[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 32 (Thursday, February 16, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8313-8314]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-2229]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

February 10, 2006.
    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;

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     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: ERISA Technical Release 91-1.
    OMB Number: 1210-0084.
    Frequency: On occasion.
    Type of Response: Reporting and third party disclosure.
    Affected Public: Business or other for-profit; not-for-profit 
institutions; and individuals or households.
    Number of Respondents: 42.
    Number of Annual Responses: 135,513.
    Estimated Time per Respondent: 1 hour and 52 minutes (includes 
preparation and distribution of notices).
    Total Burden Hours: 4,577.
    Total Annualized Capital/Startup Costs: $0.
    Total Annual Costs (operating/maintaining systems or purchasing 
services): $26,539.
    Description: Technical Release 91-1 alerts the public to amendments 
to section 101(e) of ERISA that requires a plan to provide advanced 
notification to the Secretaries of Labor and the Treasury, as well as 
participants and beneficiaries, of an intended transfer of excess 
assets from a defined benefit plan to a retiree health account.

Ira L. Mills,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. E6-2229 Filed 2-15-06; 8:45 am]
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