24268 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 78 / Monday, April 23, 2012 / Notices 

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Internal Revenue Service Advisory 

Council (IRSAC); Nominations 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, 

Department of Treasury. 

ACTION: Request for applications. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service 

(IRS) requests applications of 

individuals to be considered for 

selection as members of the Internal 

Revenue Service Advisory Council 

(IRSAC). Nominations should describe 

and document the proposed member’s 

qualification for IRSAC membership, 

including the applicant’s knowledge of 

Circular 230 regulations and the 

applicant’s past or current affiliations 

and dealings with the particular tax 

segment or segments of the community 

that the applicant wishes to represent 

on the council. Applications will be 

accepted for current vacancies from 

qualified individuals and from 

professional and public interest groups 

that wish to have representatives on the 

IRSAC. The IRSAC is comprised of no 

more than thirty-five (35) appointed 

members; approximately seven of these 

appointments will expire in December 

2012. It is important that the IRSAC 

continue to represent a diverse taxpayer 

and stakeholder base. Accordingly, to 

maintain membership diversity, 

selection is based on the applicant’s 

qualifications as well as areas of 

expertise, geographic diversity, major 

stakeholder representation and 

customer segments. 

The Internal Revenue Service 

Advisory Council (IRSAC) provides an 

organized public forum for IRS officials 

and representatives of the public to 

discuss relevant tax administration 

issues. The council advises the IRS on 

issues that have a substantive effect on 

federal tax administration. As an 

advisory body designed to focus on 

broad policy matters, the IRSAC reviews 

existing tax policy and/or recommends 

policies with respect to emerging tax 

administration issues. The IRSAC 

suggests operational improvements, 

offers constructive observations 

regarding current or proposed IRS 

policies, programs, and procedures, and 

advises the IRS with respect to issues 

having substantive effect on federal tax 

administration. 

DATES: Written applications will be 

accepted from May 1, 2012 through June 

15, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent 

to National Public Liaison, CL:NPL:P, 

Room 7559 IR, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

Attn: Lorenza Wilds; or by email: 

*public_liaison@irs.gov. Applications 

may be submitted by mail to the address 

above or faxed to 202–927–4123. 

Application packages are available on 

the Tax Professional’s Page, which is 

located on the IRS Internet Web site at 

http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/index.html. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Lorenza Wilds, 202–622–6440 (not a 

toll-free number). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IRSAC 

was authorized under the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 

92–463, the first Advisory Group to the 

Commissioner of Internal Revenue—or 

the Commissioner’s Advisory Group 

(‘‘CAG’’)—was established in 1953 as a 

‘‘national policy and/or issue advisory 

committee.’’ Renamed in 1998, the 

Internal Revenue Service Advisory 

Council (IRSAC) reflects the agencywide scope of its focus as an advisory 

body to the entire agency. The IRSAC’s 

primary purpose is to provide an 

organized public forum for senior IRS 

executives and representatives of the 

public to discuss relevant tax 

administration issues. 

Conveying the public’s perception of 

IRS activities, the IRSAC is comprised 

of individuals who bring substantial, 

disparate experience and diverse 

backgrounds on the Council’s activities. 

Membership is balanced to include 

representation from the taxpaying 

public, the tax professional community, 

small and large businesses, 

international, wage and investment 

taxpayers and the knowledge of Circular 

230. 

IRSAC members are nominated by the 

Commissioner of the Internal Revenue 

Service with the concurrence of the 

Secretary of the Treasury to serve a 

three year term. There are four 

subcommittees of IRSAC, the (Small 

Business/Self Employed (SB/SE); Large 

Business and International (LB&I); Wage 

& Investment (W&I); and the Office of 

Professional Responsibility (OPR). 

Members are not paid for their 

services. However, travel expenses for 

working sessions, public meetings and 

orientation sessions, such as airfare, per 

diem, and transportation to and from 

airports, train stations, etc., are 

reimbursed within prescribed federal 

travel limitations. 

An acknowledgment of receipt will be 

sent to all applicants. In accordance 

with the Department of Treasury 

Directive 21–03, a clearance process 

including, annual tax checks, and a 

practitioner check with the Office of 

Professional Responsibility will be 

conducted. In addition, all applicants 

deemed ‘‘best qualified’’ will have to 

undergo a Federal Bureau of 

Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check. 

Federally-registered lobbyists cannot be 

members of the IRSAC. 

Equal opportunity practices will be 

followed for all appointments to the 

IRSAC in accordance with the 

Department of Treasury and IRS 

policies. The IRS has special interest in 

assuring that women and men, members 

of all races and national origins, and 

individuals with disabilities are 

welcomed for service on advisory 

committees; and therefore, extends 

particular encouragement to 

nominations from such appropriately 

qualified candidates. 

Dated: April 16, 2012. 

Candice Cromling, 

Director, National Public Liaison. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9606 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0098] 

Agency Information Collection 

(Dependents’ Application for VA 

Educational Benefits) Activity Under 

OMB Review 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration, Department of Veterans 

Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501–3521), this notice 

announces that the Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, will submit the 

collection of information abstracted 

below to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review and comment. 

The PRA submission describes the 

nature of the information collection and 

its expected cost and burden; it includes 

the actual data collection instrument. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before May 23, 2012. 

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments 

on the collection of information through 

www.Regulations.gov or to VA’s OMB 

Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources 

and Housing Branch, New Executive 

Office Building, Room 10235, 

Washington, DC 20503 (202) 395–7316. 

Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900– 

0098’’ in any correspondence 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Denise McLamb, Enterprise Records 

Service (005R1B), Department of 

Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue 


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