[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 82 (Monday, April 28, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23004-23005]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-9148]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC); Nominations

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Request for Applications.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requests applications of 
individuals to be considered for selection as Internal Revenue Service 
Advisory Council (IRSAC) members. Applications will be accepted for 
current vacancies and should describe and document the applicant's 
qualifications for membership. IRSAC is comprised of up to thirty (30) 
appointed members; approximately three of these appointments will 
expire in December 2008. 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 areas of expertise.
    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

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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 applications must be postmarked or faxed on or before 
June 16, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent to Ms. Lorenza Wilds, National 
Public Liaison, CL:NPL:P, Room 7559 IR, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, Attn: IRSAC Applications; or by e-mail: *[email protected]. Applications 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. Lorenza Wilds, 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 four 
subcommittees of IRSAC, the (Small Business/Self Employed (SB/SE); 
Large Mid-Size Business (LMSB); Wage & Investment (W&I); and the Tax 
Gap Analysis (TGA) subcommittee, which was established last year.
    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 applications will be acknowledged, these individuals 
contacted, and immediately thereafter, biographical information must be 
completed and returned to Ms. Lorenza Wilds in National Public Liaison 
within fifteen (15) days.
    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: April 18, 2008.
Candice Cromling,
Director, National Public Liaison.
[FR Doc. E8-9148 Filed 4-25-08; 8:45 am]
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