[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 77 (Monday, April 24, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18968-18969]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08153]


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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. Currently, the IRS is soliciting 
comments concerning the VITA/TCE Volunteer Program.

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DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 23, 2017 
to be assured of consideration.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: VITA/TCE Volunteer Program.
    OMB Number: 1545-2222.
    Form Number: Forms 8653, 8654, 14204, 13715, and 13206.
    Abstract: The Internal Revenue Service offers free assistance with 
tax return preparation and tax counseling using specially trained 
volunteers. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax 
Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) programs assist seniors and 
individuals with low to moderate incomes, those with disabilities, and 
those for whom English is a second language.
    Current Actions: There is a change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB. The agency has updated the number of 
respondents to reflect the most recent data available. In addition, no 
approval is being requested for Form 14310 as the form was made 
obsolete in 2016 as the process is now part of Link and Learn (a self-
paced e-learning for the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and Tax 
Counseling for the Elderly (VITA/TCE) program).
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and Households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 45,100.
    Estimated Average Time per Respondent: 21 minutes.
    Estimate Total Annual Burden Hours: 16,097.
    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: April 12, 2017.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2017-08153 Filed 4-21-17; 8:45 am]
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