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This form is required to ensure foreign consignees and foreign end-users in defense trade will not re-export, re-sell, or otherwise dispose of exports of U.S. defense equipment/technology without prior United States Government approval.

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Form 13285-A is used by taxpayers and external partners and stakeholders to identify meaningful taxpayer burden reduction opportunities. Employees will make the forms available at education and outreach events.

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The intent of the Software Resource Data Reports (SRDR) is to capture software resource and effort data, at the Software Release and Computer Software Configuration Item (CSCI) levels that are significant either for a current program or when a similar effort may be required for a future program. The collected data is the primary data source utilized when completing cost estimates. Respondents are any weapons system contractor or government entity with contracts, subcontracts, or agreements that are required to provide Cost and Software Data Reports (CSDRs) based on all anticipated costs that individually or collectively surpass the corresponding dollar thresholds established in DoDI 5000.73.

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In general, under chapter 51 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC), distilled spirits and wine produced in or imported into the United States are subject to Federal excise tax, but those taxes are subject to drawback (refund) when such products are subsequently exported from the United States, which, under 26 U.S.C. 5214 and 5362 includes the lading of such products as supplies on aircraft engaged in foreign flights. Also, under 19 U.S.C. 1309, those products may be withdrawn from customs custody without payment of tax for use as supplies on such aircraft. Additionally, those statutes authorize the Secretary to issue regulations regarding such withdrawals. Under its delegated authorities, the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) alcohol export regulations in 27 CFR part 28 require airlines to account for distilled spirits and wine withdrawn from their stocks held in customs custody at airports for use as supplies on aircraft engaged in foreign flights. Accounting for such withdrawals, whether made subject to drawback or without payment of tax, is necessary to protect the revenue as the collected information allows TTB to verify export drawback claims and detect diversion of untaxed distilled spirits and wine into the domestic market.

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The collection requires responses to questions regarding an individual’s identity in order to gain access to U.S. Federal Government web applications. The information to be collected will be used to verify the requestor’s identity. Once the users identity is verified the collected data is deleted and the user is prompted to create an account.

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The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd-668ee), as amended (Administration Act), and the Refuge Recreation Act of 1962 (16 U.S.C. 460k-460k-4) (Recreation Act) govern the administration and public uses of national wildlife refuges and wetland management districts. The Administration Act closes NWRs in all States except Alaska to all uses until opened. The Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) may open refuge areas to any use, including hunting and/or sport fishing, upon a determination that the use is compatible with the purposes of the refuge and National Wildlife Refuge System mission. We collect information on hunters and anglers and their success in order to administer and evaluate hunting and fishing programs. Because of high demand and limited resources, we often provide hunt opportunities by lottery, based on dates, locations, or type of hunt. We collect information on the prospective hunter, on the preferred dates and locations, and on the type of hunt. We also require labeling of hunting/fishing equipment, require certain notifications be made to refuge staff, and collect information at the end of hunting and/or fishing experiences to help determine resource impacts and quality of experience.

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The elements of the manufactured food regulatory program standards are intended to ensure that the States have the best practices of a high-quality regulatory program to use for self-assessment and continuous improvement and innovation. The ten standards describe the critical elements of a regulatory program designed to protect the public from foodborne illness and injury. These elements include the State program's regulatory foundation, staff training, inspection, quality assurance, food defense preparedness and response, foodborne illness and incident investigation, enforcement, education and outreach, resource management, laboratory resources, and program assessment. Each standard has corresponding self-assessment worksheets, and certain standards have supplemental worksheets and forms that will assist State programs in determining their level of conformance with the standard. FDA will use the program standards as a tool to improve contracts with State agencies. The program standards will assist both FDA and the States in fulfilling their regulatory obligations.

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This ICR is a renewal for a mandatory collection for reporting, recordkeeping, and disclosure. The Hours of Service (HOS) rules apply to both property and passenger motor carriers. The HOS rules set limits on the on-duty time and driving time of CMV drivers, and mandate the amount and frequency of the time off-duty that such drivers must receive. Two types of information are collected under this IC: (1) drivers’ daily record of duty status (RODS) (electronic records or, in some cases, paper logbooks), and (2) supporting documents, such as fuel and toll receipts, that may be used by motor carriers to verify the accuracy of the RODS and to document expense deductions taken in the determination of taxable income. The information is collected on an annual basis. The purpose of the collection of the RODS and supporting documents of the HOS rules is to provide the Agency with its most effective tool in combating driver fatigue. Enforcement officials at roadside employ the RODS and supporting documents to determine the amount of time a driver has spent off duty prior to the driver’s current duty day. They also determine the amount of time the driver has been on duty that duty day, and the amount of time the driver has been behind the wheel driving during the duty day. Enforcement officials examine the RODS for seven of the immediately preceding days to determine compliance with the HOS rules. The RODS are an invaluable tool used to detect inaccurate and falsified logs that facilitates removing fatigued, unsafe drivers off the road. Enforcement officials employ the RODS and supporting documents retained by the motor carrier when conducting on-site investigative reviews of motor carriers. The safety assessments that result from such reviews are public information, and many shippers routinely examine the assessments, as well as crash and regulatory compliance records, when selecting a motor carrier. The Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) requires States, as a condition of receiving grant funding, to adopt and enforce State CMV safety laws and regulations that are compatible with the FMCSRs and these include the HOS rules. States embrace the Federal enforcement scheme for regulating safety in the operation of CMVs, and work closely with Federal investigators in enforcing the HOS rules. Motor carriers also help FMCSA detect fatigued drivers. It is in their interest to be proactive in detecting inaccuracy or falsification of RODS by their CMV drivers to avoid the penalties resulting from such infractions. Replacing paper RODS with electronic RODS enhances the accuracy and minimizes the falsification of RODS. Motor carriers will continue to examine the supporting documents, such as fuel receipts, toll receipts, bills of lading, repair invoices, and compare them to the entries on the RODS. Comparing supporting documents to the RODS helps the motor carrier verify the accuracy of the HOS reported by their CMV drivers. Motor carrier use of the RODS and driver-supplied supporting documents enhances driver adherence to the HOS rules, keeps fatigued drivers off the road, and helps FMCSA protect the public. This ICR supports the Department of Transportation’s Strategic Goal of Safety because the information helps the Agency improve the safety of drivers operating CMVs on our Nation’s highways.

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On April 3, 2012, the Commission adopted Commission regulation 1.71 (Conflicts of interest policies and procedures by futures commission merchants and introducing brokers) pursuant to section 4d(c) of the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”). Commission regulation 1.71 requires generally that, among other things, futures commission merchants (“FCM”) and introducing brokers (“IB”) develop conflicts of interest procedures and disclosures, adopt and implement written policies and procedures reasonably designed to ensure compliance with their conflicts of interest and disclosure obligations, and maintain specified records related to those requirements. The Commission believes that the information collection obligations imposed by Commission regulation 1.71 are essential (i) to ensure that FCMs and IBs develop and maintain the conflicts of interest systems, procedures and disclosures required by the CEA, and Commission regulations, and (ii) to the effective evaluation of these registrants’ actual compliance with the CEA and Commission regulations.

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This revenue procedure sets forth the procedures to be followed by individuals who wish to request permission to revoke the election they made under section 83(b).

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Taxpayers will file Form 8910 to claim the credit for certain alternative motor vehicles placed in service during the tax year. The credit attributable to depreciable property (vehicles used for business or investment purposes) is treated as a general business credit. They can report the credit directly on line 1r in Part 111 of form 3800.

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The information is needed to ensure the Commission has access to transaction-level trade data and related order information for each transaction executed on a Reporting Market. The Commission analyzes the trade data and supporting data reports that are submitted pursuant to 17 CFR 16.02 to conduct financial, market, and trade practice surveillance. The Commission uses the collection of information to discharge its regulatory responsibilities, including the responsibilities to prevent market manipulations and commodity price distortions and ensure the financial integrity of its jurisdictional markets.

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The notice provides a description of the procedures that taxpayers will be required to follow to make an irrevocable election to take the investment tax credit for energy property under section 48 of the Internal Revenue Code in lieu of the production tax credit under section 45 of the Internal Revenue Code.

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The information is used by the trading public, futures industry researchers, and the Commission to analyze the commodity futures and option marketplace. The information is received from each exchange on a daily basis in conjunction with other data collected by the Commission to determine the potential for market disturbances and distortions. Additionally, Commission market analysts and researchers use this data on a frequent basis in contract market reviews and research projects. Ultimately, the Commission routinely incorporates verified data into its public reports.

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The information being collected is tied to the aforementioned GSAR clauses (see Supplement 1 for a copy of each of these regulations). These GSAR clauses apply to offerors submitting an offer in response to GSA’s FSS solicitation. These GSAR clauses request offerors to submit information, as applicable, as part of their offer. The following is the information requested per clause: ● GSAR clause 552.238-84, Discounts for Prompt Payment. This clause requests an offeror to identify in their offer any discounts for early payment. If no discount is being offered, an offeror may include a statement in their offer that no discounts are being offered. ● GSAR clause 552.238-87, Delivery Prices. This clause requests an offeror to identify in their offer whether or not prices submitted cover delivery f.o.b. destination in Alaska, Hawaii, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. If the prices submitted do not cover these areas, an offeror may include a statement in their offer indicating this. ● GSAR clause 552.238-95, Separate Charge for Performance Oriented Packaging (POP) . This clause requests an applicable offeror to identify any hazardous material item (i.e., SIN or Descriptive Name of Article) being offered and the separate charge that applies. If no hazardous material items and/or such separate charges are being offered, an offeror may include a statement in their offer that this clause does not apply. ● GSAR clause 552.238-96, Separate Charge for Delivery within Consignee’s Premises . This clause requests an applicable offeror to identify any separate charge(s) for shipping when the delivery is within the consignee’s premises (inclusive of items that are comparable in size and weight). If no such separate charges are being offered, an offeror may include a statement in their offer that this clause does not apply. ● GSAR clause 552.238-97, Parts and Service. This clause requests an offeror to include in their offer the names and addresses of all supply and service points maintained in the geographic area in which the offeror would perform under the GSA FSS contract (if awarded one). Additionally, requests an offeror to indicate whether or not a complete stock of repair parts for the items being offered is carried at that point, and whether or not mechanical service is available. If this clause does not apply (e.g., the offeror is proposing services not products), an offeror may include a statement in their offer that this clause does not apply. ● GSAR clause 552.238-99, Delivery Prices Overseas. This clause requests an offeror to identify the intended geographic area(s)/countries/zones which are covered by their offer. ● GSAR clause 552.238-111, Environmental Protection Agency Registration Requirement . This clause requests offerors to identify the manufacturer’s and/or distributor’s name and EPA Registration Number for each item offered that requires registration with the EPA. If no such items are being offered, an offeror may include a statement in their offer that this clause does not apply.

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The information collection requires renderers, feed manufacturers, and others involved in feed and feed ingredient manufacturing and distribution to maintain written procedures specifying the cleanout procedures or other means and specifying the procedures for separating products that contain or may contain protein derived from mammalian tissue from all other protein products from the time of receipt until the time of shipment. These written procedures are intended to help the firm formalize consistent processes, and then to help inspection personnel confirm that the firm is conducting these processes in compliance with the regulation.

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The AIA program has been modified over the years, most recently in 2020 to align with Executive Order (E.O.) 13934 issued July 3, 2020, Building and Rebuilding Monuments to American Heroes. As mandated by E.O. 13934, the AIA program prioritized the commissioning of artworks that portray historically significant Americans or events of American historical significance, or that illustrate the ideals upon which the Nation was founded. Priority was to be given to public-facing monuments to former Presidents of the United States, and to individuals and events relating to the discovery of America, the founding of the United States, and the abolition of slavery. Such works of art were to be designed to be appreciated by the general public and by those who use and interact with Federal buildings. When an artwork commissioned by GSA was meant to depict a historically significant American, the artwork was required to be a lifelike or realistic representation of that person, not an abstract or modernist representation. The AIA program has been modified in 2022 to align with E.O. 14029, Revocation of Certain Presidential Actions and Technical Amendment, which revoked E.O. 13934, and to support the goals of E.O. 13895, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The AIA program continues to commission works of art from living American artists. One half of one percent of the estimated construction cost of new or substantially renovated Federal buildings and U.S. courthouses is allocated for commissioning works of art. With the implementation of the 2022 policy, the AIA program actively seeks to commission works from the full spectrum of American artists and strives to promote new media and inventive solutions for public art. GSA has awarded over 500 commissions to artists with established careers and artists of local and regional prominence. In support of the AIA program’s goal to commission the most talented contemporary American artists to create works for the nation’s important new civic buildings, it is necessary to identify those artists. The National Artist Registry (Registry) offers the opportunity for artists across the country to participate and to be considered for commissions.

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Information collected with this form is used to evaluate the financial profile of OWCP beneficiaries who have been overpaid benefits, and their ability to repay. OWCP beneficiaries are typically retired coal miners disabled by black lung disease, Federal employees injured on the job, and their survivors.

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This clearance covers the information that contractors must submit to comply with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States. When contract performance is required outside the United States in an area of combat operations or significant military operations, this clause requires contractors to ensure employees performing private security functions under the contract comply with 32 CFR part 159, and any orders, directives, or instructions that are identified in the contract for: ● Registering, processing, accounting for, managing, overseeing, and keeping appropriate records of personnel performing private security functions; ● Requesting authorization of and accounting for weapons to be carried by or available to personnel performing private security functions; ● Registering and identifying armored vehicles, helicopters, and other military vehicles operated by employees performing private security functions; and ● Reporting incidents in which personnel performing private security functions: discharge a weapon; are attacked, killed, or injured; kill or injure a person or destroy property as a result of conduct by contractor personnel; have a weapon discharged against them or believe a weapon was so discharged; or employ active, non-lethal countermeasures in response to a perceived immediate threat.

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This information collection will be used by the Citizenship and Immigration (CIS) Ombudsman to identify problem areas, propose changes, and assist individuals experiencing problems during the processing of an immigration benefit with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)