[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 47 (Monday, March 11, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 15337]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-05516]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Parts 1 and 301

[REG-148873-09]
RIN 1545-BJ16


IRS Truncated Taxpayer Identification Numbers; Hearing 
Cancellation

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Cancellation of a notice of public hearing on proposed 
rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations 
under the Internal Revenue Code. The proposed regulations provide 
guidance for creating a new taxpayer identifying number known as an IRS 
truncated taxpayer identification number, a TTIN.

DATES: The public hearing, originally scheduled for March 12, 2013 at 
10 a.m. is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oluwafunmilayo Taylor of the 
Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration) at (202) 622-
7180 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of proposed rulemaking and a notice 
of public hearing that appeared in the Federal Register on Monday, 
January 7, 2013 (78 FR 913) announced that a public hearing was 
scheduled for March 12, 2013, at 10 a.m. in the IRS Auditorium, 
Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW. Washington, DC. 
The subject of the public hearing was under sections 6042, 6043, 6044, 
6045, 6049, and 6050 of the Internal Revenue Code.
    The public comment period for these regulations expired on February 
20, 2013. 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 topics to be addressed. 
The agency received one request. As of Monday, March 5, 2013 that 
request was withdrawn. The public hearing scheduled for March 12, 2013, 
is cancelled.

LaNita VanDyke,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. 2013-05516 Filed 3-8-13; 8:45 am]
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