[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 1, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21801-21802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-10780]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Draft Information Quality Guidelines

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The IRS is publishing this notice of availability of its draft 
Information Quality Guidelines on the agency's website at http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/ [``click'' on ``What's Hot''] to provide an 
opportunity for the public to comment by June 15, 2002.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 15, 2002, 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: All submissions must be in writing or in electronic form. 
Please send e-mail comments to [email protected], or facsimile 
transmissions to FAX Number (202) 622-7153 re: IRS Information Quality 
Guidelines. Comments sent by mail should be sent to: Internal Revenue 
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3524, Washington, DC 
20224, ATTN: Wayne Wiegand (Senders should be aware that there have 
been some unpredictable and lengthy delays in postal deliveries to the 
Washington, DC area in recent weeks and may prefer to make electronic 
submissions.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Wiegand, Office of the Deputy 
Commissioner for Modernization/Chief Information Officer, Internal 
Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, Room 3524, Washington, DC 
20224. Telephone (202) 927-4412 or by email to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 3, 2002, OMB published guidelines 
for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and 
integrity of information disseminated by Federal Agencies. These 
guidelines call upon each agency to develop a draft report

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not later than May 1, 2002. The IRS will use these guidelines to 
develop processes for disseminating quality information. The guidelines 
apply to information disseminated to the public in any medium including 
textual, graphic, narrative, numerical, or audiovisual forms. This 
means information that the IRS posts to the Internet as well as 
sponsored distribution of information to the public. They do not apply 
to opinions or hyperlinks to information that others disseminate.

    Dated: April 26, 2002.
Wayne Wiegand,
Staff Advisor, Modernization & Information Technology Services.
[FR Doc. 02-10780 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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