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Type of Review: Revision of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

businesses or other for-profit 

organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

75,000. 

Estimated Average Time Per 

Respondent: 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 37,500. 

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.

Approved: September 28, 2004. 

Paul H. Finger, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; 

System of Records

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of proposed new Privacy 

Act system of records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, 

as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Internal 

Revenue Service (IRS), Department of 

the Treasury, gives notice of a proposed 

Internal Revenue-wide system of 

records, Treasury/IRS 35.001–

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Records.

DATES: Comments must be received no 

later than November 4, 2004. The 

proposed system of records will be 

effective November 15, 2004, unless the 

IRS receives comments that would 

result in a contrary determination.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to 

Chief, EEO and Diversity, Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 2422, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224. Comments will be made 

available for inspection and copying in 

the IRS Freedom of Information Reading 

Room. An appointment for inspecting 

the comments can be made by 

contacting the library at (202) 622–5164.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pat 

Mance or Teresa A. Bonham, National 

Headquarters EEO and Diversity Office, 

Internal Revenue Service, Department of 

the Treasury, Room 2422, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224. Telephone number (202) 

622–5410 or (202) 622–6786 (TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) gives 

notice of a proposed new system of 

records entitled ‘‘Treasury/IRS 35.001–

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Records’’ that is subject to the Privacy 

Act of 1974. The IRS is establishing the 

system of records to facilitate the 

provision of reasonable accommodation 

by establishing procedures and a form 

for use in requesting such reasonable 

accommodation, as well as providing a 

record that the request was submitted. 

The request form initiates the agency’s 

reasonable accommodation procedures 

and the system of records serves as the 

agency’s record of the administrative 

events pertaining to the approval or 

disapproval of the requested 

accommodation. In implementing the 

procedures, a new ‘‘Reasonable 

Accommodation Request Form’’ will be 

implemented Servicewide. 

The new system of records report, as 

required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the 

Privacy Act, has been submitted to the 

Committee on Government Reform of 

the House of Representatives, the 

Committee on Governmental Affairs of 

the Senate, and the Office of 

Management and Budget, pursuant to 

Appendix I to OMB Circular A–130, 

‘‘Federal Agency Responsibilities for 

Maintaining Records About 

Individuals,’’ dated November 30, 2000. 

The proposed new system of records, 

entitled ‘‘Treasury/IRS 35.001–

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Records,’’ is published in its entirety 

below.

Dated: September 17, 2004. 

Arnold I. Havens, 

General Counsel.

TREASURY/IRS 35.001 

SYSTEM NAME: 

Reasonable Accommodation Request 

Records. 

SYSTEM LOCATION: 

National Headquarters, Chief Counsel, 

and Business Units (Agency-Wide 

Shared Services, Appeals, 

Modernization & Information 

Technology Services (MITS), Taxpayer 

Advocate Service, Communications and 

Liaison, Criminal Investigation, Wage 

and Investment, Small Business/Self 

Employed, Large and Mid-sized 

Business, and Tax Exempt and 

Governmental Entities (TE/GE)). See 

‘‘system managers and addresses’’ for 

location. 

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM: 

Applicants and current and former 

Internal Revenue Service employees 

with disabilities who request reasonable 

accommodation. 

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

Employee’s or applicant’s name, 

occupational series and grade, operating 

division/function, office location and 

address, office telephone number, 

disability or medical condition, 

reasonable accommodation (RA) 

requested, explanation of how RA 

would assist the applicant in the 

application process and the employee in 

performing his/her job, deciding 

official’s name and title, deciding 

official’s telephone number, essential 

duties of the position, information 

relating to an individual’s capability to 

satisfactorily perform the duties of the 

position he/she is either applying for or 

presently holds, relevant medical 

information, estimated cost of 

accommodation, action by deciding 

official, signature of employee/

applicant, signature of the deciding 

official, signature of health care 

practitioner, social worker, or 

rehabilitation counselor, medical 

documentation and supporting 

documents relating to reasonable 

accommodation. 

AUTHORITY: 

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 

1964, as amended; Civil Rights Act of 

1991; The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 

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U.S.C. 701 et seq., as amended; The 

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 

42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq. (ADA); 

Executive Order 13164, Requiring 

Federal Agencies to Establish 

Procedures to Facilitate the Provision of 

Reasonable Accommodation (July 26, 

2000). 

PURPOSE: 

The purpose of the system is to 

implement uniform procedures to 

administer reasonable accommodation 

requests. 

ROUTINE USES OF RECORDS MAINTAINED IN THE

SYSTEM, INCLUDING CATEGORIES OF USERS AND

THE PURPOSES OF SUCH USE: 

These records may be used: 

(1) To disclose pertinent information 

to appropriate Federal, State, local, or 

foreign agencies responsible for 

investigating or prosecuting the 

violations of, or for enforcing or 

implementing, a statute, rule, 

regulation, order, or license, where the 

disclosing agency becomes aware of a 

potential violation of civil or criminal 

law or regulations. 

(2) To disclose information to a 

Federal, State, or local agency, 

maintaining civil, criminal or other 

relevant enforcement information or 

other pertinent information, which has 

requested information relevant to or 

necessary to the requesting agency’s or 

the bureau’s hiring or retention of an 

individual, or issuance of a security 

clearance, license, contract, grant or 

other benefit. 

(3) To provide information to the 

Department of Justice for the purpose of 

litigating an action or seeking legal 

advice. Disclosure may be made during 

judicial processes. 

(4) To disclose information in a 

proceeding before a court, adjudicative 

body, or other administrative body 

before which the agency is authorized to 

appear when (a) the agency, (b) any 

employee of the agency in his or her 

official capacity, (c) any employee of the 

agency in his or her individual capacity 

where the Department of Justice or the 

agency has agreed to represent the 

employee, or (d) the United States, 

when the agency determines that 

litigation is likely to affect the agency, 

is a party to litigation or has an interest 

in such litigation, and the use of such 

records by the agency is deemed to be 

relevant and necessary to the litigation 

or administrative proceeding and not 

otherwise privileged. 

(5) To provide information to officials 

of labor organizations recognized under 

5 U.S.C. chapter 71 when relevant and 

necessary to their duties of exclusive 

representation. 

(6) To provide information to third 

parties during the course of an 

investigation to the extent necessary to 

obtain information. 

(7) To disclose information to the 

news media and the public, in 

accordance with guidelines contained in 

28 CFR 50.2 in the same manner as 

permitted for Department of Justice 

officials, unless release would constitute 

an unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy. 

(8) To disclose information to a 

contractor to the extent necessary for the 

performance of a contract. 

(9) To disclose information to an 

arbitrator, mediator, or similar person, 

and to the parties, in the context of 

alternative dispute resolution, to the 

extent relevant and necessary to permit 

the arbitrator, mediator, or similar 

person to resolve the matters presented, 

including asserted privileges. 

(10) To disclose information to the 

Merit Systems Protection Board and the 

Office of Special Counsel in personnel, 

discrimination, and labor management 

matters when relevant and necessary to 

their duties. 

(11) To disclose information to foreign 

governments in accordance with formal 

or informal international agreements 

when necessary to respond to a request 

for reasonable accommodation. 

(12) To disclose information to the 

Office of Personnel Management and/or 

to the Equal Employment Opportunity 

Commission in personnel, 

discrimination, and labor management 

matters when relevant and necessary to 

their duties. 

POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, 

RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND

DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM: 

STORAGE: 

Paper and electronic records.

RETRIEVABILITY: 

Date of reasonable accommodation 

request, employee/applicant for 

employment’s name, record number, 

and Business Unit. 

SAFEGUARDS: 

Access controls will not be less than 

those provided for by the Automated 

Information System Security Handbook, 

IRM 2(10)00, and the Manager’s 

Security Handbook, IRM 1(16)12. 

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL: 

Records are maintained in accordance 

with Record Disposition Handbooks, 

IRM 1(15)59.1 through 1(15)59.32. 

Records related to specific individuals 

are to be maintained for the duration of 

employment. Aggregate data used to 

track the agency’s performance are to be 

maintained for three years. 

SYSTEMS MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS: 

National Headquarters, Attn: Chief, 

EEO and Diversity, N:EEO, Room 2422/

IR, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224. 

Chief Counsel, Attn: Director, EEO 

and Diversity Office, Suite 500, 950 

L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 

20024. 

Business Units: 

Agency-Wide Shared Services, Room 

7554/IR; Communications and Liaison, 

Room 7230/IR; Taxpayer Advocate 

Service, Room 1314/IR; Criminal 

Investigation, Room 2242/IR; Attn: 

Director, EEO and Diversity Office, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224. 

Appeals, Attn: Director, EEO and 

Diversity Office, FCB, Suite 4200 E, 

1099 14th Street, NW., Washington, DC 

20005. 

MITS, Attn: Director, EEO and 

Diversity Office, 5000 Ellin Road, B8–

157, Lanham, MD 20706. 

Small Business/Self Employed, Attn: 

Director, EEO and Diversity Office, 5000 

Ellin Road, C3–275, Lanham, MD 20706. 

Large and Mid-sized Business, Attn: 

Director, EEO and Diversity Office, 801 

9th Street, Mint Building, M3–177, 

Washington, DC 20001. 

TE/GE, Attn: Director, EEO and 

Diversity Office, 4050 Alpha Road, MS 

1120, Dallas, TX 75244. 

Wage and Investment Division, Attn: 

Director, EEO and Diversity, 401 W. 

Peachtree Street, Room 1619, Atlanta, 

GA 30365. 

NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to any 

record contained in this system of 

records pertaining to themselves or 

seeking to contest its contents may 

inquire in accordance with instructions 

appearing in 31 CFR part 1, subpart C, 

Appendix B. Inquiries should be 

addressed as in ‘‘Record Access 

Procedures’’ below. 

RECORD ACCESS PROCEDURES: 

Individuals seeking access to any 

record contained in this system of 

records, or seeking to contest its 

content, may inquire in accordance with 

instructions appearing at 31 CFR part 1, 

subpart C, Appendix B. Inquiries should 

be addressed to the Chief, EEO and 

Diversity, Chief Counsel, or Business 

Units (Appeals, Modernization & 

Information Technology Services, 

Taxpayer Advocate Service, 

Communications and Liaison, Criminal 

Investigation, Wage and Investment, 

Small Business/Self Employed, Large 

and Mid-sized Business, and Tax 

Exempt and Governmental Entities) 

Directors, EEO and Diversity, servicing 

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the area in which the individual resides. 

(See ‘‘System Manager(s) and Address’’

for location) 

CONTESTING RECORD PROCEDURES: 

See ‘‘Notification Procedure’’ above. 

RECORD SOURCE CATEGORIES: 

Information given by an individual 

requesting accommodation(s), input 

from individual’s manager, 

documentation from individual’s 

medical practitioner, agency medical 

representative, contractors or offices 

relating to the issuance of 

accommodation(s). 

EXEMPTIONS: 

None.

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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Notice of Open Public Hearing

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following hearing of the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

Name: C. Richard D’Amato, Chairman 

of the U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

The Commission is mandated by 

Congress to investigate and report to 

Congress annually on ‘‘the national 

security implications of the bilateral 

trade and economic relationship 

between the United States and the 

People’s Republic of China.’’ Pursuant 

to this mandate, the Commission will be 

holding a public hearing in Seattle, 

Washington, October 14, 2004. The 

purpose of this hearing is to examine 

the impact of U.S.-China trade and 

investment on Pacific Northwest 

industries. The Commission will receive 

testimony from industry representatives, 

labor organizations, researchers and 

analysts of the aviation, aerospace, 

software, technology, agriculture, forest 

products and other key industries on: 

(1) How these industries have been 

affected by economic relations with 

China, and (2) how this may be 

indicative of broader trends for the U.S. 

economy. The Commission will also 

hear from witnesses on the economic 

development and other local effects on 

the region of trade and investment 

relations with China. 

Background 

This event is part of a series of field 

hearings the Commission is holding to 

collect input from local industry and 

labor leaders, government officials, 

researchers, other informed witnesses 

and the public on the impact of U.S.-

China trade and economic relations. 

Information on upcoming field hearings, 

as well as transcripts of past 

Commission hearings, can be obtained 

from the USCC Web site at http://

www.uscc.gov. 

The Seattle, Washington hearing will 

be Co-chaired by Commissioner George 

Becker, Former International President 

of the United Steelworkers of America 

and AFL-CIO Vice President and 

Executive Council Member, and 

Commissioner Robert F. Ellsworth, 

Chairman and Founding Partner, 

Hamilton Apex Technology Ventures. 

Purpose of Hearing 

The hearing is designed to assist the 

Commission in fulfilling its mandate by 

exploring how U.S.-China trade and 

investment is impacting vital sectors of 

the U.S. economy. The Commission 

seeks to gain a better understanding of 

how Washington State and the aviation, 

technology, agriculture and other 

important regional industries have been 

impacted by U.S.-China economic 

relations. The Commission will also 

investigate how this is indicative of 

broader trends for the U.S. economy and 

the implications for U.S. economic and 

national security. 

Copies of the hearing agenda will be 

made available on the Commission’s 

Web site at http://www.uscc.gov. The 

hearing will be held in two sessions, 

one in the morning and one in the 

afternoon, where Commissioners will 

take testimony from invited witnesses.

DATE AND TIME: Thursday, October 14, 

2004, 8:45 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific 

Daylight Time inclusive. A detailed 

agenda for the hearing will be posted to 

the Commission’s Web site at http://

www.uscc.gov in the near future.

ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at 

the Olympic Conference Room, 4th 

Floor, The Edgewater Hotel, Pier 67, 

2411 Alaskan Way, Seattle, Washington. 

Garage parking is available across the 

street from the hotel at a daily rate of $7. 

Public seating is available on a firstcome, first-served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public wishing further 

information concerning the hearing 

should contact Kathy Michels, Associate 

Director for the U.S.-China Economic 

and Security Review Commission, 444 

North Capitol Street, NW., Suite 602, 

Washington, DC 20001; phone (202) 

624–1409, or via e-mail at 

kmichels@uscc.gov.

Authority: The Commission was 

established in October 2000 pursuant to the 

Floyd D. Spence National Defense 

Authorization Act Section 1238, Public Law 

106–398, 114 STAT. 1654A–334 (2000) 

(codified at 22 U.S.C. 7002 (2001), as 

amended, and the ‘‘Consolidated 

Appropriations Resolution of 2003,’’ Public 

Law 108–7 dated February 20, 2003.

Dated: September 30, 2004. 

Kathleen J. Michels, 

Associate Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission.

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