[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 249 (Thursday, December 29, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-32023]


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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

 

Request for Extension of Approval Under the Paperwork Reduction 
Act; Collection of Information Under 29 CFR Part 2673, Notice of 
Termination for Multiemployer Plans

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of OMB approval.

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SUMMARY: This notice advises the public that the Pension Benefit 
Guaranty Corporation has requested extension of approval by the Office 
of Management and Budget for a currently approved collection of 
information (1212-0020) contained in its regulation on Notice of 
Termination for Multiemployer Plans (29 CFR Part 2673). Current 
approval of the collection of information expires on March 31, 1995.

ADDRESSES: All written comments should be addressed to: Office of 
Management and Budget, Paperwork Reduction Project (1212-0031), 
Washington, DC 20503. The request for extension will be available for 
public inspection at the PBGC Communications and Public Affairs 
Department, Suite 240, 1200 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026, 
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Deborah C. Murphy, Attorney, Office of 
the General Counsel, Suite 340, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
1200 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026, 202-326-4024 (202-326-
4179 for TTY and TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This collection of information is contained 
in the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's (``PBGC's'') regulation 
on Notice of Termination for Multiemployer Plans (29 CFR Part 2673).
    Section 4041A(f)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
of 1974 (``ERISA'') gives the PBGC authority to prescribe reporting 
requirements for terminated multiemployer pension plans covered by 
Title IV of ERISA where appropriate to protect the interests of plan 
participants and beneficiaries or to prevent unreasonable loss to the 
PBGC.
    The PBGC's regulation on Notice of Termination for Multiemployer 
Plans requires the filing of a notice of termination with the PBGC by a 
multiemployer plan that has terminated either by plan amendment or by 
mass withdrawal. The notice must contain certain basic information such 
as the plan's identity, the date of termination, and the plan's most 
recent Form 5500. In addition, a plan that has terminated by mass 
withdrawal must supply certain financial information to enable the PBGC 
to assess the likelihood of benefit reductions or suspensions under the 
plan and the need for PBGC financial assistance to the plan. More 
information is required with respect to mass withdrawal terminations 
because the risk of plan insolvency is greater in these cases.
    The PBGC estimates that it will receive 20 notices under the 
regulation annually, that 5 of these notices will be from plans that 
have terminated by plan amendment and will require 2 hours each to 
prepare, and that 15 notices will be from plans that have termination 
by mass withdrawal and will require 14.5 hours each to prepare. Thus, 
the total estimated annual burden on the public is 217.5 hours.

    Issued at Washington, DC, this 22nd day of December 1994.
Martin Slate,
Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 94-32023 Filed 12-28-94; 8:45 am]
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