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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Advisory Committee to the Internal 

Revenue Service; Meeting 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Information Reporting 

Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC) 

will hold a public meeting on Thursday, 

November 16, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Caryl Grant, National Public Liaison, 

CL:NPL:SRM, CP6 4–39, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224. Telephone: 202–927–3641 

(not a toll-free number). E-mail address: 

*public_liaison@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

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

public meeting of the IRPAC will be 

held on Thursday, November 16, 2006 

from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in Room B&C, 2nd 

Floor, Mint Building, 801 9th Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20005. Issues to 

be discussed include: Electronic 

Transcript Delivery and Notice Delivery; 

FIRE, Publication 1212, List of Original 

Issue Discount Instruments, 

Enhancements; Widely Held Fixed 

Investment Trusts Directory; 

Nonresident Alien Withholding and 

Reporting; Tax exempt interest 

reporting; Truncated TINs; Basis 

Reporting; Internet Auction Sales; 

Report of Foreign Bank and Financial 

Accounts; Complexity of Employment 

Tax Reporting and Improvements to Be 

Made; Increase in the Form 1099–MISC 

Reporting Threshold form Medical and 

Health Care Payments; FBAR; Form 990 

and Schedule A; Form 1098–T, 

Designated Roth Contributions and 

Distributions; Tax Reporting of 

Retirement Accounts, Including IRAs 

that are Closed due to Escheatment and/ 

or a Customer Identification Program 

(CIP) Failure; Employee Plans 

Compliance Resolution System 

(EPCRS); Form 5500, Schedule SSA, 

Form 5500, Schedule R; SIMPLE IRA 

Plan Compliance Communication Effort; 

Practitioner Reference Guide; Self 

Employed Worksheet for Health 

Insurance Adjustment to Income; 

Reporting of Social Security Benefits on 

Form 1040/1040A; Publication 2184; 

Form 1099C—Cancellation of Debt/ 

1099A Acquisition and Abandonment of 

Secured Property. Reports from the four 

IRPAC sub-groups, Tax Exempt & 

Government Entities, Large and Midsize Business, Small Business/SelfEmployed, and Wage & Investment, will 

also be presented and discussed. Last 

minute agenda changes may preclude 

advance notice. Due to limited seating 

and security requirements, please call or 

e-mail Caryl Grant to confirm your 

attendance. Ms. Grant can be reached at 

202–927–3641 or Caryl.S.Grant@irs.gov. 

Attendees are encouraged to arrive at 

least 30 minutes before the meeting 

begins to allow sufficient time for 

purposes of security clearance. Should 

you wish the IRPAC to consider a 

written statement, please call 202–927–

3641, or write to: Internal Revenue 

Service, Office of National Public 

Liaison, CL:NPL:SRM, CP6 4–39, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224 or e-mail: 

*public_liaison@irs.gov. 

Dated: October 19, 2006. 

Cynthia Vanderpool, 

Branch Chief, National Public Liaison. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Advisory Council to the Internal 

Revenue Service; Meeting 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

Advisory Council (IRSAC) will hold a 

public meeting on Wednesday, 

November 15, 2006. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Jacqueline Tilghman, National Public 

Liaison, CL:NPL, PE 3E1, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224. Telephone: 202–283–8878 

(not a toll-free number). E-mail address: 

*public_liaison@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

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

public meeting of the IRSAC will be 

held on Wednesday, November 15, 

2006, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. in 

Congressional Room A of the Hyatt 

Regency Washington on Capitol Hill, 

400 New Jersey Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20001. Issues to be 

discussed include: Hiring Initiatives, 

Burden Reduction, Abusive Tax Shelter 

Enforcement Strategies, Corporate E-File 

Requirement, Earned Income Tax Credit 

(EITC), Volunteer Income Tax 

Assistance (VITA), Tax Gap and the 

Cash Economy, Customer Satisfaction, 

Improving the Performance of Tax 

Preparers, and Examination Recruit Hire 

Curriculum Redesign. Reports from the 

three IRSAC sub-groups, Large and Midsize Business, Small Business/SelfEmployed, and Wage & Investment, will 

also be presented and discussed. Last 

minute agenda changes may preclude 

advance notice. The meeting room 

accommodates approximately 80 

people, IRSAC members and Internal 

Revenue Service officials inclusive. Due 

to limited seating, please call Jacqueline 

Tilghman to confirm your attendance. 

Ms. Tilghman can be reached at 202–

283–8878. Attendees are encouraged to 

arrive at least 30 minutes before the 

meeting begins. Should you wish the 

IRSAC to consider a written statement, 

please call 202–283–8878, or write to: 

Internal Revenue Service, Office of 

National Public Liaison, CL:NPL:PE 

3E1, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224 or e-mail: 

*public_liaison@irs.gov. 

Dated: October 16, 2006. 

J. Chris Neighbor, 

Designated Federal Official, Branch Chief, 

Liaison/Tax Forum Branch. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Research Advisory Committee on Gulf 

War Veterans’ Illnesses; Notice of 

Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Research Advisory Committee 

on Gulf War Veterans’ Illnesses will 

meet on November 6–7, 2006. On 

November 6, the session will be held in 

the Community Center, Dallas VA 

Medical Center, 4500 South Lancaster 

Road, Dallas, Texas, from 9 a.m. until 

6:15 p.m. On November 7, the session 

will be held at the Dallas/Fort Worth 

Airport Marriott-North, 8440 Freeport 

Parkway, Irving, Texas, from 8:30 a.m. 

until 3 p.m. All sessions will be open 

to the public. 

The purpose of the Committee is to 

provide advice and make 

recommendations to the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on proposed research 

studies, research plans and research 

strategies relating to the health 

consequences of military service in the 

Southwest Asia Theater of operations 

during the Gulf War. 

The Committee will review VA 

program activities related to Gulf War 

veterans’ illnesses and updates on 

scientific research on Gulf War illnesses 

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meeting. Additionally, there will be 

scientific presentations on research 

programs and studies related to Gulf 

War illnesses at the University of Texas 

Southwestern Medical School, an 

update on the VA Gulf War tissue 

repository, and discussion of committee 

business and activities. 

Members of the public may attend 

and present oral statements. Oral 

presentations will be limited to five 

minutes each. Individuals presenting 

oral statements are invited to submit 1–

2 page summaries of their comments at 

the time of the meeting for inclusion in 

the official meeting record. Members of 

the public may also submit written 

statements for the Committee’s review 

to Dr. Lea Steele, RAC–Gulf War 

Veterans’ Illnesses (T–GW), U.S. 

Department of Veterans Affairs, 2200 

S.W. Gage Blvd., Topeka, KS 66622. 

Any member of the public seeking 

additional information should contact 

Dr. William Goldberg, Designated 

Federal Officer, at (202) 254–0294 or Dr. 

Steele, Scientific Director, at (785) 350–

3111 ext. 54617. 

Dated: October 19, 2006. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–8906 Filed 10–25–06; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Special Medical Advisory Group; 

Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) 

that the Special Medical Advisory 

Group will meet on November 13, 2006. 

The meeting will be held in Room 830 

at VA Central Office, 810 Vermont 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The 

meeting is open to the public. 

The purpose of the Group is to advise 

the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the 

Under Secretary for Health on the care 

and treatment of disabled veterans, and 

other matters pertinent to the 

Department’s Veterans Health 

Administration (VHA). 

The agenda for the meeting will 

include discussion of VHA’s leadership 

transition, an update of the information 

technology reorganization, CARES, 

Project HERO, graduate medical 

education, staff tenure, the physician 

pay bill, and public relations with 

regard to the Operation Iraqi Freedom/ 

Operation Enduring Freedom (OIF/OEF) 

population. 

Any member of the public wishing to 

attend should contact Juanita Leslie, 

Office of Administrative Operations 

(10B2), Veterans Health Administration, 

Department of Veterans Affairs at (202) 

273–5882. No time will be set aside at 

this meeting for receiving oral 

presentations from the public. 

Statements, in written form, may be 

submitted to Juanita Leslie before the 

meeting or within 10 days after the 

meeting. 

Dated: October 20, 2006. 

By direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 06–8905 Filed 10–25–06; 8:45 am] 

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