[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64194-64195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28351]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice 97-66

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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning 
Notice 97-66, Certain Payments Made Pursuant to a Securities Lending 
Transaction.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 12, 
2004 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 6411, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or

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copies of notice should be directed to Carol Savage at Internal Revenue 
Service, room 6407, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, 
or at (202) 622-3945, or through the Internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Certain Payments Made Pursuant to a Securities Lending 
Transaction.
    OMB Number: 1545-1566.
    Notice Number: Notice 97-66.
    Abstract: Notice 97-66 modifies final regulations which were 
effective November 14, 1997. The notice relaxes the statement 
requirement with respect to substitute interest payments relating to 
securities loans and sale-repurchase transactions. It also provides a 
withholding mechanism to eliminate excessive withholding on multiple 
payments in a chain of substitute dividend payments.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the notice at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 377,500.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 61,750.
    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: November 5, 2003.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-28351 Filed 11-10-03; 8:45 am]
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