[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 242 (Friday, December 15, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 78532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31954]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

December 7, 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 January 16, 
2001 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-1700.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8869.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Qualified Subchapter S Subsidiary Election.
    Description: Effective for tax years beginning After December 31, 
1996, Internal Revenue Code section 1361(b)(3) allows an S corporation 
to own a corporate subsidiary, but only if it is wholly owned. To do 
so, the parent S corporation must elect to treat the wholly-owned 
subsidiary as a qualified subchapter S subsidiary (Qsub). Form 8869 is 
used to make this election.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 5,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

      Recordkeeping--6 hrs., 13 min.
      Learning about the law or the form--53 min.
      Preparing, copying, assembling and sending the form to the IRS--1 
hr., 2 min.

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 40,750 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1702.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8870.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Information Return for Transfers Associated With Certain 
Personal Benefit Contracts.
    Description: Section 170(c) charitable organizations or section 
664(d) charitable remainder trusts that paid premiums after February 8, 
1999, on certain ``personal benefit contracts'' must file Form 8870.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 5,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

      Recordkeeping--9 hrs., 48 min.
      Learning about the law or the form--2 hrs., 22 min.
      Preparing, copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--
2 hrs., 39 min.

    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 74,200 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. 00-31954 Filed 12-14-00; 8:45 am]
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