Notices. Notice and request for comments

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BILLING CODE 4910-9X-P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment; Comment Request for Form 8844 AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the 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.

Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 8844, *Empowerment Zone Employment Credit.* DATES: Written comments should be received on or before May 23, 2022 to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Andrés Garcia, Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or by email to *omb.unit@irs.gov.* Please include, “OMB Number: 1545-1444—Public Comment Request Notice” in the Subject line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or copies of the form and instructions should be directed to Ronald J. Durbala, at

(202)317-5746, at Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at *RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Empowerment Zone Employment Credit. *OMB Number:* 1545-1444. *Project Number:* Form 8844. *Abstract:* Employers who hire employees who live and work in one of the eleven designated empowerment zones can receive a tax credit for the first $15,000 of wages paid to each employee. Employers use Form 8844 to claim the empowerment zone and renewal community employment credit. *Current Actions:* There is no change in the paperwork burden previously approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This form is being submitted for renewal purposes only. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit organizations, individuals or households, farms and not-for-profit institutions. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 25. *Estimated Time per Respondent:* 6 hrs., 33 min. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 158. The following paragraph applies to all 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 if 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. *Desired Focus of Comments:* The Internal Revenue Service

(IRS)is particularly interested in comments that: • Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility. • Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used. • Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and • Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including using appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, *e.g.,* by permitting electronic submissions of responses. Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the information collection request

(ICR)for OMB approval of the extension of the information collection; they will also become a matter of public record. Approved: March 16, 2022. Ronald J. Durbala, IRS Tax Analyst. [FR Doc. 2022-06013 Filed 3-21-22; 8:45 am]