[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 136 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Page 33995]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-15016]


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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION


Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment 
Request; Filings for Reconsideration

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. This notice informs the public of PBGC's request and 
solicits public comment on the collection of information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted by August 15, 2019.

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 the request will be posted on PBGC's website at https://www.pbgc.gov/prac/laws-and-regulations/information-collections-under-omb-review. It may also be obtained without charge by writing to the 
Disclosure Division of the Office of the General Counsel of PBGC, 1200 
K Street NW, Washington, DC 20005-4026; faxing a request to 202-326-
4042; or, calling 202-326-4040 during normal business hours (TTY users 
may call the Federal Relay Service toll-free at 800-877-8339 and ask to 
be connected to 202-326-4040). The Disclosure Division will email, fax, 
or mail the information to you, as you request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Levin ([email protected]), 
Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel, 
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 
20005-4026, 202-326-4400, ext. 3559. TTY users may call the Federal 
Relay Service toll-free at 800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 202-
326-4400, ext. 3559.

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. Certain types of initial determinations are 
subject to reconsideration, which are covered in subpart C of the 
regulation. Subpart C prescribes rules on who may request 
reconsideration, when to make a reconsideration request, where to 
submit the request, the form and content of reconsideration requests, 
and other matters relating to reconsideration requests.
    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), 
Sec.  4003.1(b)(4) (determinations concerning allocation of assets 
under section 4044 of ERISA), or Sec.  4003.1(b)(5) (determinations 
with respect to penalties under section 4071 of ERISA) may request 
reconsideration of the initial determination. Most requests for 
reconsideration have been filed by plan administrators under Sec.  
4003.1(b)(2) for waiver of premium penalties and interest and late 
payment penalties under section 4007 of ERISA.
    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. Requests for reconsideration may 
be filed by hand, mail, commercial delivery service, or electronically.
    The existing collection of information was approved under OMB 
control number 1212-0063 (expires September 30, 2019). On April 29, 
2019, PBGC published in the Federal Register (at 84 FR 18094) a notice 
informing the public of its intent to request an extension of this 
collection of information. No comments were received. PBGC is 
requesting that OMB extend approval of this collection of information 
for three years without change. 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 184 persons per year will respond 
to this collection of information. PBGC further estimates that the 
average annual burden of this collection of information is about one-
half hour and $652 per person, with an average total annual burden of 
approximately 100 hours and about $120,000.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Stephanie Cibinic,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2019-15016 Filed 7-15-19; 8:45 am]
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