[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 118 (Monday, June 21, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33135-33136]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-15595]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 7, 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 July 21, 1999 
to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0001.
    Form Number: IRS Form CT-1.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Employer's Annual Railroad Retirement Tax Return.
    Description: Railroad employers are required to file an annual 
return to report employer and employee Railroad Retirement Tax Act 
(RRTA). Form CT-1 is used for this purpose. IRS uses the information 
insure that the employer has paid the correct tax.
    Respondents: Business or others for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 2,387.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                    CT-1 (part I)       CT-1 (part II)
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Recordkeeping..................  10 hrs., 17 min...  3 hrs., 7 min.
Learning about the law or the    12 hrs., 12 min...  6 min.
 form.
Preparing, copying, assembling,  6 hrs., 3 min.....  9 min.
 and sending the form to the
 IRS.
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0014.
    Form Number: IRS Form 637.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Registration (For Certain Excise Tax 
Activities).
    Description: Form 637 is used to apply for excise tax registration. 
The registration applies to a person required to be registered under 
Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 4101 for purposes of the federal 
excise tax on taxable fuel imposed by IRC 4041 and 4081; and to certain 
manufacturers or sellers and purchasers that must register under IRC 
4222 to be exempt from the excise tax on taxable articles. The data is 
used to determine if the applicant qualifies for exemption. Taxable 
fuel producers are required by IRC 4101 to register with the Service 
before incurring any tax liability.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 2,000
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:
Recordkeeping--10 hrs., 17 min.

Learning about the law or the form--1 hr., 56 min
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS--1 hr., 41 min.

    Frequency of Response: Other (one time only).
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 27,780 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0110.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1099-DIV.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Dividends and Distributions.
    Description: The form is used by the Internal Revenue Service to 
insure that dividends are properly reported as required by Code section 
6042 and that liquidation and distributions are correctly reported as 
required by Code section 6043, and to determine whether payees are 
correctly reporting their income.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 140,560.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 16 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 29,099,759 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0256.
    Form Number: IRS Forms 941c and 941cPR.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Supporting Statement To Correct Information (941c); and 
Planilla Para La Correccion de Informacion (941cPR).
    Description: These forms are used by employers to correct 
previously reported FICA or income tax data. It may be used to support 
a credit or adjustment claimed on a current return for an error in a 
prior return period. The information is used to reconcile wages and 
taxes previously reported or used to support a claim for refund, 
credit, or adjustment of FICA or income tax.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 958,050.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                 Form                         Hours per  respondent
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941c..................................  9 hrs., 12 min.
941cPR................................  7 hrs., 44 min.
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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 8,728,727 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0922.
    Form Number: IRS Forms 8329 and 8330.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Lender's Information Return for Mortgage Credit Certificates 
(MCCs) (8329); Issuer's Quarterly Information Return for Mortgage 
Credit Certificates (MCCs) (8330).
    Description: Form 8329 is used by lending institutions and Form 
8330 is used by state and local governments to report on mortgage 
credit certificates (MCCs) authorized under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 
section 25. IRS matches the information supplied by lenders and issuers 
to ensure that the credit is computed properly.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 10,500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                    Form 8329            Form 8330
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Recordkeeping.................  3 hrs., 35 min...  4 hrs., 32 min.
Learning about the law or the   1 hr. 0 min......  1 hr., 17 min.
 form.
Preparing and sending the form  1 hr., 6 min.....  1 hr., 25 min.
 to the IRS.
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    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 71,400 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1079.
    Form Number: IRS Form 9041.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Electronic/Magnetic Media Filing of Business 
and Employee Benefit Plan Returns.
    Description: For 9041 is filed by fiduciaries of estates and 
trusts, partnerships, and plan sponsors/administrators as an 
application to file their returns electronically or on magnetic media; 
and by software developers, service bureaus and electronic transmitters 
to develop auxiliary services.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 18 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 900 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1110.
    Form Number: IRS Form 940-EZ.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Employer's Annual Federal Unemployment (FUTA) Tax Return.
    Description: Form 940-EZ is a simplified form that most employers 
with uncomplicated tax situations (e.g., only paying unemployment 
contributions to one state and paying them on time) can use to pay 
their FUTA tax. Most small businesses and household employers use the 
form.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 4,089,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--6 hrs., 23 min.
Learning about the law or the form--58 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS--59 min.

    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 32,075,163 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1173.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8815.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Exclusion of Interest From Certain U.S. Savings Bonds Issued 
After 1989.
    Description: If an individual redeems series I or series EE U.S. 
Savings Bonds issued after 1989 and pays a qualified higher education 
expenses during the year, the interest on the bonds may be excludable 
from income. Form 8815 is used by the individual to figure the amount 
of savings bond interest that is excludable.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 25,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--53 min.
Learning about the law or the form--13 min.
Preparing the form--38 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--34 min.

    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 51,470 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1407.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8848.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Consent to Extend the Time To Assess the Branch Profits Tax 
Under Regulations Sections 1.884-2(a) and (c).
    Description: Form 8848 is used by foreign corporations that have 
(a) completely terminated all of their U.S. trade or business within 
the meaning of Temporary Regulations section 1.884-2T(a) during the tax 
year or (b) transferred their U.S. assets to a domestic corporation in 
a transaction described in Code section 381(a), if the foreign 
corporation was engaged in a U.S. trade or business at that time.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 5,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--4 hrs., 4 min.
Learning about the law or the form--47 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS--54 min.

    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 28,800 hours.
    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. 99-15595 Filed 6-18-99; 8:45 am]
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