This notice provides guidance to
brokers and individuals regarding provisions in the Jobs and Growth
Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003. The notice provides rules
for brokers to use in determining loanable shares and rules for
allocating transferred shares for purposes of determining payments
in lieu of dividend reportable to individuals. These rules require
brokers to comply with certain recordkeeping requirements to use
the favorable rules for determining loanable shares and for
allocating transferred shares that may give rise to payments in
lieu of dividends.
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.