[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20523-20525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9972]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 16, 2001.

    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 May 23, 2001 to 
be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0137.
    Form Number: IRS Form 2032.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Contract Coverage Under Title II of the Social Security Act.
    Description: American employers can enter into an agreement to 
extend social security coverage to U.S. citizens and resident aliens 
employed abroad by foreign affiliates.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 160.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

 
Recordkeeping.............................  2 hr., 9 min.
Learning about the law or the form........  35 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS.  39 min.
 

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 546 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0170.
    Form Number: IRS Form 4466.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Corporation Application for Quick Refund of Overpayment of 
Estimated Tax.
    Description: Form 4466 is used by a corporation to file for an 
adjustment (quick refund) of overpayment of estimated income tax for 
the tax year. This information is used to process the claim, so the 
refund can be issued.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 16,125.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

 
Recordkeeping.............................  4 hr., 4 min.
Learning about the law or the form........  18 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS.  22 min.
 

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 76,433 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0197.
    Form Number: IRS Form 5300 and Schedules Q (Form 5300).
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Determination for Employee Benefit Plan 
(5300); and Nondiscrimination Requirements (Schedule Q).
    Description: IRS needs certain information on the financing and 
operating of employee benefit and employee contribution plans set up by 
employers. IRS uses Form 5300 to obtain the information needed to 
determine whether the plans qualify under Code sections 401(a) and 
501(a). Schedule Q provides information related to the manner in which 
a plan satisfies certain qualification requirements relating to minimum 
participation, coverage, and nondiscrimination.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 500,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                                                   Copying,
                                                      Learning about the                        assembling, and
         Forms/Schedules             Recordkeeping      law or the form   Preparing the form   sending the form
                                                                                                  to the IRS
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5300............................  11 hr., 0 min.....  5 hr., 0 min......  7 hr., 16 min.....  32 min.
Schedules Q.....................  23 hr., 45 min....  19 hr., 24 min....  21 hr., 17 min....
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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 10,453,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0213.
    Form Number: IRS Form 5578.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Annual Certification of Racial Nondiscrimination for a 
Private School Exempt from Federal Income Tax.
    Description: Form 5578 is used by private schools that do not file 
Schedule A (Form 990) to certify that they have a racially 
nondiscriminatory policy toward students as outlined Revenue Procedure 
75-50. The Internal Revenue Service uses the information to help ensure 
that the school is maintaining a nondiscriminatory policy in keeping 
with its exempt status.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 1,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

 
Recordkeeping.............................  2 hr., 52 min.
Learning about the law or the form........  1 hr., 5 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS.  1 hr., 5 min.
 

    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 5,150 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0229.
    Form Number: IRS Form 6406.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Short Form Application for Determination of Minor Amendment 
of Employee Benefit Plan.
    Description: This form is used by certain employee plans who want a 
determination letter or an amendment to the plan. The information 
gathered will be used to decide whether the plan is qualified under 
section 401(a).
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 16,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

 
Recordkeeping.............................  6 hr., 56 min.
Learning about the law or the form........  1 hr., 44 min.
Preparing the form........................  3 hr., 37 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending the form   32 min.
 to the IRS.
 

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 207,680 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0242.
    Form Number: IRS Form 6197.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Gas Guzzler Tax.
    Description: Form 6197 is used to compute gas guzzler tax on 
automobiles whose fuel economy does not meet certain standards for fuel 
economy. The tax is reported quarterly on Form 720. Form 6197 is filed 
each quarter with Form 720 for manufacturers. Individuals can make a 
one-time filing if they import a gas guzzler auto for personal use. The 
IRS uses the information to verify computation of the tax and 
compliance with the law.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 605.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

 
Recordkeeping.............................  4 hr., 18 min.
Learning about the law or the form........  12 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS.  16 min.
 

    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 2,892 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0534.
    Form Number: IRS Form 5303.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Determination for Collectively Bargained 
Plan.
    Description: IRS uses Form 5303 to get information needed about the 
finances and operation of employee benefit plans set up by employers 
under a collective bargaining agreement. The information obtained on 
Form 5303 is used to make a determination on whether the plan meets the 
requirements to qualify under section 401(a) and whether the related 
trust qualifies for exemption under section 501(a) of the Code.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 2,500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

 
Recordkeeping.............................  22 hr., 14 min.
Learning about the law or the form........  3 hr., 51 min.
Preparing the form........................  5 hr., 0 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending the form   1 hr., 4 min.
 to the IRS.
 

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 88,200 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1117.
    Notice Number: Notice 89-61.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Imported Substances; Rules for Filing a Petition.
    Description: The notice sets forth procedures to be followed in 
petitioning the Secretary to modify the list of taxable substances in 
section 4672(a)(3).
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondents: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 100 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1296.
    Regulation Project Number: PS-27-91 (TD 8442) Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Procedural Rules for Excise Taxes Currently Reportable on 
Form 720.
    Description: Section 6302(c) authorizes the use of Government 
depositories. These regulations provide reporting and recordkeeping 
rules relating to the use of Government depositories for taxes imposed 
by chapter 33 of the Code.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 9,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 27 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 241,850 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1589.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 98-19.
    Type of Review: Extension.

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    Title: Exceptions to the Notice and Reporting Requirements of 
Section 6033(e)(1) and the Tax Imposed by section 6033(e)(2).
    Description: Revenue Procedure 98-19 provides guidance to 
organizations exempt from taxation under section 5012(a) of the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 on certain exceptions from the reporting 
and notice requirements of section 6033(e)(1) and the tax imposed by 
section 6033(e)(2).
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, Individuals or 
households, Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 15,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 10 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 150,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1592.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 98-20.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Certification for No Information Reporting on the Sale of a 
Principal Residence.
    Description: The revenue procedure applies only to the sale of a 
principal residence for $250,000 or less ($500,000 or less if the 
seller is married). The revenue procedure provides the written 
assurances that are acceptable to the IRS for exempting a real estate 
reporting person from information reporting requirements for the sale 
of a principal residence.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 2,390,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

 
Recordkeeping.............................  25 minutes
Reporting.................................  10 minutes
 

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 420,500 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.
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