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3. Reduction or Waiver of Complete
Withdrawal Liability (29 CFR Part
4207) (OMB Control Number 1212–
0044)
Section 4207 of ERISA allows PBGC
to provide for abatement of an
employer’s complete withdrawal
liability, and for plan adoption of
alternative abatement rules, where
appropriate.
Under the regulation, an employer
applies to a plan for an abatement
determination, providing information
the plan needs to determine whether
withdrawal liability should be abated,
and the plan notifies the employer of its
determination. The employer may,
pending plan action, furnish a bond or
escrow instead of making withdrawal
liability payments, and must notify the
plan if it does so. When the plan then
makes its determination, it must so
notify the bonding or escrow agent.
The regulation also permits plans to
adopt their own abatement rules and
request PBGC approval. PBGC uses the
information in such a request to
determine whether the amendment
should be approved.
PBGC estimates that each year, at
most one employer submits, and one
plan responds to, an application for
abatement of complete withdrawal
liability, and no plan sponsors request
approval of plan abatement rules from
PBGC. The estimated annual burden of
the collection of information is 0.5
hours and $450.
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4. Reduction or Waiver of Partial
Withdrawal Liability (29 CFR Part
4208) (OMB Control Number 1212–
0039)
Section 4208 of ERISA provides for
abatement, in certain circumstances, of
an employer’s partial withdrawal
liability and authorizes PBGC to issue
additional partial withdrawal liability
abatement rules.
Under the regulation, an employer
applies to a plan for an abatement
determination, providing information
the plan needs to determine whether
withdrawal liability should be abated,
and the plan notifies the employer of its
determination. The employer may,
pending plan action, furnish a bond or
escrow instead of making withdrawal
liability payments, and must notify the
plan if it does so. When the plan then
makes its determination, it must so
notify the bonding or escrow agent.
The regulation also permits plans to
adopt their own abatement rules and
request PBGC approval. PBGC uses the
information in such a request to
determine whether the amendment
should be approved.
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PBGC estimates that each year, at
most one employer submits, and one
plan responds to, an application for
abatement of partial withdrawal liability
and no plan sponsors request approval
of plan abatement rules from PBGC. The
estimated annual burden of the
collection of information is 0.50 hours
and $450.
5. Allocating Unfunded Vested Benefits
To Withdrawing Employers (29 CFR
Part 4211) (OMB Control Number 1212–
0035)
Section 4211(c)(5)(A) of ERISA
requires PBGC to prescribe how plans
can, with PBGC approval, change the
way they allocate unfunded vested
benefits to withdrawing employers for
purposes of calculating withdrawal
liability.
The regulation prescribes the
information that must be submitted to
PBGC by a plan seeking such approval.
PBGC uses the information to determine
how the amendment changes the way
the plan allocates unfunded vested
benefits and how it will affect the risk
of loss to plan participants and PBGC.
PBGC estimates that 10 plan sponsors
submit approval requests each year
under this regulation. The estimated
annual burden of the collection of
information is 100 hours and $100,000.
6. Notice, Collection, and
Redetermination of Withdrawal
Liability (29 CFR Part 4219) (OMB
Control Number 1212–0034)
Section 4219(c)(1)(D) of ERISA
requires that PBGC prescribe regulations
for the allocation of a plan’s total
unfunded vested benefits in the event of
a ‘‘mass withdrawal.’’ ERISA section
4209(c) deals with an employer’s
liability for de minimis amounts if the
employer withdraws in a ‘‘substantial
withdrawal.’’
The reporting requirements in the
regulation give employers notice of a
mass withdrawal or substantial
withdrawal and advise them of their
rights and liabilities. They also provide
notice to PBGC so that it can monitor
the plan, and they help PBGC assess the
possible impact of a withdrawal event
on participants and the multiemployer
plan insurance program.
PBGC estimates that there are six
mass withdrawals and three substantial
withdrawals per year. The plan sponsor
of a plan subject to a withdrawal
covered by the regulation provides
notices of the withdrawal to PBGC and
to employers covered by the plan,
liability assessments to the employers,
and a certification to PBGC that
assessments have been made. (For a
mass withdrawal, there are two
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assessments and two certifications that
deal with two different types of liability.
For a substantial withdrawal, there is
one assessment and one certification
(combined with the withdrawal notice
to PBGC).) The estimated annual burden
of the collection of information is 45
hours and $148,500.
7. Procedures for PBGC Approval of
Plan Amendments (29 CFR Part 4220)
(OMB Control Number 1212–0031)
Under section 4220 of ERISA, a plan
may within certain limits adopt special
plan rules regarding when a withdrawal
from the plan occurs and how the
withdrawing employer’s withdrawal
liability is determined. Any such special
rule is effective only if, within 90 days
after receiving notice and a copy of the
rule, PBGC either approves or fails to
disapprove the rule.
The regulation provides rules for
requesting PBGC’s approval of an
amendment. PBGC needs the required
information to identify the plan,
evaluate the risk of loss, if any, posed
by the plan amendment, and determine
whether to approve or disapprove the
amendment.
PBGC estimates that at most one plan
sponsor submits an approval request per
year under this regulation. The
estimated annual burden of the
collection of information is 2 hours and
$5,000 dollars.
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Hilary Duke,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory
Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2020–94 and CP2020–93;
MC2020–95 and CP2020–94]
New Postal Products
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing for the
Commission’s consideration concerning
negotiated service agreements. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: February 13,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
SUMMARY:
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the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
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I. Introduction
The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
Commission to consider matters related
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service
agreement from the market dominant or
the competitive product list, or the
modification of an existing product
currently appearing on the market
dominant or the competitive product
list.
Section II identifies the docket
number(s) associated with each Postal
Service request, the title of each Postal
Service request, the request’s acceptance
date, and the authority cited by the
Postal Service for each request. For each
request, the Commission appoints an
officer of the Commission to represent
the interests of the general public in the
proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
(Public Representative). Section II also
establishes comment deadline(s)
pertaining to each request.
The public portions of the Postal
Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
the Commission’s website (https://
www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
can be accessed through compliance
with the requirements of 39 CFR
3007.301.1
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
with the policies of title 39. For
request(s) that the Postal Service states
concern market dominant product(s),
applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
that the Postal Service states concern
competitive product(s), applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
1 See
Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting
Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information,
June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No.
4679).
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deadline(s) for each request appear in
section II.
POSTAL SERVICE
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
Product Change—Priority Mail Express
and Priority Mail Negotiated Service
Agreement
1. Docket No(s).: MC2020–94 and
CP2020–93; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail Express & Priority
Mail Contract 112 to Competitive
Product List and Notice of Filing
Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance
Date: February 5, 2020; Filing Authority:
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.,
and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public
Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller;
Comments Due: February 13, 2020.
2. Docket No(s).: MC2020–95 and
CP2020–94; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail Contract 593 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: February 5, 2020;
Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR
3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5;
Public Representative: Kenneth R.
Moeller; Comments Due: February 13,
2020.
This Notice will be published in the
Federal Register.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Postal Service gives
notice of filing a request with the Postal
Regulatory Commission to add a
domestic shipping services contract to
the list of Negotiated Service
Agreements in the Mail Classification
Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
DATES: Date of required notice: February
11, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Postal Service® hereby
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on February 5,
2020, it filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission a USPS Request to Add
Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail
Contract 112 to Competitive Product
List. Documents are available at
www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2020–94,
CP2020–93.
SUMMARY:
Sean Robinson,
Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law.
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POSTAL SERVICE
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Product Change—Priority Mail
Negotiated Service Agreement
Postal
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
ServiceTM.
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
[Release No. 34–88122; File No. 4–631]
The Postal Service gives
notice of filing a request with the Postal
Regulatory Commission to add a
domestic shipping services contract to
the list of Negotiated Service
Agreements in the Mail Classification
Schedule’s Competitive Products List.
DATES: Date of required notice: February
11, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Sean Robinson, 202–268–8405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
United States Postal Service® hereby
gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C.
3642 and 3632(b)(3), on February 5,
2020, it filed with the Postal Regulatory
Commission a USPS Request to Add
Priority Mail Contract 593 to
Competitive Product List. Documents
are available at www.prc.gov, Docket
Nos. MC2020–95, CP2020–94.
SUMMARY:
Sean Robinson,
Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law.
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Joint Industry Plan; Notice of Filing
and Immediate Effectiveness of
Amendment to the Plan To Address
Extraordinary Market Volatility To Add
the Long-Term Stock Exchange LLC as
a Participant
February 5, 2020.
Pursuant to Section 11A(a)(3) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 608 thereunder,2
notice is hereby given that on November
20, 2019, Long-Term Stock Exchange
LLC (‘‘LTSE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with
the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) an
amendment to the Plan to Address
Extraordinary Market Volatility (‘‘LULD
Plan’’ or ‘‘Plan’’) as a Participant.3 The
1 15
U.S.C. 78k–1(a)(3).
CFR 242.608.
3 See Letter from Howard Steinberg, General
Counsel, LTSE, dated November 18, 2019, to
Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, Commission. On
May 6, 2012, the Commission issued an order
approving the Plan on a pilot basis (the ‘‘Approval
2 17
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2020-94 and CP2020-93; MC2020-95 and CP2020-94]
New Postal Products
AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing for
the Commission's consideration concerning negotiated service
agreements. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites
public comment, and takes other administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: February 13, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission's Filing
Online system at https://www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments
electronically should contact
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the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing alternatives.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202-789-6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
I. Introduction
The Commission gives notice that the Postal Service filed
request(s) for the Commission to consider matters related to negotiated
service agreement(s). The request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service agreement from the market dominant or
the competitive product list, or the modification of an existing
product currently appearing on the market dominant or the competitive
product list.
Section II identifies the docket number(s) associated with each
Postal Service request, the title of each Postal Service request, the
request's acceptance date, and the authority cited by the Postal
Service for each request. For each request, the Commission appoints an
officer of the Commission to represent the interests of the general
public in the proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 (Public
Representative). Section II also establishes comment deadline(s)
pertaining to each request.
The public portions of the Postal Service's request(s) can be
accessed via the Commission's website (https://www.prc.gov). Non-public
portions of the Postal Service's request(s), if any, can be accessed
through compliance with the requirements of 39 CFR 3007.301.\1\
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\1\ See Docket No. RM2018-3, Order Adopting Final Rules Relating
to Non-Public Information, June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19-22
(Order No. 4679).
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The Commission invites comments on whether the Postal Service's
request(s) in the captioned docket(s) are consistent with the policies
of title 39. For request(s) that the Postal Service states concern
market dominant product(s), applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010,
and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s) that the Postal Service
states concern competitive product(s), applicable statutory and
regulatory requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 39
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
deadline(s) for each request appear in section II.
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
1. Docket No(s).: MC2020-94 and CP2020-93; Filing Title: USPS
Request to Add Priority Mail Express & Priority Mail Contract 112 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal;
Filing Acceptance Date: February 5, 2020; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C.
3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative:
Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: February 13, 2020.
2. Docket No(s).: MC2020-95 and CP2020-94; Filing Title: USPS
Request to Add Priority Mail Contract 593 to Competitive Product List
and Notice of Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date:
February 5, 2020; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et
seq., and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller;
Comments Due: February 13, 2020.
This Notice will be published in the Federal Register.
Erica A. Barker,
Secretary.
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