[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 35315]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-15889]


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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 Southwest Ohio Regional Council 
of Carpenters Pension Plan, a multiemployer pension plan, has submitted 
an application to reduce benefits under the plan 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 Southwest Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Pension 
Plan 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 Southwest 
Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Plan.

DATES: Comments must be received by September 10, 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 or 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 Southwest Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters 
Pension Plan, 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 June 29, 2018, the Board of Trustees of the Southwest Ohio 
Regional Council of Carpenters Pension Plan submitted an application 
for approval to reduce benefits under the plan. 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 Southwest Ohio Regional Council of Carpenters Pension 
Plan application.
    Comments are requested from interested parties, including 
participants and beneficiaries, employee organizations, and 
contributing employers of the Southwest Ohio Regional Council of 
Carpenters Pension Plan. Consideration will be given to any comments 
that are timely received by Treasury.

    Dated: July 18, 2018.
David Kautter,
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-15889 Filed 7-24-18; 8:45 am]
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