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an Illinois corporation, has formally 

changed its name to Old Republic 

General Insurance Corporation, effective 

June 1, 2006. A Certificate of Authority 

as an acceptable surety on Federal 

bonds is hereby issued under 31 U.S.C. 

9305 to Old Republic General Insurance 

Corporation, Chicago, Illinois. This new 

Certificate replaces the Certificate of 

Authority issued to this company under 

its former name. The underwriting 

limitation of $16,725,000 established for 

this company as of July 1, 2006, remains 

unchanged until June 30, 2007. Federal 

bond-approving officers should annotate 

their reference copies of the Treasury 

Circular 570 (‘‘Circular’’), 2006 

Revision, to reflect this change. 

Certificates of Authority expire on 

June 30, each year, unless revoked prior 

to that date. The Certificates are subject 

to subsequent annual renewal as long as 

the Company remains qualified (see 31 

CFR part 223). A list of qualified 

companies is published annually as of 

July 1, in the Circular, which outlines 

details as to underwriting limitations, 

areas in which companies are licensed 

to transact surety business, and other 

information. 

The Circular may be viewed and 

downloaded through the Internet at 

http://www.fms.treas.gov/c570. 

Questions concerning this notice may 

be directed to the U.S. Department of 

the Treasury, Financial Management 

Service, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Surety Bond Branch, 

3700 East-West Highway, Room 6F01, 

Hyattsville, MD 20782. 

Dated: December 22, 2006. 

Teresa Casswell, 

Acting Director, Financial Accounting and 

Services Division, Financial Management 

Service. 

[FR Doc. 07–117 Filed 1–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4810–35–M 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection: Comment 

Request for Notice 2006–83 

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 Notice 

2006–83, Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before March 19, 2007 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of regulations should be directed 

to Allan Hopkins, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6516, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or at (202) 622–6665, or through the 

Internet at Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Cases. 

OMB Number: 1545–2033. 

Notice Number: Notice 2006–83. 

Abstract: The IRS needs bankruptcy 

estates and individual chapter 11 

debtors to allocate post-petition income 

and tax withholding between estate and 

debtor. The IRS will use the information 

in administering the internal revenue 

laws. Respondents will be individual 

debtors and their bankruptcy estates for 

chapter 11 cases filed after October 16, 

2005. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the notice. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents/ 

Recordkeepers: 3,000. 

Estimated Time Per Respondent/ 

Recordkeeper: 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,500. 

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: January 5, 2007. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–379 Filed 1–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the States 

of New York, Connecticut, 

Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New 

Hampshire, Vermont and Maine) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, February 20, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1–888–912–1227 

(toll-free), or 718–488–2085 (non tollfree). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An open 

meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel will be held Tuesday, 

February 20, 2007 from 9 am ET to 10 

am ET via a telephone conference call. 

Individual comments will be limited to 

5 minutes. If you would like to have the 

TAP consider a written statement, 

please call 1–888–912–1227 or 718–

488–2085, or write Audrey Y. Jenkins, 

TAP Office, 10 MetroTech Center, 625 

Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Due 

to limited conference lines, notification 

of intent to participate in the telephone 

conference call meeting must be made 

with Audrey Y. Jenkins. Ms. Jenkins can 

be reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 718–


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488–2085, or post comments to the Web 

site: http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: January 8, 2007. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E7–377 Filed 1–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the States 

of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, 

Ohio, Tennessee, and Wisconsin) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comment, ideas, and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, February 20, 2007, at 10 a.m., 

central time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Ann Delzer at 1–888–912–1227, or 

(414) 231–2360. 

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 a meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel will be held Tuesday, 

February 20, 2007, at 10 a.m., Central 

Time via a telephone conference call. 

You can submit written comments to 

the Panel by faxing the comments to 

(414) 231–2363, or by mail to Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel, Stop 1006MIL, PO Box 

3205, Milwaukee, WI 53201–3205, or 

you can contact us at http:// 

www.improveirs.org. This meeting is not 

required to be open to the public, but 

because we are always interested in 

community input we will accept public 

comments. Please contact Mary Ann 

Delzer at 1–888–912–1227 or (414) 231–

2360 for dial-in information. 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various IRS issues. 

Dated: January 8, 2007. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E7–378 Filed 1–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Area 5 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (Including the States 

of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, 

Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

5 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comment, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, February 13, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. 

central time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mary Ann Delzer at 1–888–912–1227, or 

(414) 231–2365. 

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 a meeting of the Area 5 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel will be held Tuesday, 

February 13, 2007, at 9:30 a.m. Central 

Time via a telephone conference call. 

You can submit written comments to 

the Panel by faxing to (414) 231–2363, 

or by mail to Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, 

Stop1006MIL, PO Box 3205, Milwaukee, 

WI 53201–3205, or you can contact us 

at http://www.improveirs.org. This 

meeting is not required to be open to the 

public, but because we are always 

interested in community input, we will 

accept public comments. Please contact 

Mary Ann Delzer at 1–888–912–1227 or 

(414) 231–2365 for additional 

information. 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various IRS issues. 

Dated: January 8, 2007. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E7–380 Filed 1–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Volunteer Income Tax 

Assistance (VITA) Issue Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel VITA Issue 

Committee will be conducted. The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comment, ideas, and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Tuesday, February 6, 2007, at 3 p.m. 

Eastern Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Toy at 1–888–912–1227, or 

(414) 231–2360. 

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 a meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel VITA Issue Committee 

will be held Tuesday, February 6, 2007, 

at 3 p.m., Eastern Time via a telephone 

conference call. You can submit written 

comments to the Panel by faxing to 

(414) 231–2363, or by mail to Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel, Stop 1006MIL, P.O. 

Box 3205, Milwaukee, WI 53201–3205, 

or you can contact us at http:// 

www.improveirs.org. Public comments 

will also be welcome during the 

meeting. Please contact Barbara Toy at 

1–888–912–1227 or (414) 231–2360 for 

additional information. 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various VITA Issues. 

Dated: January 8, 2007. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E7–382 Filed 1–12–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Joint Committee 

of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Joint 

Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel will be conducted via 

teleconference. The Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel is soliciting public comment, 

ideas, and suggestions on improving 

customer service at the Internal Revenue 

Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, February 7, 2007, at 1 p.m. 

Eastern Time. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Barbara Toy at 1–888–912–1227, or 

(414) 231–2360. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to Section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

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


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