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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 

8703, Annual Certification of a 

Residential Rental Project. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 30, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 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 at 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6512, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622–

3179, or through the internet at 

(Larnice.Mack@irs.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual Certification of a 

Residential Rental Project. 

OMB Number: 1545–1038. 

Form Number: 8703. 

Abstract: Form 8703 is used by the 

operator of a residential rental project to 

provide annual information that the IRS 

will use to determine whether a project 

continues to be a qualified residential 

rental project under Internal Revenue 

Code section 142(d). If so, and certain 

other requirements are met, bonds 

issued in connection with the project 

are considered ‘‘exempt facility bonds’’

and the interest paid on them is not 

taxable to 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 forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

6,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 

hours, 32 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 39,180. 

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: February 15, 2007. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3417 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 5578 

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 

5578, Annual Certification of Racial 

Nondiscrimination for a Private School 

Exempt from Federal Income Tax. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 30, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 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 Carolyn N. Brown, 

at (202) 622–6688, or at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the Internet, at 

Carolyn.N.Brown@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Annual Certification of Racial 

Nondiscrimination for a Private School 

Exempt from Federal Income Tax. 

OMB Number: 1545–0213. 

Form Number: Form 5578. 

Abstract: Every organization that 

claims exemption from Federal income 

tax under Internal Revenue Code section 

501(c)(3) and that operates, supervises, 

or controls a private school must file a 

certification of racial nondiscrimination. 

Such organizations, if they are not 

required to file Form 990, must provide 

the certification on Form 5578. The 

Internal Revenue Service uses the 

information to help ensure that the 

school is maintaining 

nondiscriminatory policy in keeping 

with its exempt status. 

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: Not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 

hours, 44 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,730. 

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 


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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: February 21, 2007. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3418 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[LR–200–76] 

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, LR–200–76 

(T.D. 8069), Qualified Conservation 

Contributions (§ 1.170A–14). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 30, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Larnice Mack at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6512, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202) 622–3179, or 

through the Internet at 

(Larnice.Mack@irs.gov). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title: 

Qualified Conservation Contributions. 

OMB Number: 1545–0763. 

Regulation Project Number: LR–200–

76. 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code 

section 170(h) describes situations in 

which a taxpayer is entitled to a 

deduction for a charitable contribution 

for conservation purposes of a partial 

interest in real property. This regulation 

requires a taxpayer claiming a 

deduction to maintain records of (1) the 

fair market value of the underlying 

property before and after the donation 

and (2) the conservation purpose of the 

donation. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made 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, 

farms, and Federal, State, local or tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,250. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

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: February 15, 2007. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3420 Filed 2–27–07; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax 

Credit Issue Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned 

Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will 

be conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Monday, March 12, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1–888–912–1227 

(toll-free), or 718–488–2085 (non tollfree). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax 

Credit Issue Committee will be held 

Monday, March 12, 2007 from 10:30 to 

11:30 ET via a telephone conference 

call. The public is invited to make oral 

comments. Individual comments will be 

limited to 5 minutes. For information or 

to confirm attendance, notification of 

intent to attend the meeting must be 

made with Audrey Y. Jenkins. Ms. 

Jenkins may be reached at 1–888–912–

1227 or (718) 488–2085, send written 

comments to Audrey Y. Jenkins, TAP 

Office, 10 MetroTech Center, 625 Fulton 

Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 or post 

comments to the Web site: http:// 

www.improveirs.org. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate in the telephone 

conference call meeting must be made 

in advance. 

The agenda will include various IRS 

issues. 


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