Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 97 / Thursday, May 20, 2010 / Notices 28331 

Approved: May 5, 2010. 

Gerald Shields, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12037 Filed 5–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[INTL–955–86] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning an 

existing final regulation, INTL–955–86 

(TD 8350), Requirements For 

Investments to Qualify Under Section 

936(d)(4) As Investments in Qualified 

Caribbean Basin Countries (§ 1.936– 

10(c)). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 19, 2010 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Gerald Shields, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulation should be 

directed to Allan Hopkins at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202) 622–6665, or 

through the Internet at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Requirements For Investments 

to Qualify Under Section 936(d)(4) As 

Investments in Qualified Carribean 

Basin Countries. 

OMB Number: 1545–1138. 

Regulation Project Number: INTL– 

955–86. 

Abstract: This regulation relates to the 

requirements that must be met for an 

investment to qualify under Internal 

Revenue code section 936(d)(4) as an 

investment in qualified Caribbean Basin 

countries. Income that is qualified 

possession source investment income is 

entitled to a quasi-tax exemption by 

reason of the U.S. possessions tax credit 

under Code section 936(a) and 

substantial tax exemptions in Puerto 

Rico. Code section 936(d)(4)(C) places 

certification requirements on the 

recipient of the investment and the 

qualified financial institution; and 

recordkeeping requirements on the 

financial institution and the recipient of 

the investment funds to enable the IRS 

to verify that the investment funds are 

being used properly and in accordance 

with the Caribbean Basin Economic 

Recovery Act. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 

50. 

Estimated Time per Recordkeeper: 30 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual 

Recordkeeping Hours: 1,500. 

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: April 22, 2010. 

Allan Hopkins, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2010–12034 Filed 5–19–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Bureau of Engraving and Printing 

Meaningful Access to United States 

Currency for Blind and Visually 

Impaired Persons 

AGENCY: Bureau of Engraving and 

Printing, Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed agency 

action and request for public comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury (Treasury) and the Bureau of 

Engraving and Printing (BEP) are issuing 

this Notice pursuant to the ruling in 

American Council of the Blind v. 

Paulson that ordered Treasury to 

provide meaningful access to U.S. 

currency to people who are blind and 

visually impaired pursuant to section 

504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as 

amended. BEP seeks to develop a 

solution that fully complies with the 

Court’s order and provides people who 

are blind and visually impaired 

meaningful access to U.S. currency, 

while also giving appropriate 

consideration to the interests of 

domestic and international users of 

currency, U.S. businesses, and cash 

handling and cash-intensive industries. 

The purposes of this Federal Register 

Notice are to inform the public of the 

features that BEP intends to propose to 

the Secretary of the Treasury to 

accommodate people who are blind and 

visually impaired in denominating U.S. 

currency, and to solicit public comment 

on the proposed accommodations. 

DATES: Submit comments on or before 

August 18, 2010. 

ADDRESSES: See SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section for meeting 

addresses and information about 

submitting public comments. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ellen Gano, 202–874–1200. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

By statute, the Secretary of the 

Treasury has sole authority for 

approving designs of U.S. Federal 

Reserve notes (U.S. currency). To 

develop the designs, Treasury works in 

collaboration with the Board of 

Governors of the Federal Reserve 

System (Board) and the Department of 

Homeland Security’s United States 

Secret Service (USSS), through the 

Advanced Counterfeit Deterrence (ACD) 


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