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Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits, not-for-profits, and 

individuals or households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

8,350. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,480. 

Dated: March 9, 2015. 

Amy R. Greenberg, 

Director, Regulations and Rulings Division. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05657 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 56 

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 

56, Notice Concerning Fiduciary 

Relationship. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 11, 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. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Martha R. Brinson, 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

Internet, at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Notice Concerning Fiduciary 

Relationship. 

OMB Number: 1545–0013. 

Form Number: 56. 

Abstract: Form 56 is used to inform 

the IRS that a person is acting for 

another person in a fiduciary capacity 

so that the IRS may mail tax notices to 

the fiduciary concerning the person for 

whom he/she is acting. The data is used 

to ensure that the fiduciary relationship 

is established or terminated and to mail 

or discontinue mailing designated tax 

notices to the fiduciary. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, and individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

25,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hr. 

41 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 292,800. 

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: February 25, 2015. 

Christie A. Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05663 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

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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— 

March 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 

security implications of the economic 

relationship between the United States 

and the People’s Republic of China.’’ 

Pursuant to this mandate, the 

Commission will hold a public hearing 

in Washington, DC on March 18, 2015, 

‘‘Looking West: China and Central 

Asia.’’ 

Background: This is the third 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 seeks to examine the 

drivers of China’s engagement with 

Central Asia, its impacts on regional 

economic security and stability, and its 

implications for U.S. policy objectives 

in the region. The hearing will be cochaired by Vice Chairman Dennis Shea 

and Commissioner Katherine Tobin 

Ph.D. Any interested party may file a 

written statement by March 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, Time 

TBA. 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). 


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Dated: March 6, 2015. 

Michael Danis, 

Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

[FR Doc. 2015–05620 Filed 3–11–15; 8:45 am] 

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