23498 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 82 /Wednesday, April 29, 1998 / Notices

can be processed through normal

channels the same as those with Forms

W–2 or 1099R attached.

Current Actions: Line 7 is being

changed to 7A and 7B. Line 7A will

show the compensation information

from Form W–2. Line 7B will show the

distribution information from Form

1099R. Previously, there was no place

on the form to report the distrubution

information.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households, business or other for-profit

organizations, farms, and Federal, state,

local or tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,500,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 18

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 450,000.

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 21, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–11398 Filed 4–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[LR 2013 and EE–155–78]

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

final regulations, LR 2013 (TD 7533),

Disc Rules on Procedure and

Administration; Rules on Export Trade

Corporations, and EE–155–78 (TD

7896), Income From Trade Shows

(§§ 1.6071–1 and 1.6072–2).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 29, 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 regulations should be directed

to Carol Savage, (202) 622–3945,

Internal Revenue Service, room 5569,

1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: LR 2013 (TD 7533), Disc Rules

on Procedure and Administration; Rules

on Export Trade Corporations, and EE–

155–78 (TD 7896), Income From Trade

Shows.

OMB Number: 1545–0807.

Regulation Project Numbers: LR 2013

and EE–155–78.

Abstract: Regulation section 1.6071–

1(b) requires that when a taxpayer files

a late return for a short period, proof of

unusual circumstances for late filing

must be given to the District Director.

Sections 6072(b), (c), (d), and (e) of the

Internal Revenue Code deal with the

filing dates of certain corporate returns.

Regulation section 1.6072–2 provides

additional information concerning these

filing dates.

Current Actions: There is no change to

these existing regulations.

Type of Review: Extension of OMB

approval.

Affected Public: Individual or

households, business or other for-profit

organizations, not-for-profit institutions,

farms, and state, local or tribal

governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

12,417.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 3,104.

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 17, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–11399 Filed 4–28–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Announcement of Open Membership

Application Period for the Information

Reporting Program Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.