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.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

67701 

Vol. 83, No. 249 

Monday, December 31, 2018 

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 

13 CFR Parts 115, 121, 125, and 126 

RIN 3245–AG38 

Small Business HUBZone Program; 

Government Contracting Programs 

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business 

Administration. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On October 31, 2018, the U.S. 

Small Business Administration (SBA or 

Agency) published a notice of proposed 

rulemaking in the Federal Register to 

solicit public comments on proposed 

comprehensive revisions to the 

regulations governing the Historically 

Underutilized Business Zone 

(HUBZone) Program. This document 

announces the extension of the current 

comment period until February 14, 

2019. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

notice of proposed rulemaking 

published on October 31, 2018 (83 FR 

54812) is extended until February 14, 

2019. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by RIN 3245–AG38, by any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov; follow the 

instructions for submitting comments; 

or 

• Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier: U.S. 

Small Business Administration, Attn: 

Arthur E. Collins, Jr., Deputy Director, 

HUBZone Program, 409 Third Street 

SW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20416. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the Agency name and 

Regulatory Information Number (RIN) 

for this rulemaking. SBA will post all 

comments to this notice of proposed 

rulemaking on http://

www.regulations.gov. If you wish to 

submit confidential business 

information (CBI) as defined in the User 

Notice at http://www.regulations.gov, 

please submit such information to the 

U.S. Small Business Administration, 

Attn: Arthur E. Collins, Jr., Deputy 

Director, HUBZone Program, 409 Third 

Street SW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 

20416. Highlight the information that 

you consider to be CBI and explain why 

you believe this information should be 

held confidential. SBA will make a final 

determination as to whether the 

information will be published or not. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Arthur E. Collins, Jr., Deputy Director, 

HUBZone Program, 409 Third Street 

SW, 8th Floor, Washington, DC 20416; 

telephone: 202–205–6285; email: 

hubzone@sba.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 31, 2018, SBA published a 

notice of proposed rulemaking at 83 FR 

54812 to solicit comments on its 

proposal to amend its regulations for the 

HUBZone Program to reduce the 

regulatory burdens imposed on 

HUBZone small business concerns and 

government agencies, to implement new 

statutory provisions, and to eliminate 

ambiguities in the regulations. SBA also 

proposed comprehensive revisions to 

the HUBZone regulations to clarify 

current HUBZone Program policies and 

procedures and to make changes that 

will benefit the small business 

community by making the HUBZone 

program more efficient and effective. 

This proposed rulemaking, which is 

identified by RIN 3245–AG38, is also 

available at https://

www.regulations.gov/document?D=SBA2018-0005-0001. 

The Agency requested comments on 

specific approaches for the changes 

contemplated in the proposed 

rulemaking. Initially, SBA established a 

60-day comment period for the 

proposed rule, with a closing date of 

December 31, 2018. Due to the scope 

and significance of the changes 

contemplated by the proposed rule, SBA 

believes that affected businesses need 

more time to review the changes and 

prepare their comments. The Agency is 

therefore extending the comment period 

until February 14, 2019. 

Robb N. Wong, 

Associate Administrator, Government 

Contracting and Business Development. 

[FR Doc. 2018–28320 Filed 12–28–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY 

Internal Revenue Service 

26 CFR Part 1 

[REG–141739–08] 

RIN 1545–BI22 

Reissuance of State or Local Bonds 

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 

Treasury. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. 

SUMMARY: This document contains 

proposed regulations that address when 

tax-exempt bonds are treated as retired 

for purposes of section 103 and sections 

141 through 150 of the Internal Revenue 

Code (Code). The proposed regulations 

are necessary to unify and to clarify 

existing guidance on this subject. The 

proposed regulations affect State and 

local governments that issue tax-exempt 

bonds. 

DATES: Comments and requests for a 

public hearing must be received by 

March 1, 2019. 

ADDRESSES: Send submissions to: 

CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–141739–08), Room 

5203, Internal Revenue Service, P.O. 

Box 7604, Ben Franklin Station, 

Washington, DC 20044. Submissions 

may be hand-delivered Monday through 

Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. and 

4 p.m. to CC:PA:LPD:PR (REG–141739– 

08), Courier’s Desk, Internal Revenue 

Service, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW, 

Washington, DC 20224, or sent 

electronically via the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal at 

www.regulations.gov (REG–141739–08). 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Concerning the proposed regulations, 

Spence Hanemann, (202) 317–6980; 

concerning submissions of comments 

and requesting a hearing, Regina 

Johnson, (202) 317–6901 (not toll-free 

numbers). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This document contains proposed 

amendments to 26 CFR part 1 under 

sections 150 and 1001 of the Code 

(Proposed Regulations). 

1. In General 

In general, under section 103, interest 

received by the holders of certain bonds 

issued by State and local governments is 


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