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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 23, 2005 / Notices
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,800.
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
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: August 17, 2005.
Glenn P. Kirkland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05–16716 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
[REG–158138–04]
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
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collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning NPRM
and temporary regulations, REG–
128138–04, Information Returns by
Donees Relating to Qualified Intellectual
Property Contributions.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before October 24, 2005
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the regulations should be
directed to Allan Hopkins, at (202) 622–
6665, or at Internal Revenue Service,
room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue
NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through
the Internet, at
Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Title:
Information Returns by Donees Relating
to Qualified Intellectual Property
Contributions.
OMB Number: 1545–1932.
Regulation Project Number: REG–
158138–04.
Abstract: The regulations are
necessary to implement section 882 of
the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004,
which directs that regulations be issued
regarding information returns by donees
relating to qualified intellectual
property contributions made after
June 3, 2004.
Current Actions: There is no change to
this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Not-for-profit
institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
10,000.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 2.
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: August 17, 2005.
Glenn Kirkland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E5–4610 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 941 TeleFile
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,
Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning Form
941 TeleFile, Employer’s Quarterly
Federal Tax Return.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before October 24, 2005
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Glenn Kirkland Internal Revenue
Service, room 6512, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Larnice Mack at
Internal Revenue Service, room 6512,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622–
3179, or through the Internet at
(Larnice.Mack@irs.gov).
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 162 / Tuesday, August 23, 2005 / Notices
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employer’s Quarterly Federal
Tax Return.
OMB Number: 1545–1509.
Form Number: 941 TeleFile.
Abstract: 941 TeleFile is used by
employers to report by telephone
payments made to employees subject to
income and social security/Medicare
taxes and the amounts of these taxes. It
may be used instead of filing Form 941.
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: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit
institutions, and state local, or tribal
governments.
Estimated Number of Responses:
920,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6
hours, 1 minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 5,704,000.
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
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: August 16, 2005.
Glenn Kirkland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E5–4611 Filed 8–22–05; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Discontinuance of Non-Encrypted
Options for IRS E-file for the 2006
Filing Season and Discontinuance of
IRS-Provided Dial-Up and ISDN Lines
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Final notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: Internal Revenue Service has
provided the ability for IRS e-file
program participants, who transmit
directly to the Electronic Management
System (EMS), to use only IRS approved
encryption methods for the 2006 and
later filing seasons. States that are
retrieving their returns from the State
Retrieval SubSystem (SRS) have been
informed that they will do so via the
EMS. This information pertains to IRS efile software developers who currently
prepare software packages for direct
dial-up transmission to IRS e-file EMS
sites for individual and business
electronic returns and electronic tax
documents, for states participating in
IRS federal/state e-file, and also for
transmitters who have dedicated leased
lines. All trading partners (transmitters)
who directly transmit to the IRS EMS
must use either the IRS Internet solution
(described below) or they must purchase
and install in IRS facilities Federal
Information Processing Standards
(FIPS)-compliant and IRS-approved
encrypted dedicated leased lines. This
solution is not for the Forms 1120 and
990 series submitted directly to the
Modernized e-file (MeF) platform
through the Registered User Portal or
through the Application-to-Application
method. It is not for the Information
Returns, such as 1098, 1099, etc. to the
FIRE system. It is not for the filing of
forms W–2 to the Social Security
Administration. The IRS will attempt to
ensure that the standards described in
the encryption solution documentation
are generally compliant to those
adopted by other IRS e-commerce
Internet interfaces.
DATES: During 2005, the IRS will phase
down the number of its existing analog
PSTN dial-up line services and its
companion existing ISDN dial-up line
services. The service will shut off
connections to the analog dial
infrastructure but will maintain lines
temporarily to use if emergency
conditions warrant. Full IRS-provided
dial up infrastructure retirement is
planned for 2006. The Internal Revenue
Service will allow testing to its
authorized e-file software developers
through a current production 2005
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Assurance Testing (ATS) facility for
authorized e-file transmitters and
software developers and to its 2006
ATS. The Internal Revenue Service
encourages all current and prospective
transmitters to begin using the new
encryption methods as soon as possible.
Last 2005 Production/test
transmissions to EMS on IRS-provided
dial-up or ISDN lines:
• 1040 family, Electronic Tax
Documents, State Returns for
Individuals, State Acknowledgments—
10/20/2005.
• 940, 941, 990, 1041, 1065, 1120,
State Returns for Fiduciary Returns—
12/29/05.
First 2006 Test transmissions to EMS
via encrypted transmissions, using
either (1) Internet Secure Sockets Layer
(SSL) with TELNET/S protocol or (2)
FIPS-compliant, trading-partner
provided encrypted dedicated leased
line—11/1/05.
Specific return test and production
schedules will appear on the IRS e-file
for tax professionals’ page on the irs.gov
Web site.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Internet filing solution utilizes Secure
Sockets Layer (SSL) Version 3.0 with
128-bit encryption keys in an
operational mode using the current
modem based file transmission
commands within a client commonly
termed ‘‘TELNET/S’’. The dedicated
line encryption options must be
compliant with Federal Information
Processing Standards (FIPS) and
approved by IRS. See below for more
information. The Internet filing solution
is a replacement of the current dial-up
transmissions to the EMS. If the
software package for direct filing to IRS
EMS provides for Internet filing, it must
include an interface to the IRS EMS
Front-End Processing Systems’
Encrypted Interface URL site.
Background
The Internal Revenue Service is
charged with protecting taxpayer
information using the most feasible,
efficient and appropriate methods of
protection available. Encrypting the
transmissions between the trading
partners and the IRS enhances and
completes the existing security provided
by the trading partners’ systems and by
the IRS security zone. Many IRS trading
partners are subject to the GrammLeach-Bliley Act (GLBA) of 1999 and
the Federal Trade Commission Privacy
and Safeguards Rules, effective May 23,
2003. The methods the IRS offers in this
announcement fully accommodate the
requirements of the GLBA to encrypt the
transmission of sensitive data.
Encryption solutions began with the
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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-4611]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 941 TeleFile
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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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, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Form 941 TeleFile, Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before October 24,
2005 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Glenn Kirkland Internal
Revenue Service, room 6512, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Larnice Mack
at Internal Revenue Service, room 6512, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622-3179, or through the Internet at
(Larnice.Mack@irs.gov).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return.
OMB Number: 1545-1509.
Form Number: 941 TeleFile.
Abstract: 941 TeleFile is used by employers to report by telephone
payments made to employees subject to income and social security/
Medicare taxes and the amounts of these taxes. It may be used instead
of filing Form 941.
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: Business or other for-profit organizations, not-
for-profit institutions, and state local, or tribal governments.
Estimated Number of Responses: 920,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6 hours, 1 minute.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 5,704,000.
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
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: August 16, 2005.
Glenn Kirkland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E5-4611 Filed 8-22-05; 8:45 am]
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