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nonconventional sources. For tax years
ending after 12/31/05 fuel from coke or
coke gas quality for the credit, and
become part of the general business
credit.
Respondents: Individuals or
households and Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
278,960 hours.
Clearance Officer: Glenn P. Kirkland,
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6516,
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, (202) 622–3428.
OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395–7316.
Michael A. Robinson,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
June 12, 2006.
The Department of the 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 11000, 1750
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20220.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before July 17, 2006 to be
assured of consideration.
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
OMB Number: 1545–0025.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Affiliations Schedule.
Form: IRS 851.
Description: Form 851 provides IRS
with information to ascertain (1) the
names and identification numbers of the
numbers of members of the affiliated
group included in the consolidated
return, (2) taxes paid by each member of
the group, and (3) stock ownership;
changes in stock ownership and other
information to determine that each
corporation is a qualified member of the
affiliated group as defined in section
1504 of the code.
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Respondents: Business or other forprofit; Farms.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 51,040
hours.
OMB Number: 1545–1014.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate
Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC)
Income Tax Return; Schedule Q (Form
1066) Quarterly Notice to Residual
Interest Holder of REMIC Taxable
Income or Net Loss Allocation.
Form: IRS 1066 and Schedule Q
(Form 1066).
Description: Form 1066 and Schedule
Q (Form 1066) are used by a real estate
mortgage investment conduit (REMIC)
to figure its tax liability and income and
other tax-related information to pass
through to its residual holders. IRS uses
the information to determine the correct
tax liability of the REMIC and its
residual holders.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
758,989 hours.
OMB Number: 1545–1502.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Form 5304–SAMPLE, Savings
Incentive Match Plan for Employees of
Small Employers (SIMPLE)—Not for
Use With a Designated Financial
Institution; Form 5305–SIMPLE,
Savings Incentive Match Plan for
Employees of Small Employers
(SIMPLE)—for Use With a Designated
Financial Institution; and Notice 98–4,
Simple IRA Plan Guidance.
Form: IRS 5304–SIMPLE, 5305–
SIMPLE, and Notice 98–4.
Description: Forms 5304–SIMPLE and
5035–SIMPLE are used by an employer
to permit employees to make salary
reduction contributions to a savings
incentive match plan (SIMPLE IRA)
described in Code section 408(p). These
forms are not to be filed with IRS, but
to be retained in the employers’ records
as proof of establishing such a plan,
thereby justifying a deduction for
contributions made to the SIMPLE IRA.
The data is used to verify the deduction.
Notice 98–4 provides guidance for
employers and trustees regarding how
they can comply with the requirements
of Code section 408(p) in establishing
and maintaining a SIMPLE Plan,
including information regarding the
notification and reporting requirements
under Code section 408.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
2,113,000 hours.
OMB Number: 1545–2003.
Type of Review: Extension.
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Title: Notice 2006–24, Qualifying
Advanced Coal Project Program.
Description: This notice establishes
the qualifying advanced coal project
program under section 48A of the
Internal Revenue Code. The notice
provides the time and manner for a
taxpayer to apply for an allocation of
qualifying advanced coal project credits
and, once the taxpayer has received this
allocation, the time and manner for the
taxpayer to file for a certification of its
qualifying advanced coal project.
Respondents: Business or other forprofit.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 4,950
hours.
OMB Number: 1545–2007.
Type of Review: Extension.
Title: Employer’s Annual
Employment Tax Return.
Form: IRS 944.
Description: The information on Form
944 will be collected to ensure the
smallest nonagricultural and nonhousehold employers are paying the
correct amount of social security tax,
Medicare tax, and withheld federal
income tax. Information on line 13 will
be used to determine if employers made
any required deposits of these taxes.
Respondents: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions; State, Local
or Tribal Government.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
14,212,000 hours.
Clearance Officer: Glenn P. Kirkland,
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6516,
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, (202) 622–3428.
OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt,
Office of Management and Budget,
Room 10235, New Executive Office
Building, Washington, DC 20503, (202)
395–7316.
Michael A. Robinson,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the
general public and other Federal
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agencies to take this opportunity to
comment on a continuing information
collection, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a
respondent is not required to respond
to, an information collection unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The OCC is soliciting comment
concerning its information collection
titled, ‘‘Bank Activities and
Operations—12 CFR 7.’’
DATES: You should submit written
comments by August 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Communications Division,
Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Public Information Room,
Mailstop 1–5, Attention: 1557–0204,
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20219. In addition, comments may be
sent by fax to (202) 874–4448, or by
electronic mail to
regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can
inspect and photocopy the comments at
the OCC’s Public Information Room, 250
E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
You can make an appointment to
inspect the comments by calling (202)
874–5043.
Additionally, you should send a copy
of your comments to OCC Desk Officer,
1557–0204, by mail to U.S. Office of
Management and Budget, 725, 17th
Street, NW., #10235, Washington, DC
20503, or by fax to (202) 395–6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You
can request additional information or a
copy of the collection from Mary
Gottlieb, OCC Clearance Officer, or
Camille Dickerson, (202) 874–5090,
Legislative and Regulatory Activities
Division, Office of the Comptroller of
the Currency, 250 E Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC
is proposing to extend OMB approval of
the following information collection:
Title: Bank Activities and
Operations—12 CFR 7.
OMB Number: 1557–0204.
Description: This submission covers
an existing regulation and involves no
change to the regulation or to the
information collection requirements.
The OCC requests only that OMB
approve its revised estimates.
The information collection
requirements ensure that national banks
conduct their operations in a safe and
sound manner and in accordance with
applicable Federal banking statutes and
regulations. The information is
necessary for regulatory and
examination purposes.
The information collection
requirements in part 7 are as follows:
• 12 CFR 7.1000(d)(1) (National bank
ownership of property—Lease financing
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of public facilities): National bank lease
agreements must provide that the lessee
will become the owner of the building
or facility upon the expiration of the
lease.
• 12 CFR 7.1014 (Sale of money
orders at nonbanking outlets): A
national bank may designate bonded
agents to sell the bank’s money orders
at nonbanking outlets. The
responsibility of both the bank and its
agent should be defined in a written
agreement setting forth the duties of
both parties and providing for
remuneration of the agent.
• 12 CFR 7.2000(b) (Corporate
governance procedures—Other sources
of guidance): A national bank shall
designate in its bylaws the body of law
selected for its corporate governance
procedures.
• 12 CFR 7.2004 (Honorary directors
or advisory boards): Any listing of a
national bank’s honorary or advisory
directors must distinguish between
them and the bank’s board of directors
or indicate their advisory status.
• 12 CFR 7.2014(b) (Indemnification
of institution-affiliated parties—
Administrative proceeding or civil
actions not initiated by a Federal
agency): A national bank shall designate
in its bylaws the body of law selected
for making indemnification payments.
• 12 CFR 7.2024(a) Staggered terms
for national bank directors—Any
national bank may adopt bylaws that
provide for the staggering the terms of
its directors. National banks shall
provide the OCC with copies of any
bylaws so amended.
• 12 CFR 7.2024(c) Size of bank
board—A national bank seeking to
increase the number of its directors
must notify the OCC any time the
proposed size would exceed 25
directors.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,300.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
1,300.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 418
hours.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and
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 has practical utility;
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(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 on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology; and
(e) Estimates of capital or startup costs
and costs of operation, maintenance,
and purchase of services to provide
information.
Dated: June 12, 2006.
Stuart Feldstein,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Computer Matching Program Between
the Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) and the Department of Defense
(DoD)
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of computer matching
program.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the Department of Veterans Affairs
intends to conduct a recurring computer
matching program. This will match
personnel records of the Department of
Defense with VA records of benefit
recipients under the Montgomery GI
Bill.
The goal of these matches is to
identify the eligibility status of veterans,
servicemembers, and reservists who
have applied for or who are receiving
education benefit payments under the
Montgomery GI Bill. The purpose of the
match is to enable VA to verify that
individuals meet the conditions of
military service and eligibility criteria
for payment of benefits determined by
VA under the Montgomery GI Bill—
Active Duty (MGIB) and the
Montgomery GI Bill—Selected Reserve
(MGIB–SR).
DATES: This match will commence on or
about July 17, 2006. At the expiration of
18 months after the commencing date
the Departments may renew the
agreement for another 12 months.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Yunker (225B), Strategy and
Legislative Development Team Leader,
Education Service, Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–7180.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Information
Collection; Comment Request
AGENCY: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork
and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal
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agencies to take this opportunity to comment on a continuing
information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a respondent is not
required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number. The OCC is soliciting comment
concerning its information collection titled, ``Bank Activities and
Operations--12 CFR 7.''
DATES: You should submit written comments by August 15, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Communications Division, Office of the Comptroller of the
Currency, Public Information Room, Mailstop 1-5, Attention: 1557-0204,
250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219. In addition, comments may be
sent by fax to (202) 874-4448, or by electronic mail to
regs.comments@occ.treas.gov. You can inspect and photocopy the comments
at the OCC's Public Information Room, 250 E Street, SW., Washington, DC
20219. You can make an appointment to inspect the comments by calling
(202) 874-5043.
Additionally, you should send a copy of your comments to OCC Desk
Officer, 1557-0204, by mail to U.S. Office of Management and Budget,
725, 17th Street, NW., 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or by fax
to (202) 395-6974.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: You can request additional information
or a copy of the collection from Mary Gottlieb, OCC Clearance Officer,
or Camille Dickerson, (202) 874-5090, Legislative and Regulatory
Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 250 E
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20219.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The OCC is proposing to extend OMB approval
of the following information collection:
Title: Bank Activities and Operations--12 CFR 7.
OMB Number: 1557-0204.
Description: This submission covers an existing regulation and
involves no change to the regulation or to the information collection
requirements. The OCC requests only that OMB approve its revised
estimates.
The information collection requirements ensure that national banks
conduct their operations in a safe and sound manner and in accordance
with applicable Federal banking statutes and regulations. The
information is necessary for regulatory and examination purposes.
The information collection requirements in part 7 are as follows:
12 CFR 7.1000(d)(1) (National bank ownership of property--
Lease financing of public facilities): National bank lease agreements
must provide that the lessee will become the owner of the building or
facility upon the expiration of the lease.
12 CFR 7.1014 (Sale of money orders at nonbanking
outlets): A national bank may designate bonded agents to sell the
bank's money orders at nonbanking outlets. The responsibility of both
the bank and its agent should be defined in a written agreement setting
forth the duties of both parties and providing for remuneration of the
agent.
12 CFR 7.2000(b) (Corporate governance procedures--Other
sources of guidance): A national bank shall designate in its bylaws the
body of law selected for its corporate governance procedures.
12 CFR 7.2004 (Honorary directors or advisory boards): Any
listing of a national bank's honorary or advisory directors must
distinguish between them and the bank's board of directors or indicate
their advisory status.
12 CFR 7.2014(b) (Indemnification of institution-
affiliated parties--Administrative proceeding or civil actions not
initiated by a Federal agency): A national bank shall designate in its
bylaws the body of law selected for making indemnification payments.
12 CFR 7.2024(a) Staggered terms for national bank
directors--Any national bank may adopt bylaws that provide for the
staggering the terms of its directors. National banks shall provide the
OCC with copies of any bylaws so amended.
12 CFR 7.2024(c) Size of bank board--A national bank
seeking to increase the number of its directors must notify the OCC any
time the proposed size would exceed 25 directors.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other for-profit.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,300.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,300.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Annual Burden: 418 hours.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and 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 has 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 on respondents,
including through the use of automated collection techniques or other
forms of information technology; and
(e) Estimates of capital or startup costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Dated: June 12, 2006.
Stuart Feldstein,
Assistant Director, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division.
[FR Doc. E6-9451 Filed 6-15-06; 8:45 am]
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