02-31863. Open Meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia, and Wisconsin)

AGENCY:

Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

An open meeting of the Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference).

DATES:

The meeting will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2003.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Ann Delzer at 1-888-912-1227, or [phone].

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 Area 4 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held Wednesday, January 8, 2003, from 11 a.m. central time to Noon central time via a telephone conference call. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comment, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. You can submit written comments to the panel by faxing to [phone], or by mail to Taxpayer Advocacy Panel, Stop1006MIL, 310 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53203-2221. Public comments will also be welcome during the meeting. Please contact Mary Ann Delzer at 1-888-912-1227 or [phone] for dial-in information.

The agenda will include the following: Various IRS issues.

Note:

Last minute changes to the agenda are possible and could prevent effective advance notice.

Dated: December 12, 2002.

Maryclare Whitehead,

Executive Assistant to the National Taxpayer Advocate.