Excise taxes: Prepaid telephone cards; communications excise tax; hearing cancellation,

[Federal Register: April 28, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 81)]

[Proposed Rules]

[Page 22819-22820]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 49

[REG-118620-97]

RIN 1545-AV63

Communications Excise Tax; Prepaid Telephone Cards; 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 4251 containing proposed rules for the application of the communications excise tax to prepaid telephone cards (PTCs).

DATES: The public hearing originally scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, 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/or notice of

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public hearing that appeared in the Federal Register on Thursday, December 17, 1998, (63 FR 69585), announced that a public hearing was scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, 1999, at 10 a.m., in room 2615, Internal Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC. The subject of the public hearing is proposed regulations under section 4251 of the Internal Revenue Code. The public comment period for these proposed regulations expired on Wednesday, March 17, 1999. The outlines of topics to be addressed at the hearing were due on Wednesday, April 14, 1999.

The notice of proposed rulemaking and/or 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, April 21, 1999, no one has requested to speak. Therefore, the public hearing scheduled for Wednesday, May 5, 1999, is cancelled. Cynthia Grigsby, Chief, Regulations Unit, Assistant Chief Counsel (Corporate).

[FR Doc. 99-10566Filed4-27-99; 8:45 am]

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