27790 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 97 /Wednesday, May 20, 1998 / Notices

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is

soliciting comments concerning Forms

943, Employer’s Annual Tax Return for

Agricultural Employees, 943–PR,

Planilla Para La Declaracion Anual De

La Contribucion Del Patrono De

Empleados Agricolas, 943–A,

Agricultural Employer’s Record of

Federal Tax Liability, and 943A–PR,

Registro De La Obligacion Contributiva

Del Patrono Agricola.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 20, 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: Employer’s Annual Tax Return

for Agricultural Employees (Form 943),

Planilla Para La Declaracion Anual De

La Contribucion Del Patrono De

Empleados Agricolas (Form 943–PR),

Agricultural Employer’s Record of

Federal Tax Liability (Form 943–A), and

Registro De La Obligacion Contributiva

Del Patrono Agricola (Form 943A–PR).

OMB Number: 1545–0035.

Form Number: 943, 943–PR, 943–A,

and 943A–PR.

Abstract: Agricultural employers must

prepare and file Form 943 and Form

943–PR (Puerto Rico only) to report and

pay FICA taxes and income tax

voluntarily withheld (Form 943 only).

Agricultural employers may attach

Forms 943–A and 943A–PR to Forms

943 and 943–PR to show their tax

liabilities for semiweekly periods. The

information is used to verify that the

correct tax has been paid.

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: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

392,443.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 11

hr., 14 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 4,409,010.

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 8, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13459 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8288–B

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

8288–B, Application for Withholding

Certificate for Dispositions by Foreign

Persons of U.S. Real Property Interests.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 20, 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 Withholding

Certificate for Dispositions by Foreign

Persons of U.S. Real Property Interests.

OMB Number: 1545–1060.

Form Number: 8288–B.

Abstract: Section 1445 of the Internal

Revenue Code requires transferees to

withhold tax on the amount realized

from sales or other dispositions by

foreign persons of U.S. real property

interests. Code sections 1445(b) and (c)

allow the withholding to be reduced or

eliminated under certain circumstances.

Form 8288–B is used to apply for a

withholding certificate from IRS to

reduce or eliminate the withholding

required by Code section 1445.

Current Actions:

Lines 1 through 3 of Form 8288-B

have been revised. Line 1 was unclear

in its usage and often resulted in

duplication of information on lines 2 or

3. In most cases, the filer of the

certificate is actually the transferee’s or

transferor’s agent on behalf of the

applicant. For this reason, line 1 has

been changed to line 4, the header

changed to read ‘‘Name of withholding

agent,’’ and the address block revised so

that the requester can inform the IRS

where to send the certificate. Also, a

separate space on line 4 now requests

the name of the estate, trust, or other

entity, identification number and phone

number. Lines 2 and 3 on the current

version are now lines 1 and 2. A box on

line 1 of the current version requesting

that the applicant identify whether it is

the transferee or transferor is now line

3.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

5,079.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 5 hr.,

5 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 25,801.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice:
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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 5, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13460 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY: United States Enrichment

Corporation.

SUBJECT: Board of Directors.

TIME AND DATE: Friday, May 15, 1998.

PLACE: Telephonic Meeting.

STATUS: The Board meeting will be

closed to the public.

MATTER TO BE CONSIDERED: Issues related

to privatization of the Corporation and

other commercial, financial and

operational issues of the Corporation.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Elizabeth Stuckle at 301/564–3399.

Dated: May 15, 1998.

William H. Timbers, Jr.,

President and Chief Executive Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13523 Filed 5–15–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on

Environmental Hazards, Notice of

Charter Renewal

This gives notice under the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463) of October 6, 1972, that the

Veterans’ Advisory Committee on

Environmental Hazards has been

renewed for a 2-year period beginning

April 27, 1998, through April 27, 2000.

Dated: May 12, 1998.

By direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13367 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Gulf War Expert Scientific Advisory

Committee, Notice of Availability of

Executive Summary of Meeting Held

on March 30–31, 1998

Notice is hereby given that the

Executive Summary of the Gulf War

Expert Scientific Advisory Committee

meeting held on March 30–31, 1998, is

available.

The Executive Summary outlines the

activities and recommendations of the

meeting relative to patient care and

medical diagnoses affecting Gulf War

era veterans. It is available for public

inspection at the below location:

Dr. Robert Allen (13), Executive

Secretary, Department of Veterans

Affairs, Office of Public Health and

Environmental Hazards, VA Central

Office, Room 872, 810 Vermont

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420.

Dated: May 11, 1998.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–13368 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

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