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month intervals. An occasional special

meeting may be held at the discretion of

the chairperson and the members.

Meetings will generally be held at the

U.S. Customs Service headquarters in

Washington, DC. On occasion, meetings

may be held outside of Customs

Headquarters, generally at a Customs

port.

The meetings are open to public

observers, including the press, unless

special procedures have been followed

to close a meeting to the public. The

Committee may elect to receive oral or

written presentations by parties not

directly represented by a member of the

Committee where such presentations

would contribute to committee

deliberations.

No person who is required to register

under the Foreign Agents Registration

Act as an agent or representative of a

foreign principal may serve on the

advisory committee. Members shall not

be paid compensation, nor shall they be

considered federal government

employees for any reason. No per diem,

transportation or other expenses will be

reimbursed for the cost of attending

committee meetings at any location.

Membership on the Committee is

personal to the appointees. Regular

attendance is essential to the effective

operation of the Committee. Members

are selected based on their individual

credentials and qualifications. Members

may not designate alternates to

represent them at Committee meetings.

In the event of an unavoidable absence

of a member, even if the meeting is

closed to the public, a representative of

the member’s organization may attend

the session as a nonparticipating

observer.

Initially, four members will be

appointed for a term of twelve months

and four members will be appointed for

a term of twenty four months. Thereafter

members will serve for a period of

twenty four months. Members who

served on the Committee during a prior

two year term or terms are eligible to

reapply for membership. However, it is

expected that approximately half of the

seats on the Committee will be filled

with new members.

Any interested person wishing to

serve on the Customs COBRA Fees

Advisory Committee must provide the

following: a statement of interest and

reasons for application and a complete

professional biography or resume. In

addition, applicants must state in their

applications that they agree to submit to

preappointment security and tax checks.

There is no prescribed format for the

application. Applicants may send a

cover letter describing their interest and

qualifications, along with a resume.

Dated: February 2, 2000.

Raymond W. Kelly,

Commissioner of Customs.

[FR Doc. 00–2724 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4820–02–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Forms 6559 & 6559–A

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for

comments.

SUMMARY: The Department of the

Treasury, 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,

Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.

3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is

soliciting comments concerning Form

6559, Transmitter Report and Summary

of Magnetic Media and Form 6559–A,

Continuation Sheet for Form 6559.

DATES: Written comments should be

received on or before April 10, 2000 to

be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments

to Garrick R. Shear, Internal Revenue

Service, room 5244, 1111 Constitution

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Requests for additional information or

copies of the forms and instructions

should be directed to Faye Bruce, (202)

622–6665, Internal Revenue Service,

Room 5244, 1111 Constitution Avenue

NW., Washington, DC 20224.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Transmitter Report and

Summary of Magnetic Media (Form

6559) and Continuation Sheet for Form

6559 (Form 6559–A).

OMB Number: 1545–0441.

Form Number: 6559 & 6559–A.

Abstract: Forms 6559 and 6559–A are

used by filers of Form W–2 Wage and

Tax Data to transmit filings on magnetic

media. SSA and IRS need signed jurat

and summary data for processing

purposes. The forms are used primarily

by large employers and tax filing

services (service bureaus).

Current Actions: There are no changes

being made to the forms at this time.

Type of Review: Extension of a

currently approved collection.

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit

institutions, farms, and Federal, state,

local or tribal governments.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

90,000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 18

min.

Estimated Total Annual Burden

Hours: 27,000.

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: January 28, 2000.

Garrick R. Shear,

IRS Reports Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–2731 Filed 2–7–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Open Meeting of Citizen Advocacy

Panel, Brooklyn District

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the

Brooklyn District Citizen Advocacy