Plan sponsors of multiemployer pension
plans terminated by mass withdrawal give notices to PBGC and plan
participants about plan insolvency and benefit reductions; notices
to participants about electing benefit options; and requests to
PBGC for financial assistance or permission to distribute benefits
in different amounts or forms than otherwise allowed. PBGC uses
information submitted to it to make statutory determinations and
estimate the need for financial assistance to plans. Participants
use information sent to them to make personal financial
decisions.
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.