Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 117 / Monday, June 17, 1996 / Notices 30669

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 Form 8233,

Exemption From Withholding on

Compensation for Independent (and

Certain Dependent) Personal Services of

a Nonresident Alien Individual.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 16, 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 Martha R. Brinson,

(202) 622–3869, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Exemption From Withholding

on Compensation for Independent (and

Certain Dependent) Personal Services of

a Nonresident Alien Individual.

OMB Number: 1545–0795.

Form Number: 8233.

Abstract: Compensation paid to a

nonresident alien individual for

independent personal services (selfemployment) is generally subject to

30% withholding or graduated rates.

However, such compensation may be

exempt from withholding because of a

U.S. tax treaty or the personal

exemption amount. Form 8233 is used

to request exemption from withholding.

Nonresident alien students, teachers,

and researchers performing dependent

personal services also use Form 8233 to

request exemption from withholding.

Current Actions

Changes to Form 8233

1. Under Nonresident Alien

Individual Identification, the ‘‘visa

number’’ line has been expanded to

require ‘‘visa type and number’’.

2. Line 3 is new. The nonresident

alien individual will now be required to

specifically identify the primary

purpose for his/her presence in the

United States. This identification ties in

with the visa type and number issued by

INS.

3. Line 5b is new. Many recently

ratified treaties require that specified

conditions must be met before income

can by fully or partially exempted, and/

or provide a specific dollar limit.

Therefore, it is necessary that both

total income and the amount of the

income which is exempt from tax be

reported.

4. Line 3d on the current version has

been deleted.

Type of Review: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals,

businesses, and not-for-profit

institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

480,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hr.,

28 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 696,556.

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 5, 1996.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans; Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA), in accordance with Public Law

103–446, gives notice that a meeting of

the Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans will be held July 12, 1996, in

Washington, DC. The purpose of the

Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans is to advise the Secretary of

Veterans Affairs on the administration

of VA benefits and services for minority

veterans and to assess the needs of

minority veterans and evaluate whether

VA compensation, medical and

rehabilitation services, outreach, and

other programs are meeting those needs.

The Committee will make

recommendations to the Secretary

regarding such activities.

The meeting will convene in room

530, VA Central Office (VACO)

Building, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30

p.m. The meeting will be conducted by

way of a conference call. Committee

members residing in the Washington

Metropolitan area will be present in

room 530. All other members will be

linked via telephone. The Committee

will meet to work on recommendations

to be included in its annual report to the

Secretary. The Committee will discuss

subcommittee reports and findings. All

sessions will be open to the public up

to the seating capacity of the room.

Because seating is limited, it will be

necessary for those wishing to attend to

contact Mrs. Angelia Sare, Department

of Veterans Affairs (phone (202) 273–

6708) prior to July 10, 1996. No time

will be allocated for the purpose of

receiving oral presentations from the

public, however, the Committee will

accept appropriate written comments

from interested parties on issues

affecting minority veterans. Such

comments should be referred to the

Committee at the following address:

Advisory Committee on Minority

Veterans, Center for Minority Veterans

(00M), U.S. Department of Veterans

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20420.

Dated: June 6, 1996.

By direction of the Secretary.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–15220 Filed 6–14–96; 8:45 am]

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