Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 73 / Wednesday, April 16, 1997 / Notices 18673

Branch, Room 6216, 1301 Constitution

Avenue, NW., 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.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports, Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–9774 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

April 4, 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, Pub.

L. 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: 1545–1502.

Form Number: IRS Forms 5304–

SIMPLE, IRS Form 5305–SIMPLE, and

Notice 97–6.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Savings Incentive Match Plan

for Employees of Small Employers

(SIMPLE) (Not Subject to the Designated

Financial Institutions Rules) (5304–

SIMPLE); Savings Incentive Match Plan

for Employees of Small Employers

(SIMPLE) (5305–SIMPLE); and

Savings Incentive Match Plan for

Employees of Small Employers

(SIMPLE) (Notice 97–6).

Description: Forms 5304–SIMPLE and

5305–SIMPLE are used by an employer

to permit employees to make salary

reduction contributions to a savings

incentive match plan (SIMPLE IRA)

described in Code section 408(p). These

forms are not to be filed with IRS, but

to be retained in the employers’ records

as proof of establishing such a plan,

thereby justifying a deduction for

contributions made to the SIMPLE IRA.

The data is used to verify the deduction.

Notice 97–6 provides guidance for

employers and trustees regarding how

they can comply with the requirements

of Code section 408(p) in establishing

and maintaining a SIMPLE Plan,

including information regarding the

notification and reporting requirements

under Code section 408.

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

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 600,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

5304–SIMPLE 5305–SIMPLE Notice 97–6

Recordkeeping ......................................................................... 3 hr., 38 min .......................... 3 hr., 38 min .......................... 0 hr., 0 min.

Learning about the law or the form ......................................... 2 hr., 26 min .......................... 2 hr., 26 min .......................... 0 hr., 15 min.

Preparing the form ................................................................... 47 min .................................... 47 min .................................... 0 hr., 0 min.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 2,127,000 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.

[FR Doc. 97–9775 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

April 7, 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, Pub.

L. 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 conduct

the focus group interviews described

below in the late April to early May

1997 timeframe, the Department of the

Treasury is requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by April 18, 1997. To obtain a copy of

this study, please contact the Internal

Revenue Service Clearance Officer at the

address listed below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Project Number: M:SP:V 97–010–G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Most Serious Problems

Encountered by Taxpayers Focus Group

Interviews.

Description: The objective of these

focus group interviews is to gather

feedback from taxpayers, age 50 and

older and small business owners with

10 or less employees, on what they

consider the most serious problems they

face in dealing with the IRS.

Information from these groups will be

used to improve customer service to

taxpayers and make changes necessary

to help increase voluntary compliance

with reducing burden.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

650.

Estimated Burden Hours Per Response:

Participant recruiting—5 minutes per

call.

Focus group sessions—2 hours.

Travel—1 hour.

Frequency of Response: Other.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

324 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.

[FR Doc. 97–9776 Filed 4–15–97; 8:45 am]

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