[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 28, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63913-63914]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25638]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-115457-08]
RIN 1545-BH88


Extension of Time for Filing Returns; 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 a public hearing on proposed 
regulations by cross-reference to temporary regulations relating to the 
simplification of procedures for automatic extensions of time to file 
certain returns. These simplified procedures are aimed at reducing 
overall taxpayer burden.

DATES: The public hearing is being held on Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 
at 10 a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed 
at the public hearing by Tuesday, December 9, 2008.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held in the IRS Auditorium, 
Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20224.
Send submissions to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-115457-08), Room 5205, Internal 
Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, Washington, DC 
20044. Submissions may be hand-delivered Monday through Friday to 
CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-115457-08), Couriers Desk, Internal Revenue Service, 
1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC or sent electronically 
via the Federal erulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov (IRS-
REG-115457-08).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the regulations, Matthew P. 
Howard (202) 622-4910; concerning submissions of comments, the hearing 
and/or to be placed on the building access list to attend the hearing 
Oluwafunmilayo Taylor at (202) 622-7180 (not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject of the public hearing is the 
notice of proposed rulemaking by cross-reference to temporary 
regulations (REG-115457-08) that was published in the Federal Register 
on Tuesday, July 1, 2008 (73 FR 37389).
    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 must submit an outline of the topics to be addressed and the 
amount of time to be denoted to each topic (Signed original and eight 
copies) by December 9, 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

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INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.

LaNita VanDyke,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. E8-25638 Filed 10-27-08; 8:45 am]
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