[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 1, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6813-6814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-02011]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Gasohol; Compressed 
Natural Gas and Gasoline Excise Tax

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, 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. Currently, the IRS is soliciting 
comments concerning gasohol; compressed natural gas and gasoline excise 
tax.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 3, 2023 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andres Garcia, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20224, or by email to [email protected]. Include 1545-1270 or TD 
8609, Gasohol; Compressed Natural Gas; and Gasoline Excise Tax.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of this collection should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, at 
(202) 317-6009, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Gasohol; Compressed Natural Gas; and Gasoline Excise Tax.
    OMB Number: 1545-1270.
    Regulation Project Number: PS-66-93 (TD 8609) and PS-120-90 (TD 
8241).
    Abstract: TD 8609: This regulation relates to gasohol blending and 
the tax on compressed natural gas (CNG). The sections relating to 
gasohol blending affect certain blenders, enterers, refiners, and 
through putters. The sections relating to CMG affect persons that sell 
or buy CNG for use as a fuel in a motor vehicle or motorboat. TD 8421: 
This regulation relates to the federal excise tax on gasoline. It 
affects refiners, importers, and distributors of gasoline and provides 
guidance relating to taxable transactions, persons liable for tax, 
gasoline blendstocks, and gasohol.
    Current Actions: The IRS is removing the burden associated with 
section 48.4081-6(c)(1)(ii). See Public Law 108-357, Title III, Sec.  
301(c)(7), Oct. 22, 2004, 118 Stat. 1461. There are no other changes in 
the paperwork burden previously approved by OMB; IRS is making this 
submission to renew the OMB approval.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, Not-
for-profit institutions, Farms and State, Local or Tribal Governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,210.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 9 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 246.
    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

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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: January 25, 2023.
Molly J. Stasko,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-02011 Filed 1-31-23; 8:45 am]
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