[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 57 (Wednesday, March 24, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13955-13957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-6540]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 16, 2004.
    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 April 23, 2004, 
to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0008.
    Form Number: IRS Forms W-2, W-2c, W-2AS, W-2GU, W2VI, W-3, W-3c, W-
3cPR, W-3PR, W-3SS.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Wage and Tax Statement (W-2/W-3 Series).
    Description: Employers report income and withholding on Form W-2. 
Forms W-2AS, W-2GU and W-2VI are the U.S. possessions versions of Form 
W-2. The Form W-3 series is sued to transmit Forms W-2 to the Social 
Security Administration (SSA). Forms W-2c, W-3c and W-3cPR are used to 
correct previously filed Forms W-2, W-3 and W-3PR. Individuals use Form 
W-2 to prepare their income tax returns.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, farms, Federal government, 
State, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,882,789.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent:

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                                                              Hours per
                           Forms                               response
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W-2........................................................      30 min.
W-2AS......................................................      23 min.
W-2c.......................................................      40 min.
W-2GU......................................................      25 min.
W-2VI......................................................      25 min.
W-3........................................................      28 min.
W-3 Line 13................................................       1 min.
W-3c.......................................................      52 min.
W-3cPR.....................................................      32 min.
W-3PR......................................................      27 min.
W-3SS......................................................      25 min.
W-3SS Line 13..............................................       1 min.
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1 hour.
    OMB Number: 1545-0047.
    Form Number: IRS Form 990 and Schedules A and B.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax Under section 
501(copyright), 527, or 4947(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (Except 
Black Lung Benefit Trust or Private Foundation).
    Description: Form 990 is needed to determine that Internal Revenue 
Code (IRC) section 601(a) tax-exempt organizations fulfill the 
operating conditions within the limitations of their tax exemption.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 287,769.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                  Learning about the law or                                   Copying, assembling, and
              Form                       Recordkeeping                    the form                 Preparing the form        sending the form to the IRS
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990............................  98 hr., 31 min.                15 hr., 4 min.                21 hr., 4 min.                1 hr., 4 min.
990-EZ.........................  29 hr., 10 min.                11 hr., 33 min.               14 hr., 14 min.               32 min.
Schedule A (Form 990 or 990-EZ,  50 hr., 27 min.                9 hr., 26 min.                10 hr., 40 min.               0 min.
 or 990-PF).
Schedule B (Form 990, 990-EZ,    4 hr., 46 min.                 1 hr., 23 min.                1 hr., 31 min.                0 min.
 or 990-PF).
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 48,166,918 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0057.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1024.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Recognition of Exemption Under Section 
501(a).
    Description: Organizations seeking exemption from Federal income 
tax under Internal Revenue Code section 501(a) as an organization 
described in most paragraphs of section 501(c) must use Form 1024 to 
apply for exemption. The information collected is used to determine 
whether the organization qualifies for tax-exempt status.
    Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 4,718.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                                                                    Preparing and sending the form to the
               Form                             Recordkeeping                Learning about the law or the form                      IRS
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1024, Parts I-III................  53 hr., 5 min.                          2 hr., 17 min.                          3 hr., 15 min.
Part IV..........................  1 hr., 40 min.                          47 min.                                 51 min.
Schedule A.......................  2 hr., 52 min.                          18 min.                                 21 min.
Schedule B.......................  1 hr., 40 min.                          18 min.                                 20 min.
Schedule C.......................  57 min.                                 12 min.                                 13 min.
Schedule D.......................  4 hr., 4 min.                           18 min.                                 22 min.
Schedule E.......................  1 hr., 40 min.                          18 min.                                 20 min.

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Schedule F.......................  2 hr., 23 min.                          6 min.                                  8 min.
Schedule G.......................  1 hr., 54 min.                          6 min.                                  7 min.
Schedule H.......................  1 hr., 40 min.                          6 min.                                  7 min.
Schedule I.......................  5 hr., 30 min.                          30 min.                                 36 min.
Schedule J.......................  2 hr., 23 min.                          6 min.                                  8 min.
Schedule K.......................  3 hr., 21 min.                          6 min.                                  9 min.
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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 291,542 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0092.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1041 and Schedules.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: U.S. Income Tax Return for Estates and Trusts.
    Description: Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 6012 requires that 
an annual income tax return be filed for estates and trusts. Data is 
used to determine that the estates, trusts, and beneficiaries filed the 
proper returns and paid the correct tax. ICR section 59 requires the 
fiduciary to recompute the distributable net income on a minimum tax 
basis.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 3,684,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                              Form 1041                      Schedule D               Schedule D tax worksheet               Schedule J                     Schedule K-1
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Recordkeeping....................  54 hr., 44 min.                 34 hr., 53 min.                 13 hr., 52 min.                 39 hr., 27 min.                 9 hr., 48 min.
Learning about the law or the      20 hr., 22 min.                 2 hr., 40 min.                  ..............................  1 hr., 17 min.                  1 hr., 23 min.
 form.
Preparing the form...............  37 hr., 57 min.                 3 hr., 19 min.                  13 min.                         1 hr., 59 min.                  1 hr., 36 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending   4 hr., 33 min.                  ..............................  ..............................  ..............................  .............................
 the form to the IRS.
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 434,321,090 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0367.
    Form Number: IRS Form 4804.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Transmittal of Information Returns Reported Magnetically.
    Description: 26 U.S.C. 6041 and 6042 require all persons engaged in 
a trade or business and making payments of taxable income to file 
reports of this income with the IRS. In certain cases, this information 
must be filed on magnetic media. Form 4804 is used to provide signature 
and balancing totals for magnetic media filers of information returns.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, individuals or 
households, not-for-profit institutions, farms, Federal government, 
State, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 37,640.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 17 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 20,902 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1529.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment (Hairstyling Industry).
    Description: Information is required by the Internal Revenue 
Service in its compliance efforts to assist employers and their 
employees in understanding and complying with section 6053(a), which 
requires employees to report all their tips monthly to their employers.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 4,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 9 hours, 22 
minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 43,073 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-15459.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment (TRAC) for Use in the 
Food and Beverage Industry.
    Description: Information is required by the Internal Revenue 
Service in its compliance efforts to assist employers and their 
employee in understanding and complying with section 6053(a), which 
requires employees to report all their tips monthly to their employers.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 41,800.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 7 hours, 6 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 296,916 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1572.
    Regulation Project Number: REG-120200-97 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Election Not to Apply Look-Back Method in De Minimis Cases.
    Description: The regulations provides rules for electing the 
benefits of section 460(b)(6) regarding not applying the look-back 
method to long-term contracts in de minimis cases.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 20,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Other (once).
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 4,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1710.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 2001-9.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Form 940 e-file Program.
    Description: Revenue Procedure 2001-9 provides guidance and the 
requirements for participating in the Form 940 e-file Program.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal government, State, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 390,685.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 32 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.

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    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 207,125 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1714.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Tip Reporting Alternative Commitment (TRAC) for Most 
Industries.
    Description: Information is required by the Internal Revenue 
Service in its tax compliance efforts to assist employers and their 
employees in understanding and complying with section 6053(a), which 
requires employees to report all their tips monthly to their employers.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 300.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 16 hours, 16 
minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 4,877 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1715.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Tip Rate Determination Agreement (For Use by Employers in 
the Food and Beverage Industry).
    Description: Information is required by the Internal Revenue 
Service in its tax compliance efforts to assist employers and their 
employees in understanding and complying with section 6053(a), which 
requires employees to report all their tips monthly to their employers.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 200.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 11 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,737 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1716.
    Notice Number: Notice 2001-1.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Employer-Designed Tip Reporting Program for the Food and 
Beverage Industry (EmTRAC).
    Description: Information is required by the Internal Revenue 
Service in its tax compliance efforts to assist employers and their 
employees in understanding and complying with section 6053(a), which 
requires employees to report all their tips monthly to their employers.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 20.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 44 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 870 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1717.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Tip Rate Determination Agreement (TRDA) for Most Industries.
    Description: Information is required by the Internal Revenue 
Service in its tax compliance efforts to assist employers and their 
employees in understanding and complying with section 6053(a), which 
requires employees to report all their tips monthly to their employers.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 100.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 18 hours, 58 
minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,897 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1730.
    Regulation Project Number: REG-114998-99 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Obligations of States and Political Subdivisions.
    Description: Section 142(f)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
permits a person engaged in the local furnishing of electric energy or 
gas that uses facilities financed with exempt facility bonds under 
section 142(a)(8) and that expands its service area in a manner 
inconsistent with the requirements of sections 142(a)(8) and 142(f) to 
make an election to ensure that those bonds will continue to be treated 
as tax-exempt bonds. The final regulations (1.142(f)-1) set forth the 
required time and manner of making this statutory election.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, State, local or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 1 hour.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 15 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Glenn P. 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 Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-6540 Filed 3-23-04; 8:45 am]
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