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majority of communities and would im- <br />pose inappropriate restrictions on cities <br />in those lew cases in which rate regula- <br />tion is permitted," Beals said. <br />The deadline originally set by the FCC <br />for receipt of comments in this <br />rulemaking proceeding was )an.14. As a <br />result of this change in deadline by the <br />FCC, .ities interested in responding to <br />the FCC's Notice of Proposed <br />Rulemaking (NPR) now have an addl• <br />tional two weeks in which to submit <br />comments to the FCC. <br />The extension was granted in response <br />to a request from the National Cable <br />Television Association to divide the pro- <br />ceeding into two separate proceedings <br />(i.e., biturcate the proceeding) by taking <br />immediate action on certain regulations <br />See P. B, col. I <br />drrru�r nnu an ur uvumy nuJ nn, <br />be enough to meet the deficit reduction <br />targets Dole has set. <br />Dole hopes to be able to provide a list <br />of these elimination and cut options to <br />Senate Republicans today as pan of an <br />effort to find an additional $25 billion <br />worth of savings for fiscal year 19S6. <br />Most of these proposed options are ones <br />already in the White House cuts —in - <br />eluding, fur instance, the elimination of <br />operating assistance for public transpor- <br />tation. <br />Altogether, the options would achieve <br />deeper cuts than necessary to reach the <br />See p.11, col.1 <br />NLC seeks comments <br />on IRS 'benefit' rules <br />National league of Cities is work- <br />ing in conjunction with the Govern- <br />ment Finance Officers Association and <br />the International City Management <br />Association to examine and interpret <br />new Internal Revenue Service regula- <br />tions which extend the rules on em- <br />ployer -provided automobile reporting <br />and withholding requirements. <br />NI.0 also is requesting comment <br />and concerns from city officials in re- <br />gard to the rules which detail means <br />by which to calculate the "fair market <br />value" of taxable noncash benehts, <br />such as the personal use by a munid• <br />pal employee of a dry -owned vehicle. <br />The working group from these orga• <br />nieations is coordinating comments <br />and testimony to submit to the Inter- <br />nal Revenue Service. <br />Temporary regulations pertaining <br />to the new IRS rules were printed in <br />the Federal Register on Oct. 24, 1984, <br />and Jan. 7, 1985. ❑ <br />