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exceed 250 percent of the federal
poverty level. In addition, the amount in
controversy for the tax year to which the
controversy relates generally cannot
exceed the amount specified in IRC
section 7463 (currently $50,000) for
eligibility for special small tax case
procedures in the United States Tax
Court. The IRS may award grants to
qualified organizations to fund one-year,
two-year, or three-year project periods.
Grant funds may be awarded for startup expenditures incurred by new clinics
during the grant year.
Mission Statement
Low Income Taxpayer Clinics ensure
the fairness and integrity of the tax
system for taxpayers who are low
income or speak English as a second
language by, providing pro bono
representation on their behalf in tax
disputes with the IRS; educating them
about their rights and responsibilities as
taxpayers; and identifying and
advocating for issues that impact them.

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Selection Consideration
Despite the IRS’s efforts to foster
parity in availability and accessibility in
the selection of organizations receiving
LITC matching grants and the continued
increase in clinic services nationwide,
there remain communities that are
underrepresented by clinics. Although
each application and request for
continued funding for the 2020 grant
year will be given due consideration,
the IRS will give special consideration
to applicants from the following
underserved geographic areas:
Arizona—Central
Florida—Mid-Florida and the
panhandle
Hawaii—Entire State
Montana—Entire State
New York—Southeast Corner
North Dakota—Entire State
Pennsylvania—Northern
Puerto Rico—Entire Territory
West Virginia—Entire State
Wyoming—Entire State
A more detailed list of the
underserved cities and counties within
each state is available in Publication
3319 at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/
p3319.pdf.
In determining whether to award a
grant, the IRS will consider a variety of
factors, including: (1) The number of
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organization, including the number of
ESL taxpayers in that geographic area;
(2) the existence of other LITCs assisting
the same population of low income and
ESL taxpayers; (3) the quality of the
program offered by the organization,
including the qualifications of its
administrators and qualified
representatives, and its record, if any, in
providing representation services to low
income taxpayers; (4) the quality of the
application, including the
reasonableness of the proposed budget;
(5) the organization’s compliance with
all federal tax obligations (filing and
payment); (6) the organization’s
compliance with all federal nontax
monetary obligations (filing and
payment); (7) whether debarment or
suspension (31 CFR part 19) applies or
whether the organization is otherwise
excluded from or ineligible for a federal
award; and (8) alternative funding
sources available to the organization,
including amounts received from other
grants and contributors and the
endowment and resources of the
institution sponsoring the organization.
Applications that pass the eligibility
screening process will undergo a
Technical Evaluation and must receive
a minimum score to be considered
further. Details regarding the scoring
process can be found in Publication
3319. Applications achieving the
minimum score will be subject to a
Program Office evaluation. A request for
continued funding from an organization
currently receiving a grant for 2019 will
also be subject to a Program Office
evaluation. The final funding decision is
made by the National Taxpayer
Advocate, unless recused. The costs of
preparing and submitting an application
(or a request for continued funding) are
the responsibility of each applicant.
Applications and requests for continued
funding may be released in response to
Freedom of Information Act requests.
Therefore, applicants must not include
any individual taxpayer information.
The LITC Program Office will notify
each applicant in writing once funding
decisions have been made.
Nina E. Olson,
National Taxpayer Advocate.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0525]

Agency Information Collection Activity
Under OMB Review: VA MATIC
Enrollment/Change
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

In compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, this notice announces that the
Veterans Benefits Administration,
Department of Veterans Affairs, will
submit the collection of information
abstracted below to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and comment. The PRA
submission describes the nature of the
information collection and its expected
cost and burden and it includes the
actual data collection instrument.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before June 3, 2019.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
www.Regulations.gov, or to Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget, Attn:
VA Desk Officer; 725 17th St. NW,
Washington, DC 20503 or sent through
electronic mail to oira_submission@
omb.eop.gov. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0525’’ in any
correspondence.
SUMMARY:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Danny S. Green, Enterprise Records
Service (005R1B), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 811 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420, (202) 421–
1354 or email [email protected].
Please refer to ‘‘OMB Control No.2900–
0525’’ in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3501–21.
Title: VA MATIC Enrollment/Change,
VA Form 29–0165.
OMB Control Number: 2900–0525.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: VA Form 29–0165 is used
by the insured to enroll in or to change
the account number and/or bank from
which a deduction was previously
authorized. The information requested
is authorized by law, 38 U.S.C. 1908.

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An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The Federal Register
Notice with a 60-day comment period
soliciting comments on this collection
of information was published at 84 FR,
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Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 1,250.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 15 minutes.
Frequency of Response: On occasion.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
5,000.

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By direction of the Secretary.
Danny S. Green,
Interim Department Clearance Officer, Office
of Quality, Performance and Risk,
Department of Veterans Affairs.
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