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Affected Public: Individuals or 

households and business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit 

institutions, farms, and Federal, State, 

local or tribal governments. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

600. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 

hour, 30 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 900. 

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: March 8, 2007. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–5287 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Forms 211 and 211(SP) 

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 

211, Application for Reward for Original 

Information, and Form 211(SP) 

Solicitud de Recompensa por 

Informacion Original. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 22, 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 the form and instructions 

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: Form 211, Application for 

Reward for Original Information, and 

Form 211(SP) Solicitud de Recompensa 

por Informacion Original. 

OMB Number: 1545–0409. 

Forms Number: Forms 211 and 

211(SP). 

Abstract: Forms 211 and 211(SP) are 

the official application forms used by 

persons requesting rewards for 

submitting information concerning 

alleged violations of the tax laws by 

other persons. Such rewards are 

authorized by Internal Revenue Code 

section 7623. The data is used to 

determine and pay rewards to those 

persons who voluntarily submit 

information. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the forms at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

11,200. 

Estimated Time per Response: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 2,800. 

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: March 6, 2007. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–5289 Filed 3–22–07; 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, April 17, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Audrey Y. Jenkins at 1–888–912–1227 

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


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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: An open 

meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel will be held Tuesday, 

April 17, 2007 from 9 a.m. ET to 10 a.m. 

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–

488–2085, or post comments to the Web 

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

The agenda will include various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: March 15, 2007. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E7–5288 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Art Advisory Panel—Notice of 

Availability of Report of 2006 Closed 

Meetings 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. I 

section 10(d), of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, and 5 U.S.C. 552b, the 

Government in the Sunshine Act, a 

report summarizing the closed meeting 

activities of the Art Advisory Panel 

during 2006 has been prepared. A copy 

of this report has been filed with the 

Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for 

Management. 

DATES: Effective Date: This notice is 

effective March 23, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: The report is available for 

public inspection and requests for 

copies should be addressed to: Internal 

Revenue Service, Freedom of 

Information Reading Room, Room 1621, 

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20224, telephone 

number (202) 622–5164 (not a toll free 

number). The report is also available at 

http://www.irs.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Karen Carolan, AP:ART, Internal 

Revenue Service/Appeals, 1099 14th 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005, 

telephone (202) 435–5609 (not a toll free 

telephone number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Commissioner of Internal Revenue has 

determined that this document is not a 

major rule as defined in Executive Order 

12291 and that a regulatory impact 

analysis therefore, is not required. 

Neither does this document constitute a 

rule subject to the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act (5 U.S.C. Chapter 6). 

Mark W. Everson, 

Commissioner of Internal Revenue. 

[FR Doc. E7–5283 Filed 3–22–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Compensation Cost-of-Living 

Adjustments for Service-Connected 

Benefits 

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: As required by the Veterans’

Compensation Cost-of-Living 

Adjustment Act of 2006, Public Law 

109–361, the Department of Veterans 

Affairs (VA) is hereby giving notice of 

adjustments in certain benefit rates. 

These adjustments affect the 

compensation and dependency and 

indemnity compensation (DIC) 

programs. 

DATES: These adjustments are effective 

December 1, 2006, the date provided by 

Public Law 109–361. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lyric Collier, Program Analyst, 

Compensation and Pension Service 

(212A), Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., 

Washington, DC 20420, (202) 273–7212. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 2 

of Public Law 109–361 provides for an 

increase in each of the rates in sections 

1114, 1115(1), 1162, 1311, 1313, and 

1314 of title 38, United States Code. VA 

is required to increase these benefit 

rates by the same percentage as 

increases in the benefit amounts payable 

under title II of the Social Security Act. 

In computing increased rates in the 

cited title 38 sections, fractions of a 

dollar are rounded down to the nearest 

dollar. The increased rates are required 

to be published in the Federal Register. 

The Social Security Administration 

has announced that there will be a 3.3 

percent cost-of-living increase in Social 

Security benefits. Therefore, applying 

the same percentage, the following rates 

for VA compensation and DIC programs 

will be effective December 1, 2006: 

DISABILITY COMPENSATION (38 U.S.C. 

1114) 

Disability evaluation 

Percent Monthly rate 

10 .............................................. $115 

20 .............................................. 225 

30 .............................................. 348 

40 .............................................. 501 

50 .............................................. 712 

60 .............................................. 901 

70 .............................................. 1,135 

80 .............................................. 1,319 

90 .............................................. 1,483 

100 ............................................ 2,471 

(38 U.S.C. 1114(k) through (s)): 

38 U.S.C. 1114(k) ................. 89; 3,075; 

89; 4,313 

38 U.S.C. 1114(l) .................. 3,075 

38 U.S.C. 1114(m) ................ 3,392 

38 U.S.C. 1114(n) ................. 3,860 

38 U.S.C. 1114(o) ................. 4,313 

38 U.S.C. 1114(p) ................. 4,313 

38 U.S.C. 1114(r) .................. 1,851; 2,757 

38 U.S.C. 1114(s) ................. 2,766 

ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR 

DEPENDENTS (38 U.S.C. 1115(1)) 

38 U.S.C. 1115(1): 

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(A) ............ $139 

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(B) ............ 240; 70 

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(C) ............ 94; 70 

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(D) ............ 112 

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(E) ............ 265 

38 U.S.C. 1115(1)(F) ............ 222 

CLOTHING ALLOWANCE (38 U.S.C. 1162) 

$662 per year 

DIC TO A SURVIVING SPOUSE (38 U.S.C. 

1311) 

Pay Grade: 

E–1 ........................................ $1,067 

E–2 ........................................ 1,067 

E–3 ........................................ 1,067 

E–4 ........................................ 1,067 

E–5 ........................................ 1,067 

E–6 ........................................ 1,067 

E–7 ........................................ 1,104 

E–8 ........................................ 1,165 

E–9(1) ................................... 1,215 

W–1 ....................................... 1,128 

W–2 ....................................... 1,172 

W–3 ....................................... 1,207 

W–4 ....................................... 1,276 

O–1 ....................................... 1,128 

O–2 ....................................... 1,165 

O–3 ....................................... 1,246 

O–4 ....................................... 1,319 

O–5 ....................................... 1,452 

O–6 ....................................... 1,637 

O–7 ....................................... 1,768 

O–8 ....................................... 1,941 

O–9 ....................................... 2,076 

O–10(2) ................................. 2,276 

(1) If the veteran served as sergeant 

major of the Army, senior enlisted 

advisor of the Navy, chief master 

sergeant of the Air Force, sergeant major 

of the Marine Corps, or master chief 

petty officer of the Coast Guard, the 


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