[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 73 (Wednesday, April 16, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 18675]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-9780]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 8, 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 study 
described below in late April 1997, the Department of the Treasury is 
requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and 
approve this information collection by April 11, 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 97-014-G.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Enrolled Agents' Opinions Regarding EIC Focus Group Study.
    Description: The purpose of the focus groups is to gather opinions 
from enrolled agents (practitioners) regarding the IRS' administration 
of the Earned Income Credit (EIC).
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 520.

    Estimated Burden Hours Per Response:
    Participant screening--5 minutes per call.
    Focus group sessions--2 hours.

    Frequency of Response: Other.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 187 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. 97-9780 Filed 4-15-97; 8:45 am]
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