02-30319. Open Meeting of the Area 6 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

An open meeting of the Area 6 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference).

DATES:

The meeting will be held Monday, December 16, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Anne Gruber 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 Area 6 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held Monday, December 16, 2002, from 2 p.m. p.s.t. to 3 p.m. p.s.t. via a telephone conference call. The public is invited to make oral comments. Individual comments will be limited to 5 minutes. If you would like to have the TAP consider a written statement, please call 1-888-912-1227 or 206-220-6096, or write Anne Gruber, TAP Office, 915 2nd Ave, M/S W406, Seattle, WA 98174. Due to limited conference lines, notification of intent to participate in the telephone conference call meeting must be made with Anne Gruber. Ms. Gruber can be reached at 1-888-912-1227 or 206-220-6096.

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: November 14, 2002.

Cathy Vanhorn,

Director, Communication and Liaison.