Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 88 /Thursday, May 7, 1998 / Notices 25269

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 two

existing notices, Notice 88–30, Diesel

Fuel and Aviation Fuel Imposed at

Wholesale Level, and Notice 88–132,

Diesel and Aviation Fuel Taxes; Rules

Effective 1/1/89.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 6, 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 notices should be directed

to Carol Savage, (202) 622–3945,

Internal Revenue Service, room 5569,

1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Notice 88–30, Diesel Fuel and

Aviation Fuel Imposed at Wholesale

Level; Notice 88–132, Diesel and

Aviation Fuel Taxes; Rules Effective 1/

1/89.

OMB Number: 1545–1043.

Notice Number: Notice 88–30 and

Notice 88–132.

Abstract: Notice 88–30 and Notice

88–132 require certain persons involved

with diesel or aviation fuel (1) to be

registered with the Internal Revenue

Service, (2) to maintain certain records,

and (3) to provide certificates to support

exempt purchases. Because of the Code

amendments made by the Omnibus

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, these

requirements now apply only with

respect to aviation fuel.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the notices at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions, farms, and state, local or

tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,500.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour, 6 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 3,850.

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: May 1, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–12189 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[INTL–45–86]

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 an

existing final regulation, INTL–45–86

(TD 8125), Foreign Management and

Foreign Economic Processes

Requirements of a Foreign Sales

Corporation (§ 1.924).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 6, 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 regulation should be

directed to Carol Savage, (202) 622–

3945, Internal Revenue Service, room

5569, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Foreign Management and

Foreign Economic Processes

Requirements of Foreign Sales

Corporation.

OMB Number: 1545–0904.

Regulation Project Number: INTL–45–

86.

Abstract: This regulation provides

rules for complying with foreign

management and foreign economic

process requirements to enable foreign

sales corporations to produce foreign

trading gross receipts and qualify for

reduced tax rates. Section 1.924(d)–

1(b)(2) of the regulation requires that

records must be kept to verify that the

necessary activities were actually

performed outside the United States.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

11,001.

Estimated Time Per Recordkeeper: 2

hours.

Estimated Total Recordkeeping:

22,001.

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
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1A copy of this list may be obtained by

contacting Ms. Carol Epstein, Assistant General

Counsel, at 202/619–6981, and the address is Room

700, U.S. Information Agency, 301 Fourth Street,

SW., Washington, D.C. 20547–001.

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: May 1, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–12190 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Culturally Significant Objects Imported

for Exhibition

Determinations

Notice is hereby given of the

following determinations: Pursuant to

the authority vested in me by the Act of

October 19, 1965 (79 Stat. 985, 22 U.S.C.

2459), Executive Order 12047 of March

27, 1978 (43 FR 13359, March 29, 1978),

and Delegation Order No. 85–5 of June

27, 1985 (50 FR 27393, July 2, 1985), I

hereby determine that the objects to be

included in the exhibit, ‘‘Queens and

Commoners of Egypt’s New Kingdom’’

(See list 1), imported from abroad for the

temporary exhibition without profit

within the United States, are of cultural

significance. These objects are imported

pursuant to a loan agreement with the

foreign lenders. I also determine that the

exhibition or display of the listed

exhibit objects at The Charleston

Museum, Charleston, South Carolina

from on or about October 1, 1998,

through June 30, 1999, is in the national

interest. Public Notice of these

determinations is ordered to be

published in the Federal Register.

Dated: April 29, 1998.

Les Jin,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98–12086 Filed 5–6–98; 8:45 am]

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