[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18673]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9776]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 7, 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, Pub. L. 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 in the late April to early May 1997 timeframe, the 
Department of the Treasury is requesting that the Office of Management 
and Budget (OMB) review and approve this information collection by 
April 18, 1997. To obtain a copy of this study, please contact the 
Internal Revenue Service Clearance Officer at the address listed below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-1432.
    Project Number: M:SP:V 97-010-G.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Most Serious Problems Encountered by Taxpayers Focus Group 
Interviews.
    Description: The objective of these focus group interviews is to 
gather feedback from taxpayers, age 50 and older and small business 
owners with 10 or less employees, on what they consider the most 
serious problems they face in dealing with the IRS. Information from 
these groups will be used to improve customer service to taxpayers and 
make changes necessary to help increase voluntary compliance with 
reducing burden.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 650.

Estimated Burden Hours Per Response:
    Participant recruiting--5 minutes per call.
    Focus group sessions--2 hours.
    Travel--1 hour.

    Frequency of Response: Other.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 324 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. 97-9776 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am]
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