[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30993-30994]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-12344]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) and Information 
Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC); Nominations

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Request for nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requests nominations of 
individuals to be considered for selection as Internal Revenue Service 
Advisory Council (IRSAC) and Information Reporting Program Advisory 
Committee (IRPAC) members. Interested parties may nominate themselves 
and/or at least one other qualified person for membership. Nominations 
will be accepted for current vacancies and should describe and document 
the applicant's qualifications for membership. IRSAC is comprised of 
twenty-one (21) members, approximately half of these appointments will 
expire in November 2004; IRPAC is comprised of seventeen (17) members, 
approximately half of these appointments will expire in October 2004. 
It is important that the IRSAC and IRPAC continue to represent a 
diverse taxpayer and stakeholder base. Accordingly, to maintain 
membership diversity, selection is based on the applicant's 
qualifications as well as the segment or group he/she represents.
    The Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) provides an 
organized public forum for IRS officials and representatives of the 
public to discuss relevant tax administration issues. The council 
advises the IRS on issues that have a substantive effect on federal tax 
administration. As an advisory body designed to focus on broad policy 
matters, the IRSAC reviews existing tax policy and/or recommends 
policies with respect to emerging tax administration issues. The IRSAC 
suggests operational improvements, offers constructive observations 
regarding current or proposed IRS policies, programs, and procedures, 
and advises the IRS with respect to issues having substantive effect on 
federal tax administration.
    The Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC) 
advises the IRS on information reporting issues of mutual concern to 
the private sector and the federal government. The committee works with 
IRS executives to provide recommendations on a wide range of 
information reporting issues. Membership is balanced to include 
representation from the taxpaying public, the tax professional 
community, small and large businesses, state tax administration, and 
the payroll community.

DATES: Written nominations must be received on or before July 30, 2004.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Ms. Jacqueline Tilghman, 
National Public Liaison, CL:NPL:P, Room 7563 IR, 1111 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, Attn: IRSAC/IRPAC Nominations; or by 
e-mail: *[email protected]. Applications may be submitted by mail 
to the address above or faxed to 202-927-5253. However, if submitted 
via a facsimile, the original application must be received by mail, as 
National Public Liaison cannot consider an applicant nor process his/
her application prior to receipt of an original signature. Application 
packages are available on the Tax Professional's Page, which is located 
on the IRS Internet Web site at http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/index.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jacqueline Tilghman, 202-622-6440 
(not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Both the IRSAC and IRPAC were authorized 
under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92-463, the first 
Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue--or the 
Commissioner's Advisory Group (``CAG'')--was established in 1953 as a 
``national policy and/or issue advisory committee.'' Renamed in 1998, 
the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) reflects the 
agency-wide scope of its focus as an advisory body, the IRSAC's primary 
purpose is to provide an organized public forum for senior IRS 
executives and representatives of the public to discuss relevant tax 
administration issues.
    The final Conference Report of the 1989 Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act contained an administration recommendation that a 
federal advisory committee be created to advise the IRS on information 
reporting issues. As a result, the Information Reporting Program 
Advisory Committee (IRPAC) was established in 1991. The primary purpose 
of the IRPAC is to provide an organized forum for IRS officials and 
public representatives to consider relevant information reporting 
issues.
    Conveying the public's perception of IRS activities, the IRSAC and 
IRPAC are comprised of individuals who bring substantial, disparate 
experience and diverse backgrounds to the Council's/Committee's 
activities. Membership is balanced to include representation from the 
taxpaying public, the tax professional community, small and large 
businesses, state tax administration, and the payroll community.
    IRSAC and IRPAC members are appointed by the Commissioner of the 
Internal Revenue Service and serve a term of three years. IRSAC working 
groups mirror the reorganized IRS and address policies and 
administration issues specific to three Operating Divisions (Small 
Business/Self Employed; Large Mid-Size Business; and Wage & 
Investment); IRPAC working groups mirror and address information 
reporting issues specific to four Operating Divisions (Small Business/
Self Employed; Large Mid-Size Business; Wage & Investment and Tax 
Exempt Government Entities). Members are not paid for their services. 
However, travel expenses for working sessions, public meetings and 
orientation sessions, such as airfare, per diem, and transportation to 
and from airports, train stations, etc., are reimbursed within 
prescribed federal travel limitations.
    Receipt of nominations will be acknowledged, nominated individuals 
contacted, and immediately thereafter, biographical information must be 
completed and returned to Ms. Jacqueline Tilghman in National Public 
Liaison within fifteen (15) days of

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receipt. In accordance with Department of the Treasury Directive 21-03, 
a clearance process including pre-appointment and annual tax checks, a 
Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal and subversive name check, and 
a security clearance will be conducted.
    Equal opportunity practices will be followed for all appointments 
to the IRSAC and IRPAC in accordance with the Department of the 
Treasury and IRS policies. To ensure that the recommendations of the 
IRSAC/IRPAC have taken into account the needs of the diverse groups 
served by the IRS, membership shall include individuals who demonstrate 
the ability to represent minorities, women, and persons with 
disabilities.

    Dated: May 19, 2004.
Chris Neighbor,
Designated Federal Official, National Public Liaison.
[FR Doc. 04-12344 Filed 5-28-04; 8:45 am]
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