[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 43 (Thursday, March 5, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 10966]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-5626]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer; 
IRS Citizen Advocacy Panel; Notice of Establishment

    In accordance with the provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463 (5 U.S.C. App.), as amended, and the General 
Services Administration (GSA) rule on Federal Advisory Committee 
Management, 41 CFR part 101-6, and after consultation with GSA, the 
Secretary of the Treasury has determined that the establishment of the 
IRS Citizen Advocacy Panel is in the public interest in connection with 
the performance of duties imposed on the Department by law.
    The Committee will advise the Secretary, the Commissioner of 
Internal Revenue, and the National Taxpayer Advocate on ways to improve 
IRS service and responsiveness to its customers.
    The Committee will consist of subcommittees located in IRS 
districts throughout the country. Each subcommittee of the CAP will 
consist of a maximum of 7 members, plus two alternates, who serve at 
the pleasure of the Secretary of the Treasury. A structured application 
process, managed at the Department of the Treasury, will be used to 
provide balanced panel membership representing, to the extent possible, 
a cross section of the taxpaying public residing in the IRS district.
    The Committee will function solely as an advisory body, and in 
compliance with provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The 
charter will be filed under the Act, fifteen days from the date of 
publication of this notice.
    Questions regarding the establishment of this committee may be 
directed to Michael Lewis, Director, IRS Citizen Advocacy Panel, Office 
of the Assistant Secretary for Management and Chief Financial Officer, 
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue N.W., Room 2421, 
Washington, DC 20220, (202)622-3068.

    Dated: February 27, 1998.
Michael Lewis,
Director, CAP, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Management and 
Chief Financial Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-5626 Filed 3-4-98; 8:45 am]
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