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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
CORPORATION
Submission of Information Collection
for OMB Review; Comment Request;
Special Financial Assistance
Information
Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of request for extension
of OMB approval of information
collection.
AGENCY:
The Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that
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the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) extend approval under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of a collection
of information contained in PBGC’s
regulation on special financial
assistance. The purpose of the
information collection is to gather
information necessary for PBGC to
operate this special financial assistance
program. This notice informs the public
of PBGC’s request and solicits public
comment on the collection of
information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on
or before April 29, 2024.
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.
All comments received will be posted
without change to PBGC’s website,
https://www.pbgc.gov, including any
personal information provided. Do not
submit comments that include any
personally identifiable information or
confidential business information.
A copy of the request will be posted
on PBGC’s website at https://
www.pbgc.gov/prac/laws-andregulation/federal-register-notices-openfor-comment. It may also be obtained
without charge by writing to the
Disclosure Division (disclosure@
pbgc.gov), Office of the General Counsel
of PBGC, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20024–2101; or, calling
202–229–4040 during normal business
hours. If you are deaf or hard of hearing
or have a speech disability, please dial
7–1–1 to access telecommunications
relay services.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Levin (levin.karen@pbgc.gov),
Attorney, Regulatory Affairs, Office of
the General Counsel, Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street
SW, Washington, DC 20024–2101; 202–
229–3559. If you are deaf or hard of
hearing or have a speech disability,
please dial 7–1–1 to access
telecommunications relay services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
4262 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
requires PBGC to provide special
financial assistance (SFA) to certain
financially troubled multiemployer
plans upon application for assistance.
Part 4262 of PBGC’s regulations,
‘‘Special Financial Assistance by
PBGC,’’ provides guidance to
multiemployer pension plan sponsors
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on eligibility, determining the amount
of SFA, content of an application for
SFA, the process of applying, PBGC’s
review of applications, restrictions and
conditions, and reporting and notice
requirements.
To apply for SFA, a plan sponsor
must file an application with PBGC and
include information about the plan,
plan documentation, and actuarial
information, as specified in §§ 4262.6
through 4262.9. Also, if the plan is
changing certain assumptions for
purposes of demonstrating its requested
amount of SFA, then the plan sponsor
may use PBGC’s SFA assumptions
guidance. PBGC needs the application
information to review a plan’s eligibility
for SFA and amount of requested SFA.
PBGC estimates that over the next 3
years an annual average of 45 plan
sponsors will file applications for SFA
with an average annual hour burden of
540 (45 × 12) hours and an average
annual cost burden of $1,530,000 (45 ×
$34,000).
Under § 4262.10(g), a plan sponsor
may, but is not required to, file a lockin application as a plan’s initial
application. The lock-in application
contains basic information about the
plan and a statement of intent to lockin base data. PBGC needs the
information in the lock-in application to
ensure that a plan sponsor intends to
lock-in the plan’s data. PBGC estimates
that over the next 3 years an annual
average of 6 plan sponsors will file lockin applications for SFA with an average
annual hour burden of 6 (6 × 1) hours
and an average annual cost burden of
$4,800 (6 × $800).
Under § 4262.16(i), a plan sponsor of
a plan that has received SFA must file
an Annual Statement of Compliance
with the restrictions and conditions
under section 4262 of ERISA and part
4262 once every year through 2051.
PBGC needs the information in the
Annual Statement of Compliance to
ensure that a plan is compliant with the
imposed restrictions and conditions.
PBGC is providing updated instructions
for filers to use when entering the
information for the Annual Statement of
Compliance in PBGC’s e-Filing portal.
The instructions include a certification
statement that must be manually signed
and dated by a trustee who is a current
member of the plan’s board of trustees
and authorized to sign on behalf of the
board of trustees, or by another
representative of the plan sponsor.
PBGC estimates that over the next 3
years an annual average of 150 plan
sponsors will file an Annual Statement
of Compliance with an average annual
hour burden of 300 (150 × 2) hours and
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an average annual cost burden of
$360,000 (150 × $2,400).
Under § 4262.15(c), a plan sponsor of
a plan with benefits that were
suspended under sections 305(e)(9) or
4245(a) of ERISA must issue notices of
reinstatement to participants and
beneficiaries whose benefits were
suspended and are being reinstated.
Participants and beneficiaries need the
notice of reinstatement to better
understand the calculation and timing
of their reinstated benefits and, if
applicable, make-up payments. PBGC
estimates that over the next 3 years an
average of 2 plans per year will be
required to send notices to participants
with suspended benefits. PBGC
estimates that these notices will impose
an average annual hour burden of 4 (2
× 2) hours and average annual cost
burden of $4,000 (2 × $2,000).
Finally, under § 4262.16(d), (f), (g)
and (h) a plan sponsor must file a
request for a determination from PBGC
for approval for an exception under
certain circumstances for SFA
conditions under § 4262.16 relating to
reductions in contributions, transfers or
mergers, and withdrawal liability. PBGC
needs the information required for a
request for a determination to evaluate
whether to approve an exception from
the specified condition of receiving
SFA. PBGC estimates that over the next
3 years, PBGC will receive an average of
4.2 requests per year for determinations.
PBGC estimates an average annual hour
burden of 13.6 hours and average
annual cost burden of $33,000 ((0.2 ×
$25,000) + (2 × $12,000) + (2 × $2,000)).
The estimated aggregate average
annual hour burden for the next 3 years
for the information collection in part
4262 is 863.6 (540 + 6 + 300 + 4 + 13.6)
hours for employer and fund office
administrative, clerical, and supervisory
time. The estimated aggregate average
annual cost burden for the next 3 years
for the information collection request in
part 4262 is $1,931,800 ($1,530,000 +
$4,800 + $360,000 + $4,000 + $33,000)
for approximately 4,830 contract hours
assuming an average hourly rate of $400
for work done by outside actuaries and
attorneys. The actual hour burden and
cost burden per plan will vary
depending on plan size and other
factors.
The existing collection of information
under the regulation has been approved
by OMB under control number 1212–
0074 (expires May 31, 2024). On
December 20, 2023, PBGC published in
the Federal Register (88 FR 88138) a
notice informing the public of its intent
to request an extension of this collection
of information. No comments were
received. PBGC is requesting that OMB
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extend approval of the collection of
information for 3 years. An agency may
not conduct or sponsor, and a person is
not required to respond to, a collection
of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Gregory Katz,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for
Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. PI2024–2; Order No. 7017]
Public Inquiry on Zone 10 Packages
Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is initiating
a public inquiry proceeding and appoint
a presiding officer to serve as an
investigator to explore the appropriate
classification of Zone 10 packages
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642. This notice
informs the public of the filing and
takes other administrative steps.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Background
III. Public Inquiry
IV. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
In Order No. 7016, the Commission
stated that it would initiate a public
inquiry proceeding and appoint a
presiding officer to serve as an
investigator to explore the appropriate
classification of Zone 10 packages
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and whether
the implementation of Zone 10 prices
raises a material issue of fact concerning
whether a violation of 39 U.S.C. 403(c)
has occurred if the Postal Service elects
to implement the Zone 10 prices.1 The
1 Docket No. CP2024–72, Order Approving Price
Adjustments and Classification Changes for
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Commission establishes this docket to
facilitate examination of those issues.
II. Background
On November 22, 2023, the Postal
Service filed notice with the
Commission of its intent to establish a
new Zone 10 for Priority Mail Express,
Priority Mail, and USPS Ground
Advantage and proposed associated
Zone 10 rates.2 The Postal Service states
that the changes will take effect no
earlier than July 1, 2024, with a specific
date to be determined by the Postal
Service in the future. Docket No.
CP2024–72 Notice at 1.
Currently, Priority Mail Express,
Priority Mail, and USPS Ground
Advantage packages are charged prices
based on weight and zone. For packages
mailed within the United States, a
package is assigned Zone 1–8 based on
the distance the package must travel to
reach its destination. The proposed new
Zone 10 and associated prices will
apply to (1) packages originating in the
Lower 48 States and destined to Alaska,
Hawaii, or the U.S. Territories (which
include Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin
Islands, and territories in the Pacific,
including Guam and American Samoa);
(2) packages originating in Alaska and
destined to Hawaii or the U.S.
Territories; (3) packages originating in
Hawaii or a territory in the Pacific
Ocean and destined to Alaska, Puerto
Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands; and (4)
packages originating in Puerto Rico or
the U.S. Virgin Islands and destined to
Alaska, Hawaii, or a territory in the
Pacific Ocean. Id. at 2–3. The proposed
Zone 10 does not apply to packages that
originate in Alaska, Hawaii, or the U.S.
Territories and are destined to the
Lower 48 States. Id. at 4.
To explain the rationale for its
proposal, the Postal Service states that
the new Zone 10 and associated prices
‘‘will better align with the zoning
practices of [its] competitors, who
currently have separate zones for
offshore destinations.’’ Id. at 3. The
Postal Service states that its
‘‘competitors charge significantly more
for shipments from the Lower 48 states
to offshore locations than for shipments
in the reverse direction.’’ 3 The Postal
Service also states that its decision to
establish Zone 10 is ‘‘cost-based in
Domestic Competitive Products, March 22, 2024, at
3, 28, 29–31 (Order No. 7016).
2 Docket No. CP2024–72, USPS Notice of Changes
in Rates and Classifications of General Applicability
for Competitive Products, November 22, 2023
(Docket No. CP2024–72 Notice).
3 Docket No. CP2024–72, USPS Response to
Chairman’s Information Request No. 1, With
Portions Filed Under Seal, December 20, 2023,
question 2.c.
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment
Request; Special Financial Assistance Information
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of request for extension of OMB approval of information
collection.
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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval under
the Paperwork Reduction Act of a collection of information contained in
PBGC's regulation on special financial assistance. The purpose of the
information collection is to gather information necessary for PBGC to
operate this special financial assistance program. This notice informs
the public of PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the
collection of information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before April 29, 2024.
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.
All comments received will be posted without change to PBGC's
website, https://www.pbgc.gov, including any personal information
provided. Do not submit comments that include any personally
identifiable information or confidential business information.
A copy of the request will be posted on PBGC's website at https://www.pbgc.gov/prac/laws-and-regulation/federal-register-notices-open-for-comment. It may also be obtained without charge by writing to the
Disclosure Division ([email protected]), Office of the General
Counsel of PBGC, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-2101; or,
calling 202-229-4040 during normal business hours. If you are deaf or
hard of hearing or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to
access telecommunications relay services.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Levin ([email protected]),
Attorney, Regulatory Affairs, Office of the General Counsel, Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-
2101; 202-229-3559. If you are deaf or hard of hearing or have a speech
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay
services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4262 of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires PBGC to provide special
financial assistance (SFA) to certain financially troubled
multiemployer plans upon application for assistance. Part 4262 of
PBGC's regulations, ``Special Financial Assistance by PBGC,'' provides
guidance to multiemployer pension plan sponsors on eligibility,
determining the amount of SFA, content of an application for SFA, the
process of applying, PBGC's review of applications, restrictions and
conditions, and reporting and notice requirements.
To apply for SFA, a plan sponsor must file an application with PBGC
and include information about the plan, plan documentation, and
actuarial information, as specified in Sec. Sec. 4262.6 through
4262.9. Also, if the plan is changing certain assumptions for purposes
of demonstrating its requested amount of SFA, then the plan sponsor may
use PBGC's SFA assumptions guidance. PBGC needs the application
information to review a plan's eligibility for SFA and amount of
requested SFA. PBGC estimates that over the next 3 years an annual
average of 45 plan sponsors will file applications for SFA with an
average annual hour burden of 540 (45 x 12) hours and an average annual
cost burden of $1,530,000 (45 x $34,000).
Under Sec. 4262.10(g), a plan sponsor may, but is not required to,
file a lock-in application as a plan's initial application. The lock-in
application contains basic information about the plan and a statement
of intent to lock-in base data. PBGC needs the information in the lock-
in application to ensure that a plan sponsor intends to lock-in the
plan's data. PBGC estimates that over the next 3 years an annual
average of 6 plan sponsors will file lock-in applications for SFA with
an average annual hour burden of 6 (6 x 1) hours and an average annual
cost burden of $4,800 (6 x $800).
Under Sec. 4262.16(i), a plan sponsor of a plan that has received
SFA must file an Annual Statement of Compliance with the restrictions
and conditions under section 4262 of ERISA and part 4262 once every
year through 2051. PBGC needs the information in the Annual Statement
of Compliance to ensure that a plan is compliant with the imposed
restrictions and conditions. PBGC is providing updated instructions for
filers to use when entering the information for the Annual Statement of
Compliance in PBGC's e-Filing portal. The instructions include a
certification statement that must be manually signed and dated by a
trustee who is a current member of the plan's board of trustees and
authorized to sign on behalf of the board of trustees, or by another
representative of the plan sponsor. PBGC estimates that over the next 3
years an annual average of 150 plan sponsors will file an Annual
Statement of Compliance with an average annual hour burden of 300 (150
x 2) hours and
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an average annual cost burden of $360,000 (150 x $2,400).
Under Sec. 4262.15(c), a plan sponsor of a plan with benefits that
were suspended under sections 305(e)(9) or 4245(a) of ERISA must issue
notices of reinstatement to participants and beneficiaries whose
benefits were suspended and are being reinstated. Participants and
beneficiaries need the notice of reinstatement to better understand the
calculation and timing of their reinstated benefits and, if applicable,
make-up payments. PBGC estimates that over the next 3 years an average
of 2 plans per year will be required to send notices to participants
with suspended benefits. PBGC estimates that these notices will impose
an average annual hour burden of 4 (2 x 2) hours and average annual
cost burden of $4,000 (2 x $2,000).
Finally, under Sec. 4262.16(d), (f), (g) and (h) a plan sponsor
must file a request for a determination from PBGC for approval for an
exception under certain circumstances for SFA conditions under Sec.
4262.16 relating to reductions in contributions, transfers or mergers,
and withdrawal liability. PBGC needs the information required for a
request for a determination to evaluate whether to approve an exception
from the specified condition of receiving SFA. PBGC estimates that over
the next 3 years, PBGC will receive an average of 4.2 requests per year
for determinations. PBGC estimates an average annual hour burden of
13.6 hours and average annual cost burden of $33,000 ((0.2 x $25,000) +
(2 x $12,000) + (2 x $2,000)).
The estimated aggregate average annual hour burden for the next 3
years for the information collection in part 4262 is 863.6 (540 + 6 +
300 + 4 + 13.6) hours for employer and fund office administrative,
clerical, and supervisory time. The estimated aggregate average annual
cost burden for the next 3 years for the information collection request
in part 4262 is $1,931,800 ($1,530,000 + $4,800 + $360,000 + $4,000 +
$33,000) for approximately 4,830 contract hours assuming an average
hourly rate of $400 for work done by outside actuaries and attorneys.
The actual hour burden and cost burden per plan will vary depending on
plan size and other factors.
The existing collection of information under the regulation has
been approved by OMB under control number 1212-0074 (expires May 31,
2024). On December 20, 2023, PBGC published in the Federal Register (88
FR 88138) a notice informing the public of its intent to request an
extension of this collection of information. No comments were received.
PBGC is requesting that OMB extend approval of the collection of
information for 3 years. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number.
Issued in Washington, DC.
Gregory Katz,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
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