[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 72 (Thursday, April 14, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 22166-22167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-08618]
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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.
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DATES: April 11, 2016, through May16, 2016.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Billups at 214-413-6523 (not a
toll-free call).
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 200 to 300
hours a year, and a desire to help improve IRS customer service. As a
federal advisory committee, TAP is required to have membership be
fairly balanced in terms of the points of view represented. Thus, TAP
membership represents a cross-section of the taxpaying public with at
least one member from each state, the District of Columbia and Puerto
Rico, in addition to one member representing international taxpayers.
For application purposes, ``international taxpayers'' are defined
broadly to include U.S. citizens working, living, or doing business
abroad or in a U.S. territory. Potential candidates must be U.S.
citizens, not a current employee of any Bureau of the Treasury
Department or have worked for any Bureau of the Treasury Department
within the three years of December 1 of the current year and must pass
a federal tax compliance check and a Federal Bureau of Investigation
criminal background investigation. Applicants who practice before the
IRS must be in good standing with the IRS. Federally-registered
lobbyists cannot be members of the TAP. The IRS is seeking members or
alternates in the following locations: Alaska, Arkansas, California,
Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Iowa, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan,
Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, North
Dakota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon,
Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin,
West Virginia, and Wyoming.
TAP members are a diverse group of citizens who represent the
interests of taxpayers, from their respective geographic locations, by
providing feedback 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
communication skills and be able to speak to taxpayers about TAP and
its activities, while clearly distinguishing between TAP positions and
their personal viewpoints.
Interested applicants should visit the TAP Web site at
www.improveirs.org for more information about TAP. Applications must be
submitted electronically at www.usajobs.gov. For questions about TAP
membership, call the TAP toll-free number, 1-888-912-1227 and select
option 5. Callers who are outside of the U.S. and U.S. territories
should call 214-413-6523 (not a toll-free call).
The opening date for submitting applications is April 11, 2016, and
the deadline for submitting applications is May 16, 2016. Interviews
will 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 2016. (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
Lisa Billups, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Internal Revenue Service, 1111
Constitution Avenue NW., TA:TAP Room 1509, Washington, DC 20224, or
214-413-6523 (not a toll-free call).
Dated: April 8, 2016.
Kevin Brown,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. 2016-08618 Filed 4-13-16; 8:45 am]
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