The Federal advisory Committee Act
requires that committee membership be fairly balanced in terms of
points of view represented and the functions to be performed. As a
result, members of specific committees often have both the
expertise and professional skills that parallel the program
responsibilities of their sponsoring agencies. Selection of
committee members is made based on the FACA's requirements and the
potential member's background and qualifications. Therefore, an
application, Form 13013, is needed to ascertain the desired skills
set for membership. Forms 14388 and 14388-A, Taxpayer Advocacy
Panel Outreach, are intended to be available to members of the
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel in the performance of their duties--but
they are NOT subject to the PRA.
This request is for the
reinstatement of an expired information collection with changes as
follows: The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) Outreach forms 14388 and
14388-A are not subject to the PRA, and therefore, dot require OMB
approval, per the exemption for general requests for comments. The
TAP Tax Check Waiver (Form 13013-D) is obsolete, and will no longer
be used by TAP. Therefore, the burden previously approved by OMB is
being decreased by 128 hours.
$50
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Susan Gilbert
4043387185
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.