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The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This
information collection relates to section
104 of ERISA, which requires
administrators of employee benefit
pension and welfare plans (collectively
referred to as employee benefit plans) to
file returns or reports annually with the
federal government. The Form 5500
return/reports are the principal source
of information and data available to the
Department, the Internal Revenue
Service, and the Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation (the Agencies)
concerning the operation of employee
benefit plans. For this reason, the Form
5500 constitutes an integral part of the
Agencies’ enforcement, research, and
policy formulation programs. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
March 31, 2021 (86 FR 16787).
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This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Annual
Information Return/Report of Employee
Benefit Plan.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0110.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits and notfor-profit institutions.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 822,134.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 822,134.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
586,314 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $280,700,898.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: September 22, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Participant
Assistance Program Customer Survey
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
SUMMARY:
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The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
purpose of this data collection effort is
to solicit inquirers’ feedback and
compile reports on the applicability and
utility of EBSA’s Participant Assistance
Program. The demographic questions in
the survey are being updated in
response to Executive Order 13985—
Advancing Racial Equity and Support
for Underserved Communities Through
the Federal Government. The new
demographic survey information will be
used to provide additional training to
EBSA benefits advisors in order to better
serve the underserved populations that
the Department assists. For additional
substantive information about this ICR,
see the related notice published in the
Federal Register on July 21, 2021 (86 FR
38500).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
DATES:
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display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Participant
Assistance Program Customer Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1210–0161.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 11,200.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 11,200.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
1,867 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: September 23, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Technical
Release 1991–1
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
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necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of
automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202–
693–8538, or by email at DOL_PRA_
PUBLIC@dol.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
101(e) of ERISA establishes notice
requirements that must be satisfied
before an employer may transfer excess
assets from a defined benefit pension
plan to a retiree health benefit account,
as permitted under the conditions set
forth in section 420 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
Code). On May 8, 1991, the Department
published ERISA Technical Release 91–
1, to provide guidance on how to satisfy
the notice requirements prescribed by
this section. This information collection
involves third-party disclosures and
reporting to the federal government. For
additional substantive information
about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on
March 31, 2021 (86 FR 16787).
This information collection is subject
to the PRA. A Federal agency generally
cannot conduct or sponsor a collection
of information, and the public is
generally not required to respond to an
information collection, unless the OMB
approves it and displays a currently
valid OMB Control Number. In addition,
notwithstanding any other provisions of
law, no person shall generally be subject
to penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information that does not
display a valid OMB Control Number.
See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this
information collection for three (3)
years. OMB authorization for an ICR
cannot be for more than three (3) years
without renewal. The DOL notes that
information collection requirements
submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs
receive a month-to-month extension
while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL–EBSA.
Title of Collection: Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Technical Release 1991–1.
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OMB Control Number: 1210–0084.
Affected Public: Private Sector—
Businesses or other for-profits.
Total Estimated Number of
Respondents: 6.
Total Estimated Number of
Responses: 18,419.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden:
623 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs
Burden: $839.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: September 22, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection
Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Advisory
Opinion Procedure
Notice of availability; request
for comments.
ACTION:
The Department of Labor
(DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) for
review and approval in accordance with
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are
invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all
written comments that agency receives
on or before November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and
recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent
within 30 days of publication of this
notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/
PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting
‘‘Currently under 30-day Review—Open
for Public Comments’’ or by using the
search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Department,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) if the
information will be processed and used
in a timely manner; (3) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information collection; and
(5) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB
Review; Comment Request; Participant Assistance Program Customer Survey
ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting this Employee
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)-sponsored information
collection request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.
DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives
on or before November 1, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the
Department, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) if the information will be processed and used in a timely
manner; (3) the accuracy of the agency's estimates of the burden and
cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (4) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information collection; and (5) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mara Blumenthal by telephone at 202-
693-8538, or by email at [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of this data collection effort
is to solicit inquirers' feedback and compile reports on the
applicability and utility of EBSA's Participant Assistance Program. The
demographic questions in the survey are being updated in response to
Executive Order 13985--Advancing Racial Equity and Support for
Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. The new
demographic survey information will be used to provide additional
training to EBSA benefits advisors in order to better serve the
underserved populations that the Department assists. For additional
substantive information about this ICR, see the related notice
published in the Federal Register on July 21, 2021 (86 FR 38500).
This information collection is subject to the PRA. A Federal agency
generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection of information, and
the public is generally not required to respond to an information
collection, unless the OMB approves it and displays a currently valid
OMB Control Number. In addition, notwithstanding any other provisions
of law, no person shall generally be subject to penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information that does not
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display a valid OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6.
DOL seeks PRA authorization for this information collection for
three (3) years. OMB authorization for an ICR cannot be for more than
three (3) years without renewal. The DOL notes that information
collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive
a month-to-month extension while they undergo review.
Agency: DOL-EBSA.
Title of Collection: Participant Assistance Program Customer
Survey.
OMB Control Number: 1210-0161.
Affected Public: Individuals or Households.
Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 11,200.
Total Estimated Number of Responses: 11,200.
Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 1,867 hours.
Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $0.
Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).
Dated: September 23, 2021.
Mara Blumenthal,
Senior PRA Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2021-21240 Filed 9-29-21; 8:45 am]
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