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are considered ‘‘exempt facility bonds’’

and the interest paid on them is not 

taxable to the recipient. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

6000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6 

hours, 32 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 39,180. 

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: February 4, 2004. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–2856 Filed 2–9–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2004–

15

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 

Revenue Procedure 2004–15, Waivers of 

Minimum Funding Standards.

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 12, 2004 to 

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6411, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the revenue procedure should 

be directed to Carol Savage at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6407, 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: Waivers of Minimum Funding 

Standards. 

OMB Number: 1545–1873. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue 

Procedure 2004–15. 

Abstract: Revenue Procedure 2004–15 

describes the process for obtaining a 

waiver from the minimum funding 

standards set forth in section 412 of the 

Code. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the revenue procedure at 

this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit 

institutions, farms, and state, local or 

tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

55. 

Estimated Annual Average Time Per 

Respondent: 86 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Hours: 4,730. 

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: February 4, 2004. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–2857 Filed 2–9–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0577] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities Under OMB Review

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–21), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, has submitted the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

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The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden and 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before March 11, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR A COPY OF

THE SUBMISSION CONTACT: Denise 

McLamb, Records Management Service 

(005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–8030, 

FAX (202) 273–5981 or e-mail: 

denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov. Please 

refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0577.’’

Send comments and 

recommendations concerning any 

aspect of the information collection to 

VA’s OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human 

Resources and Housing Branch, New 

Executive Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–

0577’’ in any correspondence.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Award Attachment For Certain 

Children with Disabilities Born of 

Vietnam Veterans, VA Form 21–0307. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA Form 21–0307 is used to 

provide children of Vietnam veterans 

with Spina Bifida information about VA 

health care and vocational training and 

the steps they must take to apply for 

such benefits. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register

notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published on 

November 13, 2003, at pages 64427–

64428. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 500 hours. 

Estimated Average Burden Per 

Respondent: 15 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,000.

Dated: January 26, 2004.

By direction of the Secretary. 

Jacqueline Parks, 

IT Specialist, Records Management Service.

[FR Doc. 04–2796 Filed 2–9–04; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Vocational Rehabilitation and 

Employment Task Force; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that a meeting of the VA Vocational 

Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) 

Task Force will be held on Thursday, 

February 18, 2004, at the Paralyzed 

Veterans of America (PVA) National 

Headquarters, 801 18th Street, NW., 

Main Conference Room, Washington, 

DC 20006. The meeting will be open to 

the public. 

The purpose of the Task Force is to 

conduct an independent review of the 

VR&E program within the Veterans 

Benefits Administration. The Task Force 

will provide recommendations to the 

Secretary of Veterans Affairs on 

improving the Department’s ability to 

deliver employment and vocational 

rehabilitation services to veterans with 

service-connected disabilities and 

employment handicaps. 

The principal purpose of the meeting 

is to conduct final deliberations on 

those recommendations contained in 

the Task Force report which will be 

formally presented to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs in the near future. The 

meeting will convene at 10 a.m. and 

conclude after the Task has completed 

discussions on the report. 

No time will be allocated for receiving 

oral presentations from the public. 

Members of the public may submit 

written comments for review by the 

Task Force to Mr. John O’Hara, 

Designated Federal Officer, Vocational 

Rehabilitation and Employment Task 

Force, c/o Office of Policy, Planning, 

and Preparedness (008B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420. Mr. 

O’Hara’s e-mail is 

john.o’hara@mail.va.gov and his fax 

number is (202) 273–5991.

Dated: February 2, 2004. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–2686 Filed 2–9–04; 8:45 am] 

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