[Federal Register: October 20, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 202)]
[Proposed Rules]               
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

29 CFR Parts 4062 and 4063

RIN 1212-AB20

 
Liability for Termination of Single-Employer Plans; Treatment of 
Substantial Cessation of Operations

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: PBGC is extending to November 12, 2010, the comment period on 
its proposed rule to provide guidance on the applicability and 
enforcement of ERISA section 4062(e), which provides for reporting of 
and liability for certain substantial cessations of operations by 
employers that maintain single-employer plans.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before November 12, 2010.

ADDRESSES: Comments, identified by Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 
1212-AB20, may be submitted by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the Web site instructions for submitting comments.
     E-mail: reg.comments@pbgc.gov.
     Fax: 202-326-4224.
     Mail or hand delivery: Legislative and Regulatory 
Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20005-4026.
All submissions must include the Regulation Identifier Number for this 
rulemaking (RIN 1212-AB20). Comments received, including personal 
information provided, will be posted to http://www.pbgc.gov. Copies of 
comments may also be obtained by writing to Disclosure Division, Office 
of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K 
Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026, 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.)

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine B. Klion, Manager, or 
Deborah C. Murphy, Attorney, Regulatory and Policy Division, 
Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation, 1200 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026; 202-326-
4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay service toll-free at 1-
800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 202-326-4024.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 10, 2010 (at 75 FR 48283), Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)

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published a proposed rule that would provide guidance on the 
applicability and enforcement of ERISA section 4062(e), which provides 
for reporting of and liability for certain substantial cessations of 
operations by employers that maintain single-employer plans. PBGC is 
extending the comment period until November 12, 2010, in order to give 
the public additional time to review and comment on the proposed rule.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 15th day of October 2010.
Vincent K. Snowbarger,
Deputy Director for Operations, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2010-26371 Filed 10-19-10; 8:45 am]
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