[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 75 (Friday, April 18, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19252-19253]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-9615]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 14, 2003.
    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 
11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 19, 2003 to 
be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0274.
    Form Number: IRS Form 2163(c).
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Employment--Reference Inquiry.
    Description: Form 2163(c) is used by IRS to verify past employment 
and to question listed and developed references as to the character and 
integrity of current and potential IRS employees. The information 
received is incorporated into a report on which a security 
determination is based.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individual or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, Federal Government, 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 4,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1520.
    Revenue Procedure Numbers: 2003-4, 2003-5, 2003-6 and 2003-8.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Revenue Procedure 2003-4: Letter Rulings. Revenue Procedure 
2003-5: Technical Advice.
    Revenue Procedure 2003-6: Determination Letters.
    Revenue Procedure 2003-8: User Fees.
    Description: The information requested in Revenue Procedure 2003-4, 
Revenue Procedure 2003-5, Revenue Procedure 2003-6 and Revenue 
Procedure 2003-8 is required to enable the Office of the Division 
Commissioner (Tax Exempt and Government Entities) of the Internal 
Revenue Service to give advice on filing letter ruling, determination 
letter, and technical advice requests, to process such requests, and to 
determine the amount of any user fees.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 83,068.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 2 hours, 8 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 177,986 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1535.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 97-19.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Timely Mailing Treated as Timely Filing.
    Description: Revenue Procedure 97-19 provides the criteria that 
will be used by the IRS to determine whether a private delivery service 
qualifies as a designated Private Delivery Service under section 7502 
of the Internal Revenue Code.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 613 hours, 48 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 3,069 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1605.
    Revenue Ruling Number: Revenue Ruling 2000-8.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Negative Elections in Section 401(k) Plans.
    Description: Revenue Ruling 2000-8 describes certain criteria that 
must be met before an employee's compensation can be reduced and 
contributed to an employer's section 401(k) plan in the absence of an 
affirmative election by the employee.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 1 hour, 10 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion, Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1,750 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1674.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 2000-20.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Master and Prototype Plans.

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    Description: The master and prototype procedure sets forth the 
procedures for sponsors of master and prototype pension, profit-sharing 
and annuity plans to request an opinion letter from the Internal 
Revenue Service that the form of a master or prototype plan meets the 
requirements of section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code. The 
information requested in sections 5.14, 9.11, 12.02, 12.03, 15.02, 
17.02, 18.06, 19.02 and 19.09 of the master and prototype revenue 
procedure is in addition to the information required with Forms 4461 
(Application for Approval of Master of Prototype Defined Contribution 
Plan), 4461-A (Application for Approval of Master or Prototype Defined 
Benefit Plan), 4461-B (Application for approval of Master or Prototype 
or Plan (Master Submitter Adopting Sponsor)). This information is 
needed in order to enable the Employee Plans function of the Service's 
Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division to issue an opinion letter.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, State, Local or Tribal 
Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 266,530.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 1 hour, 32 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 408,563 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. 03-9615 Filed 4-17-03; 8:45 am]
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