[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 137 (Wednesday, July 17, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47032-47033]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-17919]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 10, 2002.
    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,

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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 August 16, 2002 
to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0024.
    Form Number: IRS Form 843.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Claim for Refund and Request for Abatement.
    Description: Internal Revenue Code (IRC) sections 6402, 6404, and 
sections 301.6404-2, and 301.6404-3 of the regulations allow for 
refunds of taxes (except income taxes) or refund, abatement, or credit 
of interest, penalties, and additions to tax in the event of errors or 
certain action by the IRS. Form 843 is used by taxpayers to claim these 
refunds, credits, or abatements.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 545,500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--26 min.
Learning about the law or the form--7 min.
Preparing the form--20 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--28 min.

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 845,525 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0177.
    Form Number: IRS Form 4684.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Casualties and Thefts.
    Description: Form 4684 is used by taxpayers to compute their gain 
or loss from casualties or thefts, and to summarize such gains and 
losses. The data is used to verify that the correct gain or loss has 
been computed.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 170,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--1 hr., 58 min.
Learning about the law or the form--26 min.
Preparing the form--1 hr., 4 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--34 min.

    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 691,900 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0216.
    Form Number: IRS Form 5713, Schedules A, B, and C.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: International Boycott Report.
    Description: Form 5713 and related Schedules A, B, and C are used 
by any entity that has operations in a ``boycotting'' country. If that 
entity cooperates with or participates in an international boycott it 
loses a portion of the foreign tax credit, or deferral of FSC and IC-
DISC benefits. The IRS uses Form 5713 to determine if any of the above 
benefits should be lost. The information is also used as the basis for 
a report to the Congress.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 3,875.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                           Learning about the law or   Preparing and sending the
            Form                     Recordkeeping                 the form                 form to the IRS
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5713........................  22 hr., 0 min.............  2 hr., 21 min.............  4 hr., 1 min.
Sch. A (5713)...............  3 hr., 6 min..............  12 min....................  15 min.
Sch. B (5713)...............  3 hr., 21 min.............  1 hr., 59 min.............  2 hr., 7 min.
Sch. C (5713)...............  5 hr., 15 min.............  1 hr., 47 min.............  1 hr., 57 min.
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 104,236 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0748.
    Form Number: IRS Form 2678.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Employer Appointment of Agent.
    Description: 26 U.S.C. 3504 authorizes an employer to designate a 
fiduciary, agent, etc., to perform the same acts as required of 
employers for purposes of employment taxes.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, Farms, Federal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 95,200.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Other (as necessary).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 47,600 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1783.
    Regulation Project Number: REG-107184-00 NPRM and Temporary.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Guidance Necessary to Facilitate Electronic Tax 
Administration.
    Description: The regulations provide a regulatory statement of IRS 
authority to prescribe what return information or documentation must be 
filed with a return, statement or other document required to be made 
under any provision of the internal revenue laws or regulations. In 
addition, the regulations eliminate regulatory impediments to 
electronic filing of Form 1040..
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1 hour.
    Clearance Officer: Glenn Kirkland, (202) 622-3428, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 6411-03, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., (202) 395-7316, Office of 
Management and Budget Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

Mary A. Able,
Departmental Reports, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-17919 Filed 7-16-02; 8:45 am]
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