United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1996_register executive 2010-09-24 article Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be045e98 D09002ee1be045f20 United States Department of Labor originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency United States Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency This rule removes from the Code of Federal Regulations certain interpretive bulletins and regulations (or portions thereof) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), that the Department of Labor (the Department) believes are obsolete (collectively, the obsolete regulations). The obsolete regulations generally provided transitional relief for plan sponsors, plan administrators, and others subject to the requirements of title I of ERISA, in coming into compliance with ERISA's requirements in the first several years following ERISA's enactment in 1974. Because the election periods or dates of applicability under these rules have expired, the Department believes that the regulations are no longer needed. In other instances, the obsolete regulations are unnecessary because they merely provide notice of a rescission or withdrawal of prior guidance or regulations, or were rendered ineffective by a subsequent Supreme Court decision. 61 FR 33847 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-07-01/96-16594 96-16594 fr01jy96-9 RIN 1210-AA51 4510-29-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-07-01/96-16594 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-07-01/html/96-16594.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-07-01/pdf/96-16594.pdf 4 p. 33847 33850 61 FR 33847 Title 29 Part 2509 29 CFR Part 2509 Title 29 Part 2520 29 CFR Part 2520 Title 29 Part 2550 29 CFR Part 2550 RIN 1210-AA51 Removal of Interpretive Bulletins and Regulations Relating to ERISA; Federal Register Vol. 61, Issue RULE 96-16594 DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration 4510-29-P 96-16594 Final rule.

This rule removes from the Code of Federal Regulations certain interpretive bulletins and regulations (or portions thereof) under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), that the Department of Labor (the Department) believes are obsolete (collectively, the obsolete regulations). The obsolete regulations generally provided transitional relief for plan sponsors, plan administrators, and others subject to the requirements of title I of ERISA, in coming into compliance with ERISA's requirements in the first several years following ERISA's enactment in 1974. Because the election periods or dates of applicability under these rules have expired, the Department believes that the regulations are no longer needed. In other instances, the obsolete regulations are unnecessary because they merely provide notice of a rescission or withdrawal of prior guidance or regulations, or were rendered ineffective by a subsequent Supreme Court decision.

July 1, 1996. Katherine D. Lewis, Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Rm. N-5669, 200 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210 (telephone (202) 219-7461), or Vicki Shteir-Dunn, Plan Benefits Security Division, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, Rm. N-4611, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210 telephone (202) 219-8610). Vol. 61, no. 127 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1996-07-01 continuing daily deposited born digital 517 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-07-01 P0b002ee180a1d891 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr01jy96 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1996-07-01 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1996-07-01/pdf/FR-1996-07-01.pdf fdlp 33825 34365 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-06 FR-1996-07-01 machine generated eng FR FR-1996-07-01 61 127