Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 111 / Friday, June 7, 1996 / Notices 29167

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44

U.S.C. 3505(c)(2)).

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before [July 8, 1996], to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to U.S. Customs Service, Quota,

Technical Programs, Office of Field

Operations, Room 1316, 1301

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,

D.C. 20229.

FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the reports should be directed

to U.S. Customs Service, Attn: Karen

Cooper, Room 1316, 1301 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Washington, D.C. 20229,

Telephone (202) 927–5401.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Customs

invites the general public and other

Federal agencies to comment on a

proposal of Customs: (1) To cease

publication of the various quota reports

in paper format; and (2) to disconnect

the telephone lines used only to provide

a weekly update on usage of textile

quotas for 16 different countries. These

quota reports (Textile Status Report,

Sugar report, and Commodities Other

than Textiles Report) are currently on

the Customs Electronic Bulletin Board,

available for down- loading, to all with

a personal computer, modem and

telephone line, free of charge. These

reports will also be on the Customs

Home Page on the Internet. The

comments that are submitted will be

summarized and will become a matter

of public record.

Dated: June 3, 1996.

Samuel H. Banks,

Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field

Operations.

[FR Doc. 96–14419 Filed 6–06–96; 8:45 am]

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Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Regulation CO–111–90

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 and temporary regulation,

CO–111–90 (TD 8515), Revision of

Section 338 Consistency Rules.

(Regulation §§ 1.338–1, 1.338(b)–1,

1.338(h)(10)–1.)

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 6, 1996 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5569, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Revision of Section 338

Consistency Rules.

OMB Number: 1545–1295.

Regulation Project Number: CO–111–

90 Final and Temporary.

Abstract: Section 338 of the Internal

Revenue Code provides rules under

which a qualifying stock acquisition is

treated as an asset acquisition (a deemed

asset acquisition) when an appropriate

election is made. The collection of

information in this regulation is

necessary to make the election, to

calculate and collect the appropriate

amount of tax liability when a

qualifying stock acquisition is made, to

determine the persons liable for such

tax, and to determine the bases of assets

acquired in the deemed asset

acquisition.

Current Actions: There is no change to

this existing regulation.

Type of Review: Extension of OMB

approval.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

45.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 34

minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 25 hours.

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 of operation,

maintenance, and purchase of services

to provide information.

Approved: June 3, 1996.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–14314 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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UNITED STATES INFORMATION

AGENCY

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

AGENCY: United States Information

Agency.

ACTION: Submission for OMB review;

comment request.

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice

announces that the following

information collection activity has been

forwarded to the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) for review and

comment. USIA is requesting approval

for a revision and three-year extension

of an information collection entitled

‘‘Application for Certificate of

International Educational Character’’,

IAP–17, under OMB control number

3116–0007 which expires June 30, 1996.

This request for comment is being made

pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction

Act of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44

U.S.C. 3506 (c)(2)(A)).

The information collection activity

involved with the program is conducted

pursuant to the mandate given to the

United States Information Agency under

the terms and conditions of the

multilateral Agreement for Facilitating

the International Circulation of Visual

and Auditory Materials of an

Educational, Scientific and Cultural

Character, Public Law 89–634.

DATES: Comments are due on or before

July 8, 1996.

COPIES: Copies of the Request for

Clearance (OMB 83–I), supporting

statement, and other documents that

have been submitted to OMB for

approval may be obtained from the

USIA Clearance Officer. Comments

should be submitted to the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs of
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OMB, Attention: Desk Officer for USIA,

and also to the USIA Clearance Officer.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Agency Clearance Officer, Ms. Jeannette

Giovetti, United States Information

Agency, M/ADD, 301 Fourth Street,

S.W., Washington, D.C. 20547,

telephone (202) 619–4408, internet

address JGiovett@USIA.GOV; and OMB

review: Ms. Victoria Wassmer, Office of

Information And Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget, New

Executive Office Building, Docket

Library, Room 1002, NEOB,

Washington, D.C. 20503, Telephone

(202) 395–5871.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An

Agency may not conduct or sponsor,

and a person is not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number. The Federal Register Notice

with a 60-day comment period soliciting

comments on this collection of

information was published on April 9,

1996 (vol, 61, no. 69). Public reporting

burden for this collection of information

(Paper Work Reduction Project: OMB

No. 3116–0007) is estimated to average

25 minutes per response. Respondents

are required to respond only one time,

including the time for reviewing

instructions, searching existing data

sources, gathering and maintaining the

data needed, and completing and

reviewing the collection of information.

Send comments regarding this burden

estimate or any other aspect of this

collection of information, including

suggestions for reducing the burden, to

the United States Information Agency,

M/ADD, 301 Fourth Street, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20547; and to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office Building,

Docket Library, Room 10202, NEOB,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Current Actions: This information

collection has been submitted to OMB

for the purpose of extending the

expiration date and announcing the

following changes:

(1) The Public Use form for this

Information Collection (IAP–17) has

undergone two revisions: The microfilm

section on the reverse side of the form

has been removed as it is no longer

required; and the spelling of ‘‘Materials’’

has been corrected under the

‘‘Description of Model’’ section.

(2) Under the previous submission the

‘‘number of respondents’’ was listed as

2000 and the ‘‘total annual burden’’ as

834. Under the current proposed

submission, the number of respondents

is 400 and the total annual burden is

259. The adjustment in the number of

annual hours is due to the fact that there

has been a decrease in the number of

organizations/individuals submitting

applications (number of respondents)

for certification. This decrease may be

the result of the North American Free

Trade agreement between the United

States, Canada, and Mexico. Canada is

the United States’ major trading party

with respect to audiovisual materials.

Title: ‘‘Application for Certificate of

International Educational Character’’.

Form Numbers: IAP–17.

Abstract: This information collection

is used to certify the international

character of visual and auditory

materials (motion pictures, videotapes,

recordings, sound recordings, filmstrips,

slides, maps, charts, posters, models,

etc.) for producers and distributors who

have an interest in exporting their

materials abroad in accordance with the

provisions of P.L. 89–634 and E.O.

11311.

Proposed Frequency of Responses:

No. of Respondents....................................400.

Recordkeeping Hours ...............................0.25.

Total Annual Burden .............................259.

Dated: June 3, 1996.

Rose Royal,

Federal Register Liaison.

[FR Doc. 96–13612 Filed 6–6–96; 8:45 am]

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