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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 

extension of the current approval of the 

information collections in the regulation 

entitled National Medical Support 

Notice—Part B. A copy of EBSA’s 

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 to 

the office shown in the ADDRESSES

section 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 

Section 609(a) of the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 

as amended (ERISA), requires each 

group health plan, as defined in ERISA 

section 607(1), to provide benefits in 

accordance with the applicable 

requirements of any ‘‘qualified medical 

child support order’’ (QMCSO). A 

QMCSO is, generally, an order issued by 

a state court or other competent state 

authority that requires a group health 

plan to provide group health coverage to 

a child or children of an employee 

eligible for coverage under the plan. In 

accordance with Congressional 

directives contained in the Child 

Support Performance and Incentive Act 

of 1998 (CSPIA), EBSA and the Federal 

Office of Child Support Enforcement 

(OCSE) in the Department of Health and 

Human Services (HHS) cooperated in 

the development of regulations to create 

a National Medical Support Notice 

(NMSN or Notice). The Notice 

simplifies the issuance and processing 

of qualified medical child support 

orders issued by state child support 

enforcement agencies, provides for 

standardized communication between 

state agencies, employers, and plan 

administrators, and creates a uniform 

and streamlined process for 

enforcement of medical child support 

obligations ordered by state child 

support enforcement agencies. The 

NMSN comprises two parts: Part A was 

promulgated by HHS and pertains to 

state child support enforcement 

agencies; part B was promulgated by the 

Department and pertains to plan 

administrators pursuant to ERISA. This 

solicitation of public comment relates 

only to part B of the NMSN, which was 

promulgated by the Department. In 

connection with promulgation of part B 

of the NMSN, the Department submitted 

an ICR to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) for review, and OMB 

approved the information collections 

contained in the part B regulation under 

OMB control number 1210–0113. 

OMB’s approval of this ICR is scheduled 

to expire on June 30, 2009. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

The Department is currently soliciting 

comments on the information 

collections contained in its regulation 

codified at 29 CFR 2590.609–2, National 

Medical Support Notice—Part B. The 

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 the 

extension of the ICR included in the 

regulation promulgating Part B of the 

National Medical Support Notice. 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: 

Agency: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

Title: National Medical Support 

Notice—Part B. 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

OMB Number: 1210–0113. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Respondents: 156,000. 

Responses: 2,900,000. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

1,000,000. 

Estimated Total Burden Cost 

(Operating and Maintenance): 

$4,800,000. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of the ICR; 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. E9–6836 Filed 3–26–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection Comment Request; ERISA 

Summary Annual Report 

AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

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). This program helps to 

ensure that the data the Department 

gathers can be provided in the desired 

format, the reporting burden (time and 

financial resources) is minimized, the 

public clearly understands the 

Department’s collection instruments, 

and the Department can accurately 

assess the impact of collection 

requirements on respondents. Currently, 

the Employee Benefits Security 

Administration (EBSA) is soliciting 

comments concerning an extension of 

the information collections in the 

regulation implementing the 

requirement under the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 

(ERISA) that administrators of employee 

benefit plans annually furnish 

participants and certain beneficiaries a 

statement that fairly summarizes the 

plan’s latest annual report. A copy of 

the information collection request (ICR) 

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1 29 CFR 2578.1. 

2 29 CFR 2550.404a–3. 

3 29 CFR 2520.103–13. 

may be obtained by contacting the office 

listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 

notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office shown in the 

ADDRESSES section on or before May 26, 

2009. 

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments 

regarding the information collection 

request 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., 

Room N–5718, Washington, DC 20210. 

Telephone: (202) 693–8410, FAX (202) 

219–4333. These are not toll-free 

numbers. Comments may also be 

submitted electronically to the 

following Internet e-mail address: 

ebsa.opr@dol.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Section 104(b)(3) of ERISA and the 

regulation published at 29 CFR 

2520.104b–10 require, with certain 

exceptions, that administrators of 

employee benefit plans furnish annually 

to each participant and certain 

beneficiaries a summary annual report 

(SAR) meeting the requirements of the 

statute and regulation. The regulation 

prescribes the content and format of the 

SAR and the timing of its delivery. The 

SAR provides current information about 

the plan and assists those who receive 

it in understanding the plan’s current 

financial operation and condition. It 

also explains participants’ and 

beneficiaries’ rights to receive further 

information on these issues. 

EBSA previously submitted the 

information collection provisions in the 

regulation at 29 CFR 2520.104b–10 to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) for review in an information 

collection request (ICR). OMB approved 

the ICR under OMB Control No. 1210– 

0040. The ICR approval is scheduled to 

expire on July 31, 2009. 

II. Desired Focus of Comments 

The 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 

• Evaluate whether and to what 

extent the proposed collection of 

information minimizes 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 Action 

This notice requests comments on an 

extension of the information collections 

in the ERISA Summary Annual Report 

regulation. After considering comments 

received in response to this notice, the 

Department intends to submit the ICR to 

OMB for continuing approval. No 

change to the existing ICR is being 

proposed or made at this time. A 

summary of the ICR and the current 

burden estimates follows: 

Type of Review: Extension of a 

currently approved collection of 

information. 

Agency: Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, Department of Labor. 

Title: ERISA Summary Annual Report 

Regulation. 

OMB Number: 1210–0040. 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

households; Business or other for-profit; 

Not-for-profit institutions. 

Respondents: 749,000. 

Responses: 228,686,000. 

Estimated Total Burden Hours: 

461,000. 

Estimated Total Burden Cost 

(Operating and Maintenance): 

$134,161,000. 

Comments submitted in response to 

this notice will be summarized and/or 

included in the request for OMB 

approval of the ICR and 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. E9–6837 Filed 3–26–09; 8:45 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration 

Proposed Extension of Information 

Collection; Comment Request Final 

Rules and Class Prohibited 

Transaction Exemption 2006–16 

Relating to Terminated Individual 

Account Plans 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 

95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), the 

Department of Labor (the Department) 

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. This program helps to 

ensure that the data the Department 

gathers 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 

collection requirements on respondents. 

Pursuant to this notice, the 

Department is soliciting comments 

concerning the information collection 

provisions of final rules relating to the 

Termination of Abandoned Individual 

Account Plans,1 the Safe Harbor for 

Distributions From Terminated 

Individual Account Plans,2 the 

Terminal Report for Abandoned 

Individual Account Plans,3 and Class 

Prohibited Transaction Exemption 

2006–16, relating to the Terminal Report 

for Abandoned Individual Account 

Plans, and 2004–14, relating to 

automatic rollovers. 

A copy of the ICR may be obtained by 

contacting the office listed in the 

ADDRESSES section of this notice. 

DATES: Written comments must be 

submitted to the office shown in the 

ADDRESSES section below on or before 

May 26, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Interested parties are 

invited to submit written comments 

regarding the information collection 

request and burden estimates to: G. 

Christopher Cosby, Office of Policy and 

Research, U.S. Department of Labor, 

Employee Benefits Security 

Administration, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room N–5647, 

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 

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