This notice announces that the IRS and
Treasury Department will leave final regulations under section
897(d) and (e) of the Internal Revenue Code that will revise the
rules under Temp. Tres. Reg. Sec. 1.897-5T, Notice 89-85, and Temp.
Tres. Reg. Sec. 1.897-6T to take into account statutory mergers and
consolidations under foreign or possessions law which may now
qualify for nonrecognition treatment under section 368(a)(1)(A).
The specific collections of information are contained in Temp.
Treas. Reg. Subsection 1.897-5T(c)(4)(II)(C) and 1.897-6T(b)(1).
These reporting requirements notify the IRS of the transfer and
enable it to verify that the transferor qualified for nonrecogntion
and that the transfree will be subject to U.S. tax on a subsequent
disposition of the U.S. real property.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.