[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 244 (Thursday, December 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76896-76897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-30125]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notices 2010-83 and
2011-3
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
Notice 2010-83, Funding Relief for Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plans
under PRA 2010 and Notice 2011-3, Special Rules Relating to Funding
Relief for Single-Employer Pension Plans under PRA 2010.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 18,
2014 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Yvette Lawrence, Internal
Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20224.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Sara
Covington, at Internal Revenue Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Funding Relief for Multiemployer Defined Benefit Plans under
PRA 2010 and Special Rules Relating to Funding Relief for Single-
Employer Pension Plans under PRA 2010.
OMB Number: 1545-2196.
Form Number: Notice 2010-83 and Notice 2011-3.
Abstract: One notice provides guidance in the form of questions and
answers for sponsors of multiemployer defined benefit plans with
respect to the special funding rules under Sec. 431(b)(8), as added by
section 211(a)(2) of the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare
Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010 (PRA 2010), Public Law
111-192. The other notice provides guidance on the special rules
relating to funding relief for single-employer defined benefit pension
plans (including multiple employer defined benefit pension plans) under
the Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and
Pension Relief Act of 2010 (PRA 2010), Public Law 111-192.
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: Not-for-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 47,500.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 34 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 26,700.
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: December 10, 2013.
Allan Hopkins,
IRS Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2013-30125 Filed 12-18-13; 8:45 am]
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