[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 19 (Tuesday, January 30, 2007)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 4220-4221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-1380]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-136806-06]
RIN 1545-BF87


Treatment of Payments in Lieu of Taxes Under Section 141

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 
modifying the standards for treating payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) 
as generally applicable taxes for purposes of the private security or 
payment test under section 141.

DATES: The public hearing, originally scheduled for February 13, 2007 
at 10 a.m. is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Banks of the Publications and 
Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief Counsel 
(Procedure and Administration) at (202) 622-0392 (not a toll-free 
number).

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of proposed rulemaking and notice 
of public hearing that appeared in the Federal Register on Thursday, 
October 19, 2006 (71 FR 61693), announced that a public hearing was 
scheduled for February 13, 2007, at 10 a.m. in the IRS Auditorium, New 
Carrollton Federal Building, 5000 Ellin Road, Lanham, MD 20706. 
Subsequently, a notice of change of location of public hearing was 
published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, December 26, 2006 (71 FR 
77352), changing the location to the IRS Auditorium, Internal Revenue 
Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The subject of 
the public hearing is under section 141 of the Internal Revenue Code.
    The public comment period for these regulations expired on January 
16, 2007. 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 Tuesday, January 23, 2007, no one has requested to 
speak. Therefore, the public hearing scheduled for February 13, 2007, 
is cancelled.

La Nita VanDyke,
Branch Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing 
Division, Associate Chief Counsel, (Procedure and Administration).
 [FR Doc. E7-1380 Filed 1-29-07; 8:45 am]
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