Average Area Purchase Price Safe Harbors and Nationwide Purchase Prices under section 143

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
30 day notice - 3-31-20.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-03-31
Supporting Statement.doc Supporting Statement A	2019-11-29

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
19548	Average Area Purchase Price Safe Harbors	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1545-1877	ICR Reference No: 201911-1545-023
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201611-1545-012
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/IRS	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Average Area Purchase Price Safe Harbors and Nationwide Purchase Prices under section 143
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/11/2020
	Date Received in OIRA: 03/31/2020
Terms of Clearance: OMB understands that the IRS is currently in the process of revising the methodology it uses to estimate burden and costs. OMB expects that future ICRs under this OMB control number will include dollar estimates of annual burden costs to taxpayers calculated using this revised methodology.

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2023	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2020
Responses	60	0	60
Time Burden (Hours)	15	0	15
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: The revenue procedure under this collection provides issuers of qualified mortgage bonds, as defined in section 143(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code), and issuers of mortgage credit certificates, as defined in section 25(c), with (1) the nationwide average purchase price for residences located in the United States, and (2) average area purchase price safe harbors for residences located in statistical areas in each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, and Guam.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 26 USC 143(a) Name of Law: Mortgage Revenue Bonds: Qualified Mortgage Bond and Qualified Veterans' Mortgage Bond
   US Code: 26 USC 25(c) Name of Law: Mortgage Credit Certificate; Qualified Mortgage Credit
   US Code: 26 USC 6103 Name of Law: Confidentiality and Disclosure of Returns and Return Information
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	84 FR 50101	09/24/2019
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	85 FR 17951	03/31/2020
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Average Area Purchase Price Safe Harbors

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	60	60	0	0	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	15	15	0	0	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 03/31/2020

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