6178 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2015 / Notices 

Affected Public: Businesses and other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1700. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 8 

Hours, 03 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 13,430. 

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: January 26, 2015. 

Christie Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02152 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 4029 

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 

4029, Application for Exemption from 

Social Security and Medicare Taxes and 

Waiver of Benefits. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 6, 2015 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 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 Kerry Dennis at 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Application for Exemption from 

Social Security and Medicare Taxes and 

Waiver of Benefits. 

OMB Number: 1545–0064. 

Form Number: 4029. 

Abstract: Form 4029 is used by 

members of recognized religious groups 

to apply for exemption from social 

security and Medicare taxes under 

Internal Revenue Code sections 1402(g) 

and 3127. The information is used to 

approve or deny exemption from social 

security and Medicare taxes. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the Form 4029 at this 

time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,754. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,792. 

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: January 29, 2015. 

Christie Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–02151 Filed 2–3–15; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Annual Determination of Staffing 

Shortages 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Section 7412 of title 38, 

United States Code (U.S.C.) requires the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

Inspector General (IG) to determine and 

report on the five occupations of 

personnel of title 38 of the Department 

covered under 38 U.S.C. 7401 for which 

there are the largest staffing shortages 

throughout the Department as 

calculated over the five-year period 

preceding the determination. The 

Secretary is required to publish these 

findings in the Federal Register. Based 

on its review, the IG identified the 

following five occupations as having the 

largest staffing shortages in the 

identified time period: Medical Officer, 

Nurse, Physician Assistant, Physician 

Therapist, and Psychologist. Additional 

information and analysis can be found 

at: www.va.gov/OIG. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Rasmussen, Management Review 

Service (10AR), Veterans Health 

Administration, 810 Vermont Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20420 Telephone: 

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