[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 9, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 1720]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-494]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request For Form 4804

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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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 4804, Transmittal of Information Returns Reported Magnetically.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 12, 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: Transmittal of Information Returns Reported Magnetically.
    OMB Number: 1545-0367.
    Form Number: Form 4804.
    Abstract: Under Internal Revenue Code sections 6041 and 6042, all 
persons engaged in a trade or business and making payments of taxable 
income must file reports of this income with the IRS. In certain cases, 
this information must be filed on magnetic media. Form 4804 is a 
transmittal form for the magnetic media, which indicates the payer, 
type of document, and total payee records.
    Current Actions: Form 4804 is being revised. It was determined that 
the detailed payer information requested in Block 10 of the form was no 
longer helping to expedite processing of information returns. By 
eliminating the need for most of this information, the form was 
streamlined. Since Form 4802 was a continuation form used to collect 
additional payer information in Block 10, Form 4802 was eliminated.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals, business or other for-profit 
organizations, not-for-profit institutions, farms, and Federal, state, 
local or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 71,058.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 18 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,902.
    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: December 28, 2000.
Garrick R. Shear,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-494 Filed 1-8-01; 8:45 am]
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