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Vol. 87
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January 31, 2022
Part XIII
Department of the Treasury
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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
Federal Register / Vol. 87 , No. 20 / Monday, January 31, 2022 / UA:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
31 CFR Subtitles A and B
Semiannual Agenda and Regulatory Plan
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and annual regulatory plan.
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SUMMARY: This notice is given pursuant to the requirements of the
Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order (E.O.) 12866
(``Regulatory Planning and Review''), which require the publication by
the Department of a semiannual agenda of regulations. E.O. 12866 also
requires the publication by the Department of a regulatory plan for the
upcoming fiscal year. The purpose of the agenda is to provide advance
information about pending regulatory activities and encourage public
participation in the regulatory process.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Agency contact identified in the
item relating to that regulation.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The semiannual regulatory agenda includes
regulations that the Department has issued or expects to issue and
rules currently in effect that are under departmental or bureau review.
For this edition of the regulatory agenda, the most important
significant regulatory actions and a Statement of Regulatory Priorities
are included in the Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online
Unified Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register publication that
includes the Unified Agenda.
The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at
www.reginfo.gov and www.regulations.gov in a format that offers users
an enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda database.
Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the
regulatory flexibility agenda required by the Regulatory Flexibility
Act (5 U.S.C. 602), Treasury's printed agenda entries include only:
(1) Rules that are in the regulatory flexibility agenda, in
accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely
to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities; and
(2) Rules that have been identified for periodic review under
section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.
Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain
information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda
requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in
the Unified Agenda published on the internet. In addition, for fall
editions of the Agenda, the entire Regulatory Plan will continue to be
printed in the Federal Register, as in past years.
The Department has listed in this agenda all regulations and
regulatory reviews pending at the time of publication, except for
technical, minor, and routine actions. On occasion, a regulatory matter
may be inadvertently left off of the agenda or an emergency may arise
that requires the Department to initiate a regulatory action not yet on
the agenda. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item
from this agenda. For most entries, Treasury includes a projected date
for the next rulemaking action; however, the date is an estimate and is
not a commitment to publish on the projected date. In addition, some
agenda entries are marked as ``withdrawn'' when there has been no
publication activity. Withdrawal of a rule from the agenda does not
necessarily mean that a rule will not be included in a future agenda
but may mean that further consideration is warranted and that the
regulatory action is unlikely in the next 12 months.
Public participation in the rulemaking process is the foundation of
effective regulations. For this reason, the Department invites comments
on all regulatory and deregulatory items included in the agenda and
invites input on items that should be included in the semiannual
agenda.
Michael Briskin,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for General Law and Regulation.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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359....................... Clarification of the 1506-AB41
Requirement to Collect,
Retain, and Transmit
Information on
Transactions Involving
Convertible Virtual
Currencies and Digital
Assets With Legal Tender
Status.
360....................... Section 6403. Corporate 1506-AB49
Transparency Act.
361....................... Section 6110. Bank Secrecy 1506-AB50
Act Application to
Dealers in Antiquities
and Assessment of Bank
Secrecy Act Application
to Dealers in Arts.
362....................... Section 6212. Pilot 1506-AB51
Program on Sharing of
Information Related to
Suspicious Activity
Reports Within a
Financial Group.
363....................... Section 6101. 1506-AB52
Establishment of National
Exam and Supervision
Priorities.
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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364....................... Requirements for Certain 1506-AB47
Transactions Involving
Convertible Virtual
Currency or Digital
Assets.
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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365....................... Amendments of the 1506-AB36
Definition of Broker or
Dealer in Securities
(Crowd Funding).
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Financial Crimes Enforcement Network--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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366....................... Threshold for the 1506-AB48
Requirement to Collect,
Retain, and Transmit
Information on Funds
Transfers and
Transmittals of Funds
That Begin or End Outside
the United States.
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Customs Revenue Function--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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367....................... Enforcement of Copyrights 1515-AE26
and the Digital
Millennium Copyright Act.
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Internal Revenue Service--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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368....................... MEPs and the Unified Plan 1545-BO97
Rule.
369....................... Requirements Related to 1545-BQ02
Surprise Billing, Part 2.
370....................... Information Reporting of 1545-BQ11
Health Insurance Coverage
and Other Issues Under
Sections 6055 and 6056.
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Internal Revenue Service--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
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371....................... Guidance on the 1545-BO91
Elimination of Interbank
Offered Rates.
372....................... Section 42 Low-Income 1545-BO92
Housing Credit Average
Income Test Regulations.
373....................... Requirements Related to 1545-BQ01
Surprise Billing, Part 1.
374....................... Requirements Related to 1545-BQ04
Surprise Billing, Part 1
(Temporary Regulation).
375....................... Requirements Related to 1545-BQ05
Surprise Billing, Part 2
(Temporary Regulation).
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)
Proposed Rule Stage
359. Clarification of the Requirement To Collect, Retain, and Transmit
Information on Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies
and Digital Assets With Legal Tender Status
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1959; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
FinCEN (collectively, the ``Agencies'') intend to issue a revised
proposal to clarify the meaning of ``money'' as used in the rules
implementing the Bank Secrecy Act requiring financial institutions to
collect, retain, and transmit information on certain funds transfers
and transmittals of funds. The Agencies intend that the revised
proposal will ensure that the rules apply to domestic and cross-border
transactions involving convertible virtual currency, which is a medium
of exchange (such as cryptocurrency) that either has an equivalent
value as currency, or acts as a substitute for currency, but lacks
legal tender status. The Agencies further intend that the revised
proposal will clarify that these rules apply to domestic and cross-
border transactions involving digital assets that have legal tender
status.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/27/20 85 FR 68005
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/27/20
Second NPRM......................... 03/00/22
Second NPRM Comment Period End...... 05/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB41
360. Section 6403. Corporate Transparency Act
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1959; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: On April 5, 2021, FinCEN issued an Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) entitled ``Beneficial Ownership Information
Reporting Requirements,'' relating to the Corporate Transparency Act
(Sections 6401-6403 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the AML
Act)), and intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. Section
6403 amends the Bank Secrecy Act by adding new Section 5336 to title 31
of the United States Code. New Section 5336 requires FinCEN to issue
rules requiring: (i) Reporting companies to submit certain information
about the individuals who are beneficial owners of those entities and
the individuals who formed or registered those entities; (ii)
establishing a mechanism for issuing FinCEN identifiers to entities and
individuals that request them; (iii) requiring FinCEN to maintain the
information in a confidential, secure non-public database; and (iv)
authorizing FinCEN to disclose the information to certain government
agencies and financial institutions for purposes specified in the
legislation and subject to protocols to protect the confidentiality of
the information. Section 5336 requires that the first of these
requirements, notably the
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beneficial ownership information reporting regulation for legal
entities (the ``reporting regulation''), be published in final form by
January 1, 2022. The ANPRM solicited comments on a wide range of
questions having to do with the possible shape of the reporting
regulation, as well as questions that concern the interaction of the
requirements of this regulation and the shape and functionality of the
database that will be populated with the information reported under
Section 5336.
Timetable:
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ANPRM............................... 04/05/21 86 FR 17557
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 05/05/21
NPRM................................ 02/00/22
NPRM Comment Period End............. 04/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB49
361. Section 6110. Bank Secrecy Act Application to Dealers in
Antiquities and Assessment of Bank Secrecy Act Application to Dealers
in Arts
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1959; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: On September 24, 2021, FinCEN issued an Advance Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking in order to implement Section 6110 of the Anti-
Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the AML Act). This section amends the
Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5312(a)(2)) to include as a financial
institution a person engaged in the trade of antiquities, including an
advisor, consultant, or any other person who engages as a business in
the solicitation or the sale of antiquities, subject to regulations
prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The section further
requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue proposed rules to
implement the amendment within 360 days of enactment of the AML Act.
Timetable:
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ANPRM............................... 09/24/21 86 FR 53021
ANPRM Comment Period End............ 10/25/21
NPRM................................ 06/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB50
362. Section 6212. Pilot Program on Sharing of Information Related to
Suspicious Activity Reports Within a Financial Group
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1959; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
in order to implement Section 6212 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of
2020 (the AML Act). This section amends the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C.
5318(g)) to establish a pilot program that permits financial
institutions to share suspicious activity report (SAR) information with
their foreign branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates for the purpose of
combating illicit finance risks. The section further requires the
Secretary of the Treasury to issue rules to implement the amendment
within one year of enactment of the AML Act.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 03/00/22
NPRM Comment Period End............. 05/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB51
363. Section 6101. Establishment of National Exam and Supervision
Priorities
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1959; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
to implement Section 6101 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the
AML Act). That section, among other things, amends section 5318(h) to
title 31 of the United States Code to: (1) Require financial
institutions to establish countering the financing of terrorism (CFT)
in addition to AML programs; (2) require FinCEN to establish national
AML/CFT priorities and, as appropriate, promulgate implementing
regulations within 180 days of the issuance of those priorities; and
(3) provide that the duty to establish, maintain, and enforce a Bank
Secrecy Act AML/CFT program remains the responsibility of, and must be
performed by, persons in the United States who are accessible to, and
subject to oversight and supervision by, the Secretary of the Treasury
and the appropriate Federal functional regulator. Additionally, FinCEN
intends to propose other changes, including regulatory amendments to
establish that all financial institutions subject to an AML/CFT program
requirement must maintain an effective and reasonably designed AML/CFT
program, and that such a program must include a risk assessment
process.
Timetable:
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NPRM................................ 04/00/22
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB52
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)
Final Rule Stage
364. Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible
Virtual Currency or Digital Assets
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1959; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: FinCEN is proposing to amend the regulations implementing
the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) to require banks and money service
businesses (MSBs) to submit reports, keep records, and verify the
identity of customers in relation to transactions involving convertible
virtual currency (CVC) or digital assets with legal tender status
(``legal tender digital assets'' or ``LTDA'') held in unhosted wallets,
or held in wallets hosted in a jurisdiction identified by FinCEN.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 12/23/20 85 FR 83840
NPRM Comment Period End............. 01/04/21
Final Action........................ 09/00/22
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of
the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39,
Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB47
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)
Long-Term Actions
365. Amendments of The Definition of Broker or Dealer in Securities
(Crowd Funding)
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1959; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5332
Abstract: FinCEN is finalizing amendments to the regulatory
definitions of ``broker or dealer in securities'' under the regulations
implementing the Bank Secrecy Act. The changes are intended to expand
the current scope of the definitions to include funding portals. In
addition, these amendments would require funding portals to implement
policies and procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with
all of the Bank Secrecy Act requirements that are currently applicable
to brokers or dealers in securities. The rule to require these
organizations to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act regulations is
intended to help prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and
other financial crimes.
Note: This is not a new requirement; it replaces RINs 1506-AB24 and
1506-AB29.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 04/04/16 81 FR 19086
NPRM Comment Period End............. 06/03/16 .......................
Final Action........................ 11/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-
2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB36
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)
Completed Actions
366. Threshold for the Requirement To Collect, Retain, and Transmit
Information on Funds Transfers and Transmittals of Funds That Begin or
End Outside the United States
Legal Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1959; 31 U.S.C.
5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336
Abstract: In October 2020, the Board of Governors of the Federal
Reserve System and FinCEN (collectively, the ``Agencies'') issued a
proposed rule to modify the threshold in the rules implementing the
Bank Secrecy Act requiring financial institutions to collect and retain
information on certain funds transfers and transmittals of funds. The
modification would reduce this threshold from $3,000 for certain funds
transfers and transmittals of funds. At the same time, FinCEN likewise
issued a proposal to reduce from $3,000 the threshold in the rule
requiring financial institutions to transmit to other financial
institutions in the payment chain information on certain funds
transfers and transmittals of funds. The public comment period for the
proposed rulemaking expired on November 27, 2020. The Agencies are
working to develop a rule in light of the comments received from the
public.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Withdrawn........................... 09/03/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-
2825, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1506-AB48
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Customs Revenue Function (CUSTOMS)
Final Rule Stage
367. Enforcement of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Legal Authority: Title III of the Trade Facilitation and Trade
Enforcement Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-125); 19 U.S.C. 1595a(c)(2)(G); 19
U.S.C. 1624
Abstract: This rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection
(CBP) regulations pertaining to importations of merchandise that
violate or are suspected of violating the copyright laws in accordance
with title III of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of
2015 (TFTEA) and certain provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright
Act (DMCA).
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/16/19 84 FR 55251
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/16/19 .......................
Final Rule.......................... 08/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Alaina Van Horn, Chief, Intellectual Property
Enforcement Branch, Department of the Treasury, Customs Revenue
Function, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202
325-0083, Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1515-AE26
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Proposed Rule Stage
368. MEPS and the Unified Plan Rule
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805; 26 U.S.C. 413
Abstract: These proposed regulations provide guidance relating to
the tax qualification of multiple employer plans (MEPs) described in
section 413(e) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The proposed
regulations would provide an exception, if certain requirements are
met, to the application of the ``unified plan rule'' for section 413(e)
MEPs in the event of a failure by one or more participating employers
to take actions required of them to satisfy the requirements of section
401(a) or 408 of the Code. The regulations affect participants in MEPs,
MEP sponsors and administrators, and employers maintaining MEPs.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/03/19 84 FR 31777
NPRM Comment Period End............. 10/01/19 .......................
Second NPRM......................... 04/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Jamie Dvoretzky, Attorney, Department of the
Treasury,
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Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20224, Phone: 202 317-4102, Fax: 855 604-6087,
Email:[email protected].
RIN: 1545-BO97
369. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 2
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805; Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB,
Title I and Title II
Abstract: This notice of proposed rulemaking would implement
additional protections against surprise medical bills under the No
Surprises Act and certain provisions related to Title II of Division BB
of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, by cross-reference to temporary
regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/07/21 86 FR 55980
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/06/21 .......................
Final Action........................ 12/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kari L. DiCecco, General Attorney (Tax), Department
of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room 5712, Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-5500,
Email:[email protected].
RIN: 1545-BQ02
370. Information Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage and
Other Issues Under Sections 6055 and 6056
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805; 26 U.S.C. 5000A; 26 U.S.C. 6056
Abstract: These regulations revise notice and filing requirements
under sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue Code. The
regulations are needed to provide health coverage reporters an
extension of time in which to furnish certain statements and an
alternative manner of allowing certain health coverage reporters to
provide information to covered individuals.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 11/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Gerald Semasek, Attorney, Department of the
Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20024, Phone: 202 317-7006, Fax: 855 576-2339, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1545-BQ11
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
Final Rule Stage
371. Guidance on the Elimination of Interbank Offered Rates
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 1001b and 7805; 26 U.S.C. 7805
Abstract: The final regulations will provide guidance on the tax
consequences of the phased elimination of interbank offered rates
(IBORs) that is underway in the United States and many foreign
countries. Taxpayers have requested guidance that addresses whether a
modification to a debt instrument or other financial contract to
accommodate the elimination of the relevant IBOR will be treated as a
realization event for federal income tax purposes.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/09/19 84 FR 54068
NPRM Comment Period End............. 11/25/19 .......................
Final Action........................ 12/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Caitlin Holzem, Attorney, Department of the
Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Room
3547, Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-7036, Fax: 855 574-9023,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1545-BO91
372. Section 42 Low-Income Housing Credit Average Income Test
Regulations
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805; 26 U.S.C. 42
Abstract: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 added a new
applicable minimum set-aside test under section 42(g) of the Internal
Revenue Code known as the average income test. This proposed regulation
will implement requirements related to the average income test.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 10/30/20 85 FR 68816
NPRM Comment Period End............. 12/29/20 .......................
NPRM; Correction and Notice of 02/03/21 86 FR 8271
Public Hearing.
Public Hearing...................... 03/24/21 .......................
Final Action........................ 07/00/22 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Dillon J. Taylor, Attorney, Department of the
Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Room
5107, Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-4137, Fax: 855 591-7867,
Email: [email protected].
RIN: 1545-BO92
373. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805; Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB,
Title I and Title II
Abstract: This notice of proposed rulemaking would implement the
protections against surprise medical bills under the No Surprises Act,
by cross-reference to temporary regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM................................ 07/13/21 86 FR 36870
NPRM Comment Period End............. 09/13/21 .......................
Final Action........................ 12/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kari L. DiCecco, General Attorney (Tax), Department
of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room 5712, Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-5500, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1545-BQ01
374. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1 (Temporary
Regulation)
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805; Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB,
Title I and Title II
Abstract: This temporary regulation implements the protections
against surprise medical bills under the No Surprises Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Temporary Regulation................ 07/13/21 86 FR 36872
Temporary Regulation Effective...... 09/13/21 .......................
Removal of Temporary Action......... 12/00/21 .......................
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
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Agency Contact: Kari L. DiCecco, General Attorney (Tax), Department
of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room 5712, Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-5500, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1545-BQ04
375. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 2 (Temporary
Regulation)
Legal Authority: 26 U.S.C. 7805; Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB,
Title I and Title II
Abstract: This temporary regulation would implement additional
protections against surprise medical bills under the No Surprises Act
and certain provisions related to Title II of Division BB of the
Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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Temporary Rule...................... 10/07/21 86 FR 55980
Temporary Rule Effective............ 10/07/21 .......................
Temporary Rule Comment Period End... 12/06/21 .......................
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Reviewing Comments.................. To Be Determined
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.
Agency Contact: Kari L. DiCecco, General Attorney (Tax), Department
of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Room 5712, Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-5500, Email:
[email protected].
RIN: 1545-BQ05
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