Dated: March 4, 2005. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
Mark S. Kaizen, AFFAIRS Designated Federal Officer. Internal Revenue Service [OMB Control No. 2900–0390] [FR Doc. 05–4603 Filed 3–8–05; 8:45 am] Open Meeting of the Wage & BILLING CODE 4810–25–P Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden Proposed Information Collection Activity: Proposed Collection; (Notices) Issue Committee of the Comment Request Taxpayer Advocacy Panel DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Internal Revenue Service AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Administration, Department of Veterans Treasury. Affairs. Open Meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer ACTION: Notice. ACTION: Notice. Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, SUMMARY: The Veterans Benefits SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Wage Administration (VBA), Department of Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Puerto Rico) Veterans Affairs (VA), is announcing an Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the opportunity for public comment on the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be proposed collection of certain AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), conducted (via teleconference). The information by the agency. Under the Treasury. Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of ACTION: Notice. public comments, ideas and suggestions 1995, Federal agencies are required to on improving customer service at the publish notice in the Federal Register SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area Internal Revenue Service. concerning each proposed collection of 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be DATES: The meeting will be held information, including each proposed conducted (via teleconference). The extension of a currently approved Thursday, April 7, 2005 from 12 p.m. to Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting collection, and allow 60 days for public 1 p.m. ET. public comments, ideas, and comment in response to the notice. This suggestions on improving customer FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: notice solicits comments on the service at the Internal Revenue Service. Sallie Chavez at 1–888–912–1227, or information needed to determine 954–423–7979. claimants’ eligibility for surviving DATES: The meeting will be held spouses and children to REPS (Restored Tuesday, April 5, 2005 from 11 a.m. to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is Entitlement Program for Survivors) 12 p.m. ET. hereby given pursuant to section benefits. 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DATES: Written comments and Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) Sallie Chavez at 1–888–912–1227, or that an open meeting of the Wage & recommendations on the proposed 954–423–7979. Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden collection of information should be received on or before May 9, 2005. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held ADDRESSES: Submit written comments hereby given pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Thursday, April 7, 2005, from 12 p.m. on the collection of information to to 1 p.m. ET via a telephone conference Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988) call. If you would like to have the TAP Administration (20M35), Department of that an open meeting of the Area 3 Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held consider a written statement, please call NW., Washington, DC 20420 or e-mail: Tuesday, April 5, 2005, from 11 a.m. to 1–888–912–1227 or 954–423–7979, or irmnkess@vba.va.gov. Please refer to 12 p.m. ET via a telephone conference write Sallie Chavez, TAP Office, 1000 ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0390’’ in any call. If you would like to have the TAP South Pine Island Road, Suite 340, correspondence. consider a written statement, please call Plantation, FL 33324. Due to limited 1–888–912–1227 or 954–423–7979, or conference lines, notification of intent FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: write Sallie Chavez, TAP Office, 1000 to participate in the telephone Nancy J. Kessinger at (202) 273–7079 or South Pine Island Rd., Suite 340, conference call meeting must be made FAX (202) 275–5947. Plantation, FL 33324. Due to limited with Sallie Chavez. Ms. Chavez can be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the conference lines, notification of intent reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 954– PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C. to participate in the telephone 423–7979, or post comments to the Web 3501–3521), Federal agencies must conference call meeting must be made site: http://www.improveirs.org. obtain approval from the Office of with Sallie Chavez. Ms. Chavez can be Management and Budget (OMB) for each The agenda will include: Various IRS collection of information they conduct reached at 1–888–912–1227 or 954– issues. or sponsor. This request for comment is 423–7979, or post comments to the Web Dated: March 4, 2005. being made pursuant to Section site: http://www.improveirs.org. Martha Curry, 3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA. The agenda will include: Various IRS With respect to the following Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. issues. collection of information, VBA invites [FR Doc. 05–4615 Filed 3–8–05; 8:45 am] Dated: April 4, 2005. comments on: (1) Whether the proposed BILLING CODE 4830–01–P collection of information is necessary Martha Curry, for the proper performance of VBA’s Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. functions, including whether the [FR Doc. 05–4614 Filed 3–8–05; 8:45 am] information will have practical utility; BILLING CODE 4830–01–P (2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of
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