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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 10, 2021 / Notices
Dated: March 2, 2021.
Bradley T. Smith,
Acting Director, Office of Foreign Assets
Control, U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Multiemployer Pension Plan
Application To Reduce Benefits
On October 27, 2020, the
Department of the Treasury (Treasury)
published a notice of availability and
request for comments regarding an
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The Specially Designated Nationals
and Blocked Persons List and additional
Treasury is reopening the
comment period for the notice regarding
the Fund entitled ‘‘Multiemployer
Pension Plan Application to Reduce
Benefits Comments,’’ which was
published in the Federal Register on
October 27, 2020, (85 FR 68120).
Treasury will accept comments received
on this notice on or before April 9, 2021.
DATES:
Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment;
reopening of comment period.
AGENCY:
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application to Treasury to reduce
benefits under the Carpenters Pension
Trust Fund-Detroit & Vicinity Pension
Fund (Fund), in accordance with the
Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of
2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this
notice is to reopen the comment period
for the Fund’s application and provide
more time for interested parties to
provide comments.
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SUMMARY:
202–622–2480; Associate Director for
Global Targeting, tel.: 202–622–2420;
Assistant Director for Licensing, tel.:
202–622–2480; Assistant Director for
Regulatory Affairs, tel.: 202–622–4855;
or the Assistant Director for Sanctions
Compliance & Evaluation, tel.: 202–622–
2490.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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information concerning OFAC sanctions
programs are available on OFAC’s
website (www.treasury.gov/ofac).
Notice of OFAC Actions
On March 2, 2021, OFAC determined
that the property and interests in
property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of
the following persons are blocked under
the relevant sanctions authorities listed
below.
You may submit comments
electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://
www.regulations.gov, in accordance
with the instructions on that site.
Commenters are strongly encouraged to
submit public comments electronically.
Treasury expects to have limited
personnel available to process public
comments that are submitted on paper
through mail. Until further notice, any
comments submitted on paper will be
considered to the extent practicable.
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, telephone, or email will
not be accepted.
ADDRESSES:
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Nationals and Blocked Persons List
(SDN List) based on OFAC’s
determination that one or more
applicable legal criteria were satisfied.
All property and interests in property
subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these
persons are blocked, and U.S. persons
are generally prohibited from engaging
in transactions with them.
DATES: See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
section for effective date(s).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
OFAC: Andrea M. Gacki, Director, tel.:
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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
information regarding the application
from the Fund, please contact Treasury
at (202) 622–1534 (not a toll-free
number).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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 September 29, 2020, the Fund’s
Board of Trustees 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://home.treasury.gov/services/themultiemployer-pension-reform-act-of2014/applications-for-benefitsuspension. On October 27, 2020,
Treasury published a notice in the
Federal Register (85 FR 68120), in
consultation with PBGC and the
Department of Labor, to solicit public
comments on all aspects of the Fund’s
application. The comment period in the
notice published on October 27, 2020,
closed on December 11, 2020.
This notice announces the reopening
of the comment period on the Fund’s
application with respect to the notice
published on October 27, 2020, until
April 9, 2021, in order to give additional
time for interested parties to provide
comments.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Mark J. Mazur,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0386]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Interest Rate Reduction
Refinancing Loan Worksheet
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of
1995, Federal agencies are required to
publish notice in the Federal Register
concerning each proposed collection of
information, including each proposed
extension of a currently approved
collection, and allow 60 days for public
comment in response to the notice.
DATES: Written comments and
recommendations on the proposed
collection of information should be
received on or before May 10, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Submit written comments
on the collection of information through
Federal Docket Management System
(FDMS) at www.Regulations.gov or to
Nancy J. Kessinger, Veterans Benefits
Administration (20M33), Department of
Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20420 or email to
nancy.kessinger@va.gov. Please refer to
‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0386’’ in any
correspondence. During the comment
period, comments may be viewed online
through FDMS.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Maribel Aponte, Office of Enterprise
and Integration, Data Governance
Analytics (008), 1717 H Street NW,
Washington, DC 20006, (202) 266–4688
or email maribel.aponte@va.gov. Please
refer to ‘‘OMB Control No. 2900–0386’’
in any correspondence.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
PRA of 1995, Federal agencies must
obtain approval from the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for each
collection of information they conduct
or sponsor. This request for comment is
being made pursuant to Section
3506(c)(2)(A) of the PRA.
With respect to the following
collection of information, VBA invites
comments on: (1) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of VBA’s
functions, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(2) the accuracy of VBA’s estimate of the
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burden of the proposed collection of
information; (3) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (4)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
the use of other forms of information
technology.
Authority: Public Law 104–13; 44
U.S.C. 3501–3521.
Title: Interest Rate Reduction
Refinancing Loan Worksheet (VA 26–
8923).
OMB Control Number: 2900–0386.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Abstract: The major use of this form
is to determine Veterans eligible for an
exception to pay a funding fee in
connection with a VA-guaranteed loan.
Lenders are required to complete VA
Form 26–8923 on all interest rate
reduction refinancing loans and submit
the form to the Veteran no later than the
third business day after receiving the
Veteran’s application.
Affected Public: Individuals and
households.
Estimated Annual Burden: 156,685
hours.
Estimated Average Burden per
Respondent: 30 minutes.
Frequency of Response: Frequency of
response is generally one time per
IRRRL.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
662,065.
By direction of the Secretary.
Maribel Aponte,
VA PRA Clearance Officer, Office of
Enterprise and Integration/Data Governance
Analytics, Department of Veterans Affairs.
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DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS
AFFAIRS
[OMB Control No. 2900–0094]
Agency Information Collection
Activity: Supplement to VA Forms 21–
526EZ, 21P–534EZ, and 21P–535 (For
Philippine Claims)
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
Veterans Benefits
Administration, Department of Veterans
Affairs (VA), is announcing an
opportunity for public comment on the
proposed collection of certain
information by the agency. Under the
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits
AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for comment; reopening of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On October 27, 2020, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury)
published a notice of availability and request for comments regarding
an application to Treasury to reduce benefits under the Carpenters
Pension Trust Fund-Detroit & Vicinity Pension Fund (Fund), in
accordance with the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA).
The purpose of this notice is to reopen the comment period for the
Fund's application and provide more time for interested parties to
provide comments.
DATES: Treasury is reopening the comment period for the notice
regarding the Fund entitled ``Multiemployer Pension Plan Application to
Reduce Benefits Comments,'' which was published in the Federal Register
on October 27, 2020, (85 FR 68120). Treasury will accept comments
received on this notice on or before April 9, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments electronically through the Federal
eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov, in accordance with
the instructions on that site. Commenters are strongly encouraged to
submit public comments electronically. Treasury expects to have limited
personnel available to process public comments that are submitted on
paper through mail. Until further notice, any comments submitted on
paper will be considered to the extent practicable.
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, telephone, or email
will not be accepted.
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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 September 29, 2020, the Fund's Board of Trustees 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://home.treasury.gov/services/the-multiemployer-pension-reform-act-of-2014/applications-for-benefit-suspension. On October 27, 2020,
Treasury published a notice in the Federal Register (85 FR 68120), in
consultation with PBGC and the Department of Labor, to solicit public
comments on all aspects of the Fund's application. The comment period
in the notice published on October 27, 2020, closed on December 11,
2020.
This notice announces the reopening of the comment period on the
Fund's application with respect to the notice published on October 27,
2020, until April 9, 2021, in order to give additional time for
interested parties to provide comments.
Mark J. Mazur,
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
[FR Doc. 2021-05002 Filed 3-9-21; 8:45 am]
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