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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: May 25, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8825

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

8825, Rental Real Estate Income and

Expenses of a Partnership or an S

Corporation.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 31, 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 Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Rental Real Estate Income and

Expenses of a Partnership or an S

Corporation.

OMB Number: 1545–1186.

Form Number: 8825.

Abstract: Partnerships and S

corporations file Form 8825 with either

Form 1065 or Form 1120S to report

income and deductible expenses from

rental real estate activities, including

net income or loss from rental real estate

activities that flow through from

partnerships, estates, or trusts. The IRS

uses the information on the form to

verify that partnerships and S

corporations have correctly reported

their income and expenses from rental

real estate property.

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: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

705,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 8

hours, 55 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 6,288,600.

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: May 25, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS (VA)

VA Claims Processing Task Force;

Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 that a meeting of the VA Claims

Processing Task Force will take place on

Tuesday, June 5, 2001; Wednesday, June

6, 2001; Wednesday, June 20, 2001 and

Thursday, June 21, 2001. The meetings

will be held at VA Central Office, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington,

DC. The room location for the meetings

will be clearly posted in the lobby

entrance, and the room location will

also be available at the Security Desk.

The purpose of the Task Force is to

provide findings and recommendations

to the Secretary on ways to reduce

processing times and shrink the

disability claims backlog without

compromising either the accuracy of

decisions or service to veterans.

The Task Force meetings of June 5,

2001, and June 20, 2001, will convene

at 1 p.m. and adjourn at 4:30 p.m. Both

of these meetings will be closed to the

public in accordance with the

provisions set forth in section 10(d) of

Public Law 92–463, as amended by

sections 5(c) of Public Law 94–409, and

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6). During the closed

meeting, the Task Force members will

examine medical records and claim

folders of veterans, and any disclosure

would constitute an unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The June 6, 2001, and June 21, 2001,

meetings will convene at 9 a.m. and

adjourn at 4 p.m. The agenda for these

meetings will include briefings and

discussions on ways to improve VA’s

ability to process veterans’ claims for

disability compensation and pension.

These meetings are open to the general

public. Mr. John O’Hara, Designated

Federal Official for the VA Claims

Processing Task Force, can be reached at

(202) 273–5130.

For interested parties who wish to

submit written comment,

correspondence should be sent to Mr.

John O’Hara, Executive Director, VA

Claims Processing Task Force, c/o VA

Office of Policy and Planning (008B),

810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20420.

Dated: May 22, 2001.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Ventris C. Gibson,

Committee Management Officer.

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