[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 125 (Thursday, June 28, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34521-34522]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16210]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 21, 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 July 30, 2001, 
to be assured of consideration.

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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-1610.
    Form Number: IRS Form 5500 and Schedules.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan.
    Description: Form 5500 is an annual information return by employee 
benefit plans. The IRS uses this information to determine if the plan 
appears to be operating properly as required under the law or whether 
the plan should be audited.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 998,682.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                            Pension plans                            Welfare plans
         Form/Schedule         ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                      Large              Small              Large                 Small
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Form 5500.....................  1 hr., 44 min....  1 hr., 6 min.....  1 hr., 38 min....  1 hr., 5 min.
Schedule A....................  1 hr., 41 min....  53 min...........  8 hr., 10 min....  2 hr., 11 min.
Schedule B....................  6 hr., 38 min....  31 min...........                     .......................
Schedule C....................  1 hr., 17 min....  .................  52 min...........  .......................
Schedule D....................  10 hr., 0 min....  10 hr., 0 min....                     .......................
Schedule E....................  3 hr., 18 min....  3 hr., 18 min....                     .......................
Schedule F....................  .................  .................  45 min...........  26 min.
Schedule G....................  11 hr., 58 min...  .................  6 hr., 28 min....  .......................
Schedule H....................  7 hr., 56 min....  .................  3 hr., 22 min....  .......................
Schedule I....................  .................  1 hr., 28 min....  .................  1 hr., 28 min.
Schedule P....................  13 min...........  2 min............                     .......................
Schedule R....................  1 hr., 0 min.....  30 min...........                     .......................
Schedule SSA..................  6 hr., 10 min....  1 hr., 42 min....  .................
Schedule T....................  4 hr., 40 min....  37 min...........  .................
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting./Recordkeeping Burden: 4,378,728 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. 01-16210 Filed 6-27-01; 8:45 am]
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