Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 39 / Tuesday, March 2, 2021 / Notices 12255 

concerning affordable care act internal 

claims and appeals and external review 

disclosures. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 3, 2021 to be 

assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Kinna Brewington, 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 

Kerry Dennis, at (202) 317–5751 or 

Internal Revenue Service, Room 6526, 

1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or through the 

internet, at Kerry.Dennis@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Affordable Care Act Internal 

Claims and Appeals and External 

review Disclosures. 

OMB Number: 1545–2182. 

Regulation Project Number: REG– 

125592–10 (TD 9494). 

Abstract: Section 2719 of the Public 

Health Service Act, incorporated into 

Code section 9815 by section 1563(f) of 

the Patient Protection and Affordable 

Care Act, Public Law 111–148, requires 

group health plans and issuers of group 

health insurance coverage, in 

connection with internal appeals of 

claims denials, to provide claimants free 

of charge with any evidence relied upon 

in deciding the appeal that was not 

relied on in making the initial denial of 

the claim. This is a third-party 

disclosure requirement. Individuals 

appealing a denial of a claim should be 

able to respond to any new evidence the 

plan or issuer relies on in the appeal, 

and this disclosure requirement is 

essential so that the claimant knows of 

the new evidence. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

the regulation or the paperwork burden 

previously approved by OMB. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

1,769,264. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,271. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

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 if 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: February 16, 2021. 

Chakinna B. Clemons, 

Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04272 Filed 3–1–21; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. Due to a processing error, we 

will not be able to meet the 15-calendar 

notice threshold, but this meeting will 

still be open. This meeting will still be 

held via teleconference. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, March 10, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Rosalia at 1–888–912–1227 or 

(718) 834–2203. 

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 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel’s Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be held Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at 

1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The public is 

invited to make oral comments or 

submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited time and 

structure of meeting, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Robert Rosalia. For more information 

please contact Robert Rosalia at 1–888– 

912–1227 or (718) 834–2203, or write 

TAP Office, 2 Metrotech Center, 100 

Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201 or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. 

Dated: February 24, 2021. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2021–04206 Filed 3–1–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer 

Communications Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel’s Taxpayer 

Communications Project Committee will 

be conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comments, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. Due to a processing error, we 

will not be able to meet the 15-calendar 

notice threshold, but this meeting will 

still be open. This meeting will still be 

held via teleconference. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, March 9, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Conchata Holloway at 1–888–912–1227 

or 336–690–6217. 

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 a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Taxpayer 

Communications Project Committee will 

be held Tuesday, March 9, 2021, at 

12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The public is 

invited to make oral comments or 

submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited time and 

structure of meeting, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Conchata Holloway. For more 


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