Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project, 24693-24694 [2021-09682]
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The IRS is
currently seeking comments concerning
the following information collection
tools, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: IRA Contribution Information.
OMB Number: 1545–0747.
Form Number: 5498.
Abstract: Form 5498 is used by
trustees and issuers to report
contributions to, and the fair market
value of, an individual retirement
arrangement (IRA). The information on
the form will be used by IRS to verify
compliance with the reporting rules
under regulation section 1.408–5 and to
verify that the participant in the IRA has
made the contribution that supports the
deduction taken.
Current Actions: There is no change to
the existing collection.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
25,000.
Estimated Number of Responses:
118,858,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 24
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 48,731,780.
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
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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 30, 2021.
Chakinna B. Clemons,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021–09681 Filed 5–6–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Regulation Project
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, Miscellaneous
Sections Affected by the Taxpayer Bill
of Rights 2 and the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before July 6, 2021 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.
You must reference the information
collection’s title, form number,
reporting or record-keeping requirement
number, and OMB number in your
comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions
should be directed to Jon Callahan,
(737) 800–7639, at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet at jon.r.callahan@
irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is
currently seeking comments concerning
the following information collection
tools, reporting, and record-keeping
requirements:
Title: Miscellaneous Sections Affected
by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 and the
SUMMARY:
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Personal Responsibility and Work
Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
OMB Number: 1545–1356.
Regulation Project Number: TD 8725.
Abstract: Under Internal Revenue
Code Section 7430, a prevailing party
may recover the reasonable
administrative or litigation costs
incurred in an administrative or civil
proceeding that relates to the
determination, collection, or refund of
any tax, interest, or penalty. Treasury
Regulation Section 301.7430–2(c)
provides that the IRS will not award
administrative costs under section 7430
unless the taxpayer files a written
request in accordance with the
requirements of the regulation.
Current Actions: There is no change to
this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households, and business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit
institutions, farms, and the Federal
government.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
38.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours, 16 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 86.
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
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or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: April 15, 2021.
Chakinna B. Clemons,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021–09682 Filed 5–6–21; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Improving
Customer Experience (OMB Circular
A–11, Section 280 Implementation)
Departmental Offices, U.S.
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Department of the
Treasury will submit the following
information collection requests to the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and clearance in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the
date of publication of this notice. The
public is invited to submit comments on
these requests.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before June 7, 2021.
ADDRESSES: 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Copies of the submissions may be
obtained from Molly Stasko by emailing
PRA@treasury.gov, calling (202) 622–
8922, or viewing the entire information
collection request at www.reginfo.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Improving Customer Experience
(OMB Circular A–11, Section 280
Implementation).
OMB Control Number: 1505–NEW.
Type of Review: New collection.
Description: A modern, streamlined
and responsive customer experience
means: Raising government-wide
customer experience to the average of
the private sector service industry;
developing indicators for high-impact
Federal programs to monitor progress
towards excellent customer experience
and mature digital services; and
providing the structure (including
increasing transparency) and resources
to ensure customer experience is a focal
point for agency leadership.
SUMMARY:
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This proposed information collection
activity provides a means to garner
customer and stakeholder feedback in
an efficient, timely manner in
accordance with the Administration’s
commitment to improving customer
service delivery as discussed in Section
280 of OMB Circular A–11 at https://
www.performance.gov/cx/a11-280.pdf.
As discussed in OMB guidance,
agencies should identify their highestimpact customer journeys (using
customer volume, annual program cost,
and/or knowledge of customer priority
as weighting factors) and select
touchpoints/transactions within those
journeys to collect feedback. These
results will be used to improve the
delivery of Federal services and
programs. It will also provide
government-wide data on customer
experience that can be displayed on
www.performance.gov to help build
transparency and accountability of
Federal programs to the customers they
serve.
As a general matter, these information
collections will not result in any new
system of records containing privacy
information and will not ask questions
of a sensitive nature, such as sexual
behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs,
and other matters that are commonly
considered private. The Department of
the Treasury will only submit
collections if they meet the following
criteria.
• The collections are voluntary;
• The collections are low-burden for
respondents (based on considerations of
total burden hours or burden-hours per
respondent) and are low-cost for both
the respondents and the Federal
Government;
• The collections are noncontroversial and do not raise issues of
concern to other Federal agencies;
• Any collection is targeted to the
solicitation of opinions from
respondents who have experience with
the program or may have experience
with the program in the near future;
• Personally identifiable information
(PII) is collected only to the extent
necessary and is not retained;
• Information gathered is intended to
be used for general service improvement
and program management purposes;
• Upon agreement between OMB and
the agency all or a subset of information
may be released as part of A–11, Section
280 requirements only on
performance.gov. Summaries of
customer research and user testing
activities may be included in publicfacing customer journey maps or
summaries.
• Additional release of data must be
done coordinated with OMB.
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These collections will allow for
ongoing, collaborative and actionable
communications between the Agency,
its customers and stakeholders, and
OMB as it monitors Agency compliance
on Section 280. These responses will
inform efforts to improve or maintain
the quality of service offered to the
public. If this information is not
collected, vital feedback from customers
and stakeholders on services will be
unavailable.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Households, Businesses and
Organizations, State, Local or Tribal
Government.
Average Expected Annual Number of
Activities: Approximately five types of
customer experience activities such as
feedback surveys, focus groups, user
testing, and interviews.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,001,550.
Average Number of Responses per
Activity: 1 response per respondent per
activity.
Estimated Number of Responses:
2,001,550.
Estimated Time per Response: 2
minutes–60 minutes, dependent upon
activity.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 101,125 hours.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and included in the
request for Office of Management and
Budget 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 technology; and (e) estimates of
capital or start-up costs and costs of
operation, maintenance, and purchase
of services required to provide
information.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.
Dated: May 3, 2021.
Molly Stasko,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
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, Miscellaneous Sections Affected by the Taxpayer
Bill of Rights 2 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 6, 2021 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. You must reference the information collection's title, form
number, reporting or record-keeping requirement number, and OMB number
in your comment.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Jon Callahan,
(737) 800-7639, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is currently seeking comments
concerning the following information collection tools, reporting, and
record-keeping requirements:
Title: Miscellaneous Sections Affected by the Taxpayer Bill of
Rights 2 and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996.
OMB Number: 1545-1356.
Regulation Project Number: TD 8725.
Abstract: Under Internal Revenue Code Section 7430, a prevailing
party may recover the reasonable administrative or litigation costs
incurred in an administrative or civil proceeding that relates to the
determination, collection, or refund of any tax, interest, or penalty.
Treasury Regulation Section 301.7430-2(c) provides that the IRS will
not award administrative costs under section 7430 unless the taxpayer
files a written request in accordance with the requirements of the
regulation.
Current Actions: There is no change to this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, and business or other
for-profit organizations, not-for-profit institutions, farms, and the
Federal government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 38.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours, 16 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 86.
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
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or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of
services to provide information.
Approved: April 15, 2021.
Chakinna B. Clemons,
Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-09682 Filed 5-6-21; 8:45 am]
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