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conference call. You can submit written 

comments to the panel by faxing to 

(718) 488–2062, or by mail to Taxpayer 

Advocacy Panel, 10 Metro Tech Center, 

625 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201, 

or you can contact us at http:// 

www.improveirs.org. Public comments 

will also be welcome during the 

meeting. Please contact Marisa Knispel 

at 1–888–912–1227 or (718) 488–3557 

for additional information. 

The agenda will include the 

following: Various VITA Issues. 

Dated: February 27, 2008. 

Sandra L. McQuin, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E8–4281 Filed 3–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

Open Meeting of the Wage & 

Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden 

(Notices) Issue Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Wage 

& Investment Reducing Taxpayer 

Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be 

conducted (via teleconference). The 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting 

public comments, ideas and suggestions 

on improving customer service at the 

Internal Revenue Service. 

DATES: The meeting will be held 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, Thursday, 

April 17, 2008, and Friday, April 18, 

2008. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Sallie Chavez at 1–888–912–1227, or 

954–423–7979. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given pursuant to section 

10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) 

that an open meeting of the Wage & 

Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden 

(Notices) Issue Committee of the 

Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008, 1 p.m. to 5 

p.m., Thursday, April 17, 2008, 8 a.m. 

to 5 p.m., and Friday, April 18, 2008, 8 

a.m. to noon Mountain Time in Salt 

Lake City, UT. The public is invited to 

make oral comments; individual 

comments will be limited to 5 minutes. 

For information or to confirm 

attendance, notification of intent to 

attend the meeting must be made with 

Sallie Chavez. Please call Ms. Chavez at 

1–888–912–1227 or 954–423–7979, or 

write Sallie Chavez, TAP Office, 1000 

South Pine Island Road, Suite 340, 

Plantation, FL 33324, or post comments 

to the Web site: http:// 

www.improveirs.org. 

The agenda will include: Various IRS 

issues. 

Dated: February 27, 2008. 

Sandra L. McQuin, 

Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. 

[FR Doc. E8–4279 Filed 3–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 

AFFAIRS 

Advisory Committee on Gulf War 

Veterans; Notice of Establishment 

As required by section 9(a)(2) of the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, the 

Department of Veterans Affairs hereby 

gives notice of the establishment of the 

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) 

Advisory Committee on Gulf War 

Veterans. The Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs had determined that establishing 

the Committee is both necessary and in 

the public interest. 

The Advisory Committee on Gulf War 

Veterans will advise the Secretary of 

Veterans Affairs on the full spectrum of 

health care and benefits issues that 

confront veterans who served in the 

Southwest Asia theater of operations 

during the 1990–1991 period of the Gulf 

War. The Committee will pay particular 

attention to issues that are unique to 

these veterans. 

Committee members will be 

appointed by the Secretary of Veterans 

Affairs and will be selected from among 

knowledgeable experts, veterans, and 

others with special competence to 

evaluate the particular needs of veterans 

who served during the 1990–1991 

period of the Gulf War. Members will 

include Gulf War veterans, medical 

professionals with expertise in Gulf War 

veterans’ illnesses, environmental 

health experts, veterans service 

organization officials, and other 

appropriate individuals. 

The Committee is expected to remain 

operational for 18 months after its first 

meeting. Prior to its termination, the 

Committee will submit to the Secretary 

a report containing recommendations on 

the delivery of VA benefits and services 

to Gulf War veterans. 

Dated: February 29, 2008. 

By the direction of the Secretary. 

E. Philip Riggin, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 08–956 Filed 3–5–08; 8:45 am] 

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