[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 63 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17269-17270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7328]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

March 25, 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 May 3, 2004 to 
be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0990.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8610 and Schedule A (Form 8610).
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Form 8610: Annual Law-Income Housing Credit Agencies Report; 
and

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Schedule A (Form 8610): Carryover Allocation of Low-Income Housing 
Credit.
    Description: State housing agencies file Form 8610 to transmit 
copies of Form 8609, Schedule A (Form 8610), and binding agreements and 
election statements to the IRS. The Agencies use Schedule A (Form 8610) 
to report certain information contained in carryover allocation 
documents to the IRS.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 53.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                      Schedule A  (Form
                                    Form 8610               8610)
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Recordkeeping...............  10 hr., 2 min.        2 hr., 52 min.
Learning about the law or     2 hr., 17 min.        24 min.
 the form.
Preparing and sending the     2 hr., 32 min.        27 min.
 form to the IRS.
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    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 5,638 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1219.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8038-T.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Arbitrage Rebate and Penalty in Lieu of Arbitrage Rebate.
    Description: Form 8038-T is used by issuers of tax exempt bonds to 
report and pay the arbitrage rebate and to elect and/or pay various 
penalties associated with arbitrage bonds. These issuers include state 
and local governments.
    Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 2,500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--11 hr., 57 min.
Learning about the law or the form--8 hr., 44 min.
Preparing, copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--9 hr., 
19 min.

    Frequency of response: Other (at least once every five years).
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 75,050 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1569.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8861.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Welfare-to-Work Credit.
    Description: Section 51A of the Internal Revenue Code allows 
employers an income tax credit of 35% of the first $10,000 of the 
first-year wages and 50% of the first $10,000 of second-year wages paid 
to long-term family assistance recipients. The credit is part of the 
general business audit.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--8 hr., 22 in.
Learning about the law or the form--1 hr., 35 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS--1 hr., 48 min.

    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 5,875 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1584.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8859.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: District of Columbia First-Time Homebuyer Credit.
    Description: Form 8859 is used to claim the DC First-Time Homebuyer 
Credit. The information collected will be used to verify that the 
credit was computed correctly.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 1,900.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping--19 min.
Learning about the law or the form--6 min.
Preparing the form--22 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--20 min.

    Frequency of response: Other (once).
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 2,166 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1709.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8868.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Extension of Time to File an Exempt 
Organization Return.
    Description: Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 6081 permits the Secretary 
to grant a reasonable extension of time for filing any return, 
declaration, statement, or other document. This form is used by 
fiduciaries and certain exempt organizations, to request an extension 
of time to file their returns. The information is used to determine 
whether the extension should be granted.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 248,932.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:


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                                               Form 8868
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                                     Part I                Part II
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Recordkeeping...............  5 hr., 30 min.        5 hr., 18 min.
Learning about the law or     6 min.                0 min.
 the form.
Preparing and sending the     11 min.               4 min.
 form to the IRS.
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    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,373,335 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. 04-7328 Filed 3-31-04; 8:45 am]
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