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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: August 3, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–19270 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 944, Form 944(SP) 

and Form 944–X 

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 

944, Employer’s Annual Employment 

Tax Return, Form 944(SP), Declaracion 

Federal Anual de Impuestos del Patrono 

o Empleador and Form 944–X, Adjusted 

Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return 

or Claim for Refund. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 13, 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 Allan Hopkins, 

(202) 622–6665, 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: Employer’s Annual 

Employment Tax Return. 

OMB Number: 1545–2007. 

Form Number: Forms 944, 944(SP) 

and 944–X. 

Abstract: The information on Form 

944 will be collected to ensure the 

smallest nonagricultural and 

nonhousehold employers are paying the 

correct amount of social security tax, 

Medicare tax, and withheld federal 

income tax. Information on line 13 will 

be used to determine if employers made 

any required deposits of these taxes. 

Form 944(SP) is the Spanish version of 

the Form 944. 944–X is used to correct 

errors made on Form 944. 

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: Individual or 

households, Businesses and other forprofit organizations, Not-for-profit 

institutions, and State, Local, and tribal 

Governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,020,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 13 

hours 44 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 14,019,000. 

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 17, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–19272 Filed 8–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[REG–141402–02] 

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, REG–141402– 

02, Limitation on Use of the 

Nonaccrual-Experience Method Under 

Section 448(d)(5). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 13, 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 regulations 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: Limitation on Use of the 

Nonaccrual-Experience Method Under 

Section 448(d)(5). 

OMB Number: 1545–1855. 

Regulation Project Number: REG– 

141402–02. 

Abstract: This document provides 

final regulations under § 448(d)(5) for 


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