Request for Nominations:

Federal Register Volume 76, Number 205 (Monday, October 24, 2011)

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FR Doc No: 2011-27350

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

Request for Applications for the IRS Advisory Committee on Tax

Exempt and Government Entities

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS); Tax Exempt and Government

Entities Division, Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for applicants or nominations.

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 2012: Two (2) employee plans; two (2) exempt organizations; one (1) Indian tribal government; and two (2) tax exempt bonds. 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.

DATES: Written applications or nominations must be received on or before Dec. 1, 2011.

ADDRESSES: Send all applications and nominations to: Bobby Zarin;

Director TE/GE Communications and Liaison; 1111 Constitution Ave.,

NW.--SE.: T: CL, Penn Bldg; Washington, DC, 20224; Fax: (202) 283-9956

(not a toll-free number); e-mail: Roberta.b.zarin@irs.gov

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 e-mail 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Bobby Zarin (202) 283-8868 (not a toll-free number) or by e-mail at Roberta.b.zarin@irs.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and

Government Entities (ACT), governed by the Federal Advisory Committee

Act, Public Law 92-463, is an organized public forum for discussion of relevant employee plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt 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 two-year 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 travel-related 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, exempt organizations, tax exempt bonds, and Indian tribal governments, to nominate individuals for membership on the ACT. Nominations should describe and document the proposed member's qualifications for ACT membership, including the nominee's past or current affiliations and dealings with the particular community or segment of the community that he or she wishes to represent (such as, employees plans). Nominations should also specify the vacancy for which they wish to be considered.

The Department of the Treasury seeks a diverse group of members representing a broad spectrum of persons experienced in employee plans, exempt organizations, tax-exempt bonds, and federal, state, local and

Indian tribal governments. Nominees must go through a clearance process before selection by the Department of the Treasury. In accordance with the Department of the Treasury Directive 21-03, the clearance process includes, among other things, pre-appointment and annual tax checks, and an FBI criminal and subversive name check, fingerprint check, and security clearance.

Dated: October 17, 2011.

Roberta B. Zarin,

Designated Federal Official, Tax Exempt and Government Entities,

Division, Internal Revenue Service.

FR Doc. 2011-27350 Filed 10-21-11; 8:45 am

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