Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Comment Request on Burden Related to Information Collection Tools Relating to IRS Customer Satisfaction Surveys, 19951 [2021-07751]
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Form Number: Form 3491.
Abstract: A cooperative uses Form
3491 to apply for exemption from filing
Form 1099–PATR, Taxable Distributions
received from Cooperatives. Form 1099–
PATR is used to report patronage
distributions of $10 or more to a
recipient during the calendar year.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the Form 3491 at this
time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit, Individuals or households, and
Farms.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
200.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 44
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 148.
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.
Requests 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: April 6, 2021.
Sara L. Covington,
IRS Tax Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment; Comment Request
on Burden Related to Information
Collection Tools Relating to IRS
Customer Satisfaction Surveys
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 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 the
burden related to the IRS Customer
Satisfaction Surveys.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before June 14, 2021 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Kinna Brewington, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
Requests for additional information or
copies of the regulations should be
directed to R. Joseph Durbala, at Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington,
DC 20224, or through the internet, at
RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: IRS Customer Satisfaction
Surveys.
OMB Number: 1545–2250.
Regulation Project Number: N/A.
Abstract: Surveys conducted under
this clearance are used by the Internal
Revenue Service to determine levels of
customer satisfaction as well as
determining issues that contribute to
customer burden. This information will
be used to make quality improvements
to products 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 renewal
request. The change in burden is the
result of 10 surveys being dropped from
this renewal. It is estimated that 60,000
burden hours will be used over the
course of the next three years.
Type of Review: Revision of a
currently approved collection.
SUMMARY:
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Affected Public: Individuals or
households, Businesses and other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses:
135,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8–9
mins.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 20,000.
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 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.
Desired Focus of Comments: The
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is
particularly interested in comments
that:
• Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
• Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
• Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
• Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including using
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., by
permitting electronic submissions of
responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICR for OMB approval
of the extension of the information
collection; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Approved: April 6, 2021.
Ronald J. Durbala,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021–07751 Filed 4–14–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted
for Public Comment; Comment Request on Burden Related to Information
Collection Tools Relating to IRS Customer Satisfaction Surveys
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 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 the burden related to the IRS Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 14, 2021
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Kinna Brewington, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224. Requests for additional information or copies of the regulations
should be directed to R. Joseph Durbala, at Internal Revenue Service,
Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet, at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: IRS Customer Satisfaction Surveys.
OMB Number: 1545-2250.
Regulation Project Number: N/A.
Abstract: Surveys conducted under this clearance are used by the
Internal Revenue Service to determine levels of customer satisfaction
as well as determining issues that contribute to customer burden. This
information will be used to make quality improvements to products 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 renewal request. The change in burden is
the result of 10 surveys being dropped from this renewal. It is
estimated that 60,000 burden hours will be used over the course of the
next three years.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Businesses and other
for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses: 135,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 8-9 mins.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 20,000.
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 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.
Desired Focus of Comments: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is
particularly interested in comments that:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the ICR for OMB approval of the extension of the
information collection; they will also become a matter of public
record.
Approved: April 6, 2021.
Ronald J. Durbala,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-07751 Filed 4-14-21; 8:45 am]
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