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Internal Revenue Code section 6034
concerning accumulation and
distribution of charitable amounts. The
data is used to verify the amounts for
which a charitable deduction was
allowed are used for charitable
purposes.
Current Actions: There is no change
in the paperwork burden previously
approved by OMB. This form is being
submitted for renewal purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Businesses or other
for-profit organizations, and
individuals.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
119,936.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 36
hrs, 40 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 4,396,854.
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: May 20, 2014.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 12311
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.
Currently, the IRS is soliciting
comments concerning a notice regarding
repayment of a buyout prior to reemployment with the Federal
Government.
SUMMARY:
Written comments should be
received on or before September 8, 2014
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to, R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form(s) and instructions
should be directed to Gerald J. Shields,
LL.M., Internal Revenue Service, Room
6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
Internet at Gerald.J.Shields@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Notice Regarding Repayment of
a Buyout Prior to Re-employment with
the Federal Government.
OMB Number: 1545–1920.
Form Number: Form 12311.
Abstract: This form requests
applicants to certify if they ever worked
for the Federal Government and if they
received a Buyout within the last 5
years. This is to ensure that applicants
who meet the criteria are counseled that
they are required to pay back the entire
Buyout prior to entering on duty with
the IRS.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to these forms at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households and Federal Government.
Estimated Number of Responses:
33,085.
Estimated Time per Response: 5
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 2,757.
DATES:
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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: June 25, 2014.
R. Joseph Durbala,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2014–15883 Filed 7–7–14; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Mint
Agency Information Collection
Activity; Proposed Collection; U.S.
Coinage Practices
United States Mint, Department
of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and comment.
AGENCY:
The United States Mint, a
bureau of the Department of the
Treasury, is announcing an opportunity
for public comment on the proposed
collection of certain information
regarding the public’s use of U.S. coins
with special emphasis on low
denomination coins. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA), agencies are required to publish
notice in the Federal Register
SUMMARY:
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concerning each proposed collection of
information and to allow 30 days for
public comment in response to the
notice. This notice solicits comments on
a proposed information collection
concerning U.S. coinage practices as
required to determine the public’s
interest according to the Coin
Modernization, Oversight, and
Continuity Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–
302).
Submit either electronic or
written comments on the collection of
information by 30 days after the notice
is published.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding
the burden estimate, or any other aspect
of the information collection, including
suggestion for reducing the burden, to
(1) Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for
Treasury, New Executive Office
Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@
OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA
Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania
Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC
20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Yvonne Pollard; Compliance Branch;
United States Mint; 801 9th Street NW.,
6th Floor; Washington, DC 20220; 202–
354–8400 (this is not a toll-free
number); YPollard@usmint.treas.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA (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.
‘‘Collection of information’’ is defined
in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests
or requirements that members of the
DATES:
public submit reports, keep records, or
provide information to a third party.
Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44
U.S.C. 3506(c)(2) (A)) requires Federal
agencies to provide a 60-day notice of
the proposed collection of information
before submitting the proposed
collection of information to OMB for
approval. To comply with this
requirement, we are publishing notice of
the proposed collection of information
described in this document.
With respect to the following
collection of information, the United
States Mint invites comments on—(1)
whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the United States Mint’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of the United States
Mint’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used; (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,
when appropriate, and other forms of
information technology.
U.S. Coinage Practices Survey
The Coin Modernization, Oversight,
and Continuity Act of 2010, Public Law
111–302, section 2(b)(3), authorizes the
Secretary of the Treasury to consider
such factors he deems appropriate and
in the public interest when preparing a
report and recommendations to
Congress with respect to the nation’s
circulating coins.
Understanding the public’s use and
perception of United States circulating
coins and coin usage is necessary for the
United States Mint to carry out its
mission to mint and issue circulating
coins in amounts that the Secretary of
the Treasury determines are necessary
to meet the needs of the United States
and to prepare recommendations to
Congress as authorized by Public Law
111–302. The information collected will
cover the following topics, with special
emphasis on low denomination coins:
1. Use of coins as payment,
2. general payment preferences,
3. general awareness concerning low
denomination coins,
4. attitudes regarding potential
changes in coinage,
4. the use of rounding retail
transactions, and
6. demographic characteristics.
The data will be used to understand
the public’s use and perception of
specific U.S. circulating coinage for the
purpose of analyzing options and
proposing recommendations for
possible changes to the nation’s
circulating coins.
To obtain this information, the United
States Mint will conduct a nationally
representative random-digit-dial (RDD)
survey of 1,000 U.S. adults. The
proposed survey will include both
landline (700 interviews) and cellular
(300 interviews) telephones.
Interviewing will be conducted in both
English and Spanish. The questionnaire
should take 12 minutes to complete,
including two minutes to screen for
eligible participants (adults in the
cellular telephone sample, the adult
with the most recent birthday in the
household in the landline telephone
survey). The United States Mint
estimates the burden of this collection
of information will be as described in
the table below.
Estimated time to
complete
(minutes)
Survey component
Screener ..........................................................................................................................
Main survey .....................................................................................................................
Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(3)(A); Public
Law 111–302, section 2(b)(3).
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Dated: July 1, 2014.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury Departmental Clearance Officer.
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Agency Information Collection
(Disability Benefits Questionnaires—
Group 2) Activity Under OMB Review
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
AGENCY:
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10
Population
1,250
1,000
Total burden
(hours)
41.67
166.67
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice
announces that the Veterans Benefits
Administration (VBA), Department of
Veterans Affairs, will submit the
collection of information abstracted
below to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) for review and comment.
The PRA submission describes the
nature of the information collection and
its expected cost and burden; it includes
the actual data collection instrument.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
United States Mint
Agency Information Collection Activity; Proposed Collection; U.S.
Coinage Practices
AGENCY: United States Mint, Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and comment.
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SUMMARY: The United States Mint, a bureau of the Department of the
Treasury, is announcing an opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain information regarding the public's use
of U.S. coins with special emphasis on low denomination coins. Under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
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concerning each proposed collection of information and to allow 30 days
for public comment in response to the notice. This notice solicits
comments on a proposed information collection concerning U.S. coinage
practices as required to determine the public's interest according to
the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 (Pub. L.
111-302).
DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the collection
of information by 30 days after the notice is published.
ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding the burden estimate, or any other
aspect of the information collection, including suggestion for reducing
the burden, to (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office
of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for Treasury, New
Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, or email
at OIRA_Submission@OMB.EOP.GOV and (2) Treasury PRA Clearance Officer,
1750 Pennsylvania Ave. NW., Suite 8140, Washington, DC 20220, or email
at PRA@treasury.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yvonne Pollard; Compliance Branch;
United States Mint; 801 9th Street NW., 6th Floor; Washington, DC
20220; 202-354-8400 (this is not a toll-free number);
YPollard@usmint.treas.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the PRA (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.
``Collection of information'' is defined in 44 U.S.C. 3502(3) and 5 CFR
1320.3(c) and includes agency requests or requirements that members of
the public submit reports, keep records, or provide information to a
third party. Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)
(A)) requires Federal agencies to provide a 60-day notice of the
proposed collection of information before submitting the proposed
collection of information to OMB for approval. To comply with this
requirement, we are publishing notice of the proposed collection of
information described in this document.
With respect to the following collection of information, the United
States Mint invites comments on--(1) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the United
States Mint's functions, including whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the United States Mint's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used; (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, when appropriate, and other forms of information
technology.
U.S. Coinage Practices Survey
The Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010,
Public Law 111-302, section 2(b)(3), authorizes the Secretary of the
Treasury to consider such factors he deems appropriate and in the
public interest when preparing a report and recommendations to Congress
with respect to the nation's circulating coins.
Understanding the public's use and perception of United States
circulating coins and coin usage is necessary for the United States
Mint to carry out its mission to mint and issue circulating coins in
amounts that the Secretary of the Treasury determines are necessary to
meet the needs of the United States and to prepare recommendations to
Congress as authorized by Public Law 111-302. The information collected
will cover the following topics, with special emphasis on low
denomination coins:
1. Use of coins as payment,
2. general payment preferences,
3. general awareness concerning low denomination coins,
4. attitudes regarding potential changes in coinage,
4. the use of rounding retail transactions, and
6. demographic characteristics.
The data will be used to understand the public's use and perception
of specific U.S. circulating coinage for the purpose of analyzing
options and proposing recommendations for possible changes to the
nation's circulating coins.
To obtain this information, the United States Mint will conduct a
nationally representative random-digit-dial (RDD) survey of 1,000 U.S.
adults. The proposed survey will include both landline (700 interviews)
and cellular (300 interviews) telephones. Interviewing will be
conducted in both English and Spanish. The questionnaire should take 12
minutes to complete, including two minutes to screen for eligible
participants (adults in the cellular telephone sample, the adult with
the most recent birthday in the household in the landline telephone
survey). The United States Mint estimates the burden of this collection
of information will be as described in the table below.
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Estimated time
Survey component to complete Population Total burden
(minutes) (hours)
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Screener.................................................. 2 1,250 41.67
Main survey............................................... 10 1,000 166.67
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Authority: 31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(3)(A); Public Law 111-302, section
2(b)(3).
Dated: July 1, 2014.
Robert Dahl,
Treasury Departmental Clearance Officer.
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