80_FR_13515 80 FR 13466 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 9779, 9783, 9787, and 9789

80 FR 13466 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 9779, 9783, 9787, and 9789

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 49 (March 13, 2015)

Page Range13466-13467
FR Document2015-05660

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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Forms 9779, 9783, 9787, and 9789, Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS).

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13466-13467]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-05660]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 9779, 9783, 9787, 
and 9789

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, Pub. L. 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning 
Forms 9779, 9783, 9787, and 9789, Electronic Federal Tax Payment System 
(EFTPS).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 12, 2015 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Christie Preston, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 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 LaNita Van 
Dyke, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6517, 1111 Constitution Avenue 
NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at 
Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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    Title: Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS).
    OMB Number: 1545-1467.
    Form Number: Forms 9779, 9783, 9787, and 9789.
    Abstract: These forms are used by business and individual taxpayers 
to enroll in the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). EFTPS 
is an electronic remittance processing system the Service uses to 
accept electronically transmitted federal tax payments. EFTPS (1) 
establishes and maintains a taxpayer data base which includes entity 
information from the taxpayers or their banks, (2) initiates the 
transfer of the tax payment amount from the taxpayer's bank account, 
(3) validates the entity information and selected elements for each 
taxpayer, and (4) electronically transmits taxpayer payment data to the 
IRS.
    Current Actions: The total burden hours have decreased. The burden 
hours have changed from 4,470,000 to 4,350,000 with a decrease total of 
120,000 hours. The decrease is due to each Spanish form becoming 
obsolete.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals, business or other for-profit 
organizations, and state, local or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 4,350,000.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 726,450.
    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. 
Comments will be 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 has 
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 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 23, 2015.
Christie Preston,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2015-05660 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am]
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13466 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices dollar deals related to Venezuelan the beneficial ownership of these V. The Extent to Which This Action Is corruption and represented that accounts. Sufficient To Guard Against connections with BPA would facilitate BPA accesses the U.S. financial International Money Laundering and these transactions. system through direct correspondent Other Financial Crimes For example, a TPML (‘‘TPML 4’’), accounts held at four U.S. banks. FinCEN’s March 13, 2015 proposed who has worked with the Sinaloa cartel, Between approximately 2009 through imposition of the fifth special measure, facilitated the transfer of bulk cash 2014, BPA processed hundreds of pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5318A(b)(5), derived from narcotics trafficking in the millions of dollars through its U.S. would guard against the international United States and facilitated financial correspondents. These transactions money laundering and other financial transactions involving the proceeds of other crimes. TPML 4 intentionally contained numerous indicators of high- crimes described above directly by bolstered connections with BPA to risk money laundering typologies, restricting the ability of BPA to access attract money laundering clients and including widespread shell company the U.S. financial system to process requested that clients send smaller activity, unlicensed money transmitters, transactions, and indirectly by public transfers through accounts at other and other high-risk business customers. notification to the international institutions and to only use accounts at For example, BPA processed tens of financial community of the risks posed BPA for large transactions. In millions of dollars on behalf of by dealing with BPA and TPMLs. communications with co-conspirators, unlicensed money transmitters through Dated: March 6, 2015. TPML 4 advertised a relationship with one U.S. correspondent. The U.S. Jennifer Shasky Calvery, BPA in attempts to attract potential correspondent requested that BPA sign Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement money laundering deals. TPML 4 told an agreement to discontinue processing Network. clients that this relationship with BPA these transactions through its account. [FR Doc. 2015–05911 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] and other government officials would After these concerns arose, the U.S. BILLING CODE 4810–02–P ensure that their transactions would not correspondent closed BPA’s account. be scrutinized by the financial In addition, 62 percent of BPA’s community. In addition, TPML 4 also outgoing transactions through one U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY marketed services to potential clients by correspondent bank involved only four providing specific wire transfer high-risk customers. These customers, Internal Revenue Service instructions for accounts at BPA. deemed high-risk by the U.S. TPML 4 used many methods to avoid correspondent bank, included a shell Proposed Collection; Comment detection by law enforcement, including company, an Internet business, and two Request for Forms 9779, 9783, 9787, planning to increase operations during non-bank financial institutions. and 9789 the U.S. government shutdown in 2013. Between approximately 2007 and 2012, TPML 4 used many Panamanian, AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), BPA also used its U.S. correspondents Treasury. Spanish, and Swiss shelf corporations to to send or receive wire transfers totaling attract clients. Several of these shelf ACTION: Notice and request for more than $50 million for Panamanian corporations had bank accounts, comments. shell companies that share directors, including at BPA. agents, and the same address. These BPA’s failure to monitor transactions SUMMARY: The Department of the transfers involved large, round dollar Treasury, as part of its continuing effort for apparent red flag activity attracts amounts and did not specify a purpose to reduce paperwork and respondent TPMLs. Many third-party money for the transactions. When U.S. burden, invites the general public and laundering transactions conducted correspondents requested additional other Federal agencies to take this through BPA lack an apparent business information, BPA either failed to opportunity to comment on proposed purpose and would be identified as high respond or provided extremely limited and/or continuing information risk by a bank with sufficient AML/CFT controls. For example, BPA processed information. collections, as required by the millions of U.S. dollar transactions that IV. The Extent to Which BPA Is Used Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. listed BPA’s Andorran address for the for Legitimate Business Purposes L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). originator’s or beneficiary’s address. Currently, the IRS is soliciting Although there may be rare occasions It is difficult to assess on the comments concerning Forms 9779, when use of the bank’s address as a information available the extent to 9783, 9787, and 9789, Electronic bank customer’s address of record is which BPA is used for legitimate Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). legitimate, the processing of a high business purposes. BPA provides DATES: Written comments should be percentage of transactions not services in private banking, personal received on or before May 12, 2015 to containing accurate customer address banking, and corporate banking. These be assured of consideration. information indicates failure to conduct services include typical bank products ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments sufficient due diligence on a customer, such as savings accounts, corporate to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue failure to adequately monitor accounts, credit cards, and financing. Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution transactions, or possible complicity in BPA provides services to high-risk Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. money laundering by disguising the customers including international origin of funds. BPA also attracts TPMLs foreign operated shell companies, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES by knowingly providing services to shell businesses likely engaged in unlicensed and shelf companies and unlicensed money transmission, and senior foreign copies of the forms and instructions money transmitters. As noted above, political officials. Because of the should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, TPMLs rely on shell and shelf demonstrated cooperation of high level Internal Revenue Service, Room 6517, companies to shield the identities of management at BPA with TPMLs, BPA’s 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., their clients engaged in criminal legitimate business activity is at high Washington, DC 20224, or through the activity. BPA’s facilitation of this high- risk of being abused by money internet at Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov. risk business allows TPMLs to obscure launderers. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 Mar 12, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00145 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 49 / Friday, March 13, 2015 / Notices 13467 Title: Electronic Federal Tax Payment automated collection techniques or Compione d’Italia CH–6911, Italy; System (EFTPS). other forms of information technology; Via Riasc 4, Compione d’Italia CH– OMB Number: 1545–1467. and (e) estimates of capital or start-up 6911, Switzerland; DOB 17 May Form Number: Forms 9779, 9783, costs and costs of operation, 1931; alt. DOB 17 May 1937; POB 9787, and 9789. maintenance, and purchase of services Alexandria, Egypt; citizen Tunisia Abstract: These forms are used by to provide information. (individual) [SDGT]. business and individual taxpayers to Approved: February 23, 2015. Entities enroll in the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System (EFTPS). EFTPS is an Christie Preston, 1. ASAT TRUST REG., Altenbach 8, electronic remittance processing system IRS Tax Analyst. Vaduz 9490, Liechtenstein [SDGT]. the Service uses to accept electronically [FR Doc. 2015–05660 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] 2. BA TAQWA FOR COMMERCE AND transmitted federal tax payments. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P REAL ESTATE COMPANY EFTPS (1) establishes and maintains a LIMITED (n.k.a. HOCHBURG, AG), taxpayer data base which includes Vaduz, Liechtenstein; formerly c/o entity information from the taxpayers or DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Asat Trust reg., Vaduz, their banks, (2) initiates the transfer of Liechtenstein [SDGT]. Office of Foreign Assets Control the tax payment amount from the 3. BANK AL TAQWA LIMITED (a.k.a. taxpayer’s bank account, (3) validates Sanctions Actions Pursuant to AL TAQWA BANK; a.k.a. BANK the entity information and selected Executive Order 13224 AL TAQWA), P.O. Box N–4877, elements for each taxpayer, and (4) Nassau, Bahamas, The; c/o Arthur electronically transmits taxpayer AGENCY: Office of Foreign Assets D. Hanna & Company, 10 Deveaux payment data to the IRS. Control, Treasury. Street, Nassau, Bahamas, The Current Actions: The total burden ACTION: Notice. [SDGT]. hours have decreased. The burden hours SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s 4. NADA INTERNATIONAL ANSTALT, have changed from 4,470,000 to Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) Vaduz, Liechtenstein; formerly c/o 4,350,000 with a decrease total of is removing the name of 1 individual Asat Trust reg., Vaduz, 120,000 hours. The decrease is due to and 8 entities, whose property and Liechtenstein [SDGT]. each Spanish form becoming obsolete. Type of Review: Revision of a interests in property were blocked 5. NADA MANAGEMENT currently approved collection. pursuant to E.O.13224, from the list of ORGANIZATION SA (f.k.a. AL Affected Public: Individuals, business Specially Designated Nationals and TAQWA MANAGEMENT or other for-profit organizations, and Blocked Persons (SDN List). ORGANIZATION SA), Viale state, local or tribal governments. DATES: OFAC’s actions described in this Stefano Franscini 22, Lugano CH– Estimated Number of Respondents: notice were effective February 26, 2015. 6900 TI, Switzerland [SDGT]. 4,350,000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 6. WALDENBERG, AG (f.k.a. AL Estimated Total Annual Burden Associate Director for Global Targeting, TAQWA TRADE, PROPERTY AND Hours: 726,450. tel.: 202/622–2420, Assistant Director INDUSTRY; f.k.a. AL TAQWA The following paragraph applies to all for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, TRADE, PROPERTY AND of the collections of information covered tel.: 202/622–2490, Assistant Director INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED; by this notice: for Licensing, tel.: 202/622–2480, Office f.k.a. AL TAQWA TRADE, An agency may not conduct or of Foreign Assets Control, or Chief PROPERTY AND INDUSTRY sponsor, and a person is not required to Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: ESTABLISHMENT; f.k.a. HIMMAT respond to, a collection of information 202/622–2410, Office of the General ESTABLISHMENT), c/o Asat Trust unless the collection of information Counsel, Department of the Treasury Reg., Altenbach 8, Vaduz 9490, displays a valid OMB control number. (not toll free numbers). Liechtenstein; Via Posero, 2, Books or records relating to a collection Compione d’Italia 22060, Italy SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: of information must be retained as long [SDGT]. as their contents may become material Electronic and Facsimile Availability 7. YOUSSEF M. NADA, Via Riasc 4, in the administration of any internal The SDN List and additional Campione d’Italia I CH–6911, revenue law. Generally, tax returns and information concerning OFAC sanctions Switzerland [SDGT]. tax return information are confidential, programs are available from OFAC’s 8. YOUSSEF M. NADA & CO. as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. Web site (www.treas.gov/ofac). Certain GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H. (a.k.a. Request for Comments: Comments general information pertaining to YOUSSEF M. NADA AND CO. submitted in response to this notice will OFAC’s sanctions programs is also GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H.), Kaernter be summarized and/or included in the available via facsimile through a 24- Ring 2/2/5/22, Vienna 1010, Austria request for OMB approval. Comments hour fax-on-demand service, tel.: 202/ [SDGT]. will be of public record. Comments are 622–0077. All property and interests in property invited on: (a) Whether the collection of of the individual and entities that are in information is necessary for the proper Notice of OFAC Actions or hereafter come within the United performance of the functions of the On February 26, 2015, OFAC removed States or the possession or control of agency, including whether the the following 1 individual and 8 entities United States persons are now mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES information has practical utility; (b) the from the SDN List. unblocked. accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the collection of information; Individuals Dated: February 26, 2015. (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, 1. NADA, Youssef (a.k.a. NADA, John E. Smith, and clarity of the information to be Youssef M.; a.k.a. NADA, Youssef Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets collected; (d) ways to minimize the Mustafa), Via Per Arogno 32, Control. burden of the collection of information Compione d’Italia CH–6911, [FR Doc. 2015–05771 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] on respondents, including the use of Switzerland; Via Arogno 32, BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:27 Mar 12, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00146 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice and request for comments.
DatesWritten comments should be received on or before May 12, 2015 to be assured of consideration.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the forms and instructions should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6517, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 13466 
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