[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 31 (Thursday, February 18, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 10160-10161]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-03224]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


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

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meetings.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the U.S. Department of the Treasury 
Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) will convene public meetings from 1:00 
p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, and 
Wednesday, June 16, 2021. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, the meetings 
will be held via teleconference. The meetings are open to the public, 
and the teleconference is accessible to individuals with differing 
abilities.

DATES: The meetings will be held on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, from 
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time and Wednesday, June 16, 2021, from 
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.

ADDRESSES: Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, the meetings will be held 
via teleconference. No registration is required. Participants who wish 
to join the meetings should call in using 1-888-455-7136 or 1-773-799-
3680. For the March 17, 2021 Public Meeting, please use participant 
passcode 6476771 and conference number 1970361. For the June 16, 2021 
Public Meeting, please use participant passcode is 4200152 and 
conference number 1970369. Upon dialing in you will be asked to state 
your name, title, and organizational affiliation. It is recommended 
that you call in 15 minutes before the meeting begins. Those 
participants who wish to make public comments during one of the 
meetings should email [email protected] with your name, title, 
organizational affiliation, date of the public meeting, and email 
address at least three business days before the

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public meeting during which you wish to make comments. If you have 
questions regarding the meeting please email [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 made at least (5) five days prior to the 
event if at all possible.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Montoya, Policy Analyst, 
Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 1426G, 
Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 622-2031 (this is not a toll-free 
number) or by emailing [email protected]. 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.

Seventh and Eighth Periodic Meetings

    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 seventh 
periodic meeting on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. 
Eastern Time. The eighth periodic meeting will be held Wednesday, June 
16, 2021 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Due to the COVID-19 
pandemic, these meetings will be held via teleconference.

Summary of Agenda and Topics To Be Discussed

    During these meetings, the seven TTAC members will provide updates 
on the work of the TTAC's three subcommittees, hear comments from the 
public, and take other actions necessary to fulfill the TTAC's mandate.

Public Comments

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

Electronic Comments

     Send electronic comments to [email protected]. Comments 
are requested no later than 15 calendar days before the Public Meeting 
in order to be considered by the TTAC.

Paper Comments

     Send paper comments 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 comments received 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 these comments 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 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 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. 2021-03224 Filed 2-17-21; 8:45 am]
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