[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 7850]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3803]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Treasury, Chief Information Officer; Proposed Collection; Request 
for Voluntary Survey

action: Notice and request for comments.

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summary: The Department of the Treasury, Chief Information Officer, 
manages the Simplified Tax and Wage Reporting System (STAWRS) project. 
The mission of STAWRS is to ``Reduce employer tax reporting burden, 
while gaining processing efficiencies for both Federal and state 
governments.'' STAWRS is a joint National Performance Review (NPR) 
project of the Department of Treasury, the Internal Revenue Service 
(IRS), Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Labor 
(DOL), the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), various state 
governments, and private organizations. The STAWRS project has three 
major areas of emphasis: 1-- Single Point Filing; 2-- Streamlined 
Customer Service; 3-- Simplified Requirements. In order to assess the 
private sector's intensity of interest to utilize Electronic commerce 
(EC) for tax and wage submission, the Tax and Wage Reporting Survey has 
been developed.

dates: Written comments should be received on or before April 15, 1998 
to be assured of consideration.

addresses: Direct all written comments to Kevin Gill, Program Manager 
STAWRS Project Office, Room 1400, 500 N. Capitol St. NW, Washington, DC 
20001; (202) 874-0712; Internet Address Kevin.R.G[email protected].

for further information contact: Requests for additional information 
should be directed to Kevin Gill, Program Manager STAWRS Project 
Office, Room 1400, 500 N. Capitol St. NW, Washington, DC 20001; (202) 
874-0712; Internet Address Kevin.R.G[email protected].

supplementary information:

    Title: Tax and Wage Reporting Survey.
    Abstract: This is a generic clearance for a level of customer 
interest survey and focus group interviews to reduce employer tax 
burden to be conducted over the next year.
    Current Actions: We will be conducting one Tax and Wage Reporting 
Survey to determine the intensity of employer interest in Electronic 
Commerce. Focus Group interviews, with private sector employers, will 
take place during the next year.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Affected Public: Private sector business employers; Federal, state, 
and local governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 335 hours.

Request for Comments

    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will 
become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates 
of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and 
purchase of services to provide information.

    Dated: February 9, 1998.
Midori Morgan-Gaide,
STAWRS Executive-In-Charge.
[FR Doc. 98-3803 Filed 2-13-98; 8:45 am]
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