[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 88 (Friday, May 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26276-26277]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11300]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 21, 2000.
    The Department of the Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 5, 2000 to 
be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0238.
    Form Number: IRS Form W-2G.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Certain Gambling Winnings.
    Description: Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 6041 requires 
payers of certain gambling winnings to report them to IRS. If 
applicable, section 3402(g) and section 3406, require tax withholding 
on these winnings. We use the information to ensure taxpayer income 
reporting compliance.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit 
institutions, State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,400.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 19 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1,272,479 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0274.
    Form Number: IRS Form 2163(c).
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Employment--Reference Inquiry.
    Description: Form 2163(c) is used by IRS to verify past employment 
and to question listed and developed references as to the character and 
integrity of current and potential IRS employees. The information 
received is incorporated into a report on which a security 
determination is based.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, Federal Government, 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 12 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 4,000 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0967.
    Form Number: IRS Form 83-F.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: U.S. Estate or Trust Income Tax Declaration and Signature 
for Electronic and Magnetic Media Filing.
    Description: This form is used to secure taxpayer signatures and 
declaration in conjunction with electronic and magnetic media filing of 
trust and fiduciary income tax returns. This form, together with the 
electronic and magnetic media transmission, will comprise the 
taxpayer's income tax return (Form 1041).
    Respondents: Individuals or households, Business or other for-
profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 1,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                        Minutes
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                        Recordkeeping                          7
   Learning about the law or the form                          5
                   Preparing the form                         18
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to                  20
                               the IRS
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 830 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0970.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8453-P.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: U.S. Partnership Declaration and Signature for Electronic 
Filing.
    Description: This form is used to secure the general partner's 
signature and declaration in conjunction with the electronic filing of 
a partnership return (Form 1065). Form 8453-P, together with the 
electronic transmission, will comprise the partnership's return.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                Minutes
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Recordkeeping................................................          7
Learning about the law or the form...........................          5
Preparing the form...........................................         20
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS.........         17
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 410 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1227.
    Regulation Project Number: FI-104-90 Final.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Tax Treatment of Salvage and Reinsurance.
    Description: The regulation provides a disclosure requirement for 
an insurance company that increases losses shown on its annual 
statement by the amount of estimated salvage recoverable taken into 
account.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.

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    Estimated Number of Respondents: 2,500.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 2 hours.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 5,000 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, Internal Revenue Service, Room 5244, 
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224.
OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7860, Office of Management 
and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-11300 Filed 5-4-00; 8:45 am]
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