[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 225 (Thursday, November 20, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 70288-70289]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-27556]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Part 1

[REG-155087-05]
RIN 1545-BF17


Alcohol Fuel and Biodiesel; Renewable Diesel; Alternative Fuel; 
Diesel-Water Fuel Emulsion; Taxable Fuel Definitions; Excise Tax 
Returns; Hearing

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of public hearing on proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document provides notice of public hearing on proposed 
regulations relating to credits and payments for alcohol mixtures, 
biodiesel mixtures, renewable diesel mixtures, alternative fuel 
mixtures, and alternative fuel sold for use or used as a fuel, as well 
as proposed regulations relating to the definition of gasoline and 
diesel fuel.

DATES: The public hearing is being held on Monday, February 9, 2009, at 
10 a.m. The IRS must receive outlines of the topics to be discussed at 
the public hearing by Friday, January 9, 2009.

ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held in the IRS Auditorium, 
Internal Revenue Service Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., 
Washington, DC 20224.
    Send Submissions to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-155087-05), room 5205, 
Internal Revenue Service, P.O. Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, 
Washington, DC 20044. Submissions may be hand-delivered Monday through 
Friday to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG-155087-05), Couriers Desk, Internal Revenue 
Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC, or sent 
electronically via the Federal erulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov (IRS-REG-155087-05).

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the regulations, Taylor 
Cortright (202) 622-3130; concerning submissions of comments, the 
hearing and/or to be placed on the building access list to attend the 
hearing Funmi Taylor at (202) 622-7180 (not toll-free numbers).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The subject of the public hearing is the 
notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-155087-05) that was published in the 
Federal Register on Tuesday, July 29, 2008 (73 FR 43890).
    The rules of 26 CFR 601.601(a)(3) apply to the hearing. Persons who 
wish to present oral comments at the hearing that submitted written 
comments by October 27, 2008, must submit an outline of the topics to 
be addressed and the amount of time to be devoted to each topic (Signed 
original and eight copies).
    A period of 10 minutes is allotted to each person for presenting 
oral comments. After the deadline for receiving outlines has passed, 
the IRS will prepare an agenda containing the schedule of speakers. 
Copies of the agenda will be made available, free of charge, at the 
hearing or in the Freedom of Information Reading Room (FOIA RR) (Room 
1621) which is located at the 11th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., 
entrance, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.
    Because of access restrictions, the IRS will not admit visitors 
beyond the immediate entrance area more than 30 minutes before the 
hearing starts. For information about having your name placed on the 
building access list to attend the hearing, see the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.

LaNita VanDyke,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
 [FR Doc. E8-27556 Filed 11-19-08; 8:45 am]
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