81 FR 67058 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Publication 1345

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)

Page Range		67058-67058
FR Document		2016-23596

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. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Publication 1345, Handbook for Authorized IRS e- file Providers.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Publication 1345

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. Currently, the IRS is soliciting 
comments concerning Publication 1345, Handbook for Authorized IRS e-
file Providers.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 28, 
2016 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 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 Kerry Dennis 
at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, or through the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Publication 1345, Handbook for Authorized IRS e-file 
Providers.
    OMB Number: 1545-1708.
    Publication Number: 1345.
    Abstract: Publication 1345 informs those who participate in the IRS 
e-file Program for Individual Income Tax Returns of their obligations 
to the Internal Revenue Service, taxpayers, and other participants.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the publication 
at this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200,000.
    Estimated Number of Responses: 129,655,713.
    Estimated Time per Response: 3 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,023,762.
    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: September 19, 2016.
Tuawana Pinkston,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
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that the 2.44 mm height is preserved exempt manufacturers only from the Title: Publication 1345, Handbook for
across the width of the word. duties found in sections 30118 and Authorized IRS e-file Providers.
(b) In addition to the park brake 30120, respectively, to notify owners, OMB Number: 1545–1708.
applied telltale required by FMVSS No. purchasers, and dealers of a defect or Publication Number: 1345.
135, all of the affected vehicles also noncompliance and to remedy the Abstract: Publication 1345 informs
have a driver information center (DIC) defect or noncompliance. Therefore, any those who participate in the IRS e-file
message ‘‘Park Brake Set’’ that decision on this petition only applies to Program for Individual Income Tax
illuminates when the parking brake is the subject vehicles that GM no longer Returns of their obligations to the
applied. The lettering height of this DIC controlled at the time it determined that Internal Revenue Service, taxpayers,
message is 3.24 mm, greater than the 3.2 the noncompliance existed. However, and other participants.
mm minimum specified for visual any decision on this petition does not Current Actions: There are no changes
indicators in FMVSS No. 135. The DIC relieve vehicle distributors and dealers being made to the publication at this
message is also substantially wider than of the prohibitions on the sale, offer for time.
the typical width of the telltale required sale, or introduction or delivery for Type of Review: Extension of a
by the standard. The redundant telltale introduction into interstate commerce of currently approved collection.
and the DIC message, assure ample the noncompliant vehicles under their Affected Public: Business or other for-
communication to the driver that the control after GM notified them that the profit organizations.
parking brake is applied. Estimated Number of Respondents:
subject noncompliance existed.
(c) The operation and performance of 200,000.
Authority: (49 U.S.C. 30118, 30120: Estimated Number of Responses:
the park brake itself is unaffected by this delegations of authority at 49 CFR 1.95 and
telltale condition. The park brake 129,655,713.
501.8). Estimated Time per Response: 3
complies with all applicable
Jeffrey M. Giuseppe, minutes.
requirements of FMVSS No. 135. Estimated Total Annual Burden
(d) The NHTSA has previously Director, Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance.
Hours: 6,023,762.
granted inconsequential treatment for [FR Doc. 2016–23560 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am]
The following paragraph applies to all
labeling issues across various motor BILLING CODE 4910–59–P
of the collections of information covered
vehicle safety standards, including for by this notice:
discrepancies involving lettering height, An agency may not conduct or
missing information, incorrect DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY sponsor, and a person is not required to
information, and misplaced or obscured respond to, a collection of information
information. For example, two Internal Revenue Service unless the collection of information
comparable petitions for displays a valid OMB control number.
inconsequential treatment involving Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Publication 1345 Books or records relating to a collection
brake telltale lettering height were of information must be retained as long
granted to Kia and Hyundai (reference AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), as their contents may become material
Docket numbers ‘‘NHTSA–2004– Treasury. in the administration of any internal
17439’’, Notice 2 and ‘‘NHTSA–2004– ACTION: Notice and request for revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
17439’’ (sic), Notice 2, published in the comments. tax return information are confidential,
Federal Register on July 8, 2004, and as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
July 9, 2004, respectively). The Kia SUMMARY: The Department of the Request for Comments: Comments
petition cited multiple previous Treasury, as part of its continuing effort submitted in response to this notice will
petitions for inconsequential treatment to reduce paperwork and respondent be summarized and/or included in the
for brake telltale noncompliance granted burden, invites the general public and request for OMB approval. All
by NHTSA, and we ask to incorporate other Federal agencies to take this comments will become a matter of
them here by reference. opportunity to comment on proposed public record. Comments are invited on:
(e) After searching VOQ, TREAD and and/or continuing information (a) Whether the collection of
internal GM databases, GM is not aware collections, as required by the information is necessary for the proper
of any crashes, injuries, or customer Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. performance of the functions of the
complaints associated with this Currently, the IRS is soliciting agency, including whether the
condition. comments concerning Publication 1345, information shall have practical utility;
(f) GM has corrected this condition in Handbook for Authorized IRS e-file (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
production. All vehicles produced after Providers. of the burden of the collection of
June 13, 2016, comply with the telltale information; (c) ways to enhance the
DATES: Written comments should be
lettering height specified in FMVSS No. quality, utility, and clarity of the
received on or before November 28,
135. information to be collected; (d) ways to
GM concluded by expressing the 2016 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
minimize the burden of the collection of
belief that the subject noncompliance is information on respondents, including
inconsequential as it relates to motor to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution through the use of automated collection
vehicle safety, and that its petition to be techniques or other forms of information
exempted from providing notification of Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
the noncompliance, as required by 49 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
U.S.C. 30118, and a remedy for the Requests for additional information or
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maintenance, and purchase of services
noncompliance, as required by 49 copies of the form and instructions
to provide information.
U.S.C. 30120, should be granted. should be directed to Kerry Dennis at
NHTSA notes that the statutory Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, Approved: September 19, 2016.
provisions (49 U.S.C. 30118(d) and 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Tuawana Pinkston,
30120(h)) that permit manufacturers to Washington, DC 20224, or through the IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
file petitions for a determination of Internet at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. [FR Doc. 2016–23596 Filed 9–28–16; 8:45 am]
inconsequentiality allow NHTSA to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

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FR Citation		81 FR 67058

81 FR 67058 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Publication 1345

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYInternal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 189 (September 29, 2016)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service