32150 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 99 / Monday, May 22, 2000 / Notices

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 16, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–12832 Filed 5–19–00; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on Former

Prisoners of War, Notice of Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 that a meeting of the Advisory

Committee on Former Prisoners of War

will be held on June 5 through June 7,

2000, at the Department of Veterans

Affairs, Central Office, 810 Vermont

Avenue NW, Room 230, Washington,

DC 20420. Each day the meeting will

convene at 9 a.m. and end at 4:30 p.m.

The meeting is open to the public.

The purpose of the committee is to

advise the Secretary of Veterans Affairs

on the administration of benefits under

Title 38, United States Code, for

veterans who are former prisoners of

war, and to make recommendations on

the needs of such veterans for

compensation, health care and

rehabilitation.

On June 5, the meeting will begin

with an introduction of committee

members and dignitaries, a review of

Committee reports, an update of

activities since the last meeting, and a

period for POW veterans and/or the

public to address the committee. The

Committee will also review the

Secretary’s response to the April 1999

report of meeting, and receive

presentations on the Veterans Benefits

Administration and Veterans Health

Administration activities. On June 6, the

meeting will include an update on the

Center for POW Studies, a report from

the National Institute of Health on its

Mortality/Morbidity Study and a

briefing from the Special Panel on

Stroke. On June 7, the Committee’s

Medical and Administrative

subcommittees will break out to discuss

their activities and report back to the

Committee.

Additionally, the Committee will

review and analyze the comments

discussed throughout the meeting for

the purpose of assisting and compiling

a final report to be sent to the Secretary.

Members of the public may direct

questions or submit prepared statements

for review by the Committee in advance

of the meeting, in writing only, to Mr.

Robert J. Epley, Director, Compensation

and Pension Service (21), Department of

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC 20420. Submitted

materials must be received by May 31,

2000. A report of the meeting and roster

of Committee members may be obtained

from Mr. Epley.

Dated: May 11, 2000.

By Direction of the Secretary.

Marvin R. Eason,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–12705 Filed 5–19–00; 8:45 am]

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