[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 213 (Thursday, November 5, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57396-57397]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-26652]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 941, 941-PR, 941-
SS, Schedule B (Form 941), and Schedule B (Form 941-PR)

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and

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other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed 
and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 
Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Forms 941 
(Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return), 941-PR (Planilla Para La 
Declaracion Trimestral Del Patrono-LaContribucion Federal Al Seguro 
Social Y Al Seguro Medicare), 941-SS (Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax 
Return-American Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands), Schedule B (Form 941) 
(Employer's Record of Federal Tax Liability), and Schedule B (Form 941-
PR) (Registro Suplementario De La Obligacion Contributiva Federal Del 
Patrono).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 4, 2010 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Allan Hopkins 
at Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622-6665, or through the Internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return.
    OMB Number: 1545-0029.
    Form Numbers: 941, 941-PR, 941-SS, Schedule B (Form 941), and 
Schedule B (Form 941-PR).
    Abstract: Form 941 is used by employers to report payments made to 
employees subject to income and social security/Medicare taxes and the 
amounts of these taxes. Form 941-PR is used by employers in Puerto Rico 
to report social security and Medicare taxes only. Form 941-SS is used 
by employers in the U.S. possessions to report social security and 
Medicare taxes only. Schedule B is used by employers to record their 
employment tax liability.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations and 
individuals, individuals or households, not-for-profit institutions, 
Federal government, and state, local or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 37,810,463.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 hours, 26 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 318,884,262.
    The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of 
information covered by this notice:
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as 
their contents may become material in the administration of any 
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information 
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide 
information.

    Approved: October 15, 2009.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Reports Clearance Office.
[FR Doc. E9-26652 Filed 11-4-09; 8:45 am]
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