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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

 

Tax on Certain Imported Substances (Cyclododecanol, et al.); 
Filing of Petitions

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the acceptance, under Notice 89-61, 
1989-1 C.B. 717, of petitions requesting that cyclododecanol, 1,5,9-
cyclododecatriene, and adiponitrile be added to the list of taxable 
substances in section 4672(a)(3). Publication of this notice is in 
compliance with Notice 89-61. This is not a determination that the list 
of taxable substances should be modified.

DATES: Submissions must be received by January 24, 1995. Any 
modification of the list of taxable substances based upon these 
petitions would be effective July 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send submissions to: CC:DOM:CORP:T:R (Petition), room 5228, 
Internal Revenue Service, POB 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
DC 20044. In the alternative, submissions may be hand delivered between 
the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to: CC:DOM:CORP:T:R (Petition), 
Courier's Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tyrone J. Montague, Office of 
Assistant Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special Industries), (202) 
622-3130 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The petitions were received on July 12, 1994 
(cyclododecanol and 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene) and July 20, 1994 
(adiponitrile). The petitioner is E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 
a manufacturer and exporter of these substances. The following is a 
summary of the information contained in the petitions. The complete 
petitions are available in the Internal Revenue Service Freedom of 
Information Reading Room.

Cyclododecanol

    HTS number: 2906.19.00
    CAS number: 1724-39-6

    This substance is derived from the taxable chemicals butadiene and 
methane. Cyclododecanol is a solid produced predominantly by air 
oxidation of cyclododecane. Cyclododecane is produced by hydrogenation 
of 1,5,9-cyclododecatriene which is produced by the trimerization of 
butadiene.
    The stoichiometric material consumption formula for this substance 
is:

3 C4H6 (butadiene) + 0.75 CH4 (methane) + 1.5 H2O 
(water) + 0.5 O2 (oxygen)  C12H24O 
(cyclododecanol) + 0.75 CO2 (carbon dioxide)

    According to the petition, taxable chemicals constitute 80.18 
percent by weight of the materials used to produce this substance. The 
rate of tax for this substance would be $6.21 per ton. This is based 
upon a conversion factor for butadiene of 1.22 and a conversion factor 
for methane of 0.08.

1,5,9-cyclododecatriene

    HTS number: 2906.19.00
    CAS number: 4904-61-4

    This substance is derived from the taxable chemical butadiene. 
1,5,9-cyclododecatriene is a solid produced predominantly by 
trimerization of butadiene in the presence of a coordination-type 
catalyst.
    The stoichiometric material consumption formula for this substance 
is:

3 C4H6 (butadiene)  C12H18 (1,5,9-
cyclododecatriene)

    According to the petition, taxable chemicals constitute 100 percent 
by weight of the materials used to produce this substance. The rate of 
tax for this substance would be $5.64 per ton. This is based upon a 
conversion factor for butadiene of 1.16.

Adiponitrile

    HTS number: 2926.90.50
    CAS number: 111-69-3

    This substance is derived from the taxable chemicals methane, 
ammonia, and butadiene. Adiponitrile is a liquid produced predominantly 
by the reaction of butadiene with hydrogen cyanide (derived from 
ammonia and from methane in natural gas).
    The stoichiometric material consumption formula for this substance 
is:

2 CH4 (methane) + 2 NH3 (ammonia) + C4H6 
(butadiene) + 3 O2 (oxygen)  C6H8N2 
(adiponitrile) + 6 H2O (water)

    According to the petition, taxable chemicals constitute 55.55 
percent by weight of the materials used to produce this substance. The 
rate of tax for this substance would be $5.72 per ton. This is based 
upon a conversion factor for methane of 0.52, a conversion factor for 
ammonia of 0.42, and a conversion factor for butadiene of 0.58.

Comments and Requests for a Public Hearing

    Before a determination is made, consideration will be given to any 
written comments (a signed original and eight (8) copies) that are 
submitted timely to the IRS. All comments will be available for public 
inspection and copying. A public hearing may be scheduled if requested 
in writing by a person that timely submits written comments. If a 
public hearing is scheduled, notice of the date, time, and place for 
the hearing will be published in the Federal Register.
Dale D. Goode,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Assistant Chief Counsel (Corporate).
[FR Doc. 94-28981 Filed 11-23-94; 8:45 am]
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