219th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting, 67814-67815 [2023-21688]

Download as PDF 67814 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 189 / Monday, October 2, 2023 / Notices Determination.—The Commission has determined this review is extraordinarily complicated and therefore has determined to exercise its authority to extend the review period by up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(5)(B). Authority: This review is being conducted under authority of title VII of the Act; this notice is published pursuant to § 207.62 of the Commission’s rules. By order of the Commission. Issued: September 26, 2023. Lisa Barton, Secretary to the Commission. [FR Doc. 2023–21562 Filed 9–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7020–02–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE [OMB Number 1140–0090] Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed eCollection eComments Requested; National Firearms Act (NFA)—Special Occupational Taxes (SOT) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Department of Justice. ACTION: 30-day notice. AGENCY: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Department of Justice (DOJ), will be submitting the following information collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The proposed information collection was previously published in the Federal Register, on July 20, 2023, allowing a 60-day comment period. DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted for 30 days until November 1, 2023. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have comments especially on the estimated public burden or associated response time, suggestions, or need a copy of the proposed information collection instrument with instructions or additional information, please contact: Melissa Mason, either by mail at mailing address, or by email at NFAOMBCOMMENTS@ATF.GOV or telephone at 304–616–4500. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Written comments and suggestions from the public and affected agencies concerning the proposed collection of information are encouraged. Your comments should address one or more of the following four points: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:41 Sep 29, 2023 Jkt 262001 —Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information will have practical utility; —Evaluate the accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; —Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and/or —Minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic submission of responses. Written comments and recommendations for this information collection should be submitted within 30 days of the publication of this notice on the following website 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 and entering either the title of the information collection or the OMB Control Number 1140–0090. This information collection request may be viewed at www.reginfo.gov. Follow the instructions to view Department of Justice, information collections currently under review by OMB. DOJ 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 DOJ notes that information collection requirements submitted to the OMB for existing ICRs receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. Overview of this information collection: 1. Type of Information Collection: Revision of a previously approved collection. 2. Title of the Form/Collection: National Firearms Act (NFA)—Special Occupational Taxes (SOT). 3. Agency form number, if any, and the applicable component of the Department of Justice sponsoring the collection: ATF Form 5630.7. Component: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, U.S. Department of Justice. 4. Affected public who will be asked or required to respond, as well as a brief abstract: PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Affected Public: Private Sector— businesses or other for-profit. Abstract: ATF has been collecting Special Occupational Taxes (SOT) under the National Firearms Act (NFA) (Title 26, U.S.C. Chapter 53). Firearms dealers, manufacturers, and importers must pay this tax in order to conduct multiple transfers of specified weapons (such as machine guns) within the tax year. The Information Collection (IC) OMB 1140–0090 is being revised due to the removal of the previously corresponding ATF Forms 5630.5R and 5630.5RC. These forms will no longer be required going forward. ATF Form 5630.7 will be the only form necessary to fulfill the requirement for this IC. 5. Obligation To Respond: The obligation to respond is mandatory per title 26, U.S.C. 5801, chapter 53. 6. Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 16,659 respondents. 7. Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 minutes. 8. Frequency: Once annually. 9. Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 4,164 hours. 10. Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: The estimated cost for all 16,659 respondents to mail the SOT form (ATF Form 5630.7) is $.63 per person. Therefore the public cost associated with this IC is $10,495. If additional information is required, contact: Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer, Policy and Planning Staff, Justice Management Division, United States Department of Justice, Two Constitution Square, 145 N Street NE, 4W–218 Washington, DC 20530. Dated: September 26, 2023. Darwin Arceo, Department Clearance Officer for PRA, U.S. Department of Justice. [FR Doc. 2023–21585 Filed 9–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4410–14–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration 219th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting Pursuant to the authority contained in section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, the 219th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held via a teleconference on Monday, October 30, 2023. E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM 02OCN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 189 / Monday, October 2, 2023 / Notices The meeting will begin at 12:00 p.m. and end at approximately 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the open meeting is for the members of the ERISA Advisory Council to discuss potential recommendations for the Secretary of Labor on the issues of: (1) Long-Term Disability Benefits and Mental Health Disparity, and (2) Recordkeeping in the Electronic Age. Descriptions of the 2023 study topics are available on the ERISA Advisory Council’s web page at https:// www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/ about-us/erisa-advisory-council. Instructions for public access to the teleconference meeting will be available on the ERISA Advisory Council’s web page at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisaadvisory-council prior to the meeting. Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written statement on the 2023 study topics may do so on or before Monday, October 23, 2023, to Christine Donahue, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council. Statements should be transmitted electronically as an email attachment in text or pdf format to donahue.christine@ dol.gov. Statements transmitted electronically that are included in the body of the email will not be accepted. Relevant statements received on or before Monday, October 23, 2023, will be included in the record of the meeting and made available through the Employee Benefits Security Administration Public Disclosure Room. No deletions, modifications, or redactions will be made to the statements received as they are public records. Warning: Do not include any personally identifiable or confidential business information that you do not want publicly disclosed. Individuals or representatives of organizations interested in addressing the ERISA Advisory Council at the public meeting should forward their requests to the Executive Secretary on or before Monday, October 23, 2023, via email to donahue.christine@dol.gov. Any oral presentation to the Council will be limited to ten minutes, but as indicated above, an extended written statement may be submitted for the record on or before October 23, 2023. Individuals who need special accommodations should contact the Executive Secretary on or before Monday, October 23, 2023, via email to donahue.christine@dol.gov or by telephoning (202) 693–8641. For more information about the meeting, contact the Executive Secretary at the address or telephone number above. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:41 Sep 29, 2023 Jkt 262001 Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of September, 2023. Lisa M. Gomez, Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration. [FR Doc. 2023–21688 Filed 9–29–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–29–P DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employee Benefits Security Administration [Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2023– 20; Exemption Application Nos. D–12032 and D–12033] 67815 law other than the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA, as expressly stated herein. The Department makes the requisite findings under ERISA Section 408(a) based on the Applicants’ adherence to all the conditions of the exemption. Accordingly, affected parties should be aware that the conditions incorporated in this exemption are, taken individually and as a whole, necessary for the Department to grant the relief requested by the Applicants. Absent these conditions, the Department would not have granted this exemption. This document contains a notice of exemption issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The exemption permits: (1) the acquisition, on August 3, 2020, by the Occidental Petroleum Corporation Savings Plan (the Oxy Plan) and the Anadarko Employee Savings Plan (the Anadarko Plan; together, the Plans), of stock warrants (the Warrants) issued by Occidental Petroleum Company, a party in interest with respect to the Plans; and (2) the holding of the Warrants. DATES: This exemption will be in effect for the period beginning August 3, 2020, through August 12, 2027. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mrs. Blessed Chuksorji-Keefe of the Department at (202) 693–8567. (This is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Plans requested an exemption pursuant to ERISA Section 408(a) and supplemented the request with certain additional information that has been made a part of the public record.1 On February 9, 2023, the Department published a notice of proposed exemption in the Federal Register at 88 FR 8472. Based on the record, the Department has determined to grant the proposed exemption. This exemption provides only the relief specified herein. It provides no relief from violations of any Background As discussed in greater detail in the proposed exemption, the Applicants are: (a) the Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Occidental or Oxy); (b) the Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (Anadarko), a wholly owned subsidiary of Oxy; and (c) the Plans, which are sponsored by Oxy and Anadarko, respectively. On June 26, 2020, Oxy announced that its Board of Directors had declared a distribution of Warrants to holders of Oxy common stock on the record date (Record Date) of July 6, 2020. The Warrants have a seven-year term and expire on August 3, 2027. Recipients may exercise the Warrants to purchase additional shares of Oxy common stock at the exercise price of $22 per share or sell the Warrants at the prevailing market price on the NYSE.2 On August 3, 2020, Oxy distributed the Warrants. Stockholders of record, including the Plans, received 1/8th (12.5%) of a Warrant for each share of Oxy common stock they held as of July 6, 2020. Each Oxy common stockholder, including the Plans, received the same proportionate number of Warrants based on the number of shares of Oxy common stock held as of July 6, 2020. The Plans and the other stockholders received the Warrants automatically, without any action on their part, because of Oxy’s unilateral and independent corporate act. The Oxy Plan received 1,476,172 Warrants based on its holding of 11,809,376 shares of Oxy common stock. The Anadarko Plan received 26,601 Warrants based on its holding of 212,813 shares of Oxy common stock. Each Plan established a Warrant account to reflect their respective participants’ proportionate interest in the Warrants. All stockholders, including each Plan participant, received 1/8th of a Warrant for every share of common stock of 1 The procedures for requesting an exemption are set forth in 29 CFR part 2570, subpart B (76 FR 66637, 66644, October 27, 2011). 2 As of the Record Date, July 6, 2020, the closing price for Oxy common stock on the NYSE was $18.18 per share. Exemption From Certain Prohibited Transaction Restrictions Involving the Occidental Petroleum Corporation Savings Plan and the Anadarko Employee Savings Plan Located in Houston, TX Employee Benefits Security Administration, Labor. ACTION: Notice of exemption. AGENCY: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM 02OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67814-67815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-21688]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


219th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Teleconference Meeting

    Pursuant to the authority contained in section 512 of the Employee 
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, the 
219th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and 
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will 
be held via a teleconference on Monday, October 30, 2023.

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    The meeting will begin at 12:00 p.m. and end at approximately 6:00 
p.m. The purpose of the open meeting is for the members of the ERISA 
Advisory Council to discuss potential recommendations for the Secretary 
of Labor on the issues of: (1) Long-Term Disability Benefits and Mental 
Health Disparity, and (2) Recordkeeping in the Electronic Age. 
Descriptions of the 2023 study topics are available on the ERISA 
Advisory Council's web page at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council.
    Instructions for public access to the teleconference meeting will 
be available on the ERISA Advisory Council's web page at https://www.dol.gov/agencies/ebsa/about-ebsa/about-us/erisa-advisory-council 
prior to the meeting.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement on the 2023 study topics may do so on or before Monday, 
October 23, 2023, to Christine Donahue, Executive Secretary, ERISA 
Advisory Council. Statements should be transmitted electronically as an 
email attachment in text or pdf format to [email protected]. 
Statements transmitted electronically that are included in the body of 
the email will not be accepted. Relevant statements received on or 
before Monday, October 23, 2023, will be included in the record of the 
meeting and made available through the Employee Benefits Security 
Administration Public Disclosure Room. No deletions, modifications, or 
redactions will be made to the statements received as they are public 
records. Warning: Do not include any personally identifiable or 
confidential business information that you do not want publicly 
disclosed.
    Individuals or representatives of organizations interested in 
addressing the ERISA Advisory Council at the public meeting should 
forward their requests to the Executive Secretary on or before Monday, 
October 23, 2023, via email to [email protected]. Any oral 
presentation to the Council will be limited to ten minutes, but as 
indicated above, an extended written statement may be submitted for the 
record on or before October 23, 2023.
    Individuals who need special accommodations should contact the 
Executive Secretary on or before Monday, October 23, 2023, via email to 
[email protected] or by telephoning (202) 693-8641.
    For more information about the meeting, contact the Executive 
Secretary at the address or telephone number above.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 27th day of September, 2023.
Lisa M. Gomez,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2023-21688 Filed 9-29-23; 8:45 am]
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