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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 29, 2010. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4460 Filed 3–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[LR–200–76] 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

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 an 

existing final regulation, LR–200–76 

(T.D. 8069), Qualified Conservation 

Contributions (§ 1.170A–14). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 3, 2010 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Allan Hopkins at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202) 622–6665, or 

through the Internet at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Qualified Conservation 

Contributions. 

OMB Number: 1545–0763. 

Regulation Project Number: LR–200– 

76. 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code 

section 170(h) describes situations in 

which a taxpayer is entitled to a 

deduction for a charitable contribution 

for conservation purposes of a partial 

interest in real property. This regulation 

requires a taxpayer claiming a 

deduction to maintain records of (1) the 

fair market value of the underlying 

property before and after the donation 

and (2) the conservation purpose of the 

donation. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to this existing regulation. 

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 Federal, State, local or tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,250. 

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 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 22, 2010. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4473 Filed 3–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Forms 8038, 8038–G, and 

8038–GC 

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 Form 

8038, Information Return for TaxExempt Private Activity Bond Issues, 

Form 8038–G, Information Return for 

Tax-Exempt Governmental Obligation, 

and Form 8038–GC, Information Return 

for Small Tax-Exempt Governmental 

Bond Issues, Leases, and Installment 

Sales. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 3, 2010 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the forms and instructions 

should be directed to Allan Hopkins at 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622– 

6665, or through the Internet at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Information Return for TaxExempt Private Activity Bond Issues 

(Form 8038), Information Return for 

Tax-Exempt Governmental Obligation 

(Form 8038–G), and Information Return 

for Small Tax-Exempt Governmental 

Bond Issues, Leases, and Installment 

Sales (Form 8038–GC). 

OMB Number: 1545–0720. 

Form Number: 8038, 8038–G, and 

8038–GC. 

Abstract: Issuers of state or local 

bonds must comply with certain 

information reporting requirements 

contained in Internal Revenue Code 

section 149 to qualify for tax exemption. 

The information must be reported by the 

issuers about bonds issued by them 

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during each preceding calendar quarter. 

Forms 8038, 8038–G, and 8038–GC are 

used to provide the IRS with the 

information required by Code section 

149 and to monitor the requirements of 

Code sections 141 through 150. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the forms at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: State, Local or Tribal 

Governments and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

39,491. 

Estimated Time per Response: 21 

hours, 4 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 831,714. 

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 22, 2010. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4474 Filed 3–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Notice 89–61 

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 Notice 

89–61, Imported Substances; Rules for 

Filing a Petition. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 3, 2010 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the information collection 

should be directed to Allan Hopkins, at 

(202) 622–6665, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the Internet, at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Imported Substances; Rules for 

Filing a Petition. 

OMB Number: 1545–1117. 

Notice Number: Notice 89–61. 

Abstract: Section 4671 of the Internal 

Revenue Code imposes a tax on the sale 

or use of certain imported taxable 

substances by the importer. Code 

section 4672 provides an initial list of 

taxable substances and provides that 

importers and exporters may petition 

the Secretary of the Treasury to modify 

the list. Notice 89–61 sets forth the 

procedures to be followed in petitioning 

the Secretary. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the notice at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 100. 

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 22, 2010. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2010–4472 Filed 3–3–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Forms W–2, W–2c, W–2AS, 

W–2GU, W–2VI, W–3, W–3c, W–3cPR, 

W–3PR, and W–3SS 

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 

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