Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 4 / Thursday, January 6, 2000 / Notices 807

programming changes have to be made

to the Automated Commercial System

(ACS) which would have an impact on

the expansion. These ACS programming

changes are scheduled to begin in

March of 2000.

This document announces that

Customs is extending the test of the

quota preprocessing prototype at the

ports where testing is already underway

until the end of 2000. Those ports are:

the port of Los Angeles; the port of New

York/Newark; JFK Airport; and Los

Angeles International Airport. Anyone

interested in participating in the test

should refer to the test notice published

in the July 24, 1998 Federal Register for

eligibility and application information.

Any expansion of the parameters of the

test will be the subject of a future

Federal Register notice.

Dated: January 3, 2000.

Elizabeth G. Durant,

Acting Assistant Commissioner, Office of

Field Operation.

[FR Doc. 00–266 Filed 1–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request Forms 5310 and 6088

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

5310, Application for Determination for

Terminating Plan, and Form 6088,

Distributable Benefits from Employee

Pension Benefit Plans.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 6, 2000 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Form 5310, Application for

Determination for Terminating Plan,

and Form 6088, Distributable Benefits

from Employee Pension Benefit Plans.

OMB Number: 1545–0202.

Form Number: Forms 5310 and 6088.

Abstract: Employers who have

qualified deferred compensation plans

can take an income tax deduction for

contributions to their plans. Form 5310

is used to request an IRS determination

letter about the plan’s qualification

status (qualified or non-qualified) under

Internal Revenue Code section 401(a).

Form 6088 is used to show the amounts

of distributable benefits to participants

in the plan.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the forms at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Responses:

30,000.

Estimated Time Per Response: 37

hours, 56 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 1,138,050.

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 28, 1999.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–276 Filed 1–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8508

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

8508, Request for Waiver From Filing

Information Returns on Magnetic Media.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 6, 2000 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Request for Waiver From Filing

Information Returns on Magnetic Media.

OMB Number: 1545–0957.

Form Number: 8508.

Abstract: Certain filers of information

returns are required by law to file on

magnetic media. In some instances,

waivers from this requirement are

necessary and justified. Form 8508 is

submitted by the filer and provides

information on which the Internal

Revenue Service will base its waiver

determination.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.