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BILLING CODE 4810-39-P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service 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 will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
DATES: The meeting will be held Thursday, November 2, 2006 from 11 a.m. e.t. 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 will be held Thursday, November 2, 2006, at 11 a.m. e.t. via a telephone conference call. If you would like to have the TAP consider a written statement, please call 1-888-912-1227 or 954-423-7979, or write Sallie Chavez, TAP Office, 1000 South Pine Island Road, Suite 340, Plantation, FL 33324. Due to limited conference lines, notification of intent to participate in the telephone conference call meeting must be made with 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.* The agenda will include: Various IRS issues. Dated: October 3, 2006. John Fay, Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. [FR Doc. E6-17046 Filed 10-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830-01-P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Internal Revenue Service Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Assistance Center Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury. ACTION: Notice. SUMMARY: An open meeting of the Taxpayer Assistance Center 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. DATES: The meeting will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2006. 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 Taxpayer Assistance Center Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held Tuesday, November 7, 2006 from 9 a.m. Pacific Time to 10:30 a.m. Pacific Time via a telephone conference call. If you would like to have the TAP consider a written statement, please call 1-888-912-1227 or 206-220-6096, 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.* Due to limited conference lines, notification of intent to participate in the telephone conference call meeting must be made with Dave Coffman. Mr. Coffman can be reached at 1-888-912-1227 or 206-220-6096. The agenda will include the following: Various IRS issues. Dated: October 3, 2006. John Fay, Acting Director, Taxpayer Advocacy Panel. [FR Doc. E6-17048 Filed 10-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4830-01-P DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS Privacy Act of 1974; Report of Matching Program AGENCY: Department of Veterans Affairs. ACTION: Notice of Computer Matching Program. SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), recipient agency, intends to continue a recurring computer-matching program with the Social Security Administration (SSA), source agency. The VA will match pension and parents' dependency and indemnity compensation
(DIC)records with SSA records. DATES: VA will file a report of the subject matching agreement with the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives; and the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The matching program will be effective as indicated in this notice. ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted by: mail or hand-delivery to Director, Regulations Management (00REG1), Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW., Room 1068, Washington, DC 20420; fax to
(202)273-9026; or e-mail to *VAregulations@mail.va.gov.* All comments received will be available for public inspection in the Office of Regulation Policy and Management, Room 1063B, between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). Please call
(202)273-9515 for an appointment. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pamela Liverman (212A),
(757)858-6148, ext. 107. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This information is required by 5 U.S.C. subsection 552a(e)(12), the Privacy Act of 1974. A copy of this notice has been provided to both Houses of Congress and OMB. A. Participating Agencies The U.S. Social Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. B. Purpose of the Match The purpose of the match is to compare income status as reported to VA with records maintained by SSA. VA plans to match records of beneficiaries who receive pension and DIC with the Master Beneficiary Record
(MBR)and the Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System
(MEF)maintained by SSA. This agreement reflects both agencies' responsibilities under the Privacy Act (5 U.S.C., Section 552a), and the regulations promulgated. C. Authority for Conducting the Matching Program The authority to conduct this match is 38 U.S.C. 5106. D. Records To Be Matched The VA records involved in the match are the VA system of records, Compensation, Pension, Education and Rehabilitation Records—VA (58 VA 21/22), first published at 41 FR 9294 (March 3, 1976), and last amended at 70 FR 34186 (June 13, 2005), with other amendments as cited therein. The SSA records consist of the SSA Master Beneficiary Record (MBR), SSA/ORSIS, 60-0090. In the absence of MBR data, SSA will attempt to verify the social security number
(SSN)in VA records using the SSA Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System (MEF), SSA/OEEAS, 60-0059. E. Description of the Computer Matching Program VA plans to match records of VA beneficiaries receiving income-dependent benefits with SSA records. VA will use this information to update the master records of VA beneficiaries receiving income dependent benefits and to adjust VA benefit payments as prescribed by law. The matching program will enable VA to ensure accurate reporting of income. VA will electronically furnish a file containing the following data: SSN, Title II CAN, name, gender, date of birth, VA claim number, and other general identifiers. SSA will provide the necessary benefit information electronically from the files of the SSA Master Beneficiary Record (MBR), SSA/ORSIS, 60-0090, or in the absence of MBR data, SSA will attempt to verify the SSN in VA records using the SSA Earnings Recording and Self-Employment Income System (MEF), SSA/OEEAS, 60-0059. F. Inclusive Date of the Matching Program The match will start no sooner than 30 days after publication of this Notice in the **Federal Register** , or 40 days after copies of this Notice and the agreement of the parties is submitted to Congress and OMB, whichever is later, and end not more than 18 months after the agreement is properly implemented by the parties. The involved agencies' Data Integrity Boards
(DIB)may extend this match for 12 months provided the agencies certify to their DIBs, within three months of the ending date of the original match, that the matching program will be conducted without change and that the matching program has been conducted in compliance with the original agreement. This computer-matching program is subject to public comment and review by Congress and OMB. In accordance with 5 U.S.C. subsection 552a(o)(2) and (r), copies of the agreement are being sent to both Houses of Congress and to the Office of Management and Budget. This notice is provided in accordance with the provisions of the Privacy Act of 1974 as amended by Public Law 100-503. Approved: September 29, 2006. Gordon H. Mansfield, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. [FR Doc. E6-17038 Filed 10-13-06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 8320-01-P 71 199 Monday, October 16, 2006 Notices Part II Department of Labor Secretary's Order 10-2006; Notice DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary [Secretary's Order 10-2006] The Role of the Regional Representatives 1. *Purpose and Background.* This Order supersedes Secretary's Order 5-87 and updates the responsibilities assigned to the Regional Representatives. The Regional Representatives were formally known as, and referred to in that Order as Secretary's Representatives. 2. *Definition of Roles and Assignment of Responsibilities.* A. The Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs has been delegated authority and assigned responsibility for the supervision and direction of the activities of the Regional Representatives. B. Duties of the Regional Representatives.
(1)Establishing liaison with stakeholders, including business, labor, non-profits, and other community organizations.
(2)Establishing liaison with Governors and State and local officials.
(3)Providing the point of contact in departmental regional offices for members of Congress or their representatives, Governors and other state and local officials regarding non-agency specific and department-wide initiatives.
(4)Referring people seeking assistance or information to the appropriate regional or national DOL agency officials.
(5)Carrying out special, non-recurring projects and assignments on behalf of the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, and other national office officials as assigned.
(6)Participating as a member of the DOL Regional Executive Committee.
(7)Meeting as needed with regional representatives of other Federal agencies.
(8)Participating in the planning and implementation of activities of DOL agencies regarding region-wide or major meetings, conferences, forums, and other gatherings, particularly those involving Federal government officials, State, local and labor organizations.
(9)Monitoring non-routine correspondence with Congressional offices, Governors' offices, and other elected State and local officials to identify trends and problem areas and initiating action as appropriate. Referring agency correspondence as appropriate.
(10)Monitoring local and regional media for items of special interest to the Department.
(11)Performing other duties as assigned. C. The DOL Agency Heads are responsible for:
(1)Ensuring that their regional agency heads regularly advise, coordinate and consult with the Regional Representatives on all major problems, issues and initiatives in the region, including supplying relevant program and policy information.
(2)Ensuring that regional agency heads coordinate planning and scheduling of region-wide or major meetings, conferences, forums and other related events with the Regional Representatives. Ensuring that senior regional officials provide the Regional Representatives advance notice of major constituent visits and meetings with elected officials. D. The DOL Regional Agency Heads are responsible for:
(1)Informing the Regional Representatives in their region of pertinent matters as they occur, including supplying important program and policy information.
(2)Providing the Regional Representatives in their region with copies of non-routine correspondence to and from Congressional offices, Governors, and State and local elected officials.
(3)Coordinating planning and scheduling of region-wide or major meetings, conferences, forums and other related events with the Regional Representatives in their region, as well as advance notice of major constituent visits and meetings with elected officials.
(4)Advising the Regional Representative in their region of the approval of funding of projects under their program areas in advance of public announcement when possible.
(5)Informing the Regional Representatives in their region of any other pertinent matters as they occur. 3. *Directives Affected.* A. Secretary's Order No. 5-87 is cancelled. B. Section 4(b) of Secretary's Order 7-89 (“Delegation of Authority and Assignment of Responsibility to the Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs and to the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs”) is modified by deleting “Secretary's Representative-at-Large and the Secretary's Representatives in the Regions” and substituting “Regional Representatives.” C. The use of the term “Secretary's Representative” in any other Secretary's Order shall be replaced by “Regional Representative.” 4. *Reservations of Authority.* A. This Secretary's Order does not affect the authorities and responsibilities of the Office of the Inspector General under the Inspector General Act of 1978, as amended, or Secretary's Order 04-2006 (February 21, 2006). B. No delegation of authority or assignment of responsibility under this Order will be deemed to affect the Secretary's authority to continue to exercise or further delegate such authority or responsibility. 5. *Effective Date.* This order is effective immediately. Dated: October 2, 2006. Elaine L. Chao, Secretary of Labor. [FR Doc. 06-8663 Filed 10-13-06; 8:45 am]
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