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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Requesting
Comments on Form 8995 and Form
8995–A
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

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. The IRS is soliciting
comments concerning Form 8995,
Qualified Business Income Deduction
Simplified Computation, and Form
8995–A, Qualified Business Income
Deduction.

SUMMARY:

Written comments should be
received on or before August 2, 2021 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
You must reference the information
collection’s title, form number,
reporting or record-keeping requirement
number, and OMB number in your
comment.
DATES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Jon Callahan,
(737) 800–7639, at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet at jon.r.callahan@
irs.gov.
The IRS is
currently seeking comments concerning
the following information collection
tools, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: Qualified Business Income
Deduction.
OMB Number: 1545–2294.
Form Number: Form 8995, Form
8995–A, Schedules A, B, C, and D.
Abstract: The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act
section 11011 added new IRC section
199A, which allows eligible taxpayers to
deduct a percentage of qualified
business income (QBI) earned by noncorporate businesses. Taxpayers use
Form 8995 and Form 8995–A to figure
and report the QBI deduction.
Current Actions: There are changes to
the existing collection: (1) Form 8995–

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A and Schedules A, B, C, and D were
added to calculate and report the
deduction, (2) the estimated number of
responses were updated, and (3) the
burden for Form 8995 was revised.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households, Business or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses:
41,426,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8
hours, 12 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 336,379,120.
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.
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: May 24, 2021.
Chakinna B. Clemons,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0034]

Agency Information Collection
Activity: Trainee Request for Leave
(Chapter 31, Veteran Readiness and
Employment)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

Veterans Benefits
Administration, 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.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before August 2, 2021.
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
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
[email protected]. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0034’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email [email protected]. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0034’’
in any correspondence.
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
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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: 38 U.S.C. 501(a) and 38
U.S.C. 3110.
Title: Trainee Request for Leave
(Chapter 31, Veteran Readiness and
Employment).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0034.
Type of Review: Reinstatement
without change of a previously
approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 28–1905h is used
to gather the necessary information to
determine leaves of absence under 38
U.S.C. Chapter 31. Without this
information, leaves of absence may not
be granted under 38 U.S.C. 3110.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 7,500
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
30,000.
By direction of the Secretary:
Dorothy Glasgow,
VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alt), Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Solicitation of Nomination for
Appointment to the Advisory
Committee on Women Veterans
ACTION:

Notice.

The Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA) is seeking nominations of
qualified candidates to be considered
for membership on the Advisory
Committee on Women Veterans (‘‘the
Committee’’) for the 2021 membership
cycle.

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SUMMARY:

Nominations for membership on
the Committee must be received by June
30, 2021, no later than 4:00 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time. Packages
received after this time will not be
considered for the current membership
cycle.

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All nomination packages
should be sent to the Advisory
Committee Management Office at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
carrying out the duties set forth, the
Committee provides a Congressionallymandated report to the Secretary each
even-numbered year, which includes:
(1) An assessment of the needs of
women Veterans with respect to
compensation, health care,
rehabilitation, outreach and other
benefits and programs administered by
VA;
(2) A review of the programs and
activities of VA designed to meet such
needs; and
(3) Proposing recommendations
(including recommendations for
administrative and legislative action) as
the Committee considers appropriate.
The Committee reports to the Secretary,
through the Director of the Center for
Women Veterans.
Authority: The Committee is
authorized by 38 U.S.C. 542, to provide
advice to the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs (Secretary) on: The
administration of VA’s benefits and
services (health care, rehabilitation
benefits, compensation, outreach and
other relevant programs) for women
Veterans; reports and studies pertaining
to women Veterans; and the needs of
women Veterans. In accordance with
the statute and the Committee’s current
charter, the majority of the membership
shall consist of non-Federal employees
appointed by the Secretary from the
general public, serving as special
government employees.
The Secretary appoints Committee
members and determines the length of
terms in which Committee members
serve. A term of service for any member
may not exceed three (3) years.
However, the Secretary can reappoint
members for additional terms. Each
year, there are several vacancies on the
Committee, as members’ terms expire.
Membership Criteria: The Committee
is currently comprised of 12 members.
By statute, the Committee consists of
members appointed by the Secretary
from the general public, including:
Representatives of women Veterans;
individuals who are recognized
authorities in fields pertinent to the
needs of women Veterans, including the
gender specific health-care needs of
women Veterans; representatives of both
female and male Veterans with serviceconnected disabilities, including at least
one female Veteran with a serviceconnected disability and at least one
male Veteran with a service-connected
disability; and women Veterans who are
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recently separated from service in the
Armed Forces. Non-Veterans are also
eligible for nomination.
The Committee meets at least two
times annually, which may include a
site visit to a VA field location. In
accordance with Federal Travel
Regulation, VA will cover travel
expenses—to include per diem—for all
members of the Committee, for any
travel associated with official
Committee duties. A copy of the
Committee’s most recent charter and a
list of the current membership can be
found at www.va.gov/ADVISORY/ or
www.va.gov/womenvet/.
In accordance with recently revised
guidance regarding the ban on lobbyists
serving as members of advisory boards
and commissions, Federally-registered
lobbyists are prohibited from serving on
Federal advisory committees in an
individual capacity. Additional
information regarding this issue can be
found at www.federalregister.gov/
articles/2014/08/13/2014-19140/
revised-guidance-on-appointment-oflobbyists-to-federal-advisorycommittees-boards-and-commissions.
Requirements for Nomination
Submission
Nomination packages must be typed
(12-point font) and include: (1) A cover
letter from the nominee and (2) a
current resume that is no more than four
pages in length. The cover letter must
summarize: The nominee’s interest in
serving on the committee and
contributions she/he can make to the
work of the committee; any relevant
Veterans’ service activities she/he is
currently engaged in; and the military
branch affiliation and timeframe of
military service (if applicable). To
promote inclusion and demographic
balance of membership, please include
as much information related to your
race, national origin, disability status,
minority Veteran status, or any other
factors that may give you a diverse
perspective on women Veterans matters.
Finally, the cover letter must include
the nominee’s complete contact
information (name, address, email
address and phone number); and a
statement confirming that she/he is not
a Federally-registered lobbyist. The
resume should show professional
and/or work experience and Veterans’
service involvement—especially service
that involves women Veterans’ issues.
Self-nominations are acceptable. Any
letters of nomination from organizations
or other individuals must accompany
the package when it is submitted.
Letters of nomination submitted without
a complete nomination package will not
be considered. If you are submitting a

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