[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 211 (Wednesday, November 2, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66467-66468]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 05-21842]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

October 26, 2005.
    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 Darrin King on 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:
     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.
    Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension of currently approved collection.
    Title: Furnishing Documents to the Secretary of Labor on Request 
under ERISA section104(a)(6).
    OMB Number: 1210-0112.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; Individuals or 
households; and Not-for-profit institutions.
    Number of Respondents: 500.
    Number of Annual Responses: 500.
    Estimated Time Per Response: 5 minutes for timely paper 
submissions; 2 minutes for electronic submission; and 30 minutes for 
untimely submissions.
    Total Burden Hours: 44.
    Total Annualized capital/startup costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $1,800.
    Description: The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (TRA 97) eliminated 
the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) requirement that 
employee benefit plan administrators file with the Department copies of 
the summary plan descriptions and summaries of material modifications 
that are required to be furnished to plan participants and 
beneficiaries. TRA 97 added paragraph (6) to section 104(a) of ERISA 
which provides that the administrator of any employee benefit plan 
subject to Part 1 of Title I of ERISA is required to furnish to the 
Secretary of Labor, on request, any documents related to the employee 
benefit plan. Prior to the TRA 97 amendments, ERISA provided that 
certain documents be filed with the Department of Labor to ensure that 
plan participants and

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beneficiaries would have a means to obtain the documents without 
requesting them from the plan administrator. The new section 104(a)(6) 
authorizes the Department to request these documents on behalf of plan 
participants and beneficiaries.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 05-21842 Filed 11-1-05; 8:45 am]
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