Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits; Reopening of Comment Period, 76743 [2015-31163]
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Decided: December 7, 2015
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
[Docket ID: TREAS–DO–2015–0009]
Multiemployer Pension Plan
Application To Reduce Benefits;
Reopening of Comment Period
Department of the Treasury.
Notice of availability;
Reopening of comment period.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
On October 23, 2015, the
Department published a notice of
availability and request for comments
regarding an application to Treasury to
reduce benefits under the Central States,
Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension
Plan in accordance with the
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of
2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this
notice is to reopen the comment period
and provide more time for interested
parties to provide comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on
or before February 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, in accordance
with the instructions on that site.
Electronic submissions through
www.regulations.gov are encouraged.
Comments may also be mailed to the
Department of the Treasury, MPRA
Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220.
Attn: Deva Kyle. Comments sent via
facsimile and email will not be
accepted.
Additional Instructions. All
comments received, including
attachments and other supporting
materials, will be made available to the
public. Do not include any personally
identifiable information (such as Social
Security number, name, address, or
other contact information) or any other
information in your comment or
supporting materials that you do not
want publicly disclosed. Treasury will
make comments available for public
inspection and copying on
www.regulations.gov or upon request.
Comments posted on the Internet can be
retrieved by most Internet search
engines.
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The
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of
2014 (MPRA) amended the Internal
Revenue Code to permit a
multiemployer plan that is projected to
have insufficient funds to reduce
pension benefits payable to participants
and beneficiaries if certain conditions
are satisfied. In order to reduce benefits,
the plan sponsor is required to submit
an application to the Secretary of the
Treasury, which the Department of the
Treasury (Treasury), in consultation
with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (PBGC) and the Secretary of
Labor, is required to approve or deny.
On September 25, 2015, the Board of
Trustees of the Central States, Southeast
and Southwest Areas Pension Plan
(Central States Pension Plan) submitted
an application for approval to reduce
benefits under the Central States
Pension Plan. As required by the MPRA,
that application has been published on
Treasury’s Web site at https://
www.treasury.gov/services/Pages/
central-states-application.aspx. On
October 23, 2015, Treasury published a
notice in the Federal Register (80 FR
64508), in consultation with PBGC and
the Department of Labor, to solicit
public comments on all aspects of the
Central States Pension Plan application.
The notice provided that comments
must be received by December 7, 2015.
This notice announces the reopening
the comment period in order to give
additional time for interested parties to
provide comments. Comments are
requested from interested parties,
including contributing employers,
employee organizations, and
participants and beneficiaries of the
Central States Pension Plan.
Consideration will be given to any
comments that are timely received by
Treasury on or before February 1, 2016.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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Dated: December 7, 2015.
David R. Pearl,
Executive Secretary, Department of the
Treasury.
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Activity: Comment Request
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AGENCY:
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proposed collection of certain
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concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
revision of a currently approved
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comment in response to the notice. This
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0896A, which intends to gather
information from prime contractors
regarding their subcontracts with
service-disabled Veteran-owned small
businesses (SDVOSB) and Veteranowned small businesses (VOSB). This
collection is in accordance with Public
Law 109–461, Title V, Section 502(a)(1),
codified at 38 U.S.C. 8127(a)(4).
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recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before February 8, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Milagros Ortiz, OSDBU, (OOSB) or
email to: milagros.ortiz@va.gov or phone
at (202) 461–4279. Please refer to ‘‘OMB
Control No. 2900–0741 (Report of
Subcontracts to Small and VeteranOwned Business—VA0896a)’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
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through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Milagros Ortiz, (202) 462–4279–7492 or
milagros.ortiz@va.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13; 44 U.S.C.
3501–3521), Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
[Docket ID: TREAS-DO-2015-0009]
Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits;
Reopening of Comment Period
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of availability; Reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On October 23, 2015, the Department published a notice of
availability and request for comments regarding an application to
Treasury to reduce benefits under the Central States, Southeast and
Southwest Areas Pension Plan in accordance with the Multiemployer
Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this notice is to
reopen the comment period and provide more time for interested parties
to provide comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before February 1, 2016.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, in accordance with
the instructions on that site. Electronic submissions through
www.regulations.gov are encouraged.
Comments may also be mailed to the Department of the Treasury, MPRA
Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220.
Attn: Deva Kyle. Comments sent via facsimile and email will not be
accepted.
Additional Instructions. All comments received, including
attachments and other supporting materials, will be made available to
the public. Do not include any personally identifiable information
(such as Social Security number, name, address, or other contact
information) or any other information in your comment or supporting
materials that you do not want publicly disclosed. Treasury will make
comments available for public inspection and copying on
www.regulations.gov or upon request. Comments posted on the Internet
can be retrieved by most Internet search engines.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the
application from the Board of Trustees of the Central States, Southeast
and Southwest Areas Pension Plan, please contact Treasury at (202) 622-
1534 (not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014
(MPRA) amended the Internal Revenue Code to permit a multiemployer plan
that is projected to have insufficient funds to reduce pension benefits
payable to participants and beneficiaries if certain conditions are
satisfied. In order to reduce benefits, the plan sponsor is required to
submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury, which the
Department of the Treasury (Treasury), in consultation with the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the Secretary of Labor, is
required to approve or deny.
On September 25, 2015, the Board of Trustees of the Central States,
Southeast and Southwest Areas Pension Plan (Central States Pension
Plan) submitted an application for approval to reduce benefits under
the Central States Pension Plan. As required by the MPRA, that
application has been published on Treasury's Web site at https://www.treasury.gov/services/Pages/central-states-application.aspx. On
October 23, 2015, Treasury published a notice in the Federal Register
(80 FR 64508), in consultation with PBGC and the Department of Labor,
to solicit public comments on all aspects of the Central States Pension
Plan application. The notice provided that comments must be received by
December 7, 2015.
This notice announces the reopening the comment period in order to
give additional time for interested parties to provide comments.
Comments are requested from interested parties, including contributing
employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries
of the Central States Pension Plan. Consideration will be given to any
comments that are timely received by Treasury on or before February 1,
2016.
Dated: December 7, 2015.
David R. Pearl,
Executive Secretary, Department of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2015-31163 Filed 12-9-15; 8:45 am]
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