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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: January 19, 2005.
Paul Finger,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–1739 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
[REG–120168–97]
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Regulation Project
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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, Pub.
L. 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).
Currently, the IRS is soliciting
comments concerning an existing final
regulation, REG–120168–97 (TD 8798),
Preparer Due Diligence Requirements
for Determining Earned Income Credit
Eligibility.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before April 1, 2005, to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Paul Finger, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6416, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the regulation should be
directed to Allan Hopkins, at (202) 622–
6665, or at Internal Revenue Service,
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room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through
the Internet, at
Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Approved: January 21, 2005.
Paul Finger,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–1740 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am]
Title: Preparer Due Diligence
Requirements for Determining Earned
Income Credit Eligibility.
OMB Number: 1545–1570.
Regulation Project Number: REG–
120168–97.
Abstract: Income tax return preparers
who satisfy the due diligence
requirements in this regulation will
avoid the imposition of the penalty
section 6695(g) of the Internal Revenue
Code for returns or claims for refund
due after December 31, 1997. The due
diligence requirements include
soliciting the information necessary to
determine a taxpayer’s eligibility for,
and amount of, the Earned Income Tax
Credit and the retention of this
information.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100,000.
Estimated Time Per Respondent: 5
hours, 4 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 507,136.
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
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Earned Income
Tax Credit Committee of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: An open meeting of the
Earned Income Tax Credit Committee of
the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be
conducted (via teleconference). The
Committee will be discussing issues
pertaining to the IRS administration of
the Earned Income Tax Credit.
The meeting will be held
Thursday, February 17, 2005.
DATES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1–888–912–1227
(toll-free), or 718–488–2085 (non tollfree).
Notice is
hereby given pursuant to Section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
that an open meeting of the Earned
Income Tax Credit Committee of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held
Thursday, February 17, 2005 from 2
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET via a telephone
conference call. The public is invited to
make oral comments. Individual
comments will be limited to 5 minutes.
Due to limited conference lines,
notification of intent to participate in
the telephone conference call meeting
must be made in advance by contacting
Audrey Y. Jenkins. To confirm
attendance or for more information, Ms.
Jenkins may be reached at 1–888–912–
1227 or (718) 488–2085. If you would
like a written statement to be
considered, send written comments to
Audrey Y. Jenkins, TAP Office, 10
MetroTech Center, 625 Fulton Street,
Brooklyn, NY 11201 or post your
comments to the Web site:
www.improveirs.org. The agenda will
include various IRS issues.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: January 25, 2005.
Bernard Coston,
Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 05–1736 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Thrift Supervision
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request—Lending and
Investment
Office of Thrift Supervision
(OTS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The proposed information
collection requirement described below
has been submitted to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting
public comments on the proposal.
DATES: Submit written comments on or
before March 2, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Send comments, referring to
the collection by title of the proposal or
by OMB approval number, to OMB and
OTS at these addresses: Mark D.
Menchik, Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, Room 10236,
New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC 20503, or e-mail to
mmenchik@omb.eop.gov; and
Information Collection Comments, Chief
Counsel’s Office, Office of Thrift
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20552, by fax to (202)
906–6518, or by e-mail to
infocollection.comments@ots.treas.gov.
OTS will post comments and the related
index on the OTS Internet Site at
https://www.ots.treas.gov. In addition,
interested persons may inspect
comments at the Public Reading Room,
1700 G Street, NW., by appointment. To
make an appointment, call (202) 906–
5922, send an e-mail to
publicinfo@ots.treas.gov, or send a
facsimile transmission to (202) 906–
7755.
To
obtain a copy of the submission to OMB,
contact Marilyn K. Burton at
marilyn.burton@ots.treas.gov, (202)
906–6467, or facsimile number (202)
906–6518, Regulations and Legislation
Division, Chief Counsel’s Office, Office
of Thrift Supervision, 1700 G Street,
NW., Washington, DC 20552.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: OTS may
not conduct or sponsor an information
collection, and respondents are not
required to respond to an information
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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collection, unless the information
collection displays a currently valid
OMB control number. As part of the
approval process, we invite comments
on the following information collection.
Title of Proposal: Lending and
Investment.
OMB Number: 1550–0078.
Form Number: N/A.
Regulation requirement: 12 CFR Parts
560 and 564; §§ 562.1, 563.41, 563.170,
and 590.4.
Description: This information
collection requires savings associations
to maintain adequate documentation to
support their lending and investment
activities. OTS staff may request the
information during examinations.
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Affected Public: Savings Associations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
902.
Estimated Frequency of Response:
Event-generated.
Estimated Total Burden: 321,487
hours.
Clearance Officer: Marilyn K. Burton,
(202) 906–6467, Office of Thrift
Supervision, 1700 G Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20552.
OMB Reviewer: Mark D. Menchik,
(202) 395–3176, Office of Management
and Budget, Room 10236, New
Executive Office Building, Washington,
DC 20503.
Dated: January 24, 2005.
By the Office of Thrift Supervision.
James E. Gilleran,
Director.
[FR Doc. 05–1668 Filed 1–28–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0052]
Proposed Information Collection
Activity: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
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collection and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice. This
notice solicits comments for information
needed from claimants prior to
undergoing a VA medical examination
for disability benefits.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before April 1, 2005.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M35), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail:
irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0052’’ in any
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or
FAX (202) 275–5947.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C., 3501–3520), Federal agencies
must obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Title: Report of Medical Examination
for Disability Evaluation, VA Form 21–
2545.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0052.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21–2545 is
completed by claimants prior to
undergoing a VA examination for
disability benefits and by the examining
physician to record the findings of such
examination. A VA examination is
required where the reasonable
probability of a valid claim is indicated
in claims for disability compensation or
pension, including claims for benefits
based on the need of a veteran,
surviving spouse, or parent for regular
aid and attendance, and for benefits
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Earned Income Tax Credit Committee of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Earned Income Tax Credit Committee of
the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The
Committee will be discussing issues pertaining to the IRS
administration of the Earned Income Tax Credit.
DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, February 17, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1-888-912-1227
(toll-free), or 718-488-2085 (non toll-free).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
that an open meeting of the Earned Income Tax Credit Committee of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held Thursday, February 17, 2005 from 2
p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ET via a telephone conference call. The public is
invited to make oral comments. Individual comments will be limited to 5
minutes. Due to limited conference lines, notification of intent to
participate in the telephone conference call meeting must be made in
advance by contacting Audrey Y. Jenkins. To confirm attendance or for
more information, Ms. Jenkins may be reached at 1-888-912-1227 or (718)
488-2085. If you would like a written statement to be considered, send
written comments to Audrey Y. Jenkins, TAP Office, 10 MetroTech Center,
625 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 or post your comments to the Web
site: www.improveirs.org. The agenda will include various IRS issues.
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Dated: January 25, 2005.
Bernard Coston,
Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 05-1736 Filed 1-28-05; 8:45 am]
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