Notice2022-08101
Proposed Collection; Requesting Comments on Form 5316
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Published
April 15, 2022
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Treasury DepartmentInternal Revenue Service
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The Internal Revenue Service, 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. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 5316, Application for Group or Pooled Trust Ruling.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 73 (Friday, April 15, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Page 22627]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-08101]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Requesting Comments on Form 5316
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 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. The IRS is soliciting comments
concerning Form 5316, Application for Group or Pooled Trust Ruling.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 14, 2022
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andres Garcia, Internal
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224, or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89e6e4eba7fce7e0fdc9e0fbfaa7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b9d6d4db97ccd7d0cdf9d0cbca97ded6cf">[email protected]</span></a>. Include OMB Control No. 1545-
2166 in the subject line of the message.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Requests for additional information or copies
of this collection should be directed to Jon Callahan, (737) 800-7639,
at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#8be1e4e5a5f9a5e8eae7e7eae3eae5cbe2f9f8a5ece4fd"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="fb919495d589d5989a97979a939a95bb928988d59c948d">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS is currently seeking comments
concerning the following information collection tools, reporting, and
record-keeping requirements:
Title: Application for Group or Pooled Trust Ruling.
OMB Number: 1545-2166.
Form Number: Form 5316.
Abstract: Group/pooled trust sponsors file this form to request a
determination letter from the IRS for a determination that the trust is
a group trust arrangement as described in Rev. Rul. 81-100, 1981-1 C.B.
326 as modified and clarified by Rev. Rul. 2004-67, 2004-28 I.R.B. 28,
as modified by Rev. Rul. 2011-1, 2011-2, I.R.B. 251, and as modified by
Rev. Rul. 2014-24, 2014-37 I.R.B. 529.
Current Actions: There are changes to the existing collection: (1)
Form 5316 was revised for clarity and organization, (2) line 1(l) was
added for the group trust EIN, (3) lines 2(b) through 2(g) duplicated
information collected in required attachments and were removed, (4)
additional Revenue Ruling and statutory citations were added throughout
the form and instructions, and (5) lines in the Procedural Requirements
Checklist do not collect information and were removed from the burden
calculation.
Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Responses: 200.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 14 hours, 6 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,820.
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: April 12, 2022.
Jon R. Callahan,
Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2022-08101 Filed 4-14-22; 8:45 am]
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