Department of the Treasury August 2024 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

This document contains corrections to Treasury Decision 9999, which was published in the Federal Register on Friday, June 28, 2024. The document issued final regulations concerning the statutory disallowance rule enacted by the SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022 to disallow a Federal income tax deduction for a qualified conservation contribution made by a partnership or an S corporation after December 29, 2022, if the amount of the contribution exceeds 2.5 times the sum of each partner's or S corporation shareholder's relevant basis.

Closed meeting of the Art Advisory Panel will be held in New York, NY. The entire meeting will be closed.

FinCEN is issuing a final rule to require certain persons involved in real estate closings and settlements to submit reports and keep records on certain non-financed transfers of residential real property to specified legal entities and trusts on a nationwide basis. Transfers made directly to an individual are not covered by this rule. This rule describes the circumstances in which a report must be filed, who must file a report, what information must be provided, and when a report is due. These reports are expected to assist the U.S. Department of the Treasury, law enforcement, and national security agencies in addressing illicit finance vulnerabilities in the U.S. residential real estate sector, and to curtail the ability of illicit actors to anonymously launder illicit proceeds through transfers of residential real property, which threatens U.S. economic and national security.

The Department of the Treasury will submit the following information collection requests to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and clearance in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, on or after the date of publication of this notice. The public is invited to submit comments on these requests.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of one person that has been placed on OFAC's Non-SDN Menu-Based Sanctions List (NS-MBS List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied.

The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA). In accordance with the requirements of the PRA, the OCC may not conduct or sponsor, and the respondent is not required to respond to, an information collection unless it displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number. The OCC is soliciting comment concerning the renewal of its information collection titled, "International RegulationPart 28."

This document includes corrections to the final regulations (Treasury Decision 9993) published in the Federal Register on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Treasury Decision 9993 contains final regulations concerning the election under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to transfer certain tax credits.

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing two general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs 13J and 55B, each of which was previously made available on OFAC's website.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one individual, seven entities, and seven vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons and vessels are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

This document contains proposed amendments to the Federal estate tax regulations applicable to estates of decedents passing property to or for the benefit of a noncitizen spouse in a domestic trust for which the executor of the decedent's estate has made an election to be a qualified domestic trust and the trust satisfies all of the requirements for such treatment under applicable Federal tax law and regulations. The proposed regulations would modify those regulations to update outdated references, information, and procedures. The proposed regulations primarily would affect the estates of decedents passing property to or for the benefit of a noncitizen spouse in such a trust pursuant to applicable Federal tax law.

The Internal Revenue Service, 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 continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning information collection requirements related to distributions from pensions, annuities, retirement or profit-sharing plans, IRAs, insurance contracts, etc.

This document contains proposed regulations regarding the time for making and revoking certain elections relating to foreign currency gain or loss.

The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the 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. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning the burden related to the procedures for recovering reasonable administrative costs.

This notice is given pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order 12866 ("Regulatory Planning and Review"), as amended, which require the publication by the Department of a semiannual agenda of regulations.

This document contains corrections to Treasury Decision 9988, which was published in the Federal Register for Monday, March 11, 2024. Treasury Decision 9988 issued final regulations concerning the election under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 to treat the amount of certain tax credits as a payment of Federal income tax.

The United States Mint is accepting applications for appointment to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) as one of the three members appointed to represent the interests of the general public in the coinage of the United States.

The Internal Revenue Service, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the 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. Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning the burden related to the IRS Customer Satisfaction Surveys.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the name of an aircraft identified as blocked property that has been removed from OFAC's List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List). Property and interests in property relating to this aircraft are no longer blocked, and U.S. persons are no longer generally prohibited from engaging in transactions relating to this aircraft.

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. Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Disclaimer and Consent With Respect To United States Savings Bonds/Notes.

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. Currently the Bureau of the Fiscal Service within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the Special Form of Assignment for U.S. Registered Securities.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.

The Internal Revenue Service, 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. The IRS is soliciting comments concerning Form 5884-A, Employee Retention Credit for Employers Affected by Qualified Disaster.

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing six general licenses (GLs) issued pursuant to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations: GLs 6D, 8J, 25D, 98, 99, and 100, each of which were previously made available on OFAC's website.