[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 77 (Monday, April 22, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16760-16761]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07975]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

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.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 21, 2019 
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. Please send separate comments for each specific information 
collection listed below. You must reference the information 
collection's title, form number, reporting or record-keeping 
requirement number, and OMB number (if any) in your comment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information, 
or copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of 
any comments received, contact Elaine Christophe, at (202) 317-5745, at 
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in our request for Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant information 
collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. Please 
do not include any confidential or inappropriate material in your 
comments.
    We invite comments on: (a) Whether the collection of information is 
necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions, 
including whether the information has 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 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 the 
requested information.
    The IRS is seeking comments concerning the following forms, and 
reporting and record-keeping requirements:
    1. Title: Gains and Losses From Section 1256 Contracts and 
Straddles.
    OMB Number: 1545-0644.
    Form Number: Form 6781.
    Abstract: Form 6781 is used by taxpayers in computing their gains 
and losses on Internal Revenue Code section 1256 contracts under the 
marked-to-market rules and gains and losses under Code section 1092 
from straddle positions. The data is used to verify that the tax 
reported accurately reflects any such gains and losses.
    Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB. This form is being submitted for renewal 
purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations and 
individuals.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 56,843.
    Estimated Time per Response: 15 hours and 54 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 903,236.
    2. Title: Penalty on Income Tax Return Preparers Who Understate 
Taxpayer's Liability on a Federal Income Tax Return or Claim for 
Refund.
    OMB Number: 1545-1231.
    Regulation Project Number: IA-38-90 (TD 9436-final).
    Abstract: These regulations set forth rules under section 6694 of 
the Internal Revenue Code regarding the penalty for understatement of a 
taxpayer's liability on a Federal income tax return or claim for 
refund. In certain circumstances, the preparer may avoid the penalty by 
disclosing on a Form 8275 or by advising the taxpayer or another 
preparer that disclosure is necessary.
    Current Actions: There is no change to this existing regulation.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, and 
individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 127,801,426.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,674,581 hours.
    3. OMB Number: 1545-1558.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 97-43.
    Revenue Ruling Number: Revenue Ruling 97-39.
    Abstract: Revenue Procedure 97-43 provides taxpayers automatic 
consent to change to mark-to-market accounting for securities after the 
taxpayer elects under regulation section 1.475(c)-1, subject to certain 
terms and conditions. Revenue Ruling 97-39 provides taxpayers 
additional mark-to-market guidance under section 475 of the Internal 
Revenue Code.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the revenue 
procedure or revenue ruling at this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
    Estimated Time per Response: 5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,000.
    4. Title: U.S. Income Tax Return for Qualified Funeral Trusts.
    OMB Number: 1545-1593.
    Form Number: 1041-QFT.
    Abstract: Internal Revenue Code section 685 allows the trustee of a 
qualified funeral trust to elect to report and pay the tax for the 
trust. Form 1041-QFT is used for this purpose. The IRS uses the 
information on the form to determine that the trustee filed the proper 
return and paid the correct tax.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at 
this time.

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    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 15,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 18.5 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 277,500.
    5. Title: Agent for Consolidated Group.
    OMB Number: 1545-1699.
    Treasury Decision 9715, Revenue Procedure 2002-43, Treasury 
Decision 9002, and Revenue Procedure 2015-26.
    Abstract: The information is needed in order for a terminating 
common parent of a consolidated group to designate a substitute agent 
for the group and receive approval of the Commissioner, or for a 
default substitute agent to notify the Commissioner that it is the 
default substitute agent, pursuant to Treas. Reg. Sec.  1.1502-
77(c)&(d). The Commissioner will use the information to determine 
whether to approve the designation of the substitute agent (if approval 
is required) and to change the IRS's records to reflect the information 
about the substitute agent.
    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: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
    Estimated Time per Response: 2 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 400.
    6. Title: Timely Mailing Treated As Timely Filing.
    OMB Number: 1545-1899.
    Regulation Project Number: TD 9543 and RP 97-19. (Notice 99-41, 
Notice 2001-62, Notice 2015-38).
    Abstract: This information collection contains regulations amending 
a Treasury Regulation to provide guidance as to the only ways to 
establish prima facie evidence of delivery of documents that have a 
filing deadline prescribed by the internal revenue laws, absent direct 
proof of actual delivery. The regulations are necessary to provide 
greater certainty on this issue and to provide specific guidance. The 
regulations affect taxpayers who mail Federal tax documents to the 
Internal Revenue Service or the United States Tax Court. Procedure 97-
19 provides the criteria that will be used by the IRS to determine 
whether a private delivery service qualifies as a designated Private 
Delivery Service under section 7502 of the Internal Revenue Code. 
Notice 99-41, Notice 2001-62 & Notice 2015-38 are related but add no 
additional burden.
    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: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, farms, federal 
government and state, local, or tribal government.
    The estimated burden related to RP 97-19:
    Estimated Number of Responses: 17.
    Estimated Time per Response: 180 hours 31 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 3,069.
    The estimated related to TD 9543:
    Estimated Number of Responses: 10,847,647.
    Estimated Time per Response: 6 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,084,765.
    7. Title: Tribal Evaluation of Filing and Accuracy Compliance 
(TEFAC)--Compliance Check Report.
    OMB Number: 1545-2026.
    Form Number: Form 13797.
    Abstract: This form will be provided to tribes who elect to perform 
a self compliance check on any or all of their entities. This is a 
VOLUNTARY program, and the entity is not penalized for non-completion 
of forms or withdrawal from the program. Upon completion, the 
information will be used by the Tribe and ITG to develop training 
needs, compliance strategies, and corrective actions.
    Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB. This form is being submitted for renewal 
purposes only.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses and other for-profit organizations and 
State, Local, or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 20.
    Estimated Time per Response: 22 hours 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 447.
    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.

    Approved: April 16, 2019.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019-07975 Filed 4-19-19; 8:45 am]
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