Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 14 / Friday, January 21, 2000 / Notices 3533

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and

Firearms

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

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 ReductionAct of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms within

the Department of the Treasury is

soliciting comments concerning the

Federal Firearms Licensee Theft/Loss

Report.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 21, 2000, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written

comments to Linda Barnes, Bureau of

Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650

Massachusetts Avenue,

NW.,Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–

8930.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Janice Fields,

Firearms Programs Division, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927–8052.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Federal Firearms Licensee

Theft/Loss Report.

OMB Number: 1512–0524.

Form Number: ATF F 3310.11.

Abstract: Authorization of this form is

requested within 7 days as the Violent

Crime Control and Law Enforcement

Act requires Federal firearms licensees

to report to the Bureau of Alcohol,

Tobacco and Firearms and to the

appropriate local authorities any theft or

loss of a firearm from the licensee’s

inventory or collection, within a

specific time frame after the theft or loss

is discovered.

Current Actions: There are no changes

to this information collection and it is

being submitted for extension purposes

only.

Type of Review: Extension.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

4,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 24

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,600.

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.

Dated: January 13, 2000.

William T. Earle,

Assistant Director (Management).

[FR Doc. 00–1514 Filed 1–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[EE–28–78]

Agency Information Collection Activity

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, EE–28–78 (TD

7845), Inspection of Applications for

Tax Exemption and Applications for

Determination Letters for Pension and

Other Plans (§§ 301.6104(a)–1,

301.6104(a)–5, 301.6104(a)–6,

301.6104(b)–1, and 301.6104(c)–1).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 21, 2000 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written

comments to Garrick R. Shear, Internal

Revenue Service, room 5244, 1111

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of this regulation should be

directed to Faye Bruce, (202) 622–6665,

Internal Revenue Service, room 5244,

1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Inspection of Applications for

Tax Exemption and Applications for

Determination Letters for Pension and

Other Plans.

OMB Number: 1545–0817.

Notice Number: EE–28–78.

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code

section 6104 requires applications for

tax exempt status, annual reports of

private foundations, and certain

portions of returns to be open for public

inspection. Some information may be

withheld from disclosure. The Internal

Revenue Service needs the required

information to comply with requests for

public inspection.

Current Actions: There is no change 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,

Federal Government, and state, local or

tribal government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

42,370.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 12

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 8,538.

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: