[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Semiannual Regulatory Agenda]
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Part XXXIX





Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION (PBGC)                            


  



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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

29 CFR Ch. XL

Agenda of Regulations Under Development

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC).

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: This document sets forth the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation's regulatory agenda issued under Executive Order 12866 and 
the Regulatory Flexibility Act. The agenda lists regulations that are 
currently under development or review or that PBGC expects to have 
under development or review during the next 12 months. The effect of 
this agenda is to advise the public of PBGC's current and future 
regulatory activities.

ADDRESSES: Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005-4026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information on the agenda 
in general, contact Harold J. Ashner, Assistant General Counsel, Office 
of the General Counsel, (202) 326-4024. (For TTY/TDD users, call the 
Federal relay service toll-free at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be 
connected to (202) 326-4024.) For information about a specific 
regulation project listed on the agenda, contact the person designated 
in the agenda for that regulation.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the President's order on Regulatory 
Planning and Review, Executive Order 12866 (58 FR 51735, October 4, 
1993), each agency is required to prepare an agenda of all regulations 
under development or review. The Regulatory Flexibility Act, Public Law 
98-354, 5 U.S.C. 601, has a similar agenda requirement. Under that law, 
the agenda must list any regulation that is likely to have a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.

     The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidelines 
prescribing the form and content of the regulatory agenda. Under 
those guidelines, the agenda must list all regulatory activities 
being conducted or reviewed in the next 12 months and provide 
certain specified information on each regulation.

Dated: March 19, 2002.

 Steven A. Kandarian,

Executive Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

                            Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation--Proposed Rule Stage
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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3432        Filing Rules........................................................................     1212-AA89
3433        Rules for Administrative Review of Agency Decisions.................................     1212-AA97
3434        Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Valuation of Benefits and Assets.....     1212-AA55
3435        Cash Balance Plans With Variable Indices............................................     1212-AA96
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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3436        Assessment Of and Relief From Penalties.............................................     1212-AA95
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                                                                                                    Regulation
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3437        Payment of Benefits in PBGC-Trusteed Plans..........................................     1212-AA35
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)         Proposed Rule Stage


  



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3432. FILING RULES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 1301 et seq

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4000

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The PBGC's rules governing the date of filing vary, depending 
on the regulation involved and the method of filing used (e.g., mail 
postmarked by the United States Postal Service, metered mail, 
commercial delivery service, facsimile). The PBGC intends to clarify 
and simplify its filing rules and to provide greater flexibility in 
methods of filing (including by electronic means).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/00/02

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NPRM Comment Period End         12/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas H. Gabriel, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation, Office of the General Counsel, 1200 K Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4112

RIN: 1212-AA89
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3433. RULES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF AGENCY DECISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3)

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4003

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The PBGC plans to clarify and simplify the rules governing 
its administrative review process. As part of this rulemaking, the PBGC 
intends to explore ways to make its procedures more efficient.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/27/02                    67 FR 14663
NPRM Comment Period End         05/28/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas H. Gabriel, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation, Office of the General Counsel, 1200 K Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4112

RIN: 1212-AA97
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3434. ALLOCATION OF ASSETS IN SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLANS; VALUATION OF 
BENEFITS AND ASSETS

Priority: Other Significant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1341; 29 USC 1301(a); 29 USC 
1344; 29 USC 1362

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4044, subpart B

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation is considering 
amending its benefit valuation and asset allocation regulations by 
adopting more current mortality tables and otherwise simplifying and 
improving its valuation assumptions and methods.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           03/19/97                    62 FR 12982
ANPRM Comment Period End        05/19/97
NPRM                            12/00/02
NPRM Comment Period End         02/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James L. Beller, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation, Office of the General Counsel, 1200 K Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4112

RIN: 1212-AA55
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3435. CASH BALANCE PLANS WITH VARIABLE INDICES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 1301 et seq

CFR Citation: Not Yet Determined

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: Many cash balance plans use variable indices to determine 
future retirement benefits. When such a plan terminates in a distress 
or involuntary termination, the PBGC must make a number of 
determinations that require it to project future retirement benefit 
amounts. To do so, the PBGC must make assumptions about the future 
performance of the variable index. This rulemaking will address these 
and related issues.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Request for Comments            06/06/00                    65 FR 41610
Comment Period End              09/22/00
NPRM                            02/00/03
NPRM Comment Period End         04/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Catherine B. Klion, Attorney, Office of the General 
Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20005-4024
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4112

RIN: 1212-AA96
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3436. ASSESSMENT OF AND RELIEF FROM PENALTIES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 28 USC 2461 note; 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1303(a); 
29 USC 1306; 29 USC 1307; 29 USC 1371

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4003; 29 CFR 4007; 29 CFR 4071

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The PBGC has issued a number of policy statements about 
penalties over the last few years. For the convenience of the public, 
the PBGC proposes to replace those policy statements with an updated 
and expanded set of penalty policies codified in its regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/12/01                     66 FR 2856
NPRM Comment Period End         03/13/01
Final Action                    11/00/02
Final Action Effective          12/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Deborah C. Murphy, Attorney, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation, Office of the General Counsel, 1200 K Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20005-4026
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4112

RIN: 1212-AA95
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)           Completed Actions


  



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3437. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS IN PBGC-TRUSTEED PLANS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 29 USC 1302(b)(3); 29 USC 1322; 29 USC 1342

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 4022

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: When the PBGC assumes trusteeship of a terminated pension 
plan pursuant to sections 4041 and 4042 of ERISA, it pays benefits to 
participants pursuant to plan provisions and section 4022 of ERISA. 
This regulation fills gaps in the rules and otherwise clarifies matters 
that had been handled on a case-by-case basis in the past.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/26/00                    65 FR 81456
NPRM Comment Period End         02/26/01
Final Action                    04/08/02                    67 FR 16950
Final Action Effective          06/01/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Catherine B. Klion, Attorney, Office of the General 
Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW, 
Washington, DC 20005-4024
Phone: 202 326-4024
TDD Phone: 800 877-8339
Fax: 202 326-4112

RIN: 1212-AA35
[FR Doc. 02-7683 Filed 05-10-02; 8:45 am]
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