Registration Requirements to Serve as a Pooled Plan Provider to Pooled Employer Plans

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
Form Form PR Registration Requirements to Serve as a Pooled Plan Provider to Pooled Employer Plans Form and Instruction	Modified
1210-0164 PPP Registration 11-16-2023.docx Supporting Statement A	2023-11-16
SECURE Act Section 101.pdf Supplementary Document	2020-11-16

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
241148	Registration Requirements to Serve as a Pooled Plan Provider to Pooled Employer Plans Form and Instruction	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1210-0164	ICR Reference No: 202309-1210-003
Status: Received in OIRA	Previous ICR Reference No: 202010-1210-001
Agency/Subagency: DOL/EBSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Registration Requirements to Serve as a Pooled Plan Provider to Pooled Employer Plans
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular	Date Submitted to OIRA: 11/24/2023

	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	36 Months From Approved	12/31/2023
Responses	142	2,813
Time Burden (Hours)	71	1,676
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0

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Abstract: The Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the SECURE Act) was designed to improve retirement coverage as well as the ability of individuals to manage important retirement-related risks. Specifically, the Secure Act requires Section 101 of the SECURE Act requires a “pooled plan provider” to register with the Labor Department and the Treasury Department before beginning operations as a pooled plan provider. Specifically, Section 101 of the SECURE Act amends section 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) to eliminate the commonality of interest requirement for establishing certain individual account plans, or “pooled employer plans,” that meet specific requirements. Among these requirements, plans must designate a “pooled plan provider” to serve as a named fiduciary and as the plan administrator. Further, section 101 of the SECURE Act requires pooled plan providers to register with the Department of Labor (the Department) and the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) before beginning operations. The statute expressly provides a separate authorization for the Department to require additional information.

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Authorizing Statute(s): PL: Pub.L. 116 - 94 101 Name of Law: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: PL: Pub.L. 116 - 94 101 Name of Law: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act

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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:
	88 FR 8317	02/08/2023
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	88 FR 82405	11/24/2023
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
Registration Requirements to Serve as a Pooled Plan Provider to Pooled Employer Plans	Form PR	Registration Requirement to Serve as Pooled Plan Provider of Pooled Employer Plan

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Request	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	142	2,813	0	0	-2,671	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	71	1,676	0	0	-1,605	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	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: In the previous information collection, the Department estimated the number of Form PR filings based on the Form M-1 data. In the current information collection, the Department has used the actual number of Form PR filings, as the data is now available. The Department has also removed the first-year costs that was associated with the previous information collection. In addition, the Department had updated the wage rates. As a result, the number of responses has decreased by 2,671 responses and the hour burden has decreased by 1,605 hours.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     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? No

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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: 11/24/2023

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