[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 158 (Thursday, August 17, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39155-39156]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-17365]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Request for Applications for the IRS Advisory Committee on Tax 
Exempt and Government Entities

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Tax Exempt and Government 
Entities Division, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for applicants or nominations.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is requesting applications 
for membership to serve on the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and 
Government Entities (ACT). Applications will be accepted for the 
following vacancies that will occur in June 2018: Two (2) Employee 
Plans (with additional experience in federal, state and local 
governments preferred); one (1) Exempt Organizations (with additional 
experience in tax-exempt bonds preferred); and one (1) Tax Exempt Bonds 
(with additional experience in exempt organizations preferred). To 
ensure an appropriate balance of membership, final selection from 
qualified candidates will be determined based on experience, 
qualifications and other expertise.

DATES: Written applications or nominations must be received on or 
before September 18, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Submit all applications and nominations to 
[email protected] or Fax at 888-269-7419.
    Application: Applicants must use the ACT Application Form (Form 
12399-C) on the IRS Web site (IRS.gov). Applications should describe 
and document the proposed member's qualifications for membership on the 
ACT. Applications should also specify the vacancy for which they wish 
to be considered. Incomplete applications will not be processed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark O'Donnell, 202-317-8632, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and 
Government Entities (ACT), governed by the Federal Advisory Committee 
Act, Public Law 92-463, is an organized public forum for discussion of 
relevant employee plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds, and 
federal, state, local and Indian tribal government issues between 
officials of the IRS and representatives of the above communities. The 
ACT enables the IRS to receive regular input with respect to the 
development and implementation of IRS policy

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concerning these communities. ACT members present the interested 
public's observations about current or proposed IRS policies, programs 
and procedures, as well as suggest improvements. The Secretary of the 
Treasury will appoint ACT members, who will serve three-year terms. ACT 
members will not be paid for their time or services. ACT members will 
be reimbursed for their travel-related expenses to attend working 
sessions and public meetings, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5703.
    The Secretary of the Treasury invites those individuals, 
organizations and groups affiliated with employee plans, exempt 
organizations, tax-exempt bonds, and federal, state, local and Indian 
tribal governments to nominate individuals for membership on the ACT. 
Nominations should describe and document the proposed member's 
qualifications for ACT membership, including the nominee's past or 
current affiliations and dealings with the particular community or 
segment of the community that he or she would represent (such as, 
employee plans). Nominations should also specify the vacancy for which 
they wish to be considered. The Department of the Treasury seeks a 
diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of persons 
experienced in employee plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds, 
and federal, state, local and Indian tribal governments. Nominees must 
go through a clearance process before selection by the Department of 
the Treasury. In accordance with Department of the Treasury Directive 
21-03, the clearance process includes, among other things, pre-
appointment and annual tax checks, and an FBI criminal and subversive 
name check, fingerprint check and security clearance.

Mark F. O'Donnell,
Designated Federal Officer, Tax Exempt and Government Entities 
Division, Internal Revenue Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-17365 Filed 8-16-17; 8:45 am]
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