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public, another person from a member’s

organization may attend and observe the

proceedings in a nonparticipating

capacity. Regular attendance is

essential; the Charter provides that a

member who is absent for two

consecutive meetings or two meetings in

a calendar year shall lose his or her seat

on the Committee.

Application for Advisory Committee

Appointment

Any interested person wishing to

serve on the Treasury Advisory

Committee on Commercial Operations

of the U.S. Customs Service must

provide the following:

• Statement of interest and reasons

for application;

• Complete professional biography or

resume;

• Political affiliation, in order to

ensure balanced representation.

(Mandatory. If no party registration or

allegiance, indicate ‘‘independent’’ or

‘‘unaffiliated’’).

In addition, applicants must state in

their applications that they agree to

submit to preappointment security and

tax checks (Mandatory). However, a

security clearance is not required for the

position.

There is no prescribed format for the

application. Applicants may send a

cover letter describing their interest and

qualifications and enclosing a resume.

The application period for interested

candidates will extend to July 3, 2000.

Applications should be submitted in

sufficient time to be received by the

close of business on the closing date by

John P. Simpson, Office of Regulatory,

Tariff and Trade Enforcement, Office of

the Under Secretary (Enforcement),

Room 4004, Department of the Treasury,

1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20220, ATT: COAC

2000.

Dated: May 10, 2000.

Dennis M. O’Connell,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary

(Regulatory, Tariff and Trade Enforcement).

[FR Doc. 00–12157 Filed 5–12–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4810–25–M

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 8615

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

8615, Tax for Children Under Age 14

Who Have Investment Income of More

Than $1,400.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 14, 2000 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 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 Larnice Mack,

(202) 622–3179, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Tax for Children Under Age 14

Who Have Investment Income of More

Than $1,400.

OMB Number: 1545–0998.

Form Number: 8615.

Abstract: Under Internal Revenue

Code section 1(g), children under age 14

who have unearned income may be

taxed on part of that income at their

parent’s tax rate. Form 8615 is used to

see if any of the child’s unearned

income is taxed at the parent’s rate and,

if so, to compute the child’s tax on his

or her unearned income and earned

income, if any.

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: Individuals or

households.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

331,128.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1 hr.,

28 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 486,758.

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: May 9, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 2555–EZ

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

2555–EZ, Foreign Earned Income

Exclusion.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before July 14, 2000 to be

assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or