20718 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 79 / Tuesday, April 24, 2001 / Notices

(7) Disclose information to officials of

the Merit Systems Protection Board, the

Office of the Special Counsel, the

Federal Labor Relations Authority, the

Equal Employment Opportunity

Commission, or the Office of Personnel

Management when requested in

performance of their authorized duties;

(8) Disclose information to a

Congressional office in response to an

inquiry made at the request of the

individual to whom the record pertains,

and

(9) Provide information to officials of

labor organizations recognized under

the Civil Service Reform Act when

relevant and necessary to their duties of

exclusive representation concerning

personnel policies, practices, and

matters affecting work conditions.

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING,

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, DISPOSING

OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

STORAGE:

Magnetic media.

RETRIEVABILITY:

Records are indexed by name and

Social Security Number.

SAFEGUARDS:

Records are accessed through Internet

firewalls by authorized Customs

employees through IRE Virtual Private

Network (VRN) and a secure

connection. The host servers are

protected by controlled access

procedures, which includes card key

entry control and cipher locks.

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:

Merit promotion case files are

maintained for two years after the

closing date of the announcement, or

the final disposition of appeals,

whichever is later in accordance with

National Archives and Records

Administration GRS–1.

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:

Director, Staffing Policy, Office of

Human Resources, U.S. Customs

Service, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave., NW.,

Washington, DC 20229.

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE:

See Customs Appendix A.

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURE:

See Customs Appendix A.

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES:

See Customs Appendix A.

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES:

Job applicants, and present and past

employers, and other federal agencies.

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM:

None.

[FR Doc. 01–10127 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[PS–74–89]

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–74–89 (T.D.

8282), Election of Reduced Research

Credit (§ 1.280C–4).

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: Election of Reduced Research

Credit.

OMB Number: 1545–1155.

Regulation Project Number: PS–74–

89.

Abstract: This regulation relates to the

manner of making an election under

section 280C(c)(3) of the Internal

Revenue Code. This election enables a

taxpayer to claim a reduced income tax

credit for increasing research activities

and thereby avoid a reduction of the

section 174 deduction for research and

experimental expenditures.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals and

business or other for-profit

organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 50.

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 12, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10160 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Revenue Procedure 2000–

12

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.