10344 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 45 / Tuesday, March 10, 2009 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[REG–122917–02] 

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, REG–122917– 

02, Statutory Options. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 11, 2009 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Allan Hopkins, at (202) 622– 

6665, or at Internal Revenue Service, 

room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the Internet, at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Statutory Options. 

OMB Number: 1545–0820. 

Regulation Project Number: REG– 

122917–02. 

Abstract: The affected public includes 

corporations that transfer stock to 

employees after 1979 pursuant to the 

exercise of a statutory stock option. The 

corporation must furnish the employee 

receiving the stock with a written 

statement describing the transfer. The 

statement will assist the employee in 

filing their tax return. 

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 institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

50,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 25 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

16,650. 

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: February 13, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–4967 Filed 3–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 8725 

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 

8725, Excise Tax on Greenmail. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 11, 2009 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 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 Allan Hopkins at 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622– 

6665, or through the Internet at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Excise Tax on Greenmail. 

OMB Number: 1545–1086. 

Form Number: 8725. 

Abstract: Form 8725 is used by 

persons who receive ‘‘greenmail’’ to 

compute and pay the excise tax on 

greenmail imposed under Internal 

Revenue Code section 5881. IRS uses 

the information to verify that the correct 

amount of tax has been reported. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the Form 8725 at this 

time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12. 

Estimated Time per Response: 7 

hours, 40 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 92. 

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