[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 77553-77554]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31917]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; Furnishing Documents to the Secretary of Labor 
on Request Under ERISA Section 104(a)(6)

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (DOL) is submitting the Employee 
Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored information 
collection request (ICR) titled, ``Furnishing Documents to the 
Secretary of Labor on Request Under ERISA Section 104(a)(6),'' to the 
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for 
continued use in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

DATES: Submit comments on or before January 12, 2012.

ADDRESSES: A copy of this ICR with applicable supporting documentation; 
including a description of the likely respondents, proposed frequency 
of response, and estimated total burden may be obtained from the 
RegInfo.gov Web site, http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain, on the 
day following publication of this notice or by contacting Michel Smyth 
by telephone at (202) 693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or 
sending an email to [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request 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-
6929/Fax: (202) 395-6881 (these are not toll-free numbers), email: 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Contact Michel Smyth by telephone at (202) 
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number) or by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
1974 (ERISA) section 104(a)(6) and related regulations at 29 CFR 
2520.104a-8 require the administrator of an employee benefit plan 
covered by ERISA Title I to furnish certain documents relating to the 
plan on request to the Secretary of Labor. This information collection 
is subject to the PRA.
    A Federal agency generally cannot conduct or sponsor a collection 
of information, and the public is generally not required to respond to 
an information collection, unless it is approved by the OMB under the 
PRA and displays a currently valid OMB Control Number. In addition, 
notwithstanding any other provisions of law, no person shall generally 
be subject to penalty for failing to comply with a collection of 
information if the collection of information does not display a valid 
OMB Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB 
approval for this information collection under OMB Control Number 1210-
0112. The current OMB approval is scheduled to expire on

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December 31, 2011; however, it should be noted that existing 
information collection requirements covered by a submission to the OMB 
receive a month-to-month extension while they undergo review. For 
additional information, see the related notice published in the Federal 
Register on May 24, 2011 (76 FR 30199).
    Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the OMB, 
Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs at the address shown in 
the ADDRESSES section within 30 days of publication of this notice in 
the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should reference OMB Control Number 1210-0112. 
The OMB is particularly interested in comments that:
     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 (EBSA).
    Title of Collection: Furnishing Documents to the Secretary of Labor 
on Request Under ERISA Section 104(a)(6).
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0112.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits 
and not-for-profit institutions.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 300.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 300.
    Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 22.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $1300.

    Dated: December 7, 2011.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2011-31917 Filed 12-12-11; 8:45 am]
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