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###### Department of the Treasury

###### Internal Revenue Service

# 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)).

# DATES:

Written comments should be received on or before May 18, 2015 to be assured of consideration.

# ADDRESSES:

Direct all written comments to Christie A. Preston, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. Please send separate comments for each specific information collection listed below. You must reference the information collection's title, form number, reporting or record-keeping requirement number, and OMB number (if any) in your comment.

# FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

                        To obtain additional information, or copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of any comments received, contact Elaine Christophe, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet, at                         *Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov.*

# SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

## Request for Comments

                    The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the proposed or continuing information collections listed below in this notice, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501*et seq.*).                

*Request for Comments:*                     Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant information collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. Please do not include any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments.                

*We invite comments 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                           ( print page 13951)                        technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide the requested information. Currently, the IRS is seeking comments concerning the following forms, and reporting and record-keeping requirements:                

*Title:*                     Below-Market Loans.                

*OMB Number:*                     1545-0913.                

*Regulation Project Number:*                     TD 8045 Below-Market Loans.                

*Abstract:*Internal Revenue Code section 7872 re-characterizes a below-market loan as a market rate loan and an additional transfer by the lender to the borrower equal to the amount of imputed interest. The regulation requires both the lender and the borrower to attach a statement to their respective income tax returns for years in which they have imputed income or claim imputed deductions under Code section 7872.                

*Current Actions:*                     There is no change to this existing regulation.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Affected Public:*                     Individuals or households, and business or other for-profit organizations.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     1,926,888.                

*Estimated Time per Respondent:*                     15 min.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     481,722.                

*Title:*                     Notice of Income Donated Intellectual Property.                

*OMB Number:*                     1545-1962.                

*Form Number:*                     Form 8899.                

*Abstract:*                     Form 8899 is filed by charitable org. receiving donations of intellectual property if the donor provides timely notice. The initial deduction is limited to the donor's basis; additional deductions are allowed to the extent of income from the property, reducing excessive deductions.                

*Current Actions:*                     There is no change in the paperwork burden previously approved by OMB. This form is being submitted for renewal purposes only.                

*Type of Review:*                     Extension of a currently approved collection.                

*Affected Public:*                     Business or other for-profit, and not-for-profit institutions.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     1,000.                

*Estimated Time per Respondent:*                     5 hrs. 26 min.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     5,430.                

*Titles:*                     Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Membership Application; Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Check Waiver.                

*OMB Number:*                     1545-1788.                

*Form Numbers:*                     13013, 13013-D.                

*Abstract:*                     Form 13013, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Membership Application, is used as an application to volunteer to serve on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), an advisory panel to the Internal Revenue Service. The TAP application is necessary for the purpose of recruiting perspective members to voluntarily participate on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel for the Internal Revenue Service. It is necessary to gather information to rank applicants as well as to balance the panels demographically.                

*Abstract:*                     Form 13013-D, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Check Waiver, is used by new and continuing members of IRS Advisory Committees/Councils who are required to undergo a tax compliance check as a condition of membership. The tax check wavier authorizes the Government Liaison Disclosure analysts to provide the results to the appropriate IRS officials.                

*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:*                     Individuals.                

*Estimated Number of Respondents:*                     800.                

*Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:*                     578.                

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.

Dated: March 9, 2015.

Christie A. Preston,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 2015-06002 Filed 3-16-15; 8:45 am]

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