WAIS Document Retrieval[May 14, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 93)] [Unified Agenda] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [frwais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID: f:ua010440.wais] [Page 26379-26382] Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation [[Page 26379]] Part XL _______________________________________________________________________ Semiannual Regulatory Agenda [[Page 26380]] PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION (PBGC) _______________________________________________________________________ PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 29 CFR Ch. XXVI Agenda of Regulations Under Development AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. _______________________________________________________________________ SUMMARY: This document sets forth the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulatory agenda issued under Executive Order 12866 and the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The agenda lists regulations that are currently under development or review or that PBGC expects to have under development or review during the next 12 months. The effect of this agenda is to advise the public of PBGC's current and future regulatory activities. ADDRESSES: Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the agenda in general, contact Harold J. Ashner, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, (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.) For information about a specific regulation project listed on the agenda, contact the person designated in the agenda for that regulation. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the President's order on Regulatory Planning and Review, Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 1993), each agency is required to prepare an agenda of all regulations under development or review. The Regulatory Flexibility Act, Public Law 98-354, 5 U.S.C. 601, has a similar agenda requirement. Under that law, the agenda must list any regulation that is likely to have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidelines prescribing the form and content of the regulatory agenda. Under those guidelines, the agenda must list all regulatory activities being conducted or reviewed in the next 12 months and provide certain specified information on each regulation. John Seal, Acting Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--Proposed Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3862 Filing Rules........................................................................ 1212-AA89 3863 Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets..... 1212-AA55 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--Final Rule Stage ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3864 Assessment Of and Relief From Penalties............................................. 1212-AA95 3865 Payment of Benefits in PBGC-Trusteed Plans.......................................... 1212-AA35 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--Long-Term Actions ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regulation Sequence Title Identification Number Number ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3866 Payment of Premiums................................................................. 1212-AA58 3867 Calculation and Payment of Unfunded Nonguaranteed Benefits.......................... 1212-AA54 3868 Miscellaneous Statutory Amendments.................................................. 1212-AA79 3869 Treatment of Substantial Cessation of Operations.................................... 1212-AA84 3870 Premium Self-Audit.................................................................. 1212-AA93 3871 Cash Balance Plans With Variable Indices............................................ 1212-AA96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________________________________ PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION (PBGC) Proposed Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3862. FILING RULES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 29 USC 1301 et seq CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4000 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The PBGC's rules governing the date of filing vary, depending on the regulation involved and the method of filing used (e.g., mail postmarked by the United States Postal Service, metered mail, commercial delivery [[Page 26381]] service, facsimile). The PBGC intends to clarify and simplify its filing rules and to provide greater flexibility in methods of filing (including by electronic means). Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/00/01 NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/02 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Thomas H. Gabriel, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Office of the General Counsel, 1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4026 Phone: 202 326-4024 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA89 _______________________________________________________________________ 3863. ALLOCATION OF ASSETS IN SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLANS; VALUATION OF BENEFITS AND ASSETS Priority: Other Significant Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1341; 29 USC 1301(a); 29 USC 1344; 29 USC 1362 CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4044, subpart B Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is considering amending its benefit valuation and asset allocation regulations by adopting more current mortality tables and otherwise simplifying and improving its valuation assumptions and methods. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ ANPRM 03/19/97 62 FR 12982 ANPRM Comment Period End 05/19/97 NPRM 03/00/02 NPRM Comment Period End 05/00/02 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: James L. Beller, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Office of the General Counsel, 1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4026 Phone: 202 326-4024 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA55 _______________________________________________________________________ PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION (PBGC) Final Rule Stage _______________________________________________________________________ 3864. ASSESSMENT OF AND RELIEF FROM PENALTIES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461 note; 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1303(a); 29 USC 1306; 29 USC 1307; 29 USC 1371 CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4003; 29 CFR 4007; 29 CFR 4071 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: The PBGC has issued a number of policy statements about penalties over the last few years. For the convenience of the public, the PBGC proposes to replace those policy statements with an updated and expanded set of penalty policies codified in its regulations. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 01/12/01 66 FR 2856 NPRM Comment Period End 03/13/01 Final Action 01/00/02 Final Action Effective 02/00/02 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Small Entities Affected: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Deborah C. Murphy, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, Office of the General Counsel, 1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4026 Phone: 202 326-4024 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA95 _______________________________________________________________________ 3865. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS IN PBGC-TRUSTEED PLANS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1322; 29 USC 1342 CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4022 Legal Deadline: None Abstract: When the PBGC assumes trusteeship of a terminated pension plan pursuant to sections 4041 and 4042 of ERISA, it pays benefits to participants pursuant to plan provisions and section 4022 of ERISA. This regulation will fill gaps in the rules and otherwise clarify matters that had been handled on a case-by-case basis in the past. Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 12/26/00 65 FR 81456 NPRM Comment Period End 02/26/01 Final Action 12/00/01 Final Action Effective 01/00/02 Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Catherine B. Klion, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4024 Phone: 202 326-4024 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA35 [[Page 26382]] _______________________________________________________________________ PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION (PBGC) Long-Term Actions _______________________________________________________________________ 3866. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4006; 29 CFR 4007 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ NPRM 04/10/92 57 FR 12666 NPRM Comment Period End 05/26/92 NPRM Comment Period Extended to 11/16/92 09/17/92 57 FR 42910 Final Action Extending Premium Due Dates 12/14/98 63 FR 68684 Final Action Extending Premium Due Dates Effective 02/12/99 Final Action Amending Participant Definition and Making Other Simplifying Changes12/01/00 65 FR 75160 Final Action Amending Participant Definition and Making Other Simplifying Changes Effective 01/01/01 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Deborah C. Murphy Phone: 202 326-4024 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA58 _______________________________________________________________________ 3867. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF UNFUNDED NONGUARANTEED BENEFITS Priority: Other Significant CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4022 subpart C Timetable: Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Peter H. Gould Phone: 202 326-4020 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA54 _______________________________________________________________________ 3868. MISCELLANEOUS STATUTORY AMENDMENTS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4000 et seq Timetable: Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Thomas H. Gabriel Phone: 202 326-4024 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA79 _______________________________________________________________________ 3869. TREATMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CESSATION OF OPERATIONS Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4062 Timetable: Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: James L. Beller Phone: 202 326-4024 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA84 _______________________________________________________________________ 3870. PREMIUM SELF-AUDIT Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4007 Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Request for Comments To Be Determined Comment Period End To Be Determined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Deborah C. Murphy Phone: 202 326-4024 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA93 _______________________________________________________________________ 3871. CASH BALANCE PLANS WITH VARIABLE INDICES Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined Timetable: ________________________________________________________________________ Action Date FR Cite ________________________________________________________________________ Request for Comments 06/06/00 65 FR 41610 Comment Period End 09/22/00 Next Action Undetermined Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No Government Levels Affected: None Agency Contact: Catherine B. Klion Phone: 202 326-4024 TDD Phone: 800 877-8339 Fax: 202 326-4112 RIN: 1212-AA96 [FR Doc. 01-7884 Filed 05-11-01; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7708-01-S