02-27637. Open Meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine)

ACTION:

Notice.

SUMMARY:

An open meeting of the Area 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted in Providence, Rhode Island.

DATES:

The meeting will be held Saturday, November 9, 2002.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marisa Knispel at 1-888-912-1227, or 718-488-3557.

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 1 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be held Saturday, November 9, 2002, from 10 am to 2 pm EST at the Rhode Island Hospital Campus, Ambulatory Patient Center, 593 Eddy Street, 9th floor, Providence, RI 02903. Due to limited conference space, notification of intent to attend the meeting must be made in advance with Marisa Knispel.

Mrs. Knispel may be reached at 1-888-912-1227 or 718-488-3557. The public is invited to make oral comments from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, November 9, 2002. 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 718-488-3557, or write Marisa Knispel, TAP Office, PO Box R, Brooklyn, NY 11201.

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: October 22, 2002.

Cathy VanHorn,

Director, Communication and Liaison.