Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 179 (Friday, September 13, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48524-48525]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-23463]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request

August 29, 1996.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0003.
    Form Number: IRS Forms SS-4 and SS-4PR.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Application for Employer Identification Number (SS-4); 
Solicitud de Numero de Identificacion Patronal (EIN) (SS-4PR).
    Description: Taxpayers required to have an identification number 
for use

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on any return, statement, or other document must prepare and file Form 
SS-4 or Form SS-4PR (Puerto Rico only) to obtain a number. The 
information is used by the IRS and the Social Security Administration 
(SSA) in tax administration and by the Bureau of the Census for 
business Statistics.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms, Federal Government, 
State, Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 3,217,362.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                          Form     Form 
                                                          SS-4    SS-4PR
                                                         (Min.)   (Min.)
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Recordkeeping.........................................        7        7
Learning about the law or the form....................       19       22
Preparing the form....................................       45       46
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS..       20       20
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    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 4,858,689 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-0127.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1120-H.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: U.S. Income Tax Return for Homeowners Associations.
    Description: Homeowners associations file Form 1120-H to report 
income, deductions, and credits. The form is also used to report the 
income tax liability of the homeowners association. The IRS uses Form 
1120-H to determine if the income, deductions, and credits have been 
correctly computed. The form is also used for statistical purposes.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 60,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:
    Recordkeeping--11 hr., 15 min.
    Learning about the law or the form--5 hr., 50 min.
    Preparing the form--13 hr., 43 min.
    Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS--2 hr., 9 min.
    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,975,800 hours.

    OMB Number: 1545-1411.
    Form Number: IRS Form 8843.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Statement for Exempt Individuals and Individuals With a 
Medical Condition.
    Description: Form 8843 is used by an alien individual to explain 
the basis of the individual's claim that he or she is able to exclude 
days of presence in the U.S. because the individual is a teacher/
trainee or student; professional athlete; or has a medical condition or 
problem.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 150,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                            Form 8843    Form 8843    Form 8843 
                                                               Form 8843    Pts. I&III   Pts. I&IV     Pts. I&V 
                                                               Pts. I&II      (min)        (min)        (min)   
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Recordkeeping...............................................           13           13           13           13
Learning about the law or the form..........................            7            5            4            5
Preparing the form..........................................           29           34           24           34
Copying, assembling, and sending the form to the IRS........           17           17           17           17
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 172,845 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 
20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7340, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-23463 Filed 9-12-96; 8:45 am]
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