9028 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 38 / Friday, February 26, 2010 / Notices 

directed to Elaine Christophe, at (202) 

622–3179, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or through the Internet at 

Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Amortization of Reforestation 

Expenditures. 

OMB Number: 1545–0735. 

Regulation Project Number: LR–189– 

80. 

Abstract: Internal Revenue Code 

section 194 allows taxpayers to elect to 

amortize certain reforestation 

expenditures over a 7-year period if the 

expenditures meet certain requirements. 

The regulations implement this election 

provision and allow the IRS to 

determine if the election is proper and 

allowable. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, business or other for-profit 

organizations, and farms. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

12,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,001. 

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: February 19, 2010. 

R. Joe Durbala, 

IRS Supervisory Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3941 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Recruitment Notice for the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice of Open Season for 

Recruitment of IRS Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel (TAP) Members. 

DATES: March 15, 2010 through April 

30, 2010. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shawn Collins at 202–622–1245. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the Department of the 

Treasury and the Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS) are inviting individuals to 

help improve the nation’s tax agency by 

applying to be members of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (TAP). The mission of 

the TAP is to listen to taxpayers, 

identify issues that affect taxpayers, and 

make suggestions for improving IRS 

service and customer satisfaction. The 

TAP serves as an advisory body to the 

Secretary of the Treasury, the 

Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and 

the National Taxpayer Advocate. TAP 

members will participate in 

subcommittees that channel their 

feedback to the IRS through the Panel’s 

parent committee. 

The IRS is seeking applicants who 

have an interest in good government, a 

personal commitment to volunteer 

approximately 300 to 500 hours a year, 

and a desire to help improve IRS 

customer service. To the extent possible, 

the TAP Director will ensure that TAP 

membership is balanced and represents 

a cross-section of the taxpaying public 

with at least one member from each 

state, the District of Columbia, and 

Puerto Rico. Potential candidates must 

be U.S. citizens and must pass an IRS 

tax compliance check and a Federal 

Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 

background investigation. Federallyregistered lobbyists cannot be members 

of the TAP. 

TAP members are a diverse group of 

citizens who represent the interests of 

taxpayers from their respective 

geographic locations by providing input 

from a taxpayer’s perspective on ways to 

improve IRS customer service and 

administration of the Federal tax 

system, and by identifying grassroots 

taxpayer issues. Members should have 

good communications skills and be able 

to speak to taxpayers about the TAP and 

TAP activities, while clearly 

distinguishing between TAP positions 

and their personal viewpoints. 

Interested applicants should visit the 

TAP Web site at http:// 

www.improveirs.org to complete the online application or call the TAP toll free 

number, 1–888–912–1227, if they have 

questions about TAP membership. The 

opening date for submitting applications 

is March 15, 2010, and the deadline for 

submitting applications is April 30, 

2010. Interviews may be held. The 

Department of the Treasury will review 

the recommended candidates and make 

final selections. New TAP members will 

serve a three-year term starting in 

December 2010. (Note: highly-ranked 

applicants not selected as members may 

be placed on a roster of alternates who 

will be eligible to fill future vacancies 

that may occur on the Panel.) 

Questions regarding the selection of 

TAP members may be directed to 

Shawn Collins, Acting Director, 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Internal 

Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room 1314, Washington, 

DC 20224, or 202–622–1245. 

Dated: February 22, 2010. 

Shawn Collins, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2010–3920 Filed 2–25–10; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Quarterly Publication of Individuals, 

Who Have Chosen To Expatriate, as 

Required by Section 6039G 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice is provided in 

accordance with IRC section 6039G, as 

amended, by the Health Insurance 

Portability and Accountability Act 

(HIPPA) of 1996. This listing contains 

the name of each individual losing their 

United States citizenship (within the 

meaning of section 877(a) or 877A) with 

respect to whom the Secretary received 

information during the quarter ending 

December 31, 2009. 


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