[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 10, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 31759]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-15415]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[OMB Control No. 9000-0097]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request Entitled Information 
Reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (Taxpayer 
Identification Number)

AGENCIES: Department of Defense (DOD), General Services Administration 
(GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice of request for comment regarding an extension to an 
existing OMB clearance (9000-0097).

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SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(44 U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 
Secretariat will be submitting to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) a request to review and approve an extension of a currently 
approved information collection requirement concerning Information 
Reporting to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (Taxpayer 
Identification Number). The clearance currently expires on September 
30, 1998.

DATES: Comments may be submitted August 10, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other 
aspect of this collection of information, copy to the General Services 
Administration, FAR Secretariat (MVRS), 1800 F Street, NW, Room 4035, 
Washington, DC 20405.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Linda Nelson, Federal Acquisition 
Policy Division, GSA (202) 501-1900.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Purpose

    Subpart 4.9, Information Reporting to the Internal Revenue Service 
(IRS), and the provision at 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification, 
implement statutory and regulatory requirements pertaining to taxpayer 
identification and reporting.

B. Annual Reporting Burden

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 6 minutes per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the 
collection of information.
    The annual reporting burden is estimated as follows: Respondents, 
250,000; responses per respondent, 12; total annual responses, 
3,000,000; preparation hours per response, .10; and total response 
burden hours, 300,000.

Obtaining Copies of Proposals: Requester may obtain a copy of the 
justification from the General Services Administration, FAR Secretariat 
(MVRS), Room 4035, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755. 
Please cite OMB Control No. 9000-0097, Information Reporting to the 
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) (Taxpayer Identification Number), in all 
correspondence.

    Dated: June 4, 1998.
Sharon A. Kiser,
FAR Secretariat.
[FR Doc. 98-15415 Filed 6-9-98; 8:45 am]
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