[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 218 (Thursday, November 10, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70224-70225]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-29099]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 4, 2011.
    The Department of the Treasury will submit the following public 
information collection requirements to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 on or 
after the date of publication of this notice. A copy of the submissions 
may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance Officer 
listed. Comments regarding these information collections should be 
addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the Treasury PRA Clearance 
Officer, Department of the Treasury, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 
Suite 11010, Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 12, 
2011 to be assured consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0108.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns.
    Forms: 1096.
    Abstract: Form 1096 is used to transmit information returns (Forms 
1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G) to the IRS Service Centers. Under IRC 
section 6041 and related sections, a separate Form 1096 is used for 
each type of return sent to the service center by the payer. It is used 
by IRS to summarize and categorize the transmitted forms.
    Respondents: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,016,812.

    OMB Number: 1545-0120.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Certain Government Payments.
    Forms: 1099-G.
    Abstract: Form 1099-G is used by governments (primarily state and 
local) to report to the IRS (and notify recipients of) certain payments 
(e.g., unemployment compensation and income tax refunds). IRS uses the 
information to insure that the income is being properly reported by the 
recipients on their returns.
    Respondents: State and local governments.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 17,080,000.

    OMB Number: 1545-0177.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Casualties and Thefts.
    Form: 4684.
    Abstract: Form 4684 is used by taxpayers to compute their gain or 
loss from casualties or thefts, and to summarize such gains and losses. 
The data is used to verify that the correct gain or loss has been 
computed.
    Respondents: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,486,659.

    OMB Number: 1545-0235.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Monthly Tax Return for Wagers.
    Forms: 730.
    Abstract: Form 730 is used to identify taxable wagers and collect 
the tax monthly. The information is used to determine if persons 
accepting wagers are correctly reporting the amount of wagers and 
paying the required tax.
    Respondents: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 418,362.

    OMB Number: 1545-0619.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Credit for Increasing Research Activities.
    Form: 6765.
    Abstract: IRC section 38 allows a credit against income tax 
(determined under IRC section 41) for an increase in research 
activities in a trade or business. Form 6765 is used by businesses 
individuals engaged in a trade or business to figure and report the 
credit. The data is used to verify that the credit claimed is correct.
    Respondents: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 285,281.

    OMB Number: 1545-0748.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Employer Appointment of Agent.
    Form: 2678.
    Abstract: Title 26 U.S.C. 3504 authorizes an employer to designate 
a fiduciary, agent, etc., to perform the same acts as required of 
employers for purposes of employment taxes. Form 2678 is used by an 
employer to notify the Director, Internal Revenue Service Center, of 
the appointment of an agent to pay wages on behalf of the employer. In 
addition, the completed form is an authorization to withhold and pay 
taxes via Form 941, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return, for the 
employees involved.
    Respondents: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits, Not-
for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 13,731,200.

    OMB Number: 1545-0877.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property.
    Form: 1099-A.
    Abstract: Form 1099-A is used by persons who lend money in 
connection with a trade or business, and who acquire an interest in the 
property that is security for the loan or who have reason to know that 
the property has been abandoned, to report the acquisition or 
abandonment.
    Respondents: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits.

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    Estimated Total Burden Hours: 61,817.

    Bureau Clearance Officer: Yvette Lawrence, Internal Revenue 
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224; (202) 927-
4374
    OMB Reviewer: Shagufta Ahmed, Office of Management and Budget, New 
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503; (202) 395-
7873.

Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-29099 Filed 11-9-11; 8:45 am]
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