[Federal Register: August 16, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 158)]
[Notices]
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment
Request; Filings for Reconsiderations
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of request for OMB approval.
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SUMMARY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that
the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve, under the Paperwork
Reduction Act, a collection of information under its regulation on
Rules for Administrative Review of Agency Decisions. This notice
informs the public of PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the
collection of information.
DATES: Comments should be submitted by September 17, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk
Officer for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, via electronic mail
at OIRA_DOCKET@omb.eop.gov or by fax to (202) 395-6974. 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 Rules for
Administrative Review of Agency Decisions may be accessed on 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: Donald F. McCabe, Attorney,
Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, 1200 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026, 202-326-
4024. (For TTY/TDD users, call the Federal relay service toll-free at
1-800-877-8339 and ask to be connected 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 reconsideration 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
4003.1(b)(1) (determinations that a plan is covered by section 4021 of
ERISA), 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), or Sec.
4003.1(b)(4) (determinations concerning allocation of assets under
section 4044 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.
PBGC is requesting 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.
PBGC estimates that an average of 940 appellants per year will
respond to this collection of information. PBGC further estimates that
the average annual burden of this collection of information is 0.35
hours and $550 per person, with an average total annual burden of 329
hours and $519,350.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 10th day of August, 2007.
John H. Hanley,
Director, Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. E7-16101 Filed 8-15-07; 8:45 am]
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