SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Type of Review: Extension of a
Title: Excise Tax on Structured currently approved collection. Settlement Factoring Transactions. Internal Revenue Service Affected Public: Business or other for- [EE–175–86; REG–108639–99] profit organizations, not-for-profit OMB Number: 1545–1826. institutions, farms, and state, local, or Form Number: 8876. Proposed Collection; Comment tribal governments. Abstract: Form 8876 is used to report Request for Regulation Project Estimated Number of Respondents: structured settlement transactions and 355,500. pay the applicable excise tax. AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Estimated Time Per Respondent: 3 Treasury. hours. Current Actions: There are no changes Estimated Total Annual Burden ACTION: Notice and request for being made to the form at this time. Hours: 1,060,000. comments. Type of Review: Extension of a The following paragraph applies to all currently approved collection. SUMMARY: The Department of the of the collections of information covered Affected Public: Business or other for- Treasury, as part of its continuing effort by this notice: profit organizations and individuals. to reduce paperwork and respondent An agency may not conduct or burden, invites the general public and sponsor, and a person is not required to Estimated Number of Respondents: other Federal agencies to take this respond to, a collection of information 100. opportunity to comment on proposed unless the collection of information Estimated Number of Respondent: 5 and/or continuing information displays a valid OMB control number. hours, 36 minutes. collections, as required by the Books or records relating to a collection Estimated Total Annual Burden Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, of information must be retained as long Hours: 560. Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. as their contents may become material The following paragraph applies to all 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is in the administration of any internal of the collections of information covered soliciting comments concerning an revenue law. Generally, tax returns and by this notice: existing final regulation, EE–175–86, tax return information are confidential, (TD 8357), Certain Cash or Deferred as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. An agency may not conduct or Arrangements and Employee and Request for Comments: Comments sponsor, and a person is not required to Matching Contributions Under submitted in response to this notice will respond to, a collection of information Employee Plans: REG–108639–99 be summarized and/or included in the unless the collection of information (NPRM) Retirement Plans; Cash or request for OMB approval. All displays a valid OMB control number. Deferred Arrangements. comments will become a matter of Books or records relating to a collection public record. Comments are invited on: DATES: Written comments should be of information must be retained as long (a) Whether the collection of received on or before June 26, 2006 to as their contents may become material information is necessary for the proper be assured of consideration. in the administration of any Internal performance of the functions of the Revenue law. Generally, tax returns and ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue agency, including whether the tax return information are confidential, information shall have practical utility; as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Request for Comments: Comments of the burden of the collection of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submitted in response to this notice will information; (c) ways to enhance the Requests for additional information or be summarized and/or included in the quality, utility, and clarity of the copies of the regulation should be request for OMB approval. All information to be collected; (d) ways to directed to Larnice Mack at Internal comments will become a matter of minimize the burden of the collection of Revenue Service, room 6512, 1111 public record. Comments are invited on: information on respondents, including Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, (a) Whether the collection of through the use of automated collection DC 20224, or at (202) 622–3179, or information is necessary for the proper techniques or other forms of information through the Internet at performance of the functions of the technology; and (e) estimates of capital Larnice.Mack@irs.gov. agency, including whether the or start-up costs and costs of operation, information shall have practical utility; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: maintenance, and purchase of services (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Title: Certain Cash or Deferred to provide information. of the burden of the collection of Arrangements and Employee and Approved: April 17, 2006. information; (c) ways to enhance the Matching Contributions under Glenn P. Kirkland, quality, utility, and clarity of the Employee Plans: Retirement Plans; Cash or Deferred Arrangements. IRS Reports Clearance Officer. information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of OMB Number: 1545–1069. [FR Doc. E6–6134 Filed 4–24–06; 8:45 am] information on respondents, including Regulation Project Number: EE–175– BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
through the use of automated collection 86; Reg-108639–99.
techniques or other forms of information Abstract: This regulation provides the technology; and (e) estimates of capital public with the guidance needed to DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY or start-up costs and costs of operation, comply with sections 40(k), 401(m), and 4979 of the Internal Revenue Code. The United States Mint maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. regulation affects sponsors of plans that Notification of Citizens Coinage contain cash or deferred arrangements wwhite on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
Approved: April 13, 2006. Advisory Committee May 2006 Public
of employee or matching contributions, Meeting Allan Hopkins, and employees who are entitled to make IRS Reports Clearance Office. elections under these plans. SUMMARY: Pursuant to United States [FR Doc. E6–6133 Filed 4–24–06; 8:45 am] Current Actions: There are no changes Code, Title 31, section 5135 (b)(8)(C), BILLING CODE 4830–01–P to these existing regulations. the United States Mint announces the