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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request on Declarations and 

Authorizations for Electronic Filing 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS), 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 information 

collections, as required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The 

IRS is soliciting comments concerning, 

Declarations and Authorizations for 

Electronic Filing. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 9, 2024 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andres Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Include ‘‘OMB Number 1545–0967— 

Declarations and Authorizations for 

Electronic Filing’’ in the subject line of 

the message. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this collection should be 

directed to Martha R. Brinson, at (202) 

317–5753, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Declarations and Authorizations 

for Electronic Filing. 

OMB Number: 1545–0967. 

Form Number: 8453–EG, 8453–WH, 

8879–EG, and 8879–WH. 

Abstract: The IRS is actively engaged 

in encouraging e-filing and electronic 

documentation. The Form 8453 series is 

used to authenticate the electronically 

filed tax return, authorize the electronic 

return originator (ERO) or intermediate 

service provider (ISP) to transmit the 

return, and provide the taxpayer’s 

consent to authorize electronic funds 

withdrawal for payment of taxes owed. 

The Form 8879 series is used authorize 

the taxpayer and ERO to sign the return 

using a personal identification number 

(PIN) and consent to an electronic funds 

withdrawal. 

Current Actions: There is a change to 

the existing collection. Forms 8453–EG 

and 8879–EG are new forms developed 

for United States Gift (and GenerationSkipping Transfer) Tax Return. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, and Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

226,400. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.99 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 450,520. 

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. Comments 

will be 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; 

(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 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: October 7, 2024. 

Martha R. Brinson, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23439 Filed 10–9–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0045] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activity: VA Request for Determination 

of Reasonable Value 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA), is announcing an 

opportunity for public comment on the 

proposed collection of certain 

information by the agency. Under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, Federal agencies are required to 

publish notice in the Federal Register 

concerning each proposed collection of 

information, including each proposed 

extension of a currently approved 

collection, and allow 60 days for public 

comment in response to the notice. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before December 9, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: Comments must be 

submitted through www.regulations.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Program-Specific information: Nancy 

J. Kessinger, 202–632–8924, 

Nancy.Kessinger@va.gov. 

VA PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 

202–461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the 

PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must 

obtain approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for each 

collection of information they conduct 

or sponsor. This request for comment is 

being made pursuant to section 

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. 

With respect to the following 

collection of information, VBA invites 

comments on: (1) whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of VBA’s 

functions, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information; (3) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (4) 

ways to minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on 

respondents, including through the use 

of automated collection techniques or 

the use of other forms of information 

technology. 

Title: VA Request for Determination of 

Reasonable Value (VA Forms 26–1805, 

and 26–1805–1). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0045. 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch (Once at this link, you can 

enter the OMB Control Number to find 

the historical versions of this 

Information Collection). 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: VA utilizes Form 26–1805 

(paper form) and 26–1805–1 (digital 

form) for lenders to request an appraisal 

and assign an appraiser (i.e., ‘‘ordering’’ 

an appraisal), which ultimately provides 

the appraiser with the authority to be on 


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the property to conduct the appraisal 

(i.e., an engagement letter). This 

information collection request seeks to 

expand this data collection clearance to 

encompass a modernized, end-to-end 

appraisal management process. Under 

this ICR extension, VA will capture 

information from lenders around when 

an appraisal has been ordered (current 

VA Form 26–1805), but will also 

capture information and workflow 

associated with the assignment, 

scheduling, and review of an appraisal 

by VA or a lender. This process will be 

consistent with the rest of the mortgage 

industry, and will align VA’s appraisal 

process with the industry standard. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 467,100 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 9 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: One-time per 

appraisal. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

519,000. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dorothy Glasgow, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer (Alt.), Office of 

Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–23409 Filed 10–9–24; 8:45 am] 

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