Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project, 2781 [2015-00689]

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• Internal Revenue Service
• DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 12 (Tuesday, January 20, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 2781]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-00689]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Regulation Project

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13(44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning 
existing Final Regulation, TD 9467--Measurement of Assets and 
Liabilities for Pension Funding Purposes, and Notice 2014-53--Pension 
Funding Stabilization under the Highway and Transportation Funding Act 
of 2014 (HAFTA).

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before March 23, 2015 
to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Christie Preston, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of the regulations should be directed to Elaine Christophe at 
Internal Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20224, or through the internet at 
Elaine.H.Christophe@irs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Title: Measurement of Assets and Liabilities for Pension Funding 
Purposes.
    OMB Number: 1545-2095.
    Regulation Project Number: REG-139236-07 (TD 9467).
    Abstract: In order to implement the statutory provisions under 
sections 430 and 436, this final regulation contains collections of 
information in Sec. Sec.  1.430(f)-1(f), 1.430(h)(2)-1(e), 1.436-1(f), 
and 1.436-1(h). The information required under Sec.  1.430(f)-1(f) is 
required in order for plan sponsors to make elections regarding a 
plan's credit balances upon occasion. The information under Sec.  
1.430(g)-1(d)(3) is required in order for a plan sponsor to include as 
a plan asset a contribution made to avoid a restriction under section 
436. The information required under Sec.  1.430(h)(2)-1(e) is required 
in order for a plan sponsor to make an election to use an alternative 
interest rate for purposes of determining a plan's funding obligations 
under Sec.  1.430(h)(2)-1. The information required under Sec. Sec.  
1.436-1(f) and 1.436-1(h) is required in order for a qualified defined 
benefit plan's enrolled actuary to provide a timely certification of 
the plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage (AFTAP) for 
each plan year to avoid certain benefit restrictions.
    The Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (HATFA), Public 
Law 113-159, was enacted on August 8, 2014, and was effective 
retroactively for single employer defined benefit pension plans, 
optional for plan years beginning in 2013 and mandatory for plan years 
beginning in 2014. Notice 2014-53 provides guidance on these changes to 
the funding stabilization rules for single-employer pension plans.
    Current Actions: There is no change to TD 9465 or Notice 2014-53.
    Type of Review: Revision of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: Individuals, business or other for-profit 
organizations, not-for-profit institutions and Federal, State, local or 
tribal governments.

TD 9467

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 80,000.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1.5 hrs.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 120,000.

Notice 2014-53

    Estimated Number of Respondents: 76,600.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hr.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 38,000.
    The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of 
information covered by this notice:
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as 
their contents may become material in the administration of any 
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information 
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Approved: January 12, 2015.
Christie Preston,
OMB Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-00689 Filed 1-16-15; 8:45 am]
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