62810 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 203 / Thursday, October 19, 2000 / Notices

Description: Form 8816 is used by

insurance companies claiming an

additional deduction under IRC section

847 to reconcile heir special loss

discount and special estimated tax

payments, and to determine their tax

benefit associated with the deduction.

The information is needed by the IRS to

determine that the proper additional

deduction was claimed and to insure

the proper amount of special estimated

tax was computed and deposited.

Respondents: Business or other forprofit.

Estimated Number of Respondents/

Recordkeepers: 3,000.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Respondent/Recordkeeper:

Recordkeeping—4 hr., 18 min.

Learning about the law or the form—1

hr., 0 min.

Preparing, copying, assembling and

sending the form to the IRS—1 hr.,

6 min.

Frequency of Response: Annually.

Estimated Total Reporting/

Recordkeeping Burden: 19,200 hours.

OMB Number: 1545–1550.

Notice Number: Notice 97–45.

Type of Review: Extension.

Title: Highly Compensated Employee

Definition.

Description: This notice provides

guidance on the definition of a highly

compensated employee within the

meaning of section 414(q) of the Internal

Revenue Code as simplified by section

1431 of the Small Business Job

Protection Act of 1996, including an

employer’s option to make a top-paid

group election under section

414(q)(1)(B)(ii).

Respondents: Business or other forprofit, not-for-profit institutions.

Estimated Number of Recordkeepers:

218,683.

Estimated Burden Hours Per

Recordkeeper: 18 minutes.

Estimated Total Recordkeeping

Burden: 65,605 hours.

Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear,

Internal Revenue Service, Room 5244,

1111 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20224.

OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt

(202) 395–7860, Office of Management

and Budget, Room 10202, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503.

Lois K. Holland,

Department Reports Management Officer.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Advisory Committee on the Special

Enrollment Examination; Notice of

Partially Closed Meeting

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service,

Office of Director of Practice, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of partially closed

Federal advisory committee meeting.

SUMMARY: Notice is given of a partially

closed meeting of the Advisory

Committee on the Special Enrollment

Examination.

DATES: The meeting will be held

Wednesday, November 8 and Thursday,

November 9, 2000 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

each day. Written requests to speak at

the meeting or to attend the meeting

must be received no later than

November 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Radisson Barcelo Hotel, 8444

International Drive, Orlando, Florida.

Written requests to speak at the meeting

or to attend the meeting must be mailed

or faxed to: Internal Revenue Service,

Office of Director of Practice, C:AP:DP,

Attn: Kathy Hughes, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224;

fax number 202–694–1934.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kathy Hughes, Designated Federal

Officer, Advisory Committee on the

Special Enrollment Examination, at

202–694–1851.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant

to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (‘‘FACA’’), 5

U.S.C. App., notice is hereby given that

the Advisory Committee on the Special

Enrollment Examination (‘‘SEE’’) will

meet Wednesday, November 8, and

Thursday, November 9, 2000 from 8:00

a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day. The meeting

will be held at the Radisson Barcelo

Hotel, 8444 International Drive,

Orlando, Florida.

On November 8, the Committee will

review and discuss the following topics:

enrollment application processing;

administration of the 2000 SEE; and

progress on the 2001 SEE. On November

9, the Committee will review and

discuss the following topic:

requirements for continuing

professional education.

Under section 10(a)(1) of FACA

advisory committee meetings are

generally open to the public. However,

under section 10(d) of FACA, the head

of an agency to which an advisory

committee reports may determine in

writing that all or any portion of a

meeting shall be closed to the public in

accordance with section (c) of the

Government in the Sunshine Act, 5

U.S.C. 552b. A written determination

has been made that pursuant to section

(c)(9)(B) of the Government in the

Sunshine Act the November 8 portions

of the meeting dealing with the

Committee’s review and discussion of

the administration of the 2000 SEE and

progress on the 2001 SEE should be

closed to the public.

November 8 portions of the meeting

dealing with the Committee’s review

and discussion of enrollment

application processing and November 9

portions of the meeting dealing with the

Committee’s review and discussion of

requirements for continuing

professional education will be open to

public observation.

Beginning at 3:30 on Thursday,

November 9, interested persons may

speak at the meeting in accordance with

the following limitations. Speakers’

remarks must be germane to the topics

listed above or germane to the enrolled

agent program. Remarks must be limited

to no more than 10 minutes. Persons

wishing to speak must send Kathy

Hughes, the Designated Federal Officer,

a written request, and the text or outline

of their remarks, prior to the meeting in

order to allow for the compilation of a

speakers list. Speakers will be entered

on the list in order of the receipt of their

requests. No more than nine requests

will be accepted. Speakers will be

notified of their position on the list, or

in case more than nine requests are

received, that their request will not be

granted.

Persons interested in attending the

public session (but not speaking) must

also send Ms. Hughes a written request

prior to the meeting in order to allow for

adequate seating. Every effort will be

made to accommodate all requests for

attendance.

Written requests to speak and written

requests to attend must be received no

later than November 1, 2000. Mail or fax

requests to: Internal Revenue Service,

Office of Director of Practice, C:AP:DP,

Attn: Kathy Hughes, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224;

fax number 202–694–1934.

Any interested person may also

submit a written statement for

consideration by the Director of Practice

and the Committee. Such statements

should be mailed or faxed to the address

or fax number listed above.

Dated: October 10, 2000.

Charles O. Rossotti,

Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

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