24256 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 80 / Tuesday, April 25, 2000 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Announcement of Open Membership

Application Period for the Information

Reporting Program Advisory

Committee

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Announcement of Open

Membership Application Period for the

Information Reporting Program

Advisory Committee.

SUMMARY: In 1991 the Internal Revenue

Service (IRS) established the

Information Reporting Program

Advisory Committee (IRPAC) at the

request of the United States Congress.

The primary purpose of IRPAC is to

provide an organized public forum for

discussion of relevant information

reporting issues between officials of the

IRS and representatives of the payer/

practitioner community. IRPAC offers

constructive observations about current

or proposed policies, programs, and

procedures, and when necessary,

suggests ways to improve the operation

of the Information Reporting Program

(IRP). IRPAC is currently comprised of

representatives from various segments

of the private-sector payer/practitioner

community. About half of the

appointments to IRPAC will expire at

the end of this year. Additional

members will be selected for two-year

terms beginning in January next year.

The IRS is interested in representation

from different areas of the payer/

practitioner community.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IRPAC

currently reports to the National

Director, Office of Specialty Taxes, who

is the executive responsible for ensuring

and facilitating compliance by payers

with information reporting

requirements. IRPAC is instrumental in

providing advice to enhance the IRP

Program. Increasing participation by

external stakeholders in the planning

and improvement of the tax system will

help achieve the goals of increasing

voluntary compliance, reducing burden,

and improving customer service. IRPAC

members are not paid for their time or

services, but consistent with Federal

regulations, they are reimbursed for

their travel and lodging expenses to

attend one orientation meeting and two

public meetings each year. IRPAC

members are expected to attend and pay

their own way to four working sessions

each year, which are generally held in

Washington, DC. Occasionally, some of

these working sessions may be held

outside of the Metropolitan Washington,

DC area.

Anyone wishing to be considered for

membership on IRPAC should so advise

the IRS by the required deadline. Please

complete the following application

questionnaire (or a facsimile thereof

prepared on a word processor), and

forward it to Ms. Kate LaBuda of the

Office of Payer Compliance, at the

address below. Completed

questionnaires should not be submitted

by e-mail.

ADDRESSES: Internal Revenue Service,

OP:EX:ST:PC, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Room 2013, Washington,

DC 20224.

DATES: Completed questionnaires (or

facsimiles) should be received by IRS no

later than Friday, July 7, 2000.

Questionnaires received after this date

will not be considered. An

acknowledgment letter will be sent.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To

have a copy of the application

questionnaire mailed, faxed, or e-mailed

to you, please contact Ms. Gloria Wilson

at gloria.w.wilson@irs.gov or at 202–

622–4393 (not a toll-free number). For

general information about the

application process or IRPAC in general,

contact Kate LaBuda at

kate.labuda@irs.gov or at 202–622–3404

(not a toll-free number).

Approved: April 17, 2000.

Kate LaBuda,

Acting Director, Office of Payer Compliance.

Information Reporting Program Advisory

Committee Membership Application

Questionnaire

The following questions must be answered

by anyone interested in becoming a member

of the Information Reporting Program

Advisory Committee (IRPAC). Applications

(or facsimiles) must be received at the

address listed below by July 7, 2000. Those

received after this date will not be

considered. All applications received will be

acknowledged. Questions may be directed to

Kate LaBuda at kate.labuda@irs.gov or at

202–622–3404.

Ms. Kate LaBuda, OP:EX:ST:PC, Internal

Revenue Service, Room 2013, 1111

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington,

DC 20224

1. Name:

2. Title:

3. Employer Name:

4. Business Address:

5. Business Phone:

6. Fax Number:

7. E-Mail Address:

8. If you are applying on behalf of an

organization or association other than your

employer, please state the name, and address

of that organization. Also, provide a letter of

reference from that organization stating that

you are nominated on their behalf to

represent them. This letter should contain

the name of a contact and this contact’s

phone number.

9. Home Address:

10. Home Phone:

11. Have you ever served on IRPAC or any

other IRS advisory committee such as the

Commissioner’s Advisory Group (CAG), the

Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council

(IRSAC), the Electronic Tax Administration

Advisory Committee (ETAAC), or any other

one? If so, please explain. Do you currently

have an application pending for membership

on any other IRS advisory committee?

12. Check the one segment of the IRP

payer/practitioner community to which the

organization that you represent, and your

experience, most closely relate:

___ Real Estate

___ Transmitter/Forms Developer

___ Software Developer

___ Insurance: Property/Casualty

___ Insurance: Life/Health

___ Securities

___ Mutual Funds

___ Payroll

___ State & Local Government

___ Corporate Compliance

___ Small Business Compliance

___ Large Practitioners

___ Small Practitioners

___ Employee Plans

___ Trust Companies

___ Transfer Agents

___ Large Banks/Financial Institutions

___ Small Banks/Financial Institutions

___ International Banking

___ Other (Please specify.__________)

13. List the number of years of IRP-related

experience you have, and specific sources of

this IRP experience. (Please account for all

years of IRP experience claimed.)

14. List any previous IRS or Treasury

employment (please state position(s), title(s),

and time in each position):

15. List educational and professional

credentials (e.g., B.A., B.S., M.B.A., Ph.D.,

J.D., L.L.B., C.P.A., Enrolled Agent, etc.)

16. Identify organizations to which you

belong and any relevant leadership positions

you have held.

17. Please propose two topic ideas that you

feel would be appropriate for discussion by

IRPAC. Include a short description (three

sentences) of each topic.

The following three items are required for

an FBI name check.

18. Date of Birth:

19. Place of Birth:

20. Other names ever used:

The following items are required for an IRS

tax check. (Please note that a tax check is not

a tax audit.)

The Internal Revenue Service will perform

the standard Federal Advisory Committee

member tax check, (pursuant to 26 U.S.C.

6103; 5 U.S.C. 1303; Executive Orders 9397,

11222, 10450; CFR 5.2; 31 CFR Part O,

Treasury Department Order Nos. 82 (Revised)

and 150–87) and provide the information

obtained to the Assistant Secretary

(Administration) of the Treasury Department.

The purpose of this tax check is to promote

public confidence in the integrity of the

Treasury Department and its administration

of the Federal tax system. Your Social

Security Number is required to identify your

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tax records accurately. This tax check must

be completed prior to any appointment to

this Federal Advisory Committee and you are

now being asked to voluntarily provide the

following information and, at a later time,

you will be asked to sign a formal tax check

waiver:

21. Social Security Number (SSN):

22. Spouse’s name and SSN (if married and

filing jointly):

The following item is required because of

the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA),

as amended:

23. Are you presently required to register

as an agent of a foreign principal under

FARA, as amended?

Note: Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. sec. 219, an

individual who is required to register as an

agent of a foreign principal under FARA is

prohibited from serving on IRPAC. By

executing this questionnaire, you agree that

(1) if you are required to register as an agent

of a foreign principal under the FARA before

your term commences on IRPAC, you will

terminate any and all such agencies prior to

beginning your tenure and will provide

appropriate verification therefor; and (2) you

will immediately resign from IRPAC if you

become such an agent at any time during

your term.

Certification

24. I certify that, to the best of my

knowledge and belief, all of my statements

are true, correct, complete, and made in good

faith. I also agree to the background checks

set forth herein.

Signature llllllllllllllll

Date llllllllllllllllll

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