1814 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 8 / Monday, January 13, 1997 / Notices

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: Exemption From Withholding

on Investment Income of Foreign

Governments and International

Organizations.

OMB Number: 1545–1053.

Form Number: Form 8709.

Abstract: This form is used by foreign

governments and international

organizations, with certain types of

investments in the United States, to file

with withholding agents to obtain

exemption from withholding under

Internal Revenue Code section 892. The

withholding agent uses the information

to determine the appropriate

withholding, if any.

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.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

30,000

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hr.,

25 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 42,300

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: December 23, 1996.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–782 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]

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Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 5310–A

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

5310–A, Notice of Plan Merger or

Consolidation, Spinoff, or Transfer of

Plan Assets or Liabilities; Notice of

Qualified Separate Lines of Business.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 14, 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: Notice of Plan Merger or

Consolidation, Spinoff, or Transfer of

Plan Assets or Liabilities; Notice of

Qualified Separate Lines of Business

OMB Number: 1545–1225.

Form Number: 5310–A.

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code

section 6058(b) requires plan

administrators to notify IRS of any plan

mergers, consolidations, spinoffs, or

transfers of plan assets or liabilities to

another plan. Code section 414(r)

requires employers to notify IRS of

separate lines of business for their

deferred compensation plans. Form

5310–A is used to make these

notifications.

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.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

15,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 9

hrs., 5 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 136,400.

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: January 6, 1997.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–783 Filed 1–10–97; 8:45 am]

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