Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 4, 2012 / Notices 20489 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Small Business/SelfEmployed Decreasing Non-Filers 

Project Committee 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Small 

Business/Self-Employed Decreasing 

Non-Filers 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 

Tuesday, April 17, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Patricia Robb 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 an open meeting of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel Small Business/SelfEmployed Decreasing Non-Filers Project 

Committee will be held Tuesday, April 

17, 2012, at 1 p.m. Eastern Time via 

telephone conference. 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 Ms. 

Patricia Robb. For more information 

please contact Ms. Robb at 1–888–912– 

1227 or 414–231–2360, or write TAP 

Office, Stop 1006MIL, 211 West 

Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 

53203–2221, or post comments to the 

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

The agenda will include various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: March 27, 2012. 

Louis Morizio, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8002 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Season for Membership to the 

Electronic Tax Administration 

Advisory Committee (ETAAC) 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Request for Nominations and 

Applications. 

SUMMARY: The Electronic Tax 

Administration Advisory Committee 

(ETAAC) was established to provide 

continued input into the development 

and implementation of the Internal 

Revenue Service (IRS) strategy for 

electronic tax administration. The 

ETAAC provides an organized public 

forum for discussion of electronic tax 

administration issues in support of the 

overriding goal that paperless filing 

should be the preferred and most 

convenient method of filing tax and 

information returns. ETAAC members 

convey the public’s perception of IRS 

electronic tax administration activities, 

offer constructive observations about 

current or proposed policies, programs, 

and procedures, and suggest 

improvements. Members of the ETAAC 

may not be federally registered 

lobbyists. This document seeks 

applicants for selection as committee 

members. 

The Director, Return Preparer Office 

(RPO) will assure that the size and 

organizational representation of the 

ETAAC obtains balanced membership 

and includes representatives from 

various groups including: (1) Tax 

practitioners and preparers, (2) 

transmitters of electronic returns, (3) tax 

software developers, (4) large and small 

business, (5) employers and payroll 

service providers, (6) individual 

taxpayers, (7) financial industry (payers, 

payment options and best practices), (8) 

system integrators (technology 

providers), (9) academic (marketing, 

sales or technical perspectives), (10) 

trusts and estates, (11) tax exempt 

organizations, and (12) state and local 

governments. We are soliciting 

applicants from professional and public 

interest groups. Members will serve a 

three-year term on the ETAAC to allow 

for a rotation in membership which 

ensures that different perspectives are 

represented. All travel expenses within 

government guidelines will be 

reimbursed. Potential candidates must 

pass an IRS tax compliance check and 

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) 

background investigation. 

DATES: The complete application 

package must be received no later than 

Thursday, May 24, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Completed applications 

should be submitted using one of the 

following methods: 

• Email: Send to etaac@irs.gov. 

• Mail: Send to Internal Revenue 

Service, Return Preparer Office, SE:RPO 

5000 Ellin Road (M/Stop C4–470, Attn: 

ETAAC Analyst (C4–213), Lanham, 

Maryland 20706. 

• Fax: Send via facsimile to (202) 

283–2845 (not a toll-free number). 

An application can be obtained by 

sending an email to etaac@irs.gov or 

calling (202) 283–2178 (not a toll-free 

number). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cassandra Daniels, (202) 283–2178 or 

send an email to etaac@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

ETAAC will also provide an annual 

report to Congress on IRS progress in 

meeting the Restructuring and Reform 

Act of 1998 goals for electronic filing of 

tax returns. This activity is based on the 

authority to administer the Internal 

Revenue laws conferred upon the 

Secretary of the Treasury by section 

7801 of the Internal Revenue Code and 

delegated to the Commissioner of the 

Internal Revenue under section 7803 of 

the Internal Revenue Code. The ETAAC 

will research, analyze, consider, and 

make recommendations on a wide range 

of electronic tax administration issues 

and will provide input into the 

development of the strategic plan for 

electronic tax administration. 

Applicants should describe and 

document their qualifications for 

membership to the Committee. Equal 

opportunity practices will be followed 

in all appointments to the Committee. 

To ensure that the recommendations of 

the Committee have taken into account 

the needs of the diverse groups served 

by the Department, membership will 

include, to the extent practicable, 

individuals, with demonstrated ability 

to represent minorities, women, and 

persons with disabilities. The Secretary 

of Treasury will review the 

recommended candidates and make 

final selections. 

Dated: March 28, 2012. 

Diane Fox, 

Director, Relationship Management Branch. 

[FR Doc. 2012–8004 Filed 4–3–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Joint Biomedical Laboratory Research 

and Development and Clinical Science 

Research and Development Services 

Scientific Merit Review Board; Notice 

of Meetings 

The Department of Veterans Affairs 

(VA) gives notice under the Public Law 

92–463 (Federal Advisory Committee 

Act) that the panels of the Joint 

Biomedical Laboratory Research and 

Development and Clinical Science 

Research and Development Services 

Scientific Merit Review Board will meet 


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