82_FR_29062 82 FR 28941 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Application To Participate in the IRS Acceptance Program

82 FR 28941 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Application To Participate in the IRS Acceptance Program

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 121 (June 26, 2017)

Page Range28941-28942
FR Document2017-13226

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on continuing collections of information. This helps the IRS assess the impact of its information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden on the public and helps the public understand the IRS's information collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Application to Participate in the IRS Acceptance Agent Program. Form 13551 is used to gather information to determine applicant's eligibility in the Acceptance Agent Program.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 121 (Monday, June 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28941-28942]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-13226]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Application To 
Participate in the IRS Acceptance Program

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in accordance with the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95), provides the general public 
and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on continuing 
collections of information. This helps the IRS assess the impact of its 
information collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden 
on the public and helps the public understand the IRS's information 
collection requirements and provide the requested data in the desired 
format. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Application to 
Participate in the IRS Acceptance Agent Program. Form 13551 is used to 
gather information to determine applicant's eligibility in the 
Acceptance Agent Program.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 25, 2017 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. 
Requests for additional information or copies of the form and 
instructions should be directed to Martha R. Brinson, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC 20224, 
or through the Internet at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Application to Participate in the IRS Acceptance Agent 
Program.
    OMB Number: 1545-1896.
    Form Number: 13551.
    Abstract: Form 13551 is used to gather information to determine 
applicant's eligibility in the Acceptance Agent Program.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions, and Federal, state, local or tribal 
government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 12,825.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,413.
    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

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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: June 19, 2017.
L. Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2017-13226 Filed 6-23-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                                               Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 121 / Monday, June 26, 2017 / Notices                                              28941

                                                  Approved: June 19, 2017.                                 Affected Public: Individuals or                     SUMMARY:    The Internal Revenue Service
                                                L. Brimmer,                                             households, farms, and business or                     (IRS), in accordance with the Paperwork
                                                Senior Tax Analyst.                                     other for-profit organizations.                        Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95),
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–13211 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]                Estimated Number of Respondents:                    provides the general public and Federal
                                                BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                  4,025,000.                                             agencies with an opportunity to
                                                                                                           Estimated Time per Respondent: 45                   comment on continuing collections of
                                                                                                        min.                                                   information. This helps the IRS assess
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                                 Estimated Total Annual Burden                       the impact of its information collection
                                                                                                        Hours: 3,015,000.                                      requirements and minimize the
                                                Internal Revenue Service                                   The following paragraph applies to all              reporting burden on the public and
                                                                                                        of the collections of information covered              helps the public understand the IRS’s
                                                Proposed Collection; Comment                                                                                   information collection requirements and
                                                Request for Regulation Project                          by this notice.
                                                                                                                                                               provide the requested data in the
                                                                                                           An agency may not conduct or
                                                AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),                                                                        desired format. The IRS is soliciting
                                                                                                        sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                Treasury.                                                                                                      comments concerning Application to
                                                                                                        respond to, a collection of information
                                                                                                                                                               Participate in the IRS Acceptance Agent
                                                ACTION: Notice and request for                          unless the collection of information
                                                                                                                                                               Program. Form 13551 is used to gather
                                                comments.                                               displays a valid OMB control number.
                                                                                                                                                               information to determine applicant’s
                                                                                                        Books or records relating to a collection
                                                SUMMARY:    The Internal Revenue Service,                                                                      eligibility in the Acceptance Agent
                                                                                                        of information must be retained as long
                                                as part of its continuing effort to reduce                                                                     Program.
                                                                                                        as their contents may become material
                                                paperwork and respondent burden,                        in the administration of any internal                  DATES:   Written comments should be
                                                invites the general public and other                    revenue law. Generally, tax returns and                received on or before August 25, 2017
                                                Federal agencies to take this                           tax return information are confidential,               to be assured of consideration.
                                                opportunity to comment on continuing                    as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.                         ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                information collections, as required by                    Request for Comments: Comments                      to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue
                                                the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                    submitted in response to this notice will              Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
                                                The IRS is soliciting comments                          be summarized and/or included in the                   Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
                                                concerning the election to expense                      request for OMB approval. All                          Requests for additional information or
                                                certain depreciable business assets.                    comments will become a matter of                       copies of the form and instructions
                                                Including, the recordkeeping and                        public record. Comments are invited on:                should be directed to Martha R. Brinson,
                                                reporting requirements necessary to                     (a) Whether the collection of                          Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
                                                monitor compliance with a specific type                 information is necessary for the proper                1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
                                                of depreciation.                                        performance of the functions of the                    Washington DC 20224, or through the
                                                DATES: Written comments should be                       agency, including whether the                          Internet at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
                                                received on or before August 25, 2017                   information shall have practical utility;              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                to be assured of consideration.                         (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate                 Title: Application to Participate in the
                                                ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                  of the burden of the collection of                     IRS Acceptance Agent Program.
                                                to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue                         information; (c) ways to enhance the                      OMB Number: 1545–1896.
                                                Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution                   quality, utility, and clarity of the                      Form Number: 13551.
                                                Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.                       information to be collected; (d) ways to                  Abstract: Form 13551 is used to
                                                Requests for additional information or                  minimize the burden of the collection of               gather information to determine
                                                copies of the regulations should be                     information on respondents, including                  applicant’s eligibility in the Acceptance
                                                directed to Kerry Dennis, Internal                      through the use of automated collection                Agent Program.
                                                Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111                        techniques or other forms of information                  Current Actions: There are no changes
                                                Constitution Avenue NW., Washington                     technology; and (e) estimates of capital               being made to the form at this time.
                                                DC 20224, or through the internet, at                   or start-up costs and costs of operation,                 Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov.                                   maintenance, and purchase of services                  currently approved collection.
                                                                                                        to provide information.                                   Affected Public: Businesses or other
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                     for-profit organizations, not-for-profit
                                                  Title: Election to Expense Certain                      Approved: June 19, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                               institutions, and Federal, state, local or
                                                Depreciable Business Assets.                            L. Brimmer,
                                                                                                                                                               tribal government.
                                                  OMB Number: 1545–1201.                                Senior Tax Analyst.                                       Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                  Regulation Project Number: T.D. 9209.                 [FR Doc. 2017–13222 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]            12,825.
                                                  Abstract: The regulations provide                     BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                    Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
                                                rules on the election described in                                                                             minutes.
                                                Internal Revenue Code section 179(b)(4);                                                                          Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                the apportionment of the dollar                         DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                             Hours: 6,413.
                                                limitation among component members                                                                                The following paragraph applies to all
                                                of a controlled group; and the proper                   Internal Revenue Service                               of the collections of information covered
                                                order for deducting the carryover of                                                                           by this notice:
                                                                                                        Proposed Collection; Comment
                                                disallowed deduction. The                                                                                         An agency may not conduct or
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                                                                                                        Request for Application To Participate
                                                recordkeeping and reporting                                                                                    sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                                                                        in the IRS Acceptance Program
                                                requirements are necessary to monitor                                                                          respond to, a collection of information
                                                compliance with the section 179 rules.                  AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),                unless the collection of information
                                                  Current Actions: There is no change to                Treasury.                                              displays a valid OMB control number.
                                                this existing regulation.                                                                                      Books or records relating to a collection
                                                                                                        ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                  Type of Review: Extension of a                                                                               of information must be retained as long
                                                                                                        comments.
                                                currently approved collection.                                                                                 as their contents may become material


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                                                28942                          Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 121 / Monday, June 26, 2017 / Notices

                                                in the administration of any internal                   DATES:   Written comments should be                    information to be collected; (d) ways to
                                                revenue law. Generally, tax returns and                 received on or before August 25, 2017                  minimize the burden of the collection of
                                                tax return information are confidential,                to be assured of consideration.                        information on respondents, including
                                                as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.                          ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                 through the use of automated collection
                                                   Request For Comments: Comments                       to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue                        techniques or other forms of information
                                                submitted in response to this notice will               Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution                  technology; and (e) estimates of capital
                                                be summarized and/or included in the                    Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.                      or start-up costs and costs of operation,
                                                request for OMB approval. All                           Requests for additional information or                 maintenance, and purchase of services
                                                comments will become a matter of                        copies of the form and instructions                    to provide information.
                                                public record. Comments are invited on:                 should be directed to Martha R. Brinson,                 Approved: June 19, 2017.
                                                (a) Whether the collection of                           Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,                   L. Brimmer,
                                                information is necessary for the proper                 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,                          Senior Tax Analyst.
                                                performance of the functions of the                     Washington, DC 20224, or through the
                                                agency, including whether the                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–13225 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                        Internet at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
                                                information shall have practical utility;               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                                                               BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

                                                (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate                  Title: Request for Miscellaneous
                                                of the burden of the collection of                      Determination.
                                                information; (c) ways to enhance the                                                                           DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                                                                           OMB Number: 1545–2211.
                                                quality, utility, and clarity of the                       Form Number: 8940.                                  Internal Revenue Service
                                                information to be collected; (d) ways to                   Abstract: Form 8940 will standardize
                                                minimize the burden of the collection of                information collection procedures for                  Proposed Collection; Comment
                                                information on respondents, including                   nine categories of individually written                Request for Regulation Project
                                                through the use of automated collection                 requests for miscellaneous
                                                techniques or other forms of information                                                                       AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
                                                                                                        determinations now submitted to the                    Treasury.
                                                technology; and (e) estimates of capital                Service by requestor letter. Respondents
                                                or start-up costs and costs of operation,                                                                      ACTION: Notice and request for
                                                                                                        are exempt organizations.
                                                maintenance, and purchase of services                      Current Actions: There are no changes               comments.
                                                to provide information.                                 being made to the form at this time.                   SUMMARY:   The Internal Revenue Service
                                                  Approved: June 19, 2017.                                 Type of Review: Extension of a                      (IRS), in accordance with the Paperwork
                                                L. Brimmer,                                             currently approved collection.                         Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95),
                                                Senior Tax Analyst.                                        Affected Public: Not for profit                     provides the general public and Federal
                                                [FR Doc. 2017–13226 Filed 6–23–17; 8:45 am]             institutions.                                          agencies with an opportunity to
                                                BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                     Estimated Number of Respondents:                    comment on continuing collections of
                                                                                                        2,100.                                                 information. This helps the IRS assess
                                                                                                           Estimated Time per Respondent: 13                   the impact of its information collection
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                              hours, 47 minutes.                                     requirements and minimize the
                                                                                                           Estimated Total Annual Burden                       reporting burden on the public and
                                                Internal Revenue Service                                Hours: 28,959.                                         helps the public understand the IRS’s
                                                                                                           The following paragraph applies to all              information collection requirements and
                                                Proposed Collection; Comment                            of the collections of information covered
                                                Request for Request for Miscellaneous                                                                          provide the requested data in the
                                                                                                        by this notice:                                        desired format. The IRS is soliciting
                                                Determination                                              An agency may not conduct or                        comments concerning environmental
                                                AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),                 sponsor, and a person is not required to               settlement funds-classification.
                                                Treasury.                                               respond to, a collection of information                Additionally, it addresses determination
                                                ACTION: Notice and request for                          unless the collection of information                   of the portion of a trust to include in
                                                comments.                                               displays a valid OMB control number.                   income by a grantor owner.
                                                                                                        Books or records relating to a collection
                                                                                                                                                               DATES: Written comments should be
                                                SUMMARY:   The Internal Revenue Service                 of information must be retained as long
                                                (IRS), in accordance with the Paperwork                 as their contents may become material                  received on or before August 25, 2017
                                                Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95),                         in the administration of any internal                  to be assured of consideration.
                                                provides the general public and Federal                 revenue law. Generally, tax returns and                ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                agencies with an opportunity to                         tax return information are confidential,               to L. Brimmer, Internal Revenue
                                                comment on continuing collections of                    as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.                         Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution
                                                information. This helps the IRS assess                     Request for Comments: Comments                      Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
                                                the impact of its information collection                submitted in response to this notice will              Requests for additional information or
                                                requirements and minimize the                           be summarized and/or included in the                   copies of the regulations should be
                                                reporting burden on the public and                      request for OMB approval. All                          directed to Kerry Dennis, Internal
                                                helps the public understand the IRS’s                   comments will become a matter of                       Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111
                                                information collection requirements and                 public record. Comments are invited on:                Constitution Avenue NW., Washington
                                                provide the requested data in the                       (a) Whether the collection of                          DC 20224, or through the internet, at
                                                desired format. The IRS is soliciting                   information is necessary for the proper                Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov.
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                                                comments concerning Request for                         performance of the functions of the                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                Miscellaneous Determination associated                  agency, including whether the                            Title: Environmental Settlement
                                                with standardizing information                          information shall have practical utility;              Funds-Classification.
                                                collections of individually written                     (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate                OMB Number: 1545–1465. Regulation
                                                requests for miscellaneous                              of the burden of the collection of                     Project Number: T.D. 8668.
                                                determinations associated with Exempt                   information; (c) ways to enhance the                     Abstract: This regulation provides
                                                Organizations.                                          quality, utility, and clarity of the                   guidance to taxpayers on the proper


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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 August 25, 2017 to be assured of consideration.
FR Citation82 FR 28941 

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