[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 19, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36794-36795]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-14522]


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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION


Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment 
Request; Reconsideration of Initial Determinations

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of OMB approval.

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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting 
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval, under 
the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information under its 
regulation on Rules for Administrative Review of Agency Decisions (OMB 
control number 1212-0063, expires July 31, 2013). This notice informs 
the public of PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the 
collection of information.

DATES: Comments should be submitted by July 19, 2013.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Attention: Desk 
Officer for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, via electronic mail 
at [email protected] or by fax to 202-395-6974. A copy of PBGC's 
request may be obtained without charge by writing to the Disclosure 
Division of the Office of the General Counsel at the above address or 
by visiting that office or calling 202-326-4040 during normal business 
hours. (TTY and TDD users may call the Federal relay service toll free 
at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 202-326-4040.) The request 
is also available at http://www.reginfo.gov. PBGC's regulation on Rules 
for Administrative Review of Agency Decisions may be accessed on PBGC's 
Web site at www.pbgc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald F. McCabe, Attorney, Regulatory 
Affairs Group, Office of the General

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Counsel, or Catherine B. Klion, Assistant General Counsel, Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-
4026, 202-326-4024. (For TTY and TDD, call 800-877-8339 and request 
connection to 202-326-4024.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC's regulation on Rules for 
Administrative Review of Agency Decisions (29 CFR part 4003) prescribes 
rules governing the issuance of initial determinations by PBGC and the 
procedures for requesting and obtaining administrative review of 
initial determinations through reconsideration or appeal. Subpart A of 
the regulation specifies which initial determinations are subject to 
reconsideration. Subpart C prescribes rules on who may request 
reconsideration, when to make such a request, where to submit it, form 
and content of reconsideration requests, and other matters relating to 
reconsiderations.
    Any person aggrieved by an initial determination of PBGC under 
Sec.  4003.1(b)(1) (determinations that a plan is covered by section 
4021 of ERISA), Sec.  4003.1(b)(2) (determinations concerning premiums, 
interest, and late payment penalties under section 4007 of ERISA), 
Sec.  4003.1(b)(3) (determinations concerning voluntary terminations), 
or Sec.  4003.1(b)(4) (determinations concerning allocation of assets 
under section 4044 of ERISA) may request reconsideration of the initial 
determination. Requests for reconsideration must be in writing, be 
clearly designated as requests for reconsideration, contain a statement 
of the grounds for reconsideration and the relief sought, and contain 
or reference all pertinent information. OMB has approved the 
administrative appeals collection of information under control number 
1212-0063 through July 31, 2013. PBGC is requesting that OMB extend its 
approval of this collection of information for three years. An agency 
may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, 
a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB 
control number.
    PBGC estimates that an average of 700 filers per year will respond 
to this collection of information. PBGC further estimates that the 
annual burden of this collection of information per filer is about one-
half hour and about $500, with an average total annual burden of about 
240 hours and about $380,000.

    Issued in Washington, DC, this 19th day of June 2013.
Judith R. Starr,
General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2013-14522 Filed 6-18-13; 8:45 am]
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