Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 44 / Wednesday, March 7, 2007 / Notices 10301 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulation 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: Amortization of Reforestation 

Expenditures. 

OMB Number: 1545–0735. 

Regulation Project Number: LR–189–

80. 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code 

section 194 allows taxpayers to elect to 

amortize certain reforestation 

expenditures over a 7-year period if the 

expenditures meet certain requirements. 

The regulations implement this election 

provision and allow the IRS to 

determine if the election is proper and 

allowable. 

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, and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,001. 

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 27, 2007. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–3951 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Art Advisory Panel—Notice of Closed 

Meeting 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of Closed Meeting of Art 

Advisory Panel. 

SUMMARY: Closed meeting of the Art 

Advisory Panel will be held in 

Washington, DC 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

September 20 and 21, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting of the 

Art Advisory Panel will be held on 

September 20 and 21, 2007, in Room 

4136 beginning at 9:30 a.m., Franklin 

Court Building, 1099 14th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Carolan, C:AP:ART, 1099 14th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

Telephone (202) 435–5609 (not a toll 

free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that a 

closed meeting of the Art Advisory 

Panel will be held on September 20 and 

21, 2007, in Room 4136 beginning at 

9:30 a.m., Franklin Court Building, 1099 

14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

The agenda will consist of the review 

and evaluation of the acceptability of 

fair market value appraisals of works of 

art involved in Federal income, estate, 

or gift tax returns. This will involve the 

discussion of material in individual tax 

returns made confidential by the 

provisions of 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

A determination as required by 

section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act has been made that this 

meeting is concerned with matters listed 

in section 552b(c)(3), (4), (6), and (7), 

and that the meeting will not be open 

to the public. 

Karen S. Ammons, 

Deputy Chief, Appeals. 

[FR Doc. E7–3943 Filed 3–6–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Bureau of the Public Debt 

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 Reduction Act of 1995, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

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

the Public Debt within the Department 

of the Treasury is soliciting comments 

concerning the Treasury Direct Forms. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 7, 2007, to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Bureau of the Public Debt, Vicki S. 

Thorpe, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, 

WV 26106–5312, or 

Vicki.Thorpe@bpd.treas.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Vicki S. Thorpe, 

Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third 

Street, Parkersburg, WV 26106–5312, 

(304) 480–8150. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Treasury Direct Forms. 

OMB Number: 1535–0069. 

Form Number: PD F 5178, 5179, 

5179–1, 5180, 5181, 5182, 5188, 5189, 

5191, 5235, 5236, 5261,and 5381. 

Abstract: The information is 

requested to issue and maintain treasury 

Bills, Notes, and Bonds. 

Current Actions: None. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Affected Public: Individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

350,970. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 46,796. 

Request for Comments: Comments 

submitted in response to this notice will 

be summarized and/or included in the 


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