[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 102 (Thursday, May 28, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30542-30543]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-12952]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice 2015-XX

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 
Notice 2015-XX, Procedures for Requesting a Waiver of the Electronic 
Filing Requirements for Form 8955-SSA and Form 5500-EZ.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 27, 2015 
to be assured of consideration.

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

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the regulations should be directed to Allan Hopkins at 
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, or through the Internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Procedures for Requesting a Waiver of the Electronic Filing 
Requirements for Form 8955-SSA and Form 5500-EZ.
    Notice Number: 2015-XX.
    OMB Number: 1545-XXXX.
    Abstract: This notice provides procedures for the plan 
administrators of retirement plans (or, in certain situations, 
employers maintaining retirement plans) who are required to 
electronically file Form 8955-SSA, Annual Registration Statement 
Identifying Separated Participants With Deferred Vested Benefits, or 
Form 5500-EZ, Annual Return of One-Participant (Owners and Their 
Spouses) Retirement Plan, to request a waiver of that requirement due 
to economic hardship.
    Current Actions: Request for new OMB Control Number.
    Type of Review: Approval for new information collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other-for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 30.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Reporting Burden Hours: 240.
    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.


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    Approved: May 21, 2015.
Christie Preston,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-12952 Filed 5-27-15; 8:45 am]
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