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Preparing, copying, assembling, and

sending the form to the IRS—2 hr., 7

min.

Frequency of Response: Quarterly,

Weekly, Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 890,507 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1596.

Form Number: IRS Form 8857.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Request for Innocent Spouse

Relief.

Description: Section 6103(e) of the

Internal Revenue Code allows taxpayers

to request, and IRS to grant, ‘‘innocent

spouse’’ relief when: taxpayer filed a

joint return with tax substantially

understated; taxpayer establishes no

knowledge of, or benefit from, the

understatement; and it would be

inequitable to hold the taxpayer liable.

GAO Report GAO/GGD–97–34

recommended IRS develop a form to

make relief easier for the public to

request.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

11,667.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent:

Learning about the law or the form—14

minutes

Preparing the form—16 minutes

Copying, assembling, and sending the

form to the IRS—20 minutes

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

9,684 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. 98–16227 Filed 6–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

June 12, 1998.

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,

Public Law 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.

Dates: Written comments should be

received on or before July 20, 1998 to be

assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: New.

Form Number: None.

Type of Review: New collection.

Title: Late Paid Schedule C Health

Care Study.

Description: This is a survey for

quantitative research to identify

potential causes and remedies for late

payment of federal income taxes by

Form 1040 Schedule C filers in the

Health Care industry. The data

developed in this research will be used

to formulate treatments for late

payments by heal care sole proprietors.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,430.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 7 minutes.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

170 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–0160.

Form Number: IRS Form 3520-A.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Annual Information Return of

Foreign Trust With a U.S. Owner.

Description: Section 6048(b) requires

that foreign trusts with at least one U.S.

beneficiary must file an annual

information return on Form 3520-A. The

form is used to report the income and

deductions of the foreign trust and

provide statements to the U.S. owners

and beneficiaries. IRS uses Form 3520-

A to determine if the U.S. owner of the

trust has included the net income of the

trust in it’s gross income.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 500.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—36 hr., 21 min.

Learning about the law or the form—2

hr., 59 min.

Preparing and sending the form to the

IRS—3 hr., 42 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 21,515 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1597.

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue

Procedure 98–27.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Qualified Intermediaries (QI).

Description: Revenue Procedure 98–

27 describes application procedures for

becoming a qualified intermediary (QI)

and the requisite agreement that a QI

must execute with the IRS.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 88,504.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Estimated Time for a QI Account

Holder—30 minutes

Estimated Time for a QI—2,093 hours

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 301,393 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. 98–16228 Filed 6–17–98; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

June 12, 1998.

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,

Public Law 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.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 6, 1998 to be

assured of consideration.

SPECIAL REQUEST: In order to conduct

the focus group interviews described

below at the beginning July 1998, the

Department of the Treasury is

requesting that the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) review

and approve this information collection

by June 19, 1998. To obtain a copy of

this study, please contact the Internal

Revenue Service Clearance Officer at the

address listed below.
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–1432.

Project Number: M:SP:V 98–010–G.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Proposed Incentives, Rewards

and Customer Service Products Focus

Group Interviews (Electronic Tax

Administration (ETA)).

Description: The purpose of the focus

group interviews will be to gather

opinions and ideas from tax

practitioners, Certified Public

Accountants, enrolled agents, and

attorneys about some incentives or

customer service products. These focus

groups interviews (one each day) will be

held at each of the four IRS 1998

Nationwide Tax Forums sponsored by

the Electronic Tax Administration

Office. The forums will be held as

follows: Philadelphia: July 8–9; Las

Vegas: August 5–6; St. Louis: August

19–20; and New Orleans: September 2–

3.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents: 80

(10 participants times 8 groups).

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent:

Screening—5 minutes.

Focus Group Interview Sessions—2

hours.

Frequency of Response: Other

(conducted at 4 forums).

Estimated Total Reporting Burden:

180 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202)

622–3869, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

N.W., 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.

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UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

BILLING CODE: 8720–01.

AGENCY: United States Enrichment

Corporation.

SUBJECT: Board of Directors.

TIME AND DATE: 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, June

16, 1998.

PLACE: USEC Corporate Headquarters,

6903 Rockledge Drive, Bethesda,

Maryland 20817.

STATUS: This meeting has been

canceled.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Elizabeth Stuckle at 301/564–3399.

Dated: June 15, 1998.

William H. Timbers, Jr.,

President and Chief Executive Officer.

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Proposed Information Collection

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Comment request; Proposed

New Collection: USIA Evaluation of the

Use of Arrival Host Families.

SUMMARY: The United States Information

Agency, as part of its continuing effort

to reduce paperwork and respondent

burden, invites the general public and

other Federal agencies to comment on

an information collection requirement

concerning the proposed public use

form entitled, ‘‘USIA Evaluation of the

Use of Arrival Host Families’’. This

request for comment is being made

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)).

The information collection activity

involved with this program is

conducted pursuant to the mandate

given to the United States Information

Agency under the terms and conditions

of the Mutual Educational and Cultural

Exchange Act of 1961, Public Law 87–

256, 22 U.S.C. 2451, and section

101(a)(15)(J) of the Immigration and

Nationality Act, as amended. The

Exchange Visitor Program regulations in

22 CFR part 514 implement the Act; the

regulations in 22 CFR 514.25

specifically govern the high school

exchanges (‘‘Secondary school

students’’).

DATES: Comments are due on or before

August 17, 1998.

COPIES: Copies of the Request for

Clearance (OMB 83–I), supporting

statement, and other documents that

will be submitted to OMB for approval

may be obtained from the USIA

Clearance Officer. Comments should be

submitted to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs of OMB,

Attention: Desk Officer for USIA, and

also to the USIA Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Agency Clearance Officer, Ms. Jeannette

Giovetti, United States Information

Agency, M/AOL, 301 Fourth Street,

SW., Washington, DC 20547, telephone

(202) 619–4408, internet address:

JGiovett@USIA.GOV; and OMB review:

Ms. Victoria Wassmer, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 10202, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503, Telephone (202)

395–3176.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public

reporting burden for this collection of

information is estimated to average

thirty (30) minutes per response,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

Responses are voluntary and

respondents will be required to respond

an average of 2 times. Comments are

requested on the proposed information

collection concerning (a) whether the

proposed collection of information is

necessary for the proper performance of

the agency, including whether the

information has practical utility; (b) the

accuracy of the Agency’s burden

estimates; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on the respondents,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology. Send comments

regarding this burden estimate or any

other aspect of this collection of

information to the United States

Information Agency, M/AOL, 301

Fourth Street, SW., Washington, DC

20547; and to the Office of Information

and Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 10202, NEOB,

Washington, DC 20503.

Current Actions: USIA is requesting

OMB revision and approval of this new

collection for a three-year period.

Title: USIA Evaluation of the Use of

Arrival Host Families.

Form Numbers: N/A.

Abstract: USIA strives to evaluate the

policies, attainment of program goals,

impact and administration of all its

exchanges. To that end, USIA proposes

to conduct a one-time evaluation project

during the 1998–99 Academic year to

evaluate the quality of and impact on

foreign high school students placed in

arrival host families (temporary living

arrangements).

Proposed Frequency of Responses:

No. of Respondents—6,520

Recordkeeping Hours—.50

Total Annual Burden—3,260