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1Pub. L. 114–1, § 110. 

2 5 U.S.C. App. 2, § 1–16, as amended. 3 31 U.S.C. 313(c)(1)(D). 

DC 20224 or through the Internet at 

Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Miscellaneous Sections Affected 

by the Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 and the 

Personal Responsibility and Work 

Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. 

OMB Number: 1545–1356. 

Regulation Project Number: TD 8725. 

Abstract: Under Internal Revenue 

Code section 7430 a prevailing party 

may recover the reasonable 

administrative or litigation costs 

incurred in an administrative or civil 

proceeding that relates to the 

determination, collection, or refund of 

any tax, interest, or penalty. Section 

301.7430–2(c) of the regulation provides 

that the IRS will not award 

administrative costs under section 7430 

unless the taxpayer files a written 

request in accordance with the 

requirements of the regulation. 

Current Actions: There is no change to 

this existing regulation. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households, and business or other forprofit organizations, not-for-profit 

institutions, farms, and the Federal 

government. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

38. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 2 

hours, 16 minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 86. 

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: April 14, 2015. 

Christie A. Preston, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing 

Mechanisms To Voluntarily Reinsure 

Against Losses From Acts of 

Terrorism 

AGENCY: Departmental Offices, U.S. 

Department of the Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of the 

Treasury (Treasury) seeks applications 

from individuals who wish to serve on 

the advisory committee on risk-sharing 

mechanisms to voluntarily reinsure 

against losses from acts of terrorism in 

order to encourage the growth of 

nongovernmental, private market 

reinsurance capacity for protection 

against losses from acts of terrorism. 

DATES: Application due date: May 20, 

2015. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Brett D. Hewitt, Policy Advisor, Federal 

Insurance Office, Room 1410, 

Department of the Treasury, 1500 

Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, 

DC 20220, at (202) 622–5892 (this is not 

a toll-free number). Persons who have 

difficulty hearing or speaking may 

access this number via TTY by calling 

the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 

(800) 877–8339. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to section 110 of the Terrorism Risk 

Insurance Program Reauthorization Act 

of 2015,1 and the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act,2 Treasury established 

the advisory committee on risk-sharing 

mechanisms to voluntarily reinsure 

against losses from acts of terrorism 

(Advisory Committee). In general, the 

Advisory Committee serves to present 

advice and recommendations to the 

Federal Insurance Office (FIO) with 

respect to the creation and development 

of nongovernmental risk-sharing 

mechanisms that encourage the growth 

of private market reinsurance capacity 

for protection against losses arising from 

acts of terrorism. Under the Federal 

Insurance Office Act of 2010, FIO has 

the authority to assist the Secretary of 

the Treasury in administering the 

Terrorism Risk Insurance Program.3

I. Scope and Membership of the 

Advisory Committee 

The Advisory Committee was 

established to provide an opportunity 

for directors, officers, or other 

employees of insurers, reinsurers, or 

capital market participants that are 

participating or that desire to participate 

in nongovernmental risk-sharing 

mechanisms related to terrorism risk, to 

periodically offer views directly to FIO. 

The duties of the Advisory Committee 

shall be solely advisory, and any advice 

and recommendations of the Advisory 

Committee shall not be binding on FIO. 

The Advisory Committee is a ninemember committee. 

II. Application for Advisory Committee 

Treasury seeks applications from 

directors, officers, or other employees of 

insurers, reinsurers, or capital market 

participants that are participating or that 

desire to participate in 

nongovernmental risk-sharing 

mechanisms related to reinsurance for 

losses arising from acts of terrorism. 

To apply, an applicant must submit 

an appropriately detailed resume ́ and a 

cover letter that includes a brief 

description of the applicant’s reason for 

applying. An applicant must state in the 

applicant’s materials that he or she 

agrees to submit to a pre-appointment 

tax and criminal background 

investigation in accordance with 

Treasury Directive 21–03. Applications 

should be addressed to Brett Hewitt and 

sent via email to Brett.Hewitt@

treasury.gov. The deadline for 

submitting applications is May 20, 2015. 

Michael T. McRaith, 

Director, Federal Insurance Office. 

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U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND 

SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION 

Notice of Open Public Hearing 

AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of open public hearing— 

April 22, 2015, Washington, DC. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the 

following hearing of the U.S.-China 

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Economic and Security Review 

Commission. 

Name: William A. Reinsch, Chairman 

of the U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. The 

Commission is mandated by Congress to 

investigate, assess, and report to 

Congress annually on ‘‘the national 

security implications of the economic 

relationship between the United States 

and the People’s Republic of China.’’ 

Pursuant to this mandate, the 

Commission will hold a public hearing 

in Washington, DC on April 22, 2015, 

on ‘‘China ahead of the 13th Five-Year 

Plan: Competitiveness and Market 

Reform.’’ 

DATES: Location, Date and Time: Room: 

TBA. Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 9 

a.m.–3 p.m. A detailed agenda for the 

hearing will be posted to the 

Commission’s Web site at 

www.uscc.gov. Also, please check our 

Web site for possible changes to the 

hearing schedule. Reservations are not 

required to attend the hearing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any 

member of the public seeking further 

information concerning the hearing 

should contact Reed Eckhold, 444 North 

Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, 

Washington, DC 20001; phone: 202– 

624–1496, or via email at reckhold@

uscc.gov. Reservations are not required 

to attend the hearing. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background: This is the fifth public 

hearing the Commission will hold 

during its 2015 report cycle to collect 

input from academic, industry, and 

government experts on national security 

implications of the U.S. bilateral trade 

and economic relationship with China. 

This hearing will examine the 12th 

Five-Year Plan, its effect on China’s 

strategic emerging industries and 

innovation, and emerging issues related 

to China’s market reform and U.S. 

competitiveness and their implications 

for U.S. economic interests. The hearing 

will be co-chaired by Commissioner 

Robin Cleveland and Commissioner 

Michael R. Wessel. Any interested party 

may file a written statement by April 22, 

2015, by mailing to the contact below. 

A portion of each panel will include a 

question and answer period between the 

Commissioners and the witnesses. 

Authority: Congress created the U.S.-China 

Economic and Security Review Commission 

in 2000 in the National Defense 

Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106–398), as 

amended by Division P of the Consolidated 

Appropriations Resolution, 2003 (Pub. L. 

108–7), as amended by Public Law 109–108 

(November 22, 2005), as amended by Public 

Law 113–291 (December 19, 2014). 

Dated: April 14, 2015. 

Michael Danis, 

Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and 

Security Review Commission. 

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