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information for the proper performance

of the functions of the agency, including

whether the information will have

practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection of information

including the validity of the

methodology and assumptions used; (c)

ways to enhance the quality, utility and

clarity of the information to be

collected; and (d) ways to minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, including

the use of appropriate automated,

electronic, mechanical, or other

technological collection techniques.

Issued in Washington, DC on May 2, 2001.

Stacey L. Gerard,

Associate Administrator for Pipeline Safety.

[FR Doc. 01–11570 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Fiscal Service

Financial Management Service;

Proposed Collection of Information:

Depositor’s Application for Payment of

Postal Savings Certificates

AGENCY: Financial Management Service,

Fiscal Service, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Financial Management

Service, 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 a

continuing information collection. By

this notice, the Financial Management

Service solicits comments concerning

the form ‘‘Depositor’s Application for

Payment of Postal Savings Certificates.’’

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 9, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Financial Management Service, 3700

East West Highway, Programs Branch,

Room 144, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form(s) and instructions

should be directed to Rose Brewer,

Judgment Fund Branch, 3700 East West

Highway, Room 630F, Hyattsville, MD

20782, (202) 874–6664.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,

(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the Financial

Management Service solicits comments

on the collection of information

described below.

Title: Depositor’s Application for

Payment of Postal Savings Certificates.

OMB Number: 1510–0029.

Form Number: TFS 5118.

Abstract: This form is used when

depositors have lost, destroyed or

misplaced their Postal Savings

Certificates. This form replaces the

certificates to support the application

for payment.

Current Actions: Extension of

currently approved collection.

Type of Review: Regular.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

200.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 15

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 50.

Comments: Comments submitted in

response to this notice will be

summarized and/or included in the

request for Office of Management and

Budget 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.

Dated: May 1, 2001.

Judith R. Tillman,

Assistant Commissioner, Financial

Operations.

[FR Doc. 01–11465 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 4952

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 Form

4952, Investment Interest Expense

Deduction.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 9, 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 form and instructions

should be directed to Larnice Mack,

(202) 622–3179, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Investment Interest Expense

Deduction.

OMB Number: 1545–0191.

Form Number: Form 4952.

Abstract: Interest expense paid by an

individual, estate, or trust on a loan

allocable to property held for

investment may not be fully deductible

in the current year. Form 4952 is used

to compute the amount of investment

interest expense deductible for the

current year and the amount, if any, to

carry forward to future years.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals or

households and business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

800,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hr.,

1 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 808,000.

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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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 27, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–11442 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[REG–209020–86]

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 notice of proposed rulemaking

and temporary regulation, REG–209020–

86 (TD 8210), Foreign Tax Credit;

Notification and Adjustment Due to

Foreign Tax Redeterminations

(§§ 1.905–3T, 1.905–4T, 1.905–5T and

301.6689–IT).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 9, 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: Foreign Tax Credit; Notification

and Adjustment Due to Foreign Tax

Redeterminations.

OMB Number: 1545–1056.

Regulation Project Number: REG–

209020–86 (formerly INTL–61–86).

Abstract: This regulation relates to a

taxpayer’s obligation under section

905(c) of the Internal Revenue Code to

file notification of a foreign tax

redetermination, to make adjustments to

a taxpayer’s pools of foreign taxes and

earnings and profits, and the imposition

of the civil penalty for failure to file

such notice or report such adjustments.

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:

10,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 10,000.

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. 01–11443 Filed 5–7–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of the Public Debt

Proposed Collection: Comment

Request

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 Bureau of

the Public Debt within the Department

of the Treasury is soliciting comments

concerning the Subscription for

purchase of Treasury Securities-State

and Local Government Series One-Day

Certificates of Indebtedness.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 11, 2001, to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Bureau of the Public Debt, Vicki S.

Thorpe, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg,

WV 26106–1328.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the form and instructions

should be directed to Vicki S. Thorpe,

Bureau of the Public Debt, 200 Third

Street, Parkersburg, WV 26106–1328,

(304) 480–6553.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Subscription for Purchase of

U.S. Treasury Securities State and Local

Government Series One-Day Certificates

of Indebtedness.

OMB Number: 1535–0082.

Form Number: PD F 5237.

Abstract: The information is

requested to establish an account for

State and Local Government entities

wishing to purchase Treasury

Securities.

Current Actions: None.