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permissible for federally registered 

lobbyists to serve on advisory 

committees, such as RETAC, as long as 

they do so in a representative capacity, 

rather than an individual capacity. See 

Revised Guidance on Appointment of 

Lobbyists to Federal Advisory 

Committees, Boards, and Commissions, 

79 FR 47,482 (Aug. 13, 2014). Members 

of RETAC are appointed to serve in a 

representative capacity. Further 

information about RETAC is available 

on the RETAC page of the Board’s Web 

site at http://www.stb.dot.gov/stb/rail/

retac.html. 

The Board is soliciting nominations 

from the public for candidates to fill two 

vacancies on RETAC: (1) For a 

representative of the downstream 

segment of the domestic petroleum 

industry (e.g., refiners, petrochemical 

producers, NGL producers/distributors, 

logistics service providers, and other 

downstream participants); and (2) for a 

representative of the electric utility 

industry. Both vacancies are for a threeyear term ending September 30, 2017. 

Nominations for a candidate to fill 

this vacancy should be submitted in 

letter form and should include: (1) The 

name of the candidate; (2) the interest 

the candidate will represent; (3) a 

summary of the candidate’s experience 

and qualifications for the position; (4) a 

representation that the candidate is 

willing to serve as a member of RETAC; 

and (5) a statement that the candidate 

agrees to serve in a representative 

capacity. Suggestions for candidates for 

membership on RETAC should be filed 

with the Board by December 3, 2014. 

Please note that submissions will be 

available to the public at the Board’s 

offices and posted on the Board’s Web 

site under Docket No. EP 670 

(Sub-No. 2). 

This action will not significantly 

affect either the quality of the human 

environment or the conservation of 

energy resources. 

Authority: 49 U.S.C. 721; 49 U.S.C. 11101; 

49 U.S.C. 11121. 

Decided: October 31, 2014. 

By the Board, Rachel D. Campbell, 

Director, Office of Proceedings. 

Jeffrey Herzig, 

Clearance Clerk. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26287 Filed 11–4–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4915–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 3491 

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 Form 

3491, Consumer Cooperative Exemption 

Application. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 5, 2015 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 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 LaNita Van Dyke, 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6517, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet at Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Consumer Cooperative 

Exemption Application. 

OMB Number: 1545–1941. 

Form Number: Form 3491. 

Abstract: A cooperative uses Form 

3491 to apply for exemption from filing 

information returns (Forms 1099–PATR) 

on patronage distributions of $10 or 

more to any person during the calendar 

year. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the Form 3491 at this 

time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, individuals or households, and 

farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 44 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 148. 

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: October 8, 2014. 

Christie Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2014–26218 Filed 11–4–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Publication of Wait-Times for the 

Department for the Veterans Choice 

Program 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Veterans Access, Choice, 

and Accountability Act of 2014 directs 

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

to publish wait times for the scheduling 

of appointments in each VA facility for 

primary care, specialty care, and 

hospital care and medical services. This 

Federal Register Notice announces VA’s 

publication of the wait times. 

ADDRESSES: The wait-time data for all 

Veterans Health Administration (VHA) 

medical centers and clinics is available 

on the following Web site: http://

www.va.gov/health/access-audit.asp. 

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