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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 77 / Friday, April 20, 2012 / Notices
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request;
Registration for EFAST–2 Credentials
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled,
‘‘Registration for EFAST–2 Credentials,’’
to the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) for review and approval for
continued use in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before
May 21, 2012.
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 from the RegInfo.gov
Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/
public/do/PRAMain, 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 DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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,
Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202–395–6929/Fax: 202–395–6881
(these are not toll-free numbers), email:
OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michel Smyth by telephone at 202–693–
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or
by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Employee Retirement Income Security
Act (ERISA) Filing Acceptance System 2
(EFAST–2) is an all-electronic system
designed by the Department of Labor,
Internal Revenue Service, and Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation to
simplify and expedite the submission,
receipt, and processing of the Form
5500 and Form 5500–SF. These forms
must be electronically filed each year by
employee benefit plans to satisfy annual
reporting requirements under the ERISA
and the Internal Revenue Code. In order
to file electronically, employee benefit
plan filing authors, Schedule authors,
filing signers, Form 5500 transmitters,
and entities developing software to
complete and/or transmit the Form 5500
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are required to register for EFAST–2
credentials through the EFAST–2 Web
site.
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 if the
collection of information does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The
DOL obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under OMB
Control Number 1210–0117. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on
April 30, 2012; however, it should be
noted that existing information
collection requirements submitted to the
OMB receive a month-to-month
extension while they undergo review.
For additional information, see the
related notice published in the Federal
Register on December 7, 2011.
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
reference OMB Control Number 1210–
0117. 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: Registration for
EFAST–2 Credentials.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0117.
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Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or Other For-Profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 400,000.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 400,000.
Total Estimated Annual Burden
Hours: 133,333.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Dated: April 16, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012–9517 Filed 4–19–12; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security
Administration
[Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2012–
10; Exemption Application No. D–11655]
Grant of Individual Exemption
Involving Renaissance Technologies,
LLC (Renaissance, or the Applicant)
Located in New York, NY
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, U.S. Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Grant of individual exemption.
AGENCY:
This document contains an
individual 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). The
transactions involve Renaissance and
certain of Renaissance’s privately
offered collective investment vehicles
managed by Renaissance, comprised
almost exclusively of proprietary funds.
The individual exemption affects the
individual retirement accounts
beneficially owned by Renaissance’s
employees, certain of Renaissance’s
owners, and the spouses of such
employees and owners.
DATES: Effective Date: The individual
exemption is effective as of January 1,
2012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Warren Blinder of the Department,
telephone (202) 693–8553. (This is not
a toll-free number.)
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On
January 20, 2012, the Department of
Labor (the Department) published a
notice of proposed individual
exemption in the Federal Register at 77
FR 3038 from the restrictions of section
406(a)(1)(A) and (D) of the Act and the
sanctions resulting from the application
of section 4975 of the Code, by reason
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Registration for EFAST-2 Credentials
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Registration for EFAST-2
Credentials,'' to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review
and approval for continued use in accordance with the Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).
DATES: Submit comments on or before May 21, 2012.
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 from the
RegInfo.gov Web site, https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, 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 DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
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, Washington, DC 20503, Telephone:
202-395-6929/Fax: 202-395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers),
email: OIRA_submission@omb.eop.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at DOL_PRA_PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act
(ERISA) Filing Acceptance System 2 (EFAST-2) is an all-electronic
system designed by the Department of Labor, Internal Revenue Service,
and Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation to simplify and expedite the
submission, receipt, and processing of the Form 5500 and Form 5500-SF.
These forms must be electronically filed each year by employee benefit
plans to satisfy annual reporting requirements under the ERISA and the
Internal Revenue Code. In order to file electronically, employee
benefit plan filing authors, Schedule authors, filing signers, Form
5500 transmitters, and entities developing software to complete and/or
transmit the Form 5500 are required to register for EFAST-2 credentials
through the EFAST-2 Web site.
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 if the
collection of information does not display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this
information collection under OMB Control Number 1210-0117. The current
OMB approval is scheduled to expire on April 30, 2012; however, it
should be noted that existing information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension while they
undergo review. For additional information, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on December 7, 2011.
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 reference OMB Control Number 1210-0117.
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: Registration for EFAST-2 Credentials.
OMB Control Number: 1210-0117.
Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or Other For-Profits.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 400,000.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 400,000.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 133,333.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Dated: April 16, 2012.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-9517 Filed 4-19-12; 8:45 am]
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