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Proposed Rules
Federal Register Vol. 86, No. 25
Tuesday, February 9, 2021

This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER
contains notices to the public of the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers Compensation Programs 20 CFR Part 702
RIN 1240AA13

Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act: Electronic Filing, Settlement, and Civil Money Penalty Procedures Office of Workers Compensation Programs, Labor.
ACTION: Withdrawal of notice of proposed rulemaking.
AGENCY:

On December 14, 2020, the Office of Workers Compensation Programs OWCP published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register proposing to revise regulations governing electronic filing and settlements, and establishing new procedures for assessing and adjudicating penalties under the Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act LHWCA. Consistent with the Presidential directive as expressed in the memorandum of January 20, 2021, from the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff, entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review, OWCP is withdrawing the notice of proposed rulemaking.
DATES: As of February 9, 2021, the notice of proposed rulemaking published at 85 FR 80698 on December 14, 2020, is withdrawn.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Antonio Rios, Director, Division of Federal Employees, Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation, Office of Workers Compensation Programs, 2026930040, rios.antonio@dol.gov.
TTY/TDD callers may dial toll free 18778895627 for further information.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 14, 2020, OWCP published a notice of proposed rulemaking entitled Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act: Electronic Filing,
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Settlement, and Civil Money Penalty Procedures, 85 FR 80698. The proposed rule would revise the LHWCA
regulations governing electronic filing and settlements, and establish new procedures for assessing and adjudicating penalties under the LHWCA. The comment period for the rule expires on February 12, 2021.
OWCP simultaneously published a companion direct final rule. See 85 FR
80601 Dec. 14, 2020.
A new administration assumed office on January 20, 2021. On that same date, the Assistant to the President and Chief of Staff issued a memorandum entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review to the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies. 86 FR 7424 Jan. 28, 2021.
The purpose of the memorandum was to ensure that the Presidents appointees or designees have the opportunity to review any new or pending rules. Id. The memorandum directs agencies to consider pausing or delaying certain regulatory actions for the purpose of reviewing questions of fact, law, and policy raised therein.
OWCP believes that the most efficient way to implement the memorandum in this instance is to withdraw the notice of proposed rulemaking. The proposed rule is at an early stage and the comment period is still running. Thus, the administrative record has not yet been fully developed. Withdrawing the proposed rule will give the new administration adequate time to review the rule and determine the approach it wants to take. Once that review is complete, OWCP plans to issue a new proposed rule and offer the public an opportunity to comment on the topics addressed at that time. OWCP is simultaneously withdrawing the companion direct final rule.
Accordingly, the notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register on December 14, 2020 85 FR
80698 is withdrawn as of February 9, 2021.

Christopher J. Godfrey, Director, Office of Workers Compensation Programs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service 26 CFR Part 1
REG11989018
RIN 1545BO92

Section 42, Low-Income Housing Credit Average Income Test Regulations; Hearing Internal Revenue Service IRS, Treasury.
ACTION: Correction to a proposed rule;
notice of hearing.
AGENCY:

This document provides a notice of public hearing on proposed regulations setting forth guidance on the average income test for purposes of the low-income housing credit.
DATES: The public hearing is being held on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 at 12
p.m. The IRS must receive speakers outlines of the topics to be discussed at the public hearing by Friday, March 5, 2021. If no outlines are received by March 5, 2021, the public hearing will be cancelled.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing is being held by teleconference. Individuals who want to testify by telephone at the public hearing must send an email to publichearings@irs.gov to receive the telephone number and access code for the hearing. The subject line of the email must contain the regulation number REG11989018 and the word TESTIFY. For example, the subject line may say: Request to TESTIFY at Hearing for REG11989018. The email must include the names of the speakers and titles. Send outline submissions electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov IRS REG119890
18. The email must be received by March 5, 2021.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Concerning these proposed regulations, Dillon Taylor or Michael J. Torruella Costa at 202 3174137; concerning submissions of comments, the hearing, and the access code to attend the hearing by teleconferencing, Regina Johnson at 202 3175177 not toll-free numbers or publichearings@irs.gov. If emailing please put Attend, Testify, or Agenda Request and REG11989018
in the email subject line.
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