Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 223 / Friday, November 19, 2010 / Notices 70971 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form W–12 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

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 Form 

W–12 IRS Paid Preparer Tax 

Identification Number (PTIN). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before January 18, 2011 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Gerald Shields, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Joel Goldberger, 

(202) 927–9368, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or through the Internet at 

Joel.P.Goldberger@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: IRS Paid Preparer Tax 

Identification Number (PTIN). 

OMB Number: 1545–2190. 

Form Number: Form W–12. 

Abstract: Paid tax return preparers 

will be required to get a preparer tax 

identification number (PTIN), and to 

pay the fee required with the 

application. A third party will 

administer the PTIN application 

process. Most applications will be filled 

out on-line. Form W–12 is being 

developed to replace Form W–7P. Form 

W–12 will be used to collect the 

information the new regulations require, 

and to collect the information the third 

party needs to administer the PTIN 

application process. 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. This form is being 

submitted for renewal purposes only. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,200,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,464,000. 

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: November 4, 2010. 

Gerald Shields, 

IRS Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29156 Filed 11–18–10; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Special Medical Advisory Group; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92– 

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Special Medical Advisory 

Group will meet on December 1, 2010, 

in Room 830 at VA Central Office, 810 

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC, from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Group is to advise 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 

Under Secretary for Health on the care 

and treatment of disabled Veterans, and 

other matters pertinent to the 

Department’s Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA). 

The agenda for the meeting will 

include discussions on the direction of 

VHA; healthcare reforms impact on 

VHA; enhancing the role of the Group; 

VA compensation and effect; and an 

update on the Blue Ribbon Panel on 

VA–Medical School Affiliations Report. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend should contact Juanita Leslie, 

Office of Administrative Operations 

(10B2), Veterans Health Administration, 

at (202) 461–7019 or e-mail at 

j.t.leslie@va.gov. No time will be set 

aside at this meeting for receiving oral 

presentations from the public. 

Statements, in written form, may be 

submitted to Ms. Leslie before the 

meeting or within 10 days after the 

meeting. 

Dated: November 15, 2010. 

By Direction of the Secretary. 

Vivian Drake, 

Acting Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2010–29186 Filed 11–18–10; 8:45 am] 

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