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that adequate records pertaining to
exempted transactions be maintained
for the duration of the pertinent loan.
This recordkeeping requirement
constitutes an information collection
within the meaning of the PRA, for
which the Department has obtained
approval from the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB) under OMB Control
No. 1210–0095. The OMB approval is
currently scheduled to expire on April
30, 2010.
II. Current Actions
This notice requests public comment
pertaining to the Department’s request
for extension of OMB approval of the
information collection contained in PTE
88–59. After considering comments
received in response to this notice, the
Department intends to submit an ICR to
OMB for continuing approval of the
information collection contained in PTE
88–59. No change to the existing ICR is
proposed or made at this time. An
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
a person is not required to respond to,
an information collection unless it
displays a valid OMB control number. A
summary of the ICR and the current
burden estimates follows:
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 88–59; Residential Mortgage
Financing Arrangements.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0095.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 1,785.
Responses: 1,785.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 744.
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III. Focus of Comments
The Department of Labor
(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;
• 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
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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., by permitting electronic
submissions of responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICR for OMB approval
of the extension of the information
collection; they will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: December 24, 2009.
Joseph A. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–30997 Filed 12–30–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Comment Request; HDCI 2
Survey of Group Health Plans
ACTION:
Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the
Department), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA)
(44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the
general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and continuing collections of
information. This program helps the
Department assess the impact of its
information collection requirements and
minimize the reporting burden on the
public and helps the public understand
the Department’s information collection
requirements and provide the requested
data in the desired format. Currently,
the Employee Benefits Security
Administration is soliciting comments
on a proposed extension of an
information collection entitled the
Health Disclosure and Claims Issues
Project Survey (HDCI 2 Survey). A copy
of the 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 on or before March 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to G. Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy
and Research, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N–5716,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693–8410; Fax: (202) 219–4745.
These are not toll-free numbers.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to the following Internet
e-mail address: ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Background
In 1999, the Department conducted a
pilot project under which
approximately 200 group health plans
were investigated for compliance with
Part 7 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). In
2001, the Department initiated the
Health Disclosure and Claims Issues:
Fiscal Year 2001 Compliance Project,
which sought to increase compliance
through investigations and improve the
Department’s ability to provide effective
compliance assistance by assessing
more comprehensively the extent and
nature of compliance with Part 7 of
ERISA among group health plans. As a
result of that project, the Department
broadened its compliance assistance
efforts through a combination of
publications, outreach, self-audit
materials, and other compliance tools.
As a follow-up to the Fiscal Year 2001
Compliance Project, the Department
proposed to conduct a second project,
the HDCI 2 Survey, which was intended
to measure changes in compliance with
Part 7 of ERISA and to improve the
effectiveness of future compliance
assistance efforts. As part of the HDCI 2
Survey, the Department proposed to
conduct a narrow scope telephone
survey for the sole purpose of
identifying an appropriate sample of
ERISA-covered single-employer group
health plans in two categories: (1) Plans
sponsored by firms with 3–99
employees, and (2) plans sponsored by
firms with 100 or more employees. OMB
approved the HDCI 2 Survey on April
27, 2007, under OMB Control Number
1210–0129, which currently is
scheduled to expire on April 30, 2010.
II. Current Actions
This notice requests comments on an
extension of OMB’s approval of the
information collections included in the
HDCI 2 Survey. The Department is not
proposing or implementing changes to
the existing ICR at this time. A summary
of the ICR and the current burden
estimates follows:
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
Title: HDCI 2 Survey of Group Health
Plans.
OMB Number: 1210–0129.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit organizations.
Total Respondents: 5,000.
Total Responses: 5,000.
Frequency: Once.
Average Time per Response: 5
minutes.
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Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden:
417 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden:
$0.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
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;
• 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
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology, e.g., by
permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the ICR submitted for OMB
approval. They will also become a
matter of public record.
Dated: December 24, 2009.
Joseph A. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research,
Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. E9–30998 Filed 12–30–09; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
Proposed Extension of Information
Collection; Comment Request; Final
Rule on Statutory Exemption for
Cross-Trading of Securities
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AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the
Department), in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA
95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides
the general public and Federal agencies
with an opportunity to comment on
proposed and continuing collections of
information. This helps the Department
assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize
the reporting burden on the public and
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the public understand the Department’s
information collection requirements and
provide the requested data in the
desired format. Currently, the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) is soliciting comments on a
proposed extension of the current
approval of information collection
provisions incorporated in the
regulation pertaining to the statutory
exemption for cross-trading of
securities. A copy of the information
collection request (ICR) may be obtained
by contacting the office listed in the
ADDRESSES section of this notice or at
https://www.RegInfo.gov.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted on or before March 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to G. Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy
and Research, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Room N–5647,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone:
(202) 693–8410; Fax: (202) 219–4745.
These are not toll-free numbers.
Comments may also be submitted
electronically to the following Internet
e-mail address: ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The Interim Final Rule on Statutory
Exemption for Cross-Trading of
Securities implements the content
requirements for the written crosstrading policies and procedures
required under section 408(b)(19)(H) of
ERISA, as added by section 611(g) of the
Pension Protection Act of 2006, Public
Law 109–280 (PPA). Section 611(g)(1) of
the PPA created a new statutory
exemption, added to section 408(b) of
ERISA as subsection 408(b)(19), that
exempts from the prohibitions of
sections 406(a)(1)(A) and 406(b)(2) of
ERISA those cross-trading transactions
involving the purchase and sale of a
security between an account holding
assets of a pension plan and any other
account managed by the same
investment manager, provided that
certain conditions are satisfied. Section
611(g)(3) of the PPA further directed the
Secretary of Labor to issue regulations,
within 180 days after enactment,
regarding the content of the policies and
procedures to be adopted by an
investment manager to satisfy the
conditions of the new statutory
exemption.
The Department issued a final crosstrading regulation on October 7, 2008.
OMB approved the ICR at the proposed
rule stage on April 27, 2007, under
control number 1210–0130, which
expires on April 30, 2010. The final rule
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did not implement any substantive or
material change to the information
collection; therefore, no change was
made to the ICR, and no further OMB
review was required. The public is not
required to respond to an information
collection unless it displays a valid
control number. No change to the
existing ICR is being proposed or made
at this time.
II. Desired Focus of Comments
The Department of Labor
(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;
• 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 Action
This notice requests comments on an
extension of OMB’s approval of the
information collections included in 29
CFR 2550.408b–19. The Department is
not proposing or implementing changes
to the existing ICR at this time. A
summary of the ICR and the current
burden estimates follows:
Agency: Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Department of Labor.
Title: Final Rule on Statutory
Exemption for Cross-Trading of
Securities.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection of
information.
OMB Number: 1210–0130.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; Not-for-profit institutions.
Respondents: 1,600.
Responses: 15,000.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
17,000.
Estimated Total Burden Cost
(Operating and Maintenance): $58,000.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for OMB
approval of the ICR; they will also
become a matter of public record.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Proposed Extension of Information Collection; Comment Request;
HDCI 2 Survey of Group Health Plans
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)),
provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to
comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This
program helps the Department assess the impact of its information
collection requirements and minimize the reporting burden on the public
and helps the public understand the Department's information collection
requirements and provide the requested data in the desired format.
Currently, the Employee Benefits Security Administration is soliciting
comments on a proposed extension of an information collection entitled
the Health Disclosure and Claims Issues Project Survey (HDCI 2 Survey).
A copy of the 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 on or before March 1, 2010.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to G. Christopher Cosby, Office
of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5716,
Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 693-8410; Fax: (202) 219-4745.
These are not toll-free numbers. Comments may also be submitted
electronically to the following Internet e-mail address:
ebsa.opr@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 1999, the Department conducted a pilot project under which
approximately 200 group health plans were investigated for compliance
with Part 7 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
(ERISA). In 2001, the Department initiated the Health Disclosure and
Claims Issues: Fiscal Year 2001 Compliance Project, which sought to
increase compliance through investigations and improve the Department's
ability to provide effective compliance assistance by assessing more
comprehensively the extent and nature of compliance with Part 7 of
ERISA among group health plans. As a result of that project, the
Department broadened its compliance assistance efforts through a
combination of publications, outreach, self-audit materials, and other
compliance tools. As a follow-up to the Fiscal Year 2001 Compliance
Project, the Department proposed to conduct a second project, the HDCI
2 Survey, which was intended to measure changes in compliance with Part
7 of ERISA and to improve the effectiveness of future compliance
assistance efforts. As part of the HDCI 2 Survey, the Department
proposed to conduct a narrow scope telephone survey for the sole
purpose of identifying an appropriate sample of ERISA-covered single-
employer group health plans in two categories: (1) Plans sponsored by
firms with 3-99 employees, and (2) plans sponsored by firms with 100 or
more employees. OMB approved the HDCI 2 Survey on April 27, 2007, under
OMB Control Number 1210-0129, which currently is scheduled to expire on
April 30, 2010.
II. Current Actions
This notice requests comments on an extension of OMB's approval of
the information collections included in the HDCI 2 Survey. The
Department is not proposing or implementing changes to the existing ICR
at this time. A summary of the ICR and the current burden estimates
follows:
Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection of
information.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Title: HDCI 2 Survey of Group Health Plans.
OMB Number: 1210-0129.
Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit
organizations.
Total Respondents: 5,000.
Total Responses: 5,000.
Frequency: Once.
Average Time per Response: 5 minutes.
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Estimated Total Annual Hour Burden: 417 hours.
Estimated Total Annual Cost Burden: $0.
III. Desired Focus of Comments
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;
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 respond, including through the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology, e.g., by permitting electronic
submission of responses.
Comments submitted in response to this notice will be summarized
and/or included in the ICR submitted for OMB approval. They will also
become a matter of public record.
Dated: December 24, 2009.
Joseph A. Piacentini,
Director, Office of Policy and Research, Employee Benefits Security
Administration.
[FR Doc. E9-30998 Filed 12-30-09; 8:45 am]
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