[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 26, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62517-62518]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-23936]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

October 19, 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 November 26, 
2004, to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0710.
    Form Number: IRS Forms 550, 5500- C/R and Schedules (1998 Version).
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Annual Return/Report of Employee Benefit Plan, Return/Report 
of Employee Benefit Plan and Associated Schedules.
    Description: Forms 5500 and 5500-C/R are annual information returns 
filed by Employee Benefit Plans. The IRS uses this information to 
determine if the plan appears to be operating properly as required 
under the law or whether the plan should be audited.
    Respondents: Business of other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 2,000.

                                 Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper
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                                                                                                   Copying,
                                                     Learning about the                        assembling, and
         Form/Schedule              Recordkeeping      law or the form   Preparing the form  sending the form to
                                                                                                   the IRS
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5500-C (initial filers)........  55 hr., 33 min....  7 hr., 23 min.....  10 hr., 29 min....  32 min
5500-C (all other filers)......  45 hr., 41 min....  7 hr., 23 min.....  10 hr., 19 min....  32 min
5500-R (initial filers)........  22 hr., 29 min....  3 hr., 49 min.....  6 hr., 13 min.....  32 min
5500-R (all other filers)......  12 hr., 40 min....  3 hr., 39 min.....  6 hr., 3 min......  32 min
Schedule A.....................  17 hr., 28 min....  28 min............  1 hr., 42 min.....  16 min
Schedule B--Part 1.............  30 hr., 37 min....  3 hr., 16 min.....  3 hr., 55 min.....  ...................
Schedule B--Part 2.............  15 hr., 19 min....  1 hr., 23 min.....  1 hr., 42 min.....  ...................
Schedule E (nonleveraged ESOP).  1 hr., 12 min.....  12 min............  13 min............  ...................
Schedule E (leveraged ESOP)....  10 hr., 2 min.....  1 hr., 41 min.....  1 hr., 56 min.....  ...................
Schedule F.....................  2 hr., 52 min.....  30 min............  34 min............  ...................
Schedule G.....................  15 hr., 4 min.....  6 min.............  21 min............  ...................
Schedule P.....................  1 hr., 55 min.....  30 min............  33 min............  ...................
Schedule SSA...................  5 hr., 30 min.....  6 min.............  11 min............  ...................
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    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 60,796 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1384.
    Form Number: IRS Form 3911.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Taxpayer Statement Regarding Refund.
    Description: If a taxpayer inquires about their nonreceipt of 
refund (or lost or stolen refund) and the refund has been issued, the 
information and taxpayer signature are needed to begin tracing action.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 520,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper: 5 minutes.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 43,160 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1629.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8867.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Paid Preparer's Earned Income Credit Checklist.
    Description: Form 8867 helps preparers meet the due diligence 
requirements of Code section 6695(g), which was added by section 
1085(a)(2) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997. Paid preparers of 
Federal income tax returns or claims for refund involving the earned 
income credit (EIC) must meet the due diligence requirements in 
determining if the taxpayer is eligible for the EIC and the amount of 
the credit.

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Failure to do so could result if a $100 penalty for each failure. 
Completion of form 8867 is one of the due diligence requirements.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 1,100,000.

             Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeeper
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Learning about the law or the form..........  12 min.
Preparing the form..........................  25 min.
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    Frequency of response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 8,535,816 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1752.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 2001-42.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Modified Endowment Contract Correction Program Extension.
    Description: This revenue procedure allows issuers (life insurance 
companies) to remedy inadvertent non-egregious failures to comply with 
the modified endowment rules set forth in section 7702A of the Internal 
Revenue Code.
    Respondents: Business of other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 100 hours.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1,000 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1885.
    Announcement Number: Announcement 2004-46.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Son of Boss Settlement Initiative.
    Description: The collected information is required to apply the 
terms of the settlement set forth in the announcement. The information 
will be used to determine whether the taxpayer has reported the 
disclosed item properly for income tax purposes.
    Respondents: Business of other for-profit, Individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 5 hours.
    Frequency of response: Other (one time).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 5,000 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1895.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 2004-46.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Relief from Late GST Allocation.
    Description: This revenue procedure provides guidance to certain 
taxpayers in order to obtain an automatic extension of time to make an 
allocation of the generation-skipping transfer tax exemption. Rather 
than requesting a private letter ruling, the taxpayer may file certain 
documents directly with the Cincinnati Service Center to obtain relief.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 50.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 7 hours.
    Frequency of response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 350 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1898.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 2004-47.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Relief from Ruling Process for Making Late Reverse QTIP 
Election.
    Description: This revenue procedure provides alternative relief for 
taxpayers who failed to make a reverse QTIP election on an estate tax 
return. Instead of requesting a private letter ruling and paying the 
accompanying user fee the taxpayer may file certain documents with the 
Cincinnati Service Center directly to request relief.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent: 9 hours.
    Frequency of response: Other (once for relief).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 54 hours.
    Clearance Officer: R. Joseph Durbala (202) 622-3634, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6516, 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. 04-23936 Filed 10-25-04; 8:45 am]
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