Employee Retirement Income Security Act Prohibited Transaction Exemption 1986-128 For Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-Dealers

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
2014ss.doc Supporting Statement A	2014-12-19

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
38407	Employee Retirement Income Security Act Prohibited Transaction Exemption 1986-128 For Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-Dealers Other-Prohibited Transaction Exemption Amendment	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1210-0059	ICR Reference No: 201412-1210-005
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 201108-1210-004
Agency/Subagency: DOL/EBSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Employee Retirement Income Security Act Prohibited Transaction Exemption 1986-128 For Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-Dealers
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: 03/02/2015
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/27/2015
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	03/31/2018	36 Months From Approved	03/31/2015
Responses	1,300,000	0	1,199,800
Time Burden (Hours)	35,000	0	63,800
Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,100,000	0	736,800

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Abstract: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 86-128 (as amended) permits persons who serve as fiduciaries for employee benefit plans to effect or execute securities transactions on behalf of employee benefit plans.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1108 Name of Law: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	79 FR 61903	10/15/2014
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	80 FR 4316	01/27/2015
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
Employee Retirement Income Security Act Prohibited Transaction Exemption 1986-128 For Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-Dealers

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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	1,300,000	1,199,800	0	0	100,200	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	35,000	63,800	0	0	-28,800	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	1,100,000	736,800	0	0	363,200	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: This analysis uses 2014 wage and overhead estimates. Costs of postage have been updated. Additionally, the number of plans affected has been updated to reflect updated Form 5500 data. The estimated number of new plans has also been updated to reflect updated Form 5500 data. These updates resulted in an increase in the number of disclosures produced and in the cost burden. The estimated number of affected broker-dealer fiduciaries has been updated to reflect current Securities and Exchange Commission data. Additionally, the Department erroneously reported during the last submission that legal professionals at plans would prepare the annual termination form. In fact, legal professionals at financial institutions are likely to prepare this form. As forms are likely to be standardized, and there are far fewer financial institutions using this exemption that there are plans engaging in transactions, this resulted in a reduction in the hour burden estimate.

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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]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

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: 01/27/2015

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