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expelled from the program, and/or may

be prevented from participation in

future Reconciliation prototypes, and/or

may be subject to penalties.

Any decision revoking participation

may be appealed to the Director of

Trade Compliance, within 15 days of

the decision date.

III. Test Evaluation Criteria

Once participants are selected,

Customs will review all public

comments received concerning any

aspect of the test program or procedures,

answer any questions in light of those

comments, and establish baseline

measures and evaluation methods and

criteria. Interim evaluations of the

prototype will be published on the

Customs Electronic Bulletin Board, and

the results of the final prototype

evaluation will be published in the

Federal Register as required by 19 CFR

101.9(b). The following evaluation

methods and criteria have been

suggested:

1. Baseline measurements to be

established through dataqueries and

questionnaires

2. Reports to be run through use of

dataquery throughout the prototype

3. Questionnaires from both trade

participants and Customs to be used

before, during and after the prototype

period.

Customs may assess any or all of the

following evaluation criteria:

1. Workload impact (workload shifts/

volume, cycle times, etc.)

2. Cost savings (staff, interest, issuance

of fewer checks or bills, tracking

refunds/bills, reduction in contingent

liabilities, etc.)

3. Policy and procedure accommodation

4. Trade compliance impact

5. Problem resolution

6. System efficiency

7. Operational efficiency

8. Other issues identified by the

participant group.

Customs will request that test

participants be active in the evaluation,

identifying costs and savings

experienced in this prototype.

Dated: January 31, 1997.

Robert S. Trotter,

Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of

Field Operations.

[FR Doc. 97–2977 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 4419

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

4419, Application for Filing Information

Returns Magnetically/Electronically.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 7, 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 information collection

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 Filing

Information Returns Magnetically/

Electronically.

OMB Number: 1545–0387.

Form Number: Form 4419.

Abstract: Under section 6011(e)(2)(a)

of the Internal Revenue Code, any

person, including corporations,

partnerships, individuals, estates and

trusts, who is required to file 250 or

more information returns must file such

returns magnetically or electronically.

Payers required to file on magnetic

media must complete Form 4419 to

receive authorization to file.

Current Actions: On Form 4419, item

5 and its instructions were eliminated

because the information provided is no

longer necessary. In item 6, Cartridges

and Tape Cartridges were added as

acceptable media types. In item 7,

‘‘Other Cartridge Parameters’’ was

added to detail the additional types of

cartridges which are now acceptable for

filing information returns.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, non-profit

institutions, Federal government, and

state, local or tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

15,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 26

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 6,500.

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 3, 1997.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–3009 Filed 2–5–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

[CO–26–96]

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,