Recruitment Notice for the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, 13390 [2012-5316]
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the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C.
Chapter 6).
Douglas H. Shulman,
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
[FR Doc. 2012–5318 Filed 3–5–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Recruitment Notice for the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Notice of Open Season for
Recruitment of IRS Taxpayer Advocacy
Panel (TAP) Members.
DATES: March 19, 2012 through April
27, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Shawn Collins at 202–622–1245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is
hereby given that the Department of the
Treasury and the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) are inviting individuals to
help improve the nation’s tax agency by
applying to be members of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel (TAP). The mission of
the TAP is to listen to taxpayers,
identify issues that affect taxpayers, and
make suggestions for improving IRS
service and customer satisfaction. The
TAP serves as an advisory body to the
Secretary of the Treasury, the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and
the National Taxpayer Advocate. TAP
members will participate in
subcommittees that channel their
feedback to the IRS through the Panel’s
parent committee.
The IRS is seeking applicants who
have an interest in good government, a
personal commitment to volunteer
approximately 300 to 500 hours a year,
and a desire to help improve IRS
customer service. To the extent possible,
the TAP Director will ensure that TAP
membership is balanced and represents
a cross-section of the taxpaying public
with at least one member from each
state, the District of Columbia, and
Puerto Rico. Potential candidates must
be U.S. citizens and must pass an IRS
tax compliance check and a Federal
Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
background investigation. Federallyregistered lobbyists cannot be members
of the TAP.
TAP members are a diverse group of
citizens who represent the interests of
taxpayers from their respective
geographic locations by providing input
from a taxpayer’s perspective on ways to
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improve IRS customer service and
administration of the Federal tax
system, and by identifying grassroots
taxpayer issues. Members should have
good communications skills and be able
to speak to taxpayers about the TAP and
TAP activities, while clearly
distinguishing between TAP positions
and their personal viewpoints.
Interested applicants should visit the
TAP Web site at www.improveirs.org to
complete the on-line application or call
the TAP toll-free number, 1–888–912–
1227, if they have questions about TAP
membership. The opening date for
submitting applications is March 19,
2012, and the deadline for submitting
applications is April 27, 2012.
Interviews may be held. The
Department of the Treasury will review
the recommended candidates and make
final selections. New TAP members will
serve a three-year term starting in
December 2012. (Note: highly-ranked
applicants not selected as members may
be placed on a roster of alternates who
will be eligible to fill future vacancies
that may occur on the Panel.)
Questions regarding the selection of
TAP members may be directed to
Shawn Collins, Director, Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel, Internal Revenue
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Room 3219, Washington, DC 20224, or
202–622–1245.
Dated: February 29, 2012.
Shawn Collins,
Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Notice of Intent To Grant an Exclusive
License
Department of Veterans Affairs,
Office of Research and Development.
ACTION: Notice of Intent.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Department of Veterans Affairs,
Office of Research and Development,
intends to grant to Brain Plasticity, Inc.,
One Montgomery St., Suite 710, San
Francisco, California 94104–4505, USA,
an exclusive license to practice the
following patent application: PCT/
US2011/042031 filed July 8, 2011,
entitled ‘‘Computer-Implemented
interactive behavioral training
technique for the optimization of
attention or remediation of disorders of
attention.’’
DATES: Comments must be received
March 21, 2012.
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Written comments may be
submitted through www.regulations.gov;
by mail or hand-delivery to the Director,
Regulations Management (02REG),
Department of Veterans Affairs, 810
Vermont Avenue NW., Room 1068,
Washington, DC 20420; or by fax to
(202) 273–9026. Copies of comments
received will be available for public
inspection in the Office of Regulation
Policy and Management, Room 1063B,
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30
p.m., Monday through Friday (except
holidays). Call (202) 461–4902 for an
appointment (This is not a toll-free
number). In addition, during the
comment period, comments may be
viewed online through the Federal
Docket Management System at https://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amy E. Centanni, Director of
Technology Transfer, Office of Research
and Development (10P9TT), Department
of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20420,
(202) 443–5640 (This is not a toll-free
number). Copies of the published patent
applications may be obtained from the
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office at
www.uspto.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: It is in the
public interest to so license these
inventions, as Brain Plasticity, Inc.,
submitted a complete and sufficient
application for a license. The
prospective exclusive license will be
royalty-bearing and will comply with
the terms and conditions of 35 U.S.C.
209 and 37 CFR 404.7. The prospective
exclusive license may be granted unless,
within 15 days from the date of this
published Notice, the Department of
Veterans Affairs Office of Research and
Development receives written evidence
and argument which establishes that the
grant of the license would not be
consistent with the requirements of 35
U.S.C. 209 and 37 CFR 404.7.
ADDRESSES:
Dated: February 24, 2012.
John R. Gingrich,
Chief of Staff, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) gives notice under Public Law 92–
463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act)
that the Veterans’ Rural Health Advisory
Committee will hold a meeting on
March 29–30, 2012, at the Conference
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Recruitment Notice for the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Notice of Open Season for Recruitment of IRS Taxpayer Advocacy
Panel (TAP) Members.
DATES: March 19, 2012 through April 27, 2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Shawn Collins at 202-622-1245.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is hereby given that the Department
of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are inviting
individuals to help improve the nation's tax agency by applying to be
members of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP). The mission of the TAP is
to listen to taxpayers, identify issues that affect taxpayers, and make
suggestions for improving IRS service and customer satisfaction. The
TAP serves as an advisory body to the Secretary of the Treasury, the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue, and the National Taxpayer Advocate.
TAP members will participate in subcommittees that channel their
feedback to the IRS through the Panel's parent committee.
The IRS is seeking applicants who have an interest in good
government, a personal commitment to volunteer approximately 300 to 500
hours a year, and a desire to help improve IRS customer service. To the
extent possible, the TAP Director will ensure that TAP membership is
balanced and represents a cross-section of the taxpaying public with at
least one member from each state, the District of Columbia, and Puerto
Rico. Potential candidates must be U.S. citizens and must pass an IRS
tax compliance check and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
background investigation. Federally-registered lobbyists cannot be
members of the TAP.
TAP members are a diverse group of citizens who represent the
interests of taxpayers from their respective geographic locations by
providing input from a taxpayer's perspective on ways to improve IRS
customer service and administration of the Federal tax system, and by
identifying grassroots taxpayer issues. Members should have good
communications skills and be able to speak to taxpayers about the TAP
and TAP activities, while clearly distinguishing between TAP positions
and their personal viewpoints.
Interested applicants should visit the TAP Web site at
www.improveirs.org to complete the on-line application or call the TAP
toll-free number, 1-888-912-1227, if they have questions about TAP
membership. The opening date for submitting applications is March 19,
2012, and the deadline for submitting applications is April 27, 2012.
Interviews may be held. The Department of the Treasury will review the
recommended candidates and make final selections. New TAP members will
serve a three-year term starting in December 2012. (Note: highly-ranked
applicants not selected as members may be placed on a roster of
alternates who will be eligible to fill future vacancies that may occur
on the Panel.)
Questions regarding the selection of TAP members may be directed to
Shawn Collins, Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Internal Revenue
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Room 3219, Washington, DC 20224,
or 202-622-1245.
Dated: February 29, 2012.
Shawn Collins,
Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2012-5316 Filed 3-5-12; 8:45 am]
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