Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 87 / Friday, May 4, 2001 / Notices 22643

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Notice 88–30 and Notice

88–132

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 two

existing notices, Notice 88–30, Diesel

Fuel and Aviation Fuel Taxes Imposed

at Wholesale Level, and Notice 88–132,

Diesel and Aviation Fuel Taxes; Rules

Effective 1/1/89.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 3, 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 notices should be directed

to Carol Savage, (202) 622–3945,

Internal Revenue Service, room 5242,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:

Notice 88–30, Diesel Fuel and Aviation

Fuel Taxes Imposed at Wholesale Level,

and Notice 88–132, Diesel and Aviation

Fuel Taxes; Rules Effective 1/1/89.

OMB Number: 1545–1043.

Notice Number: Notice 88–30 and

Notice 88–132.

Abstract: Notice 88–30 and Notice

88–132 require certain persons involved

with diesel or aviation fuel (1) to be

registered with the Internal Revenue

Service, (2) to maintain certain records,

and (3) to provide certificates to support

exempt purchases. Because of the Code

amendments made by the Omnibus

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, these

requirements now apply only with

respect to aviation fuel.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the notices at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions, farms, and state, local or

tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,500.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour, 6 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 3,850.

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 26, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–11295 Filed 5–3–01; 8:45 am]

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