2023-02032. Semiannual Agenda and Regulatory Plan  

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    AGENCY:

    Department of the Treasury.

    ACTION:

    Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and Annual Regulatory Plan.

    SUMMARY:

    This notice is given pursuant to the requirements of the Regulatory Flexibility Act and Executive Order (E.O.) 12866 (“Regulatory Planning and Review”), which require the publication by the Department of a semiannual agenda of regulations. E.O. 12866 also requires the publication by the Department of a regulatory plan for the upcoming fiscal year. The purpose of the agenda is to provide advance information about pending regulatory activities and encourage public participation in the regulatory process.

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    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

    The Agency contact identified in the item relating to that regulation.

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    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

    The semiannual regulatory agenda includes regulations that the Department has issued or expects to issue and rules currently in effect that are under departmental or bureau review. For this edition of the regulatory agenda, the most important significant regulatory actions and a Statement of Regulatory Priorities are included in the Regulatory Plan, which appears in both the online Unified Agenda and in part II of the Federal Register publication that includes the Unified Agenda.

    The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at www.reginfo.gov and www.regulations.gov in a format that offers users an enhanced ability to obtain information from the Agenda database. Because publication in the Federal Register is mandated for the regulatory flexibility agenda required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 602), Treasury's printed agenda entries include only:

    (1) Rules that are in the regulatory flexibility agenda, in accordance with the Regulatory Flexibility Act, because they are likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; and

    (2) Rules that have been identified for periodic review under section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

    Printing of these entries is limited to fields that contain information required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act's Agenda requirements. Additional information on these entries is available in the Unified Agenda published on the internet. In addition, for fall editions of the Agenda, the entire Regulatory Plan will continue to be printed in the Federal Register , as in past years.

    The Department has listed in this agenda all regulations and regulatory reviews pending at the time of publication, except for technical, minor, and routine actions. On occasion, a regulatory matter may be inadvertently left off of the agenda or an emergency may arise that requires the Department to initiate a regulatory action not yet on the agenda. There is no legal significance to the omission of an item from this agenda. For most entries, Treasury includes a projected date for the next rulemaking action; however, the date is an estimate and is not a commitment to publish on the projected date. In addition, some agenda entries are marked as “withdrawn” when there has been no publication activity. Withdrawal of a rule from the agenda does not necessarily mean that a rule will not be included in a future agenda but may mean that further consideration is warranted and that the regulatory action is unlikely in the next 12 months.

    Public participation in the rulemaking process is the foundation of effective regulations. For this reason, the Department invites comments on all regulatory and deregulatory items included in the agenda and invites input on items that should be included in the semiannual agenda.

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    Michael Briskin,

    Deputy Assistant General Counsel for General Law and Regulation.

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    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network—Proposed Rule Stage

    Sequence No.TitleRegulation Identifier No.
    399Section 6101. Establishment of National Exam and Supervision Priorities1506-AB52
    400Real Estate Transaction Reports and Records1506-AB54
    401Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities1506-AB59
    402Revisions to Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions1506-AB60

    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network—Final Rule Stage

    Sequence No.TitleRegulation Identifier No.
    403Section 6212. Pilot Program on Sharing of Information Related to Suspicious Activity Reports Within a Financial Group1506-AB51

    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network—Long-Term Actions

    Sequence No.TitleRegulation Identifier No.
    404Amendments to the Definition of Broker or Dealer in Securities (Crowd Funding)1506-AB36
    405Clarification of the Requirement to Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies and Digital Assets With Legal Tender Status1506-AB41
    406Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets1506-AB47
    407Section 6110. Bank Secrecy Act Application to Dealers in Antiquities and Assessment of Bank Secrecy Act Application to Dealers in Arts1506-AB50
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    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network—Completed Actions

    Sequence No.TitleRegulation Identifier No.
    408Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements1506-AB49

    Customs Revenue Function—Final Rule Stage

    Sequence No.TitleRegulation Identifier No.
    409Enforcement of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act1515-AE26

    Internal Revenue Service—Final Rule Stage

    Sequence No.TitleRegulation Identifier No.
    410Guidance on the Elimination of Interbank Offered Rates1545-BO91
    411MEPs and the Unified Plan Rule1545-BO97
    412Information Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage and Other Issues Under Sections 6055 and 60561545-BQ11

    Internal Revenue Service—Completed Actions

    Sequence No.TitleRegulation Identifier No.
    413Section 42 Low-Income Housing Credit Average Income Test Regulations1545-BO92
    414Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 11545-BQ01
    415Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 21545-BQ02
    416Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1 (Temporary Regulation)1545-BQ04
    417Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 2 (Temporary Regulation)1545-BQ05

    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)

    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)

    Proposed Rule Stage

    399. Section 6101. Establishment of National Exam and Supervision Priorities [1506-AB52]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336

    Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) as part of the establishment of national exam and supervision priorities. The proposed rule implements Section 6101(b) of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act), enacted into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), that requires the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to issue and promulgate rules for financial institutions to carry out the government-wide anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism priorities (AML/CFT Priorities). The proposed rule: (i) incorporates a risk assessment requirement for financial institutions; (ii) requires financial institutions to incorporate AML/CFT Priorities into risk-based programs; and (iii) provides for certain technical changes. Once finalized, this proposed rule will affect all financial institutions subject to regulations under the Bank Secrecy Act and have AML/CFT program obligations.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM03/00/23
    NPRM Comment Period End05/00/23

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB52

    400. Real Estate Transaction Reports and Records [1506-AB54]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336

    Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to address money laundering threats in the U.S. real estate sector.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    ANPRM12/08/2186 FR 69589
    ANPRM Comment Period End02/07/22
    NPRM04/00/23
    NPRM Comment Period End06/00/23

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB54

    401. • Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities [1506-AB59]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336

    Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) entitled Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards, and Use of FinCEN Identifiers for Entities. The proposed regulations will establish protocols to protect the security and confidentiality of the beneficial ownership information (BOI) that will Start Printed Page 11280 be reported to FinCEN pursuant to Section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), and will establish the framework for access by authorized recipients to the BOI reported. The proposed regulations will also specify when and how reporting companies can use FinCEN identifiers to report the BOI of entities. The CTA was enacted into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). This proposed rule is the second of three rulemakings FinCEN is required to issue under the CTA. With regard to the first required rulemaking, FinCEN issued a final rule entitled “Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements” (BOI reporting rule).

    The third required rulemaking will revise the customer due diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions. FinCEN previously issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) entitled Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements on April 5, 2021, that solicited comments on a wide range of questions that concerned all three rulemakings. FinCEN also previously issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the same title on December 8, 2021 (BOI Reporting NPRM) that addressed only the first of the three rulemakings, but the comments FinCEN received related to all three subjects. This proposed rule reflects FinCEN's consideration of public comments that have been received in response to the ANPRM and BOI Reporting NPRM. The proposed rule will also re-issue certain provisions of the BOI Reporting NPRM related to the use of FinCEN identifiers.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM12/00/22
    NPRM Comment Period End02/00/23

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB59

    402. • Revisions to Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions [1506-AB60]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336

    Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue an NPRM entitled Revisions to Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions, relating to Section 6403(d) of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The CTA was enacted into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA). Section 6403(d) of the CTA requires FinCEN to revise its customer due diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions to account for the changes created by the two other rulemakings FinCEN is required to issue pursuant to the CTA. With regard to the first required rulemaking, FinCEN issued a final rule entitled “Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements” (BOI reporting rule). The second required rulemaking relates to access by authorized recipients to beneficial ownership information (BOI) that will be reported to FinCEN and the use of FinCEN identifiers. FinCEN previously issued an ANPRM entitled Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements on April 5, 2021, that solicited comments on a wide range of questions that concerned all three rulemakings. FinCEN also previously issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with the same title on December 8, 2021 (BOI Reporting NPRM) that addressed only the first of the three rulemakings, but the comments FinCEN received related to all three subjects. The proposed rule reflects FinCEN's consideration of public comments that have been received in response to the ANPRM and BOI Reporting NPRM. The CTA requires that the revisions to the CDD requirements be finalized within one year after the effective date of the BOI reporting rule.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM11/00/23
    NPRM Comment Period End01/00/24

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB60

    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)

    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)

    Final Rule Stage

    403. Section 6212. Pilot Program on Sharing of Information Related to Suspicious Activity Reports Within a Financial Group [1506-AB51]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336

    Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Final Rule in order to implement Section 6212 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the AML Act). This section amends the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5318(g)) to establish a pilot program that permits financial institutions to share suspicious activity report (SAR) information with their foreign branches, subsidiaries, and affiliates for the purpose of combating illicit finance risks. The section further requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue rules to implement the amendment within one year of enactment of the AML Act.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM01/25/2287 FR 3719
    NPRM Comment Period End03/28/22
    Final Rule08/00/23

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Department of the Treasury, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, P.O. Box 39, Vienna, VA 22183, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email: frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB51

    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)

    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)

    Long-Term Actions

    404. Amendments to the Definition of Broker or Dealer in Securities (Crowd Funding) [1506-AB36]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5332

    Abstract: FinCEN is finalizing amendments to the regulatory definitions of “broker or dealer in securities” under the regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act. The changes are intended to expand the Start Printed Page 11281 current scope of the definitions to include funding portals. In addition, these amendments would require funding portals to implement policies and procedures reasonably designed to achieve compliance with all of the Bank Secrecy Act requirements that are currently applicable to brokers or dealers in securities. The rule to require these organizations to comply with the Bank Secrecy Act regulations is intended to help prevent money laundering, terrorist financing, and other financial crimes.

    Note:

    This is not a new requirement; it replaces RINs 1506-AB24 and 1506-AB29.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM04/04/1681 FR 19086
    NPRM Comment Period End06/03/16
    Final ActionTo Be Determined

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email:frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB36

    405. Clarification of the Requirement To Collect, Retain, and Transmit Information on Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currencies and Digital Assets With Legal Tender Status [1506-AB41]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336

    Abstract: The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and FinCEN (collectively, the “Agencies”) intend to issue a revised proposal to clarify the meaning of “money” as used in the rules implementing the Bank Secrecy Act requiring financial institutions to collect, retain, and transmit information on certain funds transfers and transmittals of funds. The Agencies intend that the revised proposal will ensure that the rules apply to domestic and cross-border transactions involving convertible virtual currency, which is a medium of exchange (such as cryptocurrency) that either has an equivalent value as currency, or acts as a substitute for currency, but lacks legal tender status. The Agencies further intend that the revised proposal will clarify that these rules apply to domestic and cross-border transactions involving digital assets that have legal tender status.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM10/27/2085 FR 68005
    NPRM Comment Period End11/27/20
    Second NPRM02/00/24
    Second NPRM Comment Period End04/00/24

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email:frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB41

    406. Requirements for Certain Transactions Involving Convertible Virtual Currency or Digital Assets [1506-AB47]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336

    Abstract: FinCEN is amending the regulations implementing the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) to require banks and money service businesses (MSBs) to submit reports, keep records, and verify the identity of customers in relation to transactions involving convertible virtual currency (CVC) or digital assets with legal tender status (“legal tender digital assets” or “LTDA”) held in unhosted wallets, or held in wallets hosted in a jurisdiction identified by FinCEN.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM12/23/2085 FR 83840
    NPRM Comment Period End01/04/21
    Final Action02/00/24

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email:frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB47

    407. Section 6110. Bank Secrecy Act Application to Dealers in Antiquities and Assessment of Bank Secrecy Act Application to Dealers in Arts [1506-AB50]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336

    Abstract: FinCEN intends to issue a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement Section 6110 of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (the AML Act). This section amends the Bank Secrecy Act (31 U.S.C. 5312(a)(2)) to include as a financial institution a person engaged in the trade of antiquities, including an advisor, consultant, or any other person who engages as a business in the solicitation or the sale of antiquities, subject to regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The section further requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue proposed rules to implement the amendment within 360 days of enactment of the AML Act.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    ANPRM09/24/2186 FR 53021
    ANPRM Comment Period End10/25/21
    NPRMTo Be Determined

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email:frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB50

    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)

    Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN)

    Completed Actions

    408. Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements [1506-AB49]

    Legal Authority:12 U.S.C. 1829b; 12 U.S.C. 1951 to 1960; 31 U.S.C. 5311 to 5314; 31 U.S.C. 5316 to 5336

    Abstract: On September 30, 2022, FinCEN issued a final rule entitled “Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements” (BOI reporting rule), requiring certain entities to file with FinCEN reports that identify two categories of individuals: the beneficial owners of the entity, and individuals who have filed an application with specified governmental authorities to create the entity or register it to do business. These regulations implement Section 6403 of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted into law as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), and describe who must file a report, what information must be provided, and when a report is due. This final rule is the first of three rulemakings FinCEN is required to issue pursuant to the CTA. The other two required rulemakings which are discussed elsewhere in this regulatory plan are: (i) a regulation focused on establishing protocols to protect the security and confidentiality of beneficial ownership information (BOI) that will be reported to FinCEN, establishing the terms of access by authorized recipients Start Printed Page 11282 to the BOI reported, and the use of FinCEN identifiers in making BOI reports; and (ii) revisions to FinCEN's customer due diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions. The final BOI reporting rule is effective January 1, 2024.

    Completed:

    ReasonDateFR Cite
    Final Action09/30/2287 FR 59498
    Final Action Effective01/01/24

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: FinCEN Regulatory Support Section, Phone: 800 767-2825, Email:frc@fincen.gov.

    RIN: 1506-AB49

    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)

    Customs Revenue Function (CUSTOMS)

    Final Rule Stage

    409. Enforcement of Copyrights and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act [1515-AE26]

    Legal Authority: Title III of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (Pub. L. 114-125); 19 U.S.C. 1595a(c)(2)(G); 19 U.S.C. 1624

    Abstract: This rule amends the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) regulations pertaining to importations of merchandise that violate or are suspected of violating the copyright laws in accordance with title III of the Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 (TFTEA) and certain provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA).

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM10/16/1984 FR 55251
    NPRM Comment Period End12/16/19
    Final Rule07/00/23

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: Alaina Van Horn, Chief, Intellectual Property Enforcement Branch, Department of the Treasury, Customs Revenue Function, 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20229, Phone: 202 325-0083, Email:alaina.vanhorn@cbp.dhs.gov.

    RIN: 1515-AE26

    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)

    Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    Final Rule Stage

    410. Guidance on the Elimination of Interbank Offered Rates [1545-BO91]

    Legal Authority:26 U.S.C. 882c and 7805; 26 U.S.C. 7805

    Abstract: The final regulations will provide guidance on the tax consequences of the phased elimination of interbank offered rates (IBORs) that is underway in the United States and many foreign countries. Taxpayers have requested guidance that addresses the transition from IBOR to other reference rates and the determination of the interest expense deduction of a foreign corporation.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM10/09/1984 FR 54068
    NPRM Comment Period End11/25/19
    Final Action (TD 9961)01/04/2287 FR 166
    Final Action Effective03/07/22
    Final Action04/00/23

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: Caleb Trimm, Attorney, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4579, Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-6002, Fax: 855 589-8672, Email:caleb.w.trimm2@irscounsel.treas.gov.

    RIN: 1545-BO91

    411. MEPS and the Unified Plan Rule [1545-BO97]

    Legal Authority:26 U.S.C. 7805; 26 U.S.C. 413

    Abstract: These proposed regulations provide guidance relating to the tax qualification of multiple employer plans (MEPs) described in section 413(e) of the Internal Revenue Code (Code). The proposed regulations would provide an exception, if certain requirements are met, to the application of the “unified plan rule” for section 413(e) MEPs in the event of a failure by one or more participating employers to take actions required of them to satisfy the requirements of section 401(a) or 408 of the Code. The regulations affect participants in MEPs, MEP sponsors and administrators, and employers maintaining MEPs.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM07/03/1984 FR 31777
    NPRM Comment Period End10/01/19
    Second NPRM03/28/2287 FR 17225
    Second NPRM Comment Period End05/27/22
    Final Action05/00/23

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: Jamie Dvoretzky, Attorney, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224, Phone: 202 317-4836, Fax: 885 605-5282, Email:jamie.l.dvoretzky@irscounsel.treas.gov.

    RIN: 1545-BO97

    412. Information Reporting of Health Insurance Coverage and Other Issues Under Sections 6055 and 6056 [1545-BQ11]

    Legal Authority:26 U.S.C. 7805; 26 U.S.C. 5000A; 26 U.S.C. 6056

    Abstract: These regulations revise notice and filing requirements under sections 6055 and 6056 of the Internal Revenue Code. The regulations are needed to provide health coverage reporters an extension of time in which to furnish certain statements and an alternative manner of allowing certain health coverage reporters to provide information to covered individuals. These regulations also provide that the term “minimum essential coverage”, as that term is defined in health insurance-related tax laws, does not include Medicaid coverage limited to COVID-19 testing and diagnostic services provided pursuant to the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

    Timetable:

    ActionDateFR Cite
    NPRM12/06/2186 FR 68939
    NPRM Comment Period End02/04/22
    Final Action12/00/22

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: Gerald Semasek, Attorney, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20024, Phone: 202 317-7006, Fax: 855 576-2339, Email:gerald.semasek@irscounsel.treas.gov.

    RIN: 1545-BQ11

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    DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (TREAS)

    Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    Completed Actions

    413. Section 42 Low-Income Housing Credit Average Income Test Regulations [1545-BO92]

    Legal Authority:26 U.S.C. 7805; 26 U.S.C. 42

    Abstract: The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 added a new applicable minimum set-aside test under section 42(g) of the Internal Revenue Code known as the average income test. This proposed regulation will implement requirements related to the average income test.

    Completed:

    ReasonDateFR Cite
    Final Action10/12/2287 FR 61489
    Final Action Effective10/12/22

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: Dillon J. Taylor, Phone: 202 317-3734, Email:dillon.j.taylor@irscounsel.treas.gov.

    RIN: 1545-BO92

    414. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1 [1545-BQ01]

    Legal Authority:26 U.S.C. 7805; Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB, Title I and Title II

    Abstract: The regulations implement the protections against surprise medical bills under the No Surprises Act, including requirements on group health plans, issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage, providers, facilities, and providers of air ambulance services.

    Completed:

    ReasonDateFR Cite
    TD 9965 Final Rules08/26/2287 FR 52618
    Final Action Effective10/25/22

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: Shira McKinlay, Phone: 202 317-5500, Email:shira.b.mckinlay@irscounsel.treas.gov.

    RIN: 1545-BQ01

    415. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 2 [1545-BQ02]

    Legal Authority:26 U.S.C. 7805; Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB, Title I and Title II

    Abstract: The regulations would implement additional protections against surprise medical bills under the No Surprises Act, including provisions related to the independent dispute resolution process.

    Completed:

    ReasonDateFR Cite
    TD 9965 Final Rules08/26/2287 FR 52618
    Final Action Effective10/25/22

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: Shira McKinlay, Phone: 202 317-5500, Email:shira.b.mckinlay@irscounsel.treas.gov.

    RIN: 1545-BQ02

    416. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 1 (Temporary Regulation) [1545-BQ04]

    Legal Authority:26 U.S.C. 7805; Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB, Title I and Title II

    Abstract: This temporary regulation implements the protections against surprise medical bills under the No Surprises Act.

    Completed:

    ReasonDateFR Cite
    Final Rule and Removal of Temporary Regulations: TD 995108/26/2287 FR 52618

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: Kari L. DiCecco, Phone: 202 317-5500, Email:kari.l.dicecco@irscounsel.treas.gov.

    RIN: 1545-BQ04

    417. Requirements Related to Surprise Billing, Part 2 (Temporary Regulation) [1545-BQ05]

    Legal Authority:26 U.S.C. 7805; Pub. L. 116-260, Division BB, Title I and Title II

    Abstract: This temporary regulation would implement additional protections against surprise medical bills under the No Surprises Act and certain provisions related to Title II of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act.

    Completed:

    ReasonDateFR Cite
    Final Rule and Removal of Temporary Regulations: TD 995508/26/2287 FR 52618
    Final Rule Effective10/25/22

    Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes.

    Agency Contact: Kari L. DiCecco, Phone: 202 317-5500, Email:kari.l.dicecco@irscounsel.treas.gov.

    RIN: 1545-BQ05

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Document Information

Published:
02/22/2023
Department:
Treasury Department
Entry Type:
Proposed Rule
Action:
Semiannual Regulatory Agenda and Annual Regulatory Plan.
Document Number:
2023-02032
Pages:
11278-11283 (6 pages)
PDF File:
2023-02032.pdf