[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33461-33462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-13402]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 7, 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: 1545-0015.
    Form Number: IRS Form 706.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax 
Return.
    Description: Form 706 is used by executors to report and compute 
the Federal Estate Tax imposed by Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 
2001 and the Federal Generation-Skipping Transfer (GST) tax imposed by 
section 2601. IS uses the information to enforce these taxes and to 
verify that the tax has been properly computer.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 117,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                                                   Copying,
                                                      Learning about the                        assembling, and
              Form                   Recordkeeping      law or the form   Preparing the form   sending the form
                                                                                                  to the IRS
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706.............................  2 hr., 10 min.....  1 hr., 28.........  4 hr., 1 min......  48 min.
Schedule A......................  19 min............  15 min............  9 min.............  20 min.
A-1.............................  45 min............  25 min............  58 min............  48 min.
B...............................  19 min............  9 min.............  15 min............  20 min.
C...............................  13 min............  1 min.............  8 min.............  20 min.
D...............................  6 min.............  6 min.............  8 min.............  20 min.
E...............................  39 min............  7 min.............  24 min............  20 min.
F...............................  33 min............  7 min.............  21 min............  20 min.
G...............................  26 min............  22 min............  11 min............  13 min.
H...............................  26 min............  7 min.............  9 min.............  13 min.
I...............................  26 min............  27 min............  11 min............  20 min.

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J...............................  26 min............  7 min.............  15 min............  20 min.
K...............................  26 min............  10 min............  9 min.............  20 min.
L...............................  13 min............  4 min.............  9 min.............  20 min.
M...............................  13 min............  31 min............  24 min............  20 min.
O...............................  19 min............  11 min............  18 min............  16 min.
P...............................  6 min.............  14 min............  18 min............  13 min.
Q...............................  6 min.............  9 min.............  11 min............  13 min.
Q Worksheet.....................  6 min.............  9 min.............  58 min............  20 min.
R...............................  19 min............  34 min............  1 hr., 1 min......  48 min.
R-1.............................  6 min.............  29 min............  24 min............  20 min.
U...............................  19 min............  3 min.............  29 min............  20 min.
Cont. Schedule..................  19 min............  2 min.............  7 min.............  20 min.
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    Frequency of response: Other (once).
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 2,077,795 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0035.
    Form Number: IRS Forms 943, 043-PR, 943-A, and 943A-PR.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Employer's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural Employees.
    Description: Agricultural employers must prepare and file Form 943 
and Form 943-PR (Puerto Rico only) to report and pay FCA taxes and (943 
only) income tax voluntarily withheld. Agricultural employers may 
attach Forms 943-A and 943A-PR to Forms 943 and 943-PR to show their 
tax liabilities for semiweekly periods. The information is used to 
verify that the correct tax has been paid.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 684,444.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                                                   Copying,
                                                      Learning about the                        assembling and
              Form                   Recordkeeping      law or the form   Preparing the form   sending the form
                                                                                                  to the IRS
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943.............................  10 hr., 31 min....  40 min............  1 hr., 47min......  16 min.
943-A...........................  8 hr., 22 min.....  0 min.............  0 min.............  8 min.
943-V...........................  0 min.............  0 min.............  20 min............  0 min.
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    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 8,972,974 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. 04-13402 Filed 6-14-04; 8:45 am]
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