EBSA (Formerly PWBA) Federal Register Notice

Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB Approval [11/27/2001]

Volume 66, Number 228, Page 59265

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration

 
Agency Information Collection Activities; Announcement of OMB 
Approval

AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of 
Labor.

ACTION: Notice of approval.

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SUMMARY: The Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA) is 
announcing that collections of information included in regulations 
pertaining to: PTCE 81-8, investment of plan assets in certain types of 
short-term investments; PTCE T88-1, adoption by the FERS Thrift Savings 
Fund of certain prohibited transaction class exemptions granted 
pursuant to section 408(a) of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 (ERISA); and, PTCE 94-71, certain transactions or 
activities authorized by a settlement agreement resulting from an 
investigation of an employee benefit plan conducted by the Department 
of Labor, have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget 
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95). This notice 
announces the OMB approval numbers and expiration dates.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Address requests for copies of the 
information collection requests (ICRs) to Gerald B. Lindrew, U.S. 
Department of Labor, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N-5647, Washington, DC 20210. Telephone: 
(202) 219-4782. This is not a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of June 27, 2001 (66 
FR 34269), PWBA announced its intent to request renewal of its current 
OMB approval for the information collection provisions in a regulation 
pertaining to investment of plan assets in certain types of short-term 
investments. In accordance with the PRA 95, OMB has renewed its 
approval for the ICR under OMB control number 1210-0061. The approval 
expires November 30, 2004.
    In the Federal Register of June 27, 2001 (66 FR 34271), the Agency 
announced its intent to request renewal of its current OMB approval for 
the information collection provisions of Transaction Exemption T88-1, 
related to the adoption by the FERS Thrift Savings Fund of certain 
class exemptions granted pursuant to section 408(a) of ERISA. In 
accordance with PRA 95, OMB has renewed its approval for the ICR under 
OMB control number 1210-0074. The approval expires November 30, 2004.
    In the Federal Register of June 27, 2001 (66 FR 34270), the Agency 
announced its intent to request renewal of its current OMB approval for 
the information collection provisions of PTCE 94-71, exempting certain 
transactions authorized by a settlement agreement resulting from an 
investigation of an employee benefit plan under ERISA. In accordance 
with PRA 95, OMB has renewed its approval for the ICR under OMB control 
number 1210-0091. The approval expires November 30, 2004.
    Under 5 CFR 1320.5 (b), an Agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a 
person is not required to respond to, a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a valid control number.

    Dated: November 20, 2001.
Gerald B. Lindrew,
Deputy Director, Office of Policy and Research, Pension and Welfare 
Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-29422 Filed 11-26-01; 8:45 am]
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