81_FR_63332 81 FR 63154 - Premium Tax Credit NPRM VI; Correction

81 FR 63154 - Premium Tax Credit NPRM VI; Correction

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 178 (September 14, 2016)

Page Range63154-63155
FR Document2016-22067

This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-109086-15) published in the Federal Register on Friday, July 8, 2015 (81 FR 44557). The proposed regulations related to the health insurance premium tax credit (premium tax credit) and the individual shared responsibility provision. These proposed regulations affect individuals who enroll in qualified health plans through Health Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges, also called Marketplaces) and claim the premium tax credit, and Exchanges that make qualified health plan available to individuals and employers.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 178 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 178 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63154-63155]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-22067]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service

26 CFR Parts 1 and 301

[REG-109086-15]
RIN 1545-BN50


Premium Tax Credit NPRM VI; Correction

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Correction to a notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: This document contains corrections to a notice of proposed 
rulemaking (REG-109086-15) published in the Federal Register on Friday, 
July 8, 2015 (81 FR 44557). The proposed regulations related to the 
health insurance premium tax credit (premium tax credit) and the 
individual shared responsibility provision. These proposed regulations 
affect individuals who enroll in qualified health plans through Health 
Insurance Exchanges (Exchanges, also called Marketplaces) and claim the 
premium tax credit, and Exchanges that make qualified health plan 
available to individuals and employers.

DATES: Written or electronic comments and requests for a public hearing 
that were being accepted by September 6, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Concerning the proposed regulations, 
Shareen Pflanz, (202) 317-4727; concerning the submission of comments 
and/or request for a public hearing, Oluwafunmilayo Taylor (202) 317-
6901 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background

    The notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-109086-15) that is the 
subject of this correction is under section 36B of the Internal Revenue 
Code.

Need for Correction

    As published, the notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-109086-15) 
contains

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errors that are misleading and are in need of clarification.

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the notice of proposed rulemaking (REG-109086-15), 
that are subject to FR Doc. 2016-15940, are corrected as follows:

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1. On page 44566, in the preamble, second column, the eighth to the 
tenth line from the top of the column, the language ``dental benefits 
is added to the premium allocable to pediatric dental benefits for the 
lowest cost stand-alone dental plan'' is corrected to read ``dental 
benefits is added to the lowest-cost portion of the premium for a 
stand-alone dental plan that is allocable to pediatric dental 
benefits''.
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2. On page 44566, in the preamble, second column, fourteenth to the 
sixteenth line from the top of column, the language ``added to the 
premium allocable to the pediatric dental benefits for the second 
lowest-cost stand-alone dental plan'' is corrected to read ``added to 
the second-lowest-cost portion of the premium for a stand-alone dental 
plan that is allocable to pediatric dental benefits''.


Sec.  1.36B-0  [Corrected]

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3. On page 44569, first column, the entry for (f)(9), the language 
``(9) Effective date.'' is corrected to read ``(9) Examples.''.
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4. On page 44569, first column, the entry (f)(10) is removed.
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5. In Sec.  1.36B-3 entries ``(m) [Reserved].'' and ``(n) Effective/
applicability date.'' are added.


Sec.  1.36B-2  [Corrected]

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6. On page 44571, third column, the second line of paragraph (e)(1), 
the language ``Except as provided in paragraph (f)(2) of'' is corrected 
to read ``Except as provided in paragraph (e)(2) of''.


Sec.  1.36B-3  [Corrected]

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7. On page 44574, third column, the second line of paragraph (n)(1), 
the language ``Except as provided in paragraph (o)(2)'' is corrected to 
read ``Except as provided in paragraph (n)(2)''.
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8. On page 44574, third column, paragraph (n)(2) of Sec.  1.36B-3 is 
corrected to read as follows:
* * * * *
    (n) * * *
    (2) Paragraphs (c)(4), (d)(1) and (2) apply to taxable years 
beginning after December 31, 2016. Paragraph (f) of this section 
applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2018. Paragraphs 
(d)(1) and (2) of Sec.  1.36B-3 as contained in 26 CFR part I edition 
revised as of April 1, 2016, apply to taxable years ending after 
December 31, 2013, and beginning before January 1, 2017. Paragraph (f) 
of Sec.  1.36B-3 as contained in 26 CFR part I edition revised as of 
April 1, 2016, applies to taxable years ending after December 31, 2013, 
and beginning before January 1, 2019.
* * * * *

Martin V. Franks,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch, Legal Processing Division, 
Associate Chief Counsel, (Procedure and Administration).
[FR Doc. 2016-22067 Filed 9-13-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                      63154             Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 178 / Wednesday, September 14, 2016 / Proposed Rules

                                                      Additional information may be posted                    September 9, 2016, to Federal Docket                  will be shown on the FHWA TTP Web
                                                      on the FHWA Tribal Transportation                       Management System (FDMS) Docket                       site at https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/
                                                      Program Web site at https://                            Number FHWA–2016–0002. If you                         programs/ttp/ at least 15 calendar days
                                                      flh.fhwa.dot.gov/programs/ttp/ as it                    submit a comment, please include the                  prior to each meeting.
                                                      comes available.                                        docket number for this notice (FHWA–                    Issued on: September 7, 2016.
                                                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              2016–0002). You may submit your                       Gregory G. Nadeau,
                                                                                                              comments and material online or by fax,
                                                      Background                                              mail, or hand delivery, but please use
                                                                                                                                                                    Administrator, Federal Highway
                                                                                                                                                                    Administration.
                                                        As required by Section 1121 of the                    only one of these means. The FHWA
                                                                                                                                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–22128 Filed 9–9–16; 4:15 pm]
                                                      Fixing America’s Surface Transportation                 recommends that you include your
                                                      (FAST) Act, the Secretary shall,                                                                              BILLING CODE 4910–22–P
                                                                                                              name and a mailing address, an email
                                                      pursuant to a negotiated rulemaking                     address, or a phone number in the body
                                                      process, develop a Notice of Proposed                   of your document so that FHWA can
                                                      Rulemaking (NPRM) that contains the                     contact you if there are questions                    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
                                                      regulations required to carry the TTSGP.                regarding your submission.
                                                      Section 1121 also requires that in                        To submit your comment online, go to                Internal Revenue Service
                                                      establishing this committee, the                        http://www.regulations.gov, put the
                                                      Secretary will (1) apply the procedures                 docket number, FHWA–2016–0002, in                     26 CFR Parts 1 and 301
                                                      of negotiated rulemaking under                          the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’                [REG–109086–15]
                                                      subchapter III of chapter 5 of title 5 (the             When the new screen appears, click on
                                                      Negotiated Rulemaking Act) in a                                                                               RIN 1545–BN50
                                                                                                              the ‘‘Comment Now!’’ button and type
                                                      manner that reflects the unique                         your comment into the text box on the                 Premium Tax Credit NPRM VI;
                                                      government-to-government relationship                   following screen. Choose whether you                  Correction
                                                      between the Indian tribes and the                       are submitting your comment as an
                                                      United States and (2) select the tribal                 individual or on behalf of a third party              AGENCY:  Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
                                                      representatives for the committee from                  and then submit.                                      Treasury.
                                                      among elected officials of tribal                         If you submit your comments by mail                 ACTION: Correction to a notice of
                                                      governments (or their designated                        or hand delivery, submit them in an                   proposed rulemaking.
                                                      employees with authority to act on their                unbound format, no larger than 81⁄2 by
                                                      behalf), acting in their official                       11 inches, suitable for copying and                   SUMMARY:   This document contains
                                                      capacities.                                             electronic filing.                                    corrections to a notice of proposed
                                                        On July 27, 2016, at 81 FR 49193,                                                                           rulemaking (REG–109086–15) published
                                                      FHWA published its list of the TTSGP                    Viewing Comments and Documents                        in the Federal Register on Friday, July
                                                      Negotiated Rulemaking Committee.                          To view comments, as well as any                    8, 2015 (81 FR 44557). The proposed
                                                      Since multiple submissions were not                     documents mentioned in this preamble                  regulations related to the health
                                                      received from Tribes within the Bureau                  as being available in the docket, go to               insurance premium tax credit (premium
                                                      of Indian Affairs’ Midwest or Rocky                     http://www.regulations.gov. Insert the                tax credit) and the individual shared
                                                      Mountain Regions, an alternate for those                docket number, FHWA–2016–0002, in                     responsibility provision. These
                                                      regions were not originally named.                      the keyword box, and click ‘‘Search.’’                proposed regulations affect individuals
                                                      Since that time through the work of the                 Next, click the ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’                who enroll in qualified health plans
                                                      primary committee members and others,                   button and choose the document to                     through Health Insurance Exchanges
                                                      additional submittals have been                         review. If you do not have access to the              (Exchanges, also called Marketplaces)
                                                      submitted. As a result of this effort, the              Internet, you may view the docket                     and claim the premium tax credit, and
                                                      following have been named as Alternate                  online by visiting the Docket                         Exchanges that make qualified health
                                                      Tribal Representatives:                                 Management Facility in Room W12–140                   plan available to individuals and
                                                        • MIDWEST REGION—Dean                                 on the ground floor of the DOT West                   employers.
                                                      Branchaud, Executive Director of Tribal                 Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                 DATES: Written or electronic comments
                                                      Engineering, Red Lake Band of                           Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.                  and requests for a public hearing that
                                                      Chippewa Indians, Red Lake, MN.                         and 5 p.m., E.T., Monday through                      were being accepted by September 6,
                                                        • ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION—                              Friday, except Federal holidays.                      2016.
                                                      Connie Thompson, Transportation
                                                      Planner, Fort Peck Assiniboine & Sioux                  Privacy Act                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                      Tribes, Poplar, MT.                                       In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c),                 Concerning the proposed regulations,
                                                      Additional representatives or changes in                DOT solicits comments from the public                 Shareen Pflanz, (202) 317–4727;
                                                      the status of existing representatives                  to better inform its rulemaking process.              concerning the submission of comments
                                                      may be forthcoming in future Federal                    The DOT posts these comments,                         and/or request for a public hearing,
                                                      Register Notices.                                       without edit, including any personal                  Oluwafunmilayo Taylor (202) 317–6901
                                                                                                              information the commenter provides, to                (not a toll-free number).
                                                      Meeting Participation                                   www.regulations.gov, as described in                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                        The meeting will be open to the                       the system of records notice (DOT/ALL–
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                                                      public. Time has been set aside during                  14 FDMS), which can be reviewed at                    Background
                                                      each day of the meeting for members of                  www.dot.gov/privacy.                                    The notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                      the public to contribute to the                                                                               (REG–109086–15) that is the subject of
                                                                                                              Future Committee Meetings and
                                                      discussion and provide oral comments.                                                                         this correction is under section 36B of
                                                                                                              Rulemaking Calendar
                                                                                                                                                                    the Internal Revenue Code.
                                                      Submitting Written Comments                               Decisions with respect to future
                                                        Members of the public may submit                      meetings will be made at the second                   Need for Correction
                                                      written comments on the topics to be                    meeting and from time to time                           As published, the notice of proposed
                                                      considered during the meeting by                        thereafter. Notices of all future meetings            rulemaking (REG–109086–15) contains


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                                                      errors that are misleading and are in                   revised as of April 1, 2016, apply to                    Mail: 950 Pennsylvania Avenue
                                                      need of clarification.                                  taxable years ending after December 31,               NW.—NYA, Suite 9000, Washington,
                                                                                                              2013, and beginning before January 1,                 DC 20530.
                                                      Correction of Publication
                                                                                                              2017. Paragraph (f) of § 1.36B–3 as                      Hand Delivery/Courier: 1425 New
                                                         Accordingly, the notice of proposed                  contained in 26 CFR part I edition                    York Avenue, Suite 9000, Washington,
                                                      rulemaking (REG–109086–15), that are                    revised as of April 1, 2016, applies to               DC 20005.
                                                      subject to FR Doc. 2016–15940, are                      taxable years ending after December 31,                  Instructions: All submissions received
                                                      corrected as follows:                                   2013, and beginning before January 1,                 must include the agency name and
                                                      ■ 1. On page 44566, in the preamble,                    2019.                                                 docket number or Regulatory
                                                      second column, the eighth to the tenth                  *     *    *     *      *                             Information Number (RIN) for this
                                                      line from the top of the column, the                                                                          rulemaking. For additional details on
                                                      language ‘‘dental benefits is added to                  Martin V. Franks,                                     submitting comments, see the ‘‘Public
                                                      the premium allocable to pediatric                      Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch,           Participation’’ heading of the
                                                      dental benefits for the lowest cost stand-              Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
                                                      alone dental plan’’ is corrected to read                Counsel, (Procedure and Administration).              this document.
                                                      ‘‘dental benefits is added to the lowest-               [FR Doc. 2016–22067 Filed 9–13–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                      cost portion of the premium for a stand-                BILLING CODE 4830–01–P                                Alberto Ruisanchez, Deputy Special
                                                      alone dental plan that is allocable to                                                                        Counsel, Office of Special Counsel for
                                                      pediatric dental benefits’’.                                                                                  Immigration-Related Unfair
                                                      ■ 2. On page 44566, in the preamble,                    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE                                 Employment Practices, Civil Rights
                                                      second column, fourteenth to the                                                                              Division, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue
                                                      sixteenth line from the top of column,                  28 CFR Parts 0 and 44                                 NW., Washington, DC 20530, (202) 616–
                                                      the language ‘‘added to the premium                                                                           5594 (voice) or (800) 237–2515 (TTY); or
                                                      allocable to the pediatric dental benefits              [CRT Docket No. 130]
                                                                                                                                                                    Office of Special Counsel for
                                                      for the second lowest-cost stand-alone                  RIN 1190–AA71                                         Immigration-Related Unfair
                                                      dental plan’’ is corrected to read ‘‘added                                                                    Employment Practices, Civil Rights
                                                      to the second-lowest-cost portion of the                Revision of Standards and Procedures                  Division, 950 Pennsylvania Avenue
                                                      premium for a stand-alone dental plan                   for the Enforcement of Section 274B of                NW., Washington, DC 20530, (202) 353–
                                                      that is allocable to pediatric dental                   the Immigration and Nationality Act                   9338 (voice) or 1–800 237–2515 (TTY).
                                                      benefits’’.                                                                                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
                                                                                                              AGENCY: Department of Justice.
                                                      § 1.36B–0    [Corrected]                                                                                      Department of Justice (Department)
                                                                                                              ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking;                published a Notice of Proposed
                                                      ■ 3. On page 44569, first column, the                   extension of comment period.                          Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal
                                                      entry for (f)(9), the language ‘‘(9)
                                                                                                              SUMMARY:   On August 15, 2016, the                    Register on August 15, 2016, proposing
                                                      Effective date.’’ is corrected to read ‘‘(9)
                                                                                                              Department of Justice (Department)                    to revise its regulations implementing
                                                      Examples.’’.
                                                      ■ 4. On page 44569, first column, the                   published a Notice of Proposed                        section 274B of the Immigration and
                                                      entry (f)(10) is removed.                               Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal                      Nationality Act (INA), concerning unfair
                                                      ■ 5. In § 1.36B–3 entries ‘‘(m)                         Register proposing to revise regulations              immigration-related employment
                                                      [Reserved].’’ and ‘‘(n) Effective/                      implementing section 274B of the                      practices. 81 FR 53965(August 15,
                                                      applicability date.’’ are added.                        Immigration and Nationality Act,                      2016). The NPRM proposed to conform
                                                                                                              concerning unfair immigration-related                 the Department’s regulations to the
                                                      § 1.36B–2    [Corrected]                                employment practices. The comment                     statutory text as amended, simplify and
                                                      ■  6. On page 44571, third column, the                  period for the NPRM is scheduled to                   add definitions of statutory terms,
                                                      second line of paragraph (e)(1), the                    close on September 14, 2016. The                      update and clarify the procedures for
                                                      language ‘‘Except as provided in                        Department is extending the comment                   filing and processing charges of
                                                      paragraph (f)(2) of’’ is corrected to read              period by 30 days until October 14,                   discrimination, ensure effective
                                                      ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph (e)(2)                2016, in order to provide additional                  investigations of unfair immigration-
                                                      of’’.                                                   time for the public to prepare                        related employment practices, reflect
                                                                                                              comments.                                             developments in nondiscrimination
                                                      § 1.36B–3    [Corrected]                                                                                      jurisprudence, reflect changes in
                                                      ■  7. On page 44574, third column, the                  DATES:  The comment period for the                    existing practices (e.g., electronic filing
                                                      second line of paragraph (n)(1), the                    NPRM published on August 15, 2016                     of charges), reflect the new name of the
                                                      language ‘‘Except as provided in                        (81 FR 53965), is extended. All                       office within the Department charged
                                                      paragraph (o)(2)’’ is corrected to read                 comments must be received by October                  with enforcing this statute, and replace
                                                      ‘‘Except as provided in paragraph                       14, 2016. Comments received by mail                   outdated references. The Department
                                                      (n)(2)’’.                                               will be considered timely if they are                 received several comments requesting
                                                      ■ 8. On page 44574, third column,                       postmarked on or before that date. The                that the 30-day public comment period
                                                      paragraph (n)(2) of § 1.36B–3 is                        electronic Federal Docket Management                  be extended, including a request to
                                                      corrected to read as follows:                           System (FDMS) will accept comments                    extend the comment period by an
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                                                      *      *    *    *      *                               until midnight Eastern Time at the end                additional 60 days. The requests
                                                         (n) * * *                                            of the day.                                           indicated that more time was needed to
                                                         (2) Paragraphs (c)(4), (d)(1) and (2)                ADDRESSES: You may submit written                     provide meaningful, comprehensive
                                                      apply to taxable years beginning after                  comments, identified by Docket No.                    responses to the NPRM.
                                                      December 31, 2016. Paragraph (f) of this                CRT 130, by ONE of the following                         Rather than granting the requested 60-
                                                      section applies to taxable years                        methods:                                              day extension, the Department has
                                                      beginning after December 31, 2018.                        Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://                 decided to grant a 30-day extension of
                                                      Paragraphs (d)(1) and (2) of § 1.36B–3 as               www.regulations.gov. Follow the                       the comment period. Accordingly, the
                                                      contained in 26 CFR part I edition                      instructions for submitting comments.                 comment period will now close on


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionCorrection to a notice of proposed rulemaking.
DatesWritten or electronic comments and requests for a public hearing that were being accepted by September 6, 2016.
ContactConcerning the proposed regulations, Shareen Pflanz, (202) 317-4727; concerning the submission of comments and/or request for a public hearing, Oluwafunmilayo Taylor (202) 317- 6901 (not a toll-free number).
FR Citation81 FR 63154 
RIN Number1545-BN50
CFR Citation26 CFR 1
26 CFR 301

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