41524 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 129 / Wednesday, July 5, 2000 / Notices

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before September 5, 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: Split-Interest Trust Information

Return.

OMB Number: 1545–0196.

Form Number: 5227.

Abstract: Form 5227 is used to report

the financial activities of a split-interest

trust described in Internal Revenue

Code section 4947(a)(2), and to

determine whether the trust is treated as

a private foundation and is subject to

the excise taxes under Chapter 42 of the

Code.

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: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

88,640.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 75

hr., 45 min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 6,714,796.

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 22, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Open Meeting of Citizen Advocacy

Panel, Brooklyn District

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the

Brooklyn District Citizen Advocacy

Panel will be held in Brooklyn, New

York.

DATES: The meeting will be held

Thursday July 20, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Eileen Cain at 1–888–912–1227 or 718–

488–3555.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given pursuant to section

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988)

that an operational meeting of the

Citizen Advocacy Panel will be held

Thursday, July 20, 2000, 6 p.m. to 9

p.m. at the Internal Revenue Service

Brooklyn Building located at 625 Fulton

Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. For more

information or to confirm attendance,

notification of intent to attend the

meeting must be made with Eileen Cain.

Mrs. Cain can be reached at 1–888–912–

1227 or 718–488–3555. The public is

invited to make oral comments from

8:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Thursday, July

20, 2000. Individual comments will be

limited to 5 minutes. If you would like

to have the CAP consider a written

statement, please call 1–888–912–1227

or 718–488–3555, or write Eileen Cain,

CAP Office, PO Box R, Brooklyn, NY,

11201.

The Agenda will include the

following: various IRS issues.

Note: Last minute changes to the agenda

are possible and could prevent effective

advance notice.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

M. Cathy VanHorn,

Director, CAP, Communications & Liaison.

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