[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 62 (Monday, April 1, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 19542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]
[FR Doc No: 2013-07468]
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Reconsideration of Initial Determinations
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of intent to request extension of OMB approval of
information collection.
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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (``PBGC'') intends to
request the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') to extend
approval, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of
information under its regulation on Rules for Administrative Review of
Agency Decisions. This notice informs the public of PBGC's intent and
solicits public comment on the collection of information.
DATES: Comments should be submitted by May 31, 2013.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov/. Follow the
Web site instructions for submitting comments.
Email: paperwork.comments@pbgc.gov.
Fax: 202-326-4224.
Mail or Hand Delivery: Regulatory Affairs Group, Office of the
General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street
NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026.
PBGC will make all comments available on its Web site,
http://www.pbgc.gov/.
Copies of the collection of information may also be obtained
without charge by writing to the Disclosure Division of the Office of
the General Counsel of PBGC at the above address or by visiting the
Disclosure Division or calling 202-326-4040 during normal business
hours. (TTY and TDD users may call the Federal relay service toll-free
at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 202-326-4040.) PBGC's
regulation on Administrative Appeals may be accessed on PBGC's Web site
at http://www.pbgc.gov/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine B. Klion, Assistant General
Counsel, or Donald McCabe, Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Group, Office
of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026, 202-326-4024. (For TTY and TDD,
call 800-877-8339 and request connection to 202-326-4024.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC's regulation on Rules for
Administrative Review of Agency Decisions (29 CFR part 4003) prescribes
rules governing the issuance of initial determinations by PBGC and the
procedures for requesting and obtaining administrative review of
initial determinations through reconsideration or appeal. Subpart A of
the regulation specifies which initial determinations are subject to
reconsideration. Subpart C prescribes rules on who may request
reconsideration, when to make such a request, where to submit it, form
and content of reconsideration requests, and other matters relating to
reconsiderations.
Any person aggrieved by an initial determination of PBGC under
Sec. 4003.1(b)(1) (determinations that a plan is covered by section
4021 of ERISA), Sec. 4003.1(b)(2) (determinations concerning premiums,
interest, and late payment penalties under section 4007 of ERISA),
Sec. 4003.1(b)(3) (determinations concerning voluntary terminations),
Sec. 4003.1(b)(4) (determinations concerning allocation of assets
under section 4044 of ERISA), or Sec. 4003.1(b)(5) (determinations
with respect to penalties under section 4071 of ERISA) may request
reconsideration of the initial determination. Requests for
reconsideration must be in writing, be clearly designated as requests
for reconsideration, contain a statement of the grounds for
reconsideration and the relief sought, and contain or reference all
pertinent information.
OMB has approved the reconsiderations collection of information
under control number 1212-0063 through July 31, 2013. PBGC intends to
request that OMB extend approval of this collection of information for
three years. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays
a currently valid OMB control number.
PBGC estimates that an average of about 700 appellants per year
will respond to this collection of information. PBGC further estimates
that the average annual burden of this collection of information is
about one-half hour and about $500 per person, with an average total
annual burden of about 240 hours and about $380,000.
PBGC is soliciting public comments to--
Evaluate whether the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 25th day of March 2013.
Judith Starr,
General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2013-07468 Filed 3-29-13; 8:45 am]
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