[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45370-45371]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-16554]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project

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 regulations 
governing practice before the Internal Revenue.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 12, 
2016 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the regulation 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: Regulations Governing Practice Before the Internal Revenue 
Service.
    OMB Number: 1545-1726.
    Regulation Project Number: REG-111835-00.
    Abstract: These regulations affect individuals who are eligible to 
practice before the Internal Revenue Service. These regulations also 
authorize the Director of Practice to act upon applications for 
enrollment to practice before the Internal Revenue Service. The 
Director of Practice will use certain information to ensure that: (1) 
Enrolled agents properly complete continuing education requirements to 
obtain renewal; (2) practitioners properly obtain consent of taxpayers 
before representing conflicting interests; (3) practitioners do not use 
e-commerce to make misleading solicitations.
    Current Actions: There is no change to this existing regulation.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 718,400.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours, 28 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,777,125.
    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

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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: July 8, 2016.
Allan Hopkins,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2016-16554 Filed 7-12-16; 8:45 am]
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