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other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Hilary Duke, 

Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory 

Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13134 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] 

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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

Announcement of OMB Approvals of 

Information Collections 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of OMB approval. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Management 

and Budget (OMB) has approved a 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation 

(PBGC) information collection under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act. This notice 

lists the approved information 

collection and provides its OMB control 

number and current expiration date. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Melissa Rifkin (rifkin.melissa@

pbgc.gov), Attorney, Regulatory Affairs 

Division, Office of the General Counsel, 

Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 

1200 K Street NW, Washington, DC 

20005–4026; 202–229–6563. TTY users 

may call the Federal Relay Service tollfree at 800–877–8339 and ask to be 

connected to 202–229–6563. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) and its 

implementing regulations require 

Federal agencies, after receiving OMB 

approval of information collections, to 

display OMB control numbers and 

inform respondents of their legal 

significance. In accordance with those 

requirements, PBGC hereby notifies the 

public that the following information 

collection, that is contained in PBGC’s 

regulations and does not have a 

corresponding form, has been approved 

by OMB. 

• OMB Control Number 1212–0065 

Disclosure of Information in Distress 

and PBGC-Initiated Terminations. The 

expiration date for this information 

collection contained in 29 CFR parts 

4041 and 4042 is April 30, 2024. 

The PRA provides that 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. 

Publication of this notice satisfies this 

requirement with respect to the abovelisted information collections, as 

provided in 5 CFR 1320.5(b)(2)(ii). 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Hilary Duke, 

Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory 

Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13135 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] 

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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

Proposed Submission of Information 

Collection for OMB Review; Comment 

Request; Mergers and Transfers 

Between Multiemployer Plans 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

ACTION: Notice of intent to request 

extension of OMB approval of 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation (PBGC) intends to request 

that the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) extend approval, under 

the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a 

collection of information contained in 

PBGC’s regulation on Mergers and 

Transfers Between Multiemployer 

Plans. This notice informs the public of 

PBGC’s intent and solicits public 

comment on the collection of 

information. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before August 23, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Comments may be 

submitted by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Email: paperwork.comments@

pbgc.gov. Refer to OMB control number 

1212–0022 in the subject line. 

• Mail or Hand Delivery: Regulatory 

Affairs Division, Office of the General 

Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation, 1200 K Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20005–4026. 

Commenters are strongly encouraged 

to submit public comments 

electronically. PBGC expects to have 

limited personnel available to process 

public comments that are submitted on 

paper through mail. Until further notice, 

any comments submitted on paper will 

be considered to the extent practicable. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency’s name (Pension 

Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or PBGC) 

and refer to OMB control number 1212– 

0022. All comments received will be 

posted without change to PBGC’s 

website, http://www.pbgc.gov, including 

any personal information provided. 

Copies of the collection of 

information may be obtained by writing 

to Disclosure Division, Office of the 

General Counsel, Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street 

NW, Washington, DC 20005–4026, or 

calling 202–326–4040 during normal 

business hours. TTY users may call the 

Federal Relay Service toll-free at 800– 

877–8339 and ask to be connected to 

202–326–4040. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Hilary Duke (duke.hilary@pbgc.gov), 

Assistant General Counsel for 

Regulatory Affairs, Office of the General 

Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation, 1200 K Street NW, 

Washington, DC 20005–4026; 202–326– 

4400, extension 3839. (TTY and TDD 

users may call the Federal relay service 

toll-free at 800–877–8339 and ask to be 

connected to 202–326–4400, extension 

3839.) 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4231(a) and (b) of the Employee 

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 

(ERISA) requires plans that are involved 

in a merger or transfer to give PBGC 120 

days notice of the transaction and 

provides that if PBGC determines that 

specified requirements are satisfied, the 

transaction will be deemed not to be in 

violation of ERISA section 406(a) or 

(b)(2) (dealing with prohibited 

transactions). 

PBGC’s regulation on Mergers and 

Transfers Between Multiemployer Plans 

(29 CFR part 4231) sets forth the 

procedures for giving notice of a merger 

or transfer under section 4231 and for 

requesting a compliance determination. 

The regulations specify the information 

that must be included in a merger or 

transfer notice. A request for a 

compliance determination must provide 

additional information to enable PBGC 

to make an explicit finding that the 

merger/transfer requirements have been 

satisfied. 

Section 4231(e) of ERISA clarifies 

PBGC’s authority to facilitate a merger (a 

‘‘facilitated merger’’) of two or more 

multiemployer plans if certain statutory 

requirements are met. For purposes of 

section 4231(e), ‘‘facilitation’’ may 

include training, technical assistance, 

mediation, communication with 

stakeholders, and support with related 

requests to other government agencies. 

In addition, subject to the requirements 

of section 4231(e)(2), PBGC may provide 

financial assistance (within the meaning 

of section 4261 of ERISA) to facilitate a 

merger (a ‘‘financial assistance merger’’) 

it determines is necessary to enable one 

or more of the plans involved to avoid 

or postpone insolvency. PBGC’s 

regulations specify the information 


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1See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting 

Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, 

June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 

4679). 

requirements for a voluntary request for 

a facilitated merger under section 

4231(e) of ERISA, including a financial 

assistance merger. 

PBGC uses information submitted by 

plan sponsors under the regulation to 

determine whether mergers and 

transfers conform to the requirements of 

ERISA section 4231 and the regulation. 

The collection of information under 

the regulation has been approved by 

OMB under control number 1212–0022 

(expires November 30, 2021). PBGC 

intends to request that OMB extend its 

approval for another 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 there are 14 

transactions each year (excluding 

financial assistance mergers). The 

estimated annual burden of the 

collection of information for 14 

transactions (excluding financial 

assistance mergers) is 14 fund office 

hours and $84,400 in contractor costs 

for work by attorneys and actuaries. 

PBGC further estimates that there is one 

request each year for a financial 

assistance merger. The annual burden of 

the collection of information for 

financial assistance mergers is 10 fund 

office hours and $36,000 in contractor 

costs. The total annual burden of the 

collection of information is 

approximately 24 fund office hours and 

$120,400 in contractor costs. 

PBGC is soliciting public comments 

to— 

• 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 

methodologies 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., permitting electronic submission of 

responses. 

Issued in Washington, DC. 

Hilary Duke, 

Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory 

Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–13131 Filed 6–22–21; 8:45 am] 

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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. MC2021–103 and CP2021–106] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

a negotiated service agreement. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: June 24, 

2021. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at http://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

The Commission gives notice that the 

Postal Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to negotiated service agreement(s). The 

request(s) may propose the addition or 

removal of a negotiated service 

agreement from the market dominant or 

the competitive product list, or the 

modification of an existing product 

currently appearing on the market 

dominant or the competitive product 

list. 

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, the title of each Postal 

Service request, the request’s acceptance 

date, and the authority cited by the 

Postal Service for each request. For each 

request, the Commission appoints an 

officer of the Commission to represent 

the interests of the general public in the 

proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 

(Public Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each request. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s website (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3011.301.1

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

in the captioned docket(s) are consistent 

with the policies of title 39. For 

request(s) that the Postal Service states 

concern market dominant product(s), 

applicable statutory and regulatory 

requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 

U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39 

CFR part 3040, subpart B. For request(s) 

that the Postal Service states concern 

competitive product(s), applicable 

statutory and regulatory requirements 

include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 

39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and 

39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment 

deadline(s) for each request appear in 

section II. 

II. Docketed Proceeding(s) 

1. Docket No(s).: MC2021–103 and 

CP2021–106; Filing Title: USPS Request 

to Add Priority Mail Contract 707 to 

Competitive Product List and Notice of 

Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing 

Acceptance Date: June 16, 2021; Filing 

Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 

3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 

3035.105; Public Representative: 

Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: 

June 24, 2021. 

This Notice will be published in the 

Federal Register. 

Erica A. Barker, 

Secretary. 

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