Part III. Administrative, Procedural, and Miscellaneous

The average yield on the 30-year Treasury Constant Maturities for December 2000 is 5.49 percent. The following rates were determined for the plan years beginning in the month shown below.

Weighted Average Interest Rate Update

Notice 2001–15

Notice 88–73 provides guidelines for determining the weighted average interest rate and the resulting permissible range of

interest rates used to calculate current liability for the purpose of the full funding limitation of § 412(c)(7) of the Internal Revenue Code as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 and as further amended by the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, Pub. L. 103–465 (GATT).

90% to 105% 90% to 110% Weighted Permissible Permissible Month Year Average Range Range

January 2001 5.91 5.32 to 6.21 5.32 to 6.50

Drafting Information

The principal author of this notice is Todd Newman of the Employee Plans,

26 CFR 601.202: Closing agreements.

Rev. Proc. 2001–17

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Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division. For further information regarding this notice, please call Mr. New

man at (202) 283-9702 (not a toll-free number).