13476 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 58 / Friday, March 27, 2009 / Notices 

published at Volume 73 FR 73957 on 

December 4, 2008. 

Darrin A. King, 

Departmental Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–6774 Filed 3–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–FW–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Comment Request; 

Definition of ‘‘Plan Assets’’— 

Participant Contributions 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the 

Department), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and continuing 

collections of information in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

This program helps to ensure that the 

data the Department collects can be 

provided in the desired format, that the 

reporting burden on the public (time 

and financial resources) is minimized, 

that the public understands the 

Department’s collection instruments, 

and that the Department can accurately 

assess the impact of its collection 

requirements on respondents. 

Currently, the Employee Benefits 

Security Administration (EBSA) is 

soliciting comments concerning an 

extension of the current approval of the 

information collection in the regulation 

entitled Definition of Plan Assets— 

Participant Contributions, codified at 29 

CFR 2510.3–102. A copy of EBSA’s 

proposed information collection request 

(ICR) can be obtained by contacting the 

individual listed below in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before May 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all comments 

regarding the ICR and burden estimates 

to G. Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy 

and Research, Employee Benefits 

Security Administration, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210. 

Comments may be submitted in writing 

to the above address, via facsimile to 

(202) 219–4745, or electronically to the 

following Internet e-mail address: 

ebsa.opr@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

The regulation concerning plan assets 

and participant contributions provides 

guidance for fiduciaries, participants, 

and beneficiaries of employee benefit 

plans regarding how participant 

contributions to pension plans must be 

handled when they are either paid to 

the employer by the participant or 

directly withheld by the employer from 

the employee’s wages for transmission 

to the pension plan. In particular, the 

regulation sets standards for the timely 

delivery of such participant 

contributions, including an outside time 

limit for the employer’s holding of 

participant contributions. In addition, 

for those employers who may have 

difficulty meeting the regulation’s 

outside deadlines for transmitting 

participant contribution, the regulation 

(29 CFR 2510.3–102(d)) provides the 

opportunity for the employer to obtain 

an extension of the time limit by 

providing participants and the 

Department with a notice that contains 

specified information. The ICR pertains 

to this notice requirement. The 

Department previously requested review 

of this information collection and 

obtained approval from the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) under 

OMB control number 1210–0100. That 

approval is scheduled to expire on June 

30, 2009. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Department of Labor 

(Department) is particularly interested 

in comments that: 

• Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

• Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

• Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

• Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., by permitting electronic 

submissions of responses. 

III. Current Actions 

This notice requests comments on an 

extension of the ICR included in the 

regulation governing the definition of 

‘‘plan assets’’ as related to participant 

contributions. The Department is not 

proposing or implementing changes to 

the existing ICR at this time. A summary 

of the ICR and the current burden 

estimates follows: 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved information 

collection. 

Agency: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

Title: Definition of Plan Assets— 

Participant Contributions. 

OMB Number: 1210–0100. 

Affected Public: Business or other forprofit; not-for-profit institutions; 

individuals. 

Number of Respondents: 1. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Number of Annual Responses: 251. 

Total Burden Hours: 1. 

Total Burden Cost (Operating and 

Maintenance): $1,000. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for Office of 

Management and Budget approval of the 

information collection request; they will 

also become a matter of public record. 

Dated: March 23, 2009. 

Joseph S. Piacentini, 

Director, Office of Policy and Research, 

Employee Benefits Security Administration. 

[FR Doc. E9–6835 Filed 3–26–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–29–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection: Comment Request National 

Medical Support Notice—Part B 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Labor (the 

Department), as part of its continuing 

effort to reduce paperwork and 

respondent burden, conducts a 

preclearance consultation program to 

provide the general public and Federal 

agencies with an opportunity to 

comment on proposed and continuing 

collections of information in accordance 

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 

1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). 

This program helps to ensure that the 

data the Department collects can be 

provided in the desired format, that the 

reporting burden on the public (time 

and financial resources) is minimized, 

that the public understands the 

Department’s collection instruments, 

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