[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 104 (Tuesday, May 31, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 32503-32504]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-11619]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Annual Registration 
Statement Identifying Separated Participants With Deferred Vested 
Benefits

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 the 
annual registration statement identifying separated participants with 
deferred vested benefits.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 1, 2022 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andres Garcia, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20224, or by email to [email protected]. Include OMB control number 
1545-2187 or Annual Registration Statement Identifying Separated 
Participants with Deferred Vested Benefits, in the subject line of the 
message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to Kerry Dennis at (202) 317-
5751, or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Request for Annual Registration Statement Identifying 
Separated Participants with Deferred Vested Benefits.
    OMB Number: 1545-2187.
    Form Number: 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 the paperwork burden 
previously approved by OMB.
    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 hours.
    The following paragraph applies to all 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 if 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: May 25, 2022.
Kerry L. Dennis,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-11619 Filed 5-27-22; 8:45 am]
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