[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 71 (Friday, April 13, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18750-18751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-6978]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC); 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 Internal Revenue Service 
Advisory Council (IRSAC) members. Interested parties may nominate 
themselves and/or one other qualified person for membership. 
Nominations will be accepted for current vacancies and should describe 
and document the applicants qualifications for membership. IRSAC is 
comprised of twenty-seven (27) members; approximately one-third of 
these appointments will expire in December 2007. It is important that 
the IRSAC 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 that 
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.

DATES: Written nominations must be received on or before June 15, 2007.

ADDRESSES: Nominations should be sent to Ms. Jacqueline Tilghman, 
National Public Liaison, CL:NPL:P, Room 7559 IR, 1111 Constitution 
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, Attn: IRSAC Nominations; or by e-
mail: *[email protected]. Applications

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may be submitted by mail to the address above or faxed to 202-927-5253. 
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: IRSAC was authorized under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law No. 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 to the entire agency. 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.
    Conveying the public's perception of IRS activities, the IRSAC is 
comprised of individuals who bring substantial, disparate experience 
and diverse backgrounds on the Council'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 members are appointed by the Commissioner of the Internal 
Revenue Service and serve a term of three years. There are three 
subcommittees that mirror three of the Operating Divisions (Small 
Business/Self Employed (SB/SE); Large Mid-Size Business (LMSB); and 
Wage & Investment (W&I); Tax Exempt and Government Entities (TEGE) has 
its own advisory committee. Due to the increased concerns regarding the 
tax gap, IRSAC has formed a fourth subcommittee on tax gap analysis 
used to measure voluntary compliance.
    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 receipt. In accordance with 
Department of Treasury Directive 21-03, a clearance process including, 
fingerprints, annual tax checks, a Federal Bureau of Investigation 
criminal and subversive name check, and a practitioner check with the 
Office of Professional Responsibility will be conducted.
    Equal opportunity practices will be followed for all appointments 
to the IRSAC in accordance with the Department of Treasury and IRS 
policies. To ensure that the recommendations of the IRSAC 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; March 30, 2007.
Candice Cromling,
Director, National Public Liaison.
[FR Doc. E7-6978 Filed 4-12-07; 8:45 am]
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