[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 154 (Wednesday, August 11, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48909-48910]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-18304]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 2, 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 September 
10, 2004, to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0074.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1040 and Schedules A, B, C, C-EZ, D, D-1, E, 
EIC, F, H, J, R, and SE.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
    Description: Form 1040 and schedules are used by individuals to 
report their income tax liability. The data is used to verify that the 
items reported on the forms are correct, and also for general 
statistical use.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 78,863,011.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                                                             Copying, assembling,
           Form/schedule                  Recordkeeping      Learning about the law    Preparing the form    and sending the form          Totals
                                                                   or the form                                    to the IRS
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Form 1040..........................  2 hr., 46 min.........  3 hr., 57 min.........  6 hr., 15 min........  34 min...............  13 hr., 32 min.
Schedule A.........................  3 hr., 4 min..........  39 min................  1 hr., 34 min........  20 min...............  5 hr., 37 min.
Schedule B.........................  33 min................  8 min.................  25 min...............  20 min...............  1 hr., 26 min.
Schedule C.........................  6 hr., 4 min..........  1 hr., 51 min.........  2 hr., 19 min........  41 min...............  10 hr., 55 min.
Schedule C-EZ......................  45 min................  3 min.................  35 min...............  20 min...............  1 hr., 43 min.
Schedule D.........................  55 min................  2 hr., 30 min.........  2 hr., 18 min........  27 min...............  6 hr., 10 min.
Schedule D-1.......................  13 min................  1 min.................  11 min...............  34 min...............  59 min.
Schedule E.........................  3 hr., 0 min..........  1 hr., 13 min.........  1 hr., 27 min........  34 min...............  6 hr., 14 min.
Schedule EIC.......................  0 min.................  1 min.................  13 min...............  20 min...............  34 min.
Schedule F:
  Cash Method......................  3 hr., 29 min.........  36 min................  1 hr., 27 min........  20 min...............  5 hr., 52 min.
  Accrual Method...................  3 hr., 36 min.........  26 min................  1 hr., 25 min........  20 min...............  5 hr., 47 min.
Schedule H.........................  1 hr., 38 min.........  30 min................  53 min...............  34 min...............  3 hr., 35 min.
Schedule J.........................  19 min................  30 min................  53 min...............  34 min...............  3 hr., 35 min.
Schedule R.........................  19 min................  13 min................  2 hr., 20 min........  20 min...............  3 hr., 12 min.
Schedule SE:
  Short............................  13 min................  14 min................  13 min...............  13 min...............  53 min.
  Long.............................  26 min................  20 min................  35 min...............  20 min...............  1 hr., 41 min.
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    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,558,904,235 
hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-0085.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1040A and Schedules 1, 2, 3, and EIC.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
    Description: This form is used by individuals to report their 
income subject to income tax and to compute their correct tax 
liability. The data are used to verify that the income reported on the 
form is correct and are also for statistics use.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 29,493,817.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                                                             Copying, assembling,
          Forms/schedules                 Recordkeeping      Learning about the law    Preparing the form    and sending the form          Totals
                                                                   or the form                                   toe the IRS
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Form 1040A.........................  1 hr., 10 min.........  3 hr., 30 min.........  5 hr., 2 min.........  34 min...............  10 hr., 16 min.
Schedule 1.........................  19 min................  4 min.................  13 min...............  20 min...............  56 min.
Schedule 2.........................  33 min................  10 min................  57 min...............  31 min...............  2 hr., 12 min.
Schedule 3.........................  13 min................  14 min................  26 min...............  34 min...............  1 hr., 27 min.

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Schedule EIC.......................  0 min.................  1 min.................  13 min...............  20 min...............  34 min.
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    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 318,496,467 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue Service, 
Room 6411-03, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 
(202) 622-3428.
    OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., Office of Management and 
Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503, (202) 395-7316.

Lois K. Holland,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-18304 Filed 8-10-04; 8:45 am]
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