83_FR_18474 83 FR 18393 - Advisory Group to the Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division (TE/GE); Meeting

83 FR 18393 - Advisory Group to the Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division (TE/GE); Meeting

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)

Page Range18393-18394
FR Document2018-08734

The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 7, 2018.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 81 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18393-18394]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-08734]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Advisory Group to the Internal Revenue Service Tax Exempt and 
Government Entities Division (TE/GE); Meeting

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Tax Exempt and Government 
Entities Division, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities 
(ACT) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, June 7, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark O'Donnell, TE/GE Communications 
and Liaison; 1111 Constitution Ave. NW; SE:T:GESS:CL-NCA 676; 
Washington, DC 20224. Email address: tege.advisory.comm@irs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By notice herein given, pursuant to section 
10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988), a 
public meeting of the ACT will be held on Thursday, June 7, 2018, from 
2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Internal Revenue Service; 1111 
Constitution Ave. NW; Room 3313; Washington, DC. Issues to be discussed 
relate to Employee Plans, Exempt Organizations and Government Entities. 
Reports from five ACT subgroups cover the following topics:

 Recommendations Regarding Re-Opening the Determination Letter 
Program in Certain Circumstances
 Recommendations Regarding Missing Participants
 Recommendations Regarding Incentivizing Universal E-Filing for 
Form 990
 Recommendations Regarding IRS Sharing of Taxpayer Information 
with Tribal Government Tax Programs
 Recommendations to Encourage Self Compliance by Issuers of 
Tax-Advantaged Obligations

    Last minute agenda changes may preclude advance notice. Due to 
limited seating and security requirements, attendees need to email 
attendance request to tege.advisory.comm@irs.gov by May 28, 2018. 
Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes before the 
meeting begins to allow sufficient time for security clearance. Photo 
identification must be presented. Please use the main entrance at 1111 
Constitution Ave. NW to enter the building. Should you wish the ACT to 
consider a written statement, please write to: Internal Revenue 
Service; 1111 Constitution Ave. NW; SE:T:GESS:CL-NCA 676, Washington, 
DC 20224, or email tege.advisory.comm@irs.gov.

    Dated: April 20, 2018.
Mark F. O'Donnell,
Designated Federal Officer, Tax Exempt and Government Entities 
Division, Internal Revenue Service.
[FR Doc. 2018-08734 Filed 4-25-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 4830-01-P

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 81 / Thursday, April 26, 2018 / Notices 18393 Notice and request for ACTION: will be assessed to plan and inform collection, and any testing procedures comments. efforts to improve or maintain the that were or will be undertaken prior to quality of service offered to the public. fielding the study. Depending on the SUMMARY: In compliance with the If this information is not collected, vital degree of influence the results are likely Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The feedback from customers and to have, such collections may still be notice announces that the Information stakeholders on the Agency’s services eligible for submission for other generic Collection Request (ICR) abstracted will be unavailable. mechanisms that are designed to yield below will be forwarded to the Office of The Agency will only submit a quantitative results. Management and Budget (OMB) for collection for approval under this As a general matter, information review and comments. A Federal generic clearance if it meets the collections will not result in any new Register Notice with a 60-day comment following conditions: system of records containing privacy period soliciting comments on the • The collections are voluntary; information and will not ask questions following information collection was • The collections are low-burden for of a sensitive nature, such as sexual published on January 9, 2018. respondents (based on considerations of behavior and attitudes, religious beliefs, DATES: Comments must be submitted on total burden hours, total number of and other matters commonly considered or before May 29, 2018. respondents, or burden-hours per private. ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding respondent) and are low-cost for both Affected Public: Individuals and the burden estimate, including the respondents and the Federal Households, Businesses and suggestions for reducing the burden, to Government; Organizations, State, Local or Tribal the Office of Management and Budget, • The collections are non- Government. Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of controversial and do not raise issues of Frequency: Once per request. the Secretary of Transportation, 725 concern to other Federal agencies; Number of Respondents: 113,582. 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. • Any collection is targeted to the Estimated Annual Burden Hours: solicitation of opinions from 20,204. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding respondents who have experience with Walter Culbreath, Office of Chief the program or may have experience the burden estimate, including Information Officer, National Highway with the program in the near future; suggestions for reducing the burden, to Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New • Personally identifiable information the Office of Management and Budget, Jersey Ave. SE, W51–316, Washington, (PII) is collected only to the extent Attention: Desk Officer for the Office of DC 20590. Walter Culbreath’s phone necessary and is not retained; the Secretary of Transportation, 725 number is 202–366–1566. • Information gathered is intended to 17th Street NW, Washington, DC 20503. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: be used only internally for general Comments are invited on: Whether Title: Generic Clearance for the service improvement and program the proposed collection of information Collection of Qualitative Feedback on management purposes and is not is necessary for the proper performance Agency Service Delivery. intended for release outside of the of the functions of the Department, OMB Control Number: 2127–0682. agency (if released, the agency must including whether the information will Title: Generic Clearance for the indicate the qualitative nature of the have practical utility; the accuracy of Collection of Qualitative Feedback on information); the Department’s estimate of the burden Agency Service Delivery. • Information gathered will not be of the proposed information collection; Type of Request: Extension of a used for the purpose of substantially ways to enhance the quality, utility and currently approved collection. informing influential policy decisions; clarity of the information to be Abstract: The proposed information and collected; and ways to minimize the collection activity provides a means to • Information gathered will yield burden of the collection of information garner qualitative customer and qualitative information; the collections on respondents, including the use of stakeholder feedback in an efficient, will not be designed or expected to automated collection techniques or timely manner, in accordance with the yield statistically reliable results or used other forms of information technology. Administration’s commitment to as though the results are generalizable to Authority: The Paperwork Reduction Act improving service delivery. the population of study. of 1995; 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35, as amended; This feedback will provide insights Feedback collected under this generic and 49 CFR 1:48. into customer or stakeholder clearance provides useful information, perceptions, experiences and but it does not yield data that can be Kevin J. Mahoney, expectations, provide an early warning generalized to the overall population. Director, Office of Information Technology. of issues with service, or focus attention This type of generic clearance for [FR Doc. 2018–08753 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am] on areas where communication, training qualitative information will not be used BILLING CODE 4910–59–P or changes in operations might improve for quantitative information collections delivery of products or services. These that are designed to yield reliably collections will allow for ongoing, actionable results, such as monitoring DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY collaborative and actionable trends over time or documenting communications between the Agency program performance. Such data uses Internal Revenue Service and its customers and stakeholders. It require more rigorous designs that will also allow feedback to contribute address: The target population to which Advisory Group to the Internal directly to the improvement of program generalizations will be made, the Revenue Service Tax Exempt and amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES management. sampling frame, the sample design Government Entities Division (TE/GE); The solicitation of feedback will target (including stratification and clustering), Meeting areas such as: Timeliness, the precision requirements or power AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); appropriateness, accuracy of calculations that justify the proposed Tax Exempt and Government Entities information, courtesy, efficiency of sample size, the expected response rate, Division, Treasury. service delivery, and resolution of methods for assessing potential non- ACTION: Notice. issues with service delivery. 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18394 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 81 / Thursday, April 26, 2018 / Notices SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Estimated Total Annual Burden Tax Exempt and Government Entities Hours: 1. (ACT) will hold a public meeting on Agency Information Collection 2. Title: Currency Transaction Thursday, June 7, 2018. Activities; Submission for OMB Reports. Review; Comment Request; Multiple OMB Control Number: 1506–0004. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Financial Crimes Enforcement Network Type of Review: Extension without Mark O’Donnell, TE/GE Information Collection Requests change of a currently approved Communications and Liaison; 1111 collection. Constitution Ave. NW; SE:T:GESS:CL– AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Abstract: Financial institutions file NCA 676; Washington, DC 20224. Email Department of the Treasury. Form 112 (See 1506–0064) for currency address: tege.advisory.comm@irs.gov. ACTION: Notice. transactions in excess of $10,000 a day SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By notice SUMMARY: The Department of the pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5313(a) and 31 Treasury will submit the following CFR 1010.311a)(b). The form is used by herein given, pursuant to section information collection requests to the criminal investigators, and taxation and 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Office of Management and Budget regulatory enforcement authorities, Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988), a (OMB) for review and clearance in during the course of investigations public meeting of the ACT will be held accordance with the Paperwork involving financial crimes. This action on Thursday, June 7, 2018, from Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the renews the regulation only. 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., at the Internal Form: FinCEN Form 112. Revenue Service; 1111 Constitution date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on Affected Public: Businesses or other Ave. NW; Room 3313; Washington, DC. for-profits. Issues to be discussed relate to these requests. Estimated Total Annual Burden Employee Plans, Exempt Organizations DATES: Comments should be received on Hours: 1. and Government Entities. Reports from or before May 29, 2018 to be assured of 3. Title: Suspicious Activity Report by five ACT subgroups cover the following consideration. Insurance Companies. topics: ADDRESSES: Send comments regarding OMB Control Number: 1506–0029. the burden estimate, or any other aspect Type of Review: Extension without • Recommendations Regarding Re- of the information collection, including change of a currently approved Opening the Determination Letter suggestions for reducing the burden, to collection. Program in Certain Circumstances (1) Office of Information and Regulatory Abstract: 31 CFR 1025.320 requires • Recommendations Regarding Missing Affairs, Office of Management and insurance companies to report Participants Budget, Attention: Desk Officer for suspicious activities to the Financial • Recommendations Regarding Treasury, New Executive Office Crimes Enforcement Network. FinCEN Incentivizing Universal E-Filing for Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC Form 111 is an aid to this required Form 990 20503, or email at OIRA_Submission@ reporting providing the filer with a OMB.EOP.gov and (2) Treasury PRA guide in completing this reporting • Recommendations Regarding IRS Clearance Officer, 1750 Pennsylvania requirement. The form is used by Sharing of Taxpayer Information with Ave. NW, Suite 8142, Washington, DC criminal investigators, and taxation and Tribal Government Tax Programs 20220, or email at PRA@treasury.gov. regulatory enforcement authorities, • Recommendations to Encourage Self FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: during the course of investigations Compliance by Issuers of Tax- Copies of the submissions may be involving financial crimes. This action Advantaged Obligations obtained from Jennifer Quintana by renews the regulation only. emailing PRA@treasury.gov, calling Form: FinCEN 111. Last minute agenda changes may Affected Public: Businesses or other (202) 622–0489, or viewing the entire preclude advance notice. Due to limited for-profits. information collection request at seating and security requirements, www.reginfo.gov. Estimated Total Annual Burden attendees need to email attendance Hours: 1. request to tege.advisory.comm@irs.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. by May 28, 2018. Attendees are Financial Crimes Enforcement Network encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes (FinCEN) Dated: April 23, 2018. before the meeting begins to allow Spencer W. Clark, 1. Title: Suspicious Activity Report by sufficient time for security clearance. Depository Institutions. Treasury PRA Clearance Officer. Photo identification must be presented. OMB Control Number: 1506–0001. [FR Doc. 2018–08770 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am] Please use the main entrance at 1111 Type of Review: Extension without BILLING CODE 4810–02–P Constitution Ave. NW to enter the change of a currently approved building. Should you wish the ACT to collection. consider a written statement, please Abstract: Under 31 CFR 1020.320, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY write to: Internal Revenue Service; 1111 FinCEN requires depository institutions, Constitution Ave. NW; SE:T:GESS:CL– to report on a consolidated form, to a Agency Information Collection NCA 676, Washington, DC 20224, or single location, reports of suspicious Activities; Submission for OMB email tege.advisory.comm@irs.gov. transactions. The form is used by Review; Comment Request; Treasury criminal investigators, and taxation and International Capital Form SLT— Dated: April 20, 2018. Aggregate Holdings of Long-Term amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES regulatory enforcement authorities, Mark F. O’Donnell, Securities by U.S. and Foreign during the course of investigations Designated Federal Officer, Tax Exempt and involving financial crimes. This action Residents Government Entities Division, Internal renews the regulation only. Revenue Service. AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. Form: FinCEN 111. Department of the Treasury. [FR Doc. 2018–08734 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am] Affected Public: Businesses or other ACTION: Notice. BILLING CODE 4830–01–P for-profits. VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:58 Apr 25, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26APN1.SGM 26APN1


Document Created: 2018-11-02 08:20:11
Document Modified: 2018-11-02 08:20:11
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
ContactMark O'Donnell, TE/GE Communications and Liaison; 1111 Constitution Ave. NW; SE:T:GESS:CL-NCA 676;
FR Citation83 FR 18393 
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