[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 41 (Thursday, March 1, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 12916]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-4924]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-106030-98]
RIN 1545-AW50


Source of Income from Certain Space and Ocean Activities; Also, 
Source of Communications Income; Hearing

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Change of date of public hearing; extension of time to submit 
outlines of oral comments.

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SUMMARY: This document changes the date of the public hearing on the 
proposed regulations under section 863(d) governing the source of 
income from certain space and ocean activities. It also extends the 
time to submit outlines of oral comments for the hearing.

DATES: The public hearing will be held May 23, 2001, beginning at 10 
a.m. Additional outlines of oral comments must be received by May 2, 
2001.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held in Room 2615, Internal 
Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Send 
submissions to: Regulations Unit CC (REG-106030-98), room 5226, 
Internal Revenue Service, POB 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
DC 20044. Submissions may be hand delivered between the hours of 8 a.m. 
and 5 p.m. to: Regulations Unit CC (REG-106030-98), Courier's Desk, 
Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington DC. 
Alternatively, taxpayers may submit outlines of oral comments 
electronically directly to the IRS Internet site at http://www.irs.gov/tax regs/reglist.html.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the regulations, Anne 
Shelburne, (202) 874-1490; concerning submission, LaNita Van Dyke, 
(202) 622-7190 (not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    A notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing, 
appearing in the Federal Register on Wednesday, January 17, 2001 (66 FR 
3903), announced that a public hearing on the proposed regulations 
under section 863(d) governing the source of income from certain space 
and ocean activities would be held on March 28, 2001, in the 
Auditorium, Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. Subsequently, the date of the public hearing has 
changed to May 23, 2001, at 10 a.m. in room 2615. Outlines of oral 
comments must be received by May 2, 2001.

Cynthia Grigsby,
Chief, Regulations Unit, Office of Special Counsel (Modernization & 
Strategic Planning).
[FR Doc. 01-4924 Filed 2-28-01; 8:45 am]
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