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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Revenue Procedure 2004–

56 

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 

Revenue Procedure 2004–56, Model 457 

Plan Provisions. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before September 11, 

2007 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to R. Joseph Durbala, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of revenue procedures should be 

directed to Larnice Mack at Internal 

Revenue Service, room 6512, 1111 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 

DC 20224, or at (202) 622–3179, or 

through the Internet at 

Larnice.Mack@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Model 457 Plan Provisions. 

OMB Number: 1545–1904. 

Revenue Procedure Number: Rev. 

Proc. 2004–56. 

Abstract: Revenue Procedure 2004–56 

contains model amendments to be used 

by section 457(b) plans (deferred 

compensation plans) of state or local 

governments. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the revenue procedures at 

this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: State, local or tribal 

governments, and not-for-profit 

institutions. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/ 

Recordkeepers: 10,260. 

Estimated Annual Average Time per 

Respondent/Recordkeeper: 4 hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Reporting/ 

Recordkeeping Hours: 41,040. 

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: July 2, 2007. 

R. Joseph Durbala, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Health Services Research and 

Development Service Merit Review 

Board; Notice of Meeting 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–

463, Federal Advisory Committee Act, 

that a meeting of the Health Services 

Research and Development Service 

Merit Review Board will be held August 

21–23, 2007, at the Palmer House 

Hilton, 17 E. Monroe Street, Chicago, IL. 

Various subcommittees of the Board 

will meet during that period. Each 

subcommittee meeting of the Merit 

Review Board will be open to the public 

on the first day for approximately one 

half-hour from 8 a.m. until 8:30 a.m. to 

cover administrative matters and to 

discuss the general status of the 

program. The remaining portion of each 

meeting will be closed. The closed 

portion of each meeting will involve 

discussion, examination, reference to, 

and oral review of the research 

proposals and critiques. 

The purpose of the Board is to review 

research and development applications 

concerned with the measurement and 

evaluation of health care services, the 

testing of new methods of health care 

delivery and management, and nursing 

research. Applications are reviewed for 

scientific and technical merit. 

Recommendations regarding funding are 

submitted to the Chief Research and 

Development Officer. 

On Tuesday, August 21, the 

subcommittee on Nursing Research 

Initiative (NRI) will convene from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. On Wednesday, August 22, six 

subcommittees will convene from 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Those subcommittees are 

Chronic Disease Management, Equity 

and Women’s Health, General Health 

Services Research, Implementation and 

Management Research Science, Long 

Term Care and Aging, and Mental 

Health and Deployment Health. On 

Thursday, August 23, six subcommittees 

will convene from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 

Those subcommittees are Chronic 

Disease Management (continuation), 

Equity and Women’s Health 

(continuation), General Health Services 

Research (continuation), 

Implementation and Management 

Research Science (continuation), Long 

Term Care Aging (continuation), and 

Mental Health and Deployment Health 

(continuation), 

After the subcommittees meet there 

will be a debriefing provided to 

members of Health Services Research 

and Development Service Scientific 

Merit Review Board. This debriefing, by 

teleconference, will be to discuss the 

outcomes of the review sessions and to 

ensure the integrity and consistency of 

the review process. 

During the closed portion of the 

meetings on August 21–23, discussion 

and recommendations will include 

qualifications of the personnel 

conducting the studies (the disclosure of 

which would constitute a clearly 

unwarranted invasion of personal 

privacy), as well as research information 

(the premature disclosure of which 

would be likely to compromise 

significantly the implementation of 

proposed agency action regarding such 

research projects). As provided by 

subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92–463, 

as amended by Public Law 94–409, 

closing portions of these meetings is in 

accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6) and 

(9)(B). 


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Those who plan to attend the open 

session should contact the Scientific 

Merit Review Program Manager (124R), 

Health Services Research and 

Development Service, Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 1722 Eye Street, NW., 

Washington DC 20006 at least five days 

before the meeting. For further 

information, call (202) 254–0207. 

By Direction of the Secretary: 

Dated: July 9, 2007. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 07–3426 Filed 7–12–07; 8:45 am] 

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