Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC); Nominations, 18608-18609 [E9-9293]

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• Internal Revenue Service
• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 77 (Thursday, April 23, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18608-18609]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-9293]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC); Nominations

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Request for applications.

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SUMMARY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requests applications of 
individuals to be considered for selection as Internal Revenue Service 
Advisory Council (IRSAC) members. Applications will be accepted for 
current vacancies and should describe and document the applicant's 
qualifications for membership. IRSAC is comprised of up to thirty-five 
(35) appointed members; approximately eight of these appointments will 
expire in December 2009. It is important that the IRSAC continue to 
represent a diverse taxpayer and stakeholder base. Accordingly, to 
maintain membership diversity, selection is based on the applicant's 
qualifications as well as areas of expertise. The Internal Revenue 
Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) provides an organized public forum for 
IRS officials and representatives of the public to discuss relevant tax 
administration issues. The council advises the IRS on issues that have 
a substantive effect on federal tax administration. As an advisory body 
designed to focus on broad policy matters, the IRSAC reviews existing 
tax policy and/or recommends policies with respect to emerging tax 
administration issues. The IRSAC suggests operational improvements, 
offers constructive observations regarding current or proposed IRS 
policies, programs, and procedures, and advises the IRS with respect to 
issues having substantive effect on Federal tax administration.

DATES: Written applications must be postmarked or faxed on or before 
June 16, 2009.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent to National Public Liaison, 
CL:NPL:P, Room 7559 IR, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20224,

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Attn: Lorenza Wilds; or by e-mail: *public_liaison@irs.gov. 
Applications may be submitted by mail to the address above or faxed to 
202-927-4123. Application packages are available on the Tax 
Professional's Page, which is located on the IRS Internet Web site at 
https://www.irs.gov/taxpros/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lorenza Wilds at 202-622-6440 (not 
a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IRSAC was authorized under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law No. 92-463. The first Advisory Group 
to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue--or the Commissioner's Advisory 
Group (``CAG'')--was established in 1953 as a ``national policy and/or 
issue advisory committee.'' Renamed in 1998, the Internal Revenue 
Service Advisory Council (IRSAC) reflects the agency-wide scope of its 
focus as an advisory body to the entire agency. The IRSAC's primary 
purpose is to provide an organized public forum for senior IRS 
executives and representatives of the public to discuss relevant tax 
administration issues. Conveying the public's perception of IRS 
activities, the IRSAC is comprised of individuals who bring 
substantial, disparate experience and diverse backgrounds on the 
Council's activities. Membership is balanced to include representation 
from the taxpaying public, the tax professional community, small and 
large businesses, state tax administration, and the payroll community. 
IRSAC members are appointed by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue 
Service and serve a term of three years. There are four subcommittees 
of IRSAC, the Small Business/Self Employed (SB/SE); Large Mid-Size 
Business (LMSB); Wage & Investment (W&I); and the Office of 
Professional Responsibility (OPR) subcommittee. Members are not paid 
for their services. However, travel expenses for working sessions, 
public meetings and orientation sessions, such as airfare, per diem, 
and transportation to and from airports, train stations, etc., are 
reimbursed within prescribed federal travel limitations. Receipt of 
applications will be acknowledged, these individuals contacted, and 
immediately thereafter, biographical information must be completed and 
returned to Ms. Lorenza Wilds in National Public Liaison within fifteen 
(15) days. In accordance with Department of Treasury Directive 21-03, a 
clearance process including annual tax checks, a Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check, and a practitioner check with 
the Office of Professional Responsibility will be conducted.
    Equal opportunity practices will be followed for all appointments 
to the IRSAC in accordance with the Department of Treasury and IRS 
policies. To ensure that the recommendations of the IRSAC have taken 
into account the needs of the diverse groups served by the IRS, 
membership shall include individuals who demonstrate the ability to 
represent minorities, women, and persons with disabilities.

    Dated: April 14, 2009.
Candice Cromling,
Director, National Public Liaison.
[FR Doc. E9-9293 Filed 4-22-09; 8:45 am]
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