[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 61 (Friday, March 28, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 16610]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-6308]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-133300-07]
RIN 1545-BG80


Automatic Contribution Arrangements; Hearing

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of public hearing on a notice of 
proposed rulemaking under sections 401(k), 401(m), 402(c), 411(a), 
414(w), and 4979(f) of the Internal Revenue Code relating to automatic 
contribution arrangements. These proposed regulations will affect 
administrators of, employers maintaining, participants in, and 
beneficiaries of eligible plans that include an automatic contribution 
arrangement under section 401(k)(13), 401(m)(12), or 414(w).

DATES: The public hearing is being held on Monday, May 19, 2008, at 10 
a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed at the 
hearing by Monday, April 28, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held in the auditorium, Internal 
Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. Send 
submissions to: CC: PA: LPD: PR (REG-133300-07), room 5203, Internal 
Revenue Service, P.O. Box 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-133300-07), 
Courier's Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, 
NW., Washington, DC. Alternatively, taxpayers may submit electronic 
outlines of oral comments via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the proposed regulations, 
R. Lisa Mojiri-Azad, Dana Barry or William D. Gibbs at (202) 622-6060; 
concerning submissions of comments, the hearing, and/or to be placed on 
the building access list to attend the hearing, Richard A. Hurst at 
[email protected] or (202) 622-7180 (not toll-free 
numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject of the public hearing is the 
notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-133300-07) that was published in the 
Federal Register on Thursday, November 8, 2007 (72 FR 63144).
    Persons, who wish to present oral comments at the hearing that 
submitted written comments, 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) by April 28, 2008.
    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 or in the Freedom of Information Reading Room (FOIA RR) (Room 
1621) which is located at the 11th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
entrance, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    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.

LaNita Van Dyke,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
 [FR Doc. E8-6308 Filed 3-27-08; 8:45 am]
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