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Workers Local 17 Pension Plan has been
published on the Web site of the
Department of the Treasury (Treasury),
and to request public comments on the
application from interested parties,
including contributing employers,
employee organizations, and
participants and beneficiaries of the Iron
Workers Local 17 Pension Plan.
DATES: Comments must be received by
March 14, 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 Iron
Workers Local 17 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 Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the
Department of Labor, is required to
approve or deny.
On December 23, 2015, the Board of
Trustees of the Iron Workers Local 17
Pension Plan submitted an application
for approval to reduce benefits under
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the plan. Treasury received that
application on December 28, 2015. As
required by MPRA, that application has
been published on Treasury’s Web site
at https://www.treasury.gov/services/
Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury
is publishing this notice in the Federal
Register, in consultation with PBGC and
the Department of Labor, to solicit
public comments on all aspects of the
Iron Workers Local 17 Pension Plan
application.
Comments are requested from
interested parties, including
contributing employers, employee
organizations, and participants and
beneficiaries of the Iron Workers Local
17 Pension Plan. Consideration will be
given to any comments that are timely
received by Treasury.
Dated: Janaury 21, 2016.
David R. Pearl,
Executive Secretary, Department of the
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2016–01618 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Multiemployer Pension Plan
Application To Reduce Benefits
Department of the Treasury.
Notice of availability; Request
for comments.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Board of Trustees of the
Teamsters Local Union No. 469 Pension
Plan (Teamsters Local 469 Pension
Plan), a multiemployer pension plan,
has submitted an application to
Treasury to reduce benefits under the
plan in accordance with the
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of
2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this
notice is to announce that the
application submitted by the Board of
Trustees of the Teamsters Local 469
Pension Plan has been published on the
Web site of the Department of the
Treasury (Treasury), and to request
public comments on the application
from interested parties, including
contributing employers, employee
organizations, and participants and
beneficiaries of the Teamsters Local 469
Pension Plan.
DATES: Comments must be received by
March 14, 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
SUMMARY:
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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
information regarding the application
from the Board of Trustees of the
Teamsters Local 469 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 Treasury, in
consultation with the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the
Department of Labor, is required to
approve or deny.
On December 28, 2015, the Board of
Trustees of the Teamsters Local 469
Pension Plan submitted an application
for approval to reduce benefits under
the plan. As required by MPRA, that
application has been published on
Treasury’s Web site at https://
www.treasury.gov/services/Pages/PlanApplications.aspx. Treasury is
publishing this notice in the Federal
Register, in consultation with PBGC and
the Department of Labor, to solicit
public comments on all aspects of the
Teamsters Local 469 Pension Plan
application.
Comments are requested from
interested parties, including
contributing employers, employee
organizations, and participants and
beneficiaries of the Teamsters Local 469
Pension Plan. Consideration will be
given to any comments that are timely
received by Treasury.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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Dated: January 21, 2016.
David R. Pearl,
Executive Secretary, Department of the
Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2016–01616 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am]
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Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 10(a)(2), through
implementing regulations at 41 CFR
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Dated: January 20, 2016.
Barbara Shycoff,
Chief of External Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice of availability; Request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the Teamsters Local Union No. 469
Pension Plan (Teamsters Local 469 Pension Plan), a multiemployer
pension plan, has submitted an application to Treasury to reduce
benefits under the plan in accordance with the Multiemployer Pension
Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this notice is to announce
that the application submitted by the Board of Trustees of the
Teamsters Local 469 Pension Plan has been published on the Web site of
the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and to request public
comments on the application from interested parties, including
contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and
beneficiaries of the Teamsters Local 469 Pension Plan.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 14, 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 Teamsters Local 469
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 Treasury,
in consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
and the Department of Labor, is required to approve or deny.
On December 28, 2015, the Board of Trustees of the Teamsters Local
469 Pension Plan submitted an application for approval to reduce
benefits under the plan. As required by MPRA, that application has been
published on Treasury's Web site at https://www.treasury.gov/services/Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury is publishing this notice in the
Federal Register, in consultation with PBGC and the Department of
Labor, to solicit public comments on all aspects of the Teamsters Local
469 Pension Plan application.
Comments are requested from interested parties, including
contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and
beneficiaries of the Teamsters Local 469 Pension Plan. Consideration
will be given to any comments that are timely received by Treasury.
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Dated: January 21, 2016.
David R. Pearl,
Executive Secretary, Department of the Treasury.
[FR Doc. 2016-01616 Filed 1-26-16; 8:45 am]
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