[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 167 (Wednesday, August 28, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55311-55312]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-21934]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 1, 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 27, 
2002, to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0939.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8404.

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    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Interest Charge on DISC-Related Deferred Tax Liability.
    Description: Shareholders of Interest Charge Domestic International 
Sales Corporation (IC-DISCs) use Form 8404 to figure and report an 
interest charge on their DISC-related deferred tax liability. The 
interest charge is required by Internal Revenue Code section 995(f). 
IRS uses Form 8404 to determine whether the shareholder has correctly 
figured and paid the interest charge on a timely basis.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 2,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--4 hr., 4 min.
Learning about the law or the form--2 hr., 17 min.
Preparing, copying, assembling and sending the form to the IRS--2 hr., 
27 min.

    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 17,600 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1201.
    Regulation Project Number: PS-52-88 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Election to Expense Certain Depreciable Business Assets.
    Description: The regulations provide rules on the election 
described in section 179(b)(4); the apportionment of the dollar 
limitation among component members of a controlled group; and the 
proper order for deducting the carryover of disallowed deduction. The 
recordkeeping and reporting is necessary to monitor compliance with the 
section 179 rules.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 20,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 45 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 15,000 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1410.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8840.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Closer Connection Exception Statement for Aliens.
    Description: Form 8840 is used by an alien individual, who 
otherwise meets the substantial presence test, to explain the basis of 
individual's claim that he or she is able to satisfy the closer 
connection exception described in Regs. Section 301.7701(b)-2.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 350,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--13 min.
Learning about the law or the form--9 min.
Preparing the form--1 hr., 27 min.
Copying, assembling and sending the form to the IRS--34 min.

    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 843,500 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1501.
    Form Number: IRS Form W-4V.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Voluntary Withholding Request.
    Description: If an individual receives any of the following 
government payments he/she may voluntary complete Form W-4V to request 
that the payer withhold Federal income tax. Those payments are 
unemployment compensation, social security benefits, tier I railroad 
retirement benefits, Commodity Credit Corporation loans or certain crop 
disaster payments under the Agricultural Act of 1949 or title II of the 
Disaster Assistance Act of 1998.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 19,700,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--6 min.
Learning about the law or the form--5 min.
Preparing the form--7 min.
Copying, assembling and sending the form to the IRS--10 min.

    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 9,653,000 hours.

    Clearance Officer: Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue Service, Room 
6411-03, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, (202) 
622-3428.
    OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503, (202) 395-7316.

Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 02-21934 Filed 8-27-02; 8:45 am]
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