10622 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 45 / Friday, March 7, 1997 / Notices

Special Request: In order to complete

the survey described below on March

21, 1997 the Department of the Treasury

is requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by March 7, 1997. To obtain a copy of

this survey, please contact the FMS

Clearance Officer at the address listed

below.

Financial Management Service (FMS)

OMB Number: New.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: New collection.

Title: Socioeconomic and

Demographic Study (Telephone Survey

of Federal Benefit Program Check

Recipients).

Description: Public Law 104–134

directs Treasury to study the

socioeconomic and demographic

characteristics of those who do not have

Direct Deposit and determine how best

to increase usage. The focus groups will

aid in the design of a telephone survey

which will support the development of

a Direct /deposit marketing/media plan.

Respondents will be individuals who

currently receive Federal Government

program payments by check.

Respondent: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

9,008.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Response: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other (one

time).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

402 hours.

Clearance Officer: Jacqueline R. Perry

(301) 344–8577, Financial Management

Service, 3361–L 75th Avenue, Landover,

MD 20785.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports, Management Officer.

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

February 28, 1997.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Special Request: In order to begin the

study described below in early April

1997, the Department of the Treasury is

requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by March 12, 1997. To obtain a copy of

this study, please contact the IRS

Clearance Officer at the address listed

below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1349.

Project Number: SOI–26.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

4868 (Extension to File) TeleFile Script

Study.

Description: The purpose of the

development and support of the 4868

script is to facilitate the use of a

Touchtone Data Entry (TDE) system

which allows tax preparers to extend

the first filing fate of their clients’ tax

returns in a ‘‘paperless’’ environment.

Additionally, this study is expected to

examine cognitive issues involved in

TDE procedures, using specific research

methodologies, in order to assess error

associated with the extension to file

process in a timely and accurate

manner.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

13.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent:

Pretest—4.5 minutes.

Cognitive test—15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 20

hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

February 28, 1997.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Special Request: In order to begin the

surveys described below April 1997, the

Department of the Treasury is

requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by March 12, 1997. To obtain a copy of

this study, please contact the IRS

Clearance Officer at the address listed

below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1349.

Project Number: SOI–27.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: 1997 941 TeleFile User and

Non-user Customer Satisfaction

Surveys.

Description: The 941 TeleFile Quality

Measurement Team with the assistance

of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Behavioral Research Science Laboratory

has developed two mail-out/mail back

customer satisfaction surveys. A nonuser customer survey will collect data

from a sample of businesses that did not

(or could not) use the 941 TeleFile

system during the first filing quarter

(April-May 1997). The user survey will

collect data from a sample of businesses

that successfully used 941 TeleFile

during the second 1997 filing quarter

(July-August 1997). The surveys will be

conducted as part of a four quarter pilot

test of the 941 TeleFile system in the

Tennessee Computing Center starting in

April 1997 and concluding in May 1998.

The purpose of the surveys is to obtain

feedback from businesses on the IRS

marketing effort, reasons why

businesses used or did not use TeleFile,

and receive suggestions on how the IRS

can improve the 941 TeleFile system.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,788.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent:

1997 First Quarter Non-User

Customer Survey—5 minutes.

1997 Second Quarter User

Customer Survey—10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

369 hours.
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Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

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Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

February 28, 1997.

The Department of Treasury has

submitted the following public

information collection requirement(s) to

OMB for review and clearance under the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13. Copies of the

submission(s) may be obtained by

calling the Treasury Bureau Clearance

Officer listed. Comments regarding this

information collection should be

addressed to the OMB reviewer listed

and to the Treasury Department

Clearance Officer, Department of the

Treasury, Room 2110, 1425 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1505.

Form Number: IRS Form 8820.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Orphan Drug Credit.

Description: Filers use this form to

elect to claim the orphan drug credit,

which is 50% of the qualified clinical

testing expenses paid or incurred with

respect to low or unprofitable drugs for

rare diseases and conditions, as

designated under section 526 of the

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 20.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—5 hours, 44

minutes.

Learning about the law or the

form—1 hour, 17 minutes.

Preparing and sending the form to

the IRS—1 hour, 26 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 169 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1508.

Form Number: IRS Form 8851.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Summary of Medical Savings

Accounts.

Description: This form will be used by

the IRS to determine whether numerical

limits set forth in section 220(j)(1) have

been exceeded.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 200,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—3 hours, 51

minutes.

Learning about the law or the

form—6 minutes.

Preparing, copying, and sending the

form to the IRS—10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Annually,

Other (additional report for 1997).

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 1,540,000 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10226, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

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Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency (OCC), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The OCC, 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. Currently, the OCC is

soliciting comments concerning an

information collection titled Leasing (12

CFR 23).

DATES: Written comments should be

submitted by May 6, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to the Communications Division,

Attention: 1557–0206, Third Floor,

Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency, 250 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20219. In addition,

comments may be sent by facsimile

transmission to (202) 874–5274, or by

electronic mail to

REGS.COMMENTS@OCC.TREAS.GOV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the collection may be obtained

by contacting Jessie Gates or Dionne

Walsh, (202) 874–5090, Legislative and

Regulatory Activities Division (1557–

0206), Office of the Comptroller of the

Currency, 250 E Street, SW,

Washington, DC 20219.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Leasing (12 CFR 23).

OMB Number: 1557–0206.

Form Number: None.

Abstract: National banks need these

information collections to ensure that

they conduct their operations in a safe

and sound manner and in accordance

with Federal banking statutes and

regulations. These information

collections also provide needed

information for examiners and

protections for banks. The OCC uses this

information to verify compliance.

Type of Review: Renewal of OMB

approval.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Number of Respondents: 660.

Total Annual Responses: 710.

Frequency of Response: Occasional.

Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,820.

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 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; and

(d) Ways to minimize the burden of

the collection on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology; and

(e) Estimates of capital of startup costs

and costs of operation, maintenance,

and purchase of services to provide

information.

Dated: March 3, 1997.

Karen Solomon,

Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities

Division.

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