[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 163 (Tuesday, August 23, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 52556-52561]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-21408]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1 and 602

[TD 9547]
RIN 1545-BF05


Election To Expense Certain Refineries

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Final regulations and removal of temporary regulations.

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SUMMARY: This document provides final regulations relating to the 
election to expense qualified refinery property under section 179C of 
the Internal Revenue Code (Code). These final regulations adopt the 
temporary regulations with certain modifications to reflect changes to 
the law made by the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008.

DATES: Effective Date: These regulations are effective August 22, 2011.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Philip Tiegerman (202) 622-3110 (not a 
toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Paperwork Reduction Act

    The collection of information contained in these regulations has 
been reviewed and approved by the Office of Management and Budget in 
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3507(d)) 
under control number (1545-2103). Responses to this collection of 
information are mandatory.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number.
    Books or records relating to a collection of information must be 
retained as long as their contents may become material in the 
administration of any internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and 
tax return information are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.

Background

    Section 179C was added to the Code by section 1323(a) of the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005, Public Law 109-58 (119 Stat. 594), to encourage the 
construction of new refineries and the expansion of existing refineries 
to enhance the nation's refinery capacity. Section 179C(a) allows a 
taxpayer to elect to deduct as an expense 50 percent of the cost of any 
qualified refinery property. The remaining 50 percent of the taxpayer's 
qualifying expenditures generally are recovered under section 168 and 
section 179B, if applicable. All costs properly capitalized into 
qualified refinery property are includable in the cost of the qualified 
refinery property.
    As originally enacted, section 179C(c)(1)(B) required that 
qualified refinery property be placed in service by a taxpayer after 
August 8, 2005, and before January 1, 2012. Under section 179C(c)(1)(F) 
as originally enacted, (i) the construction of the property must have 
been subject to a written binding construction contract entered into 
before January 1, 2008, (ii) the property must have been placed in 
service before January 1, 2008, or (iii) in the case of self-
constructed property, the construction of the property must have begun 
after June 14, 2005, and before January 1, 2008. Section 179C(d)(1) 
originally required that a qualified refinery be designed to serve the 
primary purpose of processing liquid fuel from crude oil or qualified 
fuels (as defined in section 45K(c)). Under section 179C(e) as 
originally enacted, qualified refinery property must have enabled the 
existing qualified refinery to increase total volume output (determined 
without regard to asphalt or lube oil) by 5 percent or more on an 
average daily basis or to process qualified fuels (as defined in 
section 45K(c)) at a rate that is equal to or greater than 25 percent 
of the total throughput of the qualified refinery on an average daily 
basis.
    Section 209 of the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 
(the ``2008 Act''), Division B, Public Law 110-343 (122 Stat. 3765), 
amended section 179C in several respects. The 2008 Act extended the 
placed in service date of section 179C(c)(1)(B) to January 1, 2014. In 
addition, the 2008 Act amended section 179C(c)(1)(F) to provide that 
(i) the construction of the property must be subject to a written 
binding construction contract entered into before January 1, 2010, (ii) 
the property must be placed in service before January 1, 2010, or (iii) 
in the case of self-constructed property, the construction of the 
property must begin

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after June 14, 2005, and before January 1, 2010.
    Effective for property placed in service after October 3, 2008, the 
2008 Act amended the definition of ``qualified refinery'' under section 
179C(d)(1) to include a refinery that is designed to serve the primary 
purpose of processing liquid fuel directly from shale or tar sands, and 
expanded the production capacity requirement of section 179C(e)(2) to 
include property that enables the existing qualified refinery to 
process shale or tar sands.
    On July 9, 2008, the Treasury Department and the IRS published in 
the Federal Register temporary regulations (TD 9412), 73 FR 39230, and 
a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-146895-05), 73 FR 39270, by cross-
reference to temporary regulations. A public hearing was scheduled for 
November 20, 2008. The public hearing was cancelled on November 6, 2008 
(73 FR 66001) because no written comments or requests to speak were 
received.
    The temporary regulations and proposed regulations are hereby 
removed and the final regulations adopt the rules of the temporary and 
proposed regulations with certain revisions, described below, to 
reflect amendments to the statute made by the 2008 Act.

Explanation of Provisions

Placed in Service and Construction and Written Binding Contract 
Requirements

    Section 1.179C-1T(b)(4) and Sec.  1.179C-1T(b)(7)(i)(A) of the 
temporary regulations required that qualified refinery property be 
placed in service by the taxpayer after August 8, 2005, and before 
January 1, 2012. Section 1.179C-1(b)(4) and Sec.  1.179C-1(b)(7)(i)(A) 
of the final regulations provide that the property must be placed in 
service after August 8, 2005, and before January 1, 2014.
    Section 1.179C-1T(b)(7)(iii) of the temporary regulations provided 
that the manufacture, construction, or production of self-constructed 
property must begin before January 1, 2008. Under Sec.  1.179C-
1(b)(7)(iii) of the final regulations, the manufacture, construction, 
or production of self-constructed property must begin before January 1, 
2010.
    Under Sec.  1.179C-1T(b)(7)(iii)(C) of the temporary regulations, a 
component of self-constructed property had to be acquired or self-
constructed before January 1, 2008, in order to qualify as qualified 
refinery property. Section 1.179C-1(b)(7)(iii)(C) of the final 
regulations provides that the component must be acquired or self-
constructed before January 1, 2010.

Qualified Refinery Property

    Section 1.179C-1T(b)(2)(i) of the temporary regulations provided 
that a qualified refinery is any refinery located in the United States 
that is designed to serve the primary purpose of processing crude oil 
or qualified fuels. The final regulations add new Sec.  1.179C-
1(b)(2)(i)(A) and new Sec.  1.179C-1(b)(2)(i)(B). Section 1.179C-
1(b)(2)(i)(A) of the final regulations provides that in the case of 
property placed in service after August 8, 2005, and on or before 
October 3, 2008, a qualified refinery is any refinery located in the 
United States that is designed to serve the primary purpose of 
processing liquid fuel from crude oil or qualified fuels. Section 
1.179C-1(b)(2)(i)(B) of the final regulations provides that, in the 
case of property placed in service after October 3, 2008, and before 
January 1, 2014, a qualified refinery is any refinery located in the 
United States that is designed to serve the primary purpose of 
processing liquid fuel from crude oil, qualified fuels, or directly 
from shale or tar sands.

Production Capacity

    Section 1.179C-1T(b)(5)(i) of the temporary regulations generally 
provided that refinery property is considered to be qualified refinery 
property if (A) it enables the existing qualified refinery to increase 
the total volume output by at least 5 percent on an average daily 
basis; or (B) it enables the existing qualified refinery to increase 
the percentage of total throughput attributable to processing qualified 
fuels to a rate that is at least 25 percent of the total throughput on 
an average daily basis. The final regulations, in Sec.  1.179C-
1(b)(5)(i), modify this definition to provide generally that refinery 
property is considered to be qualified refinery property if (A) it 
enables the existing qualified refinery to increase the total volume 
output by at least 5 percent on an average daily basis; (B) in the case 
of property placed in service after August 8, 2005, and on or before 
October 3, 2008, it enables the existing qualified refinery to increase 
the percentage of total throughput attributable to processing qualified 
fuels to a rate that is at least 25 percent of the total throughput on 
an average daily basis; or (C) in the case of property placed in 
service after October 3, 2008, and before January 1, 2014, it enables 
the existing qualified refinery to increase the percentage of total 
throughput attributable to processing shale, tar sands, or qualified 
fuels to a rate that is at least 25 percent of total throughput on an 
average daily basis.

Effective/Applicability Date

    This section is applicable for taxable years ending on or after 
August 22, 2011. For taxable years ending before August 22, 2011, 
taxpayers may apply the proposed regulations published on July 9, 2008, 
or, in the alternative, may apply these final regulations.

Special Analyses

    It has been determined that this Treasury decision is not a 
significant regulatory action as defined in Executive Order 12866 as 
supplemented by Executive Order 13563. The collections of information 
in Sec.  1.179-1(d)(2), (e)(2), and (f) are required by section 
179C(b), (g), and (h), respectively, and, therefore, are not imposed by 
these regulations. Accordingly, they are not subject to the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act. Only the collection of information in Sec.  1.179-
1(d)(3), regarding the revocation of an election under section 179C(a), 
is imposed by these regulations. It is hereby certified that the 
collection of information contained in Sec.  1.179-1(d)(3) of the 
regulations will not have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities. This certification is based upon 
the fact that although most of the 12 taxpayers who potentially could 
or would make an election under section 179C(a) will be small entities, 
it is expected that few, if any, of those 12 taxpayers once having made 
the election will choose to revoke it. Therefore, the collection of 
information will not affect a substantial number of small entities. The 
information required to revoke an election under section 179C(a) 
consists entirely of a portion of the information required to make the 
election. Consequently, the economic burden for those taxpayers who 
choose to revoke the election is minimal in nature and the regulations 
do not impose any burden in addition to the burden associated with 
making the election. Therefore, a regulatory assessment is not 
required. It also has been determined that section 553(b) of the 
Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. chapter 6) does not apply to 
these regulations.

Drafting Information

    The principal author of these regulations is Philip Tiegerman, 
Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs and Special 
Industries). However, other personnel from the IRS and Treasury 
Department participated in their development.

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List of Subjects

26 CFR Part 1

    Income taxes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

26 CFR Part 602

    Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.

Adoption of Amendments to the Regulations

    Accordingly 26, CFR parts 1 and 602 are amended as follows:

PART 1--INCOME TAXES

0
Paragraph 1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read in 
part as follows:

    Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805 * * *


0
Par. 2. Section 1.179C-1 is added to read as follows:


Sec.  1.179C-1  Election to expense certain refineries.

    (a) Scope and definitions--(1) Scope. This section provides the 
rules for determining the deduction allowable under section 179C(a) for 
the cost of any qualified refinery property. The provisions of this 
section apply only to a taxpayer that elects to apply section 179C in 
the manner prescribed under paragraph (d) of this section.
    (2) Definitions. For purposes of section 179C and this section, the 
following definitions apply:
    (i) Applicable environmental laws are any applicable federal, 
state, or local environmental laws.
    (ii) Qualified fuels has the meaning set forth in section 45K(c).
    (iii) Cost is the unadjusted depreciable basis (as defined in Sec.  
1.168(b)-1(a)(3), but without regard to the reduction in basis for any 
portion of the basis the taxpayer properly elects to treat as an 
expense under section 179C and this section) of the property.
    (iv) Throughput is a volumetric rate measuring the flow of crude 
oil, qualified fuels, or, in the case of property placed in service 
after October 3, 2008, and before January 1, 2014, shale or tar sands, 
processed over a given period of time, typically referenced on the 
basis of barrels per calendar day.
    (v) Barrels per calendar day is the amount of fuels that a facility 
can process under usual operating conditions, expressed in terms of 
capacity during a 24-hour period and reduced to account for down time 
and other limitations.
    (vi) United States has the same meaning as that term is defined in 
section 7701(a)(9).
    (b) Qualified refinery property--(1) In general. Qualified refinery 
property is any property that meets the requirements set forth in 
paragraphs (b)(2) through (b)(7) of this section.
    (2) Description of qualified refinery property--(i) In general. 
Property that comprises any portion of a qualified refinery may be 
qualified refinery property. For purposes of section 179C and this 
section, a qualified refinery is any refinery located in the United 
States that--
    (A) In the case of property placed in service after August 8, 2005, 
and on or before October 3, 2008, is designed to serve the primary 
purpose of processing liquid fuel from crude oil or qualified fuels; or
    (B) In the case of property placed in service after October 3, 
2008, and before January 1, 2014, is designed to serve the primary 
purpose of processing liquid fuel from crude oil, qualified fuels, or 
directly from shale or tar sands.
    (ii) Nonqualified refinery property. Refinery property is not 
qualified refinery property for purposes of this paragraph (b)(2) if--
    (A) The primary purpose of the refinery property is for use as a 
topping plant, asphalt plant, lube oil facility, crude or product 
terminal, or blending facility; or
    (B) The refinery property is built solely to comply with consent 
decrees or projects mandated by Federal, State, or local governments.
    (3) Original use--(i) In general. For purposes of the deduction 
allowable under section 179C(a), refinery property will meet the 
requirements of this paragraph (b)(3) if the original use of the 
property commences with the taxpayer. Except as provided in paragraph 
(b)(3)(ii) of this section, original use means the first use to which 
the property is put, whether or not that use corresponds to the use of 
the property by the taxpayer. Thus, if a taxpayer incurs capital 
expenditures to recondition or rebuild property acquired or owned by 
the taxpayer, only the capital expenditures incurred by the taxpayer to 
recondition or rebuild the property acquired or owned by the taxpayer 
satisfy the original use requirement. However, the cost of 
reconditioned or rebuilt property acquired by a taxpayer does not 
satisfy the original use requirement. Whether property is reconditioned 
or rebuilt property is a question of fact. For purposes of this 
paragraph (b)(3)(i), acquired or self-constructed property that 
contains used parts will be treated as reconditioned or rebuilt only if 
the cost of the used parts is more than 20 percent of the total cost of 
the property.
    (ii) Sale-leaseback. If any new portion of a qualified refinery is 
originally placed in service by a person after August 8, 2005, and is 
sold to a taxpayer and leased back to the person by the taxpayer within 
three months after the date the property was originally placed in 
service by the person, the taxpayer-lessor is considered the original 
user of the property.
    (4) Placed-in-service date--(i) In general. Refinery property will 
meet the requirements of this paragraph (b)(4) if the property is 
placed in service by the taxpayer after August 8, 2005, and before 
January 1, 2014.
    (ii) Sale-leaseback. If a new portion of refinery property is 
originally placed in service by a person after August 8, 2005, and is 
sold to a taxpayer and leased back to the person by the taxpayer within 
three months after the date the property was originally placed in 
service by the person, the property is treated as originally placed in 
service by the taxpayer-lessor not earlier than the date on which the 
property is used by the lessee under the leaseback.
    (5) Production capacity--(i) In general. Refinery property is 
considered qualified refinery property if--
    (A) It enables the existing qualified refinery to increase the 
total volume output, determined without regard to asphalt or lube oil, 
by at least 5 percent on an average daily basis;
    (B) In the case of property placed in service after August 8, 2005, 
and on or before October 3, 2008, it enables the existing qualified 
refinery to increase the percentage of total throughput attributable to 
processing qualified fuels to a rate that is at least 25 percent of 
total throughput on an average daily basis; or
    (C) In the case of property placed in service after October 3, 
2008, and before January 1, 2014, it enables the existing qualified 
refinery to increase the percentage of total throughput attributable to 
processing qualified fuels, shale, or tar sands to a rate that is at 
least 25 percent of total throughput on an average daily basis.
    (ii) When production capacity is tested. The production capacity 
requirement of this paragraph (b)(5) is determined as of the date the 
property is placed in service by the taxpayer. Any reasonable method 
may be used to determine the appropriate baseline for measuring 
capacity increases and to demonstrate and substantiate that the 
capacity of the existing qualified refinery has been sufficiently 
increased.
    (iii) Multi-stage projects. In the case of multi-stage projects, a 
taxpayer must satisfy the reporting requirements of paragraph (f)(2) of 
this section,

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sufficient to establish that the production capacity requirements of 
this paragraph (b)(5) will be met as a result of the taxpayer's overall 
plan.
    (6) Applicable environmental laws--(i) In general. The 
environmental compliance requirement applies only with respect to 
refinery property, or any portion of refinery property, that is placed 
in service after August 8, 2005. A refinery's failure to meet 
applicable environmental laws with respect to a portion of the refinery 
that was in service prior to August 8, 2005 will not disqualify a 
taxpayer from making the election under section 179C(a) with respect to 
otherwise qualifying refinery property.
    (ii) Waiver under the Clean Air Act. Refinery property must comply 
with the Clean Air Act, notwithstanding any waiver received by the 
taxpayer under that Act.
    (7) Construction of property--(i) In general. Qualified property 
will meet the requirements of this paragraph (b)(7) if no written 
binding contract for the construction of the property was in effect 
before June 14, 2005, and if--
    (A) The construction of the property is subject to a written 
binding contract entered into before January 1, 2010;
    (B) The property is placed in service before January 1, 2010; or
    (C) In the case of self-constructed property, the construction of 
the property began after June 14, 2005, and before January 1, 2010.
    (ii) Definition of binding contract--(A) In general. A contract is 
binding only if it is enforceable under state law against the taxpayer 
or a predecessor, and does not limit damages to a specified amount (for 
example, by use of a liquidated damages provision). For this purpose, a 
contractual provision that limits damages to an amount equal to at 
least 5 percent of the total contract price will not be treated as 
limiting damages to a specified amount. In determining whether a 
contract limits damages, the fact that there may be little or no 
damages because the contract price does not significantly differ from 
fair market value will not be taken into account.
    (B) Conditions. A contract is binding even if subject to a 
condition, as long as the condition is not within the control of either 
party or the predecessor of either party. A contract will continue to 
be binding if the parties make insubstantial changes in its terms and 
conditions, or if any term is to be determined by a standard beyond the 
control of either party. A contract that imposes significant 
obligations on the taxpayer or a predecessor will be treated as 
binding, notwithstanding the fact that insubstantial terms remain to be 
negotiated by the parties to the contract.
    (C) Options. An option to either acquire or sell property is not a 
binding contract.
    (D) Supply agreements. A binding contract does not include a supply 
or similar agreement if the payment amount and design specification of 
the property to be purchased have not been specified.
    (E) Components. A binding contract to acquire one or more 
components of a larger property will not be treated as a binding 
contract to acquire the larger property. If a binding contract to 
acquire a component does not satisfy the requirements of this paragraph 
(b)(7), the component is not qualified refinery property.
    (iii) Self-constructed property--(A) In general. Except as provided 
in paragraph (b)(7)(iii)(B) of this section, if a taxpayer 
manufactures, constructs, or produces property for use by the taxpayer 
in its trade or business (or for the production of income by the 
taxpayer), the construction of property rules in this paragraph (b)(7) 
are treated as met for qualified refinery property if the taxpayer 
begins manufacturing, constructing, or producing the property after 
June 14, 2005, and before January 1, 2010. Property that is 
manufactured, constructed, or produced for the taxpayer by another 
person under a written binding contract (as defined in paragraph 
(b)(7)(ii) of this section) that is entered into prior to the 
manufacture, construction, or production of the property for use by the 
taxpayer in its trade or business (or for the production of income) is 
considered to be manufactured, constructed, or produced by the 
taxpayer.
    (B) When construction begins. For purposes of this paragraph 
(b)(7)(iii), construction of property generally begins when physical 
work of a significant nature begins. Physical work does not include 
preliminary activities such as planning or designing, securing 
financing, exploring, or researching. The determination of when 
physical work of a significant nature begins depends on the facts and 
circumstances.
    (C) Components of self-constructed property--(1) Acquired 
components. If a binding contract (as defined in paragraph (b)(7)(ii) 
of this section) to acquire a component of self-constructed property is 
in effect on or before June 14, 2005, the component does not satisfy 
the requirements of paragraph (b)(7)(i) of this section, and is not 
qualified refinery property. However, if construction of the self-
constructed property begins after June 14, 2005, the self-constructed 
property may be qualified refinery property if it meets all other 
requirements of section 179C and this section (including paragraph 
(b)(7)(i) of this section), even though the component is not qualified 
refinery property. If the construction of self-constructed property 
begins before June 14, 2005, neither the self-constructed property nor 
any component related to the self-constructed property is qualified 
refinery property. If the component is acquired before January 1, 2010, 
but the construction of the self-constructed property begins after 
December 31, 2009, the component may qualify as qualified refinery 
property even if the self-constructed property is not qualified 
refinery property.
    (2) Self-constructed components. If the manufacture, construction, 
or production of a component fails to meet any of the requirements of 
paragraph (b)(7)(iii) of this section, the component is not qualified 
refinery property. However, if the manufacture, construction, or 
production of a component fails to meet any of the requirements 
provided in paragraph (b)(7)(iii) of this section, but the construction 
of the self-constructed property begins after June 14, 2005, the self 
constructed property may qualify as qualified refinery property if it 
meets all other requirements of section 179C and this section 
(including paragraph (b)(7)(i) of this section). If the construction of 
the self-constructed property begins before June 14, 2005, neither the 
self-constructed property nor any components related to the self-
constructed property are qualified refinery property. If the component 
was self-constructed before January 1, 2010, but the construction of 
the self-constructed property begins after December 31, 2009, the 
component may qualify as qualified refinery property, although the 
self-constructed property is not qualified refinery property.
    (c) Computation of expense deduction for qualified refinery 
property. In general, the allowable deduction under paragraph (d) of 
this section for qualified refinery property is determined by 
multiplying by 50 percent the cost of the qualified refinery property 
paid or incurred by the taxpayer.
    (d) Election--(1) In general. A taxpayer may make an election to 
deduct as an expense 50 percent of the cost of any qualified refinery 
property. A taxpayer making this election takes the 50 percent 
deduction for the taxable year in which the qualified refinery property 
is placed in service.
    (2) Time and manner for making election--(i) Time for making 
election. An election specified in this paragraph

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(d) generally must be made not later than the due date (including 
extensions) for filing the original Federal income tax return for the 
taxable year in which the qualified refinery property is placed in 
service by the taxpayer.
    (ii) Manner of making election. The taxpayer makes an election 
under section 179C(a) and this paragraph (d) by entering the amount of 
the deduction at the appropriate place on the taxpayer's timely filed 
original Federal income tax return for the taxable year in which the 
qualified refinery property is placed in service, and attaching a 
report as specified in paragraph (f) of this section to the taxpayer's 
timely filed original federal income tax return for the taxable year in 
which the qualified refinery property is placed in service.
    (3) Revocation of election--(i) In general. An election made under 
section 179C(a) and this paragraph (d), and any specification contained 
in such election, may not be revoked except with the consent of the 
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
    (ii) Revocation prior to the revocation deadline. A taxpayer is 
deemed to have requested, and to have been granted, the consent of the 
Commissioner to revoke an election under section 179C(a) and this 
paragraph (d) if the taxpayer revokes the election before the 
revocation deadline. The revocation deadline is 24 months after the due 
date (including extensions) for filing the taxpayer's Federal income 
return for the taxable year for which the election applies. An election 
under section 179C(a) and this paragraph (d) is revoked by attaching a 
statement to an amended return for the taxable year for which the 
election applies. The statement must specify the name and address of 
the refinery for which the election applies and the amount deducted on 
the taxpayer's original Federal income tax return for the taxable year 
for which the election applies.
    (iii) Revocation after the revocation deadline. An election under 
section 179C(a) and this paragraph (d) may not be revoked after the 
revocation deadline. The revocation deadline may not be extended under 
Sec.  301.9100-1.
    (iv) Revocation by cooperative taxpayer. A taxpayer that has made 
an election to allocate the section 179C deduction to cooperative 
owners under section 179C(g) and paragraph (e) of this section may not 
revoke its election under section 179C(a).
    (e) Election to allocate section 179C deduction to cooperative 
owners--(1) In general. If a cooperative taxpayer makes an election 
under section 179C(g) and this paragraph (e), the cooperative taxpayer 
may elect to allocate all, some, or none of the deduction allowable 
under section 179C(a) for that taxable year to the cooperative 
owner(s). This allocation is equal to the cooperative owner(s)' ratable 
share of the total amount allocated, determined on the basis of each 
cooperative owner's ownership interest in the cooperative taxpayer. For 
purposes of this section, a cooperative taxpayer is an organization to 
which part I of subchapter T applies, and in which another organization 
to which part I of subchapter T applies (cooperative owner) directly 
holds an ownership interest. No deduction shall be allowed under 
section 1382 for any amount allocated under this paragraph (e).
    (2) Time and manner for making election--(i) Time for making 
election. A cooperative taxpayer must make the election under section 
179C(g) and this paragraph (e) by the due date (including extensions) 
for filing the cooperative taxpayer's original Federal income tax 
return for the taxable year to which the cooperative taxpayer's 
election under section 179C(a) and paragraph (d) of this section 
applies.
    (ii) Manner of making election. An election under this paragraph 
(e) is made by attaching to the cooperative taxpayer's timely filed 
Federal income tax return for the taxable year (including extensions) 
to which the cooperative taxpayer's election under section 179C(a) and 
paragraph (d) of this section applies a statement providing the 
following information:
    (A) The name and taxpayer identification number of the cooperative 
taxpayer.
    (B) The amount of the deduction allowable to the cooperative 
taxpayer for the taxable year to which the election under section 
179C(a) and paragraph (d) of this section applies.
    (C) The name and taxpayer identification number of each cooperative 
owner to which the cooperative taxpayer is allocating all or some of 
the deduction allowable.
    (D) The amount of the allowable deduction that is allocated to each 
cooperative owner listed in paragraph (e)(2)(ii)(C) of this section.
    (3) Written notice to owners. If any portion of the deduction 
allowable under section 179C(a) is allocated to a cooperative owner, 
the cooperative taxpayer must notify the cooperative owner of the 
amount of the deduction allocated to the cooperative owner in a written 
notice, and on Form 1099-PATR, ``Taxable Distributions Received from 
Cooperatives.'' This notice must be provided on or before the due date 
(including extensions) of the cooperative taxpayer's original federal 
income tax return for the taxable year for which the cooperative 
taxpayer's election under section 179C(a) and paragraph (d) of this 
section applies.
    (4) Irrevocable election. A section 179C(g) election, once made, is 
irrevocable.
    (f) Reporting requirement--(1) In general. A taxpayer may not claim 
a deduction under section 179C(a) for any taxable year unless the 
taxpayer files a report with the Secretary containing information with 
respect to the operation of the taxpayer's refineries.
    (2) Information to be included in the report. The taxpayer must 
specify--
    (i) The name and address of the refinery;
    (ii) Under which production capacity requirement under section 
179C(e) and paragraph (b)(5)(i)(A), (B), and (C) of this section the 
taxpayer's qualified refinery qualifies;
    (iii) Whether the refinery is qualified refinery property under 
section 179C(d) and paragraph (b)(2) of this section, sufficient to 
establish that the primary purpose of the refinery is to process liquid 
fuel from crude oil, qualified fuels, or directly from shale or tar 
sands.
    (iv) The total cost basis of the qualified refinery property at 
issue for the taxpayer's current taxable year; and
    (v) The depreciation treatment of the capitalized portion of the 
qualified refinery property.
    (3) Time and manner for submitting report--(i) Time for submitting 
report. The taxpayer is required to submit the report specified in this 
paragraph (f) not later than the due date (including extensions) of the 
taxpayer's Federal income tax return for the taxable year in which the 
qualified refinery property is placed in service.
    (ii) Manner of submitting report. The taxpayer must attach the 
report specified in this paragraph (f) to the taxpayer's timely filed 
original Federal income tax return for the taxable year in which the 
qualified refinery property is placed in service.
    (g) Effective/applicability date. This section is applicable for 
taxable years ending on or after August 22, 2011. For taxable years 
ending before August 22, 2011, taxpayers may apply the proposed 
regulations published on July 9, 2008, or, in the alternative, may 
apply these final regulations.


Sec.  1.179C-1T  [Removed]

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Par. 3. Section 1.179C-1T is removed.

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PART 602--OMB CONTROL NUMBERS UNDER THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT

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Par. 4. The authority citation for part 602 continues to read as 
follows:

    Authority:  26 U.S.C. 7805.

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Par. 5. In Sec.  602.101, paragraph (b) is amended by adding the 
following entry in numerical order to the table to read as follows:


Sec.  602.101  OMB control numbers.

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    (b) * * *

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                                                             Current OMB
    CFR part or section where identified and described       Control No.
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1.179C-1..................................................     1545-2103
 
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     Approved: August 9, 2011.
Steven T. Miller,
Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement.
Emily S. McMahon,
(Acting) Assistant Secretary of the Treasury (Tax Policy).
[FR Doc. 2011-21408 Filed 8-22-11; 8:45 am]
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