[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 197 (Thursday, October 11, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61830-61831]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-24946]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Information Collection 
Tools

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 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 
Form 8876, Excise Tax on Structured Settlement Factoring Transactions; 
Form 944-SS, Employer's ANNUAL Federal Tax Return (American Samoa, 
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, and 
Form 944-PR, Planilla para la Declaracion ANNUAL de la Cotribucion 
Federal del Patrono; Form 1099-MISC, Miscellaneous Income; Form 1099-

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PATR, Taxable Distributions Received From Cooperatives; and Letter 
109C, Return Requesting Refund Unlocatable or Not Filed; Send Copy.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 10, 
2012 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Yvette Lawrence, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224. Please send separate comments for each specific information 
collection listed below. You must reference the information 
collection's title, form number, reporting or record-keeping 
requirement number, and OMB number (if any) in your comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the collection tools should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, 
Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622-3634, or through the internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, the IRS is seeking comments 
concerning the following information collection tools, reporting, and 
record-keeping requirements:
    (1) Title: Excise Tax on Structured Settlement Factoring 
Transactions.
    OMB Number: 1545-1826.
    Form Number: 8876.
    Abstract: Form 8876 is used to report structured settlement 
transactions and pay the applicable excise tax.
    Current Actions: There are no changes to the previously approved 
burden of this existing collection.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations and 
individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 100.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 hrs., 36 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 560.
    (2) Title: Employer's ANNUAL Federal Tax Return (American Samoa, 
Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands and 
Form 944-PR, Planilla para la Declaracion ANNUAL de la Cotribucion 
Federal del Patrono.
    OMB Number: 1545-2010.
    Form Number: Form 944-SS and Form 944-PR.
    Abstract: Form 944-SS and Form 944-PR are designed so the smallest 
employers (those whose annual liability for social security and 
Medicare taxes is $1,000 or less) will have to file and pay these taxes 
only once a year instead of every quarter.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the revenue 
procedure at this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, and 
Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 9 hrs., 34 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden hours: 191,200.
    (3) Title: Miscellaneous Income.
    OMB Number: 1545-0115.
    Form Number: 1099-MISC.
    Abstract: Form 1099-MISC is used by payers to report payments of 
$600 or more of rents, prizes and awards, medical and health care 
payments, nonemployee compensation, and crop insurance proceeds, $10 or 
more of royalties, any amount of fishing boat proceeds, certain 
substitute payments, golden parachute payments, and an indication of 
direct sales of $5,000 or more.
    Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 79,480,844.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 18 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 24,639,062.
    (4) Title: Taxable Distributions Received From Cooperatives.
    OMB Number: 1545-0118.
    Form Number: 1099-PATR.
    Abstract: Form 1099-PATR is used to report patronage dividends paid 
by cooperatives in accordance with Internal Revenue Code section 6044. 
The information is used by IRS to verify reporting compliance on the 
part of the recipient.
    Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,961,131.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 509,895.
    (5) Title: Return Requesting Refund Unlocatable or Not Filed; Send 
Copy.
    OMB Number: 1545-0393.
    Form Number: 109C.
    Abstract: If a taxpayer inquires about not receiving a refund and 
no return is found, this letter is sent requesting the taxpayer to file 
another return. The taxpayer must complete an affidavit stating that if 
they receive a second refund check, it will be return to the IRS.
    Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 18,233.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 min.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,513.
    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 3, 2012.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-24946 Filed 10-10-12; 8:45 am]
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