[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 232 (Wednesday, December 3, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 67702]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-30079]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request

November 25, 2003.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) has submitted the following public 
information collection request (ICR) 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 
this ICR, with applicable supporting documentation, may be obtained by 
contacting the Department of Labor. To obtain documentation contact 
Darrin King at (202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or E-
MAIL [email protected].
    Comments should be sent to Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the Employee Benefits Security 
Administration (EBSA), Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 
Washington, DC 20503, (202) 395-7316 (this is not a toll-free number), 
within 30 days from the date of this publication in the Federal 
Register.
    The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
    [sbull] 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:
    [sbull] 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;
    [sbull] 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.
    Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Title: Summary Plan Description Requirements under ERISA.
    OMB Number: 1210-0039.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Not-for-profit 
institutions; and Individuals or households.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Third party disclosure.
    Number of Respondents: 1,086,017.
    Number of Annual Responses: 148,128,000.
    Total Burden Hours: 1,349,254.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $427,874,341.
    Description: Section 104(b)(1) of the Employee Retirement Income 
Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requires that the administrator of an 
employee benefit plan furnish plan participants and certain 
beneficiaries with a Summary Plan Description (SPD) which describes, in 
language understandable to an average plan participant, the benefits 
and rights and obligations of participants in the plan. The information 
required to be contained in the SPD is set forth in section 102(b) of 
the statute and regulations at 29 CFR 2520.102-3. To the extent that 
there is a material modification in the term of the plan or a change in 
the required content of the SPD, section 104(b)(1) requires that the 
administrator furnish participants and beneficiaries with a summary of 
material modifications or summary of material reduction.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-30079 Filed 12-2-03; 8:45 am]
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