Department of Treasury June 2005 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-11782
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-15
Agency: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury, Comptroller of the Currency
The OCC, 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 a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. Currently, the OCC is soliciting comment concerning its extension, without change, of an information collection titled ``Debt Cancellation Contracts and Debt Suspension Agreements `` 12 CFR 37.''
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Customer Identification Programs for Futures Commission Merchants and Introducing Brokers.
Document Number: 05-11808
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-14
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
FinCEN invites comment on a proposed extension of a currently approved requirement that futures commission merchants and introducing brokers establish a customer identification program as required under section 326 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism (USA PATRIOT ACT) Act of 2001. This request for comments covers 31 CFR 103.123. This request for comments is being made pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A).
Surety Companies Acceptable on Federal Bonds: Name Change-Ranger Insurance Company
Document Number: 05-11701
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-14
Agency: Fiscal Service, Public Debt Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This is Supplement No. 12 to the Treasury Department Circular 570; 2004 Revision, published July 1, 2004, at 69 FR 40224.
Terrorism Risk Insurance Program: Additional Claims Issues; Insurer Affiliates
Document Number: 05-11684
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-14
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) is issuing this final rule as part of its implementation of title I of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (Act). The Act established a temporary Terrorism Insurance Program (Program) under which the Federal Government will share the risk of insured loss from certified acts of terrorism with commercial property and casualty insurers until the Program ends on December 31, 2005. This final rule clarifies that, for purposes of calculating direct earned premium and insurer deductibles and meeting the requirements for claiming the Federal share of compensation for insured losses for any Program Year, an insurer's affiliates will be determined based on the insurer's circumstances as of the date of occurrence of the act of terrorism that is the first act of terrorism certified by the Secretary for that Program Year.
Financial Management Service; Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records
Document Number: 05-11675
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-14
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, Financial Management Service is publishing its inventory of Privacy Act systems of records.
Open Meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
Document Number: E5-3014
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-13
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Wage & Investment Reducing Taxpayer Burden (Notices) Issue Committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Open Meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee
Document Number: E5-3013
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-13
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel Earned Income Tax Credit Issue Committee will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-11657
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-13
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-11656
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-13
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-11655
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-13
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations and Sudanese Sanctions Regulations
Document Number: 05-11637
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-13
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Foreign Assets Control Office, Department of Treasury
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') of the U.S. Department of the Treasury is revising the Reporting, Procedures and Penalties Regulations (the ``RPPR'') to make a technical change in order to remove a reference to the Government of Sudan that was used prior to the promulgation of Executive Order 13067 and the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations. OFAC is also amending the Sudanese Sanctions Regulations, (the ``SSR''). The amendments to the SSR include the issuance of two general licenses, effective June 13, 2005. One general license authorizes the operation of accounts in U.S. financial institutions under certain circumstances for individuals ordinarily resident in Sudan. The other general license authorizes U.S. depository institutions, U.S. registered brokers and dealers in securities, and U.S. registered money transmitters to process transfers of funds constituting noncommercial, personal remittances to or from Sudan or for or on behalf of individuals ordinarily resident in Sudan. Other amendments to the SSR include the removal of two regulatory provisions and the revision of a provision regarding reexportation of U.S.-origin goods, technology or software by non-U.S. persons, and another revision of to reflect changes in OFAC's procedure for imposing civil penalties.
Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records
Document Number: 05-11636
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-13
Agency: United States Mint, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the U.S. Mint, Treasury, is publishing its Privacy Act systems of records.
Departmental Offices; Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-11520
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-10
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
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 Departmental Offices within the Department of the Treasury is soliciting comments concerning the collection of Race and National Origin Identification information from job applicants.
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; Systems of Records
Document Number: 05-11503
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-10
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt, Public Debt Bureau, Department of Treasury
In accordance with the requirements of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, 5 U.S.C. 552a, the Bureau of the Public Debt, Treasury, is publishing its Privacy Act systems of records.
Fair Credit Reporting Medical Information Regulations
Document Number: 05-11356
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-10
Agency: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Agencies and Commissions, Federal Reserve System, National Credit Union Administration, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision, Comptroller of the Currency
The OCC, Board, FDIC, OTS, and NCUA (Agencies) are publishing interim final rules to implement section 411 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACT Act). The interim final rules create exceptions to the statute's general prohibition on creditors obtaining or using medical information pertaining to a consumer in connection with any determination of the consumer's eligibility, or continued eligibility, for credit for all creditors. The exceptions permit creditors to obtain or use medical information in connection with credit eligibility determinations where necessary and appropriate for legitimate purposes, consistent with the Congressional intent to restrict the use of medical information for inappropriate purposes. The interim final rules also create limited exceptions to permit affiliates to share medical information with each other without becoming consumer reporting agencies.
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network; Anti-Money Laundering Programs for Dealers in Precious Metals, Stones, or Jewels
Document Number: 05-11431
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-09
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
FinCEN is issuing this interim final rule to prescribe minimum standards applicable to dealers in jewels, precious metals, or precious stones, pursuant to the provisions in the USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 that require financial institutions to establish anti-money laundering programs. This rule is being issued as an interim final rule because FinCEN is seeking additional public comment on several aspects of the interim final rule. These issues are addressed in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section under the heading ``Request for Comments.'' We also are providing questions and answers to assist businesses in understanding how the interim final rule operates, and in determining whether and when a business's operations are covered by the interim final rule. These questions and answers appear in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section under the heading ``Frequently Asked Questions.''
Proposed Information Collection; Comment Request; Correction
Document Number: 05-11342
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-08
Agency: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
On May 19, 2005, TTB published a notice in the Federal Register inviting comments on an information collection related to marks on wine containers. In that notice, we inadvertently included a second information collection related to the certification of proper cellar treatment for imported natural wine. This document corrects that error.
Proposed Agency Information Collection Activities; Comment Request-Savings and Loan Holding Company Registration Statement-H-(b)10
Document Number: 05-11317
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-08
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision, Thrift Supervision Office, Department of Treasury
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 comment on proposed and continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507. The Office of Thrift Supervision within the Department of the Treasury will submit the proposed information collection requirement described below to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act. Today, OTS is soliciting public comments on its proposal to extend this information collection.
Open Meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Puerto Rico)
Document Number: E5-2910
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-07
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Area 3 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted (via teleconference). The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service.
Open Meeting of the Area 7 Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (Including the States of Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Nevada)
Document Number: E5-2909
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-07
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
An open meeting of the Area 7 committee of the Taxpayer Advocacy Panel will be conducted in San Francisco, CA. The Taxpayer Advocacy Panel (TAP) is soliciting public comments, ideas, and suggestions on improving customer service at the Internal Revenue Service. The TAP will use citizen input to make recommendations to the Internal Revenue Service.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-11278
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-07
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request
Document Number: 05-11277
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-07
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Department of Treasury
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Application for Commercial Product License and Application for Intellectual Property Use Forms
Document Number: 05-11269
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-07
Agency: United States Mint, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Department of the Treasury invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on two 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 United States Mint, a bureau of the Department of the Treasury, is soliciting comments on the United States Mint Application for Commercial Product License and Application for Intellectual Property Use forms.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 12339-A
Document Number: E5-2841
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 Form 12339-A, Tax Check Waiver.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 4797
Document Number: E5-2840
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 Form 4797, Sales of Business Property.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice 2005-41
Document Number: E5-2839
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 Notice 2005-41, Guidance Regarding Qualified Intellectual Property Contributions.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 1040X
Document Number: E5-2838
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8404
Document Number: E5-2837
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 Form 8404, Interest Charge on DISC-Related Deferred Tax Liability.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Forms 8027 and 8027-T
Document Number: E5-2836
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 Form 8027, Employer's Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips, and Form 8027-T, Transmittal of Employer's Annual Information Return of Tip Income and Allocated Tips.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 8718
Document Number: E5-2835
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 Form 8718, User Fee for Exempt Organization Determination Letter Request.
Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Form 9620
Document Number: E5-2834
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
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 Form 9620, Race and National Origin Identification.
Residence and Source Rules involving U.S. Possessions and Other Conforming Changes; Correction
Document Number: 05-11029
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document corrects temporary regulations (TD 9194) that were published in the Federal Register on Monday, April 11, 2005 (70 FR 18920). The temporary regulations provide rules under section 937(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) for determining whether an individual is a bona fide resident of the following U.S. possessions: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands. The temporary regulations also provide rules under section 937(b) for determining whether income is derived from sources within a U.S. possession and whether income is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within a U.S. possession. In addition, the temporary regulations provide updated guidance under certain other Code sections to reflect changes made by the Tax Reform Act of 1986 and by the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004.
Revised Regulations Concerning Disclosure of Relative Values of Optional Forms of Benefit; Hearing
Document Number: 05-11028
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-06-03
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document contains a notice of public hearing on proposed regulations concerning content requirements applicable to explanations of qualified joint and survivor annuities and qualified preretirement survivor annuities payable under certain retirement plans.
Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program Availability of Application Packages
Document Number: 05-11019
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-02
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This document provides notice of the availability of Application Packages for the 2006 Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) Program.
Proper Disposal of Consumer Information Under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003
Document Number: 05-10931
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-02
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision, Thrift Supervision Office, Department of Treasury
OTS is making a technical amendment to its Security Procedures rule to ensure that an amendment to that rule published December 28, 2004, and scheduled to take effect July 1, 2005, does not supersede an amendment to that rule that was published and took effect March 29, 2005.
Establishment of the Ribbon Ridge Viticultural Area (2002R-215P)
Document Number: 05-10881
Type: Rule
Date: 2005-06-01
Agency: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
This Treasury decision establishes the Ribbon Ridge viticultural area in northern Yamhill County, Oregon. The new Ribbon Ridge viticultural area is entirely within the existing Willamette Valley viticultural area. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase.
Proposed Establishment of the Rattlesnake Hills Viticultural Area (2004R-678P)
Document Number: 05-10880
Type: Proposed Rule
Date: 2005-06-01
Agency: Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau proposes to establish the Rattlesnake Hills viticultural area in Yakima County in south central Washington State. The proposed 68,500-acre area is totally within the established Columbia Valley viticultural area. We designate viticultural areas to allow vintners to better describe the origin of their wines and to allow consumers to better identify wines they may purchase. We invite comments on this proposed addition to our regulations.
Privacy Act of 1974, as Amended; System of Records
Document Number: 05-10854
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-01
Agency: Fiscal Service, Public Debt Bureau, Department of Treasury, Department of the Treasury
In accordance with the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the Department of the Treasury, Office of Domestic Finance, Fiscal Service gives notice of a proposed system of records. The new system contains records about individuals who apply for digital certificates under the Fiscal Service Certificate Authority which is administered under the Department of the Treasury Certificate Policy. A new Privacy Act System is proposed in order to accomplish the Department's obligations to protect privacy, to ensure the security of data and to maintain required records.
Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request-Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards
Document Number: 05-10828
Type: Notice
Date: 2005-06-01
Agency: Department of the Treasury, Office of Thrift Supervision, Thrift Supervision Office, Department of Treasury
The proposed information collection requirement described below has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. OTS is soliciting public comments on the proposal.
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