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determine contractors’ compliance with 

the contracts, in order to protect the 

Government’s interest. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

9,213. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 24. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 221,118. 

OMB Number: 1505–0081. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Solicitation of Proposal 

Information for Award of Public 

Contracts. 

Abstract: Information requested of 

offerors is specific to each procurement 

solicitation, and is required for Treasury 

to properly evaluate the capabilities and 

experience of potential contractors who 

desire to provide the supplies or 

services to be acquired. Evaluation will 

be used to determine which proposal 

most benefit the Government. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

32,345. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 9. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 291,103. 

OMB Number: 1505–0107. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Title: Regulation Agency Protests. 

Abstract: Information is requested of 

contractors so that the Government will 

be able to evaluate protests effectively 

and provide prompt resolution of issues 

in dispute when contractors file 

protests. 

Affected Public: Private Sector: 

Businesses or other for-profits. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25. 

Estimated Number of Responses per 

Respondent: 1. 

Estimated Hours per Response: 2. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 50. 

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 has practical utility; (b) the 

accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the 

burden of the collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; (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. 

Dawn D. Wolfgang, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

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)). The IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning information 

collection requirements related to 

information with respect to certain 

foreign-owned corporations. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 22, 2012 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Yvette B. Lawrence, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Joel Goldberger at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202) 927–9368, or 

through the Internet at Joel.P.

Goldberger@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Information With Respect to 

Certain Foreign-Owned Corporations. 

OMB Number: 1545–1191. 

Regulation Project Number: T.D. 8353. 

Abstract: This document contains 

final Income Tax Regulations relating to 

information that must be reported and 

records that must be maintained under 

section 6038A of the Internal Revenue 

Code. These regulations are necessary to 

provide appropriate guidance for 

affected reporting corporations and 

related parties. The regulations affect 

any reporting corporation (that is, 

certain domestic corporations and 

foreign corporations) as well as certain 

related parties of the reporting 

corporation. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

these existing regulations. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

business or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

63,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 630,000. 

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. 


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Approved: March 16, 2012. 

Yvette B. Lawrence, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–6974 Filed 3–22–12; 8:45 am] 

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