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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 97 / Monday, May 19, 2008 / Rules and Regulations
Applicability date: January 1, 2008.
GENERAL SERVICES
ADMINISTRATION
The
Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room
4035, GSA Building, Washington, DC
20405, telephone (202) 501–4755, for
information pertaining to status or
publication schedules. For clarification
of content, contact Ed Davis, Office of
Governmentwide Policy, Travel
Management Policy (MTT), Washington,
DC 20405, telephone (202) 208–7638.
Please cite the correction to FTR
Amendment 2008–03, FTR case 2008–
302.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
41 CFR Part 302–17
[FTR Amendment 2008–03; FTR Case 2008–
302; Docket 2008–002, Sequence 1]
RIN 3090–AI48
Federal Travel Regulation; Relocation
Income Tax (RIT) Allowance Tax
Tables—2008 Update; Correction
Office of Governmentwide
Policy, General Services Administration
(GSA).
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The General Services
Administration published a document
in the Federal Register on May 7, 2008
(73 FR 25539), that updated Federal,
State, and Puerto Rico tax tables for
calculating the relocation income tax
(RIT) allowance. This document corrects
that final rule.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is
effective May 19, 2008.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
Transfers, Travel and transportation
expenses.
Dated: May 12, 2008.
Henry Maury,
Director, Relocation Management Policy.
Accordingly, 41 CFR part 302–17 is
corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
I
PART 302–17—RELOCATION INCOME
TAX (RIT) ALLOWANCE
1. The authority citation for 41 CFR
part 302–17 is amended to read as
follows:
I
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C. 905(a);
E.O. 11609, as amended, 36 FR 13747, 3 CFR,
1971–1975 Comp., p. 586.
A final rule was published in the
Federal Register on May 7, 2008 (73 FR
25539). This document makes
corrections to that final rule.
2. Revise Appendix A to part 302–17
to read as follows:
I
List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 302–17
Government employees, Income taxes,
Relocation allowances and entitlements,
Appendix A to Part 302–17—Federal
Tax Tables for RIT Allowance
FEDERAL MARGINAL TAX RATES BY EARNED INCOME LEVEL AND FILING STATUS—TAX YEAR 2007
[Use the following table to compute the RIT allowance for Federal taxes, as prescribed in 302–17.8(e)(1), on Year 1 taxable reimbursements
received during calendar year 2007]
Marginal tax rate
Single taxpayer
Percent
10
15
25
28
33
But not
over
Over
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
.....................................................
$9,287
17,545
43,394
93,101
183,867
3. Revise Appendix C to part 302–17
to read as follows:
$17,545
43,394
93,101
183,867
376,616
Head of household
But not
over
Over
$18,060
29,399
62,576
138,856
216,022
$29,399
62,576
138,856
216,022
389,045
Married filing jointly/
qualifying widows &
widowers
Over
$26,173
41,393
91,201
162,117
233,656
But not
over
$41,393
91,201
162,117
233,656
387,765
Married filing
separately
Over
$14,049
21,441
45,388
81,616
119,660
But not
over
$21,441
45,388
81,616
119,660
197,483
Appendix C to Part 302–17—Federal
Tax Tables for RIT Allowance—Year 2
I
ESTIMATED RANGES OF WAGE AND SALARY INCOME CORRESPONDING TO FEDERAL STATUTORY MARGINAL INCOME TAX
RATES BY FILING STATUS IN 2008
[The following table is used to determine the Federal marginal tax rate for Year 2 for computation of the RIT allowance as prescribed in 301–
17.8(e)(1). This table is to be used for employees whose Year 1 occurred during calendar years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004,
2005, 2006 or 2007]
Marginal tax rate
Single taxpayer
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10
15
25
28
33
35
Over
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.....................................................
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18,107
44,461
95,997
191,453
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over
$18,107
44,461
95,997
191,453
390,566
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Head of household
But not
over
Over
$18,364
30,153
64,200
142,780
225,385
405,567
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64,200
142,780
225,385
405,567
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Married filing jointly/
qualifying widows &
widowers
Over
$27,463
42,942
94,016
167,442
243,961
404,547
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But not
over
$42,942
94,016
167,442
243,961
404,547
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Married filing
separately
Over
$14,203
21,913
46,764
84,076
124,354
205,412
But not
over
$21,913
46,764
84,076
124,354
205,412
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recording, and Braille), send an e-mail
to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the
Commission’s Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202)
418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432
(TTY).
47 CFR Part 15 and 54
Summary of the Order of
Reconsideration
[MB Docket No. 07–148; FCC 08–119]
I. Introduction
DTV Consumer Education Initiative
1. In this Order on Reconsideration,
we reconsider in part, sua sponte, our
March 3, 2008, decision in this
proceeding, in which we adopted digital
television (DTV) transition consumer
education and outreach requirements
for a number of industry participants,
and clarify some of those requirements.
In the DTV Consumer Education Order
we required, among other things, that
consumer electronics manufacturers
include information about the DTV
transition with certain products and
eligible telecommunications carriers
(ETC) include information about the
DTV transition in customer bills. 73 FR
15431 March 24, 2008. In this Order, we
modify our requirements regarding the
timing, scope, and content of
manufacturer notices and the method of
delivery of ETC notices, and clarify
other manufacturer requirements.
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In this document, the
Commission reconsider in part, sua
sponte, our March 3, 2008, decision in
this proceeding, in which we adopted
digital television (DTV) transition
consumer education and outreach
requirements for a number of industry
participants, and clarify some of those
requirements. In this Order, the
Commission modifies our requirements
regarding the timing, scope, and content
of manufacturer notices and the method
of delivery of ETC notices, and clarifies
other manufacturer requirements.
DATES: Effective May 30, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
more information on this proceeding,
please contact Lyle Elder,
Lyle.Elder@fcc.gov, or Eloise Gore,
Eloise.Gore@fcc.gov, of the Media
Bureau, Policy Division, (202) 418–
2120. For additional information
concerning the Paperwork Reduction
Act information collection requirements
contained in this document, contact
Cathy Williams on (202) 418–2918, or
via the Internet at PRA@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Commission’s Order of
Reconsideration (Order) in MB Docket
No. 07–148, FCC 08–119, adopted April
23, 2008 and released April 23, 2008.
The full text of this document is
available for public inspection and
copying during regular business hours
in the FCC Reference Center, Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12th
Street, SW., CY–A257, Washington, DC
20554. These documents will also be
available via ECFS (https://www.fcc.gov/
cgb/ecfs/). (Documents will be available
electronically in ASCII, Word 97, and/
or Adobe Acrobat.) The complete text
may be purchased from the
Commission’s copy contractor, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY–B402,
Washington, DC 20554. To request this
document in accessible formats
(computer diskettes, large print, audio
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II. Background
2. In the DTV Consumer Education
Order the Commission sought to ensure
widespread consumer understanding of
the benefits and mechanics of the
transition by promoting a coordinated,
national DTV consumer education
campaign. One facet of this campaign
was the establishment of a requirement
that manufacturers of television
receivers and related devices include
information with those devices
explaining the DTV transition and what
effect, if any, it would have on the use
of the device, and providing contact
information for consumers to find out
more. In particular, we required that
such information had to be included
with receivers and ‘‘related devices’’ (a
term defined only by a non-exclusive
list) that were ‘‘shipped’’ between the
effective date of the rules and March 31,
2009, by any party that manufactured,
imported, or shipped the device. The
rules as adopted also required ETCs that
receive federal universal service funds
to provide DTV transition information
to low-income subscribers and potential
subscribers. In particular, we required
that ETCs provide notice to their
Lifeline and Link-Up customers, by
notices in their monthly bills or billing
notices. The rules also required
education by a number of industry
groups not at issue in the instant Order.
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For example, full-power broadcasters
are required to engage in extensive onair education via public service
announcements and other efforts, and
must file quarterly reports with the
Commission on their voluntary and
mandatory efforts and make those
reports available to the public. Id. at
Appendix A.
3. Following release of the DTV
Consumer Education Order, we received
a number of ex parte filings and
pleadings raising concerns about the
manufacturer requirements and the
manner of notification required by
ETCs. Specifically, the Consumer
Electronics Retailers Coalition (CERC),
along with the Consumer Electronics
Association (CEA) and several
individual retailers and manufacturers,
ask the Commission to clarify the
parties responsible for inclusion of the
notices, and the point in the
manufacturing process that is relevant
for application of the rules. CEA and
CERC also seek delayed implementation
of the rules with respect to
manufacturers, the removal of
manufacturers from the list of contacts
from which consumers can seek further
information, and a narrowing of the list
of devices covered. On the separate
issue of ETC education, Rural Cellular
Corporation (RCC), followed by a
number of other ETCs, filed petitions for
reconsideration, or in the alternative,
limited waiver, seeking authorization
for using alternative methods (i.e., not
bill notices) to notify Lifeline and LinkUp customers of the transition.
III. Order on Reconsideration
4. In this Order on Reconsideration,
we provide manufacturers and those
acting on their behalf with greater
certainty regarding the devices that are
covered by these rules, additional time
to prepare to include the required
notices, and a modified list of contact
points to list in those notices. We also
clarify the parties responsible for
inclusion of the notices, and the
relevant point in the manufacturing
process at which the requirement
begins, and take this opportunity to
revise the rules to better capture the
devices and parties to which they apply.
Finally, we revise our rules to permit
ETCs to educate their low-income
customers via targeted monthly
mailings, as an alternative to inclusion
of notices in or on billing statements.
A. Manufacturer Notice Requirements
1. Devices Covered
5. Every consumer electronics
commenter supported changes to the
‘‘related devices’’ standard in § 15.124
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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
41 CFR Part 302-17
[FTR Amendment 2008-03; FTR Case 2008-302; Docket 2008-002, Sequence 1]
RIN 3090-AI48
Federal Travel Regulation; Relocation Income Tax (RIT) Allowance
Tax Tables--2008 Update; Correction
AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services
Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The General Services Administration published a document in
the Federal Register on May 7, 2008 (73 FR 25539), that updated
Federal, State, and Puerto Rico tax tables for calculating the
relocation income tax (RIT) allowance. This document corrects that
final rule.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective May 19, 2008.
Applicability date: January 1, 2008.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The Regulatory Secretariat (VPR), Room
4035, GSA Building, Washington, DC 20405, telephone (202) 501-4755, for
information pertaining to status or publication schedules. For
clarification of content, contact Ed Davis, Office of Governmentwide
Policy, Travel Management Policy (MTT), Washington, DC 20405, telephone
(202) 208-7638. Please cite the correction to FTR Amendment 2008-03,
FTR case 2008-302.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
A. Background
A final rule was published in the Federal Register on May 7, 2008
(73 FR 25539). This document makes corrections to that final rule.
List of Subjects in 41 CFR Part 302-17
Government employees, Income taxes, Relocation allowances and
entitlements, Transfers, Travel and transportation expenses.
Dated: May 12, 2008.
Henry Maury,
Director, Relocation Management Policy.
0
Accordingly, 41 CFR part 302-17 is corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
PART 302-17--RELOCATION INCOME TAX (RIT) ALLOWANCE
0
1. The authority citation for 41 CFR part 302-17 is amended to read as
follows:
Authority: 5 U.S.C. 5738; 20 U.S.C. 905(a); E.O. 11609, as
amended, 36 FR 13747, 3 CFR, 1971-1975 Comp., p. 586.
0
2. Revise Appendix A to part 302-17 to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 302-17--Federal Tax Tables for RIT Allowance
Federal Marginal Tax Rates by Earned Income Level and Filing Status--Tax Year 2007
[Use the following table to compute the RIT allowance for Federal taxes, as prescribed in 302-17.8(e)(1), on Year 1 taxable reimbursements received
during calendar year 2007]
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marginal tax rate Single taxpayer Head of household Married filing jointly/ Married filing
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- qualifying widows & separately
widowers -----------------------
But not But not ------------------------
Percent Over over Over over But not Over But not
Over over over
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10...................................................... $9,287 $17,545 $18,060 $29,399 $26,173 $41,393 $14,049 $21,441
15...................................................... 17,545 43,394 29,399 62,576 41,393 91,201 21,441 45,388
25...................................................... 43,394 93,101 62,576 138,856 91,201 162,117 45,388 81,616
28...................................................... 93,101 183,867 138,856 216,022 162,117 233,656 81,616 119,660
33...................................................... 183,867 376,616 216,022 389,045 233,656 387,765 119,660 197,483
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0
3. Revise Appendix C to part 302-17 to read as follows:
Appendix C to Part 302-17--Federal Tax Tables for RIT Allowance--Year 2
Estimated Ranges of Wage and Salary Income Corresponding to Federal Statutory Marginal Income Tax Rates by Filing Status In 2008
[The following table is used to determine the Federal marginal tax rate for Year 2 for computation of the RIT allowance as prescribed in 301-17.8(e)(1).
This table is to be used for employees whose Year 1 occurred during calendar years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 or 2007]
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Marginal tax rate Single taxpayer Head of household Married filing jointly/ Married filing
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- qualifying widows & separately
widowers -----------------------
But not But not ------------------------
Percent Over over Over over But not Over But not
Over over over
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
10...................................................... $9,597 $18,107 $18,364 $30,153 $27,463 $42,942 $14,203 $21,913
15...................................................... 18,107 44,461 30,153 64,200 42,942 94,016 21,913 46,764
25...................................................... 44,461 95,997 64,200 142,780 94,016 167,442 46,764 84,076
28...................................................... 95,997 191,453 142,780 225,385 167,442 243,961 84,076 124,354
33...................................................... 191,453 390,566 225,385 405,567 243,961 404,547 124,354 205,412
35...................................................... 390,566 .......... 405,567 .......... 404,547 .......... 205,412 ..........
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