[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 116 (Friday, June 15, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 32662]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-15087]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 8, 2001.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 16, 2001 
to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0035.
    Form Number: IRS Forms 943, 943-PR, 943-A and 943A-PR.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Employer's Annual Tax Return for Agricultural Employees 
(943); Planilla Para La Declaracion Anual De La Contribucion Del 
Patrono De Empleados Agricolas (943-PR); Agricultural Employer's Record 
of Federal Tax Liability (943-A); and Registro De La Obligacion 
Contributiva Del Patrono Agricola (943A-PR).
    Description: Agricultural employers must prepare and file Form 943 
and Form 943-PR (Puerto Rico only) to report and pay FICA taxes and 
(943 only) income tax voluntarily withheld. Agricultural empoyers may 
attach Forms 943-A and 943A-PR to Forms 943 and 943-PR to show their 
tax liabilities for semiweekly periods. The information is used to 
verify that the correct tax has been paid.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 392,443.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 

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                                                                                                   Copying,
                                                     Learning about the                        assembling, and
              Form                  Recordkeeping      law or the form   Preparing the form  sending the form to
                                                                                                   the IRS
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943............................  10 hr., 3 min.....  40 min............  1 hr., 47 min.....  16 min
943-PR.........................  8 hr., 51 min.....  40 min............  1 hr., 46 min.....  16 min
943-A..........................  8 hr., 22 min.....  ..................  8 min.............  ...................
943A-PR........................  8 hr., 22 min.....  ..................  8 min.............  ...................
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 5,011,539 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, Internal Revenue Service, Room 
5244, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202), 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

Mary A. Able,
Departmental Reports, Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-15087 Filed 6-14-01; 8:45 am]
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