83_FR_12133 83 FR 12080 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8896

83 FR 12080 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8896

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 53 (March 19, 2018)

Page Range12080-12081
FR Document2018-05549

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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 information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Production Credit.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 53 (Monday, March 19, 2018)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8896

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 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 information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act 
of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Low Sulfur Diesel 
Fuel Production Credit.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 18, 2018 to 
be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie Brimmer, 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 should be directed to Martha R. Brinson, at (202) 
317-5753 or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Production Credit.
    OMB Number: 1545-1914.
    Form Number: 8896.
    Abstract: IRC section 45H allows small business refiners to claim a 
credit for the production of low sulfur diesel fuel. The American Jobs 
Creation Act of 2004 section 399 brought it into existence. Form 8896 
will allow taxpayers to use a standardized format to claim this credit.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to Form 8896 at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 66.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 hr., 59 mins.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 260.
    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

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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: March 13, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2018-05549 Filed 3-16-18; 8:45 am]
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                                                technology; and (e) estimates of capital                   Affected Public: Business or other for-            reduce paperwork and respondent
                                                or start-up costs and costs of operation,               profit organization, and not-for-profit               burden, invites the general public and
                                                maintenance, and purchase of services                   institutions.                                         other Federal agencies to take this
                                                to provide information.                                    Estimated Number of Responses:                     opportunity to comment on information
                                                  Approved: March 13, 2018.                             39,000.                                               collections, as required by the
                                                Laurie Brimmer,
                                                                                                           Estimated Time per Response: 11                    Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
                                                                                                        Hours, 24 minutes.                                    IRS is soliciting comments concerning
                                                Senior Tax Analyst.
                                                                                                           Estimated Total Annual Burden                      Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel Production
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–05515 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am]             Hours: 445,770.                                       Credit.
                                                BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                     The following paragraph applies to all
                                                                                                        of the collections of information covered             DATES:   Written comments should be
                                                                                                        by this notice:                                       received on or before May 18, 2018 to
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                                 An agency may not conduct or                       be assured of consideration.
                                                                                                        sponsor, and a person is not required to              ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
                                                Internal Revenue Service                                                                                      to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
                                                                                                        respond to, a collection of information
                                                                                                        unless the collection of information                  Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
                                                Proposed Collection; Comment
                                                                                                        displays a valid OMB control number.                  Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
                                                Request for Form 8717
                                                                                                        Books or records relating to a collection             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),                 of information must be retained as long               Requests for additional information or
                                                Treasury.                                               as their contents may become material                 copies of the form should be directed to
                                                ACTION: Notice and request for                          in the administration of any internal                 Martha R. Brinson, at (202) 317–5753 or
                                                comments.                                               revenue law. Generally, tax returns and               at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
                                                                                                        tax return information are confidential,              1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
                                                SUMMARY:    The Internal Revenue Service,                                                                     Washington, DC 20224, or through the
                                                                                                        as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
                                                as part of its continuing effort to reduce                                                                    internet at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
                                                                                                           Request for Comments: Comments
                                                paperwork and respondent burden,
                                                                                                        submitted in response to this notice will             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                invites the general public and other
                                                                                                        be summarized and/or included in the                     Title: Low Sulfur Diesel Fuel
                                                Federal agencies to take this
                                                                                                        request for OMB approval. All                         Production Credit.
                                                opportunity to comment on proposed
                                                                                                        comments will become a matter of                         OMB Number: 1545–1914.
                                                and/or continuing information
                                                                                                        public record. Comments are invited on:                  Form Number: 8896.
                                                collections, as required by the                                                                                  Abstract: IRC section 45H allows
                                                                                                        (a) Whether the collection of
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.                                                                              small business refiners to claim a credit
                                                                                                        information is necessary for the proper
                                                Currently, the IRS is soliciting                                                                              for the production of low sulfur diesel
                                                                                                        performance of the functions of the
                                                comments concerning Form 8717, User                                                                           fuel. The American Jobs Creation Act of
                                                                                                        agency, including whether the
                                                Fee for Employee Plan Determination                                                                           2004 section 399 brought it into
                                                                                                        information shall have practical utility;
                                                Letter Request.                                                                                               existence. Form 8896 will allow
                                                                                                        (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
                                                DATES: Written comments should be                       of the burden of the collection of                    taxpayers to use a standardized format
                                                received on or before May 18, 2018 to                   information; (c) ways to enhance the                  to claim this credit.
                                                be assured of consideration.                            quality, utility, and clarity of the                     Current Actions: There are no changes
                                                ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                  information to be collected; (d) ways to              being made to Form 8896 at this time.
                                                to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue                     minimize the burden of the collection of                 Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution                   information on respondents, including                 currently approved collection.
                                                Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.                        through the use of automated collection                  Affected Public: Business or other for-
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        techniques or other forms of information              profit.
                                                Requests for additional information or                  technology; and (e) estimates of capital                 Estimated Number of Respondents:
                                                copies of the form and instructions                     or start-up costs and costs of operation,             66.
                                                should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke                   maintenance, and purchase of services                    Estimated Time per Respondent: 3 hr.,
                                                at (202)317–6009, Internal Revenue                      to provide information.                               59 mins.
                                                Service, room 6526, 1111 Constitution                                                                            Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                                                                          Approved: March 12, 2018.                           Hours: 260.
                                                Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224 or
                                                                                                        Laurie Brimmer,                                          The following paragraph applies to all
                                                through the internet at
                                                Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov.                                 Senior Tax Analyst.                                   of the collections of information covered
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                        [FR Doc. 2018–05538 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am]           by this notice:
                                                   Title: Form 8717, User Fee for                       BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                   An agency may not conduct or
                                                Employee Plan Determination Letter                                                                            sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                Request.                                                                                                      respond to, a collection of information
                                                   OMB Number: 1545–1772.                               DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                            unless the collection of information
                                                   Form Number: 8717.                                                                                         displays a valid OMB control number.
                                                   Abstract: The Omnibus Reconciliation                 Internal Revenue Service                              Books or records relating to a collection
                                                Act of 1990 requires payment of a ‘‘user                                                                      of information must be retained as long
                                                                                                        Proposed Collection; Comment                          as their contents may become material
                                                fee’’ with each application for a
                                                                                                        Request for Form 8896
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                                                determination letter. Form 8717 was                                                                           in the administration of any internal
                                                created to provide filers the means to                  AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),               revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
                                                make payment and indicate the type of                   Treasury.                                             tax return information are confidential,
                                                request.                                                ACTION: Notice and request for                        as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
                                                   Current Actions: There is no change to               comments.                                                Request for Comments: Comments
                                                Form 8717.                                                                                                    submitted in response to this notice will
                                                   Type of Review: Extension of a                       SUMMARY:   The Internal Revenue Service               be summarized and/or included in the
                                                currently approved collection.                          (IRS), as part of its continuing effort to            request for OMB approval. All


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                                                comments will become a matter of                           OMB Number: 1545–1505.                             DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
                                                public record. Comments are invited on:                    Form Number: 8820.                                 AFFAIRS
                                                (a) Whether the collection of                              Abstract: Filers use this form to elect            [OMB Control No. 2900–0836]
                                                information is necessary for the proper                 to claim the orphan drug credit, which
                                                performance of the functions of the                     is 50% of the qualified clinical testing              Agency Information Collection Activity
                                                agency, including whether the                           expenses paid or incurred with respect                Under OMB Review: Agency
                                                information shall have practical utility;               to low or unprofitable drugs for rare                 Information Collection Activity: NVSBE
                                                (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate               diseases and conditions, as designated                Post-Engagement Survey
                                                of the burden of the collection of                      under section 526 of the Federal Food,
                                                information; (c) ways to enhance the                    Drug, and Cosmetic Act.                               AGENCY: Office of Small and
                                                quality, utility, and clarity of the                                                                          Disadvantaged Business Utilization,
                                                                                                           Current Actions: There are no changes              Department of Veterans Affairs.
                                                information to be collected; (d) ways to                being made to the form at this time.
                                                minimize the burden of the collection of                                                                      ACTION: Notice.
                                                information on respondents, including                      Type of Review: Extension of a
                                                through the use of automated collection                 currently approved collection.                        SUMMARY:   In compliance with the
                                                techniques or other forms of information                   Affected Public: Business or other for-            Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
                                                technology; and (e) estimates of capital                profit organizations.                                 1995, this notice announces that the
                                                or start-up costs and costs of operation,                  Estimated Number of Respondents:                   Office of Small and Disadvantaged
                                                maintenance, and purchase of services                   67.                                                   Business Utilization, Department of
                                                to provide information.                                    Estimated Time per Respondent: 5                   Veterans Affairs, will submit the
                                                                                                        hours, 12 minutes.                                    collection of information abstracted
                                                  Approved: March 13, 2018.                                                                                   below to the Office of Management and
                                                Laurie Brimmer,                                            Estimated Total Annual Burden
                                                                                                        Hours: 348.                                           Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
                                                Senior Tax Analyst.                                                                                           The PRA submission describes the
                                                [FR Doc. 2018–05549 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                           The following paragraph applies to all             nature of the information collection and
                                                                                                        of the collections of information covered             its expected cost and burden and it
                                                BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
                                                                                                        by this notice:                                       includes the actual data collection
                                                                                                           An agency may not conduct or                       instrument.
                                                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY                              sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                                                                        respond to, a collection of information               DATES: Comments must be submitted on
                                                Internal Revenue Service                                unless the collection of information                  or before April 18, 2018.
                                                                                                        displays a valid OMB control number.                  ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
                                                Proposed Collection; Comment                            Books or records relating to a collection             on the collection of information through
                                                Request for Form 8820.                                  of information must be retained as long               www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
                                                                                                        as their contents may become material                 Information and Regulatory Affairs,
                                                AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
                                                                                                        in the administration of any internal                 Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
                                                Treasury.
                                                                                                        revenue law. Generally, tax returns and               VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
                                                ACTION: Notice and request for                                                                                Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
                                                                                                        tax return information are confidential,
                                                comments.                                                                                                     electronic mail to oira_submission@
                                                                                                        as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
                                                SUMMARY:    The Internal Revenue Service,                  Request for Comments: Comments                     omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
                                                as part of its continuing effort to reduce              submitted in response to this notice will             Control No. 2900–0836’’ in any
                                                paperwork and respondent burden,                        be summarized and/or included in the                  correspondence.
                                                invites the general public and other                    request for OMB approval. All                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                Federal agencies to take this                           comments will become a matter of                      Cynthia Harvey-Pryor, Enterprise
                                                opportunity to comment on proposed                      public record. Comments are invited on:               Records Service (005R1B), Department
                                                and/or continuing information                           (a) Whether the collection of                         of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
                                                collections, as required by the                         information is necessary for the proper               Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20420,
                                                Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The                    performance of the functions of the                   (202) 461–5870 or email cynthia.harvey-
                                                IRS is soliciting comments concerning                   agency, including whether the                         pryor@va.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
                                                Form 8820, Orphan Drug Credit.                          information shall have practical utility;             Control No. 2900–0836’’ in any
                                                DATES: Written comments should be                       (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate             correspondence.
                                                received on or before May 18, 2018 to                   of the burden of the collection of                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                be assured of consideration.                            information; (c) ways to enhance the
                                                                                                        quality, utility, and clarity of the                    Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
                                                ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments                                                                        3501–3521.
                                                to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue                     information to be collected; (d) ways to
                                                                                                        minimize the burden of the collection of                 Title: NVSBE Post-Engagement
                                                Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
                                                                                                        information on respondents, including                 Survey.
                                                Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.                                                                                 OMB Control Number: 2900–0836.
                                                                                                        through the use of automated collection
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                                 Type of Review: Reinstatement of a
                                                                                                        techniques or other forms of information
                                                Requests for additional information or                  technology; and (e) estimates of capital              previously approved collection.
                                                copies of the form and instructions                     or start-up costs and costs of operation,                Abstract: The Office of Small and
                                                should be directed to Sara Covington at                                                                       Disadvantaged Business Utilization
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                                                                                                        maintenance, and purchase of services
                                                Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,                    to provide information.                               (OSDBU) needs to measure the return
                                                1111 Constitution Avenue NW,                                                                                  on investment (ROI) the National
                                                Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 317–                    Approved: March 13, 2018.                           Veteran Small Business Engagement
                                                6038 or through the internet at                         Laurie Brimmer,                                       provides to VA and its attendees.
                                                Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov.                               Senior Tax Analyst.                                   OSDBU intends to measure the
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              [FR Doc. 2018–05518 Filed 3–16–18; 8:45 am]           efficiency of this event, learn how to
                                                  Title: Orphan Drug Credit.                            BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                fulfill its stakeholder’s needs, and share


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Document Created: 2018-03-17 04:25:09
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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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 May 18, 2018 to be assured of consideration.
ContactRequests for additional information or copies of the form should be directed to Martha R. Brinson, at (202) 317-5753 or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 12080 

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