[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63541-63542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25944]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8453-EX
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
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8453-EX, Excise Tax Declaration for an IRS e-file Return.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 14,
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 Allan
Hopkins, (202) 622-6665, at Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the Internet
at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Excise Tax Declaration for an IRS e-file Return.
OMB Number: 1545-2082.
Form Number: Form 8453-EX.
Abstract: Form 8453-EX, Excise Tax Declaration for an IRS e-file
Return, will be used in the Modernized e-File program. This form is
necessary to enable the electronic filing of Forms 720, 2290, and 8849.
The authority to e-file Form 2290 is Internal Revenue Code section
4481(e), as added by section 867(c) of Public Law 108-357.
Current Actions: There is no change in the paperwork burden
previously approved by OMB. This form is being submitted for renewal
purposes only.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or households, Farms, Business or
other for-profit institutions, Federal Government, Not-for-profit
institutions, or State, Local or Tribal Government.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 15,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 hours 50 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 42,600.
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: October 8, 2010.
Allan Hopkins,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2010-25944 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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