[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 155 (Monday, August 12, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52519-52520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-20342]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 5, 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, 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 September 11, 
2002 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service

    OMB Number: New.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8718.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Title: User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter 
Request.
    Description: The Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1990 requires 
payment of a ``user fee'' with each application for a determination 
letter. Because of this requirement, the Form 8718 was created to 
provide filers the means to make payment and indicate the type of 
request.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 16,667 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0091.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1040X.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
    Description: Form 1040X is used by individuals to amend an original 
tax return to claim a refund of income taxes, pay additional income 
taxes, or designate $3 to the Presidential Election Campaign Fund. The 
information is needed to help verify that the individual has correctly 
figured his or her income tax.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 2,929,311.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:
Recordkeeping--1 hr., 18 min.
Learning about the law or the form--28 min.
Preparing the form--1 hr., 11 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--34.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 10,399,055 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0714.
    Form Number: IRS Forms 8027 and 8027-T.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Employers Annual Information Return of Tip Income and 
Allocated Tips (Form 8027); and Transmittal of Employer's Annual 
Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips (Form 8027-T).
    Description: To help IRS in its examinations of returns filed by 
tipped employees, large food or beverage establishments are required to 
report annually information concerning food or beverage operations 
receipts, tips, reported by employees, and in certain cases, the 
employer must allocate tips to certain employees.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 52,050.

                               Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper
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                                                     Form 8027                           Form 8027-T
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Recordkeeping.........................  9 hr., 47 min......................  43 min.
Learning about the law or the form....  53 min.............................  0 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the   1 hr., 4 min.......................  0 min.
 IRS.
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 488,161 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1788.
    Form Number: IRS Form 13259.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Membership Application.
    Description: An application to volunteer to serve on the Taxpayer 
Advocacy Panel, an advisory panel to the IRS.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 750.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 1 hour, 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1,125 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1791.
    Form Number: IRS Form 12339-A.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Tax Check Waiver.
    Description: The tax check waiver is necessary for the purpose of 
ensuring that all panel members are tax compliant. Information provided 
will be used to qualify or disqualify individuals to serve as panel 
members. The information will be used as appropriate by the Taxpayer 
Advocate service staff, and other appropriate IRS personnel.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 42 hours.

    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

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Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-20342 Filed 8-9-02; 8:45 am]
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