[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 233 (Monday, December 4, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 75819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30796]



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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Open Meeting of the Electronic Tax Administration Advisory 
Committee

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In 1998 the IRS established the Electronic Tax Administration 
Advisory Committee (ETAAC). 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 
offers constructive observations about current or proposed policies, 
programs, and procedures, and suggests improvements.
    There will be a meeting of the ETAAC on Thursday, December 14, 
2000. The meeting will be held in the Radisson Barcelo'' Hotel, 2121 P 
Street, NW, Washington, DC. A summarized version of the agenda along 
with a list of topics that are planned to be discussed are listed 
below.

Summarized Agenda for Meeting Thursday, December 14, 2000

9:00  Meeting Opens
12:00  Break for Lunch
1:15  Meeting Resumes
3:00  Meeting Adjourns
    The topics that are planned to be covered are as follows:
(1) Transition between Members
(2) Digital Daily
(3) ETA Direction
(4) Strategic Plan Update


    Note: Last minute changes to these topics are possible and could 
prevent advance notice.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ETAAC reports to the Director, Electronic 
Tax Administration, who is the executive responsible for the electronic 
tax administration program. Increasing participation by external 
stakeholders in the development and implementation of the Internal 
Revenue Service'' (IRS'') strategy for electronic tax administration 
will help achieve the goal that paperless filing should be the 
preferred and most convenient method of filing tax and information 
returns. ETAAC members are not paid for their time or services, but 
consistent with Federal regulations, they are reimbursed for their 
travel and lodging expenses to attend the public meetings, working 
sessions, and an orientation each year.
    The meeting will be open to the public, and will be in a room that 
accommodates approximately 100 people, including members of ETAAC and 
IRS officials. Seats are available to members of the public on a first-
come, first-served basis. To get your name on the access list, 
notification of intent to attend the meeting should be made with Ms. 
Robin Marusin by December 8, 2000. Ms. Marusin can be reached at 202-
622-8184. Notification of intent should include your name, organization 
and phone number. If you leave this information for Ms. Marusin in a 
voice-mail message, please spell out all names.
    A draft of the agenda will be available via facsimile transmission 
the week prior to the meeting. Please call Ms. Marusin on or after 
Thursday December 7 to have a copy of the agenda faxed to you. Please 
note that a draft agenda will not be available until that date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To get on the access list to attend 
this meeting, to have a copy of the agenda faxed to you, or to get 
general information about ETAAC, call Robin Marusin at 202-622-8184.

    Approved: November 27, 2000.
Terence H. Lutes,
Acting Director, Electronic Tax Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-30796 Filed 12-1-00; 8:45 am]
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