40164 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 126 / Thursday, June 29, 2000 / Notices

and manufacture. The form is used by

ATF to ensure that a product is made

and labeled properly and to audit

distilled spirits operations. Respondents: Business or other forprofit. Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

4,000 hours.

Clearance Officer: Frank Bowers (202)

927–8930, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco

and Firearms, Room 3200, 650

Massachusetts Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20226.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Mary A. Able,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–16412 Filed 6–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 2220

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

2220, Underpayment of Estimated Tax

by Corporations.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 28, 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 the form and instructions

should be directed to Larnice Mack,

(202) 622–3179, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Underpayment of Estimated Tax

by Corporations.

OMB Number: 1545–0142.

Form Number: 2220.

Abstract: Form 2220 is used by

corporations to determine whether they

are subject to the penalty for

underpayment of estimated tax and, if

so, the amount of the penalty. The IRS

uses the information on Form 2220 to

determine if the corporation had an

underpayment of tax to which the

estimated tax penalty applies and, if so,

whether the amount of the penalty was

computed correctly.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business of other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

702,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 29

hr., 34 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 20,761,187.

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: June 21, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–16413 Filed 6–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 1099–PATR

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

1099–PATR, Taxable Distributions

Received From Cooperatives.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 28, 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 the form and instructions

should be directed to Larnice Mack,

(202) 622–3179, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Taxable Distributions Received

From Cooperatives.

OMB Number: 1545–0118.

Form Number: 1099–PATR.

Abstract: Form 1099–PATR is used to

report patronage dividends paid by

cooperatives in accordance with

Internal Revenue Code section 6044.

The information is used by IRS to verify

reporting compliance on the part of the

recipient.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other for

profit organizations.

Estimated Number of Responses:

1,892,024.

Estimated Time Per Response: 11 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 359,485.