60602 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 200 / Tuesday, October 18, 2005 / Notices 

Application for an Amended Permit as 

a Manufacture of Tobacco Products or 

an Export Warehouse Proprietor; 

Application for Permit Under 26 U.S.C. 

Chapter 52, Importer of Tobacco 

Products and Application for an 

Amended Permit Under 26 U.S.C. 5712, 

Importer of Tobacco Products. 

Form: TTB form 5200.3, 5200.16, 

5230.4 and 5230.5. 

Description: These forms are used by 

the tobacco industry members to obtain 

and amend permits necessary to engage 

in business as a manufacturer of tobacco 

products, importer of tobacco products 

or proprietor of an export warehouse. 

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, State, Local or Tribal 

Government. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,130 

hour. 

Clearance Officer: Frank Foote, (202) 

927–9347, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax 

and Trade Bureau, Room 200 East, 1310 

G. Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, 

(202) 395–7316, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Michael A. Robinson, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–20762 Filed 10–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comment Request 

October 12, 2005. 

The Department of the 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 11000, 1750 

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20220. 

Dates: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 17, 

2005 to be assured of consideration. 

Bureau of Public Debt 

OMB Number: 1535–0091. 

Type of Review: Extension. 

Title: Regulations Governing U.S. 

Treasury Securities-State and Local 

Government Series. 

Description: The information is 

requested to establish an investor 

account, issue and redeem securities. 

Respondents: State or Local 

Government. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 542 

hour. 

Clearance Officer: Vicki S. Thorpe, 

(304) 480–8150, Bureau of the Public 

Debt, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, 

West Virginia 26106. 

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, 

(202) 395–7316, Office of Management 

and Budget, Room 10235, New 

Executive Office Building, Washington, 

DC 20503. 

Michael A. Robinson, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 05–20763 Filed 10–17–05; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–39–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[EE–63–84: EE–96–85] 

Notice and Request for Comments 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

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 temporary regulation, EE–63–84 

(TD 8073) and notice of proposed 

rulemaking, EE–96–85, Effective Dates 

and Other Issues Arising Under the 

Employee Benefit Provisions of the Tax 

Reform Act of 1984 (§§ 1.505(c)–1T and 

1.1042–1T). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before December 19, 2005 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of this regulation should be 

directed to R. Joseph Durbala, (202) 

622–3634, Internal Revenue Service, 

Room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20224 or through 

the Internet at RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Effective Dates and Other Issues 

Arising Under the Employee Benefit 

Provisions of the Tax Reform Act of 

1984. 

OMB Number: 1545–0916. 

Regulation Project Number: EE–63–84 

(temporary regulation) and EE–96–85 

(notice of proposed rulemaking). 

Abstract: The regulations provide 

rules relating to effective dates and 

certain other issues arising under 

sections 91.223 and 511–561 of the Tax 

Reform Act of 1984. The regulations 

affect qualified employee benefit plans, 

welfare benefit funds, and employees 

receiving benefits through such plans. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the notice at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

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

institutions, and individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

7,800. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 31 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,000. 

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.