Section 408(q), added to the Internal
Revenue Code by section 602 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief
Reconciliation Act of 2001, provides that separate accounts and
annuities may be added to qualified employer plans and deemed to be
individual retirement accounts and individual retirement annuities
if certain requirements are met. Section 1.408(q)-1(f)(2) provides
that these deemed IRAs must be held in a trust or annuity contract
seperate from the trust or annuity contract of the qualified
employer plan. This collection of information is required to ensure
that the separate requirements of qualified employer plans
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.