25810 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 102 / Friday, May 29, 2009 / Notices 

(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: May 21, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–12459 Filed 5–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2005– 

16 

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 

Revenue Procedure 2005–16, Master 

and Prototype and Volume Submitter 

Plans. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 28, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the revenue procedure should 

be directed to Allan Hopkins, (202) 622– 

6665, 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: Master and Prototype and 

Volume Submitter Plans. 

OMB Number: 1545–1674. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue 

Procedure 2005–16. 

Abstract: The master and prototype 

and volume submitter revenue 

procedure sets forth the procedures for 

sponsors of master and prototype and 

volume submitter pension, profitsharing and annuity plans to request an 

opinion letter or an advisory letter from 

the Internal Revenue Service that the 

form of a master or prototype plan or 

volume submitter plan meets the 

requirements of section 401(a) of the 

Internal Revenue Code. The information 

requested in sections 5.11, 8.02, 11.02, 

12, 14.05 15.02, 18, and 24 of the master 

and prototype revenue procedure is in 

addition to the information required to 

be submitted with Forms 4461 

(Application for Approval of Master or 

Prototype Defined Contribution Plan), 

4461–A (Application for Approval of 

Master or Prototype Defined Benefit 

Plan) and 4461–B (Application for 

Approval of Master or Prototype or Plan 

(Mass Submitter Adopting Sponsor)). 

This information is needed in order to 

enable the Employee Plans function of 

the Service’s Tax Exempt and 

Government Entities Division to issue 

an opinion letter or an advisory letter. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the revenue procedure at 

this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

organizations, not-for-profit institutions, 

farms, and state, local or tribal 

governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

325,800. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 

hours, 15 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,058,850. 

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: May 18, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–12460 Filed 5–28–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Notice 2006–24 

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 

2006–24, Qualifying Advanced Coal 

Project Program. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before July 28, 2009 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, 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, 

(202) 622–6665, at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or 

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