8520 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 26 / Wednesday, February 7, 2024 / Notices 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2.26 

hours. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 180,800 hours. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

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 if 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: February 1, 2024. 

Sara L. Covington, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02476 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Recruitment Notice for the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: Notice of open season for 

recruitment of IRS Taxpayer Advocacy 

Panel (TAP) members. 

DATES: January 31, 2024, through March 

15, 2024. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Fred 

N. Smith, Jr. at 202–317–3087 (not a

toll-free call).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the Department of the 

Treasury and the Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS) are inviting individuals to 

help improve the nation’s tax agency by 

applying to be members of the Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel (TAP). The mission of 

the TAP is to listen to taxpayers, 

identify issues that affect taxpayers, and 

make suggestions for improving IRS 

service and customer satisfaction. The 

TAP serves as an advisory body to the 

Secretary of the Treasury, the 

Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and 

the National Taxpayer Advocate. TAP 

members will participate in 

subcommittees that channel their 

feedback to the IRS through the Panel’s 

parent committee. 

The IRS is seeking applicants who 

have an interest in good government, a 

personal commitment to volunteer 

approximately 200 to 300 hours a year, 

and a desire to help improve IRS 

customer service. As a federal advisory 

committee, TAP is required to have a 

fairly balanced membership in terms of 

the points of view represented. Thus, 

TAP membership represents a crosssection of the taxpaying public with at 

least one member from each state, the 

District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, in 

addition to one member representing 

international taxpayers. For these 

purposes, ‘‘international taxpayers’’ are 

broadly defined to include U.S. citizens 

working, living, or doing business 

abroad. Potential candidates must be 

U.S. citizens, not a current employee of 

any Bureau of the Treasury Department 

or have worked for any Bureau of the 

Treasury Department within the three 

years of December 1 of the current year 

and must pass a federal tax compliance 

check and a Federal Bureau of 

Investigation criminal background 

investigation. Applicants who practice 

before the IRS must be in good standing 

with the IRS (meaning not currently 

under suspension or disbarment). 

Federally-registered lobbyists cannot be 

members of the TAP. The IRS is seeking 

members or alternates in the following 

locations: Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, 

California, Connecticut, Delaware, 

Hawaii, Indiana, International, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, 

Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, 

Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, 

New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Puerto 

Rico, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, 

Utah, Virginia, Vermont and West 

Virginia. TAP members are a diverse 

group of citizens who represent the 

interests of taxpayers, from their 

respective geographic locations as well 

as taxpayers overall. Members provide 

feedback from a taxpayer’s perspective 

on ways to improve IRS customer 

service and administration of the federal 

tax system, by identifying grassroots 

taxpayer issues. Members should have 

good communication skills and be able 

to speak to taxpayers about TAP and its 

activities, while clearly distinguishing 

between TAP positions and their 

personal viewpoints. 

Interested applicants should visit the 

TAP website at www.improveirs.org for 

more information about TAP. 

Applications may be submitted online 

at www.usajobs.gov. For questions about 

TAP membership, call the TAP toll-free 

number, 1–888–912–1227 and select 

prompt 5. Callers who are outside of the 

U.S. should call 202–317–3087 (not a 

toll-free call). 

The opening date for submitting 

applications is January 31, 2024, and 

the deadline for submitting applications 

is March 15, 2024. Interviews will be 

held. The Department of the Treasury 

will review the recommended 

candidates and make final selections. 

New TAP members will serve a threeyear term starting in December 2024. 

(Note: highly ranked applicants not 

selected as members may be placed on 

a roster of alternates who will be eligible 

to fill future vacancies that may occur 

on the Panel.) 

Questions regarding the selection of 

TAP members may be directed to Fred 

N. Smith, Jr., Taxpayer Advocacy Panel,

Internal Revenue Service, 1111

Constitution Avenue NW, TA:TAP

Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224, or

202–317–3087 (not a toll-free call).

Dated: February 2, 2024. 

Kevin Brown, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. 2024–02471 Filed 2–6–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

UNIFIED CARRIER REGISTRATION 

PLAN 

Sunshine Act Meetings 

TIME AND DATE: January 25, 2024, 12:00 

p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Eastern Time.

PLACE: This meeting will be accessible

via conference call and via Zoom

Meeting and Screenshare. Any

interested person may call (i) 1–929–

205–6099 (US Toll) or 1–669–900–6833

(US Toll), Meeting ID: 949 7520 9962, to

listen and participate in this meeting.

The website to participate via Zoom

Meeting and Screenshare is https://

kellen.zoom.us/meeting/register/

tJAkcOyqrjIjHNZzp3Zo54XXjrybypgFcDG.

STATUS: This meeting will be open to the

public.


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