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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 1120–POL

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

1120–POL, U.S. Income Tax Return for

Certain Political Organizations.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 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 Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5242, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: U.S. Income Tax Return for

Certain Political Organizations.

OMB Number: 1545–0129.

Form Number: 1120–POL.

Abstract: Certain political

organizations file Form 1120–POL to

report the tax imposed by Internal

Revenue Code section 527. The form is

used to designate a principal business

campaign committee that is subject to a

lower rate of tax under Code section

527(h). IRS uses Form 1120–POL to

determine if the proper tax was paid.

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: Not-for-profit

institutions.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

6,527.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 36

hours.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 234,972.

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: June 5, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–15044 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Form 23

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

23, Application for Enrollment to

Practice Before the Internal Revenue

Service.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before August 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 should be directed to

Carol Savage, (202) 622–3945, Internal

Revenue Service, room 5242, 1111

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Application for Enrollment to

Practice Before the Internal Revenue

Service.

OMB Number: 1545–0950.

Form Number: 23.

Abstract: Form 23 must be completed

by those who desire to be enrolled to

practice before the Internal Revenue

Service. The information on the form

will be used by the Director of Practice

to determine the qualifications and

eligibility of applicants for enrollment.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the form at this time.

However, there are some changes under

consideration in the near future.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Individuals and the

Federal government.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

2,400.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 2,400.

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

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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: June 5, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–15045 Filed 6–13–00; 8:45 am]

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TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

WORKFORCE COMMISSION

Notice of Business Meeting

AGENCY: Twenty-First Century

Workforce Commission.

ACTION: Releasing the Final Report of the

21st Century Workforce Commission

and a Policy Summit.

SUMMARY: This notice is to announce an

event taking place on Tuesday, June 27,

2000. Members of the public are invited

to attend this event. The agenda is set

forth below.

The purpose of the event is the release

of the Commission’s Report to the

President and Congress. The

Commission’s final report will provide

an analysis of how leadership in

regional partnerships of educators,

employers, employees, government and

community-based organizations can

build a foundation of ‘‘21st Century

Literacy’’ among Americans and

effectively address shortages of

individuals who are skilled for today’s

demanding and rewarding information

technology jobs. The Commission will

also host a policy summit around the

major issues identified in the report.

Participants in the summit will include:

Elected congressional, state and local

officials, educators, business leaders,

employees and community leaders—

many of whom participated in the

Commission’s six regional hearings and

associated site visits.

DATES: The event will take place on

Tuesday, June 27, 2000, from 9:00 a.m.

to approximately 3:30 p.m. Registration

is from 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. The

dates, locations and times for

subsequent meetings will be announced

in advance in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: The event will take place in

the United States Senate Hart Building,

Room 216. All interested parties are

invited to attend this event. There is no

charge to attend, but advance

registration is required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nickie McKenzie (including all

requested information) by email at

mckenzien@nab.com.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

A. Registration

Registration for this event will be

coordinated by the National Alliance of

Business.

Members of the public that are

interested in attending the event can

send email to Nickie McKenzie

(including all requested information) at

mckenzien@nab.com The email should

contain the following information:

Name:

Title:

Organization:

Email address:

Phone:

Fax:

Street Address 1:

Street Address 2:

City:

State:

Zip:

Will attend:llmorning sessionll

luncheonllafternoon session.

Members of the public may also

Register on-line at http://

www.workforce21.org/registration.html.

B. Tentative Schedule

9:30 a.m. Coffee

10:00 a.m.: Introduction and Release of

Commission Report, Chairman

Lawrence Perlman, Vice-Chair Kathy

Clark, (Members of the press have

been invited.)

11:00 a.m.: Remarks by Members of

Congress, Executive Branch

leadership and other invited guests on

‘‘Leadership Through Partnerships.’’

Noon: Keynote speaker

1:30–3:30 p.m.: Afternoon Panelists and

speakers, closing remarks.

Members of the public who are not

able to attend in person, plan on

viewing our live ‘web-cast’ on June 27

at WWW.WORKFORCE21.ORG. The

public can register for an email

reminder at the website.

(The above schedule is subject to

change and general seating may be

limited.)

There will be no registrations taken by

telephone. For general information

about the Commission and the Policy

Summit, visit the Commission’s website

(www.workforce21.org) or contact Mr.

Hans Meeder, Executive Director,

Twenty-First Century Workforce

Commission, 1201 New York Avenue,

NW, Suite 700, Washington, DC 20005.

(Telephone (202) 289–2939. TTY (202)

289–2977) These are not toll-free

numbers. Email: Workforce21@nab.com.

C. Background Information

Establishment of the Twenty-First

Century Workforce Commission was

mandated by Subtitle C of Title III of the

Workforce Investment Act, Sec. 331 of

Pub. L. 105–220, 112 Stat. 1087–1091,

(29 U.S.C. 2701 note), signed into law

on August 7, 1998. The 15 voting

member Twenty-First Century

Workforce Commission is charged with

studying all aspects of the information

technology workforce in the United

States.

Notice is hereby given of the public

release of the Twenty-First Century

Workforce Commission’s Report to the

President and Congress.

The Workforce Investment Act (Pub.

L. No. 105–220), signed into law on

August 7, 1998, established the TwentyFirst Century Workforce Commission.

The Commission is charged with

carrying out a study of the information

technology workforce in the U.S.,

including the examination of the

following issues:

1. What skills are currently required

to enter the information technology

workforce? What technical skills will be

demanded in the near future?

2. How can the United States expand

its number of skilled information

technology workers?

3. How do information technology

education programs in the United States

compare with other countries in

effectively training information

technology workers? [The Commission

study should place particular emphasis

upon contrasting secondary, non-andpost-baccalaureate degree education

programs available within the U.S. and

foreign countries.]

The Workforce Investment Act directs

the Commission to issue

recommendations to the President and

Congress within six months. The

Commission first met on November 16,

1999.

D. Agenda

At the Washington, D.C. event, the

Commission will release its Report to

the President and Congress. The

Commission’s final report will provide

an analysis of how leadership in

regional partnerships of educators,

employers, employees, government and

community-based organizations can

build a foundation of ‘‘21st Century

Literacy’’ among Americans and

effectively address shortages of