[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 53 (Friday, March 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14938-14939]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-06084]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8912

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 8912, Credit to Holders of Tax Credit Bonds.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 17, 2016 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Tuawana Pinkston, 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 Kerry Dennis, 
at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, or through the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Credit to Holders of Tax Credit Bonds.
    OMB Number: 1545-2025.
    Form Number: Form 8912.
    Abstract: Form 8912, Credit to Holders of Tax Credit Bonds, was 
developed to carry out the provisions of Internal Revenue Code sections 
54 and 1400N(l). The form provides a means for the taxpayer to claim 
the credit for the following tax credit bonds: Clean renewable energy 
bond (CREB), New clean renewable energy bond (NCREB), Qualified energy 
conservation bond (QECB), Qualified zone academy bond (QZAB), Qualified 
school construction bond (QSCB), and Build America bond (BAB).
    Current Actions: There is a change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB. Parts IV and V were added to report bond 
credit not reported on Form 1097-BTC, resulting in an overall hourly 
increase of 1,335 hours. The new burden total for this collection is 
6,890 hours.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations, 
Farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 500.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 13 hours 47 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,890.
    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

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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: March 10, 2016.
Tuawana Pinkston,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2016-06084 Filed 3-17-16; 8:45 am]
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