01-21365. Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

August 16, 2001.

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, 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 September 24, 2001 to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service

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: Form 1040 and schedules 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: 71,097,253.

Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Form/Schedule	Recordkeeper	Learning about the law or the form	Preparing the form	Copying, assembling, and sending the form
Form 1010	2 hr., 46 min	3 hr., 29 min	4 hr., 1 min	34 min.
Schedule A	3 hr., 4 min	39 min	1 hr., 34 min	20 min.
Schedule B	33 min	8 min	25 min	20 min.
Schedule C	6 hr., 4 min	1 hr., 31 min	2 hr., 19 min	41 min.
Schedule C-EZ	45 min	3 min	35 min	20 min.
Schedule D	1 hr., 29 min	2 hr., 59 min	2 hr., 34 min	34 min.
Schedule D-1	13 min	1 min	11 min	34 min.
Schedule E	3 hr., 0 min	1 hr., 0 min	1 hr., 24 min	34 min.
Schedule EIC		1 min	13 min	20 min
Schedule F:
Cash Method	3 hr., 29 min	36 min	1 hr., 27 min	20 min.
Accrual Method	3 hr., 36 min	26 min	1 hr., 25 min	20 min.
Schedule H	1 hr., 38 min	30 min	53 min	34 min.
Schedule J	19 min	11 min	1 hr., 32 min	20 min.
Schedule R	19 min	15 min	30 min	34 min.
Schedule SE:
Short	13 min	14 min	12 min	13 min.
Long	26 min	20 min	33 min	20 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 1,454,784,038 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, Internal Revenue Service, Room 5244, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, [phone], Office of Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Departmental Reports, Management Officer.