49268 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 204 / Tuesday, October 24, 2017 / Notices 

Title: Treaty-Based Return Position 

Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 

7701(b). 

OMB Number: 1545–1354. 

Regulation Project Number: Form 

8833. 

Abstract: Form 8833 is used by 

taxpayers that are required by section 

6114 to disclose a treaty-based return 

position to disclose that position. The 

form may also be used to make the 

treaty-based position disclosure 

required by regulations section 

301.7701(b)–7(b) for ‘‘dual resident’’ 

taxpayers. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,100. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 

hours, 16 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 25,740 hours. 

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 18, 2017. 

L. Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23076 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance 

Center Improvements Project 

Committee; Change 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of change of meeting 

date. 

SUMMARY: In the Federal Register notice 

that was originally published on 

October 5, 2017, (Volume 82, Number 

192, Page 46611), the meeting date is 

now changed. The new date for the 

meeting is, Tuesday, November 14, 

2017. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, November 14, 2017. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa 

Billups at 1–888–912–1227 or (214) 

413–6523. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer Assistance 

Center Improvements Project Committee 

will be held Tuesday, November 21, 

2017, at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The 

public is invited to make oral comments 

or submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate must be made with Lisa 

Billups. For more information please 

contact Lisa Billups at 1–888–912–1227 

or 214–413–6523, or write TAP Office 

1114 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 

75242–1021, or post comments to the 

Web site: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The committee will be discussing 

various issues related to the Taxpayer 

Assistance Centers and public input is 

welcomed. 

Dated: October 18, 2017 

Antoinette Ross, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23074 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0601] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Requirements for 

Interest Rate Reduction Refinancing 

Loans 

AGENCY: Loan Guaranty Service, 

Department of Veterans Affairs 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Loan Guaranty Service, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden and it 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before November 24, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget, Attn: 

VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW., 

Washington, DC 20503 or sent through 

electronic mail to oira_submission@

omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0601’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise 

Records Service (005R1B), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420, 

(202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harveypryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB 

Control No. 2900–0601’’ in any 

correspondence. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21. 

Title: Requirements for Interest Rate 

Reduction Refinancing Loans. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0601. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: Pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 3710, 

VA may guarantee loans to veterans to 

refinance existing mortgage loans 

previously guaranteed by VA provided 

the veteran still owns the property used 

as security for the loan. Lenders must 

collect certain information concerning 

the veteran and the veteran’s credit 

history (and spouse or other coborrower, as applicable), in order to 

properly underwrite delinquent Interest 

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(IRRRLs). Under these requirements, VA 

requires that the lender provide VA 

with the credit information to assure 

itself that IRRRLs to refinance 

delinquent loans are underwritten in a 

reasonable and prudent manner. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published at 82 FR 

Page 38761 on August 15, 2017, page 

38761. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 25. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One time. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23032 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No.2900–0501] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: Veterans Mortgage Life 

Insurance Inquiry 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administrations, Department of 

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. This 

notice solicits comments on information 

needed from Veterans for the proper 

maintenance of Veterans Mortgage Life 

Insurance accounts. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 26, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits 

Administrations (20M33), Department 

of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420 or 

email to nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0501’’ 

in any correspondence. During the 

comment period, comments may be 

viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor at (202) 461– 

5870. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to Section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C. 

3501–3521; 38 U.S.C. 2106 and 38 CFR 

8a.3(e). 

Title: Veterans Mortgage Life 

Insurance Inquiry (VA Form 29–0543). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0501. 

Type of Review: Reinstatement of a 

previously approved collection. 

Abstract: The Veterans Mortgage Life 

Insurance Inquiry solicits information 

needed from Veterans for the proper 

maintenance of Veterans Mortgage Life 

Insurance accounts. The form is 

authorized by 38 U.S.C. 2106 and 38 

CFR 8a.3(e). 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 17 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On Occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, 

Department Clearance Officer, Office of 

Quality, Privacy and Risk, Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2017–23031 Filed 10–23–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0759] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: VA National Veterans Sports 

Programs and Special Events 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Office of National Programs 

and Special Events (NVSP), Department 

of Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing 

an opportunity for public comment on 

the collection of certain information by 

the agency. Under the Paperwork 

Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995, Federal 

agencies are required to publish notice 

in the Federal Register concerning each 

proposed collection of information, 

including each proposed extension of a 

currently approved collection, and 

allow 60 days for public comment in 

response to the notice. 

DATES: Written comments and 

recommendations on the proposed 

collection of information should be 

received on or before December 26, 

2017. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

Federal Docket Management System 

(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to 

Joshua McCoy, Office of Public and 

Intergovernmental Affairs (OPIA), 

(002C), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20420 or email to Joshua.McCoy2@

va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control 

No. 2900–0759’’ in any correspondence. 

During the comment period, comments 

may be viewed online through FDMS. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Joshua McCoy at 202–461–0456. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Under the PRA of 1995, Federal 

agencies must obtain approval from the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for each collection of 

information they conduct or sponsor. 

This request for comment is being made 

pursuant to Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the 

PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, OPIA invites 

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of OPIA’s 


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