[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 32 (Thursday, February 15, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 6061]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-3500]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request

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 an existing notice of proposed rulemaking, EE-84-
89, Changes with Respect to Prizes and Awards and Employee Achievement 
Awards. (Regulation section 1.74-1(c)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 15, 1996, 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Garrick R. Shear, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or copies of the information 
collection should be directed to Carol Savage, (202) 622-3945, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Changes with Respect to Prizes and Awards and Employee 
Achievement Awards.
    OMB Number: 1545-1100.
    Rulemaking Project Number: EE-84-89 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
    Abstract: This regulation requires recipients of prizes and awards 
to maintain records to determine whether a qualifying designation has 
been made. The affected public are prize and award recipients who seek 
to exclude the cost of a qualifying prize or award.
    Current Actions: There is no change to this existing notice of 
proposed rulemaking.
    Type of Review: Extension of OMB approval.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,100.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,275 hours.
    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. Written comments should 
address the accuracy of the burden estimates and ways to minimize 
burden including the use of automated collection techniques or the use 
of other forms of information technology, as well as other relevant 
aspects of the information collection requests.

    Approved: February 9, 1996.
Garrick R. Shear,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-3500 Filed 2-14-96; 8:45 am]
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