[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 59 (Monday, March 29, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14968-14969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-7603]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 19, 1999.
    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, Public Law 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.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 28, 1999 
to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0819.
    Regulation Project Number: 26 CFR 601.201.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Instructions for Requesting Rulings and Determination 
Letters.
    Description: The National Office issues ruling letters and District 
Directors issue determination letters to taxpayers interpreting and 
applying the laws to a specific set of facts. The National Office also 
issues other types of letters. The procedural regulations set forth the 
instructions for requesting rulings and determinations.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, Federal Government, 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 271,914.

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    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 55 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 248,496 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0854.
    Regulation Project Number: LR-1214 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Discharge of Liens.
    Description: The Internal Revenue Service needs this information to 
determine if the taxpayer has equity in the property. This information 
will be used to determine the amount, if any, to which the tax lien 
attaches.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 24 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 200 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1484.
    Regulation Project Number: REG-242282-97 (formerly INTL-62-90, 
INTL-32-93, INTL-52-94) Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: General Revision of Regulations Relating to Withholding of 
Tax on Certain U.S. Source Income Paid to Foreign Persons and Related 
Collection, Refunds, and Credits; Revision of Information Reporting and 
Backup Withholding Regulations; and Removal of Regulations Under Part 
35a and of Certain Regulations Under Income Tax Treaties.
    Description: The regulations are needed to provide guidance 
relating to the withholding of income of nonresident alien individuals 
and foreign corporations.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
household, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, Federal Government, 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 1.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1 hour.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, 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 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-7603 Filed 3-26-99; 8:45 am]
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