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organizations for the purpose of 

identifying international and national 

criminals involved in consumer fraud, 

revenue evasion, crimes, or persons 

involved in terrorist activities; 

(6) Foreign governments in 

accordance with formal or informal 

international agreements; 

(7) Appropriate Federal, State, local, 

or foreign agencies responsible for 

investigating or prosecuting the 

violations of, or for enforcing or 

implementing, a statute, rule, 

regulation, order, or license, where the 

disclosing agency becomes aware of an 

indication of a violation or potential 

violation of criminal law or regulation; 

(8) A congressional office in response 

to an inquiry made at the request of the 

individual to whom the record pertains; 

(9) The news media to provide 

information in accordance with 

guidelines contained in 28 CFR 50.2 

which relate to an agency’s functions 

relating to civil and criminal 

proceedings; 

(10) Third parties for a purpose 

consistent with any permissible 

disclosure of returns or return 

information under the Internal Revenue 

Code of 1986, as amended; and 

(11) Appropriate agencies, entities, 

and persons when: (a) The Department 

suspects or has confirmed that the 

security or confidentiality of 

information in the system of records has 

been compromised; (b) the Department 

has determined that as a result of the 

suspected or confirmed compromise 

there is a risk of harm to economic or 

property interests, identity theft or 

fraud, or harm to the security or 

integrity of this system or other systems 

or programs (whether maintained by the 

Department or another agency or entity) 

that rely upon the compromised 

information; and (c) the disclosure made 

to such agencies, entities, and persons is 

reasonably necessary to assist in 

connection with the Department’s 

efforts to respond to the suspected or 

confirmed compromise and prevent, 

minimize, or remedy such harm. 

(12) Disclose information to a 

contractor for the purpose of processing 

administrative records and/or 

compiling, organizing, analyzing, 

programming, or otherwise refining 

records subject to the same limitations 

applicable to U.S. Department of the 

Treasury officers and employees under 

the Privacy Act; 

(13) The Department of Justice when 

seeking legal advice or when (a) the 

Department of the Treasury or (b) the 

disclosing agency, or (c) any employee 

of the disclosing agency in his or her 

official capacity, or (d) any employee of 

the agency in his or her individual 

capacity where the Department of 

Justice has agreed to represent the 

employee, or (e) the United States, 

where the disclosing agency determines 

that litigation is likely to affect the 

disclosing agency, is a party to litigation 

or has an interest in such litigation, and 

the use of such records by the 

Department of Justice is deemed by the 

agency to be relevant and necessary to 

the litigation; and 

(14) Representatives of the National 

Archives and Records Administration 

(NARA) who are conducting records 

management inspections under 

authority of 44 U.S.C. 2904 and 2906. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Records are stored in file folders in 

filing cabinets and in electronic media. 

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Records are retrievable by name, by 

permit or license number, by document 

locator number, or by employer 

identification number (EIN). 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Direct access is restricted to personnel 

in the Department of the Treasury in the 

performance of their duties. Records are 

stored in file cabinets in rooms locked 

during nonduty hours. The records 

stored in electronic media are password 

protected and encrypted. Disclosures 

are made to routine users on a ‘‘need to 

know’’ basis and upon verification of 

the substance and propriety of the 

request. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and 

Trade Bureau maintains records 

according to the ATF Order 1345.1 (10/ 

29/1991; updated 4/5/2002) that the 

National Archives and Records 

Administration (NARA) approved. We 

are in the process of requesting approval 

for a new TTB Records Control 

Schedule. Records not currently covered 

by our approved record retention 

schedule will not be disposed of until 

TTB receives approval from NARA. 

Some of the records are retained in 

accordance with General Records 

Schedules numbers 1 through 27 issued 

by NARA. 

SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

Director, National Revenue Center, 

Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade 

Bureau, 550 Main Street, Suite 8002, 

Cincinnati, OH 45202. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE: 

This system of records has been 

determined to be exempt from 

compliance with the notification 

provisions of 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(G). 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

This system of records has been 

determined to be exempt from 

compliance with the access provisions 

of 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(H). 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

This system of records has been 

determined to be exempt from 

compliance with the provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(H) allowing an 

individual to contest the contents of 

records. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

This system of records has been 

determined to be exempt from 

compliance with the provisions of 5 

U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)(I) requiring the record 

source categories be reported. 

EXEMPTIONS CLAIMED FOR THE SYSTEM: 

This system has been designated as 

exempt from the following provisions of 

the Privacy Act pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552a(k)(2): 5 U.S.C. 552a(c)(3), (d), 

(e)(1), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H), (e)(4)(I), and 

(f). See 31 CFR 1.36. 

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BILLING CODE 4810–31–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Forms 9779, 9779(SP), 

9783, 9783(SP), 9787, 9787(SP), 9789 

and 9789(SP) 

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 Forms 

9779, 9779(SP), 9783, 9783(SP), 9787, 

9787(SP), 9789 and 9789(SP), Electronic 

Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 3, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 


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Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the forms and instructions 

should be directed to Carolyn N. Brown, 

(202) 622–6688, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or through the Internet at 

Carolyn.N.Brown@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Electronic Federal Tax Payment 

System (EFTPS). 

OMB Number: 1545–1467. 

Form Number: Forms 9779, 9779(SP), 

9783, 9783(SP), 9787, 9787(SP), 9789 

and 9789(SP). 

Abstract: These forms are used by 

business and individual taxpayers to 

enroll in the Electronic Federal Tax 

Payment System (EFTPS). EFTPS is an 

electronic remittance processing system 

that the Service uses to accept 

electronically transmitted federal tax 

payments. EFTPS (1) establishes and 

maintains a taxpayer data base which 

includes entity information from the 

taxpayers or their banks, (2) initiates the 

transfer of the tax payment amount from 

the taxpayer’s bank account, (3) 

validates the entity information and 

selected elements for each taxpayer, and 

(4) electronically transmits taxpayer 

payment data to the IRS. 

Current Actions: Form 12252 was 

obsoleted, resulting in a decrease of 167 

burden hours. The new burden hours 

are 766,446. 

Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals, business 

or other for-profit organizations, and 

state, local or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

4,470,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 766,446. 

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 25, 2008. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 13997 

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 

13997, Validating Your TIN and 

Reasonable Cause. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 3, 2008 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn 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 Allan Hopkins, at 

(202) 622–6665, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or through the internet, at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Validating Your TIN and 

Reasonable Cause. 

OMB Number: 1545–XXXX. 

Form Number: Form 13997. 

Abstract: Under the provisions of 

Internal Revenue Code Section (IRC § ) 

6039E, Information Concerning Resident 

Status, individuals are required to 

provide certain information (see IRC 

§ 6039E(b)) with their application for a 

U.S. passport or with their application 

for permanent U.S. residence. This form 

will be an attachment to Letter 4318 that 

is being drafted to inform the individual 

about the IRC provisions, the penalty, 

and to request them to complete this 

form and return it to the IRS. 

Current Actions: This is a new 

collection. There are no changes being 

made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: New collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,000 hours. 

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 


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