Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 183 / Friday, September 22, 2017 / Notices 44491 

OMB Number: 1545–1204. 

Form Number: 8823. 

Abstract: Under Internal Revenue 

Code section 42(m)(1)(B)(iii), state 

housing credit agencies are required to 

notify the IRS of noncompliance with 

the low-income housing tax credit 

provisions. A separate form must be 

filed for each building that is not in 

compliance. The IRS uses this 

information to determine whether the 

low-income housing credit is being 

correctly claimed and whether there is 

any credit recapture. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

to this form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: State or local 

government housing credit agencies. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

20,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

15.16 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 303,200. 

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: September 13, 2017. 

L. Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20244 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 1041–A 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

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. 

Currently, the IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning U.S. information 

return-trust accumulation of charitable 

amounts. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 21, 

2017 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke 

at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet at Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: U.S. Information Return-Trust 

Accumulation of Charitable Amounts. 

OMB Number: 1545–0094. 

Form Number: 1041–A. 

Abstract: Form 1041–A is used to 

report the information required in 

Internal Revenue Code section 6034 

concerning accumulation and 

distribution of charitable amounts. The 

data is used to verify the amounts for 

which a charitable deduction was 

allowed are used for charitable 

purposes. 

Current Actions: There is no change 

in the paperwork burden previously 

approved by OMB. This form is being 

submitted for renewal purposes only. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profit organizations, and 

individuals. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

119,936. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 36 

hrs, 40 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 4,396,854. 

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: September 13, 2017. 

L. Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20243 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Submission for OMB 

Review; Comment Request; U.S. 

Treasury Auctions Submitter 

Agreement 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury will submit the following 

information collection requests to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and clearance in 

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accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the 

date of publication of this notice. The 

public is invited to submit comments on 

these requests. 

DATES: Comments should be received on 

or before October 23, 2017 to be assured 

of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding 

the burden estimate, or any other aspect 

of the information collection, including 

suggestions for reducing the burden, to 

(1) Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 

Treasury, New Executive Office 

Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 

20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@

OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA 

Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania 

Ave. NW., Suite 8142, Washington, DC 

20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Copies of the submissions may be 

obtained from Jennifer Leonard by 

emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling 

(202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire 

information collection request at 

www.reginfo.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Bureau of the Fiscal Service (FS) 

Title: U.S. Treasury Auctions 

Submitter Agreement. 

OMB Control Number: 1530–0056. 

Type of Review: Extension without 

change of a currently approved 

collection. 

Abstract: Chapter 31 of Title 31 of the 

United States code authorizes the 

Secretary of the Treasury to issue 

United States obligations and to offer 

them for sale under such terms and 

conditions as the Secretary may 

prescribe. Submitters in U.S. Treasury 

auctions are required by Federal 

Regulation 31 CFR part 356.16(a) to 

have an agreement on file prior to 

submitting a computer tender in 

Treasury auctions. This information is 

only required of organizations that 

voluntarily choose to submit tenders 

directly in Treasury auctions. 

Form: FS Form 5441. 

Affected Public: Businesses or other 

for-profits. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 80. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Dated: September 18, 2017. 

Spencer W. Clark, 

Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20185 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Multiemployer Pension Plan 

Application To Reduce Benefits 

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of availability; Request 

for comments. 

SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the 

Western States Office and Professional 

Employees Pension Fund (WSOPE 

Pension Fund), a multiemployer 

pension plan, has submitted an 

application to reduce benefits under the 

plan in accordance with the 

Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 

2014. The purpose of this notice is to 

announce that the application submitted 

by the Board of Trustees of the WSOPE 

Pension Fund has been published on 

the Treasury Web site, and to request 

public comments on the application 

from interested parties, including 

participants and beneficiaries, employee 

organizations, and contributing 

employers of the WSOPE Pension Fund. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

November 6, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

electronically through the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov, in accordance 

with the instructions on that site. 

Electronic submissions through 

www.regulations.gov are encouraged. 

Comments may also be mailed to the 

Department of the Treasury, MPRA 

Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220. 

Attn: Eric Berger. Comments sent via 

facsimile and email will not be 

accepted. 

Additional Instructions. All 

comments received, including 

attachments and other supporting 

materials, will be made available to the 

public. Do not include any personally 

identifiable information (such as Social 

Security number, name, address, or 

other contact information) or any other 

information in your comment or 

supporting materials that you do not 

want publicly disclosed. Treasury will 

make comments available for public 

inspection and copying on 

www.regulations.gov or upon request. 

Comments posted on the Internet can be 

retrieved by most Internet search 

engines. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding the application 

from the WSOPE Pension Fund, please 

contact Treasury at (202) 622–1534 (not 

a toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 

2014 (MPRA) amended the Internal 

Revenue Code to permit a 

multiemployer plan that is projected to 

have insufficient funds to reduce 

pension benefits payable to participants 

and beneficiaries if certain conditions 

are satisfied. In order to reduce benefits, 

the plan sponsor is required to submit 

an application to the Secretary of the 

Treasury, which Treasury, in 

consultation with the Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the 

Department of Labor, is required to 

approve or deny. 

On August 24, 2017, the Board of 

Trustees of the WSOPE Pension Fund 

submitted an application for approval to 

reduce benefits under the plan. As 

required by MPRA, that application has 

been published on Treasury’s Web site 

at https://auth.treasury.gov/services/ 

Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury 

is publishing this notice in the Federal 

Register, in consultation with the PBGC 

and the Department of Labor, to solicit 

public comments on all aspects of the 

WSOPE Pension Fund application. 

Comments are requested from 

interested parties, including 

participants and beneficiaries, employee 

organizations, and contributing 

employers of the WSOPE Pension Fund. 

Consideration will be given to any 

comments that are timely received by 

Treasury. 

Dated: September 18, 2017. 

David Kautter, 

Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy. 

[FR Doc. 2017–20259 Filed 9–21–17; 8:45 am] 

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