[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 120 (Monday, June 23, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37203-37204]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-15745]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

June 16, 2003.
    The Department of Treasury the 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 
11000, 1750 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 23, 2003 
to be assured of consideration.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: New.
    Form Number: None.
    Type of Review: New collection.
    Title: IRS Taxpayer Advocate Service Benchmark Survey, Focus Group 
and Telephone Interview.
    Description: In September 2002, the Taxpayer Advocate Service (TAS) 
completed an extensive one-year research program that identified its 
target audience far more definitively. The research program showed that 
the actual target was much broader and included a wide mix of different 
life circumstances--ranging from Affluent Families and Empty Nesters at 
the higher end of the income scale, to the Stable Middle Class in the 
center, to the Surviving Spouses, Struggling Young Families, and 
Unmarried Poor at the lower end of the income scale. The research also 
showed that Small Business Owners are an important element of the 
target audience, while Non-English Speaking Taxpayers are not as 
important as had been believed (with the latter segment being no more 
prevalent in the TAS target audience than in the Total Taxpayer 
audience). TAS is planning communications to the Underserveds, with a 
focus on four key segments of the Underserved audience--Surviving 
Spouses, Struggling Young Families, Unmarried Poor, and Small Business 
Owners. It is necessary to conduct a marketing research effort to guide 
development of new communications and track their impact, while 
continuing the tracking of the target audience that is a part of the 
overall research strategy of TAS.
    Respondents: Individuals or households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,180.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 5 hours, 26 minutes.
    Frequency of Response: Other.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 6,422 hours.
    OMB Number: 1545-1820.
    Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 2003-33.
    Type of Review: Extension.
    Title: Section 9100 Relief for 338 Elections.
    Description: Pursuant to Sec.  301.9100-3 of the Procedure and 
Administration Regulations, this procedure grants certain taxpayers an 
extension of time to file an election described in Sec.  338(a) or 
Sec.  338(h)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code to treat the purchase of 
the stock of a corporation as an asset acquisition.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individuals or 
households.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 60.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 5 hours.
    Frequency of Response: On occasion.
    Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 300 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Glenn Kirkland (202) 622-3428, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 6411-03, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Joseph F. Lackey, Jr. (202) 395-7316, Office of 
Management

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and Budget, Room 10235, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 
20503.

Lois K. Holland,
Treasury PRA Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-15745 Filed 6-20-03; 8:45 am]
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