97-31164. Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request  

  • [Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
    [Notices]
    [Page 63420]
    From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
    [FR Doc No: 97-31164]
    
    
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    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
    
    
    Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request
    
    November 19, 1997.
        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 
    2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.
    
    Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
    
        OMB Number: 1545-1554.
        Form Number: IRS Form MTQ/941 and Schedule B (Form MTQ/941).
        Type of Review: Revision.
        Title: Montana Quarterly Tax Report/Employer's Quarterly Return 
    (MTQ/941); and Employer's Record of Federal Tax Liability (Schedule B).
        Description: Form MTQ/941 is used by employers to report payments 
    made to employees subject to income and social security and Medicare 
    taxes and the amounts of these taxes. The state of Montana and the 
    Simplified Tax and Wage Reporting Systems (STAWRS) have formed a 
    partnership to explore the potential or combining Montana's quarterly 
    reports for state withholding, Old Fund Liability tax, and Unemployment 
    Insurance with the Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return (Form 941). 
    One form will satisfy both state and federal requirements and will make 
    employer filing faster and easier.
        Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individual or 
    households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, State, 
    Local or Tribal Government.
        Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 175.
        Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:
    
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                                          MTQ/941             Schedule B    
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    Recordkeeping................  9 hr., 34 min.......  2 hr., 53 min.     
    Learning about the law or the  18 min..............  6 min.             
     form.                                                                  
    Preparing the form...........  28 min..............  9 min.             
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        Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
        Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 6,486 hours.
        Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue 
    Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, 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. 97-31164 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
    BILLING CODE 4830-01-P
    
    
    

Document Information

Published:
11/28/1997
Department:
Treasury Department
Entry Type:
Notice
Document Number:
97-31164
Pages:
63420-63420 (1 pages)
PDF File:
97-31164.pdf