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of closing agreement under Code section 

7121 called a pre-filing agreement. 

Current Actions: Due to revision of 

the revenue procedure, burden hours 

decreased by 36,081. The total burden 

hours are now 13,134. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/ 

Recordkeepers: 216. 

Estimated Time per Response: 60 

hours, 48 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 13,134. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

the collections of information covered 

by this notice. 

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 27, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–5306 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2008– 

50 

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 

Revenue Procedure 2008–50, Employee 

Plans Compliance Resolution System. 

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 revenue procedure should 

be directed to Carolyn N. Brown, 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

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

6688 or through the Internet at 

Carolyn.N.Brown@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Employee Plans Compliance 

Resolution System. 

OMB Number: 1545–1673. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue 

Procedure 2008–50. 

Abstract: The information requested 

in Revenue Procedure 2008–50 is 

required to enable the Internal Revenue 

Service to make determinations 

regarding the issuance of various types 

of closing agreements and compliance 

statements. The issuance of closing 

agreements and compliance statements 

allows individual plans to continue to 

maintain their tax-qualified status. As a 

result, the favorable tax treatment of the 

benefits of the eligible employees is 

retained. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to this revenue procedure at 

this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals, business 

or other for-profit organizations, not-forprofit institutions, and state, local or 

tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

19,434. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 

hours, 55 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 76,222. 

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 27, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–5307 Filed 3–11–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2005– 

50 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, as part of its continuing effort 


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