Estate and gift taxes: Hearing cancellation,

[Federal Register: October 18, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 200)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 56179]

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Proposed Rules Federal Register

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 25

[REG-108287-98]

RIN 1545-AW25

Definition of a Qualified Interest in a Grantor Retained Annuity Trust and a Grantor Retained Unitrust; Hearing Cancellation

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

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

SUMMARY: This document provides notice of cancellation of a public hearing on proposed regulations under section 2702(b) relating to the definition of a qualified interest in a grantor retained annuity trust and a grantor retained unitrust.

DATES: The public hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday , October 20, 1999, at 10 a.m., is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: LaNita Van Dyke of the Regulations Unit, Assistant Chief Counsel (Corporate), (202) 622-7190 (not a toll- free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing that appeared in the Federal Register on Tuesday, June 22, 1999, (64 FR 33235), announced that a public hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 1999, at 10 a.m., in the IRS Auditorium, Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The subject of the public hearing is proposed regulations under section 2702(b) of the Internal Revenue Code. The public comment period for these proposed regulations expired on Monday, September 20, 1999. The outlines of topics to be addressed at the hearing were due on Wednesday, September 29, 1999.

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 the topics to be addressed. As of Wednesday, October 6, 1999, no one has requested to speak. Therefore, the public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, October 20, 1999, is cancelled. Cynthia Grigsby, Chief, Regulations Unit, Assistant Chief Counsel (Corporate).

[FR Doc. 99-26898Filed10-15-99; 8:45 am]

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