39640 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 141 /Thursday, July 23, 1998 / Notices

of certain controlled foreign

corporations and foreign personal

holding companies. The elimination of

deferral is accomplished by requiring a

specified foreign corporation to conform

its taxable year to the majority U.S.

shareholder year. The information

collected will be used by the IRS to

assess the reported tax and determine

whether taxpayers have complied with

Code section 898.

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 Respondents:

700.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 700.

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: July 20, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–19687 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request For Forms 9455 and 9456

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

9455, I.R.S. Taxpayer Education

Programs, and Form 9456, I.R.S.

Taxpayer Education Programs 2nd

Notice.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before September 21,

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 forms should be directed

to Carol Savage, (202) 622–3945,

Internal Revenue Service, room 5569,

1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Form 9455, I.R.S. Taxpayer

Education Programs, and Form 9456,

I.R.S. Taxpayer Education Programs 2nd

Notice.

OMB Number: 1545–1336.

Form Number: Forms 9455 and 9456.

Abstract: The information collected

will be used to estimate the number of

individuals who teach IRS’ Educational

Programs, and the number of students

who are exposed to the Understanding

Taxes (UT) High School, UT–8th Grade,

UT-Post Secondary, and Small Business

Tax Education Programs during the

course of a year. It will also be used to

justify the continued use of these

programs. This effort is in line with IRS

initiatives on reducing taxpayer burden

and Compliance 2000 initiatives to

encourage voluntary compliance with

the tax laws.

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.

Estimated Number of Responses:

120,800.

Estimated Time Per Response: 10

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 20,137.

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: July 17, 1998.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–19688 Filed 7–22–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[PS–102–88]

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request For Regulation Project

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.