Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 11 / Friday, January 16, 1998 / Notices 2721

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: Information Return for TaxExempt Private Activity Bond Issues

(Form 8038), Information Return for

Tax-Exempt Governmental Obligations

(Form 8038–G), and Information Return

for Small Tax-Exempt Governmental

Bond Issues, Leases and Installment

Sales (Form 8038–GC).

OMB Number: 1545–0720.

Form Number: 8038, 8038–G, and

8038–GC.

Abstract: Issuers of state or local

bonds must comply with certain

information reporting requirements

contained in Internal Revenue Code

section 149 to qualify for tax exemption.

The information must be reported by the

issuers about bonds issued by them

during each preceding calendar quarter.

Forms 8038, 8038–G, and 8038–GC are

used to provide the IRS with the

information required by Code section

149 and to monitor the requirements of

Code sections 141 through 150.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the forms at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: State, local or tribal

governments and not-for-profit

institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

14,500.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 59

hr., 7 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 857,140.

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 8, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–1080 Filed 1–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 1024

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

1024, Application for Recognition of

Exemption Under Section 501(a).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before March 17, 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 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: Application for Recognition of

Exemption Under Section 501(a).

OMB Number: 1545–0057.

Form Number: 1024.

Abstract: Organizations seeking

exemption from Federal income tax

under Internal Revenue Code section

501(a) as an organization described in

most paragraphs of section 501(c) must

use Form 1024 to apply for exemption.

The information collected is used to

determine whether the organization

qualifies for tax-exempt status.

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: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

4,718.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 61

hr., 32 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 290,290.

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.
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Approved: January 9, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–1081 Filed 1–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

1998 Electronic Filing: Low-Income

Housing Credit Forms

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Low-Income Housing Credit

forms.

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service

is planning to conduct an automated

pilot program during 1998 for filing

Low-Income Housing Credit forms to be

filed electronically (via modem to

modem). This pilot program will be

available without geographic limitation,

although all processing is centralized at

the Internal Revenue Service Center in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Participants

must have secured prior authorization

from the Internal Revenue Service.

Interested parties can obtain

information by writing or calling the

IRS. Comments on the program are

welcome.

DATES: Application can be submitted

year round.

ADDRESSES: Internal Revenue Service,

Philadelphia Service Center, Magnetic

Media Project Office, D.P. 115, 11601

Roosevelt Blvd., Philadelphia, PA

19154. Telephone: (800) 829–6945 or

(215) 516–7533 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is

receiving an increasing number of

computer-prepared forms, and is

exploring methods to use the flexibility

provided by computer preparation to

achieve processing efficiencies.

Electronic filing eliminates most of the

manual processes required by IRS to

handle paper documents, which will

increase the quality of the final product,

speed up the processing and reduce

unnecessary correspondence.

Generally, the procedures for

electronic filing will require all the data

currently supplied on the paper form

including attachments which usually

accompany the form. Additionally,

filers will be required to test before

acceptance into the program. The LIHC

pilot program is being offered to State

Housing Agencies and software

developers.

Joseph H. Cloonan,

Director, Philadelphia Service Center.

[FR Doc. 98–1078 Filed 1–15–98; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

U.S. Advisory Commission on Public

Diplomacy meeting; Notice

SUMMARY: The U.S. Advisory

Commission on Public Diplomacy will

meet on January 21 in Room 600, 301

4th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C., from

10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

The Commission will meet with Mr.

Kevin Klose, Director, International

Bureau of Broadcasting, to discuss

television policies, programs, and

potential in U.S. international

broadcasting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Please call

Betty Hayes, (202) 619–4468, if you are

interested in attending the meeting.

Space is limited and entrance to the

building is controlled.

Dated: January 13, 1998.

Rose Royal,

Management Analyst, Federal Register

Liaison.

[FR Doc. 98–1149 Filed 1–15–98; 8:45 am]

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