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.