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            <NAME>Internal Revenue Service</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Treasury</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Mileage Awards Under IRC 4261(e)(3)</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>The regulatory action prescribes rules related to the application of the tax imposed by 26 U.S.C. 4261 to amounts paid to an air carrier (or any related person) for the right to provide mileage awards for (or other reductions in the cost of) any transportation of persons by air.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
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        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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        <EO_13771_DESIGNATION>Other</EO_13771_DESIGNATION>
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            <CFR>26 CFR 49</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 7805</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 4261(e)(3)(C)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/00/2018</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>REG-126533-16 (NPRM)

Drafter attorney:  Michael Beker  (202) 317-6855

Reviewer attorney:  Stephanie Bland  (202) 317-6855

Treasury attorney:  Hannah Hawkins  (202) 622-3351

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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <ENERGY_AFFECTED>No</ENERGY_AFFECTED>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Julia</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Barlow</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Attorney</TITLE>
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                    <NAME>Internal Revenue Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>IRS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 317-7098</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>julia.c.barlow@irscounsel.treas.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 5316,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
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