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26 CFR Part 1
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Monday, January 27, 2014 (79 FR 4302).
The proposed regulations relate to the
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corrections is under section 5000A of
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(REG–141036–13) contains errors that
may prove to be misleading and are in
need of clarification.
Correction of Publication
Accordingly, the notice of proposed
rulemaking and notice of public hearing
(REG–141036–13), that was the subject
of FR Doc. 2014–01439, is corrected as
follows:
1. On page 4303, in the preamble,
second column, under the paragraph
heading ‘‘Minimum Essential
Coverage’’, seventeenth line of the
second paragraph, the language
‘‘1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XI)); (3) coverage
of’’ is corrected to read
‘‘1396a(a)(10)(A)(ii)(XII)); (3) coverage
of’’.
2. On page 4304, in the preamble, first
column, fifth line from the bottom of the
second paragraph, the language ‘‘need to
request an exemption from the’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘need to request an
exemption certification from the’’.
3. On page 4304, in the preamble, first
column, under the paragraph heading
‘‘Monthly Penalty Amount’’, seventh
and eighth lines of the second
paragraph, the language ‘‘return filing
threshold (as defined in section
6012(a)(1)).’’ is corrected to read ‘‘filing
threshold (as defined in § 1.5000A–
3(f)(2)).’’.
4. On page 4304, in the preamble,
third column, seventh and eighth lines
of the first full paragraph, the language
‘‘www.irs.gov), (see § 601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b)
of this chapter), released concurrently’’
is corrected to read ‘‘www.irs.gov), see
§ 601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b) of this chapter,
released concurrently’’.
5. On page 4305, in the preamble, first
column, twelfth and thirteenth lines of
the first full paragraph, the language ‘‘at
www.irs.gov), (see § 601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b)
of this chapter)’’ is corrected to read ‘‘at
www.irs.gov), see § 601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b)
of this chapter’’.
6. On page 4305, in the preamble,
second column, sixteenth and
seventeenth lines of the first full
paragraph, the language ‘‘(available at
www.irs.gov), (see § 601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b)
of this chapter) is corrected to read
‘‘(available at www.irs.gov), see
§ 601.601(d)(2)(ii)(b) of this chapter’’.
7. On page 4305, in the preamble,
second column, third line from the
bottom of the page, the language ‘‘any
coverage, whether insurance or’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘any coverage,
whether through insurance or’’.
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8. On page 4306, in the preamble,
third column, sixth line from the bottom
of the page, the language ‘‘that the
hardship can be claimed on a’’ is
corrected to read ‘‘that the hardship
exemption can be claimed on a’’.
9. On page 4307, in the preamble, first
column, fourth line from the top of the
page, the language ‘‘exemption from an
Exchange.’’ is corrected to read
‘‘exemption certification from an
Exchange.’’.
§ 1.5000A–3
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10. On Page 4308, second column,
paragraph (h)(3)(iii)(B) should read
‘‘The Secretary issues published
guidance of general applicability, see
§ 601.601(d)(2) of this chapter, allowing
an individual to claim the hardship
exemption on a return without
obtaining a hardship exemption
certification from an Exchange.’’.
Martin V. Franks,
Chief, Publications and Regulations Branch,
Legal Processing Division, Associate Chief
Counsel (Procedure and Administration).
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
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Administration
29 CFR Part 2550
RIN 1210–AB38
Target Date Disclosure
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of
comment period.
AGENCY:
The Department of Labor’s
Employee Benefits Security
Administration is reopening the period
for public comment on proposed
regulatory amendments relating to
enhanced disclosure concerning target
date or similar investments, originally
proposed November 30, 2010, in a
previously published document in the
Federal Register. In 2013, the Securities
and Exchange Commission’s Investor
Advisory Committee recommended that
the Commission develop a glide path
illustration for target date funds that is
based on a standardized measure of
fund risk as a replacement for, or
supplement to, an asset allocation glide
path illustration. The Department is
reopening the comment period on its
2010 proposal, which contained an asset
allocation glide path illustration
requirement, to seek public comment on
this recommendation.
SUMMARY:
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Written comments on the
proposed regulation published at 75 FR
73987 (Nov. 30, 2010) should be
received by the Department of Labor no
later than July 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be
submitted to the addresses specified
below. All comments will be made
available to the public. Warning: 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
comments may be posted on the Internet
and can be retrieved by most Internet
search engines. Comments may be
submitted anonymously. Persons
submitting comments electronically are
encouraged not to submit paper copies.
Comments identified by RIN 1210–
AB38 may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
• Email: e-ORI@dol.gov
• Mail or Hand Delivery: Office of
Regulations and Interpretations,
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, Room N–5655, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210,
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Disclosure. Comments received by the
Department of Labor may be posted
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www.dol.gov/ebsa, and will be made
available for public inspection at the
Public Disclosure Room, N–1513,
Employee Benefits Security
Administration, 200 Constitution
Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Kristen Zarenko, Office of Regulations
and Interpretations, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, (202) 693–
8500. This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
November 2010, the Department
published a proposal to amend its
qualified default investment alternative
regulation (29 CFR 2550.404c–5) and
participant-level fee disclosure
regulation (29 CFR 2550.404a–5).1 The
proposal includes more specific
disclosure requirements for target date
or similar funds (TDFs), based on
evidence that plan participants and
beneficiaries would benefit from
additional information concerning these
investments. Specifically, the proposal
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DATES:
1 See 75 FR 73987 (Nov. 30, 2010), proposing to
amend the Department’s qualified default
investment alternative regulation, 72 FR 60452 (Oct.
24, 2007), and participant-level fee disclosure
regulation, 75 FR 64910 (Oct. 20, 2010).
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would require an explanation of the
TDF’s asset allocation, how the asset
allocation will change over time (the
TDF’s ‘‘glide path’’), and the point in
time when the TDF will reach its most
conservative asset allocation; including
a chart, table, or other graphical
representation that illustrates such
change in asset allocation. The proposal
also would require, among other things,
information about the relevance of the
TDF’s ‘‘target date;’’ any assumptions
about participants’ and beneficiaries’
contribution and withdrawal intentions
following the target date; and a
statement that TDFs do not guarantee
adequate retirement income and that
participants and beneficiaries may lose
money by investing in the TDF,
including losses near and following
retirement. Additional background and
other information are contained in the
Supplementary Information published
with the proposed amendments.2 The
comment period for the proposal
originally closed on January 14, 2011.
Throughout this regulatory initiative,
the Department has consulted with the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(Commission). In the proposal, the
Department specifically requested
comment on whether the final rule
should incorporate any of the elements
of a rule proposed by the Commission
to address concerns regarding the
potential for investor
misunderstandings about TDFs.3 In
response, a large number of commenters
strongly encouraged careful
coordination with the Commission to
avoid the potential cost and confusion
(on the part of plan sponsors and
participants and beneficiaries) that
could result if the two agencies were to
establish inconsistent disclosure
requirements. Because of the
relationship between the Department’s
and the Commission’s regulatory
proposals, the Department has
continued to consult with Commission
staff while working to issue a final rule.
Accordingly, when the Commission
reopened the public comment period for
its proposal in 2012 to solicit feedback
on research findings from the
Commission’s investor testing of
comprehension and communication
issues relating to TDFs,4 the Department
similarly reopened the comment period
for its proposed TDF regulation.5 At that
time, the Department invited additional
comments in light of the Commission’s
research and received ten additional
2 See
id.
3 Commission
Release Nos. 33–9126, 34–62300,
IC–29301 (June 2010).
4 See 77 FR 20749 (April 6, 2012).
5 See 77 FR 30928 (May 24, 2012).
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public comments, which are available
for review on the Department’s Web
site.6 Both agencies then resumed work
on their respective regulatory initiatives.
In April 2013, the Commission’s
Investor Advisory Committee
(Committee) formally submitted several
recommendations 7 concerning target
date mutual funds. These
recommendations include, for example,
that the Commission ‘‘develop a glide
path illustration for target date funds
that is based on a standardized measure
of fund risk . . . as either a replacement
for or supplement to its proposed asset
allocation glide path illustration.’’ 8 In
response to the Committee’s
recommendations, the Commission
again reopened the public comment
period for its proposal on April 9, 2014,
and requested comments on or before
June 9, 2014.9
Accordingly, the Department has also
decided to reopen the comment period
for its regulatory proposal. Although the
principal purpose of this action is to
obtain public comments on the
Committee’s recommendations,
including the development of a glide
path illustration based on a
standardized measure of fund risk, the
Department also welcomes comments
on any other matters that may have an
effect on the Department’s proposal.
Parties who submit comments
responding to the Commission’s
reopened comment period, and which
are germane to the Department’s
rulemaking initiative, may send a copy
to the Department or simply notify the
Department of such comment and
request that it be included in the record
of the Department’s rulemaking as well.
Accordingly, the Department is
extending the comment period until
July 3, 2014.
6 See https://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/cmt-1210AB38.html.
7 See ‘‘Target Date Mutual Funds’’ at https://
www.sec.gov/spotlight/investor-advisorycommittee-2012.shtml. Both the Committee’s
recommendations and a letter from Commission
Chair White in response to the recommendations
are available on the Commission’s Web site.
8 https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/investor-advisorycommittee-2012/iac-recommendation-target-datefund.pdf.
9 The Commission’s Notice of request for
additional comment was made available on the
Commission’s Web site, at https://www.sec.gov/
rules/proposed/2014/33-9570.pdf, on April 3, 2014,
and published in the Federal Register, at 79 FR
19564, on April 9, 2014.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of
May, 2014.
Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits
Security Administration, Department of
Labor.
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RIN 1219–AB79
Refuge Alternatives for Underground
Coal Mines
Mine Safety and Health
Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Request for information;
extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
In response to requests from
interested parties, the Mine Safety and
Health Administration (MSHA) is
extending the comment period on the
Agency’s Request for Information (RFI)
on Refuge Alternatives for Underground
Coal Mines. This extension gives
interested parties additional time to
review research reports and other
relevant information.
DATES: Comments must be received by
midnight Eastern Daylight Saving Time
on October 2, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments and
supporting documentation by any of the
following methods:
• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
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2013–0033.
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AB79’’ in the subject line of the
message.
• Mail: Send comments to MSHA,
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Variances, 1100 Wilson Boulevard,
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3939.
• Hand Delivery or Courier: MSHA,
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between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.
Monday through Friday, except Federal
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desk on the 21st floor.
Instructions: Clearly identify all
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Because comments will not be edited to
remove any identifying or contact
information, MSHA cautions the
commenter against including
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SECURITY
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Coast Guard
Sheila A. McConnell, Deputy Director,
Office of Standards, Regulations, and
Variances, MSHA, at
mcconnell.sheila.a@dol.gov (email);
202–693–9440 (voice); or 202–693–9441
(facsimile).
On August
8, 2013 (78 FR 48593), MSHA published
a Request for Information on Refuge
Alternatives for Underground Coal
Mines. The RFI comment period was
originally scheduled to close on October
7, 2013. In response to requests from the
public, MSHA extended the comment
period to December 6, 2013 (78 FR
58264) and again to June 2, 2014 (78 FR
73471) to allow interested parties time
to review National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health
(NIOSH) studies that bear on certain
issues raised in the RFI.
MSHA received a request for an
additional 120-day extension of the
comment period to allow the public to
consider NIOSH research reports on
refuge alternatives. In response, MSHA
is extending the comment period to
October 2, 2014.
MSHA also reminds the mining
community that after April 9, 2015, in
accordance with 42 CFR 84.301,
previously NIOSH-approved selfcontained self-rescue devices (SCSRs)
will no longer be manufactured and sold
as NIOSH approved. MSHA encourages
the mining community to submit
information on how NIOSH’s revised
requirements for approval of closedcircuit escape respirators (CCER) under
42 CFR Part 84 would affect their
responses to the In-Place Shelter and
Escape Methodology sections in the RFI
on refuge alternatives. This extension
provides the mining community
additional time to submit comments on
CCERs.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Mine Safety and Health Administration
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Dated: May 28, 2014.
Joseph A. Main,
Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety
and Health.
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Safety Zone; Escape to Miami
Triathlon, Biscayne Bay; Miami, FL
Coast Guard, DHS.
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Coast Guard proposes to
establish a temporary safety zone on the
waters of Biscayne Bay, east of Margaret
Pace Park, Miami, Florida during the
Publix Escape to Miami Triathlon. The
Publix Escape to Miami Triathlon is
scheduled to take place on September
28, 2014. The temporary safety zone is
necessary to provide for the safety of the
participants, participant vessels,
spectators, and the general public
during the event. The safety zone
establishes a regulated area that will
encompass the swim area of the event.
Non-participant persons and vessels are
prohibited from entering, transiting
through, anchoring in, or remaining
within the safety zone unless authorized
by the Captain of the Port Miami or a
designated representative.
DATES: Comments and related material
must be received by the Coast Guard on
or before July 18, 2014.
Requests for public meetings must be
received by the Coast Guard on or before
July 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
identified by docket number using any
one of the following methods:
(1) Federal eRulemaking Portal:
https://www.regulations.gov.
(2) Fax: 202–493–2251.
(3) Mail or Delivery: Docket
Management Facility (M–30), U.S.
Department of Transportation, West
Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140,
1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,
Washington, DC 20590–0001. Deliveries
accepted between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, except federal
holidays. The telephone number is 202–
366–9329. See the ‘‘Public Participation
and Request for Comments’’ portion of
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section
below for further instructions on
submitting comments. To avoid
duplication, please use only one of
these three methods.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If
you have questions on this rule, call or
email Petty Officer John K. Jennings,
Sector Miami Prevention Department,
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
29 CFR Part 2550
RIN 1210-AB38
Target Date Disclosure
AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, Labor.
ACTION: Proposed rule; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security
Administration is reopening the period for public comment on proposed
regulatory amendments relating to enhanced disclosure concerning target
date or similar investments, originally proposed November 30, 2010, in
a previously published document in the Federal Register. In 2013, the
Securities and Exchange Commission's Investor Advisory Committee
recommended that the Commission develop a glide path illustration for
target date funds that is based on a standardized measure of fund risk
as a replacement for, or supplement to, an asset allocation glide path
illustration. The Department is reopening the comment period on its
2010 proposal, which contained an asset allocation glide path
illustration requirement, to seek public comment on this
recommendation.
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DATES: Written comments on the proposed regulation published at 75 FR
73987 (Nov. 30, 2010) should be received by the Department of Labor no
later than July 3, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Written comments may be submitted to the addresses specified
below. All comments will be made available to the public. Warning: 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 comments may
be posted on the Internet and can be retrieved by most Internet search
engines. Comments may be submitted anonymously. Persons submitting
comments electronically are encouraged not to submit paper copies.
Comments identified by RIN 1210-AB38 may be submitted by one of the
following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Email: e-ORI@dol.gov
Mail or Hand Delivery: Office of Regulations and
Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Room N-
5655, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210, Attention: RIN 1210-AB38; Target Date Disclosure.
Comments received by the Department of Labor may be posted without
change to https://www.regulations.gov and https://www.dol.gov/ebsa, and
will be made available for public inspection at the Public Disclosure
Room, N-1513, Employee Benefits Security Administration, 200
Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kristen Zarenko, Office of Regulations
and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration, (202)
693-8500. This is not a toll-free number.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In November 2010, the Department published a
proposal to amend its qualified default investment alternative
regulation (29 CFR 2550.404c-5) and participant-level fee disclosure
regulation (29 CFR 2550.404a-5).\1\ The proposal includes more specific
disclosure requirements for target date or similar funds (TDFs), based
on evidence that plan participants and beneficiaries would benefit from
additional information concerning these investments. Specifically, the
proposal would require an explanation of the TDF's asset allocation,
how the asset allocation will change over time (the TDF's ``glide
path''), and the point in time when the TDF will reach its most
conservative asset allocation; including a chart, table, or other
graphical representation that illustrates such change in asset
allocation. The proposal also would require, among other things,
information about the relevance of the TDF's ``target date;'' any
assumptions about participants' and beneficiaries' contribution and
withdrawal intentions following the target date; and a statement that
TDFs do not guarantee adequate retirement income and that participants
and beneficiaries may lose money by investing in the TDF, including
losses near and following retirement. Additional background and other
information are contained in the Supplementary Information published
with the proposed amendments.\2\ The comment period for the proposal
originally closed on January 14, 2011.
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\1\ See 75 FR 73987 (Nov. 30, 2010), proposing to amend the
Department's qualified default investment alternative regulation, 72
FR 60452 (Oct. 24, 2007), and participant-level fee disclosure
regulation, 75 FR 64910 (Oct. 20, 2010).
\2\ See id.
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Throughout this regulatory initiative, the Department has consulted
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission). In the
proposal, the Department specifically requested comment on whether the
final rule should incorporate any of the elements of a rule proposed by
the Commission to address concerns regarding the potential for investor
misunderstandings about TDFs.\3\ In response, a large number of
commenters strongly encouraged careful coordination with the Commission
to avoid the potential cost and confusion (on the part of plan sponsors
and participants and beneficiaries) that could result if the two
agencies were to establish inconsistent disclosure requirements.
Because of the relationship between the Department's and the
Commission's regulatory proposals, the Department has continued to
consult with Commission staff while working to issue a final rule.
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\3\ Commission Release Nos. 33-9126, 34-62300, IC-29301 (June
2010).
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Accordingly, when the Commission reopened the public comment period
for its proposal in 2012 to solicit feedback on research findings from
the Commission's investor testing of comprehension and communication
issues relating to TDFs,\4\ the Department similarly reopened the
comment period for its proposed TDF regulation.\5\ At that time, the
Department invited additional comments in light of the Commission's
research and received ten additional public comments, which are
available for review on the Department's Web site.\6\ Both agencies
then resumed work on their respective regulatory initiatives.
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\4\ See 77 FR 20749 (April 6, 2012).
\5\ See 77 FR 30928 (May 24, 2012).
\6\ See https://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/cmt-1210-AB38.html.
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In April 2013, the Commission's Investor Advisory Committee
(Committee) formally submitted several recommendations \7\ concerning
target date mutual funds. These recommendations include, for example,
that the Commission ``develop a glide path illustration for target date
funds that is based on a standardized measure of fund risk . . . as
either a replacement for or supplement to its proposed asset allocation
glide path illustration.'' \8\ In response to the Committee's
recommendations, the Commission again reopened the public comment
period for its proposal on April 9, 2014, and requested comments on or
before June 9, 2014.\9\
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\7\ See ``Target Date Mutual Funds'' at https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/investor-advisory-committee-2012.shtml. Both the
Committee's recommendations and a letter from Commission Chair White
in response to the recommendations are available on the Commission's
Web site.
\8\ https://www.sec.gov/spotlight/investor-advisory-committee-2012/iac-recommendation-target-date-fund.pdf.
\9\ The Commission's Notice of request for additional comment
was made available on the Commission's Web site, at https://www.sec.gov/rules/proposed/2014/33-9570.pdf, on April 3, 2014, and
published in the Federal Register, at 79 FR 19564, on April 9, 2014.
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Accordingly, the Department has also decided to reopen the comment
period for its regulatory proposal. Although the principal purpose of
this action is to obtain public comments on the Committee's
recommendations, including the development of a glide path illustration
based on a standardized measure of fund risk, the Department also
welcomes comments on any other matters that may have an effect on the
Department's proposal. Parties who submit comments responding to the
Commission's reopened comment period, and which are germane to the
Department's rulemaking initiative, may send a copy to the Department
or simply notify the Department of such comment and request that it be
included in the record of the Department's rulemaking as well.
Accordingly, the Department is extending the comment period until July
3, 2014.
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Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of May, 2014.
Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration,
Department of Labor.
[FR Doc. 2014-12667 Filed 6-2-14; 8:45 am]
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