[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 228 (Monday, November 25, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 59923]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-30015]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 15, 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 1995, Public Law 104-13. 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.
    Special Request: In order to conduct the focus group interviews 
described below during the mid-December 1996 to early-January 1997 
timeframe, the Department of Treasury is requesting that the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) review and approve this information 
collection by November 27, 1996. To obtain a copy of this survey, 
please contact the IRS Clearance Officer at the address listed below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-1432.
    Project Number: PC:V 96-022.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Opinion Research Group, Strategic Planning Division Refund 
Focus Group.
    Description: The objective of these focus group interviews is to 
gather feedback from taxpayers on their expectations regarding refunds 
and the refund process. The groups will also solicit information 
regarding taxpayer perceptions of how long it should take to receive a 
refund and when during the process taxpayers decide to call IRS to 
inquire about the status of their refunds. This information will be 
used to help IRS design a plan on how to communicate the refund process 
with taxpayers.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 54
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent:

Screening interviews--5 minutes
Focus group interviews--2 hours
Travel to site--1 hour

    Frequency of Response: Other.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 195 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 
20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-30015 Filed 11-22-96; 8:45 am]
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