[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 62 (Friday, March 29, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 14201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-7650]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request

March 22, 1996.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Public Law 96-511. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: New.
    Form Number: IRS Form W-7.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Title: Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification 
Number.
    Description: Proposed regulations under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 
section 6109 introduce a new type of taxpayer identifying number called 
the ``IRS individual taxpayer identification number'' (ITIN). 
Individuals who currently do not have, and are not eligible to obtain, 
social security numbers can apply for this number on Form W-7. 
Taxpayers may use this number when required to furnish a taxpayer 
identifying number under regulations. An ITIN is intended for tax use 
only.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent:
      Learning about the law or the form--11 minutes.
      Preparing the form--28 minutes.
      Copying, assembling, sending the form to the IRS--20 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Other (individuals file once to get an 
ITIN).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 495,000 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Milo Sunderhauf (202) 395-7340, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-7650 Filed 3-28-96; 8:45 am]
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