Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Information Collection for Forms 14039, 14039 (SP), 14039-B and 14039-B (SP), 47971-47972 [2018-20576]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 184 / Friday, September 21, 2018 / Notices Notice of OFAC Action(s) On September 12, 2018, OFAC updated the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List entry for the following person, whose property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction continue to be blocked. Entity Individual: 1. JADHRAN, Ibrahim (a.k.a. AL–JADRAN AL–MAGHRIBI, Ibrahim Saad; a.k.a. JATHRAN, Ibrahim), Libya; DOB 1979 to 1982; POB Ajdabia, Libya; nationality Libya; Gender Male (individual) [LIBYA3]. Designated pursuant to Section 1(a)(v) of Executive Order 13726 of April 19, 2016, ‘‘Blocking Property and Suspending Entry Into the United States of Persons Contributing to the Situation in Libya’’ (E.O. 13726) for being a leader of an entity that has, or whose members have, engaged in planning, directing, or committing attacks against any Libyan state facility or installation (including oil facilities), against any air, land, or sea port in Libya, or against any foreign mission in Libya. 1. PORTICELLO RESTAURANT (f.k.a. SCOGLITTI RESTAURANT), 8, Boat Street Marsamxett, Valletta, Malta; website www.facebook.com/porticellomalta; Email Address porticellomalta@gmail.com [LIBYA3] (Linked To: DEBONO, Darren). Dated: September 12, 2018. Andrea M. Gacki, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. [FR Doc. 2018–20612 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Dated: September 12, 2018. Andrea M. Gacki, Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control. Office of Foreign Assets Control Notice of OFAC Sanctions Action Office of Foreign Assets Control, Treasury. ACTION: Notice [FR Doc. 2018–20611 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am] The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC’s Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List based on OFAC’s determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of this person are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: OFAC: Associate Director for Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420; Assistant Director for Sanctions Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–2490; Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.: 202–622–2480; Assistant Director for Regulatory Affairs, tel. 202–622–4855; or the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the General Counsel: Office of the Chief Counsel (Foreign Assets Control), tel.: 202–622–2410. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AGENCY: BILLING CODE 4810–AL–P SUMMARY: daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Notice of OFAC Action(s) On September 12, 2018, OFAC determined that the property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the following person is blocked under the relevant sanctions authority listed below. Electronic Availability The Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and additional information concerning OFAC sanctions programs are available on OFAC’s website (www.treasury.gov/ofac). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 20, 2018 Jkt 244001 Internal Revenue Service Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Information Collection for Forms 14039, 14039 (SP), 14039–B and 14039–B (SP) Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: The Internal Revenue Service, 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 Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, Form 14039 (SP), Declaracion Jurada sobre el Robo de Identidad, Form 14039–B, Business Identity Theft Affidavit and Form 14039–B (SP), Declaracion Jurada sobre el Robo de Identidad de un Negocio. DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 20, 2018 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00098 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47971 Service, room 6529, 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 Alissa Berry, at (901) 707– 4988, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at Alissa.A.Berry@irs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, the IRS is seeking comments concerning the following information collection tools, reporting, and record-keeping requirements: Title: Identity Theft Affidavit; Declaracion Jurada sobre el Robo de Identidad; Business Identity Theft Affidavit and Declaracion Jurada sobre el Robo Identidad de un Negocio. OMB Number: 1545–2139. Form Numbers: 14039, 14039 (S), 14039–B and 14039–B (SP). Abstract: The primary purpose of these forms is to provide a method of reporting identity theft issues to the IRS so that the IRS may document situations where individuals or businesses are or may be victims of identity theft. Additional purposes include the use in the determination of proper tax liability and to relieve taxpayer burden. The information may be disclosed only as provided by 26 U.S.C 6103. Current Actions: Form 14039–B and Form 14039–B (SP): No changes have been made to the form(s) since 2014. Form 14039 and Form 14039 (SP): The Form 14039/14039 (SP) has been reduced to one page when a person is reporting the incident for themselves and it is not being reported by a Representative, Conservator, Parent or Guardian. Section C has been updated to include the complete Taxpayer Identification Number. The ‘‘Other’’ options for language in Section C has been eliminated. Section D, Required Documentation, has been eliminated. The Signature and Date Signed line has been moved to page 1. Section A has been assigned and expanded to specify for whom the filing is made and allow specific clarity for respondent options. The ‘‘Reason for Filing This Form’’, formerly Section A on the February 2014 Revision, has been moved to Section B. E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1 47972 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 184 / Friday, September 21, 2018 / Notices Section E has been expanded to gain germane information from ‘‘third party’’ filers. Instructions have been revised to simplify guidance for steps in filing and to prevent misrouting of tax returns as well as Forms 14039. Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection. Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-profit organizations and Not-for-Profit institutions. Taxpayer Burden Estimates: Forms 14039 and 14039 (SP). Estimated Number of Respondents: 382,433. Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour 20 minutes. Estimated number of responses Form Estimated time per respondent Estimated total annual burden hours Form 14039/14039 (SP) ............................................... Form 14039–B/14039–B (SP) ...................................... 382,433 20,000 1 hour 20 minutes ........................................................ 18 minutes .................................................................... 508,636 6,200 Total ....................................................................... 402,433 ....................................................................................... 514,836 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. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 508,636. Forms 14039–B and 14039–B (SP). Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000. Estimated Time Per Respondent: 18 minutes. Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,200. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Sep 20, 2018 Jkt 244001 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 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 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: September 13, 2018. Tuawana Pinkston, IRS PRA Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2018–20576 Filed 9–20–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P E:\FR\FM\21SEN1.SGM 21SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 184 (Friday, September 21, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47971-47972]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20576]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request on Information Collection 
for Forms 14039, 14039 (SP), 14039-B and 14039-B (SP)

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 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 Form 14039, Identity Theft Affidavit, Form 14039 
(SP), Declaracion Jurada sobre el Robo de Identidad, Form 14039-B, 
Business Identity Theft Affidavit and Form 14039-B (SP), Declaracion 
Jurada sobre el Robo de Identidad de un Negocio.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 20, 
2018 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Laurie Brimmer, Internal 
Revenue Service, room 6529, 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 Alissa Berry, at 
(901) 707-4988, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently, the IRS is seeking comments 
concerning the following information collection tools, reporting, and 
record-keeping requirements:
    Title: Identity Theft Affidavit; Declaracion Jurada sobre el Robo 
de Identidad; Business Identity Theft Affidavit and Declaracion Jurada 
sobre el Robo Identidad de un Negocio.
    OMB Number: 1545-2139.
    Form Numbers: 14039, 14039 (S), 14039-B and 14039-B (SP).
    Abstract: The primary purpose of these forms is to provide a method 
of reporting identity theft issues to the IRS so that the IRS may 
document situations where individuals or businesses are or may be 
victims of identity theft. Additional purposes include the use in the 
determination of proper tax liability and to relieve taxpayer burden. 
The information may be disclosed only as provided by 26 U.S.C 6103.
    Current Actions:
    Form 14039-B and Form 14039-B (SP): No changes have been made to 
the form(s) since 2014.
    Form 14039 and Form 14039 (SP):
    The Form 14039/14039 (SP) has been reduced to one page when a 
person is reporting the incident for themselves and it is not being 
reported by a Representative, Conservator, Parent or Guardian.
    Section C has been updated to include the complete Taxpayer 
Identification Number.
    The ``Other'' options for language in Section C has been 
eliminated.
    Section D, Required Documentation, has been eliminated.
    The Signature and Date Signed line has been moved to page 1.
    Section A has been assigned and expanded to specify for whom the 
filing is made and allow specific clarity for respondent options.
    The ``Reason for Filing This Form'', formerly Section A on the 
February 2014 Revision, has been moved to Section B.

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    Section E has been expanded to gain germane information from 
``third party'' filers.
    Instructions have been revised to simplify guidance for steps in 
filing and to prevent misrouting of tax returns as well as Forms 14039.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals or Households, Business or other for-
profit organizations and Not-for-Profit institutions.
    Taxpayer Burden Estimates:
    Forms 14039 and 14039 (SP).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 382,433.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour 20 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 508,636.
    Forms 14039-B and 14039-B (SP).
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 20,000.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 18 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,200.

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                                                   Estimated                                         Estimated
                     Form                          number of     Estimated time  per respondent    total annual
                                                   responses                                       burden hours
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Form 14039/14039 (SP).........................         382,433  1 hour 20 minutes...............         508,636
Form 14039-B/14039-B (SP).....................          20,000  18 minutes......................           6,200
                                               ----------------                                  ---------------
    Total.....................................         402,433  ................................         514,836
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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: September 13, 2018.
Tuawana Pinkston,
IRS PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2018-20576 Filed 9-20-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4830-01-P


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