Call for Nominations for Secretary Appointment to Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee
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This notice announces that the Designated Federal Officer of the Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC), established pursuant to the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of 2014 (TGWEA), seeks nominations on behalf of the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) for the appointment of one member to the TTAC. Under section 3 of the TGWEA, the TTAC was established to advise the Secretary on matters related to the taxation of Indians, training and education for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) field agents who administer and enforce internal revenue laws with respect to Indian tribes, and training and technical assistance for tribal financial officers. Nominations should describe the candidate's qualifications for TTAC membership. Submittal of an application and resume is required. This request for nominations, particularly from tribal leaders, is in furtherance of the objectives of the Presidential Memorandum of January 26, 2021 (Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships), which requires each agency to prepare and periodically update a detailed plan of action to implement the policies and directives of an Executive Order under which the Department of the Treasury consults with tribal officials in the development of Federal policies that have Tribal implications, to reinforce the United States government-to-government relationships with Indian tribes, and to reduce the imposition of unfunded mandates upon Indian tribes.
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 4, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60239-60240]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-21459]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Call for Nominations for Secretary Appointment to Treasury Tribal
Advisory Committee
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This notice announces that the Designated Federal Officer of
the Department of the Treasury Tribal Advisory Committee (TTAC),
established pursuant to the Tribal General Welfare Exclusion Act of
2014 (TGWEA), seeks nominations on behalf of the Secretary of the
Treasury (Secretary) for the appointment of one member to the TTAC.
Under section 3 of the TGWEA, the TTAC was established to advise the
Secretary on matters related to the taxation of Indians, training and
education for Internal Revenue Service (IRS) field agents who
administer and enforce internal revenue laws with respect to Indian
tribes, and training and technical assistance for tribal financial
officers. Nominations should describe the candidate's qualifications
for TTAC membership. Submittal of an application and resume is
required. This request for nominations, particularly from tribal
leaders, is in furtherance of the objectives of the Presidential
Memorandum of January 26, 2021 (Tribal Consultation and Strengthening
Nation-to-Nation Relationships), which requires each agency to prepare
and periodically update a detailed plan of action to implement the
policies and directives of an Executive Order under which the
Department of the Treasury consults with tribal officials in the
development of Federal policies that have Tribal implications, to
reinforce the United States government-to-government relationships with
Indian tribes, and to reduce the imposition of unfunded mandates upon
Indian tribes.
DATES: Please submit applications for appointment by the Secretary to
the TTAC or the names and qualifications of individuals you would
recommend for appointment to the TTAC by the Secretary before November
18, 2022.
ADDRESSES: Please send applications or recommendations to
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#b4e0e0f5f7f4c0c6d1d5c7c1c6cd9ad3dbc2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="693d3d282a291d1b0c081a1c1b10470e061f">[email protected]</span></a>, with a subject line ``Treasury Tribal Advisory
Committee member application or recommendation.'' Self-nominations are
welcome. The Department of the Treasury will accept applications for
Secretarial appointments to the TTAC until November 18, 2022.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Krishna P. Vallabhaneni, Designated
Federal Officer for the TTAC, by emailing <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#164242575556626473776563646f38717960"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="71252530323105031410020403085f161e07">[email protected]</span></a>, or by
calling (202) 622-2000 (this is not a toll-free number). 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
I. Description and Mandate of the TTAC
Section 3 of the TGWEA, Public Law 113-68, 128 Stat. 1883 (Sept.
26, 2014), directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a 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;
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(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.
Section 3(c) of the TGWEA provides that the TTAC's membership is
composed of seven members in total, three members appointed by the
Secretary and one member appointed by each of the following four
Members of Congress: the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee
on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives and the Chairman and
Ranking Member of the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
This notice requests nominations for the appointment by the
Secretary of one member to serve a term of four years. Recommendations
for the four Congressional appointments to the TTAC expiring on June
20, 2023, should be directed to the offices of the four Members of
Congress specified in the law, whose roles are identified above.
II. Application for TTAC Appointment
The Department of the Treasury seeks applications from individuals
with experience and qualifications in the subject areas identified by
the TWGEA: the taxation of Indians, IRS field agent training, and
Native American financial officer training and technical assistance.
TTAC member travel expenses will be reimbursed within U.S. Government
guidelines. No person who is a federally-registered lobbyist may serve
on the TTAC. All potential candidates must pass an IRS tax compliance
check and a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) background
investigation.
To apply, an applicant must submit an appropriately detailed resume
and a cover letter that includes a description of the applicant's
reasons for applying. An applicant must state in the application
materials that he or she agrees to submit to a pre-appointment IRS tax
compliance check and an FBI criminal background investigation in
accordance with Treasury Directive 21-03.
Dated: September 28, 2022.
Krishna P. Vallabhaneni,
Tax Legislative Counsel and Designated Federal Officer.
[FR Doc. 2022-21459 Filed 10-3-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4810-25-P
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