Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 49 / Thursday, March 13, 1997 / Notices 11947

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

6,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Response: 4 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Other.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

400 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., 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.

Dale A. Morgan,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

March 5, 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.

U.S. Customs Service (CUS)

OMB Number: New.

Form Number: CF 446.

Type of Review: New collection.

Title: North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA) Certificate of

Origin Verification Questionnaire.

Description: The objectives of NAFTA

are to eliminate barriers to trade in

goods and services between the United

States, Mexico, and Canada; facilitate

conditions of fair competition within

the free trade area; liberalize

significantly conditions for investments

within the free trade area; establish

effective procedures for the joint

administration of the NAFTA; and the

resolution of disputes.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households, Notfor-profit institutions, Federal

Government.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 5,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper: 1 hour.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 24,000 hours.

Clearance Officer: J. Edgar Nichols

(202) 927–1426, U.S. Customs Service,

Printing and Records Management

Branch, Room 6216, 1301 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20229.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Dale A. Morgan,

Departmental Reports Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–6259 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 1096

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

1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal

of U.S. Information Returns.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before May 12, 1997 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 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,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Annual Summary and

Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns.

OMB Number: 1545–0108 Form

Number: 1096.

Abstract: Form 1096 is used to

transmit information returns (Forms

1099, 1098, 5498, and W–2G) to the IRS

service centers. Under Internal Revenue

Code section 6041 and related

regulations, a separate Form 1096 is

used for each type of return sent to the

service center by the payer. It is used by

IRS to summarize, categorize, and

process the forms being filed.

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, individuals or

households, not-for-profit institutions,

farms, Federal government, and State,

local or tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,197,271.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 10

min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 966,805.

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 21, 1997.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–6389 Filed 3–12–97; 8:45 am]

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