[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8750-8751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3789]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request

February 19, 2010.
    The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of 
the following public information collection requests (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 each 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 
Department of Labor--Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), 
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503, 
Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-5806 (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;
     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 a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare 
Arrangements (Form M-1).
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0116.
    Affected Public: Private sector.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 464.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 62.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$44,000.
    Description: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
Act of 1996 (HIPAA), codified as Part 7 of Title I of the Employee 
Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), was enacted to improve the 
portability and continuity of health care coverage for participants and 
beneficiaries of group health plans. To insure compliance with Part 7, 
section 101(g) of ERISA, HIPAA permits the Secretary of Labor (the 
Secretary) to require multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs), 
as defined in section 3(40) of ERISA, to report to the Secretary in 
such form and manner as the Secretary might determine. The Department 
of Labor (the Department) published a final rule providing for such 
reporting on an annual basis, together with a form (Form M-1) to be 
used by

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MEWAs for the annual report. See 29 CFR 2520.101-2.
    Pursuant to section 101(g) of ERISA, the Form M-1 information is 
used by governmental oversight entities to determine the extent of 
compliance with the requirements of Part 7 of ERISA by MEWAs and ECEs 
under section 3(40) of ERISA and to take appropriate compliance 
assistance and enforcement actions. For additional information, see 
related notice published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2009 
(Vol. 74, page 62350).
    Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
    Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved 
collection.
    Title of Collection: ERISA Investment Manager Electronic 
Registration.
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0125.
    Affected Public: Private sector.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12.
    Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs): 
$730.
    Description: The Department's regulation at 29 CFR 2510.3-38 
provides that, in order to meet the definition of investment manager in 
section 3(38) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 
State-registered investment advisers must register electronically 
through a centralized electronic filing system established by the 
Securities Exchange Commission and State investment authorities called 
the Investment Adviser Registration Depository rather than providing a 
paper copy of their State registration to the Secretary of Labor. For 
additional information, see related notice published in the Federal 
Register on November 27, 2009 (Vol. 74, page 62350).

Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2010-3789 Filed 2-24-10; 8:45 am]
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