[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8621-8622]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-03043]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Recruitment Notice for the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: Notice of Open Season for Recruitment of IRS Taxpayer Advocacy 
Panel (TAP) Members.

DATES: February 18, 2020 through March 30, 2020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Billups at 214-413-6523 (not a 
toll-free call).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Department 
of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are inviting 
individuals to help improve the nation's tax agency by applying to be 
members of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP). The mission of the TAP is 
to listen to taxpayers, identify issues that affect taxpayers, and make 
suggestions for improving IRS service and customer satisfaction. The 
TAP serves as an advisory body to the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and the National Taxpayer Advocate. 
TAP members will participate in subcommittees that channel their 
feedback to the IRS through the Panel's parent committee.
    The IRS is seeking applicants who have an interest in good 
government, a personal commitment to volunteer approximately 200 to 300 
hours a year, and a desire to help improve IRS customer service. As a 
federal advisory committee, TAP is required to have a fairly balanced 
membership in terms of the points of view represented. Thus, TAP 
membership represents a cross-section of the taxpaying public with at 
least one member from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto 
Rico, in addition to one member representing international taxpayers. 
For application purposes, ``international taxpayers'' are defined 
broadly to include U.S. citizens working, living, or doing business 
abroad or in a U.S. territory. Potential candidates must be U.S. 
citizens, not a current employee of any Bureau of the Treasury 
Department or have worked for any Bureau of the Treasury Department 
within the three years of December 1 of the current year and must pass 
a federal tax compliance check and a Federal Bureau of Investigation 
criminal background investigation. Applicants who practice before the 
IRS must be in good standing with the IRS (meaning not currently under 
suspension or disbarment). Federally-registered lobbyists cannot be 
members of the TAP. The IRS is seeking members or alternates in the 
following locations: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, DC, 
Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, 
Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, 
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode 
Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, 
Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming.
    TAP members are a diverse group of citizens who represent the 
interests of taxpayers, from their respective geographic locations as 
well as taxpayers overall. Members provide feedback from a taxpayer's 
perspective on ways to improve IRS customer service and administration 
of the federal tax system, by identifying grassroots taxpayer issues. 
Members should have good communication skills and be able to speak to 
taxpayers about TAP and its activities, while clearly distinguishing 
between TAP positions and their personal viewpoints.
    Interested applicants should visit the TAP website at 
www.improveirs.org for more information about TAP. Applications may be 
submitted online at www.usajobs.gov. For questions about TAP 
membership, call the TAP toll-free number, 1-888-912-1227 and select 
prompt 5. Callers who are outside of the U.S. should call 214-413-6523 
(not a toll-free call).
    The opening date for submitting applications is February 18, 2020 
and the deadline for submitting applications is March 30, 2020. 
Interviews will be held. The Department of the Treasury will review the 
recommended candidates and make final selections. New TAP members will 
serve a three-year term starting in December 2020. (Note: highly-ranked 
applicants not selected as members may be placed on a roster of 
alternates who will be eligible to fill future vacancies that may occur 
on the Panel.)
    Questions regarding the selection of TAP members may be directed to 
Lisa Billups, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 
Constitution Avenue NW, TA:TAP Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224, or 214-
413-6523 (not a toll-free call).


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    Dated: February 11, 2020.
Kevin Brown,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2020-03043 Filed 2-13-20; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4830-01-P