[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 1, 2002)] [Notices] [Page 61702] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 02-24902] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION Notice of Availability of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Information Quality Guidelines AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. ACTION: Notice. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility and Integrity of Information Disseminated by Federal Agencies, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) has made available its Information Quality Guidelines on its Web site at http://www.pbgc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Harold J. Ashner, Assistant General Counsel, or James L. Beller, Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, PBGC, 1200 K Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026; 202-326-4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay service toll-free at 1-800- 877-8339 and ask to be connected to 202-326-4024.) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 515 of the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2001 (Pub. L. 106-554) directs OMB to issue government-wide guidelines that ``provide policy and procedural guidance to Federal agencies for ensuring and maximizing the quality, objectivity, utility and integrity of information (including statistical information) disseminated by Federal agencies.'' The OMB guidelines require each agency to prepare a report providing the agency's information quality guidelines. Each agency is required to publish a notice of availability of this report in the Federal Register and to post this report on its web site by October 1, 2002. The PBGC has posted its Information Quality Guidelines on its Web site at http:/ /www.pbgc.gov. Prior to submitting this report for OMB review, the PBGC posted the report in draft form on its web site for public comment. The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness (the CRE) prepared generic comments applicable to all federal agencies. The PBGC considered the CRE's comments and made appropriate changes to the guidelines. The PBGC received no other comments before submitting the guidelines to OMB. OMB suggested some modifications, which are reflected in the PBGC's final guidelines. Issued in Washington, DC, on this 26th day of September 2002. Steven A. Kandarian, Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. [FR Doc. 02-24902 Filed 9-30-02; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7708-01-P