63434 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 210 / Monday, November 1, 2004 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Request for Applications for the IRS 

Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt 

and Government Entities

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS) is requesting applications for 

membership to serve on the Advisory 

Committee on Tax Exempt and 

Government Entities (ACT). 

Applications will be accepted for the 

following vacancies which will occur in 

May 2005: Two (2) employee plans; two 

(2) exempt organizations; one (1) 

Federal, State, and local governments; 

and one (1) tax exempt bonds. (There 

are currently no vacancies for Indian 

tribal governments.) To ensure 

appropriate balance of membership, 

final selection from qualified candidates 

will be determined based on experience, 

qualifications, and other expertise.

DATES: Written applications or 

nominations must be received on or 

before December 1, 2004. 

Application: Applicants may use the 

ACT Application Form on the IRS Web 

site (www.irs.gov/ep; www.irs.gov.eo; 

www.irs.gov/bonds; or www.irs.gov/

govts) or may send an application by 

letter with the following information: 

Name; Other Name(s) Used and Date(s) 

(required for FBI check); Date of Birth 

(required for FBI check); City and State 

of Birth (required for FBI check); 

Current Address; Telephone and Fax 

Numbers; and E-mail address, if any. 

Applications should also describe and 

document the proposed member’s 

qualifications for membership on the 

ACT. Applicants should also specify the 

vacancy for which they wish to be 

considered.

ADDRESSES: Send all applications and 

nominations to: Steven Pyrek; Director, 

TE/GE Communications and Liaison; 

1111 Constitution Ave., NW.—SE:T:CL 

Penn Bldg; Washington, DC 20224; Fax: 

(202) 283–9956 (not a toll-free number); 

E-mail: steve.j.pyrek@irs.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Rick Trevino, (202) 283–9963 (not a tollfree number), or by e-mail at 

rick.trevino@irs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt 

and Government Entities (ACT), 

governed by the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, Public Law 92–463, is 

an organized public forum for 

discussion of relevant employee plans, 

exempt organizations, tax-exempt 

bonds, and Federal, State, local, and 

Indian tribal government issues between 

officials of the IRS and representatives 

of the above communities. The ACT also 

enables the IRS to receive regular input 

with respect to the development and 

implementation of IRS policy 

concerning these communities. ACT 

members present the interested public’s 

observations about current or proposed 

IRS policies, programs, and procedures, 

as well as suggest improvements. ACT 

members shall be appointed by the 

Secretary of the Treasury and shall serve 

for two-year terms. Terms can be 

extended in one-year increments, not to 

exceed two years. ACT members will 

not be paid for their time or services. 

ACT members will be reimbursed for 

their travel-related expenses to attend 

working sessions and public meetings, 

in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5703. 

The Secretary of the Treasury invites 

those individuals, organizations, and 

groups affiliated with employee plans, 

exempt organizations, tax-exempt 

bonds, and Federal, State, local or 

Indian tribal governments, to nominate 

individuals for membership on the ACT. 

Nominations should describe and 

document the proposed member’s 

qualifications for membership on the 

ACT. Nominations should also specify 

the vacancy for which they wish to be 

considered. The Secretary seeks a 

diverse group of members representing 

a broad spectrum of persons 

experienced in employee plans, exempt 

organizations, tax-exempt bonds, and 

Federal, State, local or Indian tribal 

governments. 

Nominees must go through a 

clearance process before selection by the 

Secretary of the Treasury. In accordance 

with Department of the Treasury 

Directive 21–03, the clearance process 

includes, among other things, preappointment and annual tax checks, and 

a Federal Bureau of Investigation 

criminal and subversive name check 

and security clearance.

Dated: October 25, 2004. 

Steven J. Pyrek, 

Designated Federal Official, Tax Exempt and 

Government Entities Division, Internal 

Revenue Service.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service 

Art Advisory Panel—Notice of Closed 

Meeting

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of closed meeting of Art 

Advisory Panel. 

SUMMARY: Closed meeting of the Art 

Advisory Panel will be held in 

Washington, DC.

DATES: The meeting will be held 

December 2, 2004.

ADDRESSES: The closed meeting of the 

Art Advisory Panel will be held on 

December 2, 2004, in Room 4200E 

beginning at 9:30 a.m., Franklin Court 

Building, 1099 14th Street, NW., 

Washington, DC 20005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Karen Carolan, C:AP:AS, 1099 14th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

Telephone (202) 435–5609 (not a toll 

free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App., that a 

closed meeting of the Art Advisory 

Panel will be held on December 2, 2004, 

in Room 4200E beginning at 9:30 a.m., 

Franklin Court Building, 1099 14th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005. 

The agenda will consist of the review 

and evaluation of the acceptability of 

fair market value appraisals of works of 

art involved in Federal income, estate, 

or gift tax returns. This will involve the 

discussion of material in individual tax 

returns made confidential by the 

provisions of 26 U.S.C. 6103. 

A determination as required by 

section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act has been made that this 

meeting is concerned with matters listed 

in section 552b(c)(3), (4), (6), and (7), 

and that the meeting will not be open 

to the public.

David B. Robison, 

Chief, Appeals.

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