Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8851, 60521 [2020-21169]
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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]
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
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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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8851
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 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 [email protected].
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 for-profit 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:
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]
BILLING CODE 4830-01-P
