[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 152 (Tuesday, August 9, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48558-48559]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-17080]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Employee Plans 
Compliance Resolution System

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 
employee plans compliance resolution system.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 11, 
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 
1545-1673 or Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System, in the 
subject line of the message.

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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: Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).
    OMB Number: 1545-1673.
    Regulation Project Number: RP 2021-30.
    Form Number: Forms 8950, 8951, 14568, 14568-A thru I.
    Abstract: The information requested in Revenue Procedure 2021-30 is 
required to enable the Internal Revenue Service to make determinations 
on the issuance of various types of closing agreements and compliance 
statements. The issuance of the agreements and statements allow 
individual plans to maintain their tax-qualified status. As a result, 
the favorable tax treatment of the benefits of the eligible employees 
is retained. Applicants under the Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) 
must file Forms 8950 and 8951, and the appropriate scheduled(s) to the 
applicable part of the model compliance statement, in order to request 
written approval from the IRS for a correction of a qualified plan that 
has failed to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue 
Code.
    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: Individuals and business or other for-profit 
organizations, not-for profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,375.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 12 hours, 25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 190,941 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.

    Approved: August 3, 2022.
Kerry L. Dennis,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-17080 Filed 8-8-22; 8:45 am]
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