Notice of Hearing on Proposed Individual Exemption Involving Credit Suisse AG (Hereinafter, Either Credit Suisse AG or the Applicant), 68711-68712 [2014-27174]
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Necessity, Form CM–893, information
collection that a coal miner’s physician
completes and the OWCP uses to
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respondent who has a mental or
physical limitation to contact the OWCP
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• Minimize the burden of the
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Agency: DOL–OWCP.
Title of Collection: Certificate of
Medical Necessity.
OMB Control Number: 1240–0024.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 2,500.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 2,500.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
965 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $1,460.
Dated: November 12, 2014.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
[Application No. D–11819]
Notice of Hearing on Proposed
Individual Exemption Involving Credit
Suisse AG (Hereinafter, Either Credit
Suisse AG or the Applicant)
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Hearing.
AGENCY:
Notice is hereby given that
the Department of Labor (the
Department) will hold a hearing on
January 15, 2015, relating to a proposed
individual exemption from certain
prohibited transaction restrictions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), and
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as
amended (the Code) that, if granted,
would affect the ability of certain
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entities related to Credit Suisse AG to
continue to rely upon the relief
provided by Prohibited Transaction
Class Exemption (PTE) 84–14. A notice
of pendency of the proposed exemption
was published in the Federal Register at
79 FR 52365 (September 3, 2014).
DATES: The hearing will be held on
January 15, 2015, beginning at 10:00
a.m., EST.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at
the U.S. Department of Labor, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington,
DC 20210, in Room C5320.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin
S. Hesse, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, telephone (202)
693–8546 (this is not a toll-free
number).
On
September 3, 2014, the Department
published in the Federal Register, at 79
FR 52365, a notice of pendency of a
proposed individual exemption that, if
granted, would permit: Certain affiliates
of Credit Suisse AG (the Credit Suisse
Affiliated Entities); and certain entities
in which Credit Suisse AG owns a 5%
or more interest (the Credit Suisse
Related Entities), to continue to rely on
the relief provided by Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption (PTE) 84–
14,1 notwithstanding a judgment of
conviction against Credit Suisse AG for
one count of conspiracy to violate
section 7206(2) of the Internal Revenue
Code in violation of Title 18, United
States Code, Section 371, to be entered
in the District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia in Case Number
1:14–cr–188–RBS. In that notice, the
Department invited interested persons
to submit written comments and any
requests for a public hearing on the
proposed exemption.
In response to the notice, the
Department received several comments
that expressed concern about the merits
of the proposed exemption, including:
whether the proposed exemption was in
the interest of employee benefit plans
and their participants and beneficiaries;
and whether the safeguards in the
proposed exemption are adequate to
protect the rights of participants and
beneficiaries of such employee benefit
plans. The submissions received by the
Department are available for public
inspection in the Public Disclosure
Room of the Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
1 49 FR 9494 (March 13, 1984), as corrected at 50
FR 41430 (October 10, 1985), as amended at 70 FR
49305 (August 23, 2005), and as amended at 75 FR
38837 (July 6, 2010).
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Labor, Room N–1515, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
After considering the comments, the
Department has decided to hold a
hearing regarding whether the Credit
Suisse Affiliated Entities and the Credit
Suisse Related Entities may
prospectively rely on PTE 84–14 on a
permanent, conditional basis. The
hearing will be held on January 15,
2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m., EST, in
Room C5320 at the Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
Any interested person who wishes to
be assured of an opportunity to present
oral comments at the hearing should
submit by December 29, 2014: (1) A
written request to be heard; and (2) Five
copies of an outline of the topics to be
discussed. The topics to be discussed
should address the effect that the
proposed exemption, if granted, will
have on employee benefit plans;
including whether the proposed
exemption is in the interest of plans and
of their participants and beneficiaries,
and whether the safeguards in the
proposed exemption are adequate to
protect the rights of participants and
beneficiaries of such plans.
Presenters at the hearing should be
aware that the Department is
particularly interested in factual
evidence that will enable the
Department to determine whether the
proposed exemption is in the interest of,
and protective of, employee benefit
plans and IRAs.
The request to be heard and
accompanying outline should be sent to:
Office of Exemption Determinations,
Room N–5700, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210,
‘‘Attention: Application No. D–11819,
Credit Suisse AG Exemption Hearing.’’
Copies of your mailed submission may
also be sent by electronic mail to
moffitt.betty@dol.gov or by FAX to (202)
219–0204 by the end of the scheduled
submission period. The notice of
hearing, the proposed exemption, and
any submissions received in respect of
either will be available for public
inspection in the Public Documents
Room of the Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor, Room N–1515, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Comments, hearing requests, and other
submissions will also be available
online at www.regulations.gov, at no
charge.
Warning: If you submit a written
request to be heard, do not include any
personally identifiable information
(such as name, address, or other contact
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information) or confidential business
information that you do not want
publicly disclosed. All hearing requests
may be posted on the Internet and can
be retrieved by most Internet search
engines.
The Department will prepare an
agenda indicating the order of
presentation of oral comments. The
Department reserves the right to restrict
the agenda to those commenters whose
outlines contain information that is
within the scope of the topics to be
discussed at the hearing. In the absence
of special circumstances, each
commenter will be allotted ten minutes
in which to complete his or her
presentation. Information about the
agenda may be obtained on or after
January 8, 2015, by contacting Mr. Erin
Hesse, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, telephone (202)
693–8546 (this is not a toll-free phone
number). Those individuals who make
oral comments at the hearing should be
prepared to answer questions regarding
their comments. The hearing will be
transcribed.
Notice to Interested Persons
Within fifteen (15) calendar days of
publication of the Notice of Public
Hearing (the Notice) in the Federal
Register, Credit Suisse AG shall provide
notice to all interested persons in the
manner agreed upon by the Applicant
and the Department. Such notification
will contain a copy of this Notice, as
published in the Federal Register, and
a copy of the notice of proposed
exemption for Credit Suisse AG, as
published in the Federal Register at 79
FR 52365 on September 3, 2014.
Notice of Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that a public
hearing will be held on January 15,
2015, regarding a proposed exemption
from certain prohibited transaction
restrictions of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and from certain taxes
imposed by the Internal Revenue Code
of 1986, as amended, for transactions
involving certain affiliates of Credit
Suisse AG and entities in which Credit
Suisse AG owns a 5% or more interest
but which are not themselves affiliates.
The hearing will be held, beginning at
10:00 a.m., EST, in Room C–5320 at the
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of
November, 2014.
Lyssa Hall,
Director of Exemption Determinations,
Employee Benefits Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
[Application No. D–11837]
Notice of Proposed Exemption
Involving Credit Suisse AG Located in
Zurich, Switzerland
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Proposed Exemption.
AGENCY:
This document contains a
notice of pendency before the
Department of Labor (the Department) of
a proposed exemption from certain
prohibited transaction restrictions of the
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA or the
Act), and the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the Code). This
proposed exemption was developed by
the Department on its own motion. If
granted, the proposed exemption would
increase, from one year to ten years, the
period during which certain entities
with specified relationships to Credit
Suisse AG (hereinafter, Credit Suisse
Affiliated QPAMs and Credit Suisse
Related QPAMs) may rely on prohibited
transaction class exemption (PTE) 84–
14.
Effective Date: If granted, this
proposed exemption will be effective for
the period of time starting on the date
a final exemption, if any, is published
in the Federal Exemption, and ending
on the date that is ten years following
the date a judgment of conviction
against Credit Suisse AG for one count
of conspiracy to violate section 7206(2)
of the Internal Revenue Code in
violation of Title 18, United States
Code, Section 371 (the Conviction) is
entered in the District Court for the
Eastern District of Virginia in Case
Number 1:14–cr–188–RBS.
DATES: Written comments and requests
for a public hearing on the proposed
exemption should be submitted to the
Department within 45 days from the
date of publication of this Federal
Register Notice.
ADDRESSES: Comments and requests for
a hearing should state: (1) The name,
address, telephone number, and email
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
[Application No. D-11819]
Notice of Hearing on Proposed Individual Exemption Involving
Credit Suisse AG (Hereinafter, Either Credit Suisse AG or the
Applicant)
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Notice of Hearing.
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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Department of Labor (the
Department) will hold a hearing on January 15, 2015, relating to a
proposed individual exemption from certain prohibited transaction
restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended (ERISA), and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
Code) that, if granted, would affect the ability of certain entities
related to Credit Suisse AG to continue to rely upon the relief
provided by Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (PTE) 84-14. A
notice of pendency of the proposed exemption was published in the
Federal Register at 79 FR 52365 (September 3, 2014).
DATES: The hearing will be held on January 15, 2015, beginning at 10:00
a.m., EST.
ADDRESSES: The hearing will be held at the U.S. Department of Labor,
200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, in Room C5320.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin S. Hesse, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-8546 (this is not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 3, 2014, the Department
published in the Federal Register, at 79 FR 52365, a notice of pendency
of a proposed individual exemption that, if granted, would permit:
Certain affiliates of Credit Suisse AG (the Credit Suisse Affiliated
Entities); and certain entities in which Credit Suisse AG owns a 5% or
more interest (the Credit Suisse Related Entities), to continue to rely
on the relief provided by Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption (PTE)
84-14,\1\ notwithstanding a judgment of conviction against Credit
Suisse AG for one count of conspiracy to violate section 7206(2) of the
Internal Revenue Code in violation of Title 18, United States Code,
Section 371, to be entered in the District Court for the Eastern
District of Virginia in Case Number 1:14-cr-188-RBS. In that notice,
the Department invited interested persons to submit written comments
and any requests for a public hearing on the proposed exemption.
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\1\ 49 FR 9494 (March 13, 1984), as corrected at 50 FR 41430
(October 10, 1985), as amended at 70 FR 49305 (August 23, 2005), and
as amended at 75 FR 38837 (July 6, 2010).
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In response to the notice, the Department received several comments
that expressed concern about the merits of the proposed exemption,
including: whether the proposed exemption was in the interest of
employee benefit plans and their participants and beneficiaries; and
whether the safeguards in the proposed exemption are adequate to
protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of such employee
benefit plans. The submissions received by the Department are available
for public inspection in the Public Disclosure Room of the Employee
Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of
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Labor, Room N-1515, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
After considering the comments, the Department has decided to hold
a hearing regarding whether the Credit Suisse Affiliated Entities and
the Credit Suisse Related Entities may prospectively rely on PTE 84-14
on a permanent, conditional basis. The hearing will be held on January
15, 2015, beginning at 10:00 a.m., EST, in Room C5320 at the Department
of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
Any interested person who wishes to be assured of an opportunity to
present oral comments at the hearing should submit by December 29,
2014: (1) A written request to be heard; and (2) Five copies of an
outline of the topics to be discussed. The topics to be discussed
should address the effect that the proposed exemption, if granted, will
have on employee benefit plans; including whether the proposed
exemption is in the interest of plans and of their participants and
beneficiaries, and whether the safeguards in the proposed exemption are
adequate to protect the rights of participants and beneficiaries of
such plans.
Presenters at the hearing should be aware that the Department is
particularly interested in factual evidence that will enable the
Department to determine whether the proposed exemption is in the
interest of, and protective of, employee benefit plans and IRAs.
The request to be heard and accompanying outline should be sent to:
Office of Exemption Determinations, Room N-5700, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210, ``Attention: Application No. D-11819,
Credit Suisse AG Exemption Hearing.'' Copies of your mailed submission
may also be sent by electronic mail to moffitt.betty@dol.gov or by FAX
to (202) 219-0204 by the end of the scheduled submission period. The
notice of hearing, the proposed exemption, and any submissions received
in respect of either will be available for public inspection in the
Public Documents Room of the Employee Benefits Security Administration,
U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-1515, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Comments, hearing requests, and other submissions
will also be available online at www.regulations.gov, at no charge.
Warning: If you submit a written request to be heard, do not
include any personally identifiable information (such as name, address,
or other contact information) or confidential business information that
you do not want publicly disclosed. All hearing requests may be posted
on the Internet and can be retrieved by most Internet search engines.
The Department will prepare an agenda indicating the order of
presentation of oral comments. The Department reserves the right to
restrict the agenda to those commenters whose outlines contain
information that is within the scope of the topics to be discussed at
the hearing. In the absence of special circumstances, each commenter
will be allotted ten minutes in which to complete his or her
presentation. Information about the agenda may be obtained on or after
January 8, 2015, by contacting Mr. Erin Hesse, Office of Exemption
Determinations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, telephone (202) 693-8546 (this is not a toll-free
phone number). Those individuals who make oral comments at the hearing
should be prepared to answer questions regarding their comments. The
hearing will be transcribed.
Notice to Interested Persons
Within fifteen (15) calendar days of publication of the Notice of
Public Hearing (the Notice) in the Federal Register, Credit Suisse AG
shall provide notice to all interested persons in the manner agreed
upon by the Applicant and the Department. Such notification will
contain a copy of this Notice, as published in the Federal Register,
and a copy of the notice of proposed exemption for Credit Suisse AG, as
published in the Federal Register at 79 FR 52365 on September 3, 2014.
Notice of Public Hearing
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on
January 15, 2015, regarding a proposed exemption from certain
prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, and from certain taxes imposed by the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, for transactions involving
certain affiliates of Credit Suisse AG and entities in which Credit
Suisse AG owns a 5% or more interest but which are not themselves
affiliates.
The hearing will be held, beginning at 10:00 a.m., EST, in Room C-
5320 at the Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 12th day of November, 2014.
Lyssa Hall,
Director of Exemption Determinations, Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-27174 Filed 11-17-14; 8:45 am]
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