[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 94 (Tuesday, May 15, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 26824]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12223]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 301

[REG-121928-98]
RIN 1545-AW99


Awards of Attorney's Fees and Other Costs Based Upon Qualified 
Offers; Hearing Cancellation

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of public hearing on proposed 
rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of cancellation of a public 
hearing on proposed rulemaking issuing temporary regulations relating 
to the circumstances in which a party, by reason of having made a 
qualified offer, will be entitled to an award of court costs and 
certain fees in a civil tax proceedings brought in a court of the 
United States (including the Tax Court).

DATES: The public hearing originally scheduled for May 23, 2001 at 10 
a.m., is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Treena Garrett of the Regulations 
Unit, Office of Special Counsel (Modernization & Strategic Planning), 
(202) 622-7180 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of proposed rulemaking and notice 
of public hearing that appeared in the Federal Register on Thursday, 
January 4, 2001, (66 FR 749), announced that a public hearing was 
scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, 2001, at 10 a.m., in Room 4718, 
Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC. The subject of the public hearing is proposed 
rulemaking under section 7430 of the Internal Revenue. The public 
comment period for these proposed regulations expired on Wednesday, 
April 4, 2001.
    The notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing, 
instructed those interested in testifying at the public hearing to 
submit a request to speak and an outline of the topics to be addressed. 
As of Wednesday, May 9, 2001, no one has requested to speak. Therefore, 
the public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, May 23, 2001, is cancelled.

Cynthia E. Grigsby,
Chief, Regulations Unit, Office of Special Counsel (Modernization and 
Strategic Planning).
[FR Doc. 01-12223 Filed 5-14-01; 8:45 am]
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