[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36794-36795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14522]
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment
Request; Reconsideration of Initial Determinations
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of request for extension of OMB approval.
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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, under
the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information under its
regulation on Rules for Administrative Review of Agency Decisions (OMB
control number 1212-0063, expires July 31, 2013). This notice informs
the public of PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the
collection of information.
DATES: Comments should be submitted by July 19, 2013.
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 [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. A copy of PBGC's
request may be obtained without charge by writing to the Disclosure
Division of the Office of the General Counsel at the above address or
by visiting that office 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.) The request
is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov. PBGC's regulation on Rules
for Administrative Review of Agency Decisions may be accessed on PBGC's
Web site at www.pbgc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald F. McCabe, Attorney, Regulatory
Affairs Group, Office of the General
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Counsel, or Catherine B. Klion, Assistant General Counsel, Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-
4026, 202-326-4024. (For TTY and TDD, call 800-877-8339 and request
connection 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 administrative review 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
Sec. 4003.1(b)(1) (determinations that a plan is covered by section
4021 of ERISA), Sec. 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. OMB has approved the
administrative appeals collection of information under control number
1212-0063 through July 31, 2013. PBGC is requesting that OMB extend its
approval of 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 700 filers per year will respond
to this collection of information. PBGC further estimates that the
annual burden of this collection of information per filer is about one-
half hour and about $500, with an average total annual burden of about
240 hours and about $380,000.
Issued in Washington, DC, this 19th day of June 2013.
Judith R. Starr,
General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2013-14522 Filed 6-18-13; 8:45 am]
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