4180 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 10 / Friday, January 15, 2021 / Notices 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–C 

Dated: January 11, 2021. 

Andrea M. Gacki, 

Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, 

U.S. Department of the Treasury. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00767 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Manufacturers Excise 

Taxes on Sporting Goods and 

Firearms and Other Administrative 

Provisions of Special Application to 

Manufacturers and Retailers Excise 

Taxes; Reporting and Recordkeeping 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 Manufacturers Excise Taxes 

on Sporting Goods and Firearms and 

Other Administrative Provisions of 

Special Application to Manufacturers 

and Retailers Excise Taxes; Reporting 

and Recordkeeping Requirements. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 16, 2021 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form should be directed to 

Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317–5751 or 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Manufacturers Excise Taxes on Sporting 

Goods and Firearms and Other 

Administrative Provisions of Special 

Application to Manufacturers and 

Retailers Excise Taxes; Reporting and 

Recordkeeping Requirements. 

OMB Number: 1545–0723. 

Regulation Project Number: T.D. 8043. 

Abstract: Chapters 31 and 32 of the 

Internal Revenue Code impose excise 

taxes on the sale or use of certain 

articles. Code section 6416 allows a 

credit or refund of the tax to 

manufacturers in certain cases. Code 

sections 6420, 6421, and 6427 allow 

credits or refunds of the tax to certain 

users of the articles. This regulation 

contains reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements that enable the IRS and 

taxpayers to verify that the proper 

amount of tax is reported or excluded. 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. The regulation is 

being submitted for renewal purposes 

only. 


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Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit or not-for-profit institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,500,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 19 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 475,000. 

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: January 12, 2021. 

Chakinna B. Clemons, 

Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00840 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Changes in Periods of 

Accounting 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 changes in periods of 

accounting. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 16, 2021 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form should be directed to 

Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317–5751 or 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Changes in Periods of Accounting. 

OMB Number: 1545–1786. 

Revenue Procedures: 2003–79, 2007– 

64, and 2006–46. 

Abstract: Revenue Procedures 2003– 

79, 2007–64, and 2006–46, provide the 

comprehensive administrative rules and 

guidance, for affected taxpayers 

adopting, changing, or retaining annual 

accounting periods, for federal income 

tax purposes. In order to determine 

whether a taxpayer has properly 

adopted, changed to, or retained an 

annual accounting period, certain 

information regarding the taxpayer’s 

qualification for and use of the 

requested annual accounting period is 

required. The revenue procedures 

request the information necessary to 

make that determination when the 

information is not otherwise available. 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. The revenue 

procedures are being submitted for 

renewal purposes only. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, individuals or 

households, and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

900. 

Estimated Time per Response: 40 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 600. 

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: January 11, 2021. 

Chakinna B. Clemons, 

Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2021–00839 Filed 1–14–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Sales of Business 

Property 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

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 sales of business property. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 16, 2021 to 

be assured of consideration.