[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 63 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 17269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7268]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 23, 2004.
    The Department of the Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 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 3, 2004 
to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0004.
    Form Number: IRS Form SS-8.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Determination of Worker Status for Purposes of Federal 
Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding.
    Description: Form SS-8 is used by employers and workers to furnish 
information to IRS in order to obtain a determination as to whether a 
worker is an employee for purposes of Federal employment taxes and 
income tax withholding. IRS uses this information to make the 
determination.
    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: 6,900.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:
Recordkeeping--22 hr.
Learning about the law or the form--47 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS--1 hr., 11 min.

    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 165,462 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0962.
    Publication Number: Publication 1075.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Tax Information Security Guidelines for Federal, State, and 
Local Agencies.
    Description: Internal Revenue Code section 6103(p) requires that 
IRS provide periodic reports to Congress describing safeguard 
procedures, utilized by agencies which receive information from the 
IRS, to protest the confidentiality of the information. This section 
also requires that these agencies furnish reports to the IRS describing 
their safeguards.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, not-for-profit 
institutions, Federal Government, State, Local or Tribal Government
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,100.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 40 hours.
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 204,000 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1036.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8716.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Election of Have a Tax Year Other Than a Required Tax Year.
    Description: Filed by partnerships, S Corporations, and personal 
service corporations, under section 444(a), to retain or to adopt a tax 
year that is not a required tax year. Service Centers accept Form 8716 
and use the form information to assign master-file codes that allow the 
Center to accept the filer's tax return filed for a tax year (fiscal 
year) that would not otherwise be acceptable.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 40,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:
Recordkeeping--2 hr., 37 min.
Learning about the law or the form--1 hr., 12 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS--1 hr., 16 min.

    Frequency of response: Other (one-time).
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 204,400 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1625.
    Regulation Project Numbers: REG-105170-97 and REG-112991-01 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Credit for Increasing Research Activities.
    Description: These final regulations relate to the computation of 
the credit under section 41(copyright) and the definition of qualified 
research under section 41(d). These regulations are intended to provide 
(1) guidance concerning the requirements necessary to qualify for the 
credit for increasing research activities, (2) guidance in computing 
the credit for increasing research activities, and (3) rules for 
electing and revoking the election of the alternative incremental 
credit.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 5.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 50 hours.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 150 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. 04-7268 Filed 3-31-04; 8:45 am]
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