[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 83 (Monday, May 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22759-22760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-8641]


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DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC); 
Nominations

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Department of 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 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 applicants qualifications for 
membership. IRPAC can be comprised of no more than twenty-three (23) 
members and currently consists of seventeen (17) members. It is 
important that the IRPAC

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continue to represent a diverse taxpayer and stakeholder base. 
Accordingly, to maintain membership diversity, selection is based on 
applicant's qualifications as well as the segment or group he/she 
represents.
    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 
the Commissioner and other IRS executives to provide recommendations on 
a wide range of information reporting administration issues. Membership 
is balanced to include representation from the tax professional 
community, small and large businesses, state tax administration, and 
the payroll community.

DATES: Written nominations must be received on or before June 30, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Ms. Caryl Grant, National 
Public Liaison, CL:NPL:SRM, Room 7566 IR, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC 20224, Attn: IRPAC Nominations; or by e-mail: 
[email protected]. Applications may be submitted by mail to the 
address above or faxed to 202-622-8345. 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. 
Application packages may also be requested by telephone from National 
Public Liaison, 202-927-3641 (not a toll-free number).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Caryl Grant, 202-927-3641 (not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IRPAC was established in 1991 in response to 
an administrative recommendation in the final Conference Report of the 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989. Since its inception IRPAC 
has worked closely with the IRS to provide recommendations on a wide 
range of issues intended to improve the information reporting program 
and achieve fairness to taxpayers. IRPAC members are drawn from and 
represent a broad sample of the payer community, including major 
professional and trade associations, colleges and universities, and 
state taxing agencies.
    Conveying the public's perception of IRS activities to the 
Commissioner, the IRPAC is comprised of individuals who bring 
substantial, disparate experience and diverse backgrounds on the 
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.
    IRPAC members are appointed by the Commissioner and serve a term of 
three years. The Commissioner determines the size of the IRPAC and the 
organizations represented on the Committee. Working groups mirror the 
reorganized IRS and address policies and administration issues specific 
to the four Operating Divisions. 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. Caryl Grant in National Public Liaison 
within fifteen (15) days of receipt. In accordance with Department of 
Treasury Directive 21-03, a clearance process including, preappointment 
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 IRPAC in accordance with the Department of Treasury and IRS 
policies. To ensure that the recommendations of the 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: April 20, 2005.
Cynthia Vanderpool,
Designated Federal Official, National Public Liaison.
[FR Doc. 05-8641 Filed 4-29-05; 8:45 am]
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