[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33460-33461]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13401]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 3, 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, 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 July 15, 
2004 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0191.
    Form Number: IRS Form 4952.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Investment Interest Expense Deduction.
    Description: Form 4952 is used by taxpayers who paid or accrued 
interest on money borrowed to purchase or carry investment property. 
The form is used to compute the allowable deduction for interest on 
investment indebtedness and the information obtained is necessary to 
verify the amount actually deducted.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 800,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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Recordkeeping.........................  39 min.
Learning about the law or the form....  12 min.
Preparing the form....................  24 min.
Copying, assembling, and sending the    13 min.
 form to the IRS.
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    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 2,700,000 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0199.
    Form Number: IRS Form 5306-A.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Application for Approval of Prototype Simplified Employee 
Pension (SEP) or Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees of Small 
Employers (SIMPLE IRA Plan).
    Description: This form is used by banks, credit unions, insurance 
companies, and trade or professional associations to apply for approval 
of a Simplified Employee Pension Plan or Savings Incentive Match Plan 
to be used by more than one employer. The data collected is used to 
determine if the prototype plan submitted is an approved plan.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 5,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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Recordkeeping.........................  15 hr., 46 min.
Learning about the law or the form....  1 hr., 23 min.
Preparing, copying, assembling, and     1 hr., 42 min.
 sending the form to the IRS.
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    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 94,400 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0409.
    Form Number: IRS Forms 211/211(SP).
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Form 211: Application for Reward for Original Information; 
and Form 211(SP): Solicitud de Recompensa por Informacion Original 
(Spanish Version).
    Description: Forms 211/211(SP) are the official application forms 
used by persons requesting rewards for submitting information 
concerning alleged violations of the tax laws by other persons. Such 
rewards are authorized by Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 7623. The data is 
used to determine and pay rewards to those persons who voluntarily 
submit information.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,200.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 2,800 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0800.
    Regulation Project Number: Reg. 601.601.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Rules and Regulations.
    Description: Persons wishing to speak at a public hearing on a 
proposed rule must submit written comments and an outline within 
prescribed time limits, for use in preparing agendas and allocating 
time. Persons interested in the issuance, amendment, or repeal of a 
rule may submit a petition for this. IRS considers the petitions in its 
deliberations.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, Federal

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Government, State, local or tribal government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 600.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 1 hour, 30minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 900 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0982.
    Regulation Project Number: LR-77-86 Final (TD 8124).
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Certain Elections under the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
    Description: These regulations establish various elections with 
respect to which interim guidance on the time and manner of making the 
election is necessary. These regulations enable taxpayers to take 
advantage of the benefits of various Code provisions.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, State, local or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 114,710.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 28,678 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1331.
    Regulation Project Number: PS-55-89 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: General Asset Accounts under the Accelerated Cost Recovery 
System.
    Description: The regulations describe the time and manner of making 
the election described in Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 
168(i)(4). Basic information regarding this election.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 15 minutes.
    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 250 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1413.
    Regulation Project Number: IA-30-95 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Reporting of Nonpayroll Withheld Tax Liabilities.
    Description: These regulations concern the Secretary's authority to 
require a return of tax under section 6011 and provide for the 
requirement of a return by persons deducting and withholding income tax 
from ``Nonpayroll'' payments.
    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: 1.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1 hour.

    OMB Number: 1545-1600.
    Regulation Project Number: REG-251703-96 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Residence of Trusts and Estates--7701.
    Description: This regulation provides the procedure and 
requirements for making the election to remain a domestic trust.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 222.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 31 minutes.
    Frequency of response: Other (one time).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 114 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. 04-13401 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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