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Organizations currently participating in
the VITA or TCE Programs may be
eligible to apply for a LITC grant if they
meet the criteria and qualifications
outlined in the 2007 Grant Application
Package and Guidelines, Publication
3319 (Rev. 5–2006). Organizations that
seek to operate VITA and LITC
Programs, or TCE and LITC Programs,
must maintain separate and distinct
programs even if co-located to ensure
proper cost allocation for LITC grant
funds and adherence to the rules and
regulations of the VITA, TCE and LITC
Programs, as appropriate.
Comments
Interested parties are encouraged to
provide comments on the IRS’s
administration of the grant program on
an ongoing basis. Comments may be
sent to Sandra McQuin, P.O. Box 2305,
Stop 1006MIL, Milwaukee, WI 53201–
3205.
Melissa R. Snell,
Deputy National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal
Revenue Service.
[FR Doc. E7–8301 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am]

Panel will be held Thursday, May 24,
2007 from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Pacific
Time via a telephone conference call.
The public is invited to make oral
comments. Individual comments will be
limited to 5 minutes. Due to limited
conference lines, notification of intent
to participate in the telephone
conference call meeting must be made
to Dave Coffman. Mr. Coffman can be
reached at 1–888–912–1227 or (206)
220–6096. If you would like to have the
TAP consider a written statement,
please call or write to Dave Coffman,
TAP Office, 915 2nd Avenue, MS W–
406, Seattle, WA 98174, or you can
contact us at http://www.improveirs.org.
The agenda will include the
following: Various IRS issues.
Dated: April 24, 2007.
John Fay,
Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel.
[FR Doc. E7–8304 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am]
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Land Border Carrier
Initiative

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel Area 6 Committee
(Including the States of Arizona,
Colorado, Idaho, Montana, New
Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South
Dakota, Utah, Washington and
Wyoming)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Area
6 Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy
Panel will be conducted (via
teleconference). The Taxpayer
Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting
public comments, ideas, and
suggestions on improving customer
service at the Internal Revenue Service.
The TAP will use citizen input to make
recommendations to the Internal
Revenue Service.
DATES: The meeting will be held
Thursday, May 24, 2007.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dave Coffman at 1–888–912–1227, or
(206) 220–6096.
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 Area 6
Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy

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U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security.
ACTION: Proposed collection; comments
requested.
AGENCY:

SUMMARY: U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (CBP) of the Department of
Homeland Security has submitted the
following information collection request
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995: Land Border
Carrier Initiative. This is a proposed
extension of an information collection
that was previously approved. CBP is
proposing that this information
collection be extended with a change to
the burden hours. This document is
published to obtain comments from the
public and affected agencies. This
proposed information collection was
previously published in the Federal
Register (72 FR 9346) on March 1, 2007,
allowing for a 60-day comment period.
This notice allows for an additional 30
days for public comments. This process
is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR
1320.10.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 31, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
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the proposed information collection to
the Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget. Comments should be addressed
to Nathan Lesser, Desk Officer,
Department of Homeland Security/
Customs and Border Protection, and
sent via electronic mail to
[email protected] or faxed
to (202) 395–6974.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: U.S.
Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
encourages the general public and
affected Federal agencies to submit
written comments and suggestions on
proposed and/or continuing information
collection requests pursuant to the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13). Your comments should
address one of the following four points:
(1) Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency/component,
including whether the information will
have practical utility;
(2) Evaluate the accuracy of the
agencies/components estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of
information, including the validity of
the methodology and assumptions used;
(3) Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
(4) Minimize the burden of the
collections of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Title: Land Border Carrier Initiative
Program.
OMB Number: 1651–0077.
Form Number: N/A.
Abstract: LBCIP is a Program in which
applicants are pre-screened in order to
receive expedited processing at CBP
land ports-of-entry. The Customs and
Trade Partnership Against Terrorism
(C–TPAT) Program supersedes LBCIP
and expands it to include other entities,
including air and sea. Its purpose is also
to provide participants expedited
processing at ports-of-entry. CBP
requests that the name of this
information collection be changed from
Land Border Carrier Initiative Program
(LBCIP) to Customs and Trade
Partnership Against Terrorism (C–
TPAT).
Current Actions: This submission is to
extend the expiration date without a
change to the burden hours.
Type of Review: Extension (with
change).
Affected Public: Businesses,
Individuals, Institutions.

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Estimated Number of Respondents:
6,500.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 5
hours.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 32,500.
Estimated Total Annualized Cost on
the Public: N/A.
If additional information is required
contact: Tracey Denning, U.S. Customs
and Border Protection, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Room
3.2.C, Washington, DC 20229, at 202–
344–1429.
Dated: April 24, 2007.
Tracey Denning,
Agency Clearance Officer, Information
Services Branch.
[FR Doc. E7–8306 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
[Docket No. USCBP–2007–0044]

Notice of the Meeting of the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection
Airport and Seaport Inspections User
Fee Advisory Committee
U.S. Customs and Border
Protection, Department of Homeland
Security (DHS).
ACTION: Notice of Federal Advisory
Committee meeting.

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AGENCY:

SUMMARY: The U.S. Customs and Border
Protection (‘‘CBP’’) Airport and Seaport
Inspections User Fee Advisory
Committee (‘‘Advisory Committee’’) will
meet in open session. The meeting will
be open to the public.
DATES: Wednesday, June 6, 2007, 12:30
p.m. to 3 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at
Conference Room B 1.5–10, Ronald
Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. If you
desire to submit comments, requests for
time to make oral presentations must be
submitted by May 23, 2007. Comments
must be identified by USCBP–2007–
0044 and may be submitted by one of
the following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• E-mail:
[email protected]. Include
the docket number in the subject line of
the message.
• Facsimile: (202) 344–1818.
• Mail: Mr. Roberto Williams, Cost
Management Division, 1300
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Suite 4.5A,

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection,
Department of Homeland Security,
Washington, DC 20229.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the words ‘‘Department of
Homeland Security’’ and the docket
number for this action. Comments
received will be posted without
alteration at http://www.regulations.gov,
including any personal information
provided.
Docket: For access to the docket to
read background documents or
comments received by the Advisory
Committee go to http://
www.regulations.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
Roberto Williams, Cost Management
Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Suite 4.5A, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20229; telephone number 202–344–
1101; facsimile: 202–344–1818; e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant
to the Federal Advisory Committee Act
(5 U.S.C., app. 1), DHS hereby
announces the meeting of the U.S.
Customs and Border Protection Airport
and Seaport Inspections User Fee
Advisory Committee (hereinafter,
‘‘Advisory Committee’’). This Advisory
Committee was established pursuant to
section 286(k) of the Immigration and
Nationality Act (INA), codified at title 8
U.S.C. 1356(k), which references the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5
U.S.C. App. 1 et seq.). With the merger
of the Immigration and Naturalization
Service into the Department of
Homeland Security, the Advisory
Committee’s responsibilities were
transferred from the Attorney General to
the Commissioner of CBP pursuant to
section 1512(d) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002. The Advisory
Committee held its first meeting under
the direction of CBP on October 22,
2003 (see 68 FR 56301, September 30,
2003). Among other things, this
Advisory Committee advises the
Department of Homeland Security via
the Commissioner of CBP on issues
related to the performance of airport and
seaport inspections involving
agriculture, Customs, or immigration
based concerns. This advice includes,
but is not limited to issues such as the
time period during which such services
should be performed and the proper
number and deployment of inspection
officers. Additionally, this advice
includes the level and the
appropriateness of the following fees
assessed for CBP services: the
immigration user fee pursuant to 8
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user fee pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 58(a)(5),
and the agriculture inspection user fee
pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 136a.
The fifth meeting of the CBP Advisory
Committee will be held at the date, time
and location specified above. A
tentative agenda for the meeting is set
forth below.
This meeting is open to the public.
Public participation in the deliberations
is welcome; however, please note that
matters outside of the scope of this
committee will not be discussed.
All visitors to the Ronald Reagan
Building will have to show a picture ID
in order to be admitted into the
building. Since seating is limited, all
persons attending this event must
provide notice, preferably by close of
business Wednesday, May 23, 2007, to
Mr. Roberto Williams, Cost Management
Division, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue,
NW., Suite 4.5A, U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, Department of
Homeland Security, Washington, DC
20229; telephone number 202–344–
1101; e-mail address:
[email protected]; facsimile:
202–344–1818. Please include your
name, telephone number, organization
you represent, and e-mail address (if
applicable).
For information on facilities or
services for individuals with disabilities
or to request special assistance at the
meeting, contact Mr. Roberto Williams
as soon as possible.
Tentative Agenda
1. Introduction of Committee
members and CBP Personnel.
2. Report of activities since last
meeting of August 22, 2006.
3. Operational initiatives and
programs.
4. Workload issues and traffic trends.
5. Funding levels.
6. User fee initiatives.
7. Specific concerns and questions of
Committee members addressed.
8. Discussion of relevant written
statements submitted in advance by
members of the public.
9. Committee’s administrative
housekeeping issues and scheduling of
next meeting.
10. Adjourn.
Dated: April 26, 2007.
Eugene H. Schied,
Assistant Commissioner, Office of Finance,
U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
[FR Doc. E7–8245 Filed 4–30–07; 8:45 am]
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