[Federal Register: May 1, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 84)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Draft Information Quality Guidelines
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The IRS is publishing this notice of availability of its draft
Information Quality Guidelines on the agency's website at http://
www.irs.gov/newsroom/ [``click'' on ``What's Hot''] to provide an
opportunity for the public to comment by June 15, 2002.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before June 15, 2002,
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: All submissions must be in writing or in electronic form.
Please send e-mail comments to Wayne.E.Wiegand@irs.gov, or facsimile
transmissions to FAX Number (202) 622-7153 re: IRS Information Quality
Guidelines. Comments sent by mail should be sent to: Internal Revenue
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room 3524, Washington, DC
20224, ATTN: Wayne Wiegand (Senders should be aware that there have
been some unpredictable and lengthy delays in postal deliveries to the
Washington, DC area in recent weeks and may prefer to make electronic
submissions.)
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Wayne Wiegand, Office of the Deputy
Commissioner for Modernization/Chief Information Officer, Internal
Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, Room 3524, Washington, DC
20224. Telephone (202) 927-4412 or by email to Wayne.E.Wiegand@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 3, 2002, OMB published guidelines
for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility, and
integrity of information disseminated by Federal Agencies. These
guidelines call upon each agency to develop a draft report
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not later than May 1, 2002. The IRS will use these guidelines to
develop processes for disseminating quality information. The guidelines
apply to information disseminated to the public in any medium including
textual, graphic, narrative, numerical, or audiovisual forms. This
means information that the IRS posts to the Internet as well as
sponsored distribution of information to the public. They do not apply
to opinions or hyperlinks to information that others disseminate.
Dated: April 26, 2002.
Wayne Wiegand,
Staff Advisor, Modernization & Information Technology Services.
[FR Doc. 02-10780 Filed 4-30-02; 8:45 am]
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