82_FR_21544 82 FR 21457 - Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Renewal of Charter

82 FR 21457 - Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Renewal of Charter

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 87 (May 8, 2017)

Page Range21457-21457
FR Document2017-09276

The Charter for the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) has been renewed for a two-year period beginning April 20, 2017.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 87 (Monday, May 8, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 87 (Monday, May 8, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 21457]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09276]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Advisory Group to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Renewal 
of Charter

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Charter for the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and 
Government Entities (ACT) has been renewed for a two-year period 
beginning April 20, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark O'Donnell by email at 
[email protected] or by phone at 202-317-8632 (not a toll free 
number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given under section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988), 
and with the approval of the Secretary of Treasury to announce the 
renewal of the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities 
(ACT). The primary purpose of the ACT is to provide an organized public 
forum for senior Internal Revenue Service executives and 
representatives of the public to discuss relevant tax administration 
issues. As an advisory body designed to focus on broad policy matters, 
the ACT reviews existing tax policy and/or makes recommendations with 
respect to emerging tax administration issues. The ACT suggests 
operational improvements, offers constructive observations regarding 
current or proposed IRS policies, programs, and procedures, and 
suggests improvements with respect to issues having substantive effect 
on Federal tax administration. Conveying the public's perception on IRS 
activities to Internal Revenue Service executives, the ACT is comprised 
of individuals who bring substantial, disparate experience and diverse 
backgrounds. Membership is balanced to include representation from 
employee plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds, and federal, 
state, local, and Indian tribal governments.

    Dated: April 26, 2017.
Mark O'Donnell,
Designated Federal Officer, Tax Exempt and Government Entities 
Division, Internal Revenue Service.
[FR Doc. 2017-09276 Filed 5-5-17; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4830-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 87 / Monday, May 8, 2017 / Notices 21457 information shall have practical utility; administration. Conveying the public’s Copies of the 2018 Grant Application (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate perception on IRS activities to Internal Package and Guidelines, IRS of the burden of the collection of Revenue Service executives, the ACT is Publication 3319 (Rev. 4–2017), can be information; (c) ways to enhance the comprised of individuals who bring downloaded from the IRS internet site at quality, utility, and clarity of the substantial, disparate experience and www.irs.gov/advocate or ordered by information to be collected; (d) ways to diverse backgrounds. Membership is calling the IRS Distribution Center toll- minimize the burden of the collection of balanced to include representation from free at 1–800–829–3676. information on respondents, including employee plans, exempt organizations, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The through the use of automated collection tax-exempt bonds, and federal, state, LITC Program Office at (202) 317–4700 techniques or other forms of information local, and Indian tribal governments. (not a toll-free number) or by email at technology; and (e) estimates of capital Dated: April 26, 2017. LITCProgramOffice@irs.gov. or start-up costs and costs of operation, Mark O’Donnell, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The IRS maintenance, and purchase of services Designated Federal Officer, Tax Exempt and will award a total of up to $6,000,000 to provide information. Government Entities Division, Internal (unless otherwise provided by specific Approved: May 1, 2017. Revenue Service. Congressional appropriation) to Laurie Brimmer, [FR Doc. 2017–09276 Filed 5–5–17; 8:45 am] qualifying organizations, subject to the IRS Reports Clearance Officer. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P limitations of Internal Revenue Code [FR Doc. 2017–09265 Filed 5–5–17; 8:45 am] section 7526. At the time of publication BILLING CODE 4830–01–P of this notice, Congress had not yet DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY passed legislation providing full-year funding levels for FY 2017. But for fiscal Internal Revenue Service year 2016, Congress appropriated a total DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant of $12,000,000 in federal funds for LITC Internal Revenue Service Program; Availability of 2018 Grant grants. See Public Law 114–113. A Application Package qualifying organization may receive a Advisory Group to the Commissioner matching grant of up to $100,000 per of Internal Revenue; Renewal of AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), year for up to a three-year project Charter Treasury. period. Qualifying organizations that AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); ACTION: Notice. provide representation to low income Treasury. taxpayers involved in a tax controversy SUMMARY: This document contains a with the IRS and educate individuals for ACTION: Notice. notice that the IRS has made available whom English is a second language the 2018 Grant Application Package (ESL) about their rights and SUMMARY: The Charter for the Advisory and Guidelines (Publication 3319) for Committee on Tax Exempt and responsibilities under the Internal organizations interested in applying for Revenue Code are eligible for a grant. Government Entities (ACT) has been a Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) renewed for a two-year period beginning An LITC must provide services for free matching grant for the 2018 grant year, or for no more than a nominal fee. April 20, 2017. which runs from January 1, 2018, Examples of qualifying organizations FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: through December 31, 2018. The include: (1) A clinical program at an Mark O’Donnell by email at application period runs May 1, 2017, accredited law, business or accounting tege.advisory.comm@irs.gov or by phone through June 20, 2017. school whose students represent low at 202–317–8632 (not a toll free DATES: The IRS is authorized to award income taxpayers in tax controversies number). a multi-year grant not to exceed three with the IRS, and (2) an organization SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is years. For an organization not currently exempt from tax under IRC § 501(a) hereby given under section 10(a)(2) of receiving a grant for 2017, or an whose employees and volunteers the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 organization whose multi-year grant represent low income taxpayers in tax U.S.C. App. (1988), and with the ends in 2017, the organization must controversies with the IRS. approval of the Secretary of Treasury to submit the application electronically at In determining whether to award a announce the renewal of the Advisory www.grants.gov. For an organization grant, the IRS will consider a variety of Committee on Tax Exempt and currently receiving a grant for 2017 factors, including: (1) The number of Government Entities (ACT). The which is requesting funding for the taxpayers who will be assisted by the primary purpose of the ACT is to second or third year of a multi-year organization, including the number of provide an organized public forum for grant, the organization must submit the ESL taxpayers in that geographic area; senior Internal Revenue Service funding request electronically at (2) the existence of other LITCs assisting executives and representatives of the www.grantsolutions.gov. All the same population of low income and public to discuss relevant tax organizations must use the funding ESL taxpayers; (3) the quality of the administration issues. As an advisory number of TREAS–GRANTS–052018– program offered by the organization, body designed to focus on broad policy 001, and applications and funding including the qualifications of its matters, the ACT reviews existing tax requests for the 2018 grant year must be administrators and qualified policy and/or makes recommendations filed by June 20, 2017. The Catalog of representatives, and its record, if any, in asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES with respect to emerging tax Federal Domestic Assistance program providing representation services to administration issues. The ACT suggests number is 21.008. See www.cfda.gov. .low income taxpayers; (4) the quality of operational improvements, offers ADDRESSES: The LITC Program Office is the application, including the constructive observations regarding located at: Internal Revenue Service, reasonableness of the proposed budget; current or proposed IRS policies, Taxpayer Advocate Service, LITC Grant (5) the organization’s compliance with programs, and procedures, and suggests Program Administration Office, TA: all federal tax obligations (filing and improvements with respect to issues LITC, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., payment); (6) the organization’s having substantive effect on Federal tax Room 1034, Washington, DC 20224. compliance with all federal nontax VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:27 May 05, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00094 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\08MYN1.SGM 08MYN1


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ContactMark O'Donnell by email at [email protected] or by phone at 202-317-8632 (not a toll free number).
FR Citation82 FR 21457 
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