[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 106 (Friday, June 3, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 32552-32553]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-11028]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-152914-04]
RIN 1545-BD97


Revised Regulations Concerning Disclosure of Relative Values of 
Optional Forms of Benefit; 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 concerning content requirements applicable to explanations 
of qualified joint and survivor annuities and qualified preretirement 
survivor annuities payable under certain retirement plans.

DATES: The public hearing is being held on August 24, 2005, at 10 a.m. 
The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed at the 
hearing by August 3, 2005.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held in the IRS Auditorium, 
Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC.
    Send submissions to: CC:PA:LPD: PR (REG-152914-04), room 5203, 
Internal Revenue Service, POB 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, 
DC 20044. Submissions may be hand delivered Monday through Friday 
between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-152914-04), 
Couriers Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC or sent electronically, via the IRS Internet site at 
http://www.irs.gov/regs or via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov (IRS-REG-152914-04).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the regulations, Bruce 
Perlin

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(202) 622-6090; concerning submissions of comments, the hearing, and/or 
to be placed on the building access list to attend the hearing LaNita 
Van Dyke (202) 622-7180 (not toll free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject of the public hearing is the 
notice of proposed regulations (REG-152914-04) that was published in 
the Federal Register on Friday, January 28, 2005 (70 FR 4058).
    The rules of 26 CFR 601.601(a)(3) apply to the hearing. Persons who 
wish to present oral comments at the hearing that submitted written 
comments by April 28, 2005, must 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).
    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 30 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,
Acting Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Associate Chief 
Counsel, Legal Processing Division (Procedures and Administration).
[FR Doc. 05-11028 Filed 6-2-05; 8:45 am]
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