[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 99 (Thursday, May 22, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28050-28051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-12781]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[LR-185-84]


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an 
existing final regulation, LR-185-84 (TD 8086), Election of $10 Million 
Limitation on Exempt Small Issues of Industrial Development Bonds; 
Supplemental Capital Expenditure Statements (Sec.  1.103-10(b)(2)(vi)).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 21, 2003 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Glenn Kirkland, Internal 
Revenue

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Service, room 6411, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the information collection should be directed to Allan 
Hopkins at Internal Revenue Service, room 6407, 1111 Constitution 
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622-6665, or through the 
Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Election of $10 Million Limitation on Exempt Small Issues of 
Industrial Development Bonds; Supplemental Capital Expenditure 
Statements.
    OMB Number: 1545-0940.
    Regulation Project Number: LR-185-84.
    Abstract: This regulation liberalizes the procedure by which a 
state or local government issuer of an exempt small issue of tax-exempt 
bonds elects the $10 million limitation upon the size of such issue and 
deletes the requirement to file certain supplemental capital 
expenditure statements.
    Current Actions: There is no change to this existing regulation.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: State, local or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of 
information covered by this notice:
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as 
their contents may become material in the administration of any 
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information 
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Approved: May 15, 2003.
Glenn Kirkland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-12781 Filed 5-21-03; 8:45 am]
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