19576 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 75 / Monday, April 20, 1998 / Notices

NEW EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS—Continued

Application No. Applicant Reason for

delay

Estimated

date of completion

11167–M ................ Eco-Pak Specialty Packaging, Elizabethton, TN ..................................................................... 4 06/30/1998

11254–M ................ Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Sugar Land, TX .................................................................... 4 07/31/1998

11344–M ................ E.I. DuPont, Wilmington, DE ................................................................................................... 4 07/31/1998

11378–M ................ Astrotech Space Operations, Inc., Titusville, FL ..................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

11506–M ................ OEA, Inc., Denver, CO ............................................................................................................ 4 07/30/1998

11516–M ................ Falcon Safety Products, Sommerville, NJ ............................................................................... 4 07/30/1998

11952–M ................ Department of Defense, Falls Church, VA .............................................................................. 4 07/30/1998

[FR Doc. 98–10271 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection: Comment

Request for Regulation Project;

Regulations Under Tax Conventions—

Ireland

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 an

existing regulation, Regulations Under

Tax Conventions—Ireland (26 CFR Part

513).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 19, 1998 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 income tax treaty should

be directed to Carol Savage, (202) 622–

3945, Internal Revenue Service, room

5569, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Regulations Under Tax

Conventions—Ireland.

OMB Number: 1545–0834.

Abstract: The information required by

these regulations is needed to allow

taxpayers to receive benefits under the

tax treaty, and to allow withholding

agents to permit those benefits to be

immediately realized by the taxpayers.

The information is used by the Internal

Revenue Service to determine if the

treaty benefits are being used properly,

to aid in determining whether income is

being reported accurately, and to

prevent evasion of income taxes.

Current Actions: These regulations

were amended by TD 8734, 62 FR 53497

and 53498. The amendments result in a

burden reduction because the letters of

notification formerly required by

§§ 513.3(b)(5), 513.4(c), and 513.5(c) are

no longer required under the

amendments. However, letters of

notification are still required by

§ 513.6(b).

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, and business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 5.

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: April 14, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–10376 Filed 4–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[Regulation Section 31.6001]

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)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning existing

regulations 26 CFR 31.6001–1, Records

in general; 26 CFR 31.6001–2,

Additional Records under FICA; 26 CFR

31.6001–3, Additional records under

Railroad Retirement Tax Act; 26 CFR

31.6001–5, Additional records in