80 FR 55242 - Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates-Passport and Citizenship Services Fee Changes; Correction
DEPARTMENT OF STATE Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 178 (September 15, 2015)
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 178 (Tuesday, September 15, 2015)] [Rules and Regulations] [Pages 55242-55243] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-23140] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF STATE 22 CFR Part 22 [Public Notice: 9269] RIN 1400-AD71 Schedule of Fees for Consular Services, Department of State and Overseas Embassies and Consulates--Passport and Citizenship Services Fee Changes; Correction AGENCY: Department of State. ACTION: Interim final rule; correction. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of State published an interim final rule on September 8, 2015, amending the Schedule of Fees for Consular Services (Schedule) for certain passport fees and citizenship services fees. The document contained an incorrect effective date for a portion of the rule. This document corrects the rule. DATES: The effective date of the amendments to Sec. 22.1, Items 2.(a), 2.(b), and 2.(g), published in the Federal Register on September 8, 2015 (80 FR 53704), is corrected to September 26, 2015. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Warning, Special Assistant, Office of the Comptroller, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; phone: 202-485-6681, telefax: 202-485-6826; email: fees@state.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Department of State published an interim final rule on September 8, 2015 (80 FR 53704); this document corrects the effective date for one portion of the rulemaking. The other dates applicable to the rulemaking, as well as the duration of the public comment period, are unchanged. Corrections In FR Rule Doc. 2015-22054, in the Federal Register of September 8, 2015 (80 FR 53704), the following corrections are made: 1. On page 53704 in the second column, the first sentence of the DATES section is corrected to read: ``Section 22.1, Items 2.(a), 2.(b), and 2.(g) of this rule become effective on September 26, 2015.'' [[Page 55243]] 2. On page 53709, in the third column, amendatory instruction 2a is corrected to read: ``a. Revising Items 2.(a), (b), and (g), effective September 26, 2015; and'' Dated: September 9, 2015. David T. Donahue, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. [FR Doc. 2015-23140 Filed 9-14-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4710-06-P
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EconomicAnalyses/default.htm# Therefore, under the Federal Food, paragraph (a) of this section into a single
(Ref. 1). Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and under proceeding.
authority delegated to the Commissioner Dated: September 9, 2015.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 1 is Leslie Kux,
This final rule contains no collection amended as follows:
of information under the Paperwork Associate Commissioner for Policy.
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. PART 1—GENERAL ENFORCEMENT [FR Doc. 2015–23124 Filed 9–14–15; 8:45 am]
3518(c)(1)(B)(ii)). Therefore, clearance REGULATIONS BILLING CODE 4164–01–P
by the Office of Management and
Budget is not required under the ■ 1. The authority citation for 21 CFR
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. part 1 continues to read as follows: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
VI. Federalism Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1333, 1453, 1454,
1455, 4402; 19 U.S.C. 1490, 1491; 21 U.S.C. 22 CFR Part 22
FDA has analyzed this final rule in 321, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335a, 343, 350c,
accordance with the principles set forth 350d, 352, 355, 360b, 360ccc, 360ccc–1, [Public Notice: 9269]
in Executive Order 13132. FDA has 360ccc–2, 362, 371, 374, 381, 382, 387, 387a,
determined that the rule does not 387c, 393; 42 U.S.C. 216, 241, 243, 262, 264. RIN 1400–AD71
contain policies that have substantial
■ 2. Revise § 1.94 to read as follows: Schedule of Fees for Consular
direct effects on the States, on the
Services, Department of State and
relationship between the National § 1.94 Hearing on refusal of admission or Overseas Embassies and
Government and the States, or on the destruction. Consulates—Passport and Citizenship
distribution of power and
(a) If it appears that the article may be Services Fee Changes; Correction
responsibilities among the various
subject to refusal of admission, or that
levels of government. Accordingly, the AGENCY: Department of State.
the article is a drug that may be subject
Agency has concluded that the rule does ACTION: Interim final rule; correction.
to destruction under section 801(a) of
not contain policies that have
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
federalism implications as defined in SUMMARY: The Department of State
Act, the district director shall give the
the Executive order and, consequently, published an interim final rule on
owner or consignee a written notice to
a federalism summary impact statement September 8, 2015, amending the
that effect, stating the reasons therefor.
is not required. Schedule of Fees for Consular Services
The notice shall specify a place and a
VII. Environmental Impact period of time during which the owner (Schedule) for certain passport fees and
or consignee shall have an opportunity citizenship services fees. The document
The Agency has determined under 21 contained an incorrect effective date for
CFR 25.30(h) that this action is of a type to introduce testimony. Upon timely
request giving reasonable grounds a portion of the rule. This document
that does not individually or corrects the rule.
cumulatively have a significant effect on therefor, such time and place may be
changed. Such testimony shall be DATES: The effective date of the
the human environment. Therefore,
confined to matters relevant to the amendments to § 22.1, Items 2.(a), 2.(b),
neither an environmental assessment
admissibility or destruction of the and 2.(g), published in the Federal
nor an environmental impact statement
article, and may be introduced orally or Register on September 8, 2015 (80 FR
is required.
in writing. 53704), is corrected to September 26,
VIII. Reference (b) If such owner or consignee 2015.
The following reference has been submits or indicates his or her intention FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill
placed on display in the Division of to submit an application for Warning, Special Assistant, Office of the
Dockets Management (HFA–305), Food authorization to relabel or perform other Comptroller, Bureau of Consular Affairs,
and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers action to bring the article into Department of State; phone: 202–485–
Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, compliance with the Federal Food, 6681, telefax: 202–485–6826; email:
and may be seen by interested persons Drug, and Cosmetic Act or to render it fees@state.gov.
between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday other than a food, drug, device, or SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
through Friday, and is available cosmetic, such testimony shall include Department of State published an
electronically at http:// evidence in support of such application. interim final rule on September 8, 2015
www.regulations.gov. (FDA has verified If such application is not submitted at (80 FR 53704); this document corrects
the Web site address in this Reference or prior to the hearing on refusal of the effective date for one portion of the
section, but FDA is not responsible for admission, the district director shall rulemaking. The other dates applicable
any subsequent changes to the Web site specify a time limit, reasonable in the to the rulemaking, as well as the
after this document publishes in the light of the circumstances, for filing duration of the public comment period,
Federal Register.) such application. are unchanged.
1. Final Regulatory Impact Analysis, Final (c) If the article is a drug that may be
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, and Final subject to destruction under section Corrections
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Analysis for 801(a) of the Federal Food, Drug, and In FR Rule Doc. 2015–22054, in the
Administrative Destruction of Certain Drugs Cosmetic Act, the district director may Federal Register of September 8, 2015
Refused Admission to the United States,
give the owner or consignee a single (80 FR 53704), the following corrections
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available at http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/
ReportsManualsForms/Reports/ written notice that provides the notice are made:
EconomicAnalyses/default.htm#. on refusal of admission and the notice 1. On page 53704 in the second
on destruction of an article described in column, the first sentence of the DATES
List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 1 paragraph (a) of this section. The district section is corrected to read: ‘‘Section
Cosmetics, Drugs, Exports, Food director may also combine the hearing 22.1, Items 2.(a), 2.(b), and 2.(g) of this
labeling, Imports, Labeling, Reporting on refusal of admission with the hearing rule become effective on September 26,
and recordkeeping requirements. on destruction of the article described in 2015.’’
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2. On page 53709, in the third to be engaged in the same or similar changes to a parent RIC investing in the
column, amendatory instruction 2a is trades or businesses or related trades or stock of subsidiary RICs (a Fund of
corrected to read: businesses; or (iii) the securities of one Funds structure); (2) application of the
‘‘a. Revising Items 2.(a), (b), and (g), or more qualified publicly traded proposed changes to a RIC’s indirect
effective September 26, 2015; and’’ partnerships (as defined in section investment in qualified publicly traded
Dated: September 9, 2015. 851(h)) (the 25 percent tests). See partnerships, as defined in section
David T. Donahue,
section 851(b)(3)(B). 851(h) (QPTPs); and (3) clarification of
Section 851(c) provides special rules existing regulatory language
Acting Assistant Secretary of State for applicable to the asset diversification
Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State.
implementing the controlled group rules
requirements of section 851(b)(3), of section 851(c).
[FR Doc. 2015–23140 Filed 9–14–15; 8:45 am]
including the 25 percent tests. The
BILLING CODE 4710–06–P controlled group rules in section 1. Fund of Funds
851(c)(1) provide that, when Commenters recognized that the
ascertaining the value of a taxpayer’s changes to the examples in § 1.851–5
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY investment in the securities of an issuer apply to structures in which the
for purposes of determining whether the investments of a RIC (Upper RIC)
Internal Revenue Service 25 percent tests have been met, the include stock of one or more subsidiary
taxpayer’s proper proportion of any RICs (Lower RICs). Commenters noted
26 CFR Part 1 investment in the securities of such that there may be uncertainty in
[TD 9737] issuer that are held by a member of the determining whether an Upper RIC
taxpayer’s ‘‘controlled group’’ must be satisfies its 25 percent tests when what
RIN 1545–BK96 aggregated with the taxpayer’s might otherwise be a quarter-end
investment in such issuer, as violation by the Lower RIC is saved
Controlled Group Regulation Examples
determined under regulations. from being a violation by one or both of
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Section 851(c)(3) defines a controlled the relief provisions in section 851(d)(1)
Treasury. group as one or more chains of (sometimes called the ‘‘market value
ACTION: Final regulations. corporations connected through stock exception’’ and the ‘‘30-day cure
ownership with the taxpayer if (i) 20 provision’’) or when the Upper RIC and
SUMMARY: This document contains final percent or more of the total combined a Lower RIC have different quarter end
rules with revisions to examples that voting power of all classes of stock testing dates.
illustrate the controlled group rules entitled to vote of each of the To resolve this uncertainty,
applicable to regulated investment corporations (except the taxpayer) is commenters urged the Treasury
companies (RICs). The revised examples owned directly by one or more of the Department and the IRS either to
illustrate how the controlled group rules other corporations, and (ii) the taxpayer provide a safe harbor for Fund of Funds
affect the RIC asset diversification tests. owns directly at least 20 percent or structures or to exempt these structures
DATES: Effective Date: These regulations more of the total combined voting from the controlled group rules.
are effective on September 15, 2015. power of all classes of stock entitled to Commenters noted that securities of
Applicability Dates: For dates of vote of at least one of the other RICs are listed as qualifying assets for
applicability, see §§ 1.851–3(b), 1.851– corporations. purposes of the ‘‘good asset’’ 50 percent
5(b). On August 2, 2013, the Treasury test of section 851(b)(3)(A) and are
Department and the IRS published in correspondingly excluded from the
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
the Federal Register a notice of categories of assets listed in the 25
Julanne Allen or Susan Baker of the
proposed rulemaking (REG–114122–12 percent tests set forth in sections
Office of Associate Chief Counsel
at 78 FR 46851) (NPRM). The proposed 851(b)(3)(B)(i) and (ii). In response to
(Financial Institutions and Products) at
regulations would revise certain these requests, the Treasury Department
(202) 317–6945 (Julanne Allen) or (202)
examples in § 1.851–5 to clarify that a and the IRS are issuing Revenue
317–7053 (Susan Baker) (not toll-free
RIC and its controlled subsidiary are a Procedure 2015–45 (2015–39 IRB dated
numbers).
controlled group even if the group September 28, 2015), which describes
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: consists of only that RIC and its conditions under which the IRS will
Background subsidiary. treat an Upper RIC that invests in one
No public hearing was requested or or more Lower RICs as satisfying the 25
This document contains amendments held. Written comments responding to percent tests and provides procedures to
to the Income Tax Regulations (26 CFR, the NPRM were received. The written lessen the burden of demonstrating
part 1) relating to the application of the comments are available for public compliance with the 25 percent tests,
controlled group rules under section inspection at http:// applying the market value exception
851(c) to RICs. www.regulations.gov or upon request. and the 30-day cure provision, and
To qualify as a RIC, a taxpayer must After consideration of all the comments, dealing with different quarter-end
meet asset diversification tests pursuant these final regulations adopt the testing dates.
to which, at the close of each quarter of provisions of the proposed regulations
the RIC’s taxable year, not more than 25 with certain clarifications. The 2. QPTPs
percent of the value of the taxpayer’s comments and clarifications are Comments were received both on the
total assets may be invested in (i) the discussed in this preamble. revised language in Example 1 and on
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securities (other than Government proposed Example 7. Example 7
securities or the securities of other RICs) Summary of Comments and illustrates the application of the
of any one issuer; (ii) the securities Explanation of Revisions controlled group rules to a RIC’s
(other than the securities of other RICs) Comments received in response to the indirect investment in securities of
of two or more issuers that the taxpayer NPRM’s request for comments QPTPs.
controls and that are determined, under addressed three general categories of In 2004, Congress enacted section
regulations prescribed by the Secretary, issues: (1) application of the proposed 851(b)(2)(B), which facilitated
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Rules and Regulations | |
| Action | Interim final rule; correction. | |
| Dates | The effective date of the amendments to Sec. 22.1, Items 2.(a), 2.(b), and 2.(g), published in the Federal Register on September 8, 2015 (80 FR 53704), is corrected to September 26, 2015. | |
| Contact | Jill Warning, Special Assistant, Office of the Comptroller, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; phone: 202-485-6681, telefax: 202-485-6826; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 55242 | |
| RIN Number | 1400-AD71 |
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