[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 109 (Thursday, June 6, 2013)] [Notices] [Pages 34133-34134] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2013-13368] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Office of the Secretary Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 80-83, Sale of Securities to Reduce Indebtedness of Party in Interest ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 80-83, Sale of Securities to Reduce Indebtedness of Party in Interest,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). DATES: Submit comments on or before July 8, 2013. ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained free of charge from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201305-1210-001 (this link will only become active on the day following publication of this notice) or by contacting Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or sending an email to [email protected]. Submit comments about this request to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-EBSA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., Washington, DC 20503, Fax: 202-395-6881 (this is not a toll-free number), email: [email protected]. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693- 4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected]. Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 80- 83, Sale of Securities to Reduce Indebtedness of Party in Interest, allows an employee benefit plan to purchase securities that may aid the issuer of the securities to reduce or retire indebtedness to a party in interest. Without the relief provided by the class exemption, Employee Retirement Income Security Act prohibited transaction provisions would bar a standard type of financial/business transaction between a financial service provider and an employee benefit plan. This exemption also provides relief from Internal Revenue Code section 4975 prohibited transaction provisions. In order to take advantage of the relief provided by this class exemption, an employee benefit plan must comply with all applicable exemption conditions, including keeping records sufficient to establish that exemption conditions have been met for exemption-covered transactions. The records must be maintained for a period of at least six years from a covered transaction and must be made reasonably available for inspection upon request by specified interested persons-- including plan fiduciaries, participants and beneficiaries, sponsoring employers, DOL and Internal Revenue Service representatives, and contributing employers. For additional substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2013 (77 FR 70828). This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of information that does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection under Control Number 1210-0064. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than three (3) years without renewal, and the current approval for this collection is scheduled to expire on May 31, 2013. The DOL seeks to extend PRA authorization for this information collection for three (3) more years, without any change to existing [[Page 34134]] requirements. It should also be noted that existing information collection requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1210-0064. The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:Evaluate whether the proposed 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 proposed 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. Agency: DOL-EBSA. Title of Collection: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 80-83, Sale of Securities to Reduce Indebtedness of Party in Interest. OMB Control Number: 1210-0064. Affected Public: Private sector--businesses or other for-profits. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 25. Total Estimated Number of Responses: 25. Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 15. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0. Dated: May 20, 2013. Michel Smyth, Departmental Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. 2013-13368 Filed 6-5-13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510-29-P