplies 

(the ‘‘List’’) has previously existed as a 

companion document to Ukraine-/ 

Russia-related General License 4, which 

OFAC has incorporated into its Ukraine- 

/Russia-Related Sanctions Regulations. 

Accordingly, OFAC is amending the List 

to replace the reference to General 

License 4 with a reference to the 

location of the general license in the 

Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions 

Regulations. OFAC is making several 

technical corrections to items on the 

List, but is not making any substantive 

changes to the List, which was last 

updated on August 12, 2016. 

DATES: This list is effective May 31, 

2022. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OFAC: Assistant Director for Licensing, 

202–622–2480; Assistant Director for 

Regulatory Affairs, 202–622–4855; or 

Assistant Director for Sanctions 

Compliance & Evaluation, 202–622– 

2490. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Electronic Availability 

The text of the List is available on the 

Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions page 

on OFAC’s website, and additional 

information concerning OFAC is 

available on OFAC’s website 

(www.treasury.gov/ofac). 

Background 

On December 19, 2014, OFAC issued 

and posted on its website General 

License 4 under the Ukraine Related 

Sanctions program to authorize the 

exportation or reexportation from the 

United States or by a U.S. person of 

agricultural commodities, medicine, 

medical supplies, and replacement parts 

to the Crimea region of Ukraine. General 

License 4 defined the term ‘‘medical 

supplies’’ to mean those medical 

devices, as defined in paragraph (d)(3) 

of General License 4, that are included 

on the List on OFAC’s website 

(www.treasury.gov/ofac) on the Ukraine- 

/Russia-Related Sanctions page. On the 

same day, OFAC also posted the List on 

its website. Most recently, on August 12, 

2016, OFAC updated the List to include 

additional items, and published the List 

in the Federal Register (82 FR 23716, 

May 23, 2017). 

OFAC incorporated General License 4 

into § 589.513 of the Ukraine-/RussiaRelated Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR 

part 589 (the ‘‘Regulations’’), on May 2, 

2022 (87 FR 26094, May 2, 2022). 

Accordingly, OFAC is amending the List 

to replace the reference to General 

License 4 with a reference to § 589.513 

of the Regulations. OFAC is not making 

substantive changes to any items on the 

List but is making technical changes to 

spelling, capitalization, and 

punctuation, including: Replacing the 

‘‘%’’ symbol with the word ‘‘percent’’; 

replacing ‘‘cu. ft.’’ with ‘‘cubic feet’’; 

replacing ‘‘surgical instruments—all 

types and sizes’’ with ‘‘surgical 

instruments’’; replacing ‘‘or’’ with 

‘‘and’’; replacing ‘‘anaesthesia’’ and 

terms with this root word such as 

‘‘anaesthesiology’’ and 

‘‘anaethesiometers’’ with the preferred 

North American spelling of 

‘‘anesthesia,’’ ‘‘anesthesiology,’’ and 

‘‘anethesiometers’’; replacing 

‘‘haemoglobin’’ with the preferred North 

American spelling ‘‘hemoglobin’’; 

replacing some semi-colons with 

commas; and changing several terms 

from capital letters to lowercase, for 

example editing ‘‘Contact Lens cleaning 


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solutions’’ to ‘‘Contact lens cleaning 

solutions.’’ As indicated in Note 1 to 

§ 589.513(j)(4) of the Regulations, the 

List is maintained on OFAC’s website 

and will be published in the Federal 

Register, as will any changes to the List. 

List of Medical Supplies (Updated May 

31, 2022) 

The list below comprises the medical 

supplies defined in § 589.513(j)(4) of the 

Ukraine-/Russia-Related Sanctions 

Regulations, 31 CFR part 589. 

General Medical Equipment and 

Supplies 

• Adhesive designed for human use 

• Adhesive remover designed for 

human use 

• Antiseptic wipes for human use 

(including alcohol, antimicrobial, 

benzalkonium, betadine, iodine, and 

witch hazel) 

• Beds: Hospital beds, cribs, and 

bassinets, including mattresses, 

overlays, pillows, and bumpers 

• Blood lancets 

• Blood pressure monitors, gauges, 

cuffs, aneroids, and infusors 

• Bottles (prescription) 

• Cabinets: Medical supply or 

pharmaceutical 

• Canes, crutches, walkers, and rollators 

• Capnographs 

• Carts: Medical, medical utility, 

medical supply, food service, and 

hospital laundry carts 

• Catheters, including kits 

• Chairs: Exam, treatment, surgical, 

dental, and phlebotomy 

• Clinical basins, bowls, baths, pans, 

urinals, bags, and buckets, and 

holding devices for such items 

• Clinical swabs, applicators, specimen 

collectors, sponges, pads, tongue 

depressors, wooden spoons, cotton 

balls, and cotton rolls 

• Coils, guidewire 

• Contraceptives (inter-uterine devices 

(IUDs), hormonal therapy methods, 

barrier methods) and condoms 

• Continuous positive airway pressure 

(CPAP) systems and all components 

• Ear plugs and muffs 

• Ear syringes 

• Ear wax removers 

• Endoscopic devices including 

laryngoscopes, laparoscopes, 

anascopes, proctoscopes, 

arthroscopes, sinuscopes, 

dematoscopes, ophthalmoscopes, 

sigmoidscopes, otoscopes, 

retinoscopes, and colposcopes 

• Floor mats: Safety, anti-fatigue, and 

special-purpose medical floor mats 

• Forceps 

• Guidewires 

• Human body and cadaver bags and 

shrouds 

• Human body positioners, including 

pads, wedges, cradles, pillows, rests, 

straps, supports, and holders 

• Human specimen collectors and 

containers (e.g., urine, blood, tissue) 

• Humidifiers 

• Hydrocollator heating units 

• IV sets, bags, and armboards 

• Jars and containers designed for 

medical supplies and instruments less 

than 5 liter internal volume 

• Lights and lamps: Surgical, medical 

exam, and magnifying 

• Limb prosthesis devices 

• Manikins: Medical training and CPR 

• Medical bags for medical supplies and 

equipment, including pre-packed bags 

• Medical bandages, gauze, dressings, 

tape, swabs, sponges, and burn 

dressings 

• Medical carafes, cups, containers, and 

tumblers 

• Medical casts, padding, and casting 

and removal equipment 

• Medical defibrillators 

• Medical diagnostic kits, point-of-care, 

including EAR99 reagents 

• Medical flowmeters: Oxygen and air 

• Medical labels, labellers, stickers, 

forms, charts, signage, tags, cards, 

tape, wrist bands, documents, 

brochures, and graphics 

• Medical lavage systems 

• Medical linens (e.g., blankets, sheets, 

pillow cases, towels, washcloths, 

drapes, and covers) 

• Medical penlights 

• Medical pumps 

• Medical scissors 

• Medical tubing or hoses less than 2 

inch diameter, including associated 

adaptors, connectors, caps, clamps, 

retainers, brackets, valves, washers, 

vents, stopcocks, and flow sensors; 

and peristaltic pumps with flowrates 

of less than 600 liters/hour for such 

tubing (note: Does not include tubing 

made of butyl rubber or greater than 

35 percent fluoropolymers) 

• Medicine cups 

• Monitor for glucose management 

• Non-electronic patient medical record 

file systems and organizers 

• Orthopedic supports, braces, wraps, 

shoes, boots, and pads 

• Orthopedic traction devices and 

tables 

• Otology sponges 

• Oxygen apparatus 

• Paraffin baths 

• Patient heating and cooling devices: 

Pads, packs, bottles, bags, warmers, 

blankets, patches, lamps, and bags 

• Patient safety devices, including 

vests, aprons, finger mitts, limb or 

body holders, jackets, belts, restraints, 

cuffs, straps, and protectors 

• Patient transfer chairs, lifts, benches, 

boards, slides, discs, slings, and 

sheets 

• Patient vital-sign monitoring devices 

• Patient wheelchairs, chairs, gurneys, 

stretchers, mats, and cots 

• Privacy screens and curtains 

• Pulse oximeters 

• Reflex hammers 

• Refrigerator: Compartmental for 

morgues 

• Safety poles, rails, handles, benches, 

grab bars, commode aids, and shower 

aids 

• Scales, stadiometers, rulers, sticks, 

tapes, protractors, volumeters, gauges, 

and calipers designed for human 

measurement 

• Single-use medical procedure trays 

and kits 

• Speculums 

• Spirometers 

• Splints 

• Stands: IV, instrument, solution, and 

hamper 

• Stethoscopes 

• Stools designed for clinical use 

• Surgical sutures, staples, and removal 

kits 

• Syringes, aspirators, cannulas, and 

needles, including kits 

• Tables: Operating, exam, therapy, 

overbed, treatment, medical utility, 

and medical instrument 

• Telemetry pouches designed for 

human use 

• Tents: Pediatric, aerosol, and mist 

• Thermometers for measuring human 

body temperature 

• Tourniquets 

• Ventilator: Adult, tubing, and 

accessories 

• Warmers: Bottle, gel, lotion, and 

blanket 

Anesthesiology 

• Air bags and tidal volume bags 

• Air bellows 

• Anesthesia circuits 

• Anesthesia machines, vaporizers, 

nebulizers, and inhalers designed for 

individual human use 

• Anesthesia masks, including laryngeal 

• Anti-siphon equipment 

• Block and epidural trays packaged for 

individual use 

• Endotrach tubes 

• Head straps and harnesses 

• Hyperinflation systems 

• In-line filters and cartridges, 

thermometers, CO2 detectors, 

sodalime canisters, and temperature 

and moisture exchangers (note: Gas 

mask canisters, other than sodalime 

canisters designed for anesthesia 

systems, require a specific license) 

• Intubation sets, probes, and related 

equipment 

• Anesthesiometers 

• Oral airways 

• Peripheral nerve stimulators 

• Anesthesia pressure tubes and 

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• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 

training manikins and lung bags 

• Vibration dampening mounts 

Apparel 

• Medical gowns, scrubs, aprons, 

uniforms, lab coats, and coveralls 

(only those without integrated hoods) 

• Patient clothing including gowns, 

slippers, underpads, and 

undergarments 

• Head or beard covers and nets 

• Medical shoe and boot covers 

• Surgical sleeve protectors 

• Ventilated safety eyeshields and 

goggles (does not include full face 

shield or indirectly vented goggles) 

• Disposable latex, nitrile, 

polyethylene, vinyl gloves/finger cots, 

and other medical gloves 

• Surgical face or dust masks (does not 

include masks with respirators) 

Cardiology 

• Ablation devices 

• Balloons extractor, retrieval 

• Cardiac monitors: Implantable and 

external 

• Cardiac pacemakers 

• Cardiac programmers 

• Cardiopulmonary oxygenation 

systems, devices, and monitors 

• Coagulation machines 

• Electrocardiography machines 

• Filters: Arterial 

• Grafts: Peripheral bypass 

• Heart positioners: Surgical 

revascularization 

• Heart valves: Surgical, transcatheter 

(non-surgical) 

• Inflation devices: Interventional 

Dental Equipment and Supplies 

• Bone graft matrices 

• Dental and oral implants and devices 

• Dental instrument cases, trays, mats 

and tray liners, racks, covers, wraps, 

stands, holders, stringers, and 

protectors 

• Dental instruments 

• Denture and temporary oral device 

containers 

• Dentures, crowns, molds, 

orthodontics 

• Tooth and denture brushes 

• Yankauers 

Gynecology & Urology 

• Bladder control pads, briefs, liners, 

underwear, pants, and diapers 

• Bladder scanners 

• Enema sets 

• Extracorporeal lithotripters 

• Fecal/stool management devices, kits, 

and catheters 

• Feminine hygiene products 

• Pouches, urostomy 

Inherited Preventative Care 

• Genetic testing products 

Laboratory 

• Autoclaves (20 liter or smaller only) 

for medical instrument sterilization 

and accessories 

• Automated blood culture systems 

• Automated clinical chemistry 

analyzers for patient care 

• Bench-top dry bath incubators 

• Clinical immunoassay analyzers 

• Clinical laboratory water baths less 

than 10 liter 

• Coagulation analyzers 

• Co-oximeters for hemoglobin analysis 

• Electrolyte analyzers 

• Flow cytometry accessories, reagents, 

and components 

• Hematology analyzers 

• Histology and cytology strainers and 

tissue baths 

• Laboratory balances and scales not to 

exceed 10 kilograms 

• Laboratory hot plates with less than 

1.0 square feet heating surface 

• Laboratory pH meter (with or without 

temperature probe) 

• Light microscopes 

• Luminometers 

• Medical bone densitometers 

• Medical differential counters 

• Medical refrigerators and freezers 

with less than 5.0 cubic feet internal 

volume 

• Medical specimen centrifuges 

• Microplate readers/washers 

• Osmometers 

• Patient blood gas analyzers 

• Pipettes 

• Spectrophotometers, photometers, 

and colorimeters designed for clinical 

use 

• Urinalysis analyzers 

Nephrology 

• Hemodialysis machines and dialysis 

filters designed for such machines 

(note: other dialysis equipment, 

filters, and parts not used for 

hemodialysis require a specific 

license and may be controlled under 

15 CFR part. 774, supp. No. 1, Export 

Control Classification Number (ECCN) 

2B352.d) 

• Hemodialysis connection and tubing 

kits 

Neurology 

• Electroencephalography machines 

• Neurostimulators, implantable 

Obstetrics and Maternity Care 

• Assisted reproductive technology and 

related equipment 

• Incubators/Isolettes 

• Infant radiant warmer and parts and 

accessories 

• Neonatal equipment (phototherapy, 

nasal CPAP, and all components) 

• Umbilical cord clamps 

• Ventilator: infant/pediatric and tubing 

and accessories 

Ophthalmology and Optometry 

• Contact lens cleaning solutions 

• Contact lenses, corrective 

• Eyecharts 

• Glasses, corrective 

• Phoropters 

• Tonomets 

• Vision/Optometry related machines 

and supplies 

Otology and Neurotology 

• Hearing aids, accessories, and 

components 

Physical and Occupational Therapy 

• Aquatic floats and training devices 

• Balance pads, platforms, and beams 

• Bath cubes, therapy 

• Boots, mitts, and liners for therapeutic 

pain relief 

• Cognitive measuring devices and 

equipment 

• Dining aids 

• Electrotherapy, muscle stimulators, 

and tens units 

• Ergometers 

• Exercise bars 

• Exercise table 

• Fine motor assessment equipment 

designed for human use 

• Goniometers 

• Hand bars 

• Hydraulic dynamometer 

• Manipulation boards 

• Massaging equipment 

• Mat platforms 

• Medical whirlpools 

• Mobility platforms, parallel bars, 

ladders, and stairs 

• Orthopedic shoes and boots 

• Parallel bars 

• Pedometers 

• Protective headgear 

• Rehabilitation exercise, weights, 

band, balls, boards, and mobility 

equipment 

• Rulonmeters 

• Scoliometer 

• Tactile sensation, sensitization, and 

desensitization equipment 

• Therapeutic putty 

• Ultrasound stimulators 

Radiology 

• Computer tomography scanners (CT, 

MDCT) 

• Contrasting agents, both injectable 

and non-injectable 

• Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) 

machines 

• Medical ultrasound machines 

• Medical/Dental film 

• Nuclear medicine imaging machines 

• Positron Emission Tomography (PET) 

• PET cyclotron machines 

• PET radiopharmaceutical tracer 

machines, including cassettes 

• Scintillation camera/Anger cameras 

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• Single Photon Emission Computed 

Tomography (SPECT) machines 

• X-ray machines, including 

mammography machines 

• Parts and accessories for medical 

imaging devices above that do not 

contain nuclear or chemical 

components 

Sterilization 

• Aseptic, germicidal, and disinfectant 

wipes or clothes for medical 

equipment, devices and furniture 

• Ready-to-use disinfectant in 32 ounce 

containers or less 

• Aseptic, germicidal, and medicalgrade soap, detergent, pre-soak, and 

rinse in one gallon containers or less 

• Hand sanitizer, lotion, soap, scrub, 

wash, gel, and foam, including 

dispensing devices 

• Medical cleaning brushes for 

equipment, patients, and furniture 

• Sterilization or disinfection indicator 

strips, tape, and test packs 

• Medical instrument sterilization 

pouches, mats, protector guards, and 

tubing 

• Sterilization containers and cases less 

than 0.3 cubic feet 

• Autoclaves with chamber size less 

than 0.3 cubic feet, including trays, 

containers, cassettes, cases, and filters 

for such systems 

Surgery 

• Blood transfusion equipment 

• Cervical fusion kits 

• Chest drains 

• Cosmetic or reconstructive implants 

(jaw implants, breast implants, skin 

grafts) 

• Electrosurgery devices and supporting 

equipment 

• Lubricant specially formulated for 

surgical equipment in one gallon 

containers or less 

• Orthopedic plates/screws, fixators, 

implants, and cement 

• Stents 

• Stockinettes 

• Surgical case carts 

• Surgical clean-up kits 

• Surgical clips 

• Surgical imaging machines, including 

image-guiding surgery products, ear, 

nose and throat 

• Surgical instrument cases, trays, mats 

or tray liners, racks, covers, wraps, 

stands, holders, stringers, and 

protectors 

• Surgical instruments 

• Surgical linens, drapes, and covers 

• Surgical mesh 

• Surgical shunts 

• Surgical smoke evacuators and 

specialized supporting equipment 

• Tissue stabilizers and surgical 

revascularizations 

• Wound drainage equipment 

EAR99-classified components, 

accessories, and optional equipment 

that are designed for and are for use 

with an EAR99-classified medical 

device included elsewhere on the list. 

Andrea M. Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. 

[FR Doc. 2022–11612 Filed 5–27–22; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Annual Registration 

Statement Identifying Separated 

Participants With Deferred Vested 

Benefits 

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 continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The IRS is soliciting comments 

concerning the annual registration 

statement identifying separated 

participants with deferred vested 

benefits. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before August 1, 2022 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

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

OMB control number 1545–2187 or 

Annual Registration Statement 

Identifying Separated Participants with 

Deferred Vested Benefits, in the subject 

line of the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form should be directed to 

Kerry Dennis at (202) 317–5751, or at 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet, at Kerry.L.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Request for Annual Registration 

Statement Identifying Separated 

Participants with Deferred Vested 

Benefits. 

OMB Number: 1545–2187. 

Form Number: 8955–SSA. 

Abstract: Form 8955–SSA, the 

designated successor to Schedule SSA 

(Form 5500), is used to satisfy the 

reporting requirements of Internal 

Revenue Code section 6057(a). Plan 

administrators of employee benefit 

plans subject to the vesting standards of 

ERISA section 203 use the form to 

report information about separated 

participants with deferred vested 

benefits under the plan. The 

information is generally given to the 

Social Security Administration (SSA), 

which provides the reported 

information to separated participants 

when they file for social security 

benefits. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 50 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 166,000 hours. 

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. 

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. 


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