98-30183. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 218 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63355-63356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30183]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 4, 1998.
    The Department of the 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

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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 December 14, 
1998 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-0074.
    Form Number: IRS Form 1040 and Schedules A, B, C, C-EZ, D, D-1, E, 
EIC, F, H, J, R, and SE.
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
    Description: These forms are used by individuals to report their 
income tax liability. The data is used to verify that the items 
reported on the forms are correct, and also for general statistical 
use.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 71,877,464.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                                                                                             Copying, assembling,
           Form/schedule                  Recordkeeping      Learning about the law    Preparing the form    and sending the form          Totals
                                                                   or the form                                    to the IRS
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Form 1040..........................  3 hr., 34 min.........  2 hr., 13 min.........  4 hr., 30 min........  7 min................  10 hr., 57 min.
Schedule A.........................  2 hr., 32 min.........  26 min................  1 hr., 10 min........  27 min...............  4 hr., 35 min.
Schedule B.........................  33 min................  8 min.................  11 min...............  20 min...............  1 hr., 12 min.
Schedule C.........................  6 hr., 26 min.........  1 hr., 11 min.........  2 hr., 6 min.........  35 min...............  10 hr., 18 min.
Schedule C-EZ......................  46 min................  4 min.................  34 min...............  20 min...............  1 hr., 4 min.
Schedule D.........................  1 hr., 11 min.........  2 hr., 7 min..........  2 hr., 39 min........  1 hr., 3 min.........  4 hr., 10 min.
Schedule D-1.......................  13 min................  1 min.................  11 min...............  35 min...............  1 hr., 0 min.
Schedule E.........................  2 hr., 52 min.........  1 hr., 7 min..........  1 hr., 16 min........  35 min...............  5 hr., 10 min.
Schedule EIC.......................  ......................  2 min.................  5 min................  20 min...............  27 min.
Schedule F:
    Cash Method....................  4 hr., 2 min..........  36 min................  1 hr., 14 min........  20 min...............  6 hr., 12 min.
    Accrual Method.................  4 hr., 22 min.........  25 min................  1hr., 19 min.........  20 min...............  6 hr., 26 min.
Schedule H.........................  46 min................  30 min................  48 min...............  35 min...............  1 hr., 35 min.
Schedule J.........................  20 min................  8 min.................  1 hr., 8 min.........  41 min...............  2 hr., 17 min.
Schedule R.........................  20 min................  15 min................  22 min...............  35 min...............  1 hr., 32 min.
Schedule SE:
    Short..........................  20 min................  13 min................  11 min...............  14 min...............  58 min.
    Long...........................  26 min................  22 min................  34 min...............  20 min...............  1 hr., 2 min.
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    Frequency of Response: Annually.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,211,582,312 
hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, [phone], Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 
20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, [phone], Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-30183 Filed 11-10-98; 8:45 am]
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