59644 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 5, 2004 / Notices 

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] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

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. 

Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 192 / Tuesday, October 5, 2004 / Notices 59645

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

businesses or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

75,000. 

Estimated Average Time Per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 37,500. 

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. 04–22373 Filed 10–4–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; 

System of Records

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed new Privacy 

Act system of records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Internal 

Revenue Service (IRS), Department of 

the Treasury, gives notice of a proposed 

Internal Revenue-wide system of 

records, Treasury/IRS 35.001–

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Records.

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than November 4, 2004. The 

proposed system of records will be 

effective November 15, 2004, unless the 

IRS receives comments that would 

result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

Chief, EEO and Diversity, Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 2422, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224. Comments will be made 

available for inspection and copying in 

the IRS Freedom of Information Reading 

Room. An appointment for inspecting 

the comments can be made by 

contacting the library at (202) 622–5164.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat 

Mance or Teresa A. Bonham, National 

Headquarters EEO and Diversity Office, 

Internal Revenue Service, Department of 

the Treasury, Room 2422, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224. Telephone number (202) 

622–5410 or (202) 622–6786 (TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gives 

notice of a proposed new system of 

records entitled ‘‘Treasury/IRS 35.001–

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Records’’ that is subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974. The IRS is establishing the 

system of records to facilitate the 

provision of reasonable accommodation 

by establishing procedures and a form 

for use in requesting such reasonable 

accommodation, as well as providing a 

record that the request was submitted. 

The request form initiates the agency’s 

reasonable accommodation procedures 

and the system of records serves as the 

agency’s record of the administrative 

events pertaining to the approval or 

disapproval of the requested 

accommodation. In implementing the 

procedures, a new ‘‘Reasonable 

Accommodation Request Form’’ will be 

implemented Servicewide. 

The new system of records report, as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 

Privacy Act, has been submitted to the 

Committee on Government Reform of 

the House of Representatives, the 

Committee on Governmental Affairs of 

the Senate, and the Office of 

Management and Budget, pursuant to 

Appendix I to OMB Circular A–130, 

‘‘Federal Agency Responsibilities for 

Maintaining Records About 

Individuals,’’ dated November 30, 2000. 

The proposed new system of records, 

entitled ‘‘Treasury/IRS 35.001–

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Records,’’ is published in its entirety 

below.

Dated: September 17, 2004. 

Arnold I. Havens, 

General Counsel.

TREASURY/IRS 35.001 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Records. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

National Headquarters, Chief Counsel, 

and Business Units (Agency-Wide 

Shared Services, Appeals, 

Modernization & Information 

Technology Services (MITS), Taxpayer 

Advocate Service, Communications and 

Liaison, Criminal Investigation, Wage 

and Investment, Small Business/Self 

Employed, Large and Mid-sized 

Business, and Tax Exempt and 

Governmental Entities (TE/GE)). See 

‘‘system managers and addresses’’ for 

location. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Applicants and current and former 

Internal Revenue Service employees 

with disabilities who request reasonable 

accommodation. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Employee’s or applicant’s name, 

occupational series and grade, operating 

division/function, office location and 

address, office telephone number, 

disability or medical condition, 

reasonable accommodation (RA) 

requested, explanation of how RA 

would assist the applicant in the 

application process and the employee in 

performing his/her job, deciding 

official’s name and title, deciding 

official’s telephone number, essential 

duties of the position, information 

relating to an individual’s capability to 

satisfactorily perform the duties of the 

position he/she is either applying for or 

presently holds, relevant medical 

information, estimated cost of 

accommodation, action by deciding 

official, signature of employee/

applicant, signature of the deciding 

official, signature of health care 

practitioner, social worker, or 

rehabilitation counselor, medical 

documentation and supporting 

documents relating to reasonable 

accommodation. 

AUTHORITY: 

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964, as amended; Civil Rights Act of 

1991; The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29