[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 20, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 79788-79789]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32332]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Parts 1 and 301

[REG-105316-98]
RIN 1545-AW67


Information Reporting for Payments of Qualified Tuition and 
Payments of Interest on Qualified Education Loans; Magnetic Media 
Filing Requirements for Information Returns; Hearing

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document contains a notice of public hearing on proposed 
regulations relating to reporting for payments of qualified tuition and 
payments of interest on qualified education loans and magnetic filing 
requirements for information returns.

DATES: The public hearing is being held on Tuesday, February 13, 2001, 
at 10 a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed 
at the hearing by January 23, 2001.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held in the auditorium, Room 
7218, Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC. Due to building security procedures, visitors must 
enter at the 10th Street entrance, located between Constitution and 
Pennsylvania Avenues, NW. In addition, all visitors must present photo 
identification to enter the building.
    Mail outlines to: Regulations Unit CC (REG-105316-98), Room 5226, 
Internal Revenue Service, POB 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
DC 20044. Hand deliver outlines Monday through Friday between the hours 
of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. to: Regulations Unit CC (REG-105316-98), Courier's 
Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC. Submit electronic outlines of oral comments directly to 
the IRS Internet site at: http://www.irs.gov/tax_regs/regslist.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning submissions of comments, 
the hearing, and/or to be placed on the building access list to attend 
the hearing, Guy Traynor, (202) 622-7180 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject of the public hearing is 
proposed regulations (REG-105316-98), that were published in the 
Federal Register on Friday, June 16, 2000 (65 FR 37728).
    The rules of Sec. 601.601(a)(3) apply to the hearing.
    Persons who have submitted written comments and wish to present 
oral comments at the hearing, msut submit an outline of the topics to 
be discussed and the amount of time to be devoted to each topic (signed 
original and eight (8) copies) by January 23, 2001.
    A period of 10 minutes is allotted to each person for presenting 
oral comments.
    After the deadline for receiving outlines has passed, the IRS will 
prepare an agenda containing the schedule of speakers. Copies of the 
agenda will be made available, free of charge, at the hearing.
    Because of access restrictions, the IRS will not admit visitors 
beyond the immediate entrance area more than 15 minutes before the 
hearing starts. For information about having your name placed on the 
building access list to attend the hearing, see the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.

Cynthia E. Grigsby,
Chief, Regulations Unit, Office of Special Counsel (Modernization & 
Strategic Planning).
[FR Doc. 00-32332 Filed 12-19-00; 8:45 am]
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