Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC); Nominations, 21098-21099 [2011-8992]

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[FR Doc. 2011–9001 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:32 Apr 13, 2011 Jkt 223001 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC); Nominations Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Request for applications. AGENCY: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requests applications of individuals to be considered for selection as members of the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC). Nominations should describe and document the proposed member’s qualification for IRSAC membership, including the applicant’s knowledge of Circular 230 regulations and the applicant’s past or current affiliations and dealings with the particular tax segment or segments of the community that the applicant wishes to represent on the council. Applications will be accepted for current vacancies from qualified individuals and from professional and public interest groups that wish to have representatives on the IRSAC. The IRSAC is comprised of no more than thirty-five (35) appointed members; approximately twelve of these appointments will expire in December 2011. 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, geographic diversity, major stakeholder representation and customer segments. 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 will be accepted from May 2, 2011 through June 17, 2011. ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent to National Public Liaison, CL:NPL:P, Room 7559 IR, 1111 Constitution SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00159 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, 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, 202–622–6440 (not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IRSAC was authorized under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 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 agencywide 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, international, wage and investment taxpayers and the knowledge of Circular 230. IRSAC members are nominated by the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury to serve a three year term. There are four subcommittees of IRSAC, the Small Business/Self Employed (SB/SE); Large Business and International (LB&I); Wage & Investment (W&I); and the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR). 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. An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to all applicants. In accordance with the Department of the Treasury Directive 21–03, a clearance process including annual tax checks and a practitioner check with the Office of Professional Responsibility will be conducted. In addition, all applicants E:\FR\FM\14APN1.SGM 14APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 72 / Thursday, April 14, 2011 / Notices deemed ‘‘best qualified’’ will have to undergo a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check. ‘‘Federally-registered lobbyists cannot be members of the IRSAC.’’ Equal opportunity practices will be followed for all appointments to the IRSAC in accordance with the Department of the Treasury and IRS policies. ‘‘The IRS has special interest in assuring that women and men, members of all races and national origins, and individuals with disabilities are adequately represented on advisory committees: and therefore, extends particular encouragement to nominations from such appropriately qualified candidates.’’ Dated: April 6, 2011. Candice Cromling, Director, National Public Liaison. [FR Doc. 2011–8992 Filed 4–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830–01–P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Determinations Concerning Illnesses Discussed In National Academy of Sciences Reports on Gulf War and Health, Volumes 4 and 8 AGENCY: ACTION: Department of Veterans Affairs. Notice. As required by law, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hereby gives notice that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, under the authority granted by the Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998, has determined that there is no basis to establish any new presumptions of service connection at this time for any of the diseases, illnesses, or health effects discussed in the September 12, 2006, and April 9, 2010, reports of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), respectively titled Gulf War and Health, Volume 4: Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War (Volume 4) and Gulf War and Health, Volume 8: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War (Volume 8). SUMMARY: mstockstill on DSKH9S0YB1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerald Johnson, Regulations Staff (211D), Compensation and Pension Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420, telephone (202) 461–9727. (This is not a toll-free number.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Mar<15>2010 20:32 Apr 13, 2011 Jkt 223001 I. Statutory Requirements The Persian Gulf War Veterans Act of 1998, Public Law 105–277, title XVI, 112 Stat. 2681–742 through 2681–749 (set out as a note under 38 U.S.C. 1117 and codified in part at 38 U.S.C. 1118), and the Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998, Public Law 105–368, 112 Stat. 3315, directed the Secretary to seek to enter into an agreement with the NAS to review and evaluate the available scientific evidence regarding associations between illnesses and exposure to toxic agents, environmental or wartime hazards, or preventive medicines or vaccines to which service members may have been exposed during service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Persian Gulf War. Under this agreement, Congress directed NAS to identify agents, hazards, medicines, and vaccines to which service members may have been exposed during the Persian Gulf War. Congress required NAS, to the extent that available scientific data permits meaningful determinations, to determine for each substance or hazard identified: (1) Whether a statistical association exists between exposure to the substance or hazard and the occurrence of illnesses, (2) whether there is an increased risk of the illness among exposed human or animal populations, and (3) whether a plausible biological mechanism or other evidence of a causal relationship exists. Public Law 105–277, 112 Stat. 2681–747. In addition, Congress authorized VA to compensate Gulf War Veterans for diagnosed or undiagnosed illnesses that are determined by VA to warrant a presumption of service connection based upon a positive association with exposure, as a result of Gulf War service, to a toxic agent, an environmental or wartime hazard, or a preventive medication or vaccine known or presumed to be associated with Gulf War service. 38 U.S.C. 1118. Thus, upon receipt of each NAS report, VA must determine whether a presumption of service connection is warranted for any disease or illness discussed in the report. A presumption of service connection is warranted if VA determines, based on sound medical and scientific evidence, that there is a positive association between the exposure of humans and animals to a biological, chemical, or other toxic agent, environmental or wartime hazard, or preventive medicine or vaccine known or presumed to be associated with service in the Southwest Asia theater of operations during the Gulf War and the occurrence of a diagnosed or undiagnosed disease or illness in PO 00000 Frm 00160 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 21099 humans and animals. 38 U.S.C. 1118(b). If the Secretary determines that a presumption of service connection is not warranted, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register a notice of the determination. 38 U.S.C. 1118(c)(3)(A). Accordingly, this notice announces VA’s determination that no new presumptions of service connection are warranted for any disease or illness discussed in Volume 4 and Volume 8. II. NAS Reports: Gulf War and Health Series The NAS has issued eight numbered reports and two unnumbered ‘‘updates’’ in the Gulf War and Health series, which examine the health effects of exposure to specific chemical agents, environmental and wartime hazards, and preventive medicines and vaccines. Federal Register notices have been published on four of the eight numbered reports and two unnumbered updates announcing the Secretary’s determination that the available evidence does not warrant a presumption of service connection for any of the diseases discussed in the four reports: Gulf War and Health, Volume 1: Depleted Uranium, Sarin, Pyridostigmine Bromide, and Vaccines (66 FR 35702 (2001)); Gulf War and Health, Volume 2: Insecticides and Solvents (72 FR 48734 (2007)); Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Sarin (73 FR 42411 (2008)); Gulf War and Health, Volume 3: Fuels, Combustion Products, and Propellants (73 FR 50856 (2008)); Gulf War and Health, Volume 5: Infectious Diseases (74 FR 15063 (2009)); Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Depleted Uranium (75 FR 10867 (2010)); and Gulf War and Health, Volume 6: Physiologic, Psychologic, and Psychosocial Effects of DeploymentRelated Stress (76 FR 2447 (2011)). The Volume 4 report is covered in this notice. The findings for Gulf War and Health, Volume 7: Long-Term Consequences of Traumatic Brain Injury are currently under review. The latest report, Volume 8, will also be covered in this notice. Based on Volume 4 and Volume 8, VA published a proposed rule on November 17, 2010 to clarify that FGIDs fall within the scope of the existing presumption of service connection for medically unexplained chronic multisymptom illnesses. 75 FR 70162. Aside from that clarification, VA has determined that no other changes to the existing presumptions relating to multisymptom illness, nor any new presumptions, are warranted at this time. E:\FR\FM\14APN1.SGM 14APN1

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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 members of the Internal 
Revenue Service Advisory Council (IRSAC). Nominations should describe 
and document the proposed member's qualification for IRSAC membership, 
including the applicant's knowledge of Circular 230 regulations and the 
applicant's past or current affiliations and dealings with the 
particular tax segment or segments of the community that the applicant 
wishes to represent on the council. Applications will be accepted for 
current vacancies from qualified individuals and from professional and 
public interest groups that wish to have representatives on the IRSAC. 
The IRSAC is comprised of no more than thirty-five (35) appointed 
members; approximately twelve of these appointments will expire in 
December 2011. 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, geographic diversity, 
major stakeholder representation and customer segments.
    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 will be accepted from May 2, 2011 through 
June 17, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Applications should be sent to National Public Liaison, 
CL:NPL:P, Room 7559 IR, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20224, 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, 202-622-6440 (not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: IRSAC was authorized under the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 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, international, wage 
and investment taxpayers and the knowledge of Circular 230.
    IRSAC members are nominated by the Commissioner of the Internal 
Revenue Service with the concurrence of the Secretary of the Treasury 
to serve a three year term. There are four subcommittees of IRSAC, the 
Small Business/Self Employed (SB/SE); Large Business and International 
(LB&I); Wage & Investment (W&I); and the Office of Professional 
Responsibility (OPR).
    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.
    An acknowledgment of receipt will be sent to all applicants. In 
accordance with the Department of the Treasury Directive 21-03, a 
clearance process including annual tax checks and a practitioner check 
with the Office of Professional Responsibility will be conducted. In 
addition, all applicants

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deemed ``best qualified'' will have to undergo a Federal Bureau of 
Investigation (FBI) fingerprint check. ``Federally-registered lobbyists 
cannot be members of the IRSAC.''
    Equal opportunity practices will be followed for all appointments 
to the IRSAC in accordance with the Department of the Treasury and IRS 
policies. ``The IRS has special interest in assuring that women and 
men, members of all races and national origins, and individuals with 
disabilities are adequately represented on advisory committees: and 
therefore, extends particular encouragement to nominations from such 
appropriately qualified candidates.''

    Dated: April 6, 2011.
Candice Cromling,
Director, National Public Liaison.
[FR Doc. 2011-8992 Filed 4-13-11; 8:45 am]
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