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Dated: August 31, 2006.
Arthur A. Garcia,
Director, Community Development Financial
Institutions Fund.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Office of Foreign Assets Control
Unblocking of Specially Designated
National Pursuant to Executive Order
13224
Office of Foreign Assets
Control, Treasury.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Treasury Department’s
Office of Foreign Assets Control
(‘‘OFAC’’) is removing the name of one
individual from the list of Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons whose property and interests in
property have been blocked pursuant to
Executive Order 13224 of September 23,
2001, Blocking Property and Prohibiting
Transactions With Persons Who
Commit, Threaten To Commit, or
Support Terrorism. The individual,
Yusaf Ahmed Ali, was designated
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 on
November 7, 2001.
DATES: The removal of the individual
from the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons whose
property and interests in property have
been blocked pursuant to Executive
Order 13224 is effective as of August 24,
2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Assistant Director, Compliance
Outreach & Implementation, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, Department of
the Treasury, Washington, DC 20220,
tel.: 202/622–2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY IMFORMATION:
the Annex to the Order various
individuals and entities as subject to the
economic sanctions. The Order
authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury,
in consultation with the Secretary of
State, the Attorney General, and
(pursuant to Executive Order 13284) the
Secretary of the Department of
Homeland Security, to designate
additional persons or entities
determined to meet certain criteria set
forth in Executive Order 13224.
One such additional person was
designated by the Secretary of the
Treasury on November 7, 2001. The
Department of the Treasury’s Office of
Foreign Assets Control has determined
that this individual no longer continues
to meet the criteria for designation
under the Order and is appropriate for
removal from the list of Specially
Designated Nationals and Blocked
Persons.
The following designation is removed
from the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons:
ALI, Yusaf Ahmed, Hallbybacken 15,
Spanga 70, Sweden; DOB: 20
November 1974.
The removal of the individual’s name
from the list of Specially Designated
Nationals and Blocked Persons is
effective as of August 24, 2006. All
property and interests in property of the
individual that are in or hereafter come
within the United States or the
possession or control of United States
persons are now unblocked.
Dated: August 30, 2006.
Adam J. Szubin,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control.
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Background
On September 23, 2001, the President
issued Executive Order 13224 (the
‘‘Order’’) pursuant to the International
Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50
U.S.C. 1701–1706, and the United
Nations Participation Act of 1945, 22
U.S.C. 287c, imposing economic
sanctions on persons who commit,
threaten to commit, or support acts of
terrorism. The President identified in
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Department of the
Treasury, as part of its continuing effort
to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
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Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is
soliciting comments concerning an
existing final regulation, INTL–64–93
(TD 8611). Conduit Arrangements
Regulations (§§ 1.881–4 and 1.6038A–
3).
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before November 6, 2006
to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Glenn Kirkland, Internal Revenue
Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of the regulations should be
directed to Larnice Mack at Internal
Revenue Service, room 6512, 1111
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224, or at (202) 622–3179, or
through the Internet at
(Larnice.Mack@irs.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Conduit Arrangements
Regulations.
OMB Number: 1545–1440. Regulation
Project Number: INTL–64–93.
Abstract: This regulation provides
rules that permit the district director to
recharacterize a financing arrangement
as a conduit arrangement. The
recharacterization will affect the amount
of U.S. withholding tax due on
financing transactions that are part of
the financing arrangement. This
regulation affects withholding agents
and foreign investors who engage in
multi-party financing arrangements.
Current Actions: There is no change to
this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
1,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10
minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden
Hours: 10,000.
The following paragraph applies to all
the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a collection
of information must be retained as long
as their contents may become material
in the administration of any internal
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
tax return information are confidential,
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
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be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of
public record. Comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
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(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the collection of
information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including
through the use of automated collection
techniques or other forms of information
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technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
Approved: August 21, 2006.
Glenn Kirkland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
[INTL-64-93]
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning an
existing final regulation, INTL-64-93 (TD 8611). Conduit Arrangements
Regulations (Sec. Sec. 1.881-4 and 1.6038A-3).
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before November 6,
2006 to be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Glenn Kirkland, Internal
Revenue Service, room 6516, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or
copies of the regulations should be directed to Larnice Mack at
Internal Revenue Service, room 6512, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW.,
Washington, DC 20224, or at (202) 622-3179, or through the Internet at
(Larnice.Mack@irs.gov).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Conduit Arrangements Regulations.
OMB Number: 1545-1440. Regulation Project Number: INTL-64-93.
Abstract: This regulation provides rules that permit the district
director to recharacterize a financing arrangement as a conduit
arrangement. The recharacterization will affect the amount of U.S.
withholding tax due on financing transactions that are part of the
financing arrangement. This regulation affects withholding agents and
foreign investors who engage in multi-party financing arrangements.
Current Actions: There is no change to this existing regulation.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 10 minutes.
Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 10,000.
The following paragraph applies to all the collections of
information covered by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as
their contents may become material in the administration of any
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice
will
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be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e)
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.
Approved: August 21, 2006.
Glenn Kirkland,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-14674 Filed 9-5-06; 8:45 am]
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