[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 177 (Wednesday, September 14, 2005)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 54324]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-18262]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Parts 1 and 301

[REG-168892-03]
RIN 1545-BD00


Attained Age of the Insured Under Section 7702; 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 cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations 
explaining how to determine the attained age of an insured for purposes 
of testing whether a contract qualifies as a life insurance contract 
for Federal Income Tax purposes.

DATES: The public hearing originally scheduled for September 14, 2005 
at 10 a.m., is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaNita Van Dyke of the Publications 
and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief 
Counsel (Procedure and Administration), 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 Tuesday, May 
24, 2005, (70 FR 29671), announced that a public hearing was scheduled 
for September 14, 2005, at 10 a.m., in the IRS Auditorium, Internal 
Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC. The subject of the public hearing is under section 7702 of the 
Internal Revenue Code.
    The public comment period for these regulations expired on August 
24, 2005. 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 Friday, September 09, 2005, no one has requested to 
speak. Therefore, the public hearing scheduled for September 14, 2005, 
is cancelled.

Guy R. Traynor,
Acting Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing 
Division, Associate Chief Counsel, (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. 05-18262 Filed 9-9-05; 2:42 pm]
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