[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 20 (Thursday, January 30, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5553-5554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-01754]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Multiple Internal Revenue Service Information 
Collection Requests

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this 
notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before March 2, 2020 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other 
aspect of the information collection, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, or email at [email protected] and (2) Treasury PRA 
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 8100, Washington, 
DC 20220, or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained from Spencer W. Clark by emailing [email protected], calling 
(202) 927-5331, or viewing the entire information collection request at 
www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    1. Title: Request for Determination of Worker Status for Purposes 
of Federal Employment Taxes and Income Tax Withholding.
    OMB Control Number: 1545-0004.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: Firms and workers file Form SS-8 or SS-8(PR) to 
request a determination of the status of a worker under the common law 
rules for purposes of federal employment taxes and income tax 
withholding.
    Form: SS-8, SS-8(PR).
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,705.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.

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    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 4,705.
    Estimated Time per Response: 31 hours and 35 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 143,816.
    2. Title: Form 1099-OID--Original Issue Discount.
    OMB Control Number: 1545-0117.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Description: Form 1099-OID is used for reporting original issue 
discount as required by section 6049 of the Internal Revenue Code. It 
is used to verify that income earned on discount obligations is 
properly reported by the recipient.
    Form: 1099-OID.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 9,185.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 5,950,000.
    Estimated Time per Response: 14 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,369,529.
    3. Title: Application for Extension of Time to File Certain 
Employee Plan Returns.
    OMB Control Number: 1545-0212.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: This form is used by employers to request an extension 
of time to file the employee plan annual information return/report 
(Form 5500 series) or employee plan excise tax return (Form 5330). The 
data supplied on Form 5558 is used to determine if such extension of 
time is warranted.
    Form: Form 5558.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 517,793.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 517,793.
    Estimated Time per Response: 11 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 616,174.
    4. Title: Biofuel Producer Credit (Form 6478).
    OMB Control Number: 1545-0231.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Description: Form 6478 is used to figure your section 40 biofuel 
producer credit. Taxpayers may claim the credit for the tax year in 
which the sale or use occurs. This credit consists of the second 
generation biofuel producer credit.
    Form: 6478.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 3,300.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Number of Annual Responses: 3,300.
    Estimated Time per Response: 4 hours.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 13,233.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.

    Dated: January 27, 2020.
Spencer W. Clark,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2020-01754 Filed 1-29-20; 8:45 am]
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