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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 revenue procedure and 

revenue ruling should be directed to 

Dawn Bidne at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or at (202) 622–3933, or through the 

internet at Dawn.E.Bidne@irs.gov 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Revenue Procedure 97–43, 

Procedures for Electing Out of 

Exemptions Under Section 1.475(c)–1, 

and Revenue Ruling 97–39, Mark-toMarket Accounting Method for Dealers 

in Securities. 

OMB Number: 1545–1558. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue 

Procedure 97–43. 

Revenue Ruling Number: Revenue 

Ruling 97–39. 

Abstract: Revenue Procedure 97–43 

provides taxpayers automatic consent to 

change to mark-to-market accounting for 

securities after the taxpayer elects under 

regulation section 1.475(c)–1, subject to 

certain terms and conditions. Revenue 

Ruling 97–39 provides taxpayers 

additional mark-to-market guidance 

under section 475 of the Internal 

Revenue Code. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the revenue procedure or 

revenue ruling at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

200. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 5 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,000. 

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: July 23, 2009. 

Allan Hopkins, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18133 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Ruling 2000–35 

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 Ruling 2000–35, Automatic 

Enrollment in section 403(b) Plans. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 28, 

2009 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 form and instructions 

should be directed to Dawn Bidne, (202) 

622–3933, at Internal Revenue Service, 

room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the Internet at Dawn.E.Bidne@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Automatic Enrollment in 

Section 403(b) Plans. 

OMB Number: 1545–1694. 

Form Number: Revenue Ruling 2000– 

35. 

Abstract: Revenue Ruling 2000–35 

describes certain criteria that must be 

met before an employee’s compensation 

can be reduced and contributed to an 

employee’s section 403(b) plan in the 

absence of an affirmative election by the 

employee. 

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: Not-for-profit 

institutions, and State, local or tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour, 45 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 175. 

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. 


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Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 145 / Thursday, July 30, 2009 / Notices 38089 

Approved: July 23, 2009. 

Allan Hopkins, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–18131 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–New (eBenefits)] 

Agency Information Collection: 

Emergency Submission for OMB 

(eBenefits) Review; Comment Request 

AGENCY: Office of Information and 

Technology, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the United States 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 

has submitted to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) the 

following emergency proposal for the 

collection of information under the 

provisions of the Paperwork Reduction 

Act (44 U.S.C. 3507(j)(1)). The reason for 

the emergency clearance is to allow VA 

to allow claimants to find information 

about benefits and other services online. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 6, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

http://www.Regulations.gov or 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– 

New (eBenefits)’’ in any 

correspondence. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461– 

7485, FAX (202) 273–0443 or e-mail 

denise.mclamb@.va.gov. Please refer to 

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–New 

(eBenefits).’’ 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: eBenefits Portal. 

OMB Control Number: 2900–New 

(eBenefits). 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Abstract: The eBenefits portal, a joint 

project between the VA and DoD, is 

intended to serve as a single point of 

entry for benefits information. Users 

include members of the armed forces, 

veterans, wounded warriors, and family 

members. Users wishing to access the 

full functionality of the eBenefits portal 

will register for a single sign-on 

credential that will ultimately be shared 

by other VA and DoD portals. The 

eBenefits portal will allow these 

authenticated users to create profiles for 

themselves so they can see a customized 

view of their homepage, receive 

personalized alerts, view a calendar of 

appointments, view content related to 

their benefits, and opt into other 

individualized features. Profiles will 

initially be populated with data from 

the existing Defense Enrollment 

Eligibility Reporting (DEERS) database, 

but will also offer users the option to 

indicate preferences and individual 

details that will enable the portal to 

deliver personalized information. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 225,000 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

225,000. 

Dated: July 27, 2009. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

Denise McLamb, 

Program Analyst, Enterprise Records Service. 

[FR Doc. E9–18202 Filed 7–29–09; 8:45 am] 

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