[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 147 (Thursday, July 31, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 41131]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-20115]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request

July 24, 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.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0085.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1040A, Schedules 1, 2, 3 and EIC.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
    Description: This form is used by individuals to report their 
income subject to income tax and compute their correct tax liability. 
The data are used to verify that the income reported on the form is 
correct and are also for statistics use.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 26,051,305.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                                                                                           Copying,     
                                                                     Learning about the law or the                                      assembling and  
               Form                         Recordkeeping                         form                      Preparing the form         sending the form 
                                                                                                                                          to the IRS    
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Form 1040A.......................  1 hr., 4 min...................  2 hr., 8 min...................  3 hr., 4 min...................  35 min.           
Schedule 1.......................  20 min.........................  4 min..........................  10 min.........................  20 min.           
Schedule 2.......................  33 min.........................  10 min.........................  40 min.........................  28 min.           
Schedule 3.......................  13 min.........................  14 min.........................  25 min.........................  35 min.           
Schedule EIC.....................  0 min..........................  2 min..........................  4 min..........................  20 min.           
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 200,524,903 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0410.
    Form Number: IRS Form 6468.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: How to Prepare Media Label for Form W-4.
    Description: 26 U.S.C. 3402 requires all employers making payment 
of wages to deduct (withhold) tax upon such payments. Employers are 
further required under Regulation 31.3402(f)(2)-1(g) to submit certain 
withholding certificates (W-4) to IRS. Form 6468 is sent to employers 
who prefer to file this information on magnetic tape.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Farms, Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 400.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 33 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. 97-20115 Filed 7-30-97; 8:45 am]
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