EBSA Unified Agenda - [Final Rule Stage]

Title: Selection of Annuity Provider for Individual Account Plans 

Abstract: This rulemaking would establish a safe harbor under which a fiduciary of an individual account plan will be deemed to have satisfied his or her fiduciary responsibilities with respect to the selection of an annuity provider for the purpose of benefit distributions. The Department is proposing this safe harbor in light of revisions to Interpretive Bulletin 95-1 required by section 625 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 clarifying that the fiduciary standards in Interpretive Bulletin 95-1 do not apply to the selection of an annuity provider for benefit distributions from an individual account plan. 

Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) 

Priority: Other Significant 

RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda 

Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage 

Major: No 

Unfunded Mandates: No 

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 2550.404a-4 

Legal Authority: 29 USC 1104; ERISA sec 404; PL 109-280 sec 625, Pension Protection Act of 2006; 29 USC 1135; ERISA sec 505 

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	09/12/2007	72 FR 52021
NPRM Comment Period End	11/13/2007
Final Action	11/00/2008

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined 

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 

Related RINs: Related to 1210-AB22 

Agency Contact:
Janet Walters
Senior Advisor
Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N5655,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-8500
Fax:202 219-7291