79 FR 18483 — Title IV Treatment of Rollovers From Defined Contribution Plans To Defined Benefit Plans PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 2, 2014★ strong match
…e. In the interim, PBGC will make determinations under the current regulations, consistent with IRS Rev. Rul. 2012-4, including
( printed page 18488)
paying the return of employee contributions under a benefit resulting from rollover amounts in a single sum.
Compliance With Rulemaking Requirements
Executive Order 12866…
79 FR 70090 — Title IV Treatment of Rollovers From Defined Contribution Plans to Defined Benefit Plans PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 25, 2014
…ned benefit plan). On February 21, 2012, the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Rev. Rul. 2012-4,[4]
which clarified certain qualification requirements under section 401(a) of the Code for use of rollover amounts to provide an additional benefit under a defined benefit p…
PBGCRegulationsJan 1, 2017
…participant has been on layoff status for two years. These provisions were adopted and effective in 1990. Participant A is 56 years old and has 25 years of continuous service when he is laid off in a reduction-in-force on May 15, 2014. He is not recalled to employment, and on May 15, 2016, under the terms of the plan, …
91 FR 45739 — Penalties for Failure To Provide Certain Notices or Other Material Information PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 21, 2026
…lculator to adjust those amounts to their present-day value. Because the objective of this proposed rule is to enhance transparency rather than increase potential penalty burdens, PBGC is proposing to maintain the 1995 Policy amounts. As stated earlier in this rule, if this rule is finalized, PBGC will adjust the per d…
PBGCPBGC Opinion LettersMay 20, 1998★ strong match
…t
persu asive tha t the Pla n is a go vernm ental p lan within
the meaning
of ERISA § 4021( b)(2) . Reve nue Rul ing 57-128,
195 7-1 C.B. 311, was a pr e-ERISA, non- pension r uli ng invol ving an associ ation operated by t he heads of the i nsuranc e
department s of s everal
stat es, al l members of which we re publi …
90 FR 39320 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Aug 15, 2025related by meaning
…084.
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22.
5 U.S.C. 601
et seq.
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23.
The applicable definition of “rule” is found in section 601 of the RFA.
See 5 U.S.C. 601(2).
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24.
The applicable definitions of “small business,” “small organization,” and “small governmental jurisdiction” are found in section 601 of…
79 FR 25667 — Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Limitations on Guaranteed Benefits; Shutdown and Similar Benefits PBGCFinal Rules (FR)May 6, 2014
…participant has been on layoff status for two years. These provisions were adopted and effective in 1990. Participant A is 56 years old and has 25 years of continuous service when he is laid off in a reduction-in-force on May 15, 2014. He is not recalled to employment, and on May 15, 2016, under the terms of the plan, …
90 FR 6894 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 21, 2025related by meaning
(3), 1413.
40. Amend § 4233.3 by revising the second sentence in paragraph (b) to read as follows:
§ 4233.3
Application filing requirements.
* * * * * (b) * * * The application must be signed and dated by an authorized trustee who is a current member of the board of trustees, and must include the following statement un…
85 FR 6046 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Feb 4, 2020related by meaning
…elieves modifying the heading will help minimize confusion. The final rule, like the proposed, also revises the examples in this section. The first example is revised to provide greater clarity on the timing of, and responsibility for, filing a report. Two new examples—one regarding dissolution of a controlled group me…
85 FR 10279 — Administrative Review of Agency Decisions PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Feb 24, 2020related by meaning
raph (c) limits or amends the requirements under part 4901 or 4902 of this chapter.
4. Revise § 4003.4 to read as follows:
§ 4003.4
Extension of time. When a document is required under this part to be filed within a prescribed period of time, an extension of time to file will be granted only upon good cause shown and o…
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jul 8, 2022related by meaning
to provide some flexibility in the application review process to enable some errors to be corrected without plans having to file revised applications. In addition, PBGC is modifying the language of the required statement under penalty of perjury in § 4262.6(b) to make the language more precise and is modifying the lang…
91 FR 36100 — Technical Amendments: Special Financial Assistance PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jun 16, 2026related by meaning
…
RIN 1212-AB61
( printed page 36100)
AGENCY:
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION:
Proposed rule.
SUMMARY:
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is proposing technical corrections, clarifications, and improvements to the restrictions and conditions in its regulation on special financial assistance. Th…
88 FR 4900 — Special Financial Assistance by PBGC-Withdrawal Liability Condition Exception PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jan 26, 2023related by meaning
…an 30 days after publication.
PBGC is making this rule effective on January 26, 2023.
Congressional Review Act
Pursuant to Subtitle E of the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (also known as the Congressional Review Act or CRA) (5 U.S.C. 801
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)May 13, 2016
…cordance with principles in the 1990 act. On July 10, 1997 (at 62 FR 36993), PBGC published a final rule to implement the 1996 act. That final rule added to PBGC's regulations parts 4071 and 4302, which provided that the maximum penalty amounts under sections 4071 and 4302 were $1,100 a day for section 4071 and $110 a …
PBGCPBGC Opinion LettersJul 8, 1996★ strong match
…BGC
Op inion L etter 76 -95 (A ugust 2 , 197 6).
The
Depart ment of Labor
("DO L") and the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") have considered [*5]
similar factors
in
interpre
ting ER ISA § 3(3 2) an d C ode § 41 4(d ), respe ctively. Se e ER ISA Op inion L etter 90 -09 (A pril 25 , 1
990)
,
ERISA
Opi ni on Let te r 8 9- …
PBGCPBGC Opinion LettersDec 10, 2002★ strong match
…u sed its au thority to "ada pt the stan dards of section 4 12 to
the extent n ecessa ry to provide rules fo r a spec ial gro up of plan s," and a uthorized PBGC to
establish the funding schedule for restored pe nsion plans, subject to important restrictions. 55
Fed. Reg. 42,705 (Oct. 23, 1990). This reg ulation (codif…
91 FR 40954 — Improvements to Rules on Recoupment of Benefit Overpayments PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 6, 2026
…5
08/01/1989
09/01/1989
7.50
09/01/1989
10/01/1989
7.25
10/01/1989
12/01/1989
7.50
12/01/1989
03/01/1990
7.25
03/01/1990
06/01/1990
7.50
06/01/1990
07/01/1990
7.75
07/01/1990
09/01/1990
7.50
09/01/1990
10/01/1990
7.25
10/01/1990
11/01/1990
7.50
11/01/1990
12/01/1990
7.75
12/01/1990
01/01/1991
7.50
01/01/1991
03/01/1991…
PBGCRegulationsJan 1, 2017related by meaning
[Reserved]
PBGCRegulationsJul 1, 2019related by meaning
[Reserved]
PBGCPBGC Opinion LettersAug 2, 1994
…n
a mass withdrawal occurs by t he withdrawal of eve
ry employer fro
m a p lan, slightly differ ent rules app ly. All
emplo yers w
ithdraw in
g from a plan that t erminates by the wi thdrawal of every employer l ose the benefit of any
reduct ion
due to t he 20-year cap li mitat ion, r egardles s of when [*5] t he emplo…