[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 12, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 27377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-12558]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of availability; request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the Western States Office and 
Professional Employees Pension Fund (WSOPE Pension Fund), a 
multiemployer pension plan, has submitted an application to reduce 
benefits under the fund in accordance with the Multiemployer Pension 
Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this notice is to announce 
that the application submitted by the Board of Trustees of the WSOPE 
Pension Fund has been published on the website of the Department of the 
Treasury (Treasury), and to request public comments on the application 
from interested parties, including participants and beneficiaries, 
employee organizations, and contributing employers of the WSOPE Pension 
Fund.

DATES: Comments must be received by July 27, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments electronically through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, in accordance with 
the instructions on that site. Electronic submissions through 
www.regulations.gov are encouraged.
    Comments may also be mailed to the Department of the Treasury, MPRA 
Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220, 
Attn: Danielle Norris. Comments sent via facsimile and email will not 
be accepted.
    Additional Instructions: All comments received, including 
attachments and other supporting materials, will be made available to 
the public. Do not include any personally identifiable information 
(such as your Social Security number, name, address, or other contact 
information) or any other information in your comment or supporting 
materials that you do not want publicly disclosed. Treasury will make 
comments available for public inspection and copying on 
www.regulations.gov or upon request. Comments posted on the internet 
can be retrieved by most internet search engines.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the 
application from the WSOPE Pension Fund, please contact Treasury at 
(202) 622-1534 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MPRA amended the Internal Revenue Code to 
permit a multiemployer plan that is projected to have insufficient 
funds to reduce pension benefits payable to participants and 
beneficiaries if certain conditions are satisfied. In order to reduce 
benefits, the plan sponsor is required to submit an application to the 
Secretary of the Treasury, which must be approved or denied in 
consultation with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and 
the Department of Labor.
    On May 15, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the WSOPE Pension Fund 
submitted an application for approval to reduce benefits under the 
fund. As required by MPRA, that application has been published on 
Treasury's website at https://www.treasury.gov/services/Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury is publishing this notice in the Federal 
Register, in consultation with PBGC and the Department of Labor, to 
solicit public comments on all aspects of the WSOPE Pension Fund 
application.
    Comments are requested from interested parties, including 
participants and beneficiaries, employee organizations, and 
contributing employers of the WSOPE Pension Fund. Consideration will be 
given to any comments that are timely received by Treasury.

    Dated: June 4, 2018.
David Kautter,
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-12558 Filed 6-11-18; 8:45 am]
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