15270 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 55 / Monday, March 23, 2015 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Regulation Project 

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)). The IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning third-party 

disclosure requirements in IRS 

regulations. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 22, 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 regulations 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: Third-Party Disclosure 

requirements in IRS Regulations. 

OMB Number: 1545–1466. 

Abstract: These existing regulations 

contain third-party disclosure 

requirements that are subject to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to these regulations at this 

time. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

organizations, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

307,064,630. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

Varies. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 68,885,183. 

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: March 3, 2015. 

Christie Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2015–06500 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am] 

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