[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 73 (Monday, April 16, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19519-19520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-9279]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

April 5, 2001.

    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection requests (ICRs) to the Office of Management and 
Budget (OMB) for review and approval in accordance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44 U.S.C. Chapter 35). A copy of 
each individual ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be 
obtained by calling the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation 
for BLS, ESA, and PWBA contact Marlene Howze ((202) 693-4120 or by 
email to [email protected]). To obtain documentation for ETA, MSHA, 
OSHA, and VETS contact Darrin King ((202) 693-4129 or by E-Mail to 
[email protected]).
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for BLS, DM, ESA, ETA, MSHA, OSHA, 
PWBA, or VETS, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, 
DC 20503 ((202) 395-7316), within 30 days

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from the date of this publication in the Federal Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
     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
     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.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Agency: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA).
    Title: ERISA Technical Release 91-1; Transfer of Excess Assets From 
a Defined Benefit Plan to a Retiree Health Benefits Account.
    OMB Number: 1210-0084.
    Affected Public: Individuals or households; business or other for-
profit; and not-for-profit institutions.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Number of Respondents: 66.
    Number of Annual Responses: 66.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 1.7 minutes.
    Total Burden Hours: 5,775.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $90,950.
    Description: Section 101(e) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) sets forth certain notice requirements 
which must be satisfied before an employer may transfer excess assets 
from a defined benefit plan to a retiree health benefit account as 
otherwise permissible after satisfying the conditions set forth in 
section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (Code). 
Section 101(e) describes the plan administrator's obligation to provide 
advance written notification of such transfers to participants and 
beneficiaries and the employer's obligation to provide advance written 
notification to the Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury, the plan 
administrator, and each employee organization representing participants 
in the plan. ERISA Technical Release 91-1 provides guidance on the 
information to be provided in the notices to both the participants and 
beneficiaries and to the Secretaries.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 01-9279 Filed 4-13-01; 8:45 am]
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