Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 203 / Tuesday, October 21, 1997 / Notices 54691

Currently, the IRS is soliciting

comments concerning Revenue

Procedure 97–48, Automatic Relief for

Late S Corporation Elections.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before December 22, 1997

to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5571, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the information collection

should be directed to Carol Savage,

(202) 622–3945, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5569, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Automatic Relief for Late S

Corporation Elections.

OMB Number: 1545–1562.

Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue

Procedure 97–48.

Abstract: The Small Business Job

Protection Act of 1996 provides the IRS

with the authority to grant relief for late

S corporation elections. This revenue

procedure provides that, in certain

situations, taxpayers whose S

corporation election was filed late can

obtain relief by filing Form 2553 and

attaching a statement explaining that the

requirements of the revenue procedure

have been met.

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the revenue procedure at

this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

100.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 1

hour.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 100.

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: October 9, 1997.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–27871 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Commissioner’s Advisory Group:

Public Meeting

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting of

Commissioner’s Advisory Group.

SUMMARY: Public meeting of the

Commissioner’s Advisory Group (CAG)

will be held in Washington, D.C.

DATES: The meeting will be held

November 6, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Merci del Toro at (202) 622–5081 (not

a toll-free number).

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 public meeting of the CAG will be

held on November 6, 1997, beginning at

9 a.m., in Room 3313, main IRS

building, 1111 Constitution Avenue,

NW., Washington, DC. 20224.

The agenda will include the following

topics: various IRS issue updates and

reports by the CAG subgroups on

notification of Appeals rights and

process; customer service initiatives;

small business issues and initiatives;

education and training initiatives; and,

Federal tax deposit rules.

Note: Last minute changes to the agenda or

order of topic discussion are possible and

could prevent effective advance notice.

The meeting will be in a room that

accommodates approximately 50

people, including CAG members and

IRS officials. Due to the limited

conference space and security

specifications, notification of intent to

attend the meeting must be made with

Lorenza Wilds. Ms. Wilds can be

reached at (202) 622–6440 (not toll-free).

Attendees are encouraged to arrive early

to allow enough time to clear security at

the 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW

entrance.

If you would like to have the CAG

consider a written statement, please call

(202) 622–5081 or write: Merci del Toro,

Office of Public Liaison, C:I, Internal

Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Room 3308 IR,

Washington, D.C. 20224.

Dated: October 9, 1997

Michael P. Dolan,

Acting Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

[FR Doc. 97–27872 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Advisory Committee on the Future of

VA Long-Term Care; Meeting

The Department of Veterans Affairs

gives notice that a meeting of the

Advisory Committee on the Future of

VA Long-Term Care will be held on

November 6–7, 1997, at the Department

of Veterans Affairs, in Room 230,

located at 810 Vermont Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC. The purpose of the

Committee is to provide professional

advice on the present scope and

structure of VA’s long-term care

services, and about changes necessary to

ensure that services are available and

effective in a future healthcare setting.

The Committee will begin at 8:30 a.m.

(EDT) and continue until 5:00 p.m.

(EDT) on November 6 and will begin at

8:30 a.m. (EDT) and continue until

12:00 noon (EDT) on November 7.

The agenda for November 6 will cover

issues of investment in institutional and

noninstitutional long-term care services,

sub-acute care in long-term care

settings, enriched housing options for

those in need of assisted living, and care

management for a long-term care

population.

On November 7 the Committee will

continue to review long-term care

investment strategies and will discuss

priorities for facility construction.

The meeting will be open to the

public. Those wishing to attend should

contact Jacqueline Holmes, Program

Assistant, Geriatrics and Extended Care
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8539 not later than October 31, 1997.

Dated: October 14, 1997.

By direction of the Secretary-Designate.

Heyward Bannister,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–27764 Filed 10–20–97; 8:45 am]

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