81 FR 2964 - Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 11 (January 19, 2016)
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 11 (January 19, 2016)
| Page Range | 2964-2964 | |
| FR Document | 2016-00774 |
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 11 (Tuesday, January 19, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 2964] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-00774] [[Page 2964]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request 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)). DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 21, 2016 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Michael Joplin, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6517, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. Please send separate comments for each specific information collection listed below. You must reference the information collection's title, form number, reporting or record-keeping requirement number, and OMB number (if any) in your comment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To obtain additional information, or copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of any comments received, contact Elaine Christophe, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6517, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet, at Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Request for Comments The Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, as part of their continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on the proposed or continuing information collections listed below in this notice, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Request For Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in our request for Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant information collection. All comments will become a matter of public record. Please do not include any confidential or inappropriate material in your comments. We invite comments on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the agency's functions, 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 the requested information. Currently, the IRS is seeking comments concerning the following forms, and reporting and record-keeping requirements: 1. Title: Voluntary Customer Surveys To Implement E.O. 12862 on Behalf of All IRS Operations. OMB Number: 1545-1432. Abstract: This form is a generic clearance for an undefined number of customer satisfaction and opinion surveys and focus group interviews to be conducted over the next three years. Surveys and focus groups conducted under the generic clearance are used by the Internal Revenue Service to determine levels of customer satisfaction, as well as determining issues that contribute to customer burden. This information will be used to make quality improvements to products and services. Current Actions: We will be conducting different customer satisfaction and opinion surveys and focus group interviews during the next three years than in the past. At the present time, is not determined what these surveys and focus groups will be. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Using the past three years as a baseline, we estimate that 40,000 (13,333.3 annually) burden hours will be used over the course of the next three years. Affected Public: Individuals or households, business or other for- profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, farms and Federal, state, local or tribal governments. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 40,000. 2. Title: Miscellaneous Income. OMB Number: 1545-0115. Form Number: 1099-MISC. Abstract: Form 1099-MISC is used by payers to report payments of $600 or more of rents, prizes and awards, medical and health care payments, nonemployee compensation, and crop insurance proceeds, $10 or more of royalties, any amount of fishing boat proceeds, certain substitute payments, golden parachute payments, and an indication of direct sales of $5,000 or more. Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden previously approved by OMB. Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations. Estimated Number of Respondents: 86,796,997. Estimated Time per Respondent: 18 min. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 26,039,099. 3. Title: Supplemental Income and Loss. OMB Number: 1545-1972. Form: Schedule E (Form 1040). Abstract: Schedule E (Form 1040) is used to report and summarize income from rents, royalties, partnerships, S corporations, estates, trusts, REMICS, etc. (IRC section 61.) Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 284,599. 4. Title: Profit or Loss From Farming. OMB Number: 1545-1975. Form: Schedule F (Form 1040). Abstract: Schedule F (Form 1040) is used to report gross income, expenses, and net profit or loss from farming. (IRC section 61.) Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Private Sector: Businesses or other for-profits. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,907,750. 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. Approved: January 11, 2016. Michael Joplin, IRS Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2016-00774 Filed 1-15-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830-01-P
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY or inappropriate material in your nonemployee compensation, and crop
comments. insurance proceeds, $10 or more of
Internal Revenue Service We invite comments on: (a) Whether royalties, any amount of fishing boat
the collection of information is proceeds, certain substitute payments,
Proposed Information Collection; necessary for the proper performance of golden parachute payments, and an
Comment Request the agency’s functions, including indication of direct sales of $5,000 or
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), whether the information has practical more.
Treasury. utility; (b) the accuracy of the agency’s Current Actions: There is no change
estimate of the burden of the collection in the paperwork burden previously
ACTION: Notice and request for
of information; (c) ways to enhance the approved by OMB.
comments. quality, utility, and clarity of the Type of Review: Extension of a
SUMMARY: The Department of the information to be collected; (d) ways to currently approved collection.
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort minimize the burden of the collection of Affected Public: Business or other for-
to reduce paperwork and respondent information on respondents, including profit organizations.
burden, invites the general public and the use of automated collection Estimated Number of Respondents:
other Federal agencies to take this techniques or other forms of information 86,796,997.
opportunity to comment on proposed technology; and (e) estimates of capital Estimated Time per Respondent: 18
and/or continuing information or start-up costs and costs of operation, min.
maintenance, and purchase of services Estimated Total Annual Burden
collections, as required by the
to provide the requested information. Hours: 26,039,099.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Currently, the IRS is seeking comments 3. Title: Supplemental Income and
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
concerning the following forms, and Loss.
3506(c)(2)(A)).
reporting and record-keeping OMB Number: 1545–1972.
DATES: Written comments should be requirements: Form: Schedule E (Form 1040).
received on or before March 21, 2016 to 1. Title: Voluntary Customer Surveys Abstract: Schedule E (Form 1040) is
be assured of consideration. To Implement E.O. 12862 on Behalf of used to report and summarize income
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments All IRS Operations. from rents, royalties, partnerships, S
to Michael Joplin, Internal Revenue OMB Number: 1545–1432. corporations, estates, trusts, REMICS,
Service, Room 6517, 1111 Constitution Abstract: This form is a generic etc. (IRC section 61.)
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. clearance for an undefined number of Type of Review: Extension of a
Please send separate comments for each customer satisfaction and opinion currently approved collection.
specific information collection listed surveys and focus group interviews to Affected Public: Private Sector:
below. You must reference the be conducted over the next three years. Businesses or other for-profits.
information collection’s title, form Surveys and focus groups conducted Estimated Total Annual Burden
number, reporting or record-keeping under the generic clearance are used by Hours: 284,599.
requirement number, and OMB number the Internal Revenue Service to 4. Title: Profit or Loss From Farming.
(if any) in your comment. determine levels of customer OMB Number: 1545–1975.
satisfaction, as well as determining Form: Schedule F (Form 1040).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To
issues that contribute to customer Abstract: Schedule F (Form 1040) is
obtain additional information, or copies
burden. This information will be used to used to report gross income, expenses,
of the information collection and
make quality improvements to products and net profit or loss from farming. (IRC
instructions, or copies of any comments
and services. section 61.)
received, contact Elaine Christophe, at
Current Actions: We will be Type of Review: Extension of a
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6517,
conducting different customer currently approved collection.
1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
satisfaction and opinion surveys and Affected Public: Private Sector:
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
focus group interviews during the next Businesses or other for-profits.
internet, at Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov. Estimated Total Annual Burden
three years than in the past. At the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: present time, is not determined what Hours: 1,907,750.
Request for Comments these surveys and focus groups will be. The following paragraph applies to all
Type of Review: Revision of a of the collections of information covered
The Department of the Treasury and currently approved collection. Using the by this notice:
the Internal Revenue Service, as part of past three years as a baseline, we An agency may not conduct or
their continuing effort to reduce estimate that 40,000 (13,333.3 annually) sponsor, and a person is not required to
paperwork and respondent burden, burden hours will be used over the respond to, a collection of information
invite the general public and other course of the next three years. unless the collection of information
Federal agencies to take this Affected Public: Individuals or displays a valid OMB control number.
opportunity to comment on the households, business or other for-profit Books or records relating to a collection
proposed or continuing information organizations, not-for-profit institutions, of information must be retained as long
collections listed below in this notice, farms and Federal, state, local or tribal as their contents may become material
as required by the Paperwork Reduction governments. in the administration of any internal
Act of 1995, (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
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Estimated Total Annual Burden revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
Request For Comments: Comments Hours: 40,000. tax return information are confidential,
submitted in response to this notice will 2. Title: Miscellaneous Income. as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
be summarized and/or included in our OMB Number: 1545–0115.
request for Office of Management and Approved: January 11, 2016.
Form Number: 1099–MISC.
Budget (OMB) approval of the relevant Abstract: Form 1099–MISC is used by Michael Joplin,
information collection. All comments payers to report payments of $600 or IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
will become a matter of public record. more of rents, prizes and awards, [FR Doc. 2016–00774 Filed 1–15–16; 8:45 am]
Please do not include any confidential medical and health care payments, BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
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| Dates | Written comments should be received on or before March 21, 2016 to be assured of consideration. | |
| Contact | To obtain additional information, or copies of the information collection and instructions, or copies of any comments received, contact Elaine Christophe, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6517, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet, at [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 2964 |
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