[Federal Register: January 20, 2004 (Volume 69, Number 12)]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

 
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

January 12, 2004.
    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, Pub. L. 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 
11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 19, 
2004 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0889.
    Form Numbers: IRS Forms 8275 and 8275-R.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Form 8275: Disclosure Statement; and Form 8275-R: Regulation 
Disclosure Statement.
    Description: Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 6662 imposes 
accuracy related penalties for substantial understatement of tax 
liability or negligence or disregard of rules and regulations. Section 
6694 imposes similar penalties on return preparers. Regulations 
sections 1.6662-4(e) and (f) provide for reduction of these penalties 
if adequate disclosure of the tax treatment is made on Form 8275 or, if 
the position is contrary to a regulation on Form 8275-R.
    Respondents: Individuals or households, business or other for-
profit, not-for-profit institutions, farms.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 595,000.
    Estimated Burden Hours Respondent/Recordkeepers:

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Recordkeeping............................  3 hr., 35 min.
Learning about the law or the form.......  53 min.
Preparing and sending the form to the IRS  59 min.
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 5,575,000 hours.

Clearance Officer: Robert M. Coar, (202) 622-3579, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 6411, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20224.
OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr., (202) 395-7316, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-1134 Filed 1-16-04; 8:45 am]

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