[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 166 (Friday, August 25, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51897-51898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-21765]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 15, 2000.
    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 September 25, 
2000 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-1547.
    Form Number: IRS Form W-7A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Taxpayer Identification Number for Pending 
U.S. Adoptions.
    Description: Form W-7A is used to apply for an Internal Revenue 
Service taxpayer identification number (an ATIN) for use in pending 
adoptions. An ATIN is a temporary nine-digit number issued by the IRS 
to individuals who are

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in the process of adopting a U.S. resident child but who cannot get a 
social security number for that child until the adoption is final.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 50,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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Learning about the law or the form........  8 min.
Preparing the form........................  16 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending the form   16 min.
 to the IRS.
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    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 35,000 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, Internal Revenue Service, Room 
5244, 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. 00-21765 Filed 8-24-00; 8:45 am]
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