Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits, 3107 [2020-00732]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 12 / Friday, January 17, 2020 / Notices 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] 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 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, lotter on DSKBCFDHB2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:20 Jan 16, 2020 Jkt 250001 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] BILLING CODE 4810–25–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Open Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms Departmental Offices, U.S. Department of the Treasury. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: This notice announces that the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00097 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3107 Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms (ACRSM) will convene a meeting on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, in the Cash Room, Room 2121, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20220, from 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. The meeting is open to the public, and the site is accessible to individuals with disabilities. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, February 5, 2020, from 2:30 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Eastern Time. DATES: The ACRSM meeting will be held in Room 2121 (Cash Room), U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20220. The meeting will be open to the public. Because the meeting will be held in a secured facility, members of the public who plan to attend the meeting must either: 1. Register online. Attendees may visit https://www.cvent.com/d/phqvqx and fill out a secure online registration form. A valid email address will be required to complete online registration. (Note: Online registration will close at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 30, 2020.) 2. Contact the Federal Insurance Office at (202) 622–2922, by 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, January 30, 2020, and provide registration information. Requests for reasonable accommodations under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act should be directed to Mariam G. Harvey, Office of Civil Rights and Diversity, U.S. Department of the Treasury at (202) 622–0316, or mariam.harvey@ do.treas.gov. ADDRESSES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Ifft, Senior Insurance Regulatory Policy Analyst, Federal Insurance Office, U.S. Department of the Treasury, 1500 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 1410 MT, Washington, DC 20220, at (202) 622–2922 (this is not a toll-free number). 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. Notice of this meeting is provided in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. 10(a)(2), through implementing regulations at 41 CFR 102–3.150. Public Comment: Members of the public wishing to comment on the business of the ACRSM are invited to submit written statements by any of the following methods: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\17JAN1.SGM 17JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 12 (Friday, January 17, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Page 3107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-00732]


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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 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, 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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