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formal scoping meeting is planned at

this time.

To ensure that the full range of issues

related to this proposed action are

addressed and all significant issues

identified, comments and suggestions

are invited from all interested parties.

Comments and questions on this

proposed action and the EIS should be

directed to the FHWA at the address

provided above.

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

Program Number 20.205, Highway Research,

Planning, and Construction. The regulations

implementing Executive Order 12372

regarding intergovernmental consultation on

Federal programs and activities apply to this

program.)

Edward S. Sundra,

Environmental Specialist, Richmond,

Virginia.

[FR Doc. 95–30283 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910–22–M

DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Commissioner’s Advisory Group:

Public Meeting

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of Public Meeting of

Commissioner’s Advisory Group.

SUMMARY: Public meeting of the

Commissioner’s Advisory Group will be

held in Washington, D.C. This meeting

is being scheduled due to the

cancellation of the previously

announced November 16, 1995, CAG

meeting.

DATES: The meeting will be held January

30, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Washburn, C:I, 1111

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 7046

IR, Washington, D.C. 20224. Telephone

No. (202) 622–5026 (not a toll-free

number).

Notice is hereby given that a public

meeting of the Commissioner’s Advisory

Group previously scheduled for

November 16, 1995, beginning at 10:00

am in Room 3313, main Internal

Revenue Service building, 1111

Constitution Avenue, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20224, was cancelled

due to the Federal government

shutdown.

Notice is hereby given pursuant to

Section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory

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

that a public meeting of the

Commissioner’s Advisory Group will be

held on January 30, 1996, beginning at

10:00 am in Room 3313, main Internal

Revenue Service building, 1111

Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington,

D.C. 20224.

The agenda will include the following

topics:

Filing Season Readiness

Improving Services to Customers

Small Business Issues and Initiatives

Compliance Issues

Corporate Education Issues

Note: Last minute changes to the agenda or

order of topic discussion are possible and

could prevent effective advance notice.

The meeting will be in a room that

accommodates approximately 50

people, including members of the

Commissioner’s Advisory Group and

IRS officials. Due to the limited

conference space, notification of intent

to attend the meeting must be made

with Lorenza Wilds, no later than

January 23, 1996. Ms. Wilds can be

reached on (202) 622–5026 (not tollfree).

If you would like to have the

Committee consider a written statement,

please call or write: Patricia Washburn,

Office of Public Liaison, C:I, Internal

Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room 7046 IR,

Washington, D.C. 20224.

Margaret Milner Richardson,

Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

[FR Doc. 95–30274 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01–U

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Tax on Certain Imported Substances

(Butyl Benzyl Phthalate); Filing of

Petition

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),

Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This notice announces the

acceptance, under Notice 89–61, of a

petition requesting that butyl benzyl

phthalate be added to the list of taxable

substances in section 4672(a)(3).

Publication of this notice is in

compliance with Notice 89–61. This is

not a determination that the list of

taxable substances should be modified.

DATES: Submissions must be received by

February 12, 1996. Any modification of

the list of taxable substances based upon

this petition would be effective April 1,

1991.

ADDRESSES: Send submissions to:

CC:DOM:CORP:R (Petition), room 5228,

Internal Revenue Service, POB 7604,

Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC

20044. In the alternative, submissions

may be hand delivered between the

hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to:

CC:DOM:CORP:T:R (Petition), Courier’s

Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111

Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,

DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ruth Hoffman, Office of Assistant Chief

Counsel (Passthroughs and Special

Industries), (202) 622–3130 (not a tollfree number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

petition was received on June 25, 1990.

The petitioner is Monsanto Company, a

manufacturer and exporter of this

substance. The following is a summary

of the information contained in the

petition. The complete petition is

available in the Internal Revenue

Service Freedom of Information Reading

Room.

HTS number: 2917.39.2000

CAS number: 85–68–7

Butyl benzyl phthalate is derived

from the taxable chemicals methane,

propylene, xylene, toluene, and chlorine

and is a liquid produced predominantly

by the reaction of n-butanol and

phthalic anhydride, followed by a

reaction with benzyl chloride in the

presence of a catalyst. n-butanol is

manufactured by the hydrogenation of

n-butyraldehyde, which is derived from

propylene and synthesis gas (hydrogen

and synthesis gas are derived from

natural gas). Benzyl chloride is

produced by direct photochemical

chlorination of toluene. Phthalic

anhydride is produced by the reaction

of o-xylene with air in the presence of

a catalyst.

The stoichiometric material

consumption formula for this substance

is:

CH4 (methane)+C3H6 (propylene)+C8H10

(xylene)+3 O2 (oxygen)+C7H8

(toluene)+Cl2 (chlorine) ——->

C19H20O4 (butyl benzyl phthalate)+2 HCl

(hydrochloric acid)+H2

(hydrogen)+2 H2O (water)

According to the petition, taxable

chemicals constitute 77.25 percent by

weight of the materials used to produce

this substance. The rate of tax for this

substance would be $5.54 per ton. This

is based upon a conversion factor for

methane of 0.05, a conversion factor for

propylene of 0.17, a conversion factor

for xylene of 0.47, a conversion factor

for toluene of 0.32, and a conversion

factor for chlorine of 0.26.

Comments and Requests for a Public

Hearing

Before a determination is made,

consideration will be given to any

written comments (a signed original and
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eight (8) copies) that are submitted

timely to the IRS. All comments will be

available for public inspection and

copying. A public hearing may be

scheduled if requested in writing by a

person that timely submits written

comments. If a public hearing is

scheduled, notice of the date, time, and

place for the hearing will be published

in the Federal Register.

Dale D. Goode,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Assistant

Chief Counsel (Corporate).

[FR Doc. 95–30273 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4830–01-U

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS

AFFAIRS

Privacy Act of 1974; Report of

Matching Programs

AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA).

ACTION: Notice of renewal—VA/IRS

Match Program.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA),

Veterans Health Administration (VHA),

intends to renew the computer matching

program comparing Internal Revenue

Service (IRS) and Social Security

Administration (SSA) income records

with VA patient income data which is

contained in the patient medical

records.

The goal of these matches is to

compare income, social security

number, and employment status as

reported to VHA with income records

maintained by IRS and SSA. For the

information of all concerned, a

summary report of the VHA matching

program describing the computer

matches follows. In accordance with 5

U.S.C. 552a(o)(2), copies of the

computer matching report are being sent

to both houses of Congress. These

matches are expected to commence on

or about January 1, 1996, but start no

sooner than 30 days after publication of

this notice in the Federal Register or 40

days after copies of this notice and the

agreement are submitted to Congress

and the Office of Management and

Budget whichever is later. These

matches may be extended by the

involved Data Integrity Boards for a

twelve month period provided all

agencies involved certify to the Data

Integrity Boards, within three months of

the termination date of the original

match, that the matching program will

be conducted without change and the

matching programs have been

conducted in compliance with the

original matching agreements. The

matches will not continue past the

legislative authorized date to obtain this

information. However, expiration of this

agreement is June 30, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Interested individuals may

comment on the matches by writing to

the Chief Administrative Officer (161D),

Veterans Health Administration,

Department of Veterans Affairs, 810

Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC

20420.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Janice E. Wheeler (202) 273–6276,

Program Analyst, Income Verification

Match Policy Service.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Further

information regarding the matching

program is provided below. This

information is required by Title 5 U.S.C.

552a(e)(12), the Privacy Act of 1974, as

amended. A copy of this notice has been

provided to both houses of Congress and

the Office of Management and Budget.

Approved: December 4, 1995.

Jesse Brown,

Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Report of Matching Program

Department of Veterans Affairs Patient

Medical Records With Income Records

Maintained by the Internal Revenue

Service and the Social Security

Administration

a. Authority: Title 38 U.S.C. 5106 and

5317; Pub. L. 101–508 as amended by

Pub. L. 102–568.

b. Program Description:

(1) Purpose: (a) The Department of

Veterans Affairs (VA), Veterans Health

Administration (VHA) plans to match

the household income information

contained in the medical records of

certain nonservice-connected veterans,

with the income records for those

persons maintained by the Internal

Revenue Service (IRS) and the Social

Security Administration (SSA). Those

nonservice-connected veterans subject

to income verification matching are

those veterans who are receiving VA

medical care in a mandatory eligibility

category due to a finding of low income

subsequent to means testing.

(b) Currently, information about a

veterans household income (i.e.,

veterans and spouses receipt of wage,

self-employment and other income as

well as employment status, health

insurance coverage and number of

dependents) is obtained when the

veteran makes application for medical

care at a VA medical care facility. The

household income and dependent data

is evaluated in a ‘‘means test’’ which

takes into account deductions of certain

income not counted as such for Veterans

Health Administration eligibility

purposes. Once a net income for the

veteran is established, it is applied

against means test thresholds, or levels

of income establishing mandatory or

discretionary eligibility for medical

care. If the veterans net income falls

below the applicable means test

threshold, he or she is eligible for

mandatory care (i.e., no-cost care);

however, if the net income falls over the

applicable threshold, the veteran is

given a discretionary eligibility.

Veterans who are eligible for

discretionary care are provided care if

the VA medical facility has the

resources to treat discretionary veterans,

and if the veteran agrees to make a copayment for such care. The proposed

matching programs will enable VA to

verify the accuracy of reported income

and employment status and therefore

more accurately determine eligibility for

medical care.

(2) Procedures: VA’s Veterans Health

Administration has established an

Income Verification Match (IVM)

Center. The IVM Center will

electronically extra demographic and

income data from each VA medical care

facility’s database on nonserviceconnected veterans found eligible for

mandatory care based solely on low

income. The VHA IVM extract file will

be matched against IRS and SSA income

records. If a VHA record and SSA or IRS

record match on social security number

and name, the IVM Center will begin an

extensive case development and

verification process. This process will

assure the validity of the matched cases

by verifying the IRS/SSA reported

income amount with the payer(s) and

recipients of the income. Each veteran

and/or spouse identified by the match

will be contacted in order to notify the

veteran and/or spouse of any income

discrepancy identified by the match, to

verify the discrepancy, and to advise

him or her of potential changes to the

veterans’ medical care eligibility at the

VA medical center, and the potential

billing action for co-payments. Before

any adverse action is taken, the

individual(s) identified by the match

will be given the opportunity to contest

the findings. Where there are reasonable

grounds to believe that there has been

a violation of criminal laws, the matter

will be referred for prosecution

consideration in accordance with

existing VA policies.

c. Records to be Matched. The VA

records involved in the match are

patient medical records maintained in

the ‘‘Patient Medical Record-VA

(24VA136)’’ published at 40 FR 38095

(8/26/75) and amended at 40 FR 52125

(11/7/75), 41 FR 2881 (1/20/76), 41 FR

11631 (3/19/76), 42 FR 30557 (6/15/72),