[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 8885-8886]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-4289]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-110896-98]
RIN 1545-AW35


Charitable Remainder Trusts; Application of Ordering Rule; 
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

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hearing on the ordering of rules of section 664(b) for characterizing 
distributions from charitable remainder trusts.

DATES: The public hearing originally scheduled for March 9, 2004, at 10 
a.m., is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robin R. Jones of the Publications and 
Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division at (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, 
November 20, 2003 (68 FR 65419), announced that a public hearing was 
scheduled for March 9, 2004, at 10 a.m., in the auditorium. The subject 
of the public hearing is proposed regulations under section 664 of the 
Internal Revenue Code. The public comment period for these regulations 
expired on February 17, 2004.
    The notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing, 
instructed those interested in testifying at the public hearing to 
submit an outline of the topics to be addressed. As of Wednesday, 
February 18, 2004, no one has requested to speak. Therefore, the public 
hearing scheduled for March 9, 2004, is cancelled.

Cynthia E. Grigsby,
Acting Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing 
Division, Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. 04-4289 Filed 2-25-04; 8:45 am]
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