[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 13, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77911-77912]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-31704]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB 
Approval

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of 
Labor.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) is 
announcing that a collection of information included in its Interim 
Final Rule for Reporting by Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and 
Certain Other Entities That Offer or Provide Coverage for Medical Care 
to the Employees of Two or More Employers (Interim Final Reporting 
Rule) has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. This notice announces the 
OMB approval number and expiration date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Copies of the current Form M-1 and 
instructions are available on the Internet at: http://www.dol.gov/dol/pwba. In addition, after printing, copies will be available by calling 
the PWBA toll-free publication hotline at 1-800-998-7542. Questions on 
completing the form are being directed to the PWBA help desk at (202) 
219-8770 (not a toll-free number).
    Address requests for copies of the information collection request 
(ICR) to Gerald B. Lindrew, U.S. Department of Labor, Pension and 
Welfare Benefits Administration, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW. Room N-
5647, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: (202) 219-4782 (not a toll-free 
number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 11, 2000, PWBA published the 
Interim Final Reporting Rule and the Annual Report for Multiple 
Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Entities Claiming Exception 
(Form M-1) (65 FR 7152), along with an Interim Final Rule for the 
Assessment of Civil Penalties under Section 502(c)(5) of ERISA and an 
Interim Rule Governing Procedures of Administrative Hearing Regarding 
the Assessment of Civil Penalties under Section 502(c)(5) of ERISA 
(Interim Final Penalty Rules, 65 FR 7181). At the time of publication, 
the Department submitted the ICR included in the Interim Final 
Reporting Rule to OMB using emergency procedures, and received approval 
through August 31, 2000. On August 31, 2000, the Department submitted 
the ICR to OMB for an extension of the initial approval.
    On November 22, 2000, OMB approved the ICR under the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and 5 CFR 1320. The 
approval will expire on November 30, 2003. The control number assigned 
in this ICR by OMB is 1210-0116.
    Under 5 CFR 1320.5(b), an Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to a collection of information unless 
the collection displays a valid control number.

    Dated: November 29, 2000.
Gerald B. Lindrew,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy and Research, Pension and Welfare 
Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-31704 Filed 12-12-00; 8:45 am]
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