Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 245 / Monday, December 22, 1997 / Notices 66893

Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

552), 1.4, Treasury Department

Regulations (31 CFR 1.4), and Section

103.11(b), Customs Regulations (19 CFR

103.11(b)), between the hours of 9:00

a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on regular business

days, at the: U.S. Customs Service,

Office of Regulations and Rulings,

Commercial Rulings Division, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 3rd Floor,

Washington, DC.

Authority

This notice is published in

accordance with Section 175.21(a),

Customs Regulations (19 CFR 175.21(a)),

19 U.S.C. 1516.

Drafting information: The principal

author of this document was Ann

Segura Minardi, Textiles Branch, Office

of Regulations and Rulings, U.S.

Customs Service. However, personnel

from other Customs offices participated

in its development.

Approved: December 5, 1997.

William F. Riley,

Acting Commissioner of Customs.

Dennis M. O’Connell,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of the

Treasury.

[FR Doc. 97–33291 Filed 12–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 2758

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 2758,

Application for Extension of Time To

File Certain Excise, Income,

Information, and Other Returns.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before February 20, 1998

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 Martha R. Brinson,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Extension of

Time To File Certain Excise, Income,

Information, and Other Returns.

OMB Number: 1545–0148.

Form Number: 2758.

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code

section 6081 allows a reasonable

extension of time for filing any return,

declaration, statement, or other

document. Form 2758 is used by

fiduciaries, trustees, and certain taxexempt organizations to request an

extension of time to file their returns.

The information is used to determine

whether the extension should be

granted.

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 and not-for-profit

institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

300,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 hr.,

51 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,155,000.

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: December 16, 1997.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–33358 Filed 12–19–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8038–T

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 8038–T,

Arbitrage Rebate and Penalty in Lieu of

Arbitrage Rebate.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before February 20, 1998

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 Martha R. Brinson,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Arbitrage Rebate and Penalty in

Lieu of Arbitrage Rebate.

OMB Number: 1545–1219.

Form Number: 8038–T.

Abstract: Form 8038–T is used by

issuers of tax exempt bonds to report

and pay the arbitrage rebate and to elect

and/or pay various penalties associated

with arbitrage bonds. These issuers

include state and local governments.