Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 23 / Wednesday, February 4, 2004 / Notices 5385

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 720–TO

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury, 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, 

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. 

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning Form 

720–TO, Terminal Operator Report.

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before April 5, 2004 to 

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn P. Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6411, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Carol Savage at 

Internal Revenue Service, room 6407, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622–

3945, or through the Internet at 

CAROL.A.SAVAGE@irs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Terminal Operator Report. 

OMB Number: 1545–1734. 

Form Number: 720–TO. 

Abstract: Representatives of the motor 

fuel industry, state governments, and 

the Federal government are working to 

ensure compliance with excise taxes on 

motor fuels. This joint effort has 

resulted in a system to track the 

movement of all products to and from 

terminals. Form 720–TO is an 

information return that will be used by 

terminal operators to report their 

monthly receipts and disbursements of 

products 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents:

1,500. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent:

1,564 hours, 41 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,347,020. 

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: January 29, 2004. 

Glenn P. Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–2299 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 2 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the States 

of Delaware, North Carolina, South 

Carolina, New Jersey, Maryland, 

Pennsylvania, Virginia and the District 

of Columbia)

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

2 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). 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 

Tuesday, March 2, 2004, from 3 p.m. 

EST to 4:30 p.m. EST.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Inez 

E. De Jesus at 1–888–912–1227, or 954–

423–7977.

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 Area 2 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held 

Tuesday, March 2, 2004, from 3 p.m. 

EST to 4:30 p.m. EST via a telephone 

conference call. Individual comments 

will be limited to 5 minutes. If you 

would like to have the TAP consider a 

written statement, please call 1–888–

912–1227 or 954–423–7977, or write 

Inez E. De Jesus, TAP Office, 1000 South 

Pine Island Rd., Suite 340, Plantation, 

FL 33324. Due to limited conference 

lines, notification of intent to participate 

in the telephone conference call meeting 

must be made with Inez E. De Jesus. Ms. 

De Jesus can be reached at 1–888–912–

1227 or 954–423–7977. 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various IRS issues.

Dated: January 30, 2004. 

Bernard Coston, 

Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.

[FR Doc. 04–2300 Filed 2–3–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 7 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the State of 

California)

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

7 committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel will be conducted (via 

teleconference). The Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting 

public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

The TAP will use citizen input to make 

recommendations to the Internal 

Revenue Service.

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, March 2, 2004.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Peterson O’Brien at 1–888–912–

1227, or 206–220–6096.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)