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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Form 8851
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 information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Form 8851, Summary of Archer MSAs.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 24,
2020 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Paul Adams, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6526, 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 Sara Covington,
(737)800–6149 or at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 66526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet, at
Sara.L.Covington@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Summary of Archer MSAs.
OMB Number: 1545–1743.
Form Number: 8851.
Abstract: Internal Revenue Code
section 220(j)(4) requires trustees, who
establish medical savings accounts, to
report the following: (a) Number of
medical savings accounts established
before July 1 of the taxable year
(beginning January 1, 2001), (b) name
and taxpayer identification number of
each account holder and, (c) number of
accounts which are accounts of
previously uninsured individuals. Form
8851 is used for this purpose.
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.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
400,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 3
hours, 51 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 1,540,000.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
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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 17, 2020.
Sara L Covington,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–21169 Filed 9–24–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery
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 continuing
information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
The IRS is soliciting comments
concerning generic clearance for the
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collection of qualitative feedback on
agency service delivery.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 24,
2020 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to
Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317–5751 or
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526,
1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington DC 20224, or through the
internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the
Collection of Qualitative Feedback on
Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 1545–2208.
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. In order to work
continuously to ensure that our
programs are effective and meet our
customers’ needs, The Internal Revenue
Service (hereafter ‘‘the Agency’’) seeks
to obtain OMB approval of a generic
clearance to collect qualitative feedback
on our service delivery. By qualitative
feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions
and opinions but are not statistical
surveys that yield quantitative results
that can be generalized to the
population of study.
Current Actions: The IRS will be
conducting different opinion surveys,
focus group sessions, think-aloud
interviews, and usability studies
regarding cognitive research
surrounding forms submission or IRS
system/product development.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and
businesses or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
150,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 15,000.
The following paragraph applies to all
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 if their
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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 21, 2020.
Chakinna B. Clemons,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020–21168 Filed 9–24–20; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0002]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: Application for
Veterans Pension and Income, Asset,
and Employment Statement
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
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 and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
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PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0002’’.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421–
1354 or email danny.green2@va.gov.
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–
0002’’ in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1502, 38 U.S.C.
1503 & 38 U.S.C. 5101(a).
Title: Application for Veterans
Pension (VA Form 21P–527EZ) and
Income, Asset, and Employment
Statement (VA Form 21P–527).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0002.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 21P–527EZ, is the
prescribed form for claiming Veterans
Pension under the Fully Developed
Claim program. VA Form 21P–527 is
used to gather the necessary information
to determine a veteran’s eligibility for
Veterans Pension. Without this
information, VA will not be able to
determine a Veteran’s eligibility to the
benefit. A Veteran may also use this
form to file a new Veterans Pension
claim after VA has discontinued a
previous pension award and the Veteran
is requesting his or her benefits be
reinstated. Without this information, VA
will not be able to determine a Veteran’s
eligibility to the benefit.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 85 FR
114 on June 14, 2020, pages 35996 and
35997.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 56,250
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 33.75 minutes.
Frequency of Response: One time.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
100,000.
By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of Quality,
Performance and Risk (OQPR), Department
of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0786]
Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: VR&E
Longitudinal Study Survey
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veteran’s Benefits Information,
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 and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function. Refer to ‘‘OMB Control
No. 2900–0786.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Danny S. Green, (202) 421–1354 or
email Danny.Green2@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0786’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: Public Law 112–56,
Section 221–225.
Title: Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) VR&E Longitudinal Study Survey.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0786.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: As required by Public Law
110–389 Section 334, VBA will
continue to collect survey data on
individuals who began participating in
the VR&E program during fiscal years
2010, 2012, and 2014. VA will conduct
a study of this data to determine the
long-term positive outcomes of
individuals participating in VBA’s
VR&E program. The purpose of this
study is to monitor the effectiveness of
VR&E program, so that we can find ways
to improve the program and increase the
support VA provide to Veterans daily.
The data collected in this study is
integral to VA submitting a
congressionally-mandated annual report
on the long-term outcomes of Veterans
who participate in the VR&E program.
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Generic Clearance for
the Collection of Qualitative Feedback on Agency Service Delivery
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
continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning
generic clearance for the collection of qualitative feedback on agency
service delivery.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 24,
2020 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Kinna Brewington, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form should be directed to Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317-
5751 or Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington DC 20224, or through the internet, at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Generic Clearance for the Collection of Qualitative Feedback
on Agency Service Delivery.
OMB Number: 1545-2208.
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. In order to work continuously to
ensure that our programs are effective and meet our customers' needs,
The Internal Revenue Service (hereafter ``the Agency'') seeks to obtain
OMB approval of a generic clearance to collect qualitative feedback on
our service delivery. By qualitative feedback we mean information that
provides useful insights on perceptions and opinions but are not
statistical surveys that yield quantitative results that can be
generalized to the population of study.
Current Actions: The IRS will be conducting different opinion
surveys, focus group sessions, think-aloud interviews, and usability
studies regarding cognitive research surrounding forms submission or
IRS system/product development.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and businesses or other for-profit
organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 150,000.
Estimated Time Per Response: 6 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 15,000.
The following paragraph applies to all 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 if their
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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 21, 2020.
Chakinna B. Clemons,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2020-21168 Filed 9-24-20; 8:45 am]
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