[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9906-9907]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4968]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 5884

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning 
Form 5884, Work Opportunity Credit.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 27, 1998 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Garrick R. Shear, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Martha R. 
Brinson, (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue Service, room 5571, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Work Opportunity Credit.
    OMB Number: 1545-0219.
    Form Number: 5884.
    Abstract: Internal Revenue Code section 38(b)(2) allows a credit 
against income tax to employers hiring individuals from certain 
targeted groups such as welfare recipients, etc. The employer uses Form 
5884 to compute this credit. The IRS uses the information on the form 
to verify that the correct amount of credit was claimed.
    Current Actions: Line 6(c) was added for the new child tax credit 
under Internal Revenue Code section 24 and line 6(d) was added for the 
new education credits under Code section 25A.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations, and farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 85,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8 hr., 11 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 696,150.
    The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of 
information covered by this notice:
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as 
their contents may become material in the administration of any 
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information 
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

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 the 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.

    Approved: February 19, 1998.
Garrick R. Shear,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-4968 Filed 2-25-98; 8:45 am]
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