[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 109 (Tuesday, June 7, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 34723-34724]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-12221]


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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION


Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment 
Request; Administrative Appeals

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension of OMB approval of information 
collection.

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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 contained 
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 on or before July 7, 2022.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function. A copy of 
the request will be posted on PBGC's website at https://www.pbgc.gov/prac/laws-and-regulation/federal-register-notices-open-for-comment. 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; or, calling 202-229-4040 during normal 
business hours. If you are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay 
services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Melissa Rifkin 
([email protected]), Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division, 
Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
1200 K Street NW, Washington DC 20005-4026; 202-229-6563. If you are 
deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 
to access telecommunications relay services.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 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 contained in 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.
    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 administrative appeals, 
which are covered in subpart D of the regulation. Subpart D prescribes 
rules on who may file appeals, when and where to file appeals, contents 
of appeals, and other matters relating to appeals. Most appeals filed 
with PBGC are filed by individuals (participants, beneficiaries,

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and alternate payees) in connection with benefit entitlement or 
amounts. A small number of appeals are filed by companies in connection 
with other matters, such as plan coverage under section 4021 of ERISA 
or liability under sections 4062(b)(1), 4063, or 4064. For appeals of 
benefit determinations, PBGC has optional forms for filing appeals 
(Form 724) and requests for extensions of time to appeal (Form 723). 
PBGC needs the required information to resolve matters raised in 
appeals of PBGC's initial determinations.
    PBGC is proposing some minor editorial and formatting changes to 
Forms 723 and 724. In addition, it is proposing to make the forms 
fillable online. These are intended to make the forms easier for 
appellants to complete.
    The collection of information under the regulation has been 
approved under OMB control number 1212-0061 (expires July 31, 2022). On 
March 30, 2022, PBGC published in the Federal Register (at 87 FR 18402) 
a notice informing the public of its intent to request an extension of 
this collection of information, as modified. No comments were received. 
PBGC is requesting that OMB extend approval of the collection, with 
modifications, 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 each year there will be 300 appeals and 75 
requests for extensions filed annually under this regulation. The total 
estimated annual burden of the collection of information is 293 hours 
and $37,400.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Stephanie Cibinic,
Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2022-12221 Filed 6-6-22; 8:45 am]
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