Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 116 / Friday, June 15, 2001 / Notices 32663

Type of review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 500.

Estimated Time Per Respondent/

Recordkeeper: 28 hr., 12 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 14,100.

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: June 8, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15174 Filed 6–14–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

[REG–118926–97]

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, REG–118926–

97 (TD 8817), Notice of Certain

Transfers to Foreign Partnerships and

Foreign Corporations (§§ 1.6038B–1,

1.6038B–2).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 14, 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 regulation should be

directed to Allan Hopkins, (202) 622–

6665, Internal Revenue Service, room

5244, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,

Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Notice of Certain Transfers to

Foreign Partnerships and Foreign

Corporations.

OMB Number: 1545–1615.

Regulation Project Number: REG–

118926–97.

Abstract: Section 6038B requires U.S.

persons to provide certain information

when they transfer property to a foreign

partnership or foreign corporation. This

regulation provides reporting rules to

identify United States persons who

contribute property to foreign

partnerships and to ensure the correct

reporting of items with respect to those

partnerships.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of review: Extension of OMB

approval.

Affected Public: Businesses or other

for-profit organizations, and individuals

or households.

The collections of information

contained in these final regulations are

in §§ 1.6038B–1(b) and 1.6038B–2. The

burden of complying with the collection

of information required to be reported

on Form 8865 is reflected in the burden

for Form 8865. The burden of

complying with the collection of

information required to be reported on

Form 926 is reflected in the burden for

Form 926.

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: June 8, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15175 Filed 6–14–01; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Scientific Review and Evaluation

Board for Health Services Research

and Development Service, Notice of

Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs,

Veterans Health Administration, gives

notice under Pub. L. 92–463, that a

meeting of the Scientific Review and

Evaluation Board for Health Services

Research and Development Service will

be held at the Hilton Minneapolis/St.

Paul Hotel from June 25 through 27,

2001. On June 25, 2001, the meeting

will convene from 7–9 p.m. and on June

26 through June 27 from 8 a.m. until 5

p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to

review research and development