Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 52 / Thursday, March 19, 2009 / Notices 11813 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2004– 

53 

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 96–60, Procedure 

for filing Forms W–2 in certain 

acquisitions. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 18, 2009 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, 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 R. Joseph Durbala, at 

(202) 622–3634, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet, at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Procedure for filing Forms W– 

2 in certain acquistions. 

OMB Number: 1545–1510. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue 

Procedure 2004–53. 

Abstract: The information is required 

by the Internal Revenue Service to assist 

predecessor and successor employers in 

complying with the reporting 

requirements under Internal Revenue 

Code sections 6051 and 6011 for Forms 

W–2 and 941. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the revenue procedure at 

this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

553,500. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 12 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 110,700. 

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: February 23, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–5945 Filed 3–18–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[PS–105–75] 

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, PS–105–75 (TD 

8348), Limitations on Percentage 

Depletion in the Case of Oil and Gas 

Wells (Section 1.613A–3(l)). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 18, 2009 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulation should be 

directed to R. Joseph Durbala, at (202) 

622–3634, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the Internet, at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Limitations on Percentage 

Depletion in the Case of Oil and Gas 

Wells. 

OMB Number: 1545–0919. 

Regulation Project Number: PS–105– 

75. 

Abstract: Section 1.613A–3(1) of the 

regulation requires each partner to 

separately keep records of his or her 

share of the adjusted basis of 

partnership oil and gas property and 

requires each partnership, trust, estate, 

and operator to provide to certain 

persons the information necessary to 

compute depletion with respect to oil or 

gas. 

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. 

The burden associated with this 

collection of information is reflected on 

Forms 1065, 1041, and 706. 

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 


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