[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 187 (Thursday, September 26, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 78918-78919]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22110]


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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION


Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment 
Request; Historical Pension Plan Tracing Service Intake Information

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of request for approval of information collection.

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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting 
that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve, under the 
Paperwork Reduction Act, of a new collection of information. The 
purpose of the information collection is to obtain information that the 
Office of the PBGC Participant and Plan Sponsor Advocate requires from 
the public to conduct its pension plan tracing service. This notice 
informs the public of PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the 
collection of information.

DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before October 28, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Written comments and recommendations for the proposed 
information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication of 
this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular 
information collection by selecting ``Currently under 30-day Review--
Open for Public Comments'' or by using the search function.
    All comments received will be posted without change to PBGC's 
website, www.pbgc.gov, including any personal information provided. Do 
not submit comments that include any personally identifiable 
information or confidential business information.
    A copy of the request will be posted on PBGC's website at https://www.pbgc.gov/prac/laws-and-regulation/federal-register-notices-open-for-comment. It may also be obtained without charge by writing to the 
Disclosure Division (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#6c08051f0f00031f191e092c1c0e0b0f420b031a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="3e5a574d5d52514d4b4c5b7e4e5c595d10595148">[email protected]</span></a>), Office of the General 
Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, 
Washington, DC 20024-2101; or, calling 202-229-4040 during normal 
business hours. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech 
disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay 
services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica O'Donnell 
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#741b101b1a1a1118185a191b1a1d171534041613175a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="234c474c4d4d464f4f0d4e4c4d4a404263534144400d444c55">[email protected]</span></a>), Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division, 
Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 
445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-2101, 202-229-8706. If you are 
deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech

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disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay 
services.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office of the PBGC Participant and Plan 
Sponsor Advocate (OPPSA) acts as a liaison between PBGC, sponsors of 
defined benefit pension plans insured by PBGC, and participants in 
pension plans trusteed by PBGC. OPPSA assists participants with 
searching for historical pension plan information as part of its 
pension plan tracing service. To conduct the tracing research, OPPSA 
uses an internal pension plan tracing research dashboard, which 
displays select data elements from various PBGC systems, including 
annual premium filing records and case information. The information 
found through OPPSA's tracing research can help participants locate 
historical plan information.
    To perform the search, OPPSA will request participant contact 
information and specific plan information. This information includes 
the participant's name, phone number, email address, and the inquirer's 
name and relationship to participant if the inquirer it is not the 
participant; the employer's name and location; the pension plan name; 
the employer identification number (EIN); the plan number (PN); the 
years that the participant worked for the employer; whether the person 
was an hourly, salaried, or part-time employee; and any addition 
information about the employer or pension plan that would aid in plan 
tracing, including listing any documents the participant has related to 
the pension plan. The collection of information is voluntary and 
minimally burdensome. It will enable OPPSA to more effectively run its 
pension plan tracing service and to assist participants in locating 
historical plan information.
    On July 22, 2024, PBGC published in the Federal Register (at 89 FR 
59172) a notice informing the public of its intent to request approval 
of this collection of information. No comments were received. PBGC is 
requesting that OMB approve the collection of information for 3 years. 
An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to 
respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently 
valid OMB control number.
    PBGC estimates that it will receive intake information from 
approximately 200 participants annually and that it will take 
participants 0.5 hours to complete and submit the information. The time 
needed to provide the information will vary among participants 
depending on what information they have readily available to them. The 
total amount of burden associated with this collection of information 
is estimated to be 100 hours and an estimated $0.

    Issued in Washington, DC.
Hilary Duke,
Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit 
Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2024-22110 Filed 9-25-24; 8:45 am]
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