80 FR 37755 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

Page Range		37755-37756
FR Document		2015-16222

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 the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

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 
the Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (EPCRS).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 31, 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 regulations should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala at 
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 317-5746, or through the internet at 
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Employee Plans Compliance Resolution System (R.P. 2015-27, 
R.P. 2015-28)--including Forms 8950, 8951, 14568, 14568-A thru I.
    OMB Number: 1545-1673.
    Regulation Project Number: RP 2015-27 and RP 2015-28.
    Form Number: Forms 8950, 8951, 14568, 14568-A thru I.
    Abstract: The information requested in Revenue Procedure 2015-27 is 
required to enable the Internal Revenue Service to make determinations 
on the issuance of various types of closing agreements and compliance 
statements. The issuance of the agreements and statements allow 
individual plans to maintain their tax-qualified status. As a result, 
the favorable tax treatment of the benefits of the eligible employees 
is retained. Applicants under the Voluntary Correction Program (VCP) 
must file Forms 8950 and 8951, and the appropriate scheduled(s) to the 
applicable part of the model compliance statement, in order to request 
written approval from the IRS for a correction of a qualified plan that 
has failed to comply with the requirements of the Internal Revenue 
Code.
    Current Actions: There is no change to this existing collection.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals and business or other for-profit 
organizations, not-for profit institutions, and state, local or tribal 
governments.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 14,300.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 13 hours, 21 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 190,941.
    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,

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maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Approved: June 24, 2015.
Christie Preston,
IRS, Reports Clearance Officer.
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1111 Constitution Avenue NW., through the use of automated collection Service to make determinations on the
Washington, DC 20224, (202) 31–5746 techniques or other forms of information issuance of various types of closing
or through the internet at technology; and (e) estimates of capital agreements and compliance statements.
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. or start-up costs and costs of operation, The issuance of the agreements and
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: maintenance, and purchase of services statements allow individual plans to
Title: Guidance for qualification as an to provide information. maintain their tax-qualified status. As a
acceptance agent, and execution of an Approved: June 23, 2015. result, the favorable tax treatment of the
agreement between an acceptance agent benefits of the eligible employees is
Christie Preston,
and the Internal Revenue Service retained. Applicants under the
IRS, Reports Clearance Officer.
relating to the issuance of certain Voluntary Correction Program (VCP)
[FR Doc. 2015–16220 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] must file Forms 8950 and 8951, and the
taxpayer identifying numbers.
OMB Number: 1545–1499.
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P appropriate scheduled(s) to the
Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue applicable part of the model compliance
Procedures 2006–10. statement, in order to request written
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY approval from the IRS for a correction
Abstract: Revenue Procedure 2006–10
describes application procedures for Internal Revenue Service of a qualified plan that has failed to
becoming an acceptance agent and the comply with the requirements of the
requisite agreement that an agent must Proposed Information Collection; Internal Revenue Code.
execute with the Internal Revenue Comment Request Current Actions: There is no change to
Service. this existing collection.
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Type of Review: Extension of a
Current Actions: There are no changes
Treasury. currently approved collection.
being made to the revenue procedure at
ACTION: Notice and request for Affected Public: Individuals and
this time.
comments. business or other for-profit
Type of Review: Extension of a
organizations, not-for profit institutions,
currently approved collection. SUMMARY: The Department of the and state, local or tribal governments.
Affected Public: Individuals, business Treasury, as part of its continuing effort Estimated Number of Responses:
or other for-profit organizations, not-for- to reduce paperwork and respondent 14,300.
profit institutions, Federal Government, burden, invites the general public and Estimated Time per Respondent: 13
and state, local or tribal governments. other Federal agencies to take this hours, 21 minutes.
Estimated Number of Respondents: opportunity to comment on proposed Estimated Total Annual Burden
8,000. and/or continuing information Hours: 190,941.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 collections, as required by the The following paragraph applies to all
hrs., 12 minutes. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, of the collections of information covered
Estimated Total Annual Burden Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. by this notice:
Hours: 24,960. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is An agency may not conduct or
The following paragraph applies to all soliciting comments concerning the sponsor, and a person is not required to
of the collections of information covered Employee Plans Compliance Resolution respond to, a collection of information
by this notice: System (EPCRS). unless the collection of information
An agency may not conduct or displays a valid OMB control number.
DATES: Written comments should be
sponsor, and a person is not required to Books or records relating to a collection
respond to, a collection of information received on or before August 31, 2015
of information must be retained as long
unless the collection of information to be assured of consideration.
as their contents may become material
displays a valid OMB control number. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments in the administration of any internal
Books or records relating to a collection to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
of information must be retained as long Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution tax return information are confidential,
as their contents may become material Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
in the administration of any internal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Request for Comments: Comments
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and Requests for additional information or submitted in response to this notice will
tax return information are confidential, copies of the regulations should be be summarized and/or included in the
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. directed to R. Joseph Durbala at Internal request for OMB approval. All
Request for Comments: Comments Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 comments will become a matter of
submitted in response to this notice will Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, public record. Comments are invited on:
be summarized and/or included in the DC 20224, or at (202) 317–5746, or (a) Whether the collection of
request for OMB approval. All through the internet at information is necessary for the proper
comments will become a matter of RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. performance of the functions of the
public record. Comments are invited on: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: agency, including whether the
(a) Whether the collection of Title: Employee Plans Compliance information shall have practical utility;
information is necessary for the proper Resolution System (R.P. 2015–27, R.P. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
performance of the functions of the 2015–28)—including Forms 8950, 8951, of the burden of the collection of
agency, including whether the 14568, 14568–A thru I. information; (c) ways to enhance the
information shall have practical utility; OMB Number: 1545–1673. quality, utility, and clarity of the
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(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Regulation Project Number: RP 2015– information to be collected; (d) ways to
of the burden of the collection of 27 and RP 2015–28. minimize the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the Form Number: Forms 8950, 8951, information on respondents, including
quality, utility, and clarity of the 14568, 14568–A thru I. through the use of automated collection
information to be collected; (d) ways to Abstract: The information requested techniques or other forms of information
minimize the burden of the collection of in Revenue Procedure 2015–27 is technology; and (e) estimates of capital
information on respondents, including required to enable the Internal Revenue or start-up costs and costs of operation,

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maintenance, and purchase of services FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: An agency may not conduct or
to provide information. Requests for additional information or sponsor, and a person is not required to
Approved: June 24, 2015. copies of the form and instructions respond to, a collection of information
Christie Preston,
should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, unless the collection of information
(202) 317–5746, at Internal Revenue displays a valid OMB control number.
IRS, Reports Clearance Officer.
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Books or records relating to a collection
[FR Doc. 2015–16222 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am]
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or of information must be retained as long
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P through the internet at as their contents may become material
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. in the administration of any internal
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Title: Application for Extension of tax return information are confidential,
Internal Revenue Service Time for Payment of Tax. as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
OMB Number: 1545–2131. Request for Comments: Comments
Proposed Collection; Comment Form Number: 1127.
submitted in response to this notice will
Request for Form 1127 Abstract: Under IRC 6161, individual
be summarized and/or included in the
taxpayers and business taxpayers are
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), request for OMB approval. All
allowed to request an extension of time
Treasury. comments will become a matter of
for payment of tax shown or required to
public record. Comments are invited on:
ACTION: Notice and request for be shown on a return or for a tax due
(a) Whether the collection of
comments. on a notice of deficiency. In order to be
information is necessary for the proper
granted this extension, they must file
performance of the functions of the
SUMMARY: The Department of the Form 1127, providing evidence of
agency, including whether the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort undue hardship, inability to borrow,
information shall have practical utility;
to reduce paperwork and respondent and collateral to ensure payment of the
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
burden, invites the general public and tax.
Current Actions: There is no change of the burden of the collection of
other Federal agencies to take this
in the paperwork burden previously information; (c) ways to enhance the
opportunity to comment on proposed
approved by OMB. This form is being quality, utility, and clarity of the
and/or continuing information
submitted for renewal purposes only. information to be collected; (d) ways to
collections, as required by the
Type of Review: Extension of a minimize the burden of the collection of
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
currently approved collection. information on respondents, including
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
Affected Public: Individuals and through the use of automated collection
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
Households, Businesses and other for- techniques or other forms of information
soliciting comments concerning Form
profit organizations. technology; and (e) estimates of capital
1127, Application for Extension of Time
Estimated Number of Respondents: or start-up costs and costs of operation,
for Payment of Tax.
1,000. maintenance, and purchase of services
DATES: Written comments should be to provide information.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 7
received on or before August 31, 2015 hours, 50 minutes.
to be assured of consideration. Approved: June 23, 2015.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Christie Preston,
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments Hours: 7,960.
to Christie Preston, Internal Revenue The following paragraph applies to all IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution of the collections of information covered [FR Doc. 2015–16221 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am]
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. by this notice: BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
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FR Citation		80 FR 37755

80 FR 37755 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYInternal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service