[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 71 (Friday, April 12, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15043-15044]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07230]
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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 Internal Revenue Service, 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
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning annual
registration statement identifying separated participants with deferred
vested benefits.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 11, 2019
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie Brimmer, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317-
5751 or Internal Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington DC 20224, or through the internet, at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated
Participants with Deferred Vested Benefits.
OMB Number: 1545-2187.
Form Number: Form 8955-SSA.
Abstract: Form 8955-SSA, the designated successor to Schedule SSA
(Form 5500), is used to satisfy the reporting requirements of Internal
Revenue Code section 6057(a). Plan administrators of employee benefit
plans subject to the vesting standards of ERISA section 203 use the
form to report information about separated participants with deferred
vested benefits under the plan. The information is generally given to
the Social Security Administration (SSA), which provides the reported
information to separated participants when they file for social
security benefits.
Current Actions: There is no change to this form.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 200,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 50 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 166,000.
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: April 8, 2019.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019-07230 Filed 4-11-19; 8:45 am]
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