Notice2021-23909
Periodic Meeting of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee
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November 3, 2021
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Abstract
This notice announces that the U.S. Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) will convene a public meeting from 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, the meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. The meeting is open to the public, and the video meeting is accessible to individuals with differing abilities.
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 210 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Page 60742]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-23909]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Periodic Meeting of the U.S. Department of the Treasury Tribal
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the U.S. Department of the Treasury
Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC) will convene a public meeting from
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. Due to
COVID-19 safety concerns, the meeting will be held virtually via Zoom.
The meeting is open to the public, and the video meeting is accessible
to individuals with differing abilities.
DATES: The meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, from
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
ADDRESSES: Due to COVID-19 safety concerns, the meeting will be held
via video conference. Please register here. When registering you will
be asked to state your name, title, and organizational affiliation and
whether you wish to make public comments. It is recommended that you
join the video conference 10 minutes before the meeting begins. Those
wishing to make public comments should register no later than three
business days before the Public Meeting. Written comments must be
received 15 calendar days before the Public Meeting in order to be
considered during the meeting. Written comments can be emailed to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#ecb8b8adafac989e898d9f999e95c28b839a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b1e5e5f0f2f1c5c3d4d0c2c4c3c89fd6dec7">[email protected]</span></a>. If you have questions regarding the meeting please
email <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#c99d9d888a89bdbbaca8babcbbb0e7aea6bf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="a3f7f7e2e0e3d7d1c6c2d0d6d1da8dc4ccd5">[email protected]</span></a>.
If you require a reasonable accommodation, please contact the
Departmental Offices Reasonable Accommodations Coordinator at
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#0654636775696867646a63476565696b6b696267726f6968546377736375727546727463677573747f28616970"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e0b28581938f8e81828c85a183838f8d8d8f848194898f8eb285919585939493a09492858193959299ce878f96">[email protected]</span></a>. If requesting a sign
language interpreter, please make sure your request to the Reasonable
Accommodations Coordinator is made at least (5) five days prior to the
event if at all possible.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nancy Montoya, Treasury Tribal Affairs
Program Coordinator, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Room 1426G, Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 622-2031 (this is
not a toll-free number) or by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6e3a3a2f2d2e1a1c0b0f1d1b1c1740090118"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="83d7d7c2c0c3f7f1e6e2f0f6f1faade4ecf5">[email protected]</span></a>. Persons who
have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by
calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
Section 3 of the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014,
Public Law 113-68, 128 Stat. 1883, enacted on September 26, 2014
(TGWEA), directs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to establish
a seven member Tribal Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary on
matters related to the taxation of Indians, the training of Internal
Revenue Service field agents, and the provision of training and
technical assistance to Native American financial officers.
Pursuant to Section 3 of the TGWEA and in accordance with the
provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 U.S.C. App.
1 et seq., the TTAC was established on February 10, 2015, as the ``U.S.
Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee.'' The TTAC's
Charter provides that it shall operate under the provisions of the FACA
and shall advise and report to the Secretary on:
(1) Matters related to the taxation of Indians;
(2) The establishment of training and education for internal
revenue field agents who administer and enforce internal revenue laws
with respect to Indian tribes of Federal Indian law and the Federal
Government's unique legal treaty and trust relationship with Indian
tribal governments; and
(3) The establishment of training of such internal revenue field
agents, and provisions of training and technical assistance to tribal
financial officers, about implementation of the TGWEA and any
amendments.
Ninth Periodic Meeting
In accordance with section 10(a)(2) of the FACA and implementing
regulations at 41 CFR 102-3.150, Krishna P. Vallabhaneni, the
Designated Federal Officer of the TTAC, has ordered publication of this
notice to inform the public that the TTAC will convene its ninth
periodic meeting on Wednesday, December 1, 2021, from 1:00 p.m.-4:00
p.m. Eastern Time. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this meeting will be
held via video conference.
Summary of Agenda and Topics To Be Discussed
During this meeting, the TTAC members will provide updates on the
work of the TTAC's three subcommittees, hear comments from the public,
and take other actions necessary to fulfill the TTAC's mandate.
Public Comments
Members of the public wishing to comment on the business of the
TTAC are invited to submit written comments by any of the following
methods:
Electronic Comments
<bullet> Send electronic comments to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b9ededf8faf9cdcbdcd8cacccbc097ded6cf"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="faaeaebbb9ba8e889f9b898f8883d49d958c">[email protected]</span></a>. Comments
are requested no later than 15 calendar days before the Public Meeting
in order to be considered by the TTAC.
Paper Comments
<bullet> Send paper comments in triplicate to the Treasury Tribal
Advisory Committee, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania
Avenue NW, Room 1426G, Washington, DC 20220.
The Department of the Treasury will post all comments received on
its website (<a href="https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/economic-policy/tribal-policy/Pages/Tribal-Policy.aspx">https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/economic-policy/tribal-policy/Pages/Tribal-Policy.aspx</a>) without change, including any
business or personal information provided such as names, addresses,
email addresses, or telephone numbers. The Department of the Treasury
will also make these comments available for public inspection and
copying in the Department of the Treasury's Library, 720 Madison Place
NW, Room 1020, Washington, DC 20220, on official business days between
the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You can make an
appointment to inspect statements by telephoning (202) 622-2000. All
statements received, including attachments and other supporting
materials, are part of the public record and subject to public
disclosure. You should submit only information that you wish to make
available publicly.
Krishna P. Vallabhaneni,
Tax Legislative Counsel.
[FR Doc. 2021-23909 Filed 11-2-21; 8:45 am]
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