[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 93 (Friday, May 13, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29956-29957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11332]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 5434 and 5434-A
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 5434, Application for Enrollment, and Form 5434-A, Application for
Renewal of Enrollment.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 12, 2016
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Tuawana Pinkston, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 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
at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the Internet at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Form 5434, Application for Enrollment, and Form 5434-A,
Application for Renewal of Enrollment.
OMB Number: 1545-0951.
Form Number: 5434 and 5434-A.
Abstract: Form 5434 is used to apply for enrollment to perform
actuarial services under the Employee Retirement income Security Act of
1974 (ERISA). Form 5434-A is used to renew enrollment every three years
to perform actuarial services under (ERISA). The information is used by
the Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries to determine the
eligibility of the applicant to perform actuarial services.
Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the form at
this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals and households.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 6,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 38 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 38,000.
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
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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: May 5, 2016.
Allan Hopkins,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2016-11332 Filed 5-12-16; 8:45 am]
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