Department of Treasury March 10, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The United States Mint is announcing the price of the 2008 American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin. Because of increases in the cost of silver, the United States Mint will begin accepting orders for the 2008 American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin at the price indicated below, effective March 17, 2008:

The OCC, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to comment on a continuing information collection, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 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 its information collection titled, ``(MA)Management Official Interlocks12 CFR 26.''

The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') is publishing the name of an entity whose property and interests in property have been unblocked pursuant to Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001, Blocking Property of Persons Who Threaten International Stabilization Efforts in the Western Balkans, as amended by Executive Order 13304 of May 28, 2003, Termination of Emergencies With Respect to Yugoslavia and Modification of Executive Order 13219 of June 26, 2001.

This document contains proposed regulations that explain how section 263(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code) applies to amounts paid to acquire, produce, or improve tangible property. The proposed regulations clarify and expand the standards in the current regulations under section 263(a), as well as provide some bright-line tests (for example, a de minimis rule for acquisitions). The proposed regulations will affect all taxpayers that acquire, produce, or improve tangible property. This document also provides a notice of public hearing on the proposed regulations and withdraws the proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on August 21, 2006 (71 FR 161).