80 FR 22021 — Proposed Amendment to and Proposed Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 86-128 for Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit P… ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 20, 2015related by meaning
s) earned in connection with the transactions covered by the exemption.
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7.
67 FR 64137 (October 17, 2002).
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8.
See Advisory Opinion 2011-08A (June 21, 2011).
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9.
This proposal would move the definitions from Section I to Section VII. The other sections are re-ordered…
81 FR 21181 — Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 86-128 for Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-De… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
of the Code and a health savings account described in section 223(d) of the Code.
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19.
Code section 4975(c)(2).
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20. Angela A. Hung, Noreen Clancy, Jeff Dominitz, Eric Talley, Claude Berrebi, Farrukh Suvankulov, Investor and Industry Perspectives on Investment Advisers and Broker-Deal…
88 FR 76032 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83, 83-1, and 86-128 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
ent advice, as defined under ERISA and in a proposed regulation issued by the Department that is found elsewhere in this issue of the
Federal Register , from the covered transactions in each exemption and make certain other administrative changes. The Department is proposing these amendments on its own motion, pursuant…
81 FR 21147 — Amendment to and Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and Brokers, Pension Co… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
nancial institution, an insurance company, or a broker-dealer.
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8.
Cerulli Associates, “Retirement Markets 2015.”
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9. The Department initially proposed an amendment to its regulation defining a fiduciary within the meaning of ERISA section 3(21)(A)(ii) and Code section 4975(e)(3)(B) on…
89 FR 32346 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83, 83-1, and 86-128 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
ding PTE 86-128 by: (1) revising the exemption's “Recapture of Profits” exception; and (2) making certain technical corrections and editorial changes. The ERISA and Code provisions at issue generally prohibit fiduciaries with respect to employee benefit plans and IRAs from engaging in self-dealing in connection with tr…
89 FR 32302 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
(2), (3); 29 U.S.C. 1108(a)(2), (3); Code section 4975(c)(2)(B), (C).
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32.
NAIC Model Regulation at section 5.I.
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33. NAIC Model Regulation at section 5.B.
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34.
NAIC Model Regulation at section 5.J.
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35.
See Staff Bulletin: Standards of Conduct for Bro…
80 FR 22010 — Proposed Amendment to and Proposed Partial Revocation of Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 84-24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insurance Agents and B… ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 20, 2015related by meaning
e authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to issue administrative exemptions under Code section 4975 to the Secretary of Labor.
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3. For purposes of this amendment, the terms “Individual Retirement Account” or “IRA” mean any trust, account or annuity described in Code section 4975(e)(1)(B) through (F…
89 FR 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
ns
were made negligently or intentionally.”) (emphasis added);
see Mathews
v.
Chevron Corp.,
362 F.3d 1172, 1183 (9th Cir. 2004).
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37. 84 FR 33348, note 303. The Department observes that this requirement is also consistent with, for example, the requirement under section 206 of the Advisers Act, which …
90 FR 3667 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2002-51 To Permit Certain Transactions Identified in the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 15, 2025related by meaning
C. Notwithstanding the foregoing and solely with respect to applicants seeking relief with respect to the VFC Program other than through the SCC, section IV.A. and IV.B. shall not apply to a transaction described in section I.A., provided that: (1) the applicant under the VFC Program has met all of the other applicable…
81 FR 47534 — Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 21, 2016related by meaning
tnership, or
3. the beneficial interest of such trust or estate, is owned directly or indirectly, or held by persons described in A, B, C, D, or E;
H. An employee, officer, director (or an individual having powers or responsibilities similar to those of officers or directors), or a 10% or more shareholder directly or i…
81 FR 21139 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 75-1, Part V, Exemptions From Prohibitions Respecting Certain Classes of Transactions Involving Employee Be… ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
under section 4975 of the Code] is hereby transferred to the Secretary of Labor”).
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9.
29 CFR 2550.408b-2(e); 26 CFR 54.4975-6(a)(5). Back to Citation
10.
See
PTE 86-128, Exemption for Securities Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Broker-Dealers, 51 FR 41686 (November 18, 1986), as ame…
89 FR 43675 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2006-06 for Services Provided in Connection With the Termination of Abandoned Individual Account Plans ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 17, 2024related by meaning
section 4975(c)(2) necessitate proposing an amendment to the exemption.
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26.
See 29 CFR 2578.1(d)(2)(v).
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27.
See Section I(a)(3) of this exemption amendment.
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28.
See
paragraph 29 CFR 2578.1(c)(3) of the QTA Regulation or in the case of a QTA described in Section …
80 FR 22004 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 75-1, Part V, Exemptions From Prohibitions Respecting Certain Classes of Transactions Involving Em… ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 20, 2015related by meaning
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11.
See
Preamble to PTE 75-1, Part V, 40 FR 50845 (Oct. 31, 1975); ERISA Advisory Opinion 86-12A (March 19, 1986).
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12. Because of this limitation, the Department views it as unnecessary to condition this exemption on the fiduciary's adherence to the impartial conduct standards, including…
81 FR 20946 — Definition of the Term “Fiduciary”; Conflict of Interest Rule-Retirement Investment Advice ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
-21(d).
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48.
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. (2000)).
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49.
Id. at section 102.
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50. Reorganization Plan, Message of the President.
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51.
See, e.g., Public Citizen
v.
Dep't of Health and Human Servs.,
332 F.3d 654, 668 (2003) (the ratif…
81 FR 59464 — Savings Arrangements Established by States for Non-Governmental Employees ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Aug 30, 2016related by meaning
C. 4975(a). The rate of the tax is equal to 15 percent of the amount involved for each prohibited transaction for each year in the taxable period.
Id. If the transaction is not corrected within the taxable period, the rate of the tax may be equal to 100 percent of the amount involved. 26 U.S.C. 4975(b). The term “disqu…
87 FR 70753 — Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 2002-51 To Permit Certain Transactions Identified in the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 21, 2022related by meaning
act me if you have any questions at [Insert Telephone Number of a Person Employed by the Applicant Who Is Knowledgeable About this Matter].
Sincerely, [Insert Name and Title of Person Employed by the Applicant]
Footnotes
1.
See
2022 Program Notice, Section D, “Regulatory Impact Analysis.”
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2.
5 U.S.C…
81 FR 21208 — Amendments to Class Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83 and 83-1 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
under section 4975 of the Code] is hereby transferred to the Secretary of Labor”)
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9.
29 CFR 2550.408b-2(e); 26 CFR 54.4975-6(a)(5). Back to Citation
10.
Exemptions from Prohibitions Respecting Certain Classes of Transactions Involving Employee Benefit Plans and Certain Broker-Dealers, Reporting Deal…
88 FR 75979 — Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Nov 3, 2023related by meaning
utes] × $63.45 = $793.
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65.
5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.
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66.
5 U.S.C. 601(2), 603(a);
see5 U.S.C. 551.
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67. Public Law 104-4, 109 Stat. 48 (Mar. 22, 1995).
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68.
Reorganization Plan No. 4 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App. 1 (2018)) generally transferred the authority of …
80 FR 22035 — Proposed Amendments to Class Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83 and 83-1 ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 20, 2015related by meaning
DC, this 14th day of April, 2015.
Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.
Footnotes
1. Code section 4975(c)(2) authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to grant exemptions from the parallel prohibited transaction provisions of the Code. Reorganization Pla…
75 FR 8796 — Civil Penalties Under ERISA Section 502(c)(8) ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Feb 26, 2010related by meaning
ch sets forth additional circumstances in which the Service will automatically approve a request to revoke a section 204 election.
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4. An excise tax under Code section 4971(g)(4) generally applies, in addition to any penalty under ERISA section 502(c)(8), in the case of a failure to adopt a rehabilitat…