[Federal Register: July 23, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 141)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

July 16, 1999.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the

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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.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before August 23, 1999 
to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0049.
    Form Number: IRS Form 990-BL, Schedule A (Form 990-BL), Form 6069.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Form 990-BL, Information and Initial Excise Tax Return for 
Black Lung Benefit Trusts and Certain Related Persons; Schedule A, 
(Form 990-BL), Initial Excise Taxes on Black Lung Benefit Trusts and 
Certain Related Persons Under sections 4951 and 4952 of the Internal 
Revenue Code; and Form 6069, Return of Excise Tax on Excess 
Contributions to Black Lung Benefit Trust Under Section 4953 and 
Computation of Section 192 Deduction.
    Description: IRS uses Form 990-BL to monitor activities of black 
lung benefit trusts, and to collect excise taxes on these trusts and 
certain related persons if they engage in proscribed activities. The 
tax is figured on Schedule A and attached to Form 990-BL. Form 6069 is 
used by coal mine operators to figure the maximum deduction to a black 
lung benefit trust. If excess contributions are made, IRS uses the form 
to figure and collect the tax on excess contributions.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 22.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                      Form 990-BL                         Schedule A
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Recordkeeping...........................  16 hr., 44 min....................  6 hr., 56 min.
Learning about the law or the form......  3 hr., 28 min.....................  18 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the     3 hr., 55 min.....................  25 min.
 IRS.
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 573 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, Internal Revenue Service, Room 
5244, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Dale A. Morgan,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-18784 Filed 7-22-99; 8:45 am]
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