Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 163 / Thursday, August 21, 2008 / Notices 49539 

MODIFICATION TO SPECIAL PERMITS

Application No. Applicant Reason for 

delay 

Estimated date 

of completion 

11579–M ........... Austin Powder Company Cleveland, OH ................................................................................. 3, 4 09–30–2008 

14167–M ........... Trinityrail ...................................................................................................................................

Dallas, TX 

4 09–30–2008 

8723–M ............. Alaska Pacific Powder Company .............................................................................................

Anchorage, AK 

1 09–30–2008 

New Special Permit Applications 

14621–N ........... Beijing Tianhai Industry Co., Ltd. Beijing ................................................................................. 1 09–30–2008 

14643–N ........... World Airways, Inc. Peachtree City, GA .................................................................................. 3 11–30–2008 

14661–N ........... FIBA Technologies, Inc. Millbury, MA ...................................................................................... 4 09–30–2008 

[FR Doc. E8–19248 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4910–60–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 1099–LTC 

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 Form 

1099–LTC, Long-Term Care and 

Accelerated Death Benefits. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 20, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Carolyn N. Brown 

at Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622–

6688, or through the Internet at 

Carolyn.N.Brown@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Long-Term Care and 

Accelerated Death Benefits. 

OMB Number: 1545–1519. 

Form Number: 1099–LTC. 

Abstract: Under the terms of Internal 

Revenue Code sections 7702B and 101g, 

qualified long-term care and accelerated 

death benefits paid to chronically ill 

individuals are treated as amounts 

received for expenses incurred for 

medical care. Amounts received on a 

per diem basis in excess of $175 per day 

are taxable. Code section 6050Q requires 

all such amounts to be reported. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations, individuals or 

households, not-for-profit institutions, 

and state, local or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

79,047. 

Estimated Time per Response: 14 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 18,181. 

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: August 1, 2008. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–19343 Filed 8–20–08; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

[Notice 123059–05] 

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 

Notice–123059–05, Limitations on 

Dividends Received Deduction and 

Other Guidance. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before October 20, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

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