[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 61 (Monday, March 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15221-15222]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-8080]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request

March 21, 1997.
    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.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0064.
    Form Number: IRS Form 4029.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Exemption from Social Security and Medicare 
Taxes and Waiver of Benefits.
    Description: Form 4029 is used by members of recognized religious 
groups to apply for exemption from social security and Medicare taxes 
under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) sections 1402(g) and 3127. The 
information is used to approve or deny exemption from social security 
and Medicare taxes.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 3,754.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:
    Recordkeeping--7 minutes.
    Learning about the law or the form--11 minutes.
Preparing the form--11 minutes.
    Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the SSA--35 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Other (filed only once).
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 4,017 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0132.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1120X.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Amended U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return.
    Description: Domestic corporations use Form 1120X to correct a 
previously filed Form 1120 or Form 1120-A. The data is used to 
determine if the correct tax liability has been reported.

Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Farms.

    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 67,302.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

    Recordkeeping--12 hr., 12 min.
    Learning about the law or the form--1 hr., 14 min.
    Preparing the form--3 hr., 21 min.
    Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--32 min.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,166,344 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0202.
    Form Number: IRS Forms 5310 and 6088.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Determination Upon Termination (5310); and 
Distributable Benefits From Employee Pension Benefit Plans (6088).
    Description: Employers who have qualified deferred compensation 
plans can take an income tax deduction for contributions to their 
plans. IRS uses the date on Forms 5310 and 6088 to determine whether a 
plan still qualified and whether there is any discrimination in 
benefits.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 30,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                       Form 5310                           Form 6088            
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Recordkeeping...........................  47 hr., 35 min....................  5 hr., 44 min.                    
Learning about the law or the form......  4 hr., 35 min.....................  1 hr., 5 min.                     
Preparing, copying, assembling, and       9 hr., 9 min......................  1 hr., 14 min.                    
 sending the form to the IRS.                                                                                   
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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,040,700.

    OMB Number: 1545-0260.
    Form Number: IRS Form 706-CE.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Certificate of Payment of Foreign Death Tax.
    Description: Form 706-CE is used by the executors of estates to 
certify that foreign death taxes have been paid so that may claim the 
foreign death tax credit allowed by IRC section 2014. The information 
is used by IRS to verify that the proper credit has been claimed.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 2,250.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

    Recordkeeping--46 min.
    Learning about the law or the form--4 min.
    Preparing the form--25 min.
    Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--28 min.

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 3,893 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0441.
    Form Number: IRS Forms 6559 and 6559-A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Transmitter Report and Summary of Magnetic Media (6559); and 
Continuation Sheet for Form 6559 (6559-A).
    Description: Forms 6559 and 6559-A are used by filers of Form W-2 
and Tax Data to transmit filing on magnetic media. The Social Security 
Administration (SSA) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) need signed 
jurat and summary data for processing purposes. The forms are used 
primarily by large employers and tax filing services (service bureaus).
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Farms, Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 30,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1053.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8709.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Exemption From Withholding on Investment Income of Foreign 
Government and International Organizations.
    Description: This form is used by foreign government and 
international organizations, with certain types of investments in the 
United States, to file with withholding agents to obtain exemption from 
withholding under Code Section 892. The withholding

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agent uses the information to determine the appropriate withholding, if 
any.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 3,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

    Recordkeeping--13 min.
    Learning about the law or the form--25 min.
    Preparing the form--26 min.
    Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--20 min.

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 42,600 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1512.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 96-61.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Electronic Filing Program.
    Description: Revenue Procedure 96-61 informs those who participate 
in the Electronic Filing Program for Form 1040, and Form 1040A, and 
Form 1040EZ, of their obligations to the Internal Revenue Service, 
taxpayers, and other participants.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 75,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 15 hours, 17 
minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,146,272.

    OMB Number: 1545-1513.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 96-62.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: On-Line Filing Program.
    Description: Revenue Procedure 96-62 informs those who participate 
in the On-Line Filing Program for Form 1040, Form 1040A, and Form 
1040EZ, of their obligations to the Internal Revenue Service, 
taxpayers, and other participants.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 14.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 423 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 5,919 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1516.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8832.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Entity Classification Election.
    Description: An eligible entity that chooses not to be classified 
under the default rules or that wishes to change it current 
classification must file Form 8832 to elect a classification.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 5,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

    Recordkeeping--1 hr., 20 min.
    Learning about the law or the form--1 hr., 41 min.
    Preparing and sending the form to the IRS--17 min.

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 16,500 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 5571 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-8080 Filed 3-28-97; 8:45 am]
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