Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 176 / Tuesday, September 11, 2018 / Notices 46019 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be conducted. 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 

Thursday, October 11, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Gregory Giles at 1–888–912–1227 or 

240–613–6478. 

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 Notices and 

Correspondence Project Committee will 

be held Thursday, October 11, 2018, at 

1:00 p.m. Eastern Time via 

teleconference. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited conference lines, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Otis Simpson. For more information 

please contact Otis Simpson at 1–888– 

912–1227 or 202–317–3332, or write 

TAP Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. Gregory 

Giles. For more information please 

contact Gregory Giles at 1–888–912– 

1227 or 240–613–6478, or write TAP 

Office, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW, 

Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224 or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. 

The agenda will include a discussion 

on various letters, and other issues 

related to written communications from 

the IRS. 

Dated: September 1, 2018. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19629 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 8994 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

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. 

Currently, the IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning Form 8994, 

Employer Credit for Paid Family and 

Medical Leave. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 13, 

2018 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form(s) and instructions 

should be directed to LaNita Van Dyke, 

at (202) 317–6009, or at Internal 

Revenue Service, Room 6526, 1111 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20224, or through the internet at 

Lanita.VanDyke@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Employer Credit for Paid Family 

and Medical Leave. 

OMB Number: 1545–XXXX. 

Form Number: 8994. 

Abstract: The law establishes a credit 

for employers that provide paid family 

and medical leave to employees. This is 

a general business credit employers may 

claim, based on wages paid to qualifying 

employees while they are on family and 

medical leave, subject to certain 

conditions. The credit is for wages paid 

beginning after December 31, 2017 and 

it is not available for wages paid 

beginning after December 31, 2019. 

Current Actions: This is a new form. 

Type of Review: Approval of a new 

collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

660,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hr. 

55 min. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 1,280,400. 

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: September 5, 2018. 

Laurie Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19628 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Special Projects 

Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Special 

Projects Committee will be conducted. 

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 

Wednesday, October 17, 2018. 


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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Matthew O’Sullivan at 1–888–912–1227 

or (510) 907–5274. 

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 Special Projects 

Committee will be held Wednesday, 

October 17, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern 

Time via teleconference. The public is 

invited to make oral comments or 

submit written statements for 

consideration. Due to limited 

conference lines, notification of intent 

to participate must be made with 

Matthew O’Sullivan. For more 

information please contact Matthew 

O’Sullivan at 1–888–912–1227 or (510) 

907–5274, or write TAP Office, 1301 

Clay Street, Oakland, CA 94612–5217 or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. 

The agenda will include a discussion 

on various special topics with IRS 

processes. 

Dated: September 1, 2018. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19626 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 5498–ESA 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

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. 

Currently, the IRS is soliciting 

comments concerning Form 5498–ESA, 

Coverdell ESA Contribution 

Information. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before November 13, 

2018 to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224. 

Please send separate comments for each 

specific information collection listed 

below. You must reference the 

information collection’s title, form 

number, reporting or record-keeping 

requirement number, and OMB number 

(if any) in you comment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Charles Daniel at 

(202) 317–5754, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6529, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet, at 

Charles.G.Daniel@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Coverdell ESA Contribution 

Information. 

OMB Number: 1545–1815. 

Form Number: 5498–ESA. 

Abstract: Form 5498–ESA is used by 

trustees or issuers of Coverdell 

Education Savings accounts to report 

contributions and rollovers to these 

accounts to beneficiaries. 

Current Actions: There are no changes 

being made to the form at this time. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organization. 

Estimated Number of Responses: 

315,500. 

Estimated Time per Response: 7 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 37,860. 

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: September 4, 2018, 

Laurie Brimmer, 

Senior Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19624 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and 

Publications Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Tax Forms 

and Publications Project Committee will 

be conducted. 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 

Wednesday, October 10, 2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Robert Rosalia at 1–888–912–1227 or 

(718) 834–2203. 

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 Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Tax Forms and 

Publications Project Committee will be 

held Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at 

2:00 p.m. Eastern Time via 

teleconference. The public is invited to 

make oral comments or submit written 

statements for consideration. Due to 

limited conference lines, notification of 

intent to participate must be made with 

Robert Rosalia. For more information 

please contact Robert Rosalia at 1–888– 

912–1227 or (718) 834–2203, or write 

TAP Office, 2 Metrotech Center, 100 

Myrtle Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11201 or 

contact us at the website: http://

www.improveirs.org. The agenda will 

include various IRS issues. 

Dated: September 1, 2018. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19635 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

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