SECTION 23. PAPERWORK

REDUCTION ACT

The collections of information contained in this revenue procedure have been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3507) under control number 1545–1557. 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 control number.

The collections of information in this revenue procedure are in sections 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, and 12. This information is required by the Service to implement the Form 941 e-file Program and to enable taxpayers to file their Forms 941 electronically. The information will be used to ensure that taxpayers receive accurate and essential information regarding the filing of their electronic returns and to identify

persons involved in the filing of electronic returns. The collections of information are required to retain the benefit of participating in the Form 941 e-file Program. The likely respondents are business or other for-profit institutions; federal, state or local governments; nonprofit institutions; and small businesses or organizations.

The estimated total annual reporting and recordkeeping burden is 238,863 hours.

The estimated annual burden per respondent/recordkeeper varies from 10 minutes to 5 hours, depending on individual circumstances, with an estimated average of 37 minutes. The estimated number of respondents and recordkeepers is 390,200. The estimated annual frequency of responses is on occasion.

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.

1999–43 I.R.B. 539 October 25, 1999