[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 110 (Friday, June 9, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26841-26842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-11949]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------

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

[[Page 26842]]

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting 
comments concerning Form 5330, Return of Excise Taxes Related to 
Employee Benefit Plans.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 8, 2017 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie Brimmer, Room 6526, 
1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. Requests for 
additional information or copies of the form and instructions should be 
directed to LaNita Van Dyke, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 
1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the 
internet, at Lanita.VanDyke@irs,gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Return of Excise Taxes Related to Employee Benefit Plans.
    OMB Number: 1545-0575.
    Form Number: 5330.
    Abstract: Abstract: Internal Revenue Code sections 4971, 4972, 
4973(a)(3), 4975, 4976, 4977, 4978, 4978A, 4978B, 4979, 4979A and 4980 
impose various excise taxes in connection with employee benefit plans. 
Form 5330 is used to compute and collect these taxes.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 8,403.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 64.28 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 540,145.
    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: June 5, 2017.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2017-11949 Filed 6-8-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4830-01-P