Notice 2024-60 describes the information that must be included in a written report described in § 1.45Q-4(c)(2) (LCA Report) and provides the procedures a taxpayer must follow to submit the LCA Report and required supporting information to the IRS and the Department of Energy for review under § 1.45Q-4(c)(5) before any credit for carbon oxide sequestration allowed under § 45Q(a)(2)(B)(ii) or (a)(4)(B)(ii) is determined for qualified carbon oxide utilized by any taxpayer in the manner described in § 45Q(f)(5) as implemented by § 1.45Q-4 (§ 45Q utilization credit).  As required by § 1.45Q-4(c)(6), the IRS must approve the lifecycle analysis (LCA) of greenhouse gas emissions (as defined in § 1.45Q-4(c)(1)) documented in the LCA Report with respect to carbon capture property placed in service on or after February 18, 2018, before any § 45Q utilization credit otherwise satisfying the applicable requirements of § 45Q and §§ 1.45Q-1, 1.45Q-2, and 1.45Q-4 is determined.  Accordingly, the IRS must approve the taxpayer’s LCA before the taxpayer may claim any § 45Q utilization credit determined with respect to a taxpayer on any federal income tax return for a taxable year beginning on or after January 13, 2021 (that is, the taxable years to which § 1.45Q-4 applies).   

Notice 2024-60 will be in IRB:  2024-34, dated August 19, 2024.