[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 29, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6180-6181]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-01846]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment Request

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.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before April 1, 2013 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Yvette Lawrence, Internal 
Revenue

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Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
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:
    OMB Number: 1545-1707.
    Title: TD 8957--Estate Tax; Form 706, Extension to File (REG-
106511-00, Final).
    Abstract: This collection involves regulations relating to the 
filing of an application for an automatic 6-month extension of time to 
file an estate tax return (Form 706). The regulations provide guidance 
to executors of decedents' estates on how to properly file the 
application for the automatic extension.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 1.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 1.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 1.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 1.
    OMB Number: 1545-1696.
    Title: Political Organization Report on Contributions and 
Expenditures.
    Form: 8872.
    Abstract: Internal Revenue Code section 527(j) requires certain 
political organizations to report certain contributions received and 
expenditures made after July 1, 2000. Every section 527 political 
organization that accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure for an 
exempt function during the calendar year must file Form 8872, except 
for a political organization that is not required to file Form 8871, or 
a state or local committee of a political party or political committee 
of a state or local candidate.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 10,000.
    Estimated Hours per Response: 4.
    Estimated Number of Annual Responses: 40,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden: 431,200.
    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.

    Dated: January 24, 2013.
Dawn D. Wolfgang,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-01846 Filed 1-28-13; 8:45 am]
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