Federal Register: November 3, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 211)
DOCID: fr03no09-117 FR Doc E9-26334
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCID: fr03no09-117
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Request for Applications for the IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities
DATES: Due Date: Written applications or nominations must be received on or before Dec. 1, 2009.
Application: Applicants may use the ACT Application Form on the IRS Web site (IRS.gov) or may send an application by letter with the following information: Name; Other Name(s) Used and Date(s) (required for FBI check); Date of Birth (required for FBI check); City and State of Birth (required for FBI Check); Current Address; Telephone and Fax Numbers; and email address, if any. Applications should also describe and document the proposed member's qualifications for membership on the ACT. Applications should also specify the vacancy for which they wish to be considered.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is requesting applications for membership to serve on the Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT). Applications will be accepted for the following vacancies, which will occur in June 2010: Two (2) employee plans; two (2) exempt organizations. There are no openings in Indian Tribal governments, tax exempt bonds, or Federal, State and local governments. To ensure appropriate balance of membership, final selection from qualified candidates will be determined based on experience, qualifications, and other expertise. Members of the ACT may not be Federally registered lobbyists.
SUMMARY:
Request for Applications for IRS Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities (ACT), governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, Public Law 92463, is an organized public forum for discussion of relevant employee plans, exempt organizations, taxexempt bonds, and Federal, State, local, and Indian Tribal government issues between officials of the IRS and representatives of the above communities. The ACT also enables the IRS to receive regular input with respect to the development and implementation of IRS policy concerning these communities. ACT members present the interested public's observations about current or proposed IRS policies, programs, and procedures, as well as suggest improvements.
ACT members shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Treasury and shall serve for twoyear terms. Terms can be extended for an additional year. ACT members will not be paid for their time or services. ACT members will be reimbursed for their travelrelated expenses to attend working sessions and public meetings, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5703.
The Secretary of the Treasury invites those individuals, organizations, and groups affiliated with employee plans and taxexempt organizations to nominate individuals for membership on the ACT. Nominations should describe and document the proposed member's qualifications for membership on the ACT. Nominations should also specify the vacancy for which they wish to be considered. The Secretary seeks a diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of persons experienced in employee plans, exempt organizations, taxexempt bonds, and Federal, State, local and Indian Tribal governments.
Nominees must go through a clearance process before selection by the Secretary of the Treasury. In accordance with the Department of the Treasury Directive 2103, the clearance process includes, among other things, preappointment and annual tax checks, and an FBI criminal and subversive name check, fingerprint check, and security clearance.
Dated: October 28, 2009.
Steven J. Pyrek,
Designated Federal Official, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division, Internal Revenue Service.
[FR Doc. E926334 Filed 11209; 8:45 am]
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Steven Pyrek (202) 283-9966 (not a tollfree number) or by email at steve.j.pyrek@irs.gov.