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on the website of the Department of the
Treasury (Treasury), and to request
public comments on the application
from interested parties, including
participants and beneficiaries, employee
organizations, and contributing
employers of the Fund.
DATES: Comments must be received by
March 2, 2020.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
electronically through the Federal
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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: Danielle Norris. Comments sent
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accepted.
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attachments and other supporting
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public. Do not include any personally
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Social Security number, name, address,
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Comments posted on the internet can be
retrieved by most internet search
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Dated: January 10, 2020.
Theodore J. Dowd,
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the
Comptroller of the Currency.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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For
information regarding the application
from the Fund, please contact Treasury
at (202) 622–1534 (not a toll-free
number).
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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
American Federation of Musicians &
Employers Pension Fund (Fund), a
multiemployer pension plan, has
submitted an application 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 Fund has been published
SUMMARY:
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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 must
be approved or denied in consultation
with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (PBGC) and the Department
of Labor.
On December 30, 2019, the Board of
Trustees of the Fund submitted an
application for approval to reduce
benefits under the plan. As required by
MPRA, that application has been
published on Treasury’s website at
https://www.treasury.gov/services/
Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury
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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
Fund’s application.
Comments are requested from
interested parties, including
participants and beneficiaries, employee
organizations, and contributing
employers of the Fund. Consideration
will be given to any comments that are
timely received by Treasury.
Dated: January 13, 2020.
David Kautter,
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020–00731 Filed 1–16–20; 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
Local 807 Labor-Management Pension
Plan (Fund), a multiemployer pension
plan, has submitted an application 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 Fund has
been published on the website of the
Department of the Treasury (Treasury),
and to request public comments on the
application from interested parties,
including participants and beneficiaries,
employee organizations, and
contributing employers of the Fund.
DATES: Comments must be received by
March 2, 2020.
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: Danielle Norris. Comments sent
via facsimile or 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 your
Social Security number, name, address,
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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 Fund, please contact Treasury
at (202) 622–1534 (not a toll-free
number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 must
be approved or denied in consultation
with the Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (PBGC) and the Department
of Labor.
On December 30, 2019, the Board of
Trustees of the Fund submitted an
application for approval to reduce
benefits under the plan. As required by
MPRA, that application has been
published on Treasury’s website 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
Fund’s application.
Comments are requested from
interested parties, including
participants and beneficiaries, employee
organizations, and contributing
employers of the Fund. Consideration
will be given to any comments that are
timely received by Treasury.
Dated: January 13, 2020.
David Kautter,
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020–00732 Filed 1–16–20; 8:45 am]
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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 American Federation of Musicians
& Employers Pension Fund (Fund), a multiemployer pension plan, has
submitted an application 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 Fund has been published on
the website of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and to
request public comments on the application from interested parties,
including participants and beneficiaries, employee organizations, and
contributing employers of the Fund.
DATES: Comments must be received by March 2, 2020.
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: Danielle Norris. Comments sent via facsimile or 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 your 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 Fund, please contact Treasury at (202) 622-1534
(not a toll-free number).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 must be approved or denied in
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and
the Department of Labor.
On December 30, 2019, the Board of Trustees of the Fund submitted
an application for approval to reduce benefits under the plan. As
required by MPRA, that application has been published on Treasury's
website at https://www.treasury.gov/services/Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury
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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 Fund's application.
Comments are requested from interested parties, including
participants and beneficiaries, employee organizations, and
contributing employers of the Fund. Consideration will be given to any
comments that are timely received by Treasury.
Dated: January 13, 2020.
David Kautter,
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
[FR Doc. 2020-00731 Filed 1-16-20; 8:45 am]
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