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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Information Collection; 

Comment Request 

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 

8957, Foreign Account Tax Compliance 

Act (FATCA) Registration, Form 8966, 

FATCA Report, Form 8966–C, Cover 

Sheet for Form 8966 Paper Submissions, 

Form 8508–I, Request for Waiver From 

Filing Information Returns 

Electronically, and Form 8809–I, 

Application for Extension of Time To 

File Information Returns. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 14, 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 information collection and 

instructions should be addressed to 

Allan Hopkins, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the Internet, at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Form 8957, Application for 

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act 

(FATCA) Registration, Form 8966, 

FATCA Report, Form 8966–C, Cover 

Sheet for Form 8966 Paper Submissions, 

Form 8508–I, Request for Waiver From 

Filing Information Returns 

Electronically, and Form 8809–I, 

Application for Extension of Time To 

File Information Returns. 

OMB Number: 1545–2246. 

Form Numbers: 8957, 8966, 8966–C, 

8508–I, 8809–I. 

Abstract: The IRS has developed these 

forms under the authority of IRC section 

1471(b), which was added by Public 

Law 111–47, section 501(a). Section 

1471 is part of the new Foreign Account 

Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) 

legislative framework to obtain 

reporting from foreign financial 

institutions on the accounts held in 

their institutions by U.S. persons. 

Title: Cover Sheet for Form 8966 

Paper Submissions. 

OMB Number: 1545–2246. 

Form Number: 8966–C. 

Abstract: Form 8966–C is used to 

authenticate the Form 8966, U.S. 

Income Tax Return for Estates and 

Trusts, and to ensure the ability to 

identify discrepancies between the 

number of forms received versus those 

claimed to have been sent by the filer. 

Title: Request for Waiver From Filing 

Returns Electronically. 

OMB Number: 1545–2246. 

Form Number: 8508–I. 

Abstract: Form 8508–I is used for 

taxpayers to request a waiver from filing 

Form 8966 electronically. 

Title: Application for Extension of 

Time To file Information Returns. 

OMB Number: 1545–2246. 

Form Number: 8909–I. 

Abstract: Form 8809–I is used to 

request an initial or additional 

extension of time for file 8966 for the 

current year. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to Forms 8957 and 8966, 

However, Forms 8966–C, 8508–I, and 

8809–I are new forms. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business and other 

for profit and not-for-profit institutions. 

Form 8966–C 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 7 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 120. 

Form 8508–I 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 4 hrs., 

17 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 214,500. 

Form 8809–I 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50,000. 

Estimated Time per Response: 3 hrs., 

22 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 168,000. 

Totals for This Collection (All Three 

Forms) 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

101,000. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 382,620. 

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 agency’s functions, 

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 

respondents, including 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. 

Dated: February 9, 2015. 

Allan Hopkins, 

Tax Analyst. 

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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Notice of Open Public Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission 

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing— 

February 18, 2015, Washington, DC. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following hearing of the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

Name: William A. Reinsch, Chairman 

of the U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. The 

Commission is mandated by Congress to 

investigate, assess, and report to 

Congress annually on ‘‘the national 

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and the People’s Republic of China.’’ 

Pursuant to this mandate, the 

Commission will hold a public hearing 

in Washington, DC on February 18, 

2015, ‘‘China’s Space and Counterspace 

Programs.’’ 

Background: This is the second public 

hearing the Commission will hold 

during its 2015 report cycle to collect 

input from academic, industry, and 

government experts on national security 

implications of the U.S. bilateral trade 

and economic relationship with China. 

The hearing will examine the 

capabilities, scope, and objectives of 

China’s space and counterspace 

programs. It will explore the research 

and development efforts behind these 

programs and the factors that have 

contributed to China’s recent space 

technology advances. The hearing will 

also address the implications of China’s 

dual-use and military space programs 

for the United States. The hearing will 

be co-chaired by Commissioners Jeffrey 

L. Fiedler and James M. Talent. Any 

interested party may file a written 

statement by February 18, 2015, by 

mailing to the contact below. A portion 

of each panel will include a question 

and answer period between the 

Commissioners and the witnesses. 

Location, Date and Time: Room: TBA. 

Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 

8:30a.m.–3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A 

detailed agenda for the hearing will be 

posted to the Commission’s Web site at 

www.uscc.gov. Also, please check our 

Web site for possible changes to the 

hearing schedule. Reservations are not 

required to attend the hearing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public seeking further 

information concerning the hearing 

should contact Reed Eckhold, 444 North 

Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, 

Washington, DC 20001; phone: 202– 

624–1496, or via email at reckhold@

uscc.gov. Reservations are not required 

to attend the hearing. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review Commission 

in 2000 in the National Defense 

Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106–398), as 

amended by Division P of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 

108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005), as amended by Public 

Law 113–291 (December 19, 2014). 

Date: February 09, 2015. 

Michael Danis, 

Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

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