[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 189 (Monday, October 2, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45896-45897]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-21035]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Office of the Secretary


Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB 
Review; Comment Request; ``Suspension of Pension Benefits Pursuant to 
Regulations 29 CFR 2530.203-3''

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On September 30, 2017, the Department of Labor (DOL) will 
submit the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) sponsored 
information collection request (ICR) titled, ``Suspension of Pension 
Benefits Pursuant to Regulations 29 CFR 2530.203-3,'' to the Office of 
Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval for continued use, 
without change, in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 
(PRA). Public comments on the ICR are invited.

DATES: The OMB will consider all written comments that agency receives 
on or before November 1, 2017.

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 free of charge 
from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAViewICR?ref_nbr=201707-1210-002 or by contacting Michel Smyth by 
telephone at 202-693-4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free 
numbers) or by email at [email protected].
    Submit comments about this request by mail to the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for DOL-
EBSA, Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, 725 17th Street NW., 
Washington, DC 20503; by Fax: 202-395-5806 (this is not a toll-free 
number); or by email: [email protected]. Commenters are 
encouraged, but not required, to send a courtesy copy of any comments 
by mail or courier to the U.S. Department of Labor--OASAM, Office of 
the Chief Information Officer, Attn: Departmental Information 
Compliance Management Program, Room N1301, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., 
Washington, DC 20210; or by email: [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michel Smyth by telephone at 202-693-
4129, TTY 202-693-8064, (these are not toll-free numbers) or by email 
at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This ICR seeks to extend PRA authority for 
the Suspension of Pension Benefits Pursuant to Regulations 29 CFR 
2530.203-3 information collection. Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act (ERISA) section 203(a)(3)(B), 29 U.S.C. 1103(a)(3)(B), and its 
implementing regulations govern the circumstances under which a pension 
plan may suspend pension benefit payments to a retiree who returns to 
work or of a participant who continues to work beyond normal retirement 
age. In order for a plan to suspend benefits, 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. The suspension notification must also inform the retiree or 
participant of the plan's procedure for affording a review of the 
suspension of benefits. ERISA section 203 authorizes this information 
collection. See 29 U.S.C. 1103.
    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 that 
does not display a valid Control Number. See 5 CFR 1320.5(a) and 
1320.6. The DOL obtains OMB approval for this information collection 
under Control Number 1210-0048.
    The DOL seeks to extend PRA authorization for this information 
collection for three (3) more years, without any change to existing 
requirements. The DOL notes that existing information collection 
requirements submitted to the OMB receive a month-to-month extension 
while they undergo review. For additional substantive information about 
this ICR, see the related notice published in the Federal Register on 
May 22, 2017 (82 FR 23303).
    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 thirty (30) days of publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. In order to help ensure appropriate 
consideration, comments should mention OMB Control Number 1210-0048. 
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

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other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting electronic 
submission of responses.
    Agency: DOL-EBSA.
    Title of Collection: Suspension of Pension Benefits Pursuant to 
Regulations 29 CFR 2530.203-3.
    OMB Control Number: 1210-0048.
    Affected Public: Private Sector--Businesses or other for-profits.
    Total Estimated Number of Respondents: 39,457.
    Total Estimated Number of Responses: 171,221.
    Total Estimated Annual Time Burden: 132,639 hours.
    Total Estimated Annual Other Costs Burden: $46,773.

    Authority:  44 U.S.C. 3507(a)(1)(D).

    Dated: September 26, 2017.
Michel Smyth,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-21035 Filed 9-29-17; 8:45 am]
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