IRCRegulationsSep 9, 2016
r the 3 1/2-month period between April 15, 2017 and January 1, 2017 valuation date using the plan's effective interest rate, for a result of $86,620 (that is, $90,000 ÷ 1.1090(2.5/12) ÷ 1.0590(3.5/12)).(v) The remainder of the required installment that was due on April 15, 2017 without regard to the liquidity requireme…
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jul 8, 2022related by meaning
elatively small amount of SFA compared to their non-SFA assets (so that the SFA account is projected to be exhausted after a relatively short period)? Definitions—SFA Measurement Date
The SFA measurement date used in calculating the amount of SFA under § 4262.4 was defined in § 4262.2 of the interim final rule as the l…
80 FR 54374 — Determination of Minimum Required Pension Contributions IRCFinal Rules (FR)Sep 9, 2015
d the April 15, 2017 due date using the plan's effective interest rate increased by 5 percentage points (10.90%), and further discounted for the 3
1/2 -month period between April 15, 2017 and January 1, 2017 valuation date using the plan's effective interest rate, for a result of $86,620 (that is, $90,000 ÷ 1.1090(2.5/…
85 FR 82798 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02, Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 18, 2020★ strong match
…ns in a manner that aligns with the conduct standards of other regulators, such as the SEC.
Keeping FAB 2018-02 Similarly, the Department considered keeping FAB 2018-02 in effect without finalizing this exemption. However, the Department rejected this alternative, because FAB 2018-02 was intended to be a temporary poli…
T.D. 9732 — These final regulations provide guidance on the determination of minimum required contributions for single-employer defined benefit pension plans and also cont… IRCTreasury DecisionsSep 28, 2015
January 1, 2017 valuation date using the plan’s effective interest rate, for a result of $86,620 (that is, $90,000 ÷ 1.1090(2.5/12) ÷ 1.0590(3.5/12)). (v) The remainder of the required installment that was due on April 15, 2017 without regard to the liquidity requirement ($20,000) remains unpaid until the July 15, 2017…
82 FR 56545 — 18-Month Extension of Transition Period and Delay of Applicability Dates; Best Interest Contract Exemption (PTE 2016-01); Class Exemption for Principal Transac… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Nov 29, 2017★ strong match
…ack to Citation
36.
See, e.g., Comment Letter #28 (Empower Retirement) (“The relief offered under FAB 2017-02 was conditioned on fiduciaries working diligently and in good faith to comply with the fiduciary rule and exemptions. The DOL should make clear that this does not require continuing implementation efforts tha…
80 FR 14301 — Fiduciary Requirements for Disclosure in Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans-Timing of Annual Disclosure ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Mar 19, 2015★ strong match
ion
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FAB 2012-02R supersedes FAB 2012-02 issued on May 7, 2012. Changes in the superseding bulletin did not affect Question 35.
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5. FAB 2013-02 also provided a one-time “re-set” opportunity under which EBSA, as an enforcement matter, would treat a plan administrator as satisfying the “at least annua…
FAB 2025-02 — ERISA’s Annual Funding Notice Requirements Following SECURE 2.0 ERISADOL Field Assistance BulletinsApr 30, 2025★ strong match
… only applies to multiemployer plans. Q4: Prior to the effective date of section 343 of SECURE 2.0, FAB 2023-01 provided guidance (including model language) regarding compliance with the annual funding notice requirements of section 101(f) of ERISA for multiemployer pension plans that received (or are eligible to apply…
85 FR 81658 — Fiduciary Duties Regarding Proxy Voting and Shareholder Rights ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 16, 2020★ strong match
…n Investments.
4. Interpretive Bulletin 2016-01 (IB 2016-01) and Field Assistance Bulletin 2018-01 (FAB 2018-01) The final rule also withdraws IB 2016-01 and removes it from the Code of Federal Regulations. Accordingly, as of publication of the final rule, IB 2016-01 may no longer be relied upon as reflecting the Depar…
85 FR 40834 — Improving Investment Advice for Workers & Retirees ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 7, 2020★ strong match
…ble to Retirement Investors without any interruption.
( printed page 40851) As described above, the FAB announced a temporary enforcement policy that would apply until the issuance of further guidance. Its designation as “temporary” communicated its nature as a transitional measure following the vacatur of the Departme…
79 FR 49469 — Request for Information Regarding Standards for Brokerage Windows in Participant-Directed Individual Account Plans ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Aug 21, 2014★ strong match
…Citation
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29 CFR 2550.404a-5(c)(3)(ii)(A).
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http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/regs/fab2012-2R.html.
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6. The original version of the FAB, which was rescinded and replaced by FAB 2012-02R, included Question 30, which some viewed as raising the possibility that plan fiduciaries could be r…
88 FR 4900 — Special Financial Assistance by PBGC-Withdrawal Liability Condition Exception PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jan 26, 2023related by meaning
eriod that SFA is intended to cover, but that a compromise might be to amortize the SFA over no fewer than a stated period of years, such as 20 years. PBGC considered these suggestions but decided not to adopt them. PBGC provided a process in the July 2022 final rule for a plan that receives SFA under the terms of the …
ERISADOL Technical ReleasesSep 13, 2011★ strong match
…res. A number of such persons have requested that the Department extend the guidance provided under FAB 2006-03 regarding the use of electronic media to furnish pension benefit statements under section 105 of ERISA to the furnishing of certain fee and expense information required under section 2550.404a-5 on the ground…
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jul 12, 2021related by meaning
describe why the original assumption is no longer reasonable, disclose the changed assumption, and demonstrate that the changed
( printed page 36605) assumption is reasonable. If there is a change in assumptions, each of the actuarial assumptions and methods (other than the interest rate) must be reasonable and the co…
85 FR 31884 — Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 27, 2020
guidance. Specifically, the relevant documents are FAB 2006-03, FAB 2008-03 (Q&A 7), and Technical Release 2011-03R (Dec. 8, 2011) (TR 2011-03R).[68] The Department issued FAB 2006-03 to help plan administrators comply with amendments to ERISA's pension benefit statement requirements made by the Pension Protection Act…
Notice 2017-37 — This notice contains the Cumulative List of Changes in Plan Qualification Requirements for Pre-Approved Defined Contribution Plans for 2017 (2017 Cumulative Li… IRCNoticesJul 17, 2017
…List, see https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/operational-compliance-list.
III. APPLICATION OF THE 2017 CUMULATIVE LIST This notice relates to the opinion letter program for pre-approved defined contribution plans. The third six-year remedial amendment cycle for pre-approved defined contribution plans began February 1…
80 FR 72006 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 18, 2015
…he participant's right to opt out of the automatic contributions.”). DOL Field Assistance Bulletin (FAB) 2004-1 stated that an employer could open a health savings account (HSA) and deposit employer funds into it without the employee's affirmative consent so long as, among other things, the arrangement was “completely …
75 FR 2068 — Definition of “Plan Assets”-Participant Contributions ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 14, 2010related by meaning
…al income and security the plan and plan participants would realize from a faster system. Thus, the FAB describes the Department's view that, in determining when participant contributions can reasonably be segregated from the general assets of any given contributing employer to a multiemployer defined contribution plan…
80 FR 5626 — Annual Funding Notice for Defined Benefit Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Feb 2, 2015
…eginning after December 31, 2007.
In 2009, the Department issued Field Assistance Bulletin 2009-01 (FAB 2009-01) to provide interim guidance to plan administrators in discharging their obligations under the new annual funding notice requirements. FAB 2009-01 addresses a number of issues under section 101(f) of ERISA an…
87 FR 73822 — Prudence and Loyalty in Selecting Plan Investments and Exercising Shareholder Rights ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Dec 1, 2022
…investment horizons consistent with the plan's articulated funding and investment objectives.” [23] FAB 2018-01 also explained that in the case of an investment platform that allows participants and beneficiaries an opportunity to choose from a broad range of investment alternatives, a prudently selected, well managed,…