Notices. Notice and request for comments

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BILLING CODE 4810-31-P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service [PS-54-94] Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice and request for comments. SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)).

Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an existing final regulation, PS-54-94 (TD 8668), Environmental Settlement Funds—Classification (Section 301.7701-4). DATES: Written comments should be received on or before July 25, 2005, to be assured of consideration. ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Paul Finger, Internal Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or copies of the regulation should be directed to Larnice Mack, at

(202)622-3179, or at Internal Revenue Service, room 6512, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224, or through the Internet, at *Larnice.Mack@irs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Environmental Settlement Funds—Classification *OMB Number:* 1545-1465. *Regulation Project Number:* PS-54-94. *Abstract:* This regulation provides guidance to taxpayers on the proper classification of trusts formed to collect and disburse amounts for environmental remediation of an existing waste site to discharge taxpayers' liability or potential liability under applicable environmental laws. Section 301.7701-4(e)(3) of the regulation provides that the trustee of an environmental remediation trust must furnish to each grantor a statement that shows all items of income, deduction, and credit of the trust for the taxable year attributable to the portion of the trust treated as owned by the grantor. The statement must provide the grantor with the information necessary to take the items into account in computing the grantor's taxable income. *Current Actions:* There is no change to this existing regulation. *Type of Review:* Extension of OMB approval. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit organizations. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 500. *Estimated Time per Respondent:* 4 hours. *Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours:* 2,000. The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of information covered by this notice: An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as their contents may become material in the administration of any internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. *Request For Comments:* Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public record. *Comments are invited on:*

(a)Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information shall have practical utility;

(b)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information;

(c)ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected;

(d)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on respondents, including through the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and

(e)estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information. Approved: May 16, 2005. Glenn Kirkland, IRS Reports Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E5-2597 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830-01-P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Advisory Group to the Internal Revenue Service; Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division (TE/GE); Meeting AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Tax Exempt and Government Entities

(ACT)will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, June 8, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven J. Pyrek, Director, Communications and Liaison, 1111 Constitution Ave., NW., SE:T:CL—Penn Bldg, Washington, DC 20224. Telephone: 202-283-9966 (not a toll-free number). E-mail address: *Steve.J.Pyrek@irs.gov.* SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By notice herein given, pursuant to section 10(a)(2) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. (1988), a public meeting of the ACT will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2005, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3313, Washington, DC. Issues to be discussed relate to Employee Plans, Exempt Organizations, and Government Entities. Reports from four ACT subgroups cover the following topics: • Survey and Review of Existing Information and Guidance for Indian Tribal Governments. • Record Retention Burden for Tax-Exempt Bonds. • Establishing the Enrolled Retirement Plan Agent Under Circular 230. • Improving Compliance of Newly Created Charities. Last minute agenda changes may preclude advance notice. Due to limited seating and security requirements, attendees must call Cynthia PhillipsGrady to confirm their attendance. Ms. PhillipsGrady can be reached at

(202)283-9954. Attendees are encouraged to arrive at least 30 minutes before the meeting begins to allow sufficient time for security clearance. Picture identification must be presented. Please use the main entrance at 1111 Constitution Ave., NW., to enter the building. Should you wish the ACT to consider a written statement, please call

(202)283-9966, or write to: Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Ave., NW., SE:T:CL-Penn Bldg, Washington, DC 20224, or e-mail *Steve.J.Pyrek@irs.gov.* Dated: May 18, 2005. Steven J. Pyrek, Designated Federal Official, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division. [FR Doc. E5-2599 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830-01-P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Cancelled Open Meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (via teleconference) has been cancelled. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. DATES: The meeting, which would have been held, Thursday, June 2, 2005, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. E.T., is hereby cancelled. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sallie Chavez at 1-888-912-1227 or 954-423-7979. 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 Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel that was published in the **Federal Register** on May 10, 2005, has been cancelled. If you have any questions regarding this cancellation please contact Ms. Sallie Chavez. Ms. Chavez can be reached at 1-888-912-1227 or 954-423-7979, or post comments to the Web site: *http://www.improveirs.org.* Dated: May 19, 2005. Martha Curry, Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. [FR Doc. E5-2598 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0606] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act

(PRA)of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-21), this notice announces that the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted 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 includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 23, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420,

(202)273-8030, FAX

(202)273-5981 or e-mail to: *denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov.* Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0606.” Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503,

(202)395-7316. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0606” in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Regulation for Submission of Evidence—Title 38 CFR 17.1C1

(a)(2). *OMB Control Number:* 2900-0606. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Abstract:* The regulation authorizes VA to bill “reasonable charges” instead of “reasonable cost” for medical care or services provided or furnished to a veteran for a non-service connected disability. Under the provisions of 38 CFR 17.101(a)(4), a third party payer that is liable for reimbursing VA for care and services VA provided to a veteran with non-service-connected conditions continues to have the option of paying either the billed charges or the amount the health plan demonstrates it would pay to providers other than entities of the United States for the same care or services in the same geographic area. If the amount submitted for payment is less than the amount billed, VA will accept the submission as payment, subject to verification at VA's discretion. VA may request the third-party payer to submit evidence or information to substantiate the appropriateness of the payment amount ( *e.g.* , health plan policies, provider agreements, medical evidence, and proof of payment to other providers demonstrating the amount paid for the same care and services VA provided). VA uses the information to determine whether the third-party payer has met the test of properly demonstrating its equivalent private sector provider payment amount for the same care or services and within the same geographic area as provided by VA. 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 on January 11, 2005, at pages 1934-1935. *Affected Public:* Business or other for-profit, Individuals or households, not for profit institutions, farms, Federal government, and State, local or tribal government. *Estimated Total Annual Burden:* 800 hours. *Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:* 2 hours. *Frequency of Response:* On occasion. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 400. Dated: May 10, 2005. By direction of the Secretary. Cindy Stewart, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E5-2590 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0116] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act

(PRA)of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted 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; it includes the actual data collection instrument. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before June 23, 2005. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McLamb, Records Management Service (005E3), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420,

(202)273-8030, FAX

(202)273-5981 or e-mail: *denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov* . Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0116.” Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503,

(202)395-7316. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0116” in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Notice to Department of Veterans Affairs of Veteran or Beneficiary Incarcerated in Penal Institution, VA Form 21-4193. *OMB Control Number:* 2900-0116. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Abstract:* The data collected on VA Form 21-4193 is used to determine whether a beneficiary's VA compensation or pension rate should be reduced or terminated when he or she is incarcerated in a penal institution in excess of 60 days after conviction. 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 on January 11, 2005, at pages 1935-1936. *Affected Public:* Federal government, and State, local or tribal government. *Estimated Annual Burden:* 416 hours. *Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:* 15 minutes. *Frequency of Response:* One-time. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 1,664. Dated: May 10, 2005. By direction of the Secretary. Cindy Stewart, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E5-2591 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0166] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act

(202)273-8030, FAX

(202)273-5981 or e-mail: *denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov* . Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0166.” Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503

(202)395-7316. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0166” in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Titles:* a. Application for Ordinary Life Insurance, Replacement Insurance for Modified Life Reduced at Age 65, National Service Life Insurance, VA Form 29-8485. b. Application for Ordinary Life Insurance, Replacement Insurance for Modified Life Reduced at Age 70, National Service Life Insurance, VA Form 29-8485a. c. Application for Ordinary Life Insurance, Replacement Insurance for Modified Life Reduced at Age 65, National Service Life Insurance, VA Form 29-8700. d. Information About Modified Life Reduction, VA Forms 29-8700a-e and VA Forms 29-8701a-e. e. Application for Ordinary Life Insurance, Replacement Insurance for Modified Life Reduced at Age 70, National Service Life Insurance, VA Form 29-8701. *OMB Control Number:* 2900-0166. *Type of Review:* Extension of a currently approved collection. *Abstract:* Policyholders use forms to apply for replacement of Modified Life insurance. Modified Life insurance coverage is reduced automatically by one-half from its present face value on the day before a policyholder's 65th and 70th birthdays. Policyholders who wish to maintain the same amount of coverage must purchase whole life insurance prior to their 65th and 70th birthdays to replace the coverage that will be lost when the Modified Life insurance is reduced. 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 on November 12, 2004, at pages 65503-65504. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Annual Burden:* 1,284 hours. *Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:* 5 minutes. *Frequency of Response:* One time. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 15,400. Dated: May 10, 2005. By direction of the Secretary. Cindy Stewart, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E5-2592 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS [OMB Control No. 2900-0079] Agency Information Collection Activities Under OMB Review AGENCY: Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act

(PRA)of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501—3521), this notice announces that the Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA), Department of Veterans Affairs, has submitted the collection of information abstracted below to the Office of Management and Budget

(202)273-8030, FAX

(202)273-5981 or e-mail: *denise.mclamb@mail.va.gov* . Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0079.” Send comments and recommendations concerning any aspect of the information collection to VA's OMB Desk Officer, OMB Human Resources and Housing Branch, New Executive Office Building, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503

(202)395-7316. Please refer to “OMB Control No. 2900-0079” in any correspondence. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Employment Questionnaire, VA Forms 21-4140, 21-4140-1. *OMB Control Number:* 2900-0079. *Type of Review:* Reinstatement, with change, of a previously approved collection for with approval has expired. *Abstract:* Claimants who are under the age of 60 and receiving individual unemployability compensation at 100 percent rate are required to complete VA Form 21-4140 and 21-4101-1 certifying that they are still unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation because of a service connected-disability. VA will use the information collected to determine the claimant's continued entitlement to individual unemployability benefits. 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 on January 31, 2005, at page 4919. *Affected Public:* Individuals or households. *Estimated Annual Burden:* 10,833 hours. *Estimated Average Burden Per Respondent:* 5 minutes. *Frequency of Response:* Annually. *Estimated Number of Respondents:* 130,000. Dated: May 10, 2005. By direction of the Secretary. Cindy Stewart, Program Analyst, Records Management Service. [FR Doc. E5-2593 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS National Research Advisory Council; Notice of Meeting The Department of Veterans Affairs

(VA)gives notice under Public Law 92-463 (Federal Advisory Committee Act) that the National Research Advisory Council will hold a meeting on Monday and Tuesday, June 13-14, 2005, at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel, 14th & K Streets, NW., Washington, DC. On June 13, the meeting will convene at 1 p.m. and recess at 4:30 p.m. The June 14 session will convene at 8:30 a.m. and conclude by 3 p.m. the meeting is open to the public. The purpose of the Council is to provide advice to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on research and development sponsored and/or conducted by the Department of Veterans Affairs to include policies and programs of the Research and Development Office. The meeting will feature a review of the VA research portfolio and a summary of current budget allocations. The Council will also discuss performance measures designed to perform program evaluations and provide feedback on the direction/focus of VA's research initiatives. Any member of the public wishing to attend the meeting or wishing further information should contact Ms. Karen Scott, Designated Federal Office, at

(202)254-0200. Oral comments from the public will not be accepted at the meeting. Written statements or comments should be transmitted electronically to *karen.scott@hq.med.va.gov* or mailed to Ms. Scott at Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Research and Development (12C), 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20420. Dated: May 17, 2005. By Direction of the Secretary. E. Philip Riggin, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 05-10287 Filed 5-23-05; 8:45 am]

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