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