80_FR_8980 80 FR 8947 - Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee

80 FR 8947 - Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 33 (February 19, 2015)

Page Range8947-8947
FR Document2015-03512

An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 33 (Thursday, February 19, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 8947]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-03512]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee 
will be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public 
comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the 
Internal Revenue Service.

DATES: The meeting will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Billups at 1-888-912-1227 or 
(214) 413-6523.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given pursuant to Section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 
that an open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee 
will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time via 
teleconference. The public is invited to make oral comments or submit 
written statements for consideration. For more information please 
contact Lisa Billups at 1-888-912-1227 or 214-413-6523, or write TAP 
Office 1114 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75242-1021, or post comments to 
the Web site: http://www.improveirs.org.
    The agenda will include various committee issues for submission to 
the IRS and other TAP related topics. Public input is welcomed.

    Dated: February 12, 2015.
Otis Simpson,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2015-03512 Filed 2-18-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                currently being evaluated. BEP has                        Type of Review: New Collection.                     SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:    Notice is
                                                previously conducted an approved                          Affected Public: Individuals,                       hereby given pursuant to Section
                                                acuity study under OMB control                          Organizations.                                        10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
                                                number 1520–0010. Given the results of                    Respondent’s Obligation: Voluntary.                 Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
                                                the first study and the information                       The study or studies will likely                    that an open meeting of the Taxpayer
                                                collected pursuant to the generic                       involve up to 500 subjects. Each                      Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be
                                                clearance, BEP now requests a second                    individual data collection session will               held Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at
                                                stand-alone clearance for a series of                   be approximately 90 minutes long.                     1:00 p.m. Eastern Time via
                                                more focused scientific studies.                          Estimated Average Time per                          teleconference. The public is invited to
                                                                                                        Respondent: 90 minutes per response.                  make oral comments or submit written
                                                DATES: Written comments should be
                                                                                                          Estimated Total Annual Burden                       statements for consideration. For more
                                                received on or before April 20, 2015 to
                                                                                                        Hours: Approximately 750 burden                       information please contact Lisa Billups
                                                be assured of consideration.
                                                                                                        hours.                                                at 1–888–912–1227 or 214–413–6523, or
                                                ADDRESSES: Comments regarding these                       Request for Comments: Comments
                                                information collections should be                                                                             write TAP Office 1114 Commerce Street,
                                                                                                        submitted in response to this notice will
                                                addressed to the BEP Contact listed                                                                           Dallas, TX 75242–1021, or post
                                                                                                        be summarized and/or included in the
                                                below and to the Treasury Department                                                                          comments to the Web site: http://
                                                                                                        request for Office of Management and
                                                PRA Clearance Officer, Department of                                                                          www.improveirs.org.
                                                                                                        Budget approval. All comments will                       The agenda will include various
                                                the Treasury, Room 11000, 1750                          become a matter of public record. The
                                                Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington,                                                                          committee issues for submission to the
                                                                                                        public is invited to submit written                   IRS and other TAP related topics. Public
                                                DC 20220.                                               comments concerning: (a) Whether the
                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                              input is welcomed.
                                                                                                        collection of information is necessary
                                                Copies of the submission(s) may be                      for the proper performance of the                       Dated: February 12, 2015.
                                                obtained by contacting Sidney Rocke,                    functions of the Bureau, including                    Otis Simpson,
                                                Deputy Chief Counsel, United States                     whether the information will have                     Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
                                                Department of the Treasury, Bureau of                   practical uses; (b) the accuracy of the               [FR Doc. 2015–03512 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am]
                                                Engraving and Printing, 14th and C                      above estimate of the burden of the                   BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
                                                Streets SW., Washington, DC 20228, by                   proposed information collection; (c)
                                                telephone at 202–874–2306, or by email                  ways to enhance the quality, usefulness,
                                                at sidney.rocke@bep.gov.                                and clarity of the information to be                  DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              collected; and (d) ways to minimize the
                                                   Title: Study for Meaningful Access                   reporting burdens on respondents,                     Internal Revenue Service
                                                Determination.                                          including the use of automated
                                                   OMB Control Number: NEW.                             collection techniques or other forms of               Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
                                                   Abstract: A court order was issued in                information technology.                               Advocacy Panel Special Projects
                                                American Council of the Blind v.                          Direct Comments to: Sidney Rocke,                   Committee
                                                Paulson, 591 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D.D.C.                      Deputy Chief Counsel, United States                   AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
                                                2008) (‘‘ACB v. Paulson’’) requiring the                Department of the Treasury, Bureau of                 Treasury.
                                                Department of the Treasury and BEP to                   Engraving and Printing, 14th and C                    ACTION: Notice of meeting.
                                                ‘‘provide meaningful access to United                   Streets SW., Washington, DC 20228.
                                                States currency for blind and other                                                                           SUMMARY:   An open meeting of the
                                                visually impaired persons, which steps                  Robert Dahl,
                                                                                                                                                              Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special
                                                shall be completed, in connection with                  Treasury Department PRA Clearance Officer.
                                                                                                                                                              Projects Committee will be conducted.
                                                each denomination of currency, not                      [FR Doc. 2015–03415 Filed 2–18–15; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                              The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is
                                                later than the date when a redesign of                  BILLING CODE 4810–25–P                                soliciting public comments, ideas, and
                                                that denomination is next approved by                                                                         suggestions on improving customer
                                                the Secretary of the Treasury . . . .’’                                                                       service at the Internal Revenue Service.
                                                   In compliance with the court’s order,                DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                                                                                                                              DATES: The meeting will be held
                                                BEP intends to meet with blind and                                                                            Thursday, March 5, 2015.
                                                visually impaired persons and request                   Internal Revenue Service
                                                                                                                                                              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim
                                                their feedback about tactile features that              Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
                                                BEP is considering for possible                                                                               Vinci at 1–888–912–1227 or 916–974–
                                                                                                        Advocacy Panel Joint Committee                        5086.
                                                incorporation into the next U.S. paper
                                                currency redesign.                                      AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:      Notice is
                                                   The BEP intends to contract with a                   Treasury.                                             hereby given pursuant to Section
                                                specialist in the field of tactile acuity to            ACTION: Notice of meeting.                            10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory
                                                conduct scientific tests. The specialist                                                                      Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)
                                                contracted with by the BEP will conduct                 SUMMARY:   An open meeting of the                     that a meeting of the Taxpayer
                                                acuity testing with select groups of                    Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint                         Advocacy Panel Special Projects
                                                blind and visually impaired volunteers.                 Committee will be conducted. The                      Committee will be held Thursday,
                                                The acuity tests will help either confirm               Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting                 March 5, 2015, at 2 p.m. Eastern Time
                                                                                                        public comments, ideas, and
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                                                or provide other perspectives on the                                                                          via teleconference. The public is invited
                                                results of BEP’s information collections                suggestions on improving customer                     to make oral comments or submit
                                                at national conferences and                             service at the Internal Revenue Service.              written statements for consideration.
                                                conventions. The acuity tests will also                 DATES: The meeting will be held                       Due to limited conference lines,
                                                help provide a scientific basis on which                Wednesday, March 25, 2015.                            notification of intent to participate must
                                                BEP determines the tactile feature to be                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa                 be made with Kim Vinci. For more
                                                incorporated into the next United States                Billups at 1–888–912–1227 or (214)                    information please contact: Kim Vinci at
                                                paper currency design.                                  413–6523.                                             1–888–912–1227 or 916–974–5086, TAP


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of meeting.
DatesThe meeting will be held Wednesday, March 25, 2015.
ContactLisa Billups at 1-888-912-1227 or (214) 413-6523.
FR Citation80 FR 8947 

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