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Description: Filers claiming the 

general business credit for electricity 

produced from certain renewable 

resources under code sections 38 and 45 

must file Form 8835. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 70. 

Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/

Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—9 hr., 48 min. 

Learning about the law or the form— 24 

min. 

Preparing and sending the form to the 

IRS—34 min.

Frequency of response: On occasion; 

Annually. 

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 755 hours. 

Clearance Officer: Paul H. Finger, 

(202) 622–4078, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., 

(202) 395–7316, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–22305 Filed 10–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Secretary 

List of Countries Requiring 

Cooperation With an International 

Boycott 

In order to comply with the mandate 

of section 999(a)(3) of the Internal 

Revenue Code of 1986, the Department 

of the Treasury is publishing a current 

list of countries which may require 

participation in, or cooperation with, an 

international boycott (within the 

meaning of section 999(b)(3) of the 

Internal Revenue Code of 1986). 

On the basis of the best information 

currently available to the Department of 

the Treasury, the following countries 

may require participation in, or 

cooperation with, an international 

boycott (within the meaning of section 

999(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 

of 1986). 

Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, 

Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, 

United Arab Emirates, Yemen, Republic 

of.

Dated: September 29, 2004. 

Barbara Angus, 

International Tax Counsel, (Tax Policy).

[FR Doc. 04–22366 Filed 10–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–25–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comment.

SUMMARY: The OCC, 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 a continuing information 

collection, as required by the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995. The OCC is 

soliciting comment concerning its 

information collection titled, ‘‘Transfer 

Agent Registration and Amendment 

Form—Form TA–1.’’ The OCC also 

gives notice that it has sent the 

information collection to OMB for 

review and approval.

DATES: You should submit your 

comments to the OCC and the OMB 

Desk Officer by November 4, 2004.

ADDRESSES: You should direct your 

comments to: 

OCC: Communications Division, 

Office of the Comptroller of the 

Currency, Public Information Room, 

Mailstop 1–5, Attention: 1557–0124, 

250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 

20219. In addition, comments may be 

sent by fax to (202) 874–4448, or by 

electronic mail to 

regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can 

inspect and photocopy the comments at 

the OCC’s Public Information Room, 250 

E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. 

You can make an appointment to 

inspect the comments by calling (202) 

874–5043. 

OMB: Mark Menchik, OMB Desk 

Officer, Office of Management and 

Budget, New Executive Office Building, 

Room 3208, Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You 

can request additional information or a 

copy of the collection from John 

Ference, OCC Clearance Officer, or 

Camille Dixon, (202) 874–5090, 

Legislative and Regulatory Activities 

Division, Office of the Comptroller of 

the Currency, 250 E Street, SW., 

Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC 

is proposing to extend OMB approval of 

the following information collection: 

Title: Transfer Agent Registration and 

Amendment Form—Form TA–1. 

OMB Number: 1557–0124. 

Description: Section 17A(c) of the 

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act), 

as amended by the Securities Act 

Amendments of 1975, provides that all 

those authorized to transfer securities 

registered under Section 12 of the Act 

(transfer agents) shall register by filing 

with the appropriate regulatory agency 

an application for registration in such 

form and containing such information 

and documents as such appropriate 

regulatory agency may prescribe to be 

necessary or appropriate, in furtherance 

of the purposes of this section. The 

OCC, Federal Deposit Insurance 

Corporation, and the Board of Governors 

of the Federal Reserve jointly developed 

Form TA–1 to satisfy this statutory 

requirement. 

National bank transfer agents use 

Form TA–1 to register or amend 

registration as transfer agents. The OCC 

uses the information to determine 

whether to allow, deny, accelerate, or 

postpone an application. The OCC also 

uses the data to more effectively 

schedule and plan transfer agent 

examinations. 

National bank transfer agents must 

file amendments to Form TA–1 with the 

OCC within 60 calendar days following 

the date on which any information 

reported on Form TA–1 becomes 

inaccurate, misleading, or incomplete. 

Amendments to Form TA–1 are used by 

the OCC to schedule and plan 

examinations. 

The Securities and Exchange 

Commission maintains complete files 

on the registration data of all transfer 

agents registered, pursuant to the Act. It 

utilizes the data to identify transfer 

agents and to facilitate development of 

rules and standards applicable to all 

registered transfer agents. 

Type of Review: Extension, without 

change, of OMB approval. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit (national banks). 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

60. 

Estimated Total Annual Responses:

60. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden: 30 

hours. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a respondent is not 

required to respond to, an information 

collection unless the information 

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collection displays a currently valid 

OMB control number.

Stuart Feldstein, 

Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory 

Activities Division.

[FR Doc. 04–22325 Filed 10–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–33–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Notices 437, 437–A, 438 

and 466

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, 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 proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Notices 

437, 437–A, 438 and 466, Notice of 

Intention to Disclose.

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 6, 2004 

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Paul H. Finger, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the notices should be directed 

to Carol Savage at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or at (202) 622–3945, or through the 

Internet at carol.a.savage@irs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Notice of Intention to Disclose. 

OMB Number: 1545–0633. 

Notice Numbers: Notices 437, 437–A, 

438, and 466. 

Abstract: Section 6110(f) of the 

Internal Revenue Code requires that a 

notice of intention to disclose be sent to 

all persons to which a written 

determination (either a technical advice 

memorandum or a private letter ruling) 

is issued. That section also requires that 

such persons receive a notice if related 

background file documents are 

requested. Notice 437 is issued to 

recipients of letter rulings; Notices 437–

A to recipients of Chief Counsel Advice; 

Notice 438 to recipients of technical 

advice memorandums; and Notice 466 

to recipients if a request for the related 

background file document is received. 

The notices also inform the recipients of 

their right to request further deletions to 

the public inspection version of written 

determinations or related background 

file documents. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the notices 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, and state, local, or tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,250. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,625. 

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. 

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: September 28, 2004. 

Paul H. Finger, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–22374 Filed 10–4–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Cognitive and 

Psychological Research Coordinated 

by Statistics of Income on Behalf of All 

IRS Operations Functions

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, 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 proposed 

and/or continuing information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning 

Cognitive and Psychological Research 

Coordinated by Statistics of Income on 

Behalf of All IRS Operations Functions.

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 6, 2004 

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Paul H. Finger, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6512, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of information collection should 

be directed to Carol Savage at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202) 622–3945, or 

through the Internet at 

carol.a.savage@irs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Cognitive and Psychological 

Research Coordinated by Statistics of 

Income on Behalf of All IRS Operations 

Functions. 

OMB Number: 1545–1349. 

Abstract: The proposed research will 

improve the quality of data collection by 

examining the psychological and 

cognitive aspects of methods and 

procedures such as: interviewing 

processes, forms redesign, survey and 

tax collection technology and operating 

procedures (internal and external in 

nature). 

Current Actions: We will be 

conducting different opinion surveys, 

focus group sessions, think-aloud 

interviews, and usability studies 

regarding cognitive research 

surrounding forms submission or IRS 

system/product development.