Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Information Collection Tools Relating to Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery., 72151-72152 [2013-28815]
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business January 2, 2014. Comments
will be available for examination in the
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ADDRESSES section of this notice. The
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Issued on: November 25, 2013.
Larry W. Minor,
Associate Administrator for Policy.
[FR Doc. 2013–28804 Filed 11–29–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request on Information Collection
Tools Relating to Using Omnibus
Surveys.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 an
existing data-driven satisfaction surveys
to understand customer opinion.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before January 31, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Yvette Lawrence, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
Please send separate comments for each
specific information collection listed
below. You must reference the
information collection’s title, form
number, reporting or record-keeping
requirement number, and OMB number
(if any) in your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the collection tools should be
directed to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal
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Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or at (202)622–3634, or
through the Internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently,
the IRS is seeking comments concerning
the following information collection
tools, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: IRS Omnibus Surveys.
OMB Number: 1545–NEW. Form
Number: N/A.
Abstract: We are requesting a threeyear approval to use a data-driven
approach to understanding customer
opinion of the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) and its programs and services.
Collecting, analyzing, and using
customer opinion data is a vital
component of IRS’s Balanced Measures
Approach, as mandated by Internal
Revenue Service Reform and
Restructuring Act of 1998 and Executive
Order 12862.
Current Actions: This is a new request
for OMB approval.
Type of Review: New collection.
Affected Public: This collection of
information is necessary to enable the
Agency to garner customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with our
commitment to improving service
delivery. The information collected
from our customers and stakeholders
will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying
experience with the Agency’s programs.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. It will also allow
feedback to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
90,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 9
min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,500.
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
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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: November 15, 2013.
Yvette Lawrence,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–28817 Filed 11–29–13; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request on Information Collection
Tools Relating to Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
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 the
collection of qualitative feedback on
agency service delivery.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before January 31, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Yvette Lawrence, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
Please send separate comments for each
SUMMARY:
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specific information collection listed
below. You must reference the
information collection’s title, form
number, reporting or record-keeping
requirement number, and OMB number
(if any) in your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the collection tools should be
directed to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or at (202)622–3634, or
through the internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Currently, the IRS is seeking
comments concerning the following
information collection tools, reporting,
and record-keeping requirements:
Title: Collection of Qualitative
Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
OMB Number: 1545–NEW. Form
Number: N/A.
Abstract: Executive Order 12862
directs Federal agencies to provide
service to the public that matches or
exceeds the best service available in the
private sector. Executive Order 13571
expands on this concept to include
recent developments in private sector
advances in internet customer service
technologies. In order to work
continuously to ensure that our online
products and services are effective and
meet our customers’ needs, The Internal
Revenue Service (hereafter ‘‘the
Agency’’) seeks to obtain OMB approval
of a generic Clearance for the Collection
of Qualitative Feedback on Agency
Service Delivery. By routine customer
feedback we mean information that
focuses on the awareness,
understanding, attitudes, preferences, or
experiences of customers or other
stakeholders relating to existing or
future services or products, but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative
results that can be generalized to the
population of study.
Current Actions: This is a new request
for OMB approval.
Type of Review: New collection.
Affected Public: This collection of
information is necessary to enable the
Agency to garner customer and
stakeholder feedback in an efficient,
timely manner, in accordance with our
commitment to improving service
delivery. The information collected
from our customers and stakeholders
will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying
experience with the Agency’s programs.
This feedback will provide insights into
customer or stakeholder perceptions,
experiences and expectations, provide
an early warning of issues with service,
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or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in
operations might improve delivery of
products or services. It will also allow
feedback to contribute directly to the
improvement of program management.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000,050.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hr.,
18 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 266,680.
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: November 15, 2013.
Yvette Lawrence,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013–28815 Filed 11–29–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection: Comment
Request for Regulation Project
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
AGENCY:
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
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 TD
9540, general actuarial valuation.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before January 31, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Yvette Lawrence, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the regulation should be
directed to Katherine Dean, at
katherine.b.dean@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Valuation Tables.
OMB Number: 1545–1343.
Regulation Project Number: TD 9540.
Abstract: This document contains
final regulations relating to the use of
actuarial tables in valuing annuities,
interests for life or terms of years, and
remainder or reversionary interests.
These regulations will affect the
valuation of inter vivos and
testamentary transfers of interests
dependent on one or more measuring
lives. These regulations are necessary
because section 7520(c)(3) directs the
Secretary to update the actuarial tables
to reflect the most recent mortality
experience available.
Current Actions: There is no change to
this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of OMB
approval.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 45
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Hours: 4,500.
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
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Information Collection
Tools Relating to Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery.
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
the collection of qualitative feedback on agency service delivery.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before January 31,
2014 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Yvette Lawrence, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224. Please send separate comments for each
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specific information collection listed below. You must reference the
information collection's title, form number, reporting or record-
keeping requirement number, and OMB number (if any) in your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the collection tools should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala,
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202)622-3634, or through the internet at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Currently, the IRS is seeking comments concerning the following
information collection tools, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service
Delivery
OMB Number: 1545-NEW. Form Number: N/A.
Abstract: Executive Order 12862 directs Federal agencies to provide
service to the public that matches or exceeds the best service
available in the private sector. Executive Order 13571 expands on this
concept to include recent developments in private sector advances in
internet customer service technologies. In order to work continuously
to ensure that our online products and services are effective and meet
our customers' needs, The Internal Revenue Service (hereafter ``the
Agency'') seeks to obtain OMB approval of a generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery. By
routine customer feedback we mean information that focuses on the
awareness, understanding, attitudes, preferences, or experiences of
customers or other stakeholders relating to existing or future services
or products, but are not statistical surveys that yield quantitative
results that can be generalized to the population of study.
Current Actions: This is a new request for OMB approval.
Type of Review: New collection.
Affected Public: This collection of information is necessary to
enable the Agency to garner customer and stakeholder feedback in an
efficient, timely manner, in accordance with our commitment to
improving service delivery. The information collected from our
customers and stakeholders will help ensure that users have an
effective, efficient, and satisfying experience with the Agency's
programs. This feedback will provide insights into customer or
stakeholder perceptions, experiences and expectations, provide an early
warning of issues with service, or focus attention on areas where
communication, training or changes in operations might improve delivery
of products or services. It will also allow feedback to contribute
directly to the improvement of program management.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000,050.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hr., 18 min.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 266,680.
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: November 15, 2013.
Yvette Lawrence,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2013-28815 Filed 11-29-13; 8:45 am]
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