94-11092. Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to OMB for Review

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
 

Public Information Collection Requirements Submitted to OMB for 
Review

May 2, 1994.
    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 1980, Public Law 96-511. 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

OMB Number: 1545-0675.
Form Number: IRS Form 1040EZ.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Income Tax Return for Single and Joint Filers With No 
Dependents.
Description: This form is used by certain individuals to report their 
income subject to income tax and to figure their correct tax liability. 
The data is also used to verify that the items reported on the form are 
correct and are also for general statistical use.
Respondents: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 21,755,603.
Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:
    Recordkeeping--5 minutes
    Learning about the law or the form--44 minutes
    Preparing the form--1 hour, 19 minutes
    Copying, assembling and sending the form to the IRS--1 hour, 15 
minutes
Frequency of Response: Annually.
Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 38,058,821 hours.

OMB Number: 1545-1045.
Form Number: None.
Type of Review: Reinstatement.
Title: Conducting 1994 Focus Group Interviews on Federal Tax Forms.
Description: Focus group interviews are necessary to obtain public 
input on a revised tax form. The results will be used to further 
simplify and improve the form so that taxpayers will understand it more 
easily.
Respondents: Individuals or households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,200.
Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent:
    Screening time--100 hours
    Focus group session--180 hours
Frequency of Response: Other (one-time focus group review).
Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 280 hours.

OMB Number: 1545-1058.
Form Number: IRS Form 8655.
Type of Review: Revision.
Title: Report Agent Authorization.
Description: Form 8655 allows a taxpayer to designate a reporting agent 
to file certain employment tax returns on magnetic tape, and to submit 
Federal tax deposits. This form allows IRS to disclose tax account 
information and to provide duplicate copies of taxpayer correspondence 
to authorized reporting agents. Reporting agents are persons or 
organizations preparing and filing magnetic tape equivalents of Federal 
tax returns and/or submitting Federal tax deposits.
Respondents: Businesses or other for-profit, Non-profit institutions, 
Small business or organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 100,000.
Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 6 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 10,000: hours
Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear [phone], Internal Revenue 
Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.
OMB Reviewer: Milo Sunderhauf, [phone], Office of Management and 
Budget, room 3001, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-11092 Filed 5-6-94; 8:45 am]
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