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RIN: 1210-AB15 Publication ID: Fall 2008 

Title: Time and Order of Issuance of Domestic Relations Orders 

Abstract: Section 1001 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 requires the Secretary of Labor to issue, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment, regulations clarifying certain issues relating to the timing and order of domestic relations orders under section 206(d)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). This rule will provide guidance to plan administrators, service providers, participants, and alternate payees on the qualified domestic relations order requirements under ERISA. 

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 2530.206 

Legal Authority: 29 USC 1056; ERISA sec 206 (d) (3); PL 109-280, sec 1001, Pension Protection Act of 2006; 29 USC 1135; ERISA sec 505 

Legal Deadline:
Action Source Description Date
Final  Statutory    08/18/2007 

Timetable:
Action Date FR Cite
Interim Final Rule  03/07/2007  72 FR 10070 
Interim Final Rule Effective  04/06/2007   
Interim Final Rule Comment Period End  05/07/2007  72 FR 10070 
Final Action  12/00/2008   

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No 

Government Levels Affected: None 

Small Entities Affected: No 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 

Agency Contact:
Susan Elizabeth Rees
Senior Pension Law Specialist
Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Room N5669, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building Room N5655,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-8500
Fax:202 219-1791

 

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