91 FR 9213 — Requirement To Provide Paper Statements in Certain Cases-Amendments to Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbors ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Feb 25, 2026★ strong match
…Using a Service Provider
4
181.06
320,548
58,038,421
Total
334,756
60,610,921
(2) 2002 Safe Harbor: Notice for New Participants and Beneficiaries
SECURE 2.0 requires that participants and beneficiaries covered under the 2002 safe harbor, who are newly eligible to participate, or for benefits after December 31, 2025, mu…
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, 2025★ strong match
ublishing the model notice as an appendix to the final amendment to ensure that participants and beneficiaries receive meaningful
( printed page 3670) notice of transactions for which relief is sought by their plans. The only change to the model notice from the proposal is that the final model notice states that you ma…
85 FR 31884 — Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA ERISAFinal Rules (FR)May 27, 2020★ strong match
ded ERISA's delivery standards in 2002 by establishing a safe harbor for the use of electronic media to furnish disclosures (the 2002 safe harbor).[3] The 2002 safe harbor was not and is not the exclusive means by which a plan administrator may use electronic media to satisfy the general standard. However, plan adminis…
77 FR 41678 — Amendment Relating to Reasonable Contract or Arrangement Under Section 408(b)(2)-Fee Disclosure/Web Page ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 16, 2012related by meaning
…(b)(2) regulation, in paragraph (c)(1)(ix)(F), provides two alternative methods for submitting such notices to the Department. Responsible plan fiduciaries may send notices to the following address: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Office of Enforcement, 200 Constitution Ave. NW., Su…
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, 2022★ strong match
…ng the notification is reasonably calculated to ensure that interested persons actually receive the notice. The Department has reviewed several notices to interested persons submitted to the applicable Regional Offices and found that some of them do not meet the applicable requirements of Section IV. To facilitate comp…
84 FR 56894 — Default Electronic Disclosure by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 23, 2019★ strong match
… to an employee at his or her workplace is acceptable, as is material sent by first class mail.
(i) 2002 Electronic Disclosure Safe Harbor Based on developing technology, such as email and the internet, the Department of Labor (Department) amended the general standards for delivery of required disclosures in 2002 by es…
91 FR 46602 — Electronic Disclosure by Group Health Plans Under ERISA ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 23, 2026
…for the use of electronic media by group health plan administrators at 29 CFR 2520.104b-1(c).[3]
In 2002, the Department expanded the safe harbor (2002 safe harbor) to apply to disclosures under Title I of ERISA generally, accounting for the expanded scope of required disclosures under ERISA for pension benefit plans a…
77 FR 41716 — Amendment Relating to Reasonable Contract or Arrangement Under Section 408(b)(2)-Fee Disclosure/Web Page ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 16, 2012related by meaning
evise the mailing address and enhance the web-based submission procedure for notices filed under the regulation's fiduciary class exemption provision. The Department is publishing this amendment as a direct final rule without prior proposal because the Department views this as highly technical and anticipates no signif…
90 FR 4192 — Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 15, 2025
he
Federal Register
notices announcing the original 2002 Program and the 2005 and 2006 updates, as well as the 2022 proposed revisions to the Program. See 67 FR 15062 (March 28, 2002), 70 FR 17516 (April 6, 2005), 71 FR 20262 (April 19, 2006), and 87 FR 71164 (Nov. 21, 2022). For PTE 2002-51,
see67 FR 70623 (2002); 71 …
76 FR 19285 — Request for Information Regarding Electronic Disclosure by Employee Benefit Plans ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 7, 2011related by meaning
ated to ensure that the method for providing the section 204(h) notice results in actual receipt of the notice. In addition, the
( printed page 19287) plan administrator must provide the applicable individual with a clear and conspicuous statement that the individual has a right to receive a paper version of the sectio…
ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 8, 2016related by meaning
egal entity would be required to file the notice and if Financial Institutions would be required to amend their notices when restructuring operations. The Department has retained the notice requirement in the final exemption. The EBSA notice, while imposing a minimal obligation on the Financial Institution, serves a va…
89 FR 32346 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemptions 75-1, 77-4, 80-83, 83-1, and 86-128 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024★ strong match
rtain requirements on rules subject to the notice and comment requirements of section 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law.[37] Under section 604 of the RFA, agencies must submit a final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) of a final rulemaking that is likely to have a significant economic imp…
89 FR 23090 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 for Transactions Determined by Independent Qualified Professional Asset Managers (the QPAM Exemption) ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 3, 2024related by meaning
… the extended comment period for the Proposed Amendment.
In the September 7, 2022,
Federal Register notice, the Department announced that it would hold a virtual public hearing on its own motion on November 17, 2022 (and if necessary, on November 18, 2022), to provide an opportunity for all interested parties to testif…
76 FR 42539 — Requirements for Fee Disclosure to Plan Fiduciaries and Participants-Applicability Dates ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jul 19, 2011related by meaning
…ployees on an ongoing basis; the Department confirms that the transition rule, as finalized in this notice, applies only to employees newly eligible on the applicability date and during the transition period, but not after a plan's transition period ends.
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4.
These comments are available on the Departm…
89 FR 32260 — Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2020-02 ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Apr 25, 2024related by meaning
ules subject to the notice and comment requirements of section 553(b)
( printed page 32294)
of the Administrative Procedure Act or any other law.[102] Under section 604 of the RFA, agencies must submit a final regulatory flexibility analysis (FRFA) of a final rulemaking that is likely to have a significant economic imp…
ERISAProposed Rules (FR)Proposed May 24, 2012related by meaning
Accordingly, the Department is extending the comment period until July 9, 2012.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 15th day of May 2012.
Phyllis C. Borzi, Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labor.
Footnotes
1.
See 75 FR 73987 (Nov. 30, 2010), proposing to amend the Department's …
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, 2023★ strong match
…on PTE 86-128 without meeting the “recapture of profits” provision pursuant to an amendment made in 2002 (2002 Amendment). To effect this change, the 2002 Amendment revised Section III(a), which had provided that “[t]he person engaging in the covered transaction [may not be] a trustee (other than a nondiscretionary tru…
75 FR 8796 — Civil Penalties Under ERISA Section 502(c)(8) ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Feb 26, 2010related by meaning
…D)(iii) of ERISA, the Department of Labor issued proposed 29 CFR 2540.305-1, which includes a model notice for plans in critical status. See 73 FR 15688 (Mar. 25, 2008). However, section 102(b)(1)(C) of the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008, Public Law 110-458, signed into law on December 23, 2008, tra…
89 FR 4662 — Procedures Governing the Filing and Processing of Prohibited Transaction Exemption Applications ERISAFinal Rules (FR)Jan 24, 2024related by meaning
to be submitted.
§ 2570.43
Notification of interested persons by applicant.
(a) If a notice of proposed exemption is published in the
Federal Register in accordance with § 2570.42, the applicant must notify interested persons of the pendency of the exemption in the manner and within the time period specified in the app…
82 FR 57664 — 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)Dec 7, 2017related by meaning
, correct footnote 66 to read “
See, e.g.,
Comment Letter #121 (HSBC North America Holdings Inc.); Comment Letter #124 (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP).” 2. On page 56559, second column, add the following language to the end of Congressional Review Act discussion: “Although the CRA generally requires that major rules beco…