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certain employment tax returns 

electronically or on magnetic tape, to 

receive copies of notices and other tax 

information, and to submit Federal tax 

deposits. This form allows IRS to 

disclose tax account information and to 

provide duplicate copies of taxpayer 

correspondence to authorized agents. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to this form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

110,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 6 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 11,000. 

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: April 24, 2007. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E7–8314 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant 

Program; Availability of 2007 

Supplemental Grant Application Period 

for Colorado 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document contains a 

Notice that the IRS has made available 

a supplemental period within which 

organizations in Colorado may apply for 

a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) 

matching grant for the remainder of the 

2007 grant cycle (the 2007 grant cycle 

runs January 1, 2007, through December 

31, 2007). The supplemental application 

period shall run from April 27, 2007, to 

May 25, 2007. 

The LITC grant program is now in its 

ninth year and continues to expand. To 

date in 2007, the LITC Program Office 

has awarded LITC grants to 154 

organizations in 49 states, the District of 

Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Guam. 

Currently there are no LITCs in the state 

of Colorado. The IRS has approximately 

$55,000 available in matching grant 

funds to award to qualifying 

organizations in Colorado. In order to be 

considered for a supplemental 2007 

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic grant, a 

qualifying organization must be in a 

position to provide qualified services to 

taxpayers in Colorado. Qualifying 

organizations that provide 

representation for free or for a nominal 

fee to low income taxpayers involved in 

tax controversies with the IRS or that 

provide education on taxpayer rights 

and responsibilities to taxpayers for 

whom English is a second language or 

who have limited English proficiency 

can apply for matching grants for the 

remainder of the 2007 grant cycle. 

Examples of qualifying organizations 

include: (1) Clinical programs at 

accredited law, business or accounting 

schools, whose students may represent 

low income taxpayers in tax 

controversies with the IRS, and (2) 

organizations exempt from tax under 

I.R.C. § 501(a) which represent low 

income taxpayers in tax controversies 

with the IRS or refer those taxpayers to 

qualified representatives. 

DATES: All grant applications for the 

remainder of the 2007 grant cycle must 

be postmarked by May 25, 2007, in 

order to be considered timely. If filing 

electronically, applications must be 

submitted on or before May 25, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send completed grant 

applications to: Internal Revenue 

Service, Taxpayer Advocate Service, 

LITC Program Office, TA:LITC, 

Attention: LITC Supplemental 

Applications, 1111 Constitution Ave., 

NW., Room 1034, Washington, DC 

20224. Copies of the 2007 Grant 

Application Package and Guidelines, 

IRS Publication 3319 (Rev. 5–2006), can 

be downloaded from the IRS Internet 

site at http://www.irs.gov/advocate or 

ordered from the IRS Distribution 

Center by calling 1–800–829–3676. 

Applicants can also file electronically at 

www.grants.gov. For applicants 

applying through the Federal Grants 

Web site, the Funding Number is 

TREAS–GRANTS–052007–002. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

LITC Program Office at 202–622–4711 

(not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at 

LITCProgramOffice@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Section 7526 of the Internal Revenue 

Code authorizes the IRS, subject to the 

availability of appropriated funds, to 

award organizations matching grants of 

up to $100,000 per year for the 

development, expansion, or 

continuation of qualified low income 

taxpayer clinics. Section 7526 

authorizes the IRS to provide grants to 

qualified organizations that represent 

low income taxpayers in controversies 

with the IRS or inform individuals for 

whom English is a second language of 

their taxpayer rights and 

responsibilities. The IRS may award 

grants to qualifying organizations to 

fund one-year, two-year or three-year 

project periods. Grant funds may be 

awarded for start-up expenditures 

incurred by new clinics during the grant 

period. 

The 2007 Grant Application Package 

and Guidelines, Publication 3319 (Rev. 

5–2006), outlines requirements for the 

operation of a qualifying LITC program 

and provides instructions on how to 

apply for a grant. The costs of preparing 

and submitting an application are the 

responsibility of each applicant. Each 

application will be given due 

consideration and the LITC Program 

Office will mail notification letters to 

each applicant. 

Selection Consideration 

Applications that pass the eligibility 

screening process will be numerically 

ranked based on the information 

contained in their proposed program 

plan. Please note that the IRS Volunteer 

Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax 

Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) 

Programs are independently funded and 

separate from the LITC Program. 


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Organizations currently participating in 

the VITA or TCE Programs may be 

eligible to apply for a LITC grant if they 

meet the criteria and qualifications 

outlined in the 2007 Grant Application 

Package and Guidelines, Publication 

3319 (Rev. 5–2006). Organizations that 

seek to operate VITA and LITC 

Programs, or TCE and LITC Programs, 

must maintain separate and distinct 

programs even if co-located to ensure 

proper cost allocation for LITC grant 

funds and adherence to the rules and 

regulations of the VITA, TCE and LITC 

Programs, as appropriate. 

Comments 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments on the IRS’s 

administration of the grant program on 

an ongoing basis. Comments may be 

sent to Sandra McQuin, P.O. Box 2305, 

Stop 1006MIL, Milwaukee, WI 53201– 

3205. 

Melissa R. Snell, 

Deputy National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal 

Revenue Service. 

[FR Doc. E7–8301 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Area 6 Committee 

(Including the States of Arizona, 

Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New 

Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South 

Dakota, Utah, Washington and 

Wyoming) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area 

6 Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel will be conducted (via 

teleconference). The Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting 

public comments, ideas, and 

suggestions on improving customer 

service at the Internal Revenue Service. 

The TAP will use citizen input to make 

recommendations to the Internal 

Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Thursday, May 24, 2007. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Dave Coffman at 1–888–912–1227, or 

(206) 220–6096. 

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 open meeting of the Area 6 

Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel will be held Thursday, May 24, 

2007 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific 

Time via a telephone conference call. 

The public is invited to make oral 

comments. Individual comments will be 

limited to 5 minutes. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate in the telephone 

conference call meeting must be made 

to Dave Coffman. Mr. Coffman can be 

reached at 1–888–912–1227 or (206) 

220–6096. If you would like to have the 

TAP consider a written statement, 

please call or write to Dave Coffman, 

TAP Office, 915 2nd Avenue, MS W– 

406, Seattle, WA 98174, or you can 

contact us at http://www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various IRS issues. 

Dated: April 24, 2007. 

John Fay, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E7–8304 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 

SECURITY 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Land Border Carrier 

Initiative 

AGENCY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection, Department of Homeland 

Security. 

ACTION: Proposed collection; comments 

requested. 

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border 

Protection (CBP) of the Department of 

Homeland Security has submitted the 

following information collection request 

to the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and approval in 

accordance with the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995: Land Border 

Carrier Initiative. This is a proposed 

extension of an information collection 

that was previously approved. CBP is 

proposing that this information 

collection be extended with a change to 

the burden hours. This document is 

published to obtain comments from the 

public and affected agencies. This 

proposed information collection was 

previously published in the Federal 

Register (72 FR 9346) on March 1, 2007, 

allowing for a 60-day comment period. 

This notice allows for an additional 30 

days for public comments. This process 

is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 

1320.10. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before May 31, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Office of Information and Regulatory 

Affairs, Office of Management and 

Budget. Comments should be addressed 

to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer, 

Department of Homeland Security/ 

Customs and Border Protection, and 

sent via electronic mail to oira— 

submission@omb.eop.gov or faxed to 

(202) 395–6974. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S. 

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) 

encourages the general public and 

affected Federal agencies to submit 

written comments and suggestions on 

proposed and/or continuing information 

collection requests pursuant to the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13). Your comments should 

address one of the following four points: 

(1) Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency/component, 

including whether the information will 

have practical utility; 

(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agencies/components estimate of the 

burden of the proposed collection of 

information, including the validity of 

the methodology and assumptions used; 

(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

(4) Minimize the burden of the 

collections of information on those who 

are to respond, including the use of 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., permitting 

electronic submission of responses. 

Title: Land Border Carrier Initiative 

Program. 

OMB Number: 1651–0077. 

Form Number: N/A. 

Abstract: LBCIP is a Program in which 

applicants are pre-screened in order to 

receive expedited processing at CBP 

land ports-of-entry. The Customs and 

Trade Partnership Against Terrorism 

(C–TPAT) Program supersedes LBCIP 

and expands it to include other entities, 

including air and sea. Its purpose is also 

to provide participants expedited 

processing at ports-of-entry. CBP 

requests that the name of this 

information collection be changed from 

Land Border Carrier Initiative Program 

(LBCIP) to Customs and Trade 

Partnership Against Terrorism (C– 

TPAT). 

Current Actions: This submission is to 

extend the expiration date without a 

change to the burden hours. 

Type of Review: Extension (with 

change). 

Affected Public: Businesses, 

Individuals, Institutions. 


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