Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits, 4740-4741 [2016-01616]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 4740 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 27, 2016 / Notices 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 VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:41 Jan 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 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] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P 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: PO 00000 Frm 00133 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 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: E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 17 / Wednesday, January 27, 2016 / Notices Dated: January 21, 2016. David R. Pearl, Executive Secretary, Department of the Treasury. [FR Doc. 2016–01616 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Open Meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: The Financial Research Advisory Committee for the Treasury’s Office of Financial Research (OFR) is convening for its seventh meeting on Thursday, February 25, 2016, in the Cash Room, Main Treasury Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, beginning at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time. The meeting will be open to the public via live webcast at https:// www.financialresearch.gov and limited seating will also be available. DATES: The meeting will be held on Thursday, February 25, 2016, beginning at 9:15 a.m. Eastern Time. ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Cash Room, Main Treasury Building, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. The meeting will be open to the public via live webcast at https:// www.financialresearch.gov. A limited number of seats will be available for those interested in attending the meeting in person, and those seats would be on a first-come, first-served basis. Because the meeting will be held in a secured facility, members of the public who plan to attend the meeting must contact the OFR by email at OFR_ FRAC@ofr.treasury.gov by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 11, 2016, to inform the OFR of their desire to attend the meeting and to receive further instructions about building clearance. SUMMARY: asabaliauskas on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Susan Stiehm, Designated Federal Officer, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220, (212) 376–9808 (this is not a toll-free number), OFR_FRAC@ ofr.treasury.gov. Persons who have difficulty hearing or speaking may access this number via TTY by calling the toll-free Federal Relay Service at 800–877–8339. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:41 Jan 26, 2016 Jkt 238001 with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 10(a)(2), through implementing regulations at 41 CFR 102–3.150, et seq. Public Comment: Members of the public wishing to comment on the business of the Financial Research Advisory Committee are invited to submit written statements by any of the following methods: • Electronic Statements. Email the Committee’s Designated Federal Officer at OFR_FRAC@ofr.treasury.gov. • Paper Statements. Send paper statements in triplicate to the Financial Research Advisory Committee, Attn: Susan Stiehm, Office of Financial Research, Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20220. 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Tentative Agenda/Topics for Discussion: The Committee provides an opportunity for researchers, industry leaders, and other qualified individuals to offer their advice and recommendations to the OFR, which, among other things, is responsible for collecting and standardizing data on financial institutions and their activities and for supporting the work of Financial Stability Oversight Council. This is the seventh meeting of the Financial Research Advisory Committee. Topics to be discussed among all members will include discussion of the OFR’s Programmatic Approach, progress on prior Committee recommendations, Subcommittee reports to the Committee and the OFR’s work related to Shadow Banking. For more information on the OFR and the Committee, please visit the OFR Web site at https://www.financialresearch.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00134 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4741 Dated: January 20, 2016. Barbara Shycoff, Chief of External Affairs. [FR Doc. 2016–01619 Filed 1–26–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION Sentencing Guidelines for United States Courts United States Sentencing Commission. ACTION: Notice of submission to Congress of amendment to the sentencing guidelines effective August 1, 2016. AGENCY: Pursuant to its authority under 28 U.S.C. 994(p), the Commission has promulgated an amendment to the Guidelines Manual. This notice sets forth the amendment and the reason for the amendment. DATES: The Commission has specified an effective date of August 1, 2016, for the amendment set forth in this notice. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matt Osterrieder, Legislative Specialist, (202) 502–4500, pubaffairs@ussc.gov. The amendment set forth in this notice also may be accessed through the Commission’s Web site at www.ussc.gov. SUMMARY: The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency in the judicial branch of the United States Government. The Commission promulgates sentencing guidelines and policy statements for federal sentencing courts pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(a). The Commission also periodically reviews and revises previously promulgated guidelines pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(o) and generally submits guideline amendments to Congress pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(p) not later than the first day of May each year. Absent action of Congress to the contrary, submitted amendments become effective by operation of law on the date specified by the Commission (generally November 1 of the year in which the amendments are submitted to Congress). Notice of the proposed amendment was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2015 (see 80 FR 49314). The Commission held a public hearing on the proposed amendment in Washington, DC, on November 5, 2015. On January 21, 2016, the Commission submitted this amendment to Congress and specified an effective date of August 1, 2016. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\27JAN1.SGM 27JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 17 (Wednesday, January 27, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4740-4741]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-01616]


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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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