30682 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 122 / Friday, June 26, 2009 / Notices 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of regulations should be directed 

to Dawn Bidne, at (202) 622–3933, or at 

room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through 

the Internet at Dawn.E.Bidne@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Agent for Consolidated Group. 

OMB Number: 1545–1699. 

Regulation Project Number: REG– 

103805–99. 

Abstract: The information is needed 

in order for a terminating common 

parent of a consolidated group to 

designate a substitute agent for the 

group and receive approval of the 

Commissioner, or for a default 

substitute agent to notify the 

Commissioner that it is the default 

substitute agent, pursuant to Treas. Reg. 

§ 1.1502–77(d). The Commissioner will 

use the information to determine 

whether to approve the designation of 

the substitute agent (if approval is 

required) and to change the IRS’s 

records to reflect the information about 

the substitute agent. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

100. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 200. 

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: June 19, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–15034 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Notice 97–34 

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 

97–34, Information Reporting on 

Transactions With Foreign Trusts and 

on Large Foreign Gifts. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before August 25, 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 notice should be directed to 

Dawn Bidne (202) 622–3933, or at 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

Internet at Dawn.E.Bidne@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Information Reporting on 

Transactions With Foreign Trusts and 

on Large Foreign Gifts. 

OMB Number: 1545–1538. 

Notice Number: Notice 99–34. 

Abstract: Notice 97–34 provides 

guidance on the foreign trust and 

foreign gift information reporting 

provisions contained in the Small 

Business Job Protection Act of 1996. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the notice at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

organizations, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

5,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 45 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 3,750. 

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: June 10, 2009. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–15035 Filed 6–25–09; 8:45 am] 

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