49302 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 182 / Friday, September 19, 1997 / Notices

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning Form 8854,

Expatriation Information Statement.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before November 18,

1997 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 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 Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5569, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Expatriation Information

Statement.

OMB Number: To be assigned later.

Form Number: Form 8854.

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code

Section 6039G requires persons who

lose U.S. citizenship to provide

information concerning citizenship,

income tax liability, net worth, and net

assets. Form 8854 is used to report this

information.

Current Actions: This is a new

collection of information.

Type of Review: New OMB approval.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents—

Part I: 10,000.

Estimated Number of Respondents—

Parts I & II: 1,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent—Part

I: 1 hr. 38 min.

Estimated Time Per Respondent—

Parts I & II: 8 hr. 53 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 25,180.

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: September 12, 1997.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25008 Filed 9–18–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 2587

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, Pub.

L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning Form 2587,

Application for Special Enrollment

Examination.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before November 18,

1997 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 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 Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5569, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Special

Enrollment Examination.

OMB Number: 1545–0949.

Form Number: Form 2587.

Abstract: Form 2587 is used by

individuals to apply to take the Special

Enrollment Examination to establish

eligibility for enrollment to practice

before the IRS. The information on the

form is used by the Director of Practice

to identify those individuals seeking to

take the examination and to plan for the

administration of the examination.

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: Individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

8,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 6

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 800.

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: September 15, 1997.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–25009 Filed 9–18–97; 8:45 am]

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