[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 133 (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Page 40031]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16962]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 3800

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning 
Form 3800, General Business Credit.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before September 13, 
2010 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Gerald Shields, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Elaine 
Christophe, (202) 622-3179, or at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington DC 20224, or through the 
internet, at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: General Business Credit.
    OMB Number: 1545-0895.
    Form Number: Form 3800.
    Abstract: Internal Revenue Code section 38 permits taxpayers to 
reduce their income tax liability by the amount of their general 
business credit, which is an aggregation of their investment credit, 
work opportunity credit, welfare-to-work credit, alcohol fuel credit, 
research credit, low-income housing credit, disabled access credit, 
enhanced oil recovery credit, etc. Form 3800 is used to figure the 
correct credit.
    Current Actions:
    The following new credits are added:

1. Line 1t--Credits for affected Midwestern disaster area employers.
2. Line 1v--Agricultural chemicals security credit.
3. Line 1w--Credit for employer differential wage payments.
4. Line 1x--Carbon dioxide sequestration credit.
5. Line 1y--Qualified plug-in electric drive motor vehicle credit.
6. Line 1z--Qualified plug-in electric vehicle credit.
7. Line 18b--Extension property.

    The following new credits are removed:
    1. The Hurricane Katrina housing credit from pass-through entities, 
because it can no longer be claimed.
    We are making this submission to renew the OMB approval:
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations, farms 
and individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 250,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 26 hours, 57 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 6,740,000.
    The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of 
information covered by this notice:
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as 
their contents may become material in the administration of any 
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information 
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record.
    Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the collection of information 
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, 
including whether the information shall have practical utility; (b) the 
accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of 
information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of 
the information to be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the 
collection of information on respondents, including through the use of 
automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
technology; and (e) estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of 
operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide 
information.

    Approved: July 6, 2010.
Gerald Shields,
IRS Supervisory Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2010-16962 Filed 7-12-10; 8:45 am]
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