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[VENEZUELA]. Designated pursuant to 

section 1(a)(ii)(A)(1) of E.O. 13692 for 

being responsible for or complicit in, or 

responsible for ordering, controlling, or 

otherwise directing, or to have 

participated in, directly or indirectly, 

actions or policies that undermine 

democratic processes or institutions in 

or in relation to Venezuela. 

5. FARIAS PENA, Erika del Valle 

(Latin: FARI ́AS PEN ̃ A, Erika del Valle), 

Cojedes, Venezuela; DOB 31 Oct 1972; 

citizen Venezuela; Gender Female; 

Cedula No. 9493443 (Venezuela); 

Constituent of Venezuela’s Constituent 

Assembly for Ezequiel Zamora 

Municipality in Cojedes State 

(individual) [VENEZUELA]. Designated 

pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 

13692 for being a current or former 

official of the Government of Venezuela. 

6. LUGO ARMAS, Bladimir Humberto 

(a.k.a. LUGO ARMAS, Vladimir 

Humberto), Caracas, Capital District, 

Venezuela; DOB 18 Nov 1968; Gender 

Male; Cedula No. 8760081 (Venezuela); 

Commander of the Special Unit to the 

Federal Legislative Palace of 

Venezuela’s Bolivarian National Guard 

(individual) [VENEZUELA]. Designated 

pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 

13692 for being a current or former 

official of the Government of Venezuela. 

7. MELENDEZ RIVAS, Carmen Teresa 

(Latin: MELE ́NDEZ RIVAS, Carmen 

Teresa), Lara, Venezuela; DOB 03 Nov 

1961; POB Barinas, Venezuela; citizen 

Venezuela; Gender Female; Cedula No. 

8146803 (Venezuela); Constituent of 

Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly for 

Iribarren Municipality in Lara State 

(individual) [VENEZUELA]. Designated 

pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 

13692 for being a current or former 

official of the Government of Venezuela. 

8. VIVAS VELASCO, Ramon Dario, 

Vargas, Venezuela; DOB 12 Jun 1950; 

citizen Venezuela; Gender Male; Cedula 

No. 3569721 (Venezuela); Constituent of 

Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly for 

Vargas Municipality in Vargas State 

(individual) [VENEZUELA]. Designated 

pursuant to section 1(a)(ii)(C) of E.O. 

13692 for being a current or former 

official of the Government of Venezuela. 

Dated: August 9, 2017. 

Andrea M. Gacki, 

Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets 

Control. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Election To Expense 

Certain Refineries 

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. 

Currently, the IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning the election to 

expense certain refineries. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 13, 2017 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6141, 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: Election To Expense Certain 

Refineries. 

OMB Number: 1545–2103. 

Regulation Project Number: TD 9547. 

Abstract: This document contains 

regulations relating to the election to 

expense qualified refinery property 

under section 179C of the Internal 

Revenue Code, and affects taxpayers 

who own refineries located in the 

United States. These regulations reflect 

the Energy Policy Act of 2005. 

Section 179C of the Internal Revenue 

Code provides that a taxpayer can elect 

to treat 50% of the cost of ‘‘qualified 

refinery property’’ as a deductible 

expense not chargeable to capital 

account. The taxpayer makes an election 

under section 179C by entering the 

amount of the deduction at the 

appropriate place on the taxpayer’s 

timely filed original federal income tax 

return for the taxable year in which the 

qualified refinery property is placed in 

service and by attaching a report 

specifying (a) the name and address of 

the refinery and (b) the production 

capacity requirement under which the 

refinery qualifies. 

If the taxpayer making the expensing 

election described above is a 

cooperative described in section 1381, 

and one or more persons directly 

holding an ownership interest in the 

taxpayer are organizations described in 

section 1381, the taxpayer can elect to 

allocate all or a portion of the deduction 

allowable under section 179C to those 

persons. The allocation must be equal to 

the person’s ratable share of the total 

amount allocated, determined on the 

basis of the person’s ownership interest 

in the taxpayer/cooperative. 

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: 

12. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 

Hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 120. 

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. 

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 through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 


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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 8, 2017. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2017–17139 Filed 8–11–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 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 continuing 

information collections, as required by 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

The IRS is soliciting comments 

concerning suspension or reduction of 

safe harbor nonelective contributions. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 13, 2017 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to L. Brimmer, 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 Kerry Dennis, Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington 

DC 20224, or through the internet, at 

Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Suspension or Reduction of Safe 

Harbor Nonelective Contributions. 

OMB Number: 1545–2191. 

Regulation Project Number: T.D. 9641. 

Abstract: The final regulation allows 

a 401(k) plan using the safe harbor 

provisions of section 401(k)(12) to 

suspend or reduce nonelective safe 

harbor contributions if the employer is 

operating at an economic loss described 

in section 412(2)(A). The final 

regulations permit an employer to 

reduce or suspend safe harbor 

nonelective contributions without 

regard to the financial condition of the 

employer if notice is provided to 

participants before the beginning of the 

plan year which discloses the 

possibility that the contributions might 

be reduced or suspended midyear. The 

final regulations also permit matching 

contributions to be reduced or 

suspended under a mid-year 

amendment if the notice provided to 

participants before the beginning of the 

plan year discloses that the 

contributions might be reduced or 

suspended mid-year. These notices 

must also provide that a supplemental 

notice will be provided to plan 

participants if a reduction or suspension 

does occur and that the reduction or 

suspension will not apply until at least 

30 days after the supplemental notice is 

provided. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Households, Businesses and other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 10,000. 

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 7, 2017. 

L. Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

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