The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PL
109-280) provides in section 1213(c) of the Act that taxpayers
claiming a deduction for a qualified conservation contribution with
respect to the exterior of a building located in a registered
historic district in excess of $10,000, must pay a $500 fee to the
Internal Revenue Service or the deduction is not allowed.
Recently enacted
legislation (August 17, 2006), P.L. 109-280, section 1213(c),
provides that no deduction shall be allowed for certain charitable
contributions made after February 12, 2007, unless a $500 filing
fee is paid. After considering numerous difficult issues related to
how to process this fee, the IRS recently developed this form as
the best way to meet the unique challenge of correctly processing
this nontax payment so that it is not inadvertently treated as a
tax payment. The form needs to be issued as soon as possible after
February 12, 2007, or fiscal year taxpayers may not have a way to
pay the fee and their deduction may be disallowed, frustrating
Congressional intent.
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.