[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 67 (Monday, April 7, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 18813-18814]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-7169]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

March 28, 2008.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
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; including among other things a description of the likely 
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden 
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: [email protected].
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the 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, Telephone: 202-395-7316/
Fax: 202-395-6974 (these are not toll-free numbers), E-mail: [email protected] within 30 days from the date of this publication 
in the Federal Register. In order to ensure the appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference the OMB Control Number (see 
below).
    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 without change of currently approved 
collection.
    Title: Suspension of Pension Benefits Regulation Pursuant to 29 CFR 
2530.203-3.
    OMB Number: 1210-0048.
    Affected Public: Private Sector: Business or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 47,614.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 162,274.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden: $107,263.
    Description: Section 203(a)(3)(B) of the Employee Retirement 
Security Act and regulations thereunder (see 29 CFR 2530.203-3) govern 
the circumstances under which pension plans may suspend pension benefit 
payments to retirees that return to work, or of participants who 
continue to work beyond normal retirement age. More specifically, in 
order for a plan to suspend benefits pursuant to the regulation, it 
must notify the affected retiree or participant during the first 
calendar month or payroll period in which the plan withholds payment 
that benefits are suspended. The notice must include the specific 
reasons for such suspension, a general description of the plan 
provisions authorizing the suspension, a copy of the relevant plan 
provisions, and a statement indicating where the applicable regulations 
may be found, i.e., 29 CFR 2530.203-3. In addition, the suspension 
notification must inform the retiree or participant of the plan's 
procedure for affording a review of the suspension of benefits.
    The requirement that retirees or participants be notified in the 
event of a suspension of benefits is intended to protect their non-
forfeitable right to their normal retirement benefits. By informing 
retirees or participants of the reasons for the suspension, the 
authority for the suspension, and the plan's procedure for review of a 
suspension of benefits, participants are made aware of the status of 
their pension benefits and are able to raise with the plan facts or 
issues that may be relevant to determining whether a suspension of 
benefits is proper under the circumstances. For additional information, 
see related notice published at 72 FR 72767 on December 21, 2007.

Darrin A. King,
Acting Departmental Clearance Officer.
 [FR Doc. E8-7169 Filed 4-4-08; 8:45 am]
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