Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 233 / Monday, December 4, 2000 / Notices 75819

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Open Meeting of the Electronic Tax

Administration Advisory Committee

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

ACTION: Notice.

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 voicemail 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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