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expenses within government guidelines 

will be reimbursed. In accordance with 

Department of Treasury Directive 21–03, 

a clearance process including 

fingerprints, tax checks, a Federal 

Bureau of Investigation criminal check 

and a practitioner check with the Office 

of Professional Responsibility will be 

conducted. 

The establishment and operation of 

the Electronic Tax Administration 

Advisory Committee (ETAAC) is 

required by the Internal Revenue 

Service (IRS) Restructuring and Reform 

Act of 1998 (RRA 98), title II, section 

2001(b)(2). ETAAC follows a charter in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(FACA), 5 U.S.C. 1001–1014 . The 

ETAAC provides continued input into 

the development and implementation of 

the IRS’s strategy for electronic tax 

administration. The ETAAC will 

research, analyze, consider, and make 

recommendations on a wide range of 

electronic tax administration issues and 

will provide input into the development 

of the strategic plan for electronic tax 

administration. Members will provide 

an annual report to Congress by June 30. 

Applicants must complete the 

application form, which includes 

describing and documenting the 

applicant’s qualifications for ETAAC 

membership. Applicants must submit a 

short one or two-page statement 

including recent examples of specific 

skills and qualifications as they relate 

to: cybersecurity and information 

security, tax software development, tax 

preparation, payroll and tax financial 

product processing, systems 

management and improvement, 

implementation of customer service 

initiatives, consumer advocacy and 

public administration. Examples of 

critical thinking, strategic planning and 

oral and written communication are 

desirable. 

An acknowledgement of receipt will 

be sent to all applicants. 

Equal opportunity practices will be 

followed in all appointments to the 

ETAAC in accordance with Department 

of Treasury and IRS policies. 

Dated: November 30, 2024. 

John A. Lipold, 

Designated Federal Official. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28721 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Request Submitted for 

Public Comment; Requirements 

Related to Requests for Ruling and 

Determination Letters 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service, 

as part of its continuing effort to reduce 

paperwork and respondent burden, 

invites the 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. Currently, the IRS is 

soliciting comments concerning the 

guidance for taxpayers regarding 

information collection requirements 

related to requests for ruling and 

determination letters. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before February 4, 2025 

to be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Andre ́s Garcia, Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

by email to pra.comments@irs.gov. 

Please include, ‘‘OMB Number: 1545– 

1522—Public Comment Request Notice’’ 

in the Subject line. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for additional information or 

copies of the form and instructions 

should be directed to Ronald J. Durbala, 

at (202) 317–5746, at Internal Revenue 

Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, or 

through the internet at 

RJoseph.Durbala@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Rulings and determination 

letters. 

OMB Number: 1545–1522. 

Regulation Project Number: Rev. Proc. 

2025–1. 

Abstract: This revenue procedure 

explains how the Service provides 

advice to taxpayers on issues under the 

jurisdiction of the Associate Chief 

Counsel (Corporate), the Associate Chief 

Counsel (Employee Benefits, Exempt 

Organizations, and Employment Taxes), 

the Associate Chief Counsel (Financial 

Institutions and Products), the Associate 

Chief Counsel (Income Tax and 

Accounting), the Associate Chief 

Counsel (International), the Associate 

Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and 

Special Industries), and the Associate 

Chief Counsel (Procedure and 

Administration). It explains the forms of 

advice and the way advice is requested 

by taxpayers and provided by the 

Service. 

Current Actions: The previous 

approval was inadvertently 

discontinued. This submission is being 

made to request OMB approval on an 

existing collection in use without an 

OMB Control Number. 

Type of Review: Existing collection in 

use without an OMB Control Number. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

3,966. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 

79.70 hrs. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 316,100. 

The following paragraph applies to all 

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 if 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. 

Desired Focus of Comments: The 

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility. 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used. 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including using 

appropriate automated, electronic, 

mechanical, or other technological 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology, e.g., by 

permitting electronic submissions of 

responses. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the ICR for OMB approval 

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collection; they will also become a 

matter of public record. 

Approved: December 3, 2024. 

Ronald J. Durbala, 

IRS Tax Analyst. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28571 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4830–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

[OMB Control No. 2900–0734] 

Agency Information Collection Activity 

Under OMB Review: Report of General 

Information, Report of First Notice of 

Death, Report of Nursing Home or 

Assisted Living Information, Report of 

Defense Finance and Accounting 

Service (DFAS), Report of Non-Receipt 

of Payment, Report of Incarceration, 

Report of Month of Death 

AGENCY: Veterans Benefits 

Administration (VBA), Department of 

Veterans Affairs. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 

1995, this notice announces that the 

Veterans Benefits Administration 

(VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, 

will submit the collection of 

information abstracted below to the 

Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review and comment. The 

PRA submission describes the nature of 

the information collection and its 

expected cost and burden, and it 

includes the actual data collection 

instrument. 

DATES: Comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection should be sent by 

January 6, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: To submit comments and 

recommendations for the proposed 

information collection, please type the 

following link into your browser: 

www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 

select ‘‘Currently under Review—Open 

for Public Comments’’, then search the 

list for the information collection by 

Title or ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0734.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: VA 

PRA information: Maribel Aponte, 202– 

461–8900, vacopaperworkreduact@

va.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Report of General Information 

(VA Form 27–0820), Report of First 

Notice of Death (VA Form 27–0820a), 

Report of Nursing Home and Assisted 

Living Information (VA Form 27– 

0820b), Report of Defense Finance and 

Accounting Service (DFAS) (VA Form 

27–0820c), Report of Non-Receipt of 

Payment (VA Form 27–0820d), Report 

of Incarceration (VA Form 27–0820e), 

Report of Month of Death (VA Form 27– 

0820f). 

OMB Control Number: 2900–0734 

https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ 

PRASearch. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Abstract: The forms will be used by 

VA personnel to document verbal 

information obtained telephonically 

from claimants or their beneficiary. The 

data collected will be used as part of the 

evidence needed to determine the 

claimant’s or beneficiary’s eligibility for 

benefits. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid OMB 

control number. The Federal Register 

Notice with a 60-day comment period 

soliciting comments on this collection 

of information was published at 89 FR 

80990, October 4, 2024. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

households. 

Estimated Annual Burden: 212,500 

hours. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Respondent: 5 minutes. 

Frequency of Response: On Occasion. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

2,550,000. 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq. 

Maribel Aponte, 

VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of 

Enterprise and Integration, Data Governance 

Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

[FR Doc. 2024–28570 Filed 12–5–24; 8:45 am] 

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