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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: May 14, 2008. 

Glenn Kirkland, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–12555 Filed 6–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request for Form 12854 

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 

12854, Prior Government Service 

Information. 

DATES: Written comments should be 

received on or before August 4, 2008 to 

be assured of consideration. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 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 Allan Hopkins at 

(202) 622–6665, or at Internal Revenue 

Service, room 6129, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 

or through the internet, at 

Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Title: Prior Government Service 

Information. 

OMB Number: 1545–1919. 

Form Number: Form 12854. 

Abstract: Form 12854 is used to 

record prior government service, 

annuitant information and to advise on 

probationary periods. 

Current Actions: There are currently 

no changes to this form. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households. 

Estimated Number of Respondents: 

24,813. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 6,203. 

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: May 27, 2008. 

Allan Hopkins, 

IRS Reports Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E8–12556 Filed 6–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Low Income Taxpayer Clinic Grant 

Program; Availability of 2009 Grant 

Application Package 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This document contains a 

Notice that the IRS has made available 

the grant application package and 

guidelines (Publication 3319) for 

organizations interested in applying for 

a Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) 

matching grant for the 2009 grant cycle 

(the 2009 grant cycle runs January 1, 

2009, through December 31, 2009). The 

application period shall run from May 

27, 2008, through July 7, 2008. 

The IRS will award a total of up to 

$6,000,000 (unless otherwise provided 

by specific Congressional appropriation) 

to qualifying organizations, subject to 

the limitations of Internal Revenue Code 

section 7526, for matching grants. A 

qualifying organization may receive a 

matching grant of up to $100,000 per 

year. Qualifying organizations that 

provide representation for free or for a 

nominal fee to low income taxpayers 

involved in tax controversies with the 

IRS or that provide education on 

taxpayer rights and responsibilities to 

taxpayers for whom English is a second 

language can apply for a grant for the 

2009 grant cycle. 

Examples of qualifying organizations 

include: (1) Clinical programs at 

accredited law, business or accounting 

schools, whose students represent low 

income taxpayers in tax controversies 

with the IRS, and (2) organizations 

exempt from tax under I.R.C. § 501(a) 

which represent low income taxpayers 

in tax controversies with the IRS or refer 

those taxpayers to qualified 

representatives. 

DATES: Grant applications for the 2009 

grant cycle must be electronically filed 

or postmarked by July 7, 2008. 

ADDRESSES: Send completed grant 

applications to: Internal Revenue 

Service, Taxpayer Advocate Service, 

LITC Grant Program Administration 

Office, TA:LITC, 1111 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room 1034, Washington, 

DC 20224. Copies of the 2009 Grant 

Application Package and Guidelines, 

IRS Publication 3319 (Rev. 5–2008), can 

be downloaded from the IRS Internet 

site at http://www.irs.gov/advocate or 

ordered by the IRS Distribution Center 

by calling 1–800–829–3676. Applicants 

can also file electronically at http:// 

www.grants.gov. For applicants 

applying through the Federal Grants 

Web site, the Funding Number is 

TREAS–GRANTS–052009–001. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The 

LITC Program Office at (202) 622–4711 

(not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at 

LITCProgramOffice@irs.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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Background 

Section 7526 of the Internal Revenue 

Code authorizes the IRS, subject to the 

availability of appropriated funds, to 

award organizations matching grants of 

up to $100,000 per year for the 

development, expansion, or 

continuation of qualified low income 

taxpayer clinics. Section 7526 

authorizes the IRS to provide grants to 

qualified organizations that represent 

low income taxpayers in controversies 

with the IRS or inform individuals for 

whom English is a second language of 

their taxpayer rights and 

responsibilities. The IRS may award 

grants to qualifying organizations to 

fund one-year, two-year or three-year 

project periods. Grant funds may be 

awarded for start-up expenditures 

incurred by new clinics during the grant 

cycle. 

The 2009 Grant Application Package 

and Guidelines, Publication 3319 (Rev. 

5–2008), outlines requirements for the 

operation of a qualifying LITC program 

and provides instructions on how to 

apply for a grant. 

The costs of preparing and submitting 

an application are the responsibility of 

each applicant. Each application will be 

given due consideration and the LITC 

Program Office will mail notification 

letters to each applicant. 

Selection Consideration 

Applications that pass the eligibility 

screening process will be numerically 

ranked based on the information 

contained in their proposed program 

plan. Please note that the IRS Volunteer 

Income Tax Assistance (VITA) and Tax 

Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) 

Programs are independently funded and 

separate from the LITC Program. 

Organizations currently participating in 

the VITA or TCE Programs may be 

eligible to apply for a LITC grant if they 

meet the criteria and qualifications 

outlined in the 2009 Grant Application 

Package and Guidelines, Publication 

3319 (Rev. 5–2008). Organizations that 

seek to operate VITA and LITC 

Programs, or TCE and LITC Programs, 

must maintain separate and distinct 

programs even if co-located to ensure 

proper cost allocation for LITC grant 

funds and adherence to the rules and 

regulations of the VITA, TCE and LITC 

Programs, as appropriate. 

Comments 

Interested parties are encouraged to 

provide comments on the IRS’s 

administration of the grant program on 

an ongoing basis. Comments may be 

sent to Internal Revenue Service, 

Taxpayer Advocate Service, Attn: 

Shawn Collins, LITC Program Office, 

TA:LITC, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 

NW., Room 1034, Washington, DC 

20224. 

Nina E. Olson, 

National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal 

Revenue Service. 

[FR Doc. 08–1318 Filed 6–2–08; 8:45am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Office of Thrift Supervision 

[AC–22: OTS Nos. 00057, H4139, H4138, and 

H4513] 

Home Federal Savings and Loan 

Association, Home Federal Mutual 

Holding Company of Louisiana, Home 

Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana, and 

(new) Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of 

Louisiana, Shreveport, Louisiana; 

Approval of Conversion Application 

Notice is hereby given that on May 14, 

2008, the Office of Thrift Supervision 

approved the application of Home 

Federal Mutual Holding Company of 

Louisiana and Home Federal Savings 

and Loan Association, Shreveport, 

Louisiana, to convert to the stock form 

of organization. Copies of the 

application are available for inspection 

by appointment (phone number: 202–

906–5922 or e-mail: 

Public.Info@OTS.Treas.gov) at the 

Public Reading Room, 1700 G Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20552, and OTS 

Midwest Regional Office, 225 E. John 

Carpenter Freeway, Suite 500, Irving, 

Texas 75062. 

Dated: May 28, 2008. 

By the Office of Thrift Supervision, 

Sandra E. Evans, 

Federal Register Liaison. 

[FR Doc. E8–12270 Filed 6–4–08; 8:45 am] 

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