Automatic Enrollment Individual Retirement Accounts (Auto-IRAs)

Forms and Documents

Document	Type	Status	Availability
1530-NEW_Supporting Statementr Auto_IRA.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2017-01-04	Available

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
224977	Regulations Governing Retirement Savings Bonds	Other-draft regulation	New

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1530-0068	ICR Reference No: 201612-1530-006
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No:
Agency/Subagency: TREAS/FISCAL	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Automatic Enrollment Individual Retirement Accounts (Auto-IRAs)
Type of Information Collection: New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Emergency	Approval Requested By: 01/04/2017
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 01/11/2017
	Date Received in OIRA: 01/04/2017
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	07/31/2017	6 Months From Approved
Responses	5	0	0
Time Burden (Hours)	40	0	0
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Approximately one-third of private-sector employees in the United States lack access to retirement savings plans through their employers. To fill this gap, several states (or their political subdivisions) are establishing or considering programs that will encourage employees to save for their retirement, including through automatic enrollment individual retirement accounts and other approaches (collectively referred to here as Auto-IRAs). Under an Auto-IRA program, employee contributions are deposited into an IRA and invested in accordance with the design of the Auto-IRA program and the wishes of the participant. In order to assist states in offering risk-averse savers a principal-protected investment, the Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) will offer retirement savings bonds to certain state Auto-IRA retirement savings programs. To help the Fiscal Service determine whether it should offer or continue to offer the bonds for a given state Auto-IRA program, that program must provide documentation to Fiscal Service annually, in a form and manner acceptable to Fiscal Service, addressing topics such as administration; account monitoring; ability to transfer; withdrawals; consumer protection; consumer education; costs of administration borne by consumers; oversight; pooling; and any proposed use of the bond as a default investment.

Emergency Justfication: The Department of the Treasury, Fiscal Service (Fiscal Service) respectfully requests emergency processing and approval of the collection of information contained in the final rule to amend Regulations Governing Retirement Savings Bonds. Section 347.30 of the regulation was added to impose an annual reporting requirement for State Auto-IRA programs which are issued retirement savings bonds. In December 2016, two states requested that Treasury verify whether the retirement savings bond will be available in their state retirement savings programs. One of those states is preparing to launch its auto-IRA program in the next several months and needs confirmation from Fiscal Service on what information is required as soon as possible. Fiscal Service cannot reasonably comply with the normal clearance procedures under 5 C.F.R. Part 1320 without causing delays and additional burden on these states.

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Authorizing Statute(s): None

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

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
Regulations Governing Retirement Savings Bonds

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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	5	0	0	5	0	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	40	0	0	40	0	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: Yes

Burden Increase Due to: Changing Regulations

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: This is a new collection.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $950

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: 01/04/2017

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