[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 113 (Friday, June 13, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25090-25091]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2025-10796]
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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 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 for filings
for reconsideration 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 July 14, 2025.
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.
All comments received will be posted without change to PBGC's
website, www.pbgc.gov, including any personal information provided. Do
not submit comments that include any personally identifiable
information or confidential business information.
A copy of the request will be posted on PBGC's website at
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 ([email protected]), Office of the General
Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW,
Washington, DC 20024-2101; or, calling 202-229-4040 during normal
business hours. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay
services.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Karen Levin ([email protected]),
Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division, Office of the General Counsel,
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington,
DC 20024-2101; 202-229-3559. If you are deaf or 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) intends to request 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 (29 CFR part 4003) (OMB
control number 1212-0063; expires August 31, 2025). This notice informs
the public of PBGC's intent 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 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 contents of
reconsideration requests, and final decisions on reconsideration
requests.
Any person aggrieved by an initial determination of PBGC under
Sec. 4003.1(d)(1) (determinations with respect to premiums, interest,
and late payment penalties under section 4007 of ERISA), Sec.
4003.1(d)(2) (determinations concerning voluntary terminations), or
4003.1(d)(3) (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(d)(1) relating to premiums,
interest, and late payment penalties.
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 email.
The existing collection of information under the regulation has
been approved through August 31, 2025, under OMB control number 1212-
0063. On April 8, 2025, PBGC published in the Federal Register (at 90
FR 15165) 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 the collection for 3
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 an average of 146 persons per year
will respond to this collection of information. The total estimated
average annual burden of the collection of information is about one-
half hour and $493 per appellant, with an average total annual burden
of approximately 71 hours and about $71,925.
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Issued in Washington, DC, by
Hilary Duke,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit
Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2025-10796 Filed 6-12-25; 8:45 am]
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