9894 Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 29 / Monday, February 12, 2001 / Notices

The fee schedule set forth in this

document becomes effective 30 days

after its publication in the Federal

Register and will remain in effect until

further revised.

Dated: February 7, 2001.

Charles W. Winwood,

Acting Commissioner of Customs.

[FR Doc. 01–3549 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 5300 and Schedule

Q (Form 5300)

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

5300, Application for Determination for

Employee Benefit Plan, and Schedule Q

(Form 5300), Nondiscrimination

Requirements.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 13, 2001 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 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 Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Determination

for Employee Benefit Plan (Form 5300),

and Nondiscrimination Requirements

(Schedule Q (Form 5300)).

OMB Number: 1545–0197.

Form Number: Form 5300 and

Schedule Q (Form 5300).

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code

sections 401(a) and 501(a) set out

requirements for qualification of

employee benefit trusts and the tax

exempt status of these trusts. Form 5300

is used to request a determination letter

from the IRS for the qualification of a

defined benefit or a defined

contribution plan and the exempt status

of any related trust. The information

requested on Schedule Q (Form 5300)

relates to the manner in which the plan

satisfies certain qualification

requirements concerning minimum

participation, coverage, and

nondiscrimination.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the forms at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations and individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

500,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20

hours, 54 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 10,453,000.

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: February 2, 2001.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–3529 Filed 2–9–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 5303

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

5303, Application for Determination for

Collectively Bargained Plan.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 13, 2001 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 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 Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Application for Determination

for Collectively Bargained Plan.

OMB Number: 1545–0534.

Form Number: 5303.

Abstract: Form 5303 is used to request

a determination letter from the IRS for

the qualification of a defined benefit or

a defined contribution plan and the

exempt status of any related trust. The

form provides the IRS with the

information necessary to verify that the

employer has a qualified plan and may

make tax deductible contributions to it.

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, and

individuals.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,500.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 35

hours, 17 minutes.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 88,200.

The following paragraph applies to all

of the collections of information covered

by this notice: