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OMB Control Number: 1545–2044. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: This revenue procedure 

2015–40 provides guidance on the 

process of requesting and obtaining 

assistance under U.S. tax treaties from 

the U.S. competent authority, acting 

through the Advance Pricing and 

Mutual Agreement Program and the 

Treaty Assistance and Interpretation 

Team of the Deputy Commissioner 

(International), Large Business & 

International Division of the Internal 

Revenue Service. This revenue 

procedure updates and supersedes Rev. 

Proc. 2006–54, 2006–2 C.B. 1035, and is 

being issued concurrently with Rev. 

Proc. 2015–41, 2015–35 I.R.B., which 

provides guidance with respect to 

advance pricing agreements. 

This revenue procedure also reflects 

modifications based on continuing 

internal monitoring of the 

administrative procedures of the U.S. 

competent authority to ensure that the 

administration of U.S. tax treaties is 

consistently principled, effective, and 

efficient. 

Form: None. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 9,000. 

Title: Form W–14—Certificate of 

Foreign Contracting Party Receiving 

Federal Procurement Payments. 

OMB Control Number: 1545–2263. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: Tax on Certain Foreign 

Procurement, Notice of Purposed 

Rulemaking, contains proposed 

regulations under section 5000C of the 

Internal Revenue Code. The proposed 

regulations affect U.S. government 

acquiring agencies and foreign persons 

providing certain goods or services to 

the U.S. government pursuant to a 

contract. This document also contains 

proposed regulations under section 

6114, with respect to foreign persons 

claiming an exemption from the tax 

under an income tax treaty. Section 

5000C imposes a 2% tax on foreign 

persons (as defined in section 

7701(a)(30)), that are parties to specified 

Federal procurement contracts with the 

U.S. government entered into on and 

after January 2, 2011. This tax is 

imposed on the gross amount of 

specified Federal procurement 

payments and is generally collected by 

increasing the amount withheld under 

chapter 3. A Form W–14 must be 

provided to the acquiring agency (U.S. 

government department, agency, 

independent establishment, or 

corporation) to: Establish that they are a 

foreign contracting party; and If 

applicable, claim an exemption from 

withholding based on an international 

agreement (such as a tax treaty); or 

Claim an exemption from withholding, 

in whole or in part, based on an 

international procurement agreement or 

because goods are produced, or services 

are performed in the United States. A 

Form W–14 must be provided to the 

acquiring agency if a foreign contracting 

party has been paid a specified Federal 

procurement payment and the foreign 

contracting party is seeking to claim an 

exemption (in whole or in part) from the 

tax imposed by section 5000C. Form W– 

14 must be submitted when requested 

by the acquiring agency, whether or not 

an exemption (in whole or in part) is 

claimed from withholding under section 

5000C. 

Form: W–14. 

Affected Public: Federal Government. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,840. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: August 24, 2017. 

Jennifer P. Leonard, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive 

License 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice of intent. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 

Office of Research and Development, 

Technology Transfer Program, intends 

to grant to the Arizona Board of Regents, 

for and on behalf of Northern Arizona 

University (NAU), 1395 South Knoles 

Drive, PO Box 4087, Flagstaff, AZ 

86011–4087, an exclusive license to 

U.S. Patent No. 9,457,009 (‘‘Methods 

and Compositions for Preventing and 

Treating Auditory Dysfunctions’’) and 

related patent applications associated 

with VA Invention Disclosure number 

10–148, titled, ‘‘Otoprotective Uncaria 

Tomentosa.’’ The invention provides 

methods for treating auditory 

impairments in a subject in need of 

treatment comprising administering to 

said subject an effective amount of a 

composition comprising, as an active 

agent, one or more of a carboxy alkyl 

ester, a quinic acid derivative, a caffeic 

acid derivative, a ferulic acid derivative, 

or a quinic acid lactone or derivative 

thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable 

salt thereof and an acceptable carrier or 

excipient, so as to treat auditory 

impairments in the subject. Ultimately, 

this invention provides a novel 

therapeutic option for otoprotection 

and/or hearing recovery following 

injury. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

September 14, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Written comments may be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov; 

by mail or hand-delivery to the Director, 

Regulations Management (02REG), 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 

Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068, 

Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to 

(202) 273–9026 (this is a toll-free 

number). Copies of comments received 

will be available for public inspection in 

the Office of Regulation Policy and 

Management, Room 1063B, between the 

hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday (except 

holidays). Call (202) 461–4902 for an 

appointment (this is not a toll-free 

number). In addition, during the 

comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through the Federal 

Docket Management System at 

www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. 

Lee A. Sylvers, Technology Transfer 

Specialist, Office of Research and 

Development (10P9TT), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 443– 

5646 (this is not a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the 

public interest to license this invention. 

NAU submitted a complete and 

sufficient application for a license. The 

prospective exclusive license will be 

royalty-bearing and will comply with 

the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C. 

209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective 

exclusive license may be granted unless, 

within 15 days from the date of this 

published Notice, the Department of 

Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and 

Development, Technology Transfer 

Program receives written evidence and 

argument which establishes that the 

grant of the license would not be 

consistent with the requirements of 35 

U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7. 

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Signing Authority 

The Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or 

designee, approved this document and 

authorized the undersigned to sign and 

submit the document to the Office of the 

Federal Register for publication 

electronically as an official document of 

the Department of Veterans Affairs. Gina 

S. Farrisee, Deputy Chief of Staff, 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 

approved this document on August 24, 

2017, for publication. 

Dated: August 24, 2017. 

Jeffrey Martin, 

Office Program Manager, Office of Regulation 

Policy & Management, Office of the Secretary, 

Department of Veterans Affairs. 

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