[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 56 (Friday, March 22, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 17612]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-06557]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Parts 1 and 31

[REG-130074-11]
RIN 1545-BK54


Rules Relating to Additional Medicare Tax; Hearing Cancellation

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Cancellation of notice of public hearing on proposed 
rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document cancels a public hearing on proposed regulations 
under sections 3101(b), 3102, 3202(a), 1401(b), 6205, and 6402 of the 
Internal Revenue Code; relating to the Additional Hospital Insurance 
Tax on income above threshold amounts as added by the Affordable Care 
Act.

DATES: The public hearing originally scheduled for April 4, 2013 at 10 
a.m. is cancelled.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Oluwafunmilayo Taylor of the 
Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel (Procedure and Administration) at (202) 622-
7180 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: A notice of proposed rulemaking and a notice 
of public hearing that appeared in the Federal Register on Wednesday, 
December 5, 2012 (77 FR 72268) announced that a public hearing was 
scheduled for April 4, 2013, at 10 a.m. in the IRS Auditorium, Internal 
Revenue Building, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC. The 
subject of the public hearing is under sections 3101(b), 3102, 3202(a), 
1401(b), 6205, and 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code.
    The public comment period for these regulations expired on March 5, 
2013. The notice of proposed rulemaking and notice of public hearing 
instructed those interested in testifying at the public hearing to 
submit a request to speak and an outline of the topics to be addressed. 
As of Monday, March 18, 2013, no one has requested to speak. Therefore, 
the public hearing scheduled for April 4, 2013, is cancelled.

LaNita VanDyke,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel, (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. 2013-06557 Filed 3-21-13; 8:45 am]
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