[Federal Register: August 30, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 168)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Administrative Appeals
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of intention to request OMB approval.
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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (``PBGC'') intends to
request that the Office of Management and Budget (``OMB'') approve,
under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information under
its regulation on Administrative Appeals. This notice informs the
public of the PBGC's intent and solicits public comment on the
collection of information.
DATES: Comments should be submitted by October 30, 2006.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be mailed to the Legislative and Regulatory
Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street, NW.,
Washington, DC 20005-4026, or delivered to that address during normal
business hours. Comments also may be submitted by e-mail to
paperwork.comments@pbgc.gov, or by fax to 202-326-4224. The PBGC will
make all comments available on its Web site at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=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.) The PBGC's
regulation on Administrative Appeals may be accessed on the PBGC's Web
site at http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/leaving.cgi?from=leavingFR.html&log=linklog&to=http://www.pbgc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine B. Klion, Manager, or Donald
McCabe, Attorney, Regulatory and Policy Division, Legislative and
Regulatory Department, 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: The PBGC's regulation on Rules for
Administrative Review of Agency Decisions (29 CFR part 4003) prescribes
rules governing the issuance of initial determinations by the PBGC and
the procedures for requesting and obtaining administrative review of
initial determinations. Certain types of initial determinations are
subject to administrative appeals, which are covered in subpart D of
the regulation. Subpart D prescribes rules on who may file appeals,
when and where to file appeals, contents of appeals, and other matters
relating to appeals.
Most appeals filed with the PBGC are filed by individuals
(participants, beneficiaries, and alternate payees) in connection with
benefit entitlement or amounts. A small number of appeals are filed by
employers in connection with other matters, such as plan coverage under
ERISA section 4021 or employer liability under ERISA sections
4062(b)(1), 4063, or 4064. Appeals may be filed by hand, mail,
commercial delivery service, fax or e-mail. For appeals of benefit
determinations, the PBGC has developed new optional forms for filing
appeals and requests for extensions of time to appeal.
The PBGC intends to request that OMB approve 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.
The PBGC estimates that an average of 850 appellants per year will
respond to this collection of information. The PBGC further estimates
that the average annual burden of this collection of information is
0.75 hours and $55 per appellant, with an average total annual burden
of 640 hours and $46,750.
The 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 24th day of August 2006.
Cris Birch,
Acting Chief Technology Officer, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. E6-14477 Filed 8-29-06; 8:45 am]
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