Survey of FTA Stakeholders 60-Day FRN

16442

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 58 / Monday, March 29, 2021 / Notices

TxDOT and Federal agencies and the
laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Categorical
Exclusion Determination issued on
February 4, 2021, and other documents
in the TxDOT project file. The
Categorical Exclusion Determination
and other documents in the TxDOT
project file are available by contacting
TxDOT at the address provided above or
the TxDOT Dallas District Office at 4777
E Highway 80, Mesquite, TX 75150;
telephone: (214) 320–4480.
4. FM 2001 from I–35 to SH 21, Hays
and Caldwell Counties, Texas. The
project will improve and realign FM
2001 to include construction of four
travel lanes, two in each direction, with
a raised median and sidewalks along
urban portions of the proposed roadway
and a center left turn lane and wide
outside shoulders in the suburban
section. The project is approximately
8.5 miles in length. The actions by
TxDOT and Federal agencies and the
laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Final
Environmental Assessment (EA), the
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) issued on January 24, 2021 and
other documents in the TxDOT project
file. The EA, FONSI and other
documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the
address provided above or the TxDOT
Austin District Office at 7901 North I–
35, Austin, TX 78753; telephone: 512–
832–7000.
5. Loop 1604 from SH 16 to I–35,
Bexar County, Texas. The project will
expand Loop 1604 to a ten-lane
expressway. The layout of auxiliary
lanes and entrance and exit ramps
would be reconfigured. The interchange
at I–10 would be modernized by
removing the cloverleaf connectors,
adding direct connectors, and replacing
the signalized frontage road
intersections with a continuous flow
configuration. The project would
include accommodations for bicyclists
and pedestrians, water quality
protection, and other highway features.
All improvements would be located
within the existing right of way and
easements. The project is approximately
24 miles in length. The actions by
TxDOT and Federal agencies and the
laws under which such actions were
taken are described in the Final
Environmental Assessment (EA), the
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) issued on February 4, 2021 and
other documents in the TxDOT project
file. The EA, FONSI and other
documents in the TxDOT project file are
available by contacting TxDOT at the
address provided above or TxDOT San
Antonio District Office at 4615 NW

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:20 Mar 26, 2021

Jkt 253001

Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78229;
telephone: (210) 615–5839.
6. US 377 from BUS 377E to US 380,
Denton County, Texas. The proposed
project would reconstruct, realign, and
widen US 377 within the proposed
limits. Improvements would include the
expansion of the current 2-lane rural
roadway to a 6-lane urban roadway with
a raised median. Improvements would
consist of 12-foot-wide travel lanes, 14foot-wide outside shared-use lanes, and
5-foot sidewalks. The length of the
proposed project is approximately 13.7
miles. The purpose of the proposed
project is to reduce traffic congestion on
the existing roadways; to improve
operations of the roadway; to increase
mobility (including pedestrian and
bicycle accommodations); and, to
provide improved connectivity to the
area. The actions by TxDOT and Federal
agencies and the laws under which such
actions were taken are described in the
Final Environmental Assessment (EA),
Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) issued on February 17, 2021
and other documents in the TxDOT
project file. The EA and other
documents are available by contacting
TxDOT at the address provided above or
the TxDOT Dallas District Office at 4777
E Highway 80, Mesquite, TX 75150;
telephone: (214) 320–4480.
Authority: 23 U.S.C. 139(l)(1).
Michael T. Leary,
Director, Planning and Program Development,
Federal Highway Administration.
[FR Doc. 2021–06434 Filed 3–26–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–22–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Transit Administration
[FTA Docket No. FTA 2021–0003]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review
AGENCY:

Federal Transit Administration,

DOT.
ACTION:

Notice of request for comments.

In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, this
notice announces the intention of the
Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to
request the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) to approve the extension
of a currently approved information
collection: Survey of FTA Stakeholders.
DATES: Comments must be submitted
before May 28, 2021.
ADDRESSES: To ensure that your
comments are not entered more than
once into the docket, submit comments
SUMMARY:

PO 00000

Frm 00123

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

identified by the docket number by only
one of the following methods:
1. Website: www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting
comments on the U.S. Government
electronic docket site. (Note: The U.S.
Department of Transportation’s (DOT’s)
electronic docket is no longer accepting
electronic comments.) All electronic
submissions must be made to the U.S.
Government electronic docket site at
www.regulations.gov. Commenters
should follow the directions below for
mailed and hand-delivered comments.
2. Fax: 202–366–7951.
3. Mail: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001.
4. Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of
Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Docket Operations, M–30,
West Building, Ground Floor, Room
W12–140, Washington, DC 20590–0001
between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays.
Instructions: You must include the
agency name and docket number for this
notice at the beginning of your
comments. Submit two copies of your
comments if you submit them by mail.
For confirmation that FTA has received
your comments, include a selfaddressed stamped postcard. Note that
all comments received, including any
personal information, will be posted
and will be available to internet users,
without change, to www.regulations.gov.
You may review DOT’s complete
Privacy Act Statement in the Federal
Register published April 11, 2000, (65
FR 19477), or you may visit
www.regulations.gov. Docket: For access
to the docket to read background
documents and comments received, go
to www.regulations.gov at any time.
Background documents and comments
received may also be viewed at the U.S.
Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Docket
Operations, M–30, West Building,
Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
Washington, DC 20590–0001 between
9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Alexandra Galanti (202) 366–5129 or
email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Interested
parties are invited to send comments
regarding any aspect of this information
collection, including: (1) The necessity
and utility of the information collection
for the proper performance of the
functions of the FTA; (2) the accuracy
of the estimated burden; (3) ways to

E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM

29MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 58 / Monday, March 29, 2021 / Notices
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the collected information; and (4)
ways to minimize the collection burden
without reducing the quality of the
collected information. Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval of this
information collection.
Title: Survey of FTA Stakeholders
(OMB Number: 2132–0564).
Background: Executive Order 12862,
‘‘Streamlining Service Delivery and
Improving Customer Service,’’ requires
FTA to identify its stakeholders and
address how the agency will provide
services in a manner that seeks to
streamline service delivery and improve
the experience of its customers. FTA is
seeking a three-year approval of an
existing information collection that will
allow FTA to collect data from transit
agencies, states and metropolitan
planning organizations. FTA will utilize
the survey to assess how its services are
perceived by its customers, learn about
opportunities for improvement and
establish goals to measure results. The
data captured from the survey will
provide this information and enable
FTA to make improvements where
necessary. The survey will be limited to
data collections that solicit voluntary
opinions and will not involve
information that is required by
regulations.
Respondents: Transit agencies, States,
and Metropolitan Planning
Organizations.
Estimated Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,875.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 469
hours.
Estimated Total Burden Cost: $43,688.
Frequency: Biennial.
Nadine Pembleton,
Director, Office of Management Planning.
[FR Doc. 2021–06374 Filed 3–26–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; Comment Request
on Burden Related to Forms That
Authenticate an Electronic Signature
and Employment Tax Return
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Internal Revenue Service,
as part of its continuing effort to reduce

SUMMARY:

VerDate Sep<11>2014

17:20 Mar 26, 2021

Jkt 253001

paperwork and respondent burden,
invites the 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
burden related to completing forms that
authenticate an electronic signature and
employment tax return.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 28, 2021 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Kinna Brewington, 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 R. Joseph Durbala, at Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20224, or through the internet, at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Declaration and Signature for
Electronic and Magnetic Media Filing.
OMB Number: 1545–0967.
Regulation Project Number: Forms
8879–F, 8453–FE, 8453–EMP, and
8879–EMP.
Abstract: The IRS is actively engaged
in encouraging e-filing and electronic
documentation. These forms are used to
secure taxpayer signatures and
declarations in conjunction with
electronic or magnetic media filing of
income tax returns. Form 8453–FE is
used to authenticate the electronic Form
1041, U.S. Income Tax Return for
Estates and Trusts. Form 8453–EMP is
used to authenticate an electronic
employment tax form, authorize the
electronic return originator (ERO). Form
8879–EMP is used to authenticate an
electronic employment tax return or
request for refund, authorize an ERO or
ISP to transmit via a third-party, and
authorize an electronic funds
withdrawal for payment of employment
taxes owe. Form 8879–F is used by an
electronic return originator when the
fiduciary wants to use a personal
identification number to electronically
sign an estate’s or trust’s electronic
income tax return, and if applicable
consent to electronic funds withdrawal.
Current Actions: There is no change to
the burden previously approved.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, Businesses and other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses:
21,000,881.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hrs., 34 min.

PO 00000

Frm 00124

Fmt 4703

Sfmt 4703

16443

Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 53,783,747.
The following paragraph applies to all
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 if 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 using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, 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: March 24, 2021.
Ronald J. Durbala,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021–06436 Filed 3–26–21; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION
PLAN
Sunshine Act Meeting Notice; Unified
Carrier Registration Plan Board
Subcommittee Meeting
April 1, 2021, from 2:30
p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Eastern time.
PLACE: This meeting will be accessible
via conference call and via Zoom
TIME AND DATE:

E:\FR\FM\29MRN1.SGM

29MRN1