Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 40 / Thursday, March 1, 2007 / Notices 9409 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[TD 8223, TD 8432, and TD 8657] 

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 existing 

final and temporary regulations, TD 

8223, Branch Tax; TD 8432, Branch 

Profits Tax; and TD 8657, Regulations 

on Effectively Connected Income and 

the Branch Profits Tax (§§ 1.884–1, 

1.884–2, 1.884–2T, 1.884–4, 1.884–5). 

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 Allan Hopkins, at (202) 622–

6665, or at Internal Revenue Service, 

room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the Internet at Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: TD 8223, Branch Tax; TD 8432, 

Branch Profits Tax; and TD 8657, 

Regulations on Effectively Connected 

Income and the Branch Profits Tax. 

OMB Number: 1545–1070. 

Regulation Project Number: TD 8223, 

TD 8432, and TD 8657. 

Abstract: These regulations provide 

guidance on how to comply with 

Internal Revenue Code section 884, 

which imposes a tax on the earnings of 

a foreign corporation’s branch that are 

removed from the branch and which 

subjects interest paid by the branch, and 

certain interest deducted by the foreign 

corporation, to tax. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

these existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

28,500. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 27 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 12,694. 

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 20, 2007. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3531 Filed 2–28–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2001–

9 

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 

Revenue Procedure 2001–9, Form 940 efile Program. 

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 revenue procedure should 

be directed to Allan Hopkins, at (202) 

622–6665, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or through the Internet at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Form 940 e-file Program. 

OMB Number: 1545–1710. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue 

Procedure 2001–9. 

Abstract: Revenue Procedure 2001–9 

provides guidance and the requirements 

for participating in the Form 940 e-file 

Program. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the revenue procedure at 

this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit 

institutions, and Federal, state, local or 

tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

390,685. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 32 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 207,125. 

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 


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