Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee, 14553 [2018-06769]
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Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 4, 2018 / Notices
Approved: March 29, 2018.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
Disruption of Mail Service
[FR Doc. 2018–06892 Filed 4–3–18; 8:45 am]
Department of Veterans Affairs.
Notice of exception to date of
AGENCY:
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receipt.
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
In late August 2017,
Hurricane Harvey interrupted
operations at the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) regional office in
Houston, Texas, as well as postal service
in multiple Texas communities. In late
September 2017, Hurricane Maria
interrupted operations at the VA
regional office in Puerto Rico, and
postal service throughout the Puerto
Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands area.
Correspondence containing claims,
information, or evidence sent to VA
during these periods was likely delayed
due to interrupted operations of the
regional office or postal service. VA
aims to protect the interest of claimants
who sent correspondence to the
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
through the normal channels of
communication during these periods
and prevent them from possibly being
deprived of benefits solely because
those channels of communication were
disrupted due to events outside of the
claimants’ control. Therefore, VA is
instituting procedures to consider
alternative dates as the date of receipt of
correspondence.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan Hughes, Acting Assistant
Director, Policy and Procedures,
Compensation Service, Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue,
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 461–
9700 (this is not a toll-free telephone
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A VA
regulation, 38 CFR 3.1(r), allows the
Under Secretary for Benefits to establish
exceptions to VA’s rule about date of
receipt of claims, information, or
evidence. Ordinarily, ‘‘date of receipt’’
means the date on which a claim,
information or evidence was received in
a VA office. The regulation states that
exceptions may be established when a
natural or man-made interference with
SUMMARY:
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Joint Committee
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
AGENCY:
An open meeting of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint
Committee will be conducted. 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 25, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa
Billups at 1–888–912–1227 or (214)
413–6523.
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 Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Joint Committee will be
held Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at 1:00
p.m. Eastern Time via teleconference.
The public is invited to make oral
comments or submit written statements
for consideration. For more information
please contact Lisa Billups at 1–888–
912–1227 or (214) 413–6523, or write
TAP Office 1114 Commerce Street,
Dallas, TX 75242–1021, or post
comments to the website: https://
www.improveirs.org.
The agenda will include various
committee issues for submission to the
IRS and other TAP related topics. Public
input is welcomed.
SUMMARY:
Dated: March 28, 2018.
Antoinette Ross,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
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the normal channels through which VA
ordinarily receives correspondence has
resulted in one or more VA regional
offices experiencing extended delays in
receipt of claims, information or
evidence to an extent that, if not
addressed, the delay would adversely
affect such claimants, through no fault
of their own.
In late August 2017, Hurricane Harvey
interrupted operations at the VA
regional office in Houston, Texas, as
well as postal service in multiple
surrounding Texas communities. In late
September 2017, Hurricane Maria
interrupted operations at the VA
regional office in Puerto Rico, as well as
postal service in the Puerto Rico and
U.S. Virgin Islands areas.
Correspondence containing claims,
information or evidence sent to VA
during these periods was likely delayed
due to interrupted operations of the
regional office or postal service. Because
regional offices and the mail system
were impacted, VA established the
following exceptions to the standard
rule, on date of receipt.
Exceptions to Date of Receipt for
Claimants Affected By Hurricane
Harvey
VA hereby gives notice that, for
purposes of determining the date of
entitlement, any correspondence
received by VA during the period
September 1 through September 7, 2017,
from individuals in zip codes
designated to have been impacted by
Hurricane Harvey that contained claims,
information or evidence will be
considered received no later than
August 31, 2017. Alternatively, if the
correspondence was received during the
period September 1 through September
7, 2017, but the postmark date is prior
to August 31, 2017, the correspondence
will be considered received on the date
of postmark.
This guidance applies to
correspondence received during the
designated period from the zip codes
designated below.
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 4, 2018)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-06769]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee
will be conducted. 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 25, 2018.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Billups at 1-888-912-1227 or
(214) 413-6523.
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 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Joint Committee
will be held Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time via
teleconference. The public is invited to make oral comments or submit
written statements for consideration. For more information please
contact Lisa Billups at 1-888-912-1227 or (214) 413-6523, or write TAP
Office 1114 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75242-1021, or post comments to
the website: https://www.improveirs.org.
The agenda will include various committee issues for submission to
the IRS and other TAP related topics. Public input is welcomed.
Dated: March 28, 2018.
Antoinette Ross,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2018-06769 Filed 4-3-18; 8:45 am]
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