Distress Terminations of Single Employer Plans; Standard Terminations of Single-Employer Plans; 29 CFR Parts 2616 and 2617

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IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
121736	Distress Terminations of Single Employer Plans; Standard Terminations of Single-Employer Plans; 29 CFR Parts 2616 and 2617	Form	Migrated

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1212-0036	ICR Reference No: 199508-1212-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 199212-1212-001
Agency/Subagency: PBGC	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Distress Terminations of Single Employer Plans; Standard Terminations of Single-Employer Plans; 29 CFR Parts 2616 and 2617
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 09/26/1995
	Date Received in OIRA: 08/24/1995
Terms of Clearance: Approved for two years, by which time PBGC expects to issue a final rule that will require revisions to this collection. In addition, PBGC will assess the feasibility of electronic filing for standard terminations, and either implement this change as soon as possible or explain why it has not been implemented as part of the next clearance package. Last, PBGC shall solicit comment on whether the standard termination filing process could be reduced in burden, given PBGC's more liminted role in standard terminations, as prior to the next request for PRA clearance (e.g., as part of its 60-day public notice under the 1995 PRA).

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	09/30/1997	09/30/1997	12/31/1995
Responses	5,040	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	32,653	0	16,107
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Plan administrators of plans terminating voluntarily must certain information to the PBGC and provide certain information to affected third parties. The PBGC needs this information to ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements. Third parties need this information so that they will be informed about the status of the proposed termination and their benefits upon termination.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:

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Federal Register Notices & Comments

Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Distress Terminations of Single Employer Plans; Standard Terminations of Single-Employer Plans; 29 CFR Parts 2616 and 2617	500-501, 600-602

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	5,040	0	0	0	5,040	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	32,653	16,107	0	0	16,546	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement:

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 08/24/1995

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