83 FR 62958 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 13013, 13013-D and, 14388

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

Page Range		62958-62959
FR Document		2018-26469

The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 13013, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Membership Application, and Form 13013-D, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Check Waiver and Form 14388 Taxpayer Advocate Panel (TAP) Outreach.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 234 (Thursday, December 6, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-26469]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 13013, 13013-D and, 
14388

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort 
to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public 
and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on 
proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the 
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the IRS is soliciting 
comments concerning Form 13013, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) 
Membership Application, and Form 13013-D, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax 
Check Waiver and Form 14388 Taxpayer Advocate Panel (TAP) Outreach.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 4, 
2019 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to, Laurie Brimmer, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 
20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the form should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, at (202) 317-
6009, at Internal Revenue Service, room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue 
NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Titles: Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Membership Application; 
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Check Waiver and Taxpayer Advocacy Panel 
(TAP) Outreach
    OMB Number: 1545-1788.
    Form Numbers: 13013, 13013-D, and 14388.
    Abstract: Form 13013, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Membership 
Application, is used as an application to volunteer to serve on the 
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP), an advisory panel to the Internal 
Revenue Service. The TAP application is necessary for the purpose of 
recruiting perspective members to voluntarily participate on the 
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel for the Internal Revenue Service. It is 
necessary to gather information to rank applicants as well as to 
balance the panels demographically.
    Abstract: Form 13013-D, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Check Waiver, 
is used by new and continuing members of IRS Advisory Committees/
Councils are who are required to undergo a tax compliance check as a 
condition of membership. The tax check wavier authorizes the Government 
Liaison Disclosure analysts to provide the results to the appropriate 
IRS officials.
    Abstract: Form 14388, This tri-fold self-mailer is to be used be 
taxpayers to mail or fax to a specific TAP office, listed on the mailer 
who have any suggestions they would like to elevate to the Taxpayer 
advocacy Panel.
    Current Actions: There are no changes being made to the forms at 
this time.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 200.
    Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2 hours, 25 minutes.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 450.
    The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of 
information covered by this notice:
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as 
their contents may become material in the administration of any 
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information 
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.


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    Approved: November 27, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
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Regulation Project Number: TD 8643. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Abstract: Form 13013–D, Taxpayer
Abstract: The requested information Advocacy Panel Tax Check Waiver, is
is required to notify the Service that a Internal Revenue Service used by new and continuing members of
holder of preferred stock callable at a IRS Advisory Committees/Councils are
premium by the issuer has made a Proposed Collection; Comment who are required to undergo a tax
determination regarding the likelihood Request for Form 13013, 13013–D and, compliance check as a condition of
of exercise of the right to call that is 14388 membership. The tax check wavier
different from the issuer’s AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), authorizes the Government Liaison
determination. Treasury. Disclosure analysts to provide the
Current Actions: There is no change to results to the appropriate IRS officials.
ACTION: Notice and request for
this existing regulation. comments. Abstract: Form 14388, This tri-fold
Type of Review: Extension of a self-mailer is to be used be taxpayers to
currently approved collection. SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, mail or fax to a specific TAP office,
Affected Public: Individuals or as part of its continuing effort to reduce listed on the mailer who have any
households, and business or other for- paperwork and respondent burden, suggestions they would like to elevate to
profit organizations. invites the general public and other the Taxpayer advocacy Panel.
Federal agencies to take this Current Actions: There are no changes
Estimated Number of Respondents: opportunity to comment on proposed
2,000. being made to the forms at this time.
and/or continuing information
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 Type of Review: Extension of a
collections, as required by the
minutes. currently approved collection.
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Currently, the IRS is soliciting Affected Public: Individuals.
Hours: 333. comments concerning Form 13013, Estimated Number of Respondents:
The following paragraph applies to all Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) 200.
of the collections of information covered Membership Application, and Form Estimated Time Per Respondent: 2
by this notice: 13013–D, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax hours, 25 minutes.
An agency may not conduct or Check Waiver and Form 14388 Estimated Total Annual Burden
sponsor, and a person is not required to Taxpayer Advocate Panel (TAP) Hours: 450.
respond to, a collection of information Outreach.
The following paragraph applies to all
unless the collection of information DATES: Written comments should be of the collections of information covered
displays a valid OMB control number. received on or before February 4, 2019 by this notice:
Books or records relating to a collection to be assured of consideration.
of information must be retained as long An agency may not conduct or
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments sponsor, and a person is not required to
as their contents may become material
to, Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue respond to, a collection of information
in the administration of any internal
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution unless the collection of information
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. displays a valid OMB control number.
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Books or records relating to a collection
Requests for additional information or of information must be retained as long
Request for Comments: Comments
copies of the form should be directed to as their contents may become material
submitted in response to this notice will
LaNita Van Dyke, at (202) 317–6009, at in the administration of any internal
be summarized and/or included in the
Internal Revenue Service, room 6526, revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
request for OMB approval. All
1111 Constitution Avenue NW, tax return information are confidential,
comments will become a matter of
Washington, DC 20224, or through the as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
public record. Comments are invited on:
internet at Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov. Request for Comments: Comments
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submitted in response to this notice will
performance of the functions of the Titles: Taxpayer Advocacy Panel be summarized and/or included in the
agency, including whether the (TAP) Membership Application; request for OMB approval. All
information shall have practical utility; Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Check comments will become a matter of
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Waiver and Taxpayer Advocacy Panel public record. Comments are invited on:
of the burden of the collection of (TAP) Outreach (a) Whether the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the OMB Number: 1545–1788. information is necessary for the proper
quality, utility, and clarity of the Form Numbers: 13013, 13013–D, and performance of the functions of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to 14388. agency, including whether the
minimize the burden of the collection of Abstract: Form 13013, Taxpayer information shall have practical utility;
information on respondents, including Advocacy Panel (TAP) Membership (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
through the use of automated collection Application, is used as an application to of the burden of the collection of
techniques or other forms of information volunteer to serve on the Taxpayer information; (c) ways to enhance the
technology; and (e) estimates of capital Advocacy Panel (TAP), an advisory quality, utility, and clarity of the
or start-up costs and costs of operation, panel to the Internal Revenue Service. information to be collected; (d) ways to
The TAP application is necessary for the minimize the burden of the collection of
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maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information. purpose of recruiting perspective information on respondents, including
members to voluntarily participate on through the use of automated collection
Approved: November 26, 2018. the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel for the techniques or other forms of information
Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue Service. It is necessary technology; and (e) estimates of capital
Senior Tax Analyst. to gather information to rank applicants or start-up costs and costs of operation,
[FR Doc. 2018–26471 Filed 12–4–18; 8:45 am] as well as to balance the panels maintenance, and purchase of services
BILLING CODE 4830–01–P demographically. to provide information.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice and request for comments.
Dates		Written comments should be received on or before February 4, 2019 to be assured of consideration.
Contact		Requests for additional information or copies of the form should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, at (202) 317- 6009, at Internal Revenue Service, room 6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at [email protected]
FR Citation		83 FR 62958

83 FR 62958 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 13013, 13013-D and, 14388

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYInternal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 234 (December 6, 2018)

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service