Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 79 / Tuesday, April 24, 2001 / Notices 20719

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 2000–12,

Application Procedures for Qualified

Intermediary Status Under Section

1441; Final Qualified Intermediary

Withholding Agreement.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 25, 2001 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 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 Carol Savage, (202) 622–

3945, Internal Revenue Service, room

5242, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application Procedures for

Qualified Intermediary Status Under

Section 1441; Final Qualified

Intermediary Withholding Agreement.

OMB Number: 1545–1597.

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue

Procedure 2000–12.

Abstract: This revenue procedure

gives guidance for entering into a

withholding agreement with the IRS to

be treated as a Qualified Intermediary

(QI) under regulation section 1.1441–

1(e)(5). It describes the application

procedures for becoming a QI and the

terms that the IRS will ordinarily

require in a QI withholding agreement.

The objective of a QI withholding

agreement is to simplify withholding

and reporting obligations with respect to

payments of income made to an account

holder through one or more foreign

intermediaries.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to Revenue Procedure 2000–

12 at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 88,504.

Estimated Time for QI Account

Holder: 30 minutes.

Estimated Time for a QI: 2,093 hours.

Estimated Total Annual Reporting/

Recordkeeping Hours: 301,018.

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: April 16, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10161 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[EE–12–78]

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, EE–12–78 (TD

7611) Nonbank Trustees (§ 1.408–2(e)).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before June 25, 2001 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

should be directed to Larnice Mack,

(202) 622–3179, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Nonbank Trustees.

OMB Number: 1545–0806.

Regulation Project Number: EE–12–

78.

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code

section 408(a)(2) permits an institution

other than a bank to be the trustee of an

individual retirement account. This

regulation imposes certain reporting and

recordkeeping requirements to enable

the IRS to determine whether an

institution qualifies to be a nonbank

trustee and to insure that accounts are

administered according to sound

fiduciary principles.

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:

23.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 34

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 13.

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

20720 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 79 / Tuesday, April 24, 2001 / Notices

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: April 11, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10162 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0065]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

revision of a currently approved

collection, and allow 60 days for public

comment in response to the notice. This

notice solicits comments on the

information needed to determine the

termination date of a claimant’s

employment.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before June 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail

irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0065’’ in any

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or

FAX (202) 275–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44

U.S.C., 3501–3520), Federal agencies

must obtain approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for each

collection of information they conduct

or sponsor. This request for comment is

being made pursuant to Section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.

With respect to the following

collection of information, VBA invites

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of VBA’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (4)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

the use of other forms of information

technology.

Title: Request for Employment

Information in Connection with Claim

for Disability Benefits, VA Form 21–

4192.

OMB Control Number: 2900–0065.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Abstract: VA Form 21–4192 is used to

request employment information of a

claimant applying for disability benefits.

The information is necessary to

determine the date of termination of the

claimant’s employment.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Annual Burden: 15,000

hours.

Estimated Average Burden Per

Respondent: 15 minutes.

Frequency of Response: On occasion.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

60,000.

Dated: March 30, 2001.

By direction of the Secretary.

Barbara H. Epps,

Management Analyst, Information

Management Service.

[FR Doc. 01–10082 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8320–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

[OMB Control No. 2900–0066]

Proposed Information Collection

Activity: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits

Administration, Department of Veterans

Affairs.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits

Administration (VBA), Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an

opportunity for public comment on the

proposed collection of certain

information by the agency. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of

1995, Federal agencies are required to

publish notice in the Federal Register

concerning each proposed collection of

information, including each proposed

extension of a currently approved

collection, and allow 60 days for public

comment in response to the notice. This

notice solicits comments for information

needed to determine a veteran’s

eligibility for disability insurance

benefits.

DATES: Written comments and

recommendations on the proposed

collection of information should be

received on or before June 25, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

on the collection of information to

Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits

Administration (20S52), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW, Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail

irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to

‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0066’’ in any

correspondence.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or

FAX (202) 275–5947.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the

PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44

U.S.C., 3501—3520), Federal agencies

must obtain approval from the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for each

collection of information they conduct

or sponsor. This request for comment is

being made pursuant to section

3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.

With respect to the following

collection of information, VBA invites

comments on: (1) Whether the proposed

collection of information is necessary

for the proper performance of VBA’s

functions, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the

burden of the proposed collection of

information; (3) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the