81 FR 88002 - Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 234 (December 6, 2016)

Page Range		88002-88003
FR Document		2016-29198

The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, on or after the date of publication of this notice.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 234 (Tuesday, December 6, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury will submit the following 
information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, on or after the date of 
publication of this notice.

DATES: Comments should be received on or before January 5, 2017 to be 
assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimates, or any other 
aspect of the information collections, including suggestions for 
reducing the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for 
Treasury, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 
20503, or email at [email protected] and (2) Treasury PRA 
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 8142, Washington, 
DC 20220, or email at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the submissions may be 
obtained by emailing [email protected], calling (202) 622-0934, or 
viewing the entire information collection request at www.reginfo.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Control Number: 1545-0732.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Credit for Increasing Research Activity (TD 8251).
    Abstract: This regulation provides rules for the credit for 
increasing research activities. Internal Revenue Code section 41(f) 
provides that commonly controlled groups of taxpayers shall compute the 
credit as if they are single taxpayer. The credit allowed to a member 
of the group is a portion of the group's credit. Section 1.41-8(d) of 
the regulation permits a corporation that is a member of more than one 
group to designate which controlled group they will be aggregated with 
the purposes of Code section 41(f).
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 63.

    OMB Control Number: 1545-0232.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Information Return of Nontaxable Energy Grants or Subsidized 
Energy Financing.
    Form: 6497.
    Abstract: Section 6050D of the Internal Revenue Code requires an 
information return to be made by any person who administers a Federal, 
state, or local program providing nontaxable grants or subsidized 
energy financing. Form 6497 is used for making the information return. 
The IRS uses the information from the form to ensure that recipients 
have not claimed tax credits or other benefits with respect to the 
grants or subsidized financing.

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    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 810.

    OMB Control Number: 1545-1070.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Effectively connected income and the branch profits tax.
    Abstract: The regulations explain how to comply with section 884, 
which imposes a tax on the earnings of a foreign corporation's branch 
that are removed from the branch and which subjects interest paid by 
the branch, and certain interest deducted by the foreign corporation to 
tax.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 12,694.

    OMB Control Number: 1545-0685.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Export Exemption Certificate.
    Form: 1363.
    Abstract: IRC section 4272(b)(2) excepts exported property from the 
excise tax on transportation of property. Regulation section 49.4271-
1(d)(2) authorizes the filing of Form 1363 by the shipper to request 
exemption for a shipment, or a series of shipments. The form is filed 
with the carrier. It is used by IRS as proof of tax exempt status of 
each shipment.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profits.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 425,000.

    Dated: December 1, 2016.
Bob Faber,
Acting Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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Type of Request: Extension without them as though the results are ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
change of a previously approved generalizable to the population of study; the burden estimates, or any other
collection. • Participation in the collections is aspect of the information collections,
Abstract: This collection of voluntary; including suggestions for reducing the
information is necessary to enable the • The collections are low-burden for burden, to (1) Office of Information and
FRA to garner customer and stakeholder respondents (based on considerations of Regulatory Affairs, Office of
feedback in an efficient, timely manner, total burden hours, total number of Management and Budget, Attention:
consistent with our commitment to respondents, or burden-hours per Desk Officer for Treasury, New
improving service delivery. The respondent) and are low-cost for both Executive Office Building, Room 10235,
information collected from our the respondents and the Federal Washington, DC 20503, or email at
customers and stakeholders will help Government; OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.gov and
ensure users have an effective, efficient, • The collections are non- (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer,
and satisfying experience with FRA’s controversial and do not raise issues of 1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite
programs. This feedback will provide concern to other Federal agencies; 8142, Washington, DC 20220, or email
insights into customer or stakeholder • Any collection is targeted to the at PRA@treasury.gov.
perceptions, experiences and solicitation of opinions from
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
expectations, provide an early warning respondents who have experience with
Copies of the submissions may be
of issues with service, and focus the OMB program or may have
obtained by emailing PRA@treasury.gov,
attention on areas where experience with the OMB program in
calling (202) 622–0934, or viewing the
communication, training or changes in the near future; and
• With the exception of information entire information collection request at
operations might improve delivery of www.reginfo.gov.
products or services. These collections needed to provide renumeration for
participants of focus groups and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
will allow ongoing, collaborative, and
actionable communications between cognitive laboratory studies, FRA will Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
FRA and its customers and collect personally identifiable
information (PII) only to the extent OMB Control Number: 1545–0732.
stakeholders. It also allows feedback to Type of Review: Extension without
contribute directly to the improvement necessary and will not retain it.
Affected Public: Individuals and change of a currently approved
of program management. collection.
Households, Business and
Improving FRA’s programs requires Organizations, State, Local or Tribal Title: Credit for Increasing Research
ongoing assessment of service delivery, Governments. Activity (TD 8251).
meaning a systematic review of the Frequency of Submission: Once per Abstract: This regulation provides
operation of a program compared to a request. rules for the credit for increasing
set of explicit or implicit standards as a Total Annual Number of research activities. Internal Revenue
means of contributing to the continuous Respondents: 2,100. Code section 41(f) provides that
improvement of the program. FRA will Total Estimated Responses: 2,100. commonly controlled groups of
collect, analyze, and interpret Average Minutes per Response: 10 taxpayers shall compute the credit as if
information gathered through this minutes. they are single taxpayer. The credit
generic clearance to identify strengths Total Annual Burden Hours: 354 allowed to a member of the group is a
and weaknesses of current services and hours. portion of the group’s credit. Section
make improvements in service delivery Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–3520. 1.41–8(d) of the regulation permits a
based on feedback. The solicitation of corporation that is a member of more
feedback will target areas such as: Issued in Washington, DC, on November
30, 2016.
than one group to designate which
Timeliness, appropriateness, accuracy controlled group they will be aggregated
Patrick Warren,
of information, courtesy, efficiency of with the purposes of Code section 41(f).
service delivery, and resolution of Acting Executive Director. Affected Public: Businesses or other
issues with service delivery. FRA will [FR Doc. 2016–29237 Filed 12–5–16; 8:45 am] for-profits.
assess responses to plan and inform BILLING CODE 4910–06–P Estimated Total Annual Burden
efforts to improve or maintain the Hours: 63.
quality of service offered to the public. OMB Control Number: 1545–0232.
If this information is not collected, vital DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Type of Review: Extension without
feedback from customers and change of a currently approved
stakeholders on the FRA’s services will Submission for OMB Review;
collection.
be unavailable. Comment Request Title: Information Return of
FRA will only submit a collection for AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. Nontaxable Energy Grants or Subsidized
approval under this generic clearance if ACTION: Notice. Energy Financing.
it meets the following conditions: Form: 6497.
• FRA will only use the information SUMMARY: The Department of the Abstract: Section 6050D of the
gathered internally for general service Treasury will submit the following Internal Revenue Code requires an
improvement and program management information collection requests to the information return to be made by any
purposes and does not intend to release Office of Management and Budget person who administers a Federal, state,
it outside FRA; (OMB) for review and clearance in or local program providing nontaxable
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• FRA will not use information accordance with the Paperwork grants or subsidized energy financing.
gathered to substantially inform Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– Form 6497 is used for making the
influential policy decisions; 13, on or after the date of publication of information return. The IRS uses the
• Information gathered will yield this notice. information from the form to ensure that
qualitative information; FRA will not DATES: Comments should be received on recipients have not claimed tax credits
design the collections or expect them to or before January 5, 2017 to be assured or other benefits with respect to the
yield statistically reliable results or use of consideration. grants or subsidized financing.

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FR Citation		81 FR 88002