[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 215 (Thursday, November 5, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 70713-70714]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-24575]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Periodic Meeting of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Tribal 
Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the U.S. Department of the Treasury 
Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) will convene for a public meeting on 
Wednesday, December 9, 2020, from 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Eastern Time. Due to 
safety protocol in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will 
be held electronically. The meeting is open to the public, and the 
meeting is accessible to individuals with differing abilities.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 from 1 
p.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Due to safety concerns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, 
the meeting will be held electronically. Attendees are requested to 
register online or by telephone by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, 
December 4, 2020. Attendees with a valid email address may visit 
https://www.cvent.com/d/d7q4cc or for mobile registration at https://www.cvent.com/d/d7q4cc?dvce=2 to complete a secure online registration 
form. All other attendees may contact Marie Vazquez Lopez at Vazquez-
Lopez at [email protected]. If you require a reasonable 
accommodation, please contact the Departmental Offices Reasonable 
Accommodations Coordinator at 
[email protected]. If requesting a sign 
language interpreter, please make sure your request to the Reasonable 
Accommodations Coordinator is at least (5) five days prior to the event 
if at all possible. For all other inquiries concerning the TTAC 
meeting, please contact [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Montoya, Policy Analyst, 
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 1426G, 
Washington, DC 20220, at [email protected] or (202) 622-2031 
(this is not a toll-free number). Persons who have difficulty hearing 
or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free 
Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    Section 3 of the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014, 
Public Law 113-68, 128 Stat. 1883, enacted on September 26, 2014 
(TGWEA), directs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to establish 
a seven member Tribal Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on 
matters related to the taxation of Indians, the training of Internal 
Revenue Service field agents, and the provision of training and 
technical assistance to Native American financial officers.
    Pursuant to Section 3 of the TGWEA and in accordance with the 
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App. 
1 et seq., the TTAC was established on February 10, 2015, as the ``U.S. 
Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee.'' The TTAC's 
Charter provides that it shall operate under the provisions of the FACA 
and shall advise and report to the Secretary on:
    (1) Matters related to the taxation of Indians;
    (2) The establishment of training and education for internal 
revenue field agents who administer and enforce internal revenue laws 
with respect to Indian tribes of Federal Indian law and the Federal 
Government's unique legal treaty and trust relationship with Indian 
tribal governments; and
    (3) The establishment of training of such internal revenue field 
agents, and provisions of training and technical assistance to tribal 
financial officers, about implementation of the TGWEA and any 
amendments.

Sixth Periodic Meeting

    In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the FACA and implementing 
regulations at 41 CFR 102-3.150, Krishna P. Vallabhaneni, the 
Designated Federal Officer of the TTAC, has ordered publication of this 
notice to inform the public that the TTAC will convene its sixth 
periodic meeting on Wednesday, December 9, 2020, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. 
Eastern Time. Due to safety concerns in response to the COVID-19 
pandemic, the meeting will be held electronically.

Summary of Agenda and Topics To Be Discussed

    During this meeting, the seven members of the TTAC will provide an 
overview of the TTAC's 2020 progress, hold discussion and possible 
action on subcommittee recommendations, and adopt dates for the 2021 
TTAC Public Meetings. Participants are welcome to make Public Comments 
related to tribal taxation to the TTAC at the meeting. In addition, the 
TTAC will read any public comments submitted and take other actions 
necessary to fulfill the Committee's mandate.

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Public Comment

    Members of the public wishing to comment on the business of the 
TTAC are invited to submit written statements by any of the following 
methods:

Electronic Statements

     Send electronic comments to [email protected] by November 
18, 2020.

Paper Statements

     Send paper statements in triplicate to the Treasury Tribal 
Advisory Committee, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania 
Avenue NW, Room 1426G, Washington, DC 20220.
    The Department of the Treasury will post all statements on its 
website https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/economic-policy/tribal-policy/Pages/Tribal-Policy.aspx without change, including any 
business or personal information provided such as names, addresses, 
email addresses, or telephone numbers. The Department of the Treasury 
will also make such statements available for public inspection and 
copying in the Department of the Treasury's Library, 720 Madison Place 
NW, Room 1020, Washington, DC 20220, on official business days between 
the hours of 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time. You can make an 
appointment to inspect statements by telephoning (202) 622-2000. All 
statements received, including attachments and other supporting 
materials, are part of the public record and subject to public 
disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish to make 
available publicly.

Krishna P. Vallabhaneni,
Tax Legislative Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2020-24575 Filed 11-4-20; 8:45 am]
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