Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted for Public Comment and Recommendations; PTE 86-128, 21987-21988 [E8-8701]
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April, 2008.
Charlotte M. Ponticelli,
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection Request Submitted for
Public Comment and
Recommendations; PTE 86–128
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor
(Department), as part of its continuing
effort to reduce paperwork and
respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to
provide the general public and Federal
agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing
collections of information in accordance
with the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (PRA 95). This program helps to
ensure that requested data can be
provided in the desired format,
reporting burden (time and financial
resources) is minimized, collection
instruments are clearly understood, and
the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed.
Currently, the Employee Benefits
Security Administration is soliciting
comments concerning the proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection of information, Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 86–128 for
certain transactions involving employee
benefit plans and securities brokerdealers.
A copy of the proposed information
collection request (ICR) can be obtained
by contacting the office listed below in
the addresses section of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
June 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are
invited to submit written comments
regarding the collection of information.
Send comments to Mr. G. Christopher
Cosby, Office of Policy and Research,
U.S. Department of Labor, Employee
Benefits Security Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–
5718, Washington, DC 20210.
Telephone: (202) 693–8410 Fax: (202)
219–4745 (These are not toll-free
numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 86–128 permits persons who
serve as fiduciaries for employee benefit
plans to effect or execute securities
transactions on behalf of employee
benefit plans. The exemption also
allows sponsors of pooled separate
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accounts and other pooled investment
funds to use their affiliates to effect or
execute securities transactions for such
accounts in order to recapture brokerage
commissions for benefit of employee
benefit plans whose assets are
maintained in pooled separate accounts
managed by the insurance companies.
This exemption provides relief from
certain prohibitions in section 406(b) of
the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and from
the taxes imposed by section 4975(a)
and (b) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (the Code) by reason of Code
section 4975(c)(1)(E) or (F).
In order to insure that the exemption
is not abused, that the rights of
participants and beneficiaries are
protected, and that the exemption’s
conditions are being complied with, the
Department has included in the
exemption five information collection
requirements. The first requirement is
written authorization executed in
advance by an independent fiduciary of
the plan whose assets are involved in
the transaction with the brokerfiduciary. The second requirement is,
within three months of the
authorization, the broker-fiduciary
furnish the independent fiduciary with
any reasonably available information
necessary for the independent fiduciary
to determine whether an authorization
should be made. The information must
include a copy of the exemption, a form
for termination, and a description of the
broker-fiduciary’s brokerage placement
practices. The third requirement is that
the broker-fiduciary must provide a
termination form to the independent
fiduciary annually so that the
independent fiduciary may terminate
the authorization without penalty to the
plan; failure to return the form
constitutes continuing authorization.
The fourth requirement is for the brokerfiduciary to report all transactions to the
independent fiduciary, either by
confirmation slips or through quarterly
reports. The fifth requirement calls for
the broker-fiduciary to provide an
annual summary of the transactions.
The annual summary must contain all
security transaction-related charges
incurred by the plan, the brokerage
placement practices, and a portfolio
turnover ratio.
II. Review Focus
The Department 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;
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• 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 submissions
of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department is requesting an
extension of the currently approved ICR
pertaining to Prohibited Transaction
Class Exemption 86–128 for certain
transactions involving employee benefit
plans and securities broker-dealers. The
Department is not proposing or
implementing changes to the existing
ICR at this time.
Agency: Department of Labor,
Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Title: PTE 86–128 for Certain
Transactions Involving Employee
Benefit Plans and Securities BrokerDealers.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
OMB Numbers: 1210–0059.
Affected Public: Individuals or
households; Business or other for-profit;
Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents: 4,200.
Total Responses: 284,000.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly;
Annually.
Total Annual Burden: 93,530 hours.
Total Annual Cost (Operating &
Maintenance): $183,550.
Comments submitted in response to
this request will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employment and Training
Administration
Employment and Training
Administration
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Investigations Regarding Certifications
of Eligibility To Apply for Worker
Adjustment Assistance and Alternative
Trade Adjustment Assistance
Household Utilities, Inc., Kiel, WI;
Notice of Affirmative Determination
Regarding Application for
Reconsideration
By application dated April 7, 2008, a
petitioner requested administrative
reconsideration of the negative
determination regarding workers’
eligibility to apply for Trade Adjustment
Assistance (TAA) and Alternative Trade
Adjustment Assistance (ATAA)
applicable to workers and former
workers of the subject firm. The
determination was issued on March 5,
2008. The Notice of determination was
published in the Federal Register on
March 21, 2008 (73 FR 15218).
The determination was based on the
Department’s findings that sales and
production of industrial parts, medical
carts and medical cabinets increased in
2007 as compared to 2006 and no shift
in production to a foreign source
occurred.
The request for reconsideration
alleges that sales and production
decreased in January, 2008 and
customers of the subject firm shifted
production abroad.
The Department has carefully
reviewed the request for reconsideration
and will investigate the period of time
as defined by the petitioner which is
under the relevant period of the
investigation.
Conclusion
After careful review of the
application, I conclude that the claim is
of sufficient weight to justify
reconsideration of the U.S. Department
of Labor’s prior decision. The
application is, therefore, granted.
Dated: April 16, 2008.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of
April 2008.
Elliott S. Kushner,
Certifying Officer, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance.
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Petitions have been filed with the
Secretary of Labor under section 221(a)
of the Trade Act of 1974 (‘‘the Act’’) and
are identified in the Appendix to this
notice. Upon receipt of these petitions,
the Director of the Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, Employment
and Training Administration, has
instituted investigations pursuant to
section 221(a) of the Act.
The purpose of each of the
investigations is to determine whether
the workers are eligible to apply for
adjustment assistance under Title II,
Chapter 2, of the Act. The investigations
will further relate, as appropriate, to the
determination of the date on which total
or partial separations began or
threatened to begin and the subdivision
of the firm involved.
The petitioners or any other persons
showing a substantial interest in the
subject matter of the investigations may
request a public hearing, provided such
request is filed in writing with the
Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance, at the address shown below,
not later than May 5, 2008.
Interested persons are invited to
submit written comments regarding the
subject matter of the investigations to
the Director, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, at the address
shown below, not later than May 5,
2008. The petitions filed in this case are
available for inspection at the Office of
the Director, Division of Trade
Adjustment Assistance, Employment
and Training Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, Room C–5311, 200
Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington,
DC 20210.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 16th day of
April 2008.
Erin FitzGerald,
Acting Director, Division of Trade Adjustment
Assistance.
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[TAA PETITIONS INSTITUTED BETWEEN 4/7/08 and 4/11/08]
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Subject firm
(petitioners)
Location
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Valspar—Furniture Sales Group & Int’l Color Design Center
(Comp).
IntriCon Tibbetts Corporation (Comp) ......................................
High Point, NC ........................
04/07/08
04/04/08
Camden, ME ...........................
04/07/08
04/01/08
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Extension of Information Collection Request Submitted
for Public Comment and Recommendations; PTE 86-128
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (Department), as part of its
continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, conducts a
preclearance consultation program to provide the general public and
Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and
continuing collections of information in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95). This program helps to ensure that
requested data can be provided in the desired format, reporting burden
(time and financial resources) is minimized, collection instruments are
clearly understood, and the impact of collection requirements on
respondents can be properly assessed. Currently, the Employee Benefits
Security Administration is soliciting comments concerning the proposed
extension of a currently approved collection of information, Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 86-128 for certain transactions involving
employee benefit plans and securities broker-dealers.
A copy of the proposed information collection request (ICR) can be
obtained by contacting the office listed below in the addresses section
of this notice.
DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before June 23, 2008.
ADDRESSES: Interested parties are invited to submit written comments
regarding the collection of information. Send comments to Mr. G.
Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy and Research, U.S. Department of
Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N-5718, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-
8410 Fax: (202) 219-4745 (These are not toll-free numbers).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 86-128 permits persons who
serve as fiduciaries for employee benefit plans to effect or execute
securities transactions on behalf of employee benefit plans. The
exemption also allows sponsors of pooled separate accounts and other
pooled investment funds to use their affiliates to effect or execute
securities transactions for such accounts in order to recapture
brokerage commissions for benefit of employee benefit plans whose
assets are maintained in pooled separate accounts managed by the
insurance companies. This exemption provides relief from certain
prohibitions in section 406(b) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and from the taxes imposed by section
4975(a) and (b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) by
reason of Code section 4975(c)(1)(E) or (F).
In order to insure that the exemption is not abused, that the
rights of participants and beneficiaries are protected, and that the
exemption's conditions are being complied with, the Department has
included in the exemption five information collection requirements. The
first requirement is written authorization executed in advance by an
independent fiduciary of the plan whose assets are involved in the
transaction with the broker-fiduciary. The second requirement is,
within three months of the authorization, the broker-fiduciary furnish
the independent fiduciary with any reasonably available information
necessary for the independent fiduciary to determine whether an
authorization should be made. The information must include a copy of
the exemption, a form for termination, and a description of the broker-
fiduciary's brokerage placement practices. The third requirement is
that the broker-fiduciary must provide a termination form to the
independent fiduciary annually so that the independent fiduciary may
terminate the authorization without penalty to the plan; failure to
return the form constitutes continuing authorization. The fourth
requirement is for the broker-fiduciary to report all transactions to
the independent fiduciary, either by confirmation slips or through
quarterly reports. The fifth requirement calls for the broker-fiduciary
to provide an annual summary of the transactions. The annual summary
must contain all security transaction-related charges incurred by the
plan, the brokerage placement practices, and a portfolio turnover
ratio.
II. Review Focus
The Department 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;
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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 submissions of responses.
III. Current Actions
The Department is requesting an extension of the currently approved
ICR pertaining to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 86-128 for
certain transactions involving employee benefit plans and securities
broker-dealers. The Department is not proposing or implementing changes
to the existing ICR at this time.
Agency: Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Title: PTE 86-128 for Certain Transactions Involving Employee
Benefit Plans and Securities Broker-Dealers.
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
OMB Numbers: 1210-0059.
Affected Public: Individuals or households; Business or other for-
profit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Total Respondents: 4,200.
Total Responses: 284,000.
Frequency of Response: Quarterly; Annually.
Total Annual Burden: 93,530 hours.
Total Annual Cost (Operating & Maintenance): $183,550.
Comments submitted in response to this request will be summarized
and/or included in the request for Office of Management and Budget
approval of the information collection request; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: April 16, 2008.
Joseph S. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. E8-8701 Filed 4-22-08; 8:45 am]
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