[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5361-5362]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-2745]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 1040-SS, 1040-PR, 
and Anejo H-PR

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning 
Form 1040-SS, U.S. Self-Employment Tax Return; Form 1040-PR, Planilla 
Para La Declaracion De La Contribucion Federal Sobre El Trabajo Por 
Cuenta Propia--Puerto Rico; and Anejo H-PR, Contribuciones Sobre El 
Empleo De Empleados Domesticos.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 8, 2002 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to George Freeland, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to Carol 
Savage, (202) 622-3945, or through the internet 
([email protected].), Internal Revenue Service, room 5242, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Form 1040-SS, U.S. Self-Employment Tax Return, Form 1040-PR, 
Planilla Para La Declaracion De La Contribucion Federal Sobre El 
Trabajo Por Cuenta Propia--Puerto Rico; and Anejo H-PR, Contribuciones 
Sobre El Empleo De Empleados Domesticos.
    OMB Number: 1545-0090.
    Form Number: Forms 1040-SS, 1040-PR, and Anejo H-PR.
    Abstract: Form 1040-SS is used by self-employed individuals in the 
Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the 
Northern Mariana Islands to report and pay self-employment tax and 
provide proper credit to the taxpayer's social security account. Form 
1040-PR is a Spanish version of Form 1040-SS for use in Puerto Rico. 
Anejo H-PR is used to compute household employment taxes. Form 1040-SS 
and Form 1040-PR are also used by bona-fide residents of Puerto Rico to 
claim the additional child tax credit.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the forms at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations and farms.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 430,400.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 7 hours, 31 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,238,252.
    The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of 
information covered by this notice:

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    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as 
their contents may become material in the administration of any 
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information 
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

Request for Comments

    Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized 
and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will 
become a matter of public record. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 
the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance 
of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall 
have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
the burden of the collection of information; (c) ways to enhance the 
quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; (d) 
ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on 
respondents, including through the use of automated collection 
techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) estimates 
of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and 
purchase of services to provide information.

    Approved: January 29, 2002.
George Freeland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-2745 Filed 2-4-02; 8:45 am]
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