Alcohol, tobacco, and other excise taxes: Tobacco products— Cigarette papers and tubes; tax increase; correction,

[Federal Register: March 21, 2000 (Volume 65, Number 55)]

[Rules and Regulations]

[Page 15058]

From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

27 CFR Part 275

[T.D. ATF-420a]

RIN 1512-AB88

Increase in Tax on Tobacco Products and Cigarette Papers and Tubes [99R-88P]

AGENCY: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), Treasury.

ACTION: Final rule; correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects the revision of a section of regulations that was erroneously changed in a final rule published in the Federal Register of December 22, 1999, regarding the increase in tax on tobacco products and cigarette papers and tubes.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marjorie D. Ruhf, Regulations Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 650 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20226, (202) 927-8202, mdruhf@atfhq.atf.treas.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) published a document in the Federal Register of December 22, 1999 (64 FR 71937). ATF erroneously revised Sec. 275.117(b) and (c). This document corrects this error.

In rule FR Doc. 99-32605 published on December 22, 1999, on page 71944, in the second column, the instruction in paragraph 34 is removed.

Dated: March 15, 2000. Bradley A. Buckles, Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

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