[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 78 (Monday, April 23, 2001)] [Notices] [Pages 20522-20523] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 01-9971] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request April 10, 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 May 23, 2001 to be assured of consideration. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) OMB Number: 1545-1070. Treasury Decision (TD) Number: TD 8223 Temporary; TD 8432 Final and Temporary; and TD 8657 Final and Temporary. Type of Review: Extension. Title: Branch Tax (TD 8223); Branch Profits Tax (TD 8432); and Regulations on Effectively Connected Income and the Branch Profits Tax (TD 8657). Description: The regulations explain how to comply with section 884, which imposes a tax on the earnings of a foreign corporation's branch that are removed fro the branch and which subjects interest paid by the branch, and certain interest deducted by the foreign corporation to tax. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 28,500. Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 27 minutes. Frequency of Response: Annually. Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 12,694 hours. OMB Number: 1545-1563. Revenue Ruling Number: Revenue Ruling 98-1. Type of Review: Extension. Title: Limitations on Benefits and Contributions Under Qualified Plans. Description: This revenue ruling provides guidance on the limitations on benefits and contributions under section 415 of the Code as amended by section 1449 of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996, including various options an employer may elect when implementing the amendments. Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents: 70,000. Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 30 minutes. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 35,000 hours. OMB Number: 1545-1580. Notice Number: Notice 98-8. Type of Review: Extension. Title: Eligible Deferred Compensation Plans under Section 457. Description: Notice 98-8 provides guidance regarding the trust requirements for certain eligible deferred compensation plans enacted in the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996. Respondents: State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 10,260. Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 1 hour, 2 minutes. Frequency of Response: Other (one-time). Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 10,600 hours. OMB Number: 1545-1599. Regulation Project Number: REG-208299-90 NPRM. Type of Review: Extension. Title: Allocation and Sourcing of Income and Deductions Among Taxpayers Engaged in a Global Dealing Operations. Description: The information requested in sections 1.475(g)-2(b), 1.482-8(b)(3), (c)(3), (e)(5), (e)(6), (d)(3), and 1.863-3(h) is necessary for the Service to determine whether the taxpayer has entered into controlled transactions at an arm's length price. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Estimated Number of Recordkeepers: 500. Estimated Burden Hours Per Recordkeepers: 40 hours. Estimated Total Recordkeeping Burden: 20,000 hours. OMB Number: 1545-1603. Regulation Project Number: REG-104691-97 Final. Type of Review: Extension. Title: Electronic Tip Reports. Description: The regulations provide rules authorizing employers to establish electronic systems for use by their [[Page 20523]] tipped employees in reporting tips to their employer. The information will be used by employers to determine the amount of income tax and FICA tax to withhold from the tipped employee's wages. Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Not-for-profit institutions. Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 300,000. Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 2 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 600,000 hours. OMB Number: 1545-1735. Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 2001-24. Type of Review: Extension. Title: Advanced Insurance Commissions. Description: Insurance companies that want to obtain automatic consent to chance their method of accounting for cash advances that qualify as loans to their agents mut attach a statement to their federal income tax return. Respondents: Business or other for-profit. Estimated Number of Respondents: 5,270. Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent: 15 minutes. Frequency of Response: Other (once). Estimated Total Reporting Burden: 1,318 hours. OMB Number: 1545-1736. Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Procedure 2001-20. Type of Review: Extension. Title: Voluntary Compliance on Alien Withholding Program (``VCAP''). Description: The revenue procedure will improve voluntary compliance of colleges and universities in connection with their obligations to report, withhold and pay taxes due on compensation paid to foreign students and scholars (nonresident aliens). The revenue procedure provides an optional opportunity for colleges and universities which have not fully complied with their tax obligations concerning nonresident aliens to self-audit and come into compliance with applicable reporting and payment requirements. Respondents: Not-for-profit institutions, State, Local or Tribal Government. Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeeper: 495. Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper: 700 hours. Frequency of Response: On occasion. Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 346,500 hours. Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear, Internal Revenue Service, Room 5244, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224. OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt, (202) 395-7860, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10202, New Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20503. Lois K. Holland, Departmental Reports Management Officer. [FR Doc. 01-9971 Filed 4-20-01; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830-01-P