[Federal Register: January 13, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 8)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 2, 1998.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.
    Special Request: In order to begin the survey described below in 
mid-January 1998, the Department of the Treasury is requesting that the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) review and approve this 
information collection by January 6, 1998. To obtain a copy of this 
study, please contact the Internal Revenue Service Clearance Officer at 
the address listed below.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-1432.
    Project Number: M:SP:V 97-030-G.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Coordinated Examination Program Taxpayer Survey Initiative.
    Description: Coordinated Examination Program (CEP) Peer Review has 
changed from a process review of closed cases to a multi-phased quality 
review that will focus upon all aspects of a CEP examination. The on-
site review will now focus solely on determining the quality of issue 
development rather than measuring the CEP process. The reports will be 
formatted into a CEP auditing standards outline. The four-phase 
approach will enable the IRS to maintain and build upon its benchmark 
data while expanding the issue review aspects of the Peer Review. The 
four phases are: (1) data analysis of closed cases; (2) in-depth issue 
review; (3) case manager self-assessment; and (4) taxpayer/stakeholder 
input.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,600.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Response: 30 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Other (one-time only).
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 800 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 
20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-720 Filed 1-12-98; 8:45 am]
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