Administrators of PBGC-insured pension
plans file with PBGC premium information and premium payments
required under 29 USC 1307 and 29 CFR Part 4007, which also
requires retention and production of records necessary to support
premium filings. The information identifies payers and lets PBGC
verify premium computations and perform premium audits. It also
helps PBGC estimate its exposure if plans terminate, track movement
of participants and assets, determine whether new plans are being
created, and update its insured-plan inventory. The retained
records facilitate audits.
The change in the estimated
annual burden of this collection of information from about 8,200
hours and about $54,387,000 (the currently approved burden) to
about 8,000 hours and about $53,200,000 (the burden for which
approval is requested) is attributable to an upward adjustment of
about 1,550 hours and about $10,413,000 due to re-estimation and a
downward change of about 1,750 hours and about $11,600,000
resulting from the amendments in PBGC's proposed rule. The upward
adjustment and downward change both reflect remarks made by
practicing actuaries when the topic of premium due dates and their
impact on the burden of filing was raised during a session on PBGC
premiums at an actuaries' meeting. Heretofore, PBGC has relied on
burden estimates by PBGC staff actuaries familiar with the work
required to prepare premium filings. PBGC believes that the views
of actuaries currently in private practice - notwithstanding the
absence of unanimity among them - are an appropriate "real-world"
source to draw from in estimating the burden of this information
collection (both in its current form and as it would be changed by
the proposed rule).
$12,500,000
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Deborah Murphy 202
326-4024
No
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.