41620 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 149 /Tuesday, August 4, 1998 / Notices

OMB Number: 1535–0128.

Form Number: PD F 5396.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Direct Deposit Sign Up Form.

Description: PD F 5396 is used to

process payment data to the financial

institution.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

20,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent: 10 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting Burden

Hours: 3,400 hours.

Clearance Officer: Vicki S. Thorpe

(304) 480–6553, Bureau of the Public

Debt, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg,

West VA 26106–1328.

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. 98–20709 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–40–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review;

Comment Request

July 28, 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,

Pub. L. 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 September 3, 1998

to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

OMB Number: 1545–0035.

Form Number: IRS Forms 943, 943–

PR, 943–A and 943A–PR.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Employer’s Annual Tax Return

for Agricultural Employees (943);

Planilla Para La Declaracio ́n Anual De

La Contribucio ́n Del Patrono De

Empleados Agrı ́colas (943–PR);

Agricultural Employer’s Record of

Federal Tax Liability (943–A); and

Registro De La Obligacion Contributiva

Del Patrono Agricola (943A–PR).

Description: Agricultural employers

must prepare and file Form 943 and for

943–PR (Puerto Rico only) to report and

pay FICA taxes and (943 only) income

tax voluntarily withheld. Agricultural

employers may attach Form 943–A and

943–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.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 392,443.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Form Recordkeeping Learning about the

law or the form Preparing the form

Copying, assembling, and

sending the

form to the IRS

943 ............................................................................. 9 hr., 34 min .............. 22 min ....................... 1 hr., 28 min .............. 16 min.

943–PR ...................................................................... 8 hr., 8 min ................ 28 min ....................... 1 hr., 35 min .............. 16 min.

943–A ........................................................................ 8 hr., 22 min .............. 6 min ......................... 14 min .......................

943a–PR .................................................................... 8 hr., 22 min .............. 6 min ......................... 14 min .......................

Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 4,483,729 hours. OMB Number: 1545–0070.

Form Number: IRS Form 2350.

Type of Review: Revision.

Title: Application for Extension of

Time to File U.S. Income Tax Return.

Description: Form 2350 is used to

request an extension of time to file in

order to meet the bona fide residence or

physical presence tests required to gain

the benefits permitted under section

911. The information furnished is used

to determine if the extension should be

granted. Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 22,594.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—13 minutes

Learning about the law or the form 9—

minutes

Preparing the form—24 minutes

Copying, assembling, and sending the

form to the IRS—14 minutes

Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1033.

Form Number: IRS Form 8453–E.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Employee Benefit Plan

Declaration and Signature for

Electronic/Magnetic Media Filing.

Description: This form will be used to

secure taxpayer signatures and

declaration in conjunction with the

Electronic Filing of Form 5500, 5500–C/

R, and 550EZ. These forms, together

with the electronic transmission, will

comprise the annual information

returns.

Respondents: Individuals or

households, Business or other for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 50,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—7 minutes

Learning about the law or the form—5

minutes

Preparing the form—22 minutes

Copying, assembling, and sending the

form to the IRS—20 minutes

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 45,500 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1054.

Form Number: IRS Form 8736.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Application for Automatic

Extension of Time to File U.S. Return

for a Partnership, REMIC, or for Certain

Trusts.

Description: Form 8736 is used by

Partnerships, REMICs, and by certain

trusts to request an automatic 3-month

extension of time to file Form 1065,

Form 1041, or Form 1066. Form 8736

contains data needed by the IRS to

determine whether or not a taxpayer

qualifies for such an extension.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Farms.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 36,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—2 hr., 23 min.

Learning about the law or the form—47

min.

Preparing, copying, assembling and

sending the form to the IRS—52 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.
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Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 145,800 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1060.

Form Number: IRS Form 8288–B.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Application for Withholding

Certificate for Dispositions by Foreign

Persons of U.S. Real Property Interests.

Description: Form 8288–B is used to

apply for a withholding certificate from

IRS to reduce or eliminate the

withholding required by section 1445.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 5,079.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeepers:

Recordkeeping—2 hr., 4 min.

Learning about the law or the form—1

hr., 48 min.

Preparing the form—53 min.

Copying, assembling, and sending the

form to the IRS—20 min.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 25,852 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1266.

Form Number: IRS Form 8829.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Expenses for Business Use of

Your Home.

Description: Internal Revenue Code

(IRC) section 280A limits the deduction

for business use of a home to the gross

income from the business use minus

certain business deductions. Amounts

not allowed due to the limitations can

be carried over to the following year.

Form 8829 is used to verify that the

deduction is properly figured.

Respondents: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 4,000,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—52 min.

Learning about the law or the form—8

min.

Preparing the form—1 hr., 16 min.

Copying, assembling and sending the

form to the IRS—20 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 10,400,000

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. 98–20710 Filed 8–3–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Financial Management Service;

Proposed Collection of Information:

Financial Institution Agreement and

Application Forms for Designation as a

Treasury Tax and Loan Depositary and

Resolution

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Financial Management

Service, 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 a

continuing information collection. By

this notice, the Financial Management

Service solicits comments concerning

the form ‘‘Financial Institution

Agreement and Application Forms for

Designation as a Treasury Tax and Loan

Depositary and Resolution.’’

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before October 5, 1998.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Financial Management Service, 3361–

L 75th Avenue, Landover, Maryland

20785.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Cindy Johnson,

Cash Management Policy and Planning

Division, 401–14th Street, SW.,

Washington, DC (202) 874–6657.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial

Management Service solicits comments

on the collection of information

described below.

Title: Financial Institution Agreement

and Application Forms for Designation

as a Treasury Tax and Loan Depository

and Resolution.

OMB Number: 1510–0052.

Form Number: FMS–458, FMS–459.

Abstract: Financial Institutions are

required to complete and submit the

information on the Agreement

Application and Resolution forms to

participate in the Treasury Tax and

Loan program.

Current Actions: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

450.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 30

minutes (15 min.×2).

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 225.

Comments: Comments submitted in

response to this notice will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget 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.

Dated: July 29, 1998.

Diane E. Clark,

Assistant Commissioner, Management.

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BILLING CODE 4810–35–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Financial Management Service;

Proposed Collection of Information:

Schedule of Excess Risks

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Financial Management

Service, 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 a

continuing information collection. By

this notice, the Financial Management

Service solicits comments concerning

the form ‘‘Schedule of Excess Risks.’’

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before October 5, 1998.