7192 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 27 / Wednesday, February 10, 2016 / Notices 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 18 

hr., 1 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 277,500. 

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: February 3, 2016. 

Sara Covington, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02595 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Notice 2006–46 

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 Notice 

2006–25, Announcement of Rules to be 

Included in Final Regulations under 

Section 897(d) and (e) of the Internal 

Revenue Code. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 11, 2016 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Sara Covington, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the regulations should be 

directed to Sara Covington at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the Internet at 

Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Announcement of Rules to be 

Included in Final Regulations under 

Section 897(d) and (e) of the Internal 

Revenue Code. 

Notice Number: 2006–46. 

OMB Number: 1545–2017. 

Abstract: This notice announces that 

the IRS and Treasury Department will 

issue final regulations under section 

897(d) and (e) of the Internal Revenue 

Code that will revise the rules under 

Temp. Treas. Reg. § 1.897–5T, Notice 

89–85, and Temp. Treas. Reg. § 1.897– 

6T to take into account statutory 

mergers and consolidations under 

foreign or possessions law which may 

now qualify for nonrecognition 

treatment under section 368(a)(1)(A). 

The specific collections of information 

are contained in Temp. Treas. Reg. 

§§ 1.897–5T(c)(4)(ii)(C) and 1.897– 

6T(b)(1). These reporting requirements 

notify the IRS of the transfer and enable 

it to verify that the transferor qualifies 

for nonrecognition and that the 

transferee will be subject to U.S. tax on 

a subsequent disposition of the U.S. real 

property interest. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the notice at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

500. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting 

Burden Hours: 500. 

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: February 3, 2016. 

Sara Covington, 

Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2016–02594 Filed 2–9–16; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

[Docket ID: TREAS–DO–2015–0009] 

Multiemployer Pension Plan 

Application To Reduce Benefits; 

Reopening of Comment Period 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; reopening 

of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On October 23, 2015, the 

Department published a notice of 

availability and request for comments 

regarding an application to Treasury to 

reduce benefits under the Central States, 

Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension 

Plan in accordance with the 

Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 

2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this 

notice is to reopen the comment period 

and provide more time for interested 

parties to provide comments. 

DATES: Comments must be received on 

or before March 1, 2016. 


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