[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 93 (Monday, May 15, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31097-31098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-10218]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Reinstatement of Information Collection Request 
Submitted for Public Comment; Comment Request for the Research Applied 
Analytics & Statistics (RAAS) Comprehensive Taxpayer Attitude Survey

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 public and other 
Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or 
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning the 
information collection, Research Applied Analytics & Statistics (RAAS) 
Comprehensive Taxpayer Attitude Survey (2023).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 14, 2023 
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].

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Please reference the information collection's ``OMB number 1545-2288 or 
title Research Applied Analytics & Statistics (RAAS) Comprehensive 
Taxpayer Attitude Survey (2023)'' in the subject line of the message.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the regulations should be directed to Sara Covington, at 
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 317-5744, or through the internet, at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Research Applied Analytics & Statistics (RAAS) Comprehensive 
Taxpayer Attitude Survey.
    OMB Number: 1545-2288.
    Document Number(s): None.
    Abstract: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) conducts the 
Comprehensive Taxpayer Attitude Survey as part of the Service-wide 
effort to maintain a system of balanced organizational performance 
measures mandated by the IRS Restructuring and Reform Act (RRA) of 
1998. This is also a result of Executive Order 12862 that requires all 
Government agencies to survey their customers. The IRS' office of 
Research Applied Analytics & Statistics (RAAS) is sponsoring this 
annual survey (formerly conducted by the IRS Oversight Board) with the 
objective of better understanding what influences taxpayers' tax 
compliance, their opinions of the IRS, and their customer service 
preferences, as well as how these taxpayer views change over time.
    Current Actions: To request a reinstatement of OMB approval.
    Type of Review: Reinstatement of a previously approved information 
collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 32,450.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 1,298.
    Estimated Time per Response/Respondent: 1.5 min.(screened), 3 min. 
(participants).
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,308.
    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 ICR 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: May 09, 2023.
Sara L. Covington,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2023-10218 Filed 5-12-23; 8:45 am]
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