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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
29 CFR Ch. XL
Agenda of Regulations Under Development
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.
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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: Legislative and Regulatory Department, 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 John H. Hanley, Director, Legislative and
Regulatory Department, (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. Proposed
regulations that are open for public comment may be viewed and
commented on at the centralized Government rulemaking Web site,
www.regulations.gov, or on the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation's Web site, www.pbgc.gov/regs.
Dated: March 2, 2006.
Bradley D. Belt,
Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--Proposed Rule Stage
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Regulation
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Number Number
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3496 Participant Notices................................................................... 1212-AB05
3497 Reportable Events..................................................................... 1212-AB06
3498 Multiemployer Amendments.............................................................. 1212-AB07
3499 Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets....... 1212-AA55
3500 Payment of Benefits in PBGC-Trusteed Plans............................................ 1212-AA98
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--Final Rule Stage
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Regulation
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Number Number
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3501 Assessment Of and Relief From Premium Penalties....................................... 1212-AA95
3502 Filing Rules.......................................................................... 1212-AB02
3503 Liability Pursuant to Section 4062(e) of ERISA........................................ 1212-AB03
3504 Assessment Of and Relief From Information Penalties................................... 1212-AB04
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3496. PARTICIPANT NOTICES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1311
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4011
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The PBGC proposes to amend its current regulation to make the
funding status of underfunded plans more transparent to participants.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
URL For Public Comments:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
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Agency Contact: Catherine B. Klion, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, Legislative and Regulatory Department, 1200 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4224
Related RIN: Split from 1212-AB01
RIN: 1212-AB05
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3497. REPORTABLE EVENTS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1343
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4043
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The PBGC proposes to amend its current regulation to add two
new reportable events: (1) An event requiring filing of Form 8-K with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and (2) a decline in the
credit rating of a controlled group member below investment grade.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
URL For Public Comments:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
Agency Contact: James L. Beller, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, Legislative and Regulatory Department, 1200 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4224
Related RIN: Split from 1212-AB01
RIN: 1212-AB06
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3498. MULTIEMPLOYER AMENDMENTS
Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant. Major status under 5 USC 801 is
undetermined.
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1391(c)(1), (c)(2)(D),
(c)(5)(A), (c)(5)(B), (c)(5)(D), and (f); 29 USC 1399(c)(6); 29 USC
1395; 29 USC 1412(c); 29 USC 1413
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4211; 29 CFR 4215; 29 CFR 4219; 29 CFR 4232
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: PBGC is considering amending its multiemployer regulations to
strengthen reporting requirements and make other clarifying changes.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
Agency Contact: Deborah C. Murphy, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, Legislative and Regulatory Department, 1200 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4224
RIN: 1212-AB07
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3499. 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 PBGC proposes to amend its benefit valuation and asset
allocation regulations by improving its valuation assumptions and
methods. Chief among the modifications the PBGC is considering are
modifications to the structure of its retirement assumptions.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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ANPRM 03/19/97 62 FR 12982
ANPRM Comment Period End 05/19/97
NPRM 03/14/05 70 FR 12429
NPRM Comment Period End 05/13/05
Final Rule 12/02/05 70 FR 72205
Final Rule Effective 01/01/06
Second NPRM 12/00/06
Second NPRM Comment Period End 02/00/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
URL For Public Comments:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
Agency Contact: James L. Beller, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, Legislative and Regulatory Department, 1200 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4224
RIN: 1212-AA55
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3500. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS IN PBGC-TRUSTEED PLANS
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1322; 29 USC 1344
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4022; 29 CFR 4044
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: When the PBGC assumes trusteeship of a terminated pension
plan, it pays benefits to participants pursuant to plan provisions and
title IV of ERISA. The PBGC is exploring how to improve its benefit
payments rules. This regulation will fill in gaps in the rules, clarify
matters that have been handled on a case-by-case basis in the past, and
otherwise address issues relating to the determination of guarantee
limits and the time, form, and manner of payment.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 10/00/06
NPRM Comment Period End 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
URL For Public Comments:
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Agency Contact: Catherine B. Klion, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, Legislative and Regulatory Department, 1200 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4224
RIN: 1212-AA98
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3501. ASSESSMENT OF AND RELIEF FROM PREMIUM PENALTIES
Priority: Other Significant
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
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 is replacing those policy statements with an updated and
expanded set of premium penalty policies codified in its regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/12/01 66 FR 2856
NPRM Comment Period End 03/13/01
Supplemental NPRM (Participant
Notice) 05/07/04 69 FR 25797
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period
End 07/06/04
Final Action 09/00/06
Final Action Effective 10/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www/pbgc.gov/regs
URL For Public Comments:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
Agency Contact: Deborah C. Murphy, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, Legislative and Regulatory Department, 1200 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4224
RIN: 1212-AA95
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3502. FILING RULES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1303(a); 29 USC 1306; 29 USC
1307
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4000
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The PBGC is considering requiring electronic filing of
premium declarations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 03/09/05 70 FR 11592
NPRM Comment Period End 05/09/05
Final Action 05/00/06
Final Action Effective 07/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
URL For Public Comments:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
Agency Contact: Deborah C. Murphy, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, Legislative and Regulatory Department, 1200 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4224
RIN: 1212-AB02
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3503. LIABILITY PURSUANT TO SECTION 4062(E) OF ERISA
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1362; 29 USC 1363
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4062; 29 CFR 4063
Legal Deadline: None
Abstract: The PBGC is amending its regulations to provide a rule for
computing liability under section 4063(b) of ERISA when there is a
substantial cessation of operations by an employer as described by
section 4062(e) of ERISA.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 02/25/05 70 FR 9258
NPRM Comment Period End 04/26/05
Final Action 05/00/06
Final Action Effective 06/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
URL For Public Comments:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
Agency Contact: James L. Beller, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, Legislative and Regulatory Department, 1200 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4224
RIN: 1212-AB03
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3504. ASSESSMENT OF AND RELIEF FROM INFORMATION PENALTIES
Priority: Other Significant
Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461 note; 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1303(a);
29 USC 1371
CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4003; 29 CFR 4011; 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 is replacing those policy statements with an updated and
expanded set of information penalty policies codified in its
regulations.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM 01/12/01 66 FR 2856
NPRM Comment Period End 03/13/01
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Supplemental NPRM (Participant
Notice) 05/07/04 69 FR 25797
Supplemental NPRM Comment Period
End 07/06/04
Final Action 11/00/06
Final Action Effective 12/00/06
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No
Government Levels Affected: None
URL For More Information:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
URL For Public Comments:
www.pbgc.gov/regs
Agency Contact: Catherine B. Klion, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, Legislative and Regulatory Department, 1200 K Street NW,
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4224
Related RIN: Split from 1212-AA95
RIN: 1212-AB04
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