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Previous ICR	202312-1545-001

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IRS regulation § 601.201(a)(1)) provides that it is the practice of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to answer inquiries of individuals and organizations, whenever appropriate in the interest of sound tax administration, as to their status for tax purposes and as to the tax effects of their acts or transactions. Under this revenue procedure 2025-4 (and successor guidance), taxpayers can request determination letters and letter rulings from the Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities, Employee Plans Office (“Employee Plans”) on how the tax laws apply to them. Employee Plans requires information from taxpayers in order to process these requests. Form 15662 will simplify and standardize the application process for Private Letter Rulings issued under Rev. Proc. 2025-4 and its successors.

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Previous ICR	202204-1545-016

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Treasury Regulations section 601.201, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 301 and 5 U.S.C. 552, provides that it is the practice of the IRS to answer inquiries of individuals and organizations, whenever appropriate in the interest of sound tax administration, as to their status for tax purposes and as to the tax effects of their acts or transactions. Rev. Proc. 2022-4, updated annually, explains how the IRS provides advice to taxpayers on issues under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, Employee Plans Rulings and Agreements Office. It also details the types of advice available to taxpayers and the procedures for requesting such advice. Internal Revenue Code (IRC) section 501(a) provides, in part, that a trust described in IRC section 401(a) shall be exempt from income tax. IRC section 401(a) requires that a qualified trust be created or organized in the United States and form part of a stock bonus, pension, or profit-sharing plan of an employer for the exclusive benefit of its employees or their beneficiaries. Qualified group or pooled trusts are described in Rev. Rul. 81-100, as clarified and modified by Rev. Rul. 2004-67, Rev. Rul. 2011-1, Rev. Rul. 2014-24, and section 336(e) of the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015, P.L. 114-113. Form 5316 is used by trust sponsors to apply for a determination letter from the IRS on the qualified status of a group or pooled trust.

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Previous ICR	202205-1545-001

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Any corporation that undergoes reorganization under Regulation section 1.6043-4 with stock, cash, and other property over $100 million must file Form 1099-CAP with the IRS and shareholders.

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Previous ICR	202205-1545-016

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Form 8876 is used to report and pay the 40% excise tax imposed under section 5891 on the factoring discount of a structured settlement factoring transaction.

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Previous ICR	202205-1545-005

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Pursuant to the authority of IRC section 7701(l), §1.881-3 of the regulations provides rules that permit the district director to recharacterize, for purposes of IRC section 881, a financing arrangement among three or more persons as a financing arrangement that does not involve one or more of those persons because that person is a conduit entity.

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Previous ICR	202205-1545-010

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Taxpayers use Form 7004 to request an extension of time to file certain business, estate, trust, excise, tax-exempt, and information returns. The form does not extend the time to pay tax and is also used to determine the estimated tax due.

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Previous ICR	202110-1902-002

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FERC-500 consists of applications and other information collection activities in accordance with the Federal Power Act (FPA). The FPA authorizes the Commission to grant hydropower licenses to any citizen of the United States, to any corporation organized under federal or State laws, or to any State or municipality. Holders of such licenses construct, operate, and maintain dams, water conduits, reservoirs, power houses, transmission lines, or other project works necessary or convenient for the development and improvement of navigation and for the development, transmission, and utilization of power across, along, from, or in any of the streams or other bodies of water over which Congress has jurisdiction. The respondents for this information collection include citizens of the United States, corporations organized under the laws of United States or any State thereof, State governments, and municipalities.

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Previous ICR	202205-1545-026

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This collection covers final regulations under section 1.860G-2 that expand the list of permitted loan modifications to include certain modifications that are often made to commercial mortgages. The collection of information in this regulation is in section 1.860G-2(b) (7). To establish that the 80-percent test is met at the time of modification, the servicer must obtain an appraisal or some other form of commercially reasonable valuation (the appraisal requirement). This information is required to show that modifications to mortgages permitted will not cause the modified mortgage to cease to be a qualified mortgage.

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Currently, OVW uses up to 19 individual OMB-approved PDF forms to collect performance and monitoring data from grantees. These forms each collect slightly different data points and may use different questions to collect information about the same activities. OVW is submitting this new information collection request to consolidate existing and previously OMB-approved OVW information collections under a single collection with a new consolidated OMB number. This new collection would simply aggregate and streamline the performance reporting process covered by the 19 approved collections. This request leverages technology to streamline, modernize, and reduce paperwork.

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Previous ICR	202207-1545-002

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An eligible entity uses Form 8832 to elect how it will be classified for federal tax purposes, as a corporation, a partnership, or an entity disregarded as separate from its owner. An eligible entity is classified for federal tax purposes under the default rules unless it files Form 8832. The IRS will use the information entered on this form to establish the entity's filing and reporting requirements for federal tax purposes.

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Previous ICR	202207-1140-001

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Licensed manufacturers, importers, dealers, and collectors are required to create and maintain disposition records on armor-piercing ammunition. These records are used primarily for law enforcement purposes and may be used to trace ammunition collected as evidence during a criminal investigation or court presentation. The records are required by 18 USC 922 and are necessary to support ATF's mission to enforce the Gun Control Act, particularly tracing ammunition used in crimes.

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Previous ICR	202303-1545-019

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Form 8612 is used by real estate investment trusts to compute and pay the excise tax on undistributed income imposed under section 4981. IRS uses the information to verify that the correct amount of tax has been reported.

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Previous ICR	202205-1545-002

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Under Internal Revenue Section (IRC) 6103(a), returns and return information are confidential unless disclosure is otherwise authorized by the Internal Revenue Code. IRC Section 6103(c), as amended in 1996 by section 1207 of the Taxpayer Bill of Rights II, Public Law 104–168 (110 Stat. 1452), authorizes the IRS to disclose returns and return information to such person or persons as the taxpayer may designate in a request for or consent to disclosure, or to any other person at the taxpayer’s request to the extent necessary to comply with a request for information or assistance made by the taxpayer to such other person. Disclosure is permitted subject to such requirements and conditions as may be prescribed by regulations. Treasury Decision (TD) 9054 contains the final regulations relating to the disclosure of returns and return information to a designee of the taxpayer. The regulations provide guidance to IRS employees responsible for disclosing returns and return information and to taxpayers who wish to designate a person or persons to whom returns and return information may be disclosed. TD 9618 contains final regulations extending the period for submission to the IRS of taxpayer authorizations permitting disclosure of returns and return information to third party designees. Collections of information under Internal Revenue Code section 6103 and this final regulation (26 CFR 301.6103(c)-1), are necessary to make the disclosure requested by a taxpayer. The IRS must collect certain information such as the taxpayer’s name and other identification information, the return or return information to be disclosed, and the identity of the person to whom the return or return information is to be disclosed.

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Previous ICR	202204-1545-009

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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) sections 7702B and 101(g) define situations under which benefits paid under a long-term health care insurance contract and accelerated death benefits paid under a life insurance policy may qualify for special tax treatment. IRC section 6050Q requires the payer to report all such benefit amounts paid during any calendar year, specifying whether or not the benefits were paid in whole or in part on a per diem or other periodic basis without regard to expenses. Benefit payers use Form 1099-LTC to report any long-term care or accelerated death benefits paid to an individual. Payers include insurance companies, governmental units, and viatical settlement providers.

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Previous ICR	202204-1545-008

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Internal Revenue Code (IRC) 6111 requires a sub-set of promoters called “material advisors” to disclose information about the promotion of certain types of transactions called “reportable transactions.” Material advisors to any reportable transaction must disclose certain information about the reportable transaction by filing a Form 8918 with the IRS. Material advisors who file a Form 8918 will receive a reportable transaction number from the IRS. Material advisors must provide the reportable transaction number to all taxpayers and material advisors for whom the material advisor acts as a material advisor.

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Previous ICR	202205-1545-008

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Forms 5304-SIMPLE and 5305-SIMPLE are used by an employer to permit employees to make salary reduction contributions to a savings incentive match plan (SIMPLE IRA) described in Code section 408(p). These forms are not to be filed with IRS, but to be retained in the employers' records as proof of establishing such a plan, thereby justifying a deduction for contributions made to the SIMPLE IRA. The data is used to verify the deduction. Notice 98-4 provides guidance for employers and trustees regarding how they can comply with the requirements of Code section 408(p) in establishing and maintaining a SIMPLE Plan.

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Previous ICR	202204-1545-018

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This form is used by individuals, partnerships, estates, trusts, and S corporations to make an election to postpone an IRS determination as to whether an activity is engaged in for profit for 5 years (7 years for breeding, training, showing, or racing horses). The data is used to verify eligibility to make the election.

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Previous ICR	202207-1545-003

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Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) have determined that it is in the best interest of sound tax administration to provide taxpayers with guidance regarding the qualification of LKE Programs under §1031. Accordingly, this revenue procedure provides safe harbors that clarify the application of §1031 and the regulations thereunder to LKE Programs. If a taxpayer meets all of the requirements for these safe harbors, the IRS will not challenge: (a) whether a particular exchange of relinquished property and replacement property qualifies under §1031 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) and the regulations thereunder merely because another exchange pursuant to the LKE program fails to so qualify; (b) whether a taxpayer is in actual or constructive receipt of money or other property in the context of an LKE program; or (c) whether an intermediary is a disqualified person in the context of an LKE Program.

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Previous ICR	202204-1545-021

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Form 8613 is used by regulated investment companies to compute and pay the excise tax on undistributed income imposed under section 4982. IRS uses the information to verify that the correct amount of tax has been reported.

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Previous ICR	202202-0910-004

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Nonsterile medical devices that are labeled as sterile but are in interstate transit to a facility to be sterilized are normally considered by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to be adulterated and misbranded. FDA regulations established a control mechanism by which firms may manufacture and label medical devices as "sterile" at one establishment and ship the devices in interstate commerce for actual sterilization at another establishment, a practice that facilitates the processing of devices and is economically necessary for some firms. Manufacturers and sterilizers may sign an agreement containing instructions for maintaining accountability of the number of units in each shipment, acknowledgment that the devices are nonsterile and are being shipped for further processing, and specifications for the product's sterilization processing. This agreement allows the manufacturer to ship adulterated or misbranded products to be sterilized without initiating regulatory action and provides FDA with a means to protect consumers from use of nonsterile products. The agreement must include: (a) Instructions for maintaining accountability of the number of units in each shipment; (b) acknowledgment that the devices are nonsterile, being shipped for further processing; and (c) specifications for sterilization processing. These agreements must be retained for two years, as FDA may review them up to two years after final shipment or delivery of devices.

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Previous ICR	202207-3235-021

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Rule 18a-4, 17 CFR 240.18a-4, establishes customer protection and segregation requirements for all firms required to register with the SEC under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 as security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants. The information collection requirements in the rule are recordkeeping and third-party disclosure requirements related to the customer protection and segregation standards to ensure that firms do not misappropriate customer assets for their own or other unauthorized uses.

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Previous ICR	202210-3235-005

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Rule 12d1-3 (17 CFR 240.12d1-3) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is one of a series of regulations that sets forth the procedures to be followed in the process of listing securities for trading on a national securities exchange. The rule requires the governing committee or other corresponding authority of the exchange to certify to the Commission that a particular class of an issuer’s securities has been approved for listing by the exchange. The certification provided to the Commission must contain the following information: (1) the approval of the exchange for listing and registration; (2) the title of the security so approved; (3) the date of filing with the exchange of the application for registration and of any amendments thereto; and (4) any conditions imposed on such certification. The certification process works in conjunction with the Commission’s review of the issuer’s registration under Section 12 of the Exchange Act in order that the issuer’s Exchange Act registration statement may be declared effective by the Commission at the same time that the class of securities in question is approved for listing on a national securities exchange. Certifications pursuant to Rule 12d1-3 are filed with the Commission by national securities exchanges. The certification notifies the Commission’s staff that the class of securities covered by the certification has been approved for listing on an exchange and indicates any conditions imposed on the listing.

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Previous ICR	202210-3235-002

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One of the purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is to help ensure that secondary markets for publicly traded securities are fair and honest. One method by which the Exchange Act carries out this purpose is by requiring issuers that have securities listed on a national securities exchange to file periodic reports with the Commission. Issuer periodic reporting requirements are prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“Commission”) pursuant to its authority in Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. The Commission exercised its authority under Section 13(a) to establish a periodic reporting system for foreign governments and political subdivisions. The system is only applicable with respect to issuers with securities registered on national securities exchanges under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act. Form 18-K (17 CFR 249.318) is an annual report that is filed by foreign governments or political subdivisions of foreign governments that have securities that are listed on a national securities exchange. Form 18-K elicits disclosure of information concerning the listed securities of a foreign government or political subdivision of a foreign government, including external and internal debt, receipts and expenditures, foreign exchange controls, imports and exports, and balance of payments. A copy of the issuer’s latest annual budget is required to be filed as well. In requiring such information, Form 18-K helps to ensure that relevant information about the issuer is available and updated annually and can help to confirm the accuracy of previously disclosed information.

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Previous ICR	202201-1028-001

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Research and monitoring findings are essential to fulfilling USGS's responsibility under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act to develop earthquake hazard assessments and recording and reporting earthquake activity nationwide. Residents, emergency responders, and engineers rely on the USGS for this accurate and scientifically sound information. Respondents to Program Announcements submit proposals to support research and monitoring related to earthquake hazard assessments, earthquake causes and effects, and earthquake monitoring. This information is used as the basis for selection and award of projects meeting the USGS's Earthquake Hazards Program objectives. Final reports of research and monitoring findings are required for each funded proposal; annual progress reports are required for awards of a two- to five-year duration. Final reports are made available to the public at the website http://earthquake.usgs.gov/research/external/.

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Previous ICR	202208-0938-006

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The National Provider Identifier Application and Update Form is used by health care providers to apply for NPIs and furnish updates to the information they supplied on their initial applications. The form is also used to deactivate their NPIs if necessary. The original application form was approved in February 2005 and has been in use since May 23, 2005. The form is available on paper or can be completed via a web-based process. Health care providers can mail a paper application, complete the application via the web-based process via the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), or have a trusted organization submit the application on their behalf via the Electronic File Interchange (EFI) process. The Enumerator uses the NPPES to process the application and generate the NPI. NPPES is the Medicare contractor tasked with issuing NPIs, and maintaining and storing NPI data. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) Application processes over 1 million new provider and/or updates to existing application annually.