[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 66259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-29752]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

20 CFR Part 901

[REG-159704-03]
RIN 1545-BC82


Performance of Actuarial Services Under the Employee Retirement 
Income Security Act of 1974; 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 relating to the enrollment of actuaries under section 3042 
of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

DATES: The public hearing is being held on Thursday, February 25, 2010, 
at 10 a.m. The IRS has extended the deadline for requests to speak. The 
IRS must receive requests to speak, along with outlines of the topics 
to be discussed at the public hearing by January 25, 2010.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held in room 2615 at the 
Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20224.
    Send Submissions to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-159704-03), 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-159704-03), Couriers Desk, Internal Revenue 
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC or sent 
electronically via the Federal e-rulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov IRS-REG-159704-03.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the regulations, Patrick 
McDonough at (202) 622-8225; 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 (REG-159704-03) that was published in the Federal Register 
on Monday, September 21, 2009 (74 FR 48030).
    The rules of 26 CFR 601.601(a)(3) apply to the hearing. Persons who 
wish to present oral comments at the hearing must submit an outline of 
the topics to be addressed and the amount of time to be denoted to each 
topic (Signed original and two copies) by January 25, 2010.
    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 VanDyke,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. E9-29752 Filed 12-14-09; 8:45 am]
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