[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 36 (Friday, February 22, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 8336]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-4256]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

February 12, 2002.
    The Department of the 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 March 25, 2002 
to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service

    OMB Number: 1545-1483.
    Form Number: IRS Form W-7.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for IRS Individual Taxpayer Identification 
Number.
    Description: Regulations under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 
6109 provide for a type of taxpayer identifying number called the ``IRS 
individual taxpayer identification number'' (ITIN). Individuals who 
currently do not have, and are not eligible to obtain, social security 
numbers can apply for this number on Form W-7. Taxpayers may use this 
number when required to furnish a taxpayer identifying number under 
regulations. An ITIN is intended for tax use only.
    Respondents: Individuals or households
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 

Learning about the law or the form--13 min.
Preparing the form--29 min,
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--20 min.
    Frequency of Response: Other (Individuals file once to get an 
ITIN).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 525,000 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1757.
    Regulation Project Number: REG-105344-01 NPRM and Temporary.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Disclosure of Returns and Return Information by Other 
Agencies.
    Description: In general, under the regulations, the IRS is 
permitted to authorize agencies with access to returns and return 
information under section 6103 of the Internal Revenue ode to 
redisclose returns and return information based on a written request 
with the Commissioner's approval, to any authorized recipient set forth 
in Code section 6103, subject to the same conditions and restrictions, 
and for the purposes, as if the recipient had received the information 
from the IRS directly.
    Respondents: Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Other (once).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 11 hours.
Clearance Officer: George Freeland, Internal Revenue Service, Room 
5577, 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. 02-4256 Filed 2-21-02; 8:45 am]
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