76 FR 34590 — Bankruptcy Filing Date Treated as Plan Termination Date for Certain Purposes; Guaranteed Benefits; Allocation of Plan Assets; Pension Protection Act of 2006 PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jun 14, 2011
…participant retires early, PBGC generally will not guarantee more than $1,000 per month. Before PPA 2006, the maximum guaranteeable benefit, the phase-in limit, and the accrued-at-normal limit were all calculated as of the termination date of a plan. Accordingly, before PPA 2006, a participant's guaranteed benefit woul…
76 FR 67105 — Cash Balance Plans; Benefit Determinations and Plan Valuations for Statutory Hybrid Plans; Pension Protection Act of 2006 PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 31, 2011
…, 4022, 4041, and 4044
RIN 1212-AB17
AGENCY:
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Action:
Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: This proposed rule would implement provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA 2006) that change the rules for determining benefits upon the termination of a statutory hybrid plan, such as a cash…
86 FR 1256 — Methods for Computing Withdrawal Liability, Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jan 8, 2021related by meaning
…ied methods.
See § 4211.16 for simplified methods for meeting the requirements of this section.
16. Revise § 4211.11 to read as follows:
§ 4211.11
Plan sponsor adoption of modifications and simplified methods.
(a)
General rule.
A plan sponsor, other than the sponsor of a plan that primarily covers employees in the buil…
85 FR 6046 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Feb 4, 2020related by meaning
… defined benefit pension plans maintained by certain cooperatives and charities.
5. In § 4006.5:
a. Revise paragraphs (a) introductory text and (a)(3);
b. Redesignate paragraph (a)(4) as paragraph (a)(5);
c. Add a new paragraph (a)(4); and
d. Revise paragraphs (e) and (f)(3).
The revisions and addition read as follows:…
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
efit plan).
On February 21, 2012, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Rev. Rul. 2012-4, 2012-8 I.R.B. 386,[7] 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 …
84 FR 2075 — Methods for Computing Withdrawal Liability, Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Feb 6, 2019related by meaning
…r 31, 2014. Congress also authorized PBGC to create simplified methods for applying the “disregard” rules. Each simplified method described in the proposed rule applies to one or more specific aspects of the process of determining and assessing withdrawal liability, and the use of the simplified methods does not detrac…
76 FR 13304 — Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Limitations on Guaranteed Benefits PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Mar 11, 2011
…other “unpredictable contingent event benefits” (UCEBs). Under new section 4022(b)(8), the phase-in rules are applied as if a plan amendment creating a UCEB was adopted on the date the unpredictable contingent event (“UCE”) occurred rather than as of the actual adoption date of the amendment, which is almost always ear…
88 FR 76660 — Technical Amendments: Special Financial Assistance Withdrawal Liability Condition; SECURE 2.0 Act; and Other Updates PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 7, 2023related by meaning
emental payment is made, only the payment of SFA under the interim final rule is included in the phased recognition of SFA assets.
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7. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Public Law 105-34 (Aug. 5, 1997), increased the maximum from $3,500 to $5,000 effective for plan years beginning after August 5, 1997.
…
79 FR 70090 — Title IV Treatment of Rollovers From Defined Contribution Plans to Defined Benefit Plans PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 25, 2014★ strong match
…n 605(b) of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that the amendments in this final rule will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. Virtually all, if not all, of the effect of this final rule will be on PBGC or persons who receive benefits from PBGC. According…
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…
81 FR 15432 — Annual Financial and Actuarial Information Reporting PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Mar 23, 2016★ strong match
…nce/tu/tu14-2.html.
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10.
See
http://www.pbgc.gov/documents/plan-for-regulatory-review.pdf.
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11.
See comments at
http://www.pbgc.gov/prac/pg/other/guidance/pending-proposed-rules.html.
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12.
Thus, the FTAP used for purposes of the 80-percent Gateway Test might n…
90 FR 6894 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 21, 2025related by meaning
…ended]
21. Amend § 4043.3 by removing the last sentence of paragraph (a)(3).
22. Amend § 4043.62 by revising the section heading and paragraph (a) to read as follows:
§ 4043.62
Change in controlled group.
(a)
Reportable event.
Advance notice is required for a change in a plan's controlled group, as described in § 4043.…
79 FR 25667 — Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Limitations on Guaranteed Benefits; Shutdown and Similar Benefits PBGCFinal Rules (FR)May 6, 2014
…aum,
Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Footnotes
1.
The Technical Explanation of PPA 2006 prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation Staff specifies that UCEBs include benefits payable with respect to “facility shutdowns or reductions in workforce.” Joint Committee on Taxation,
Technical Explanation of …
78 FR 20039 — Reportable Events and Certain Other Notification Requirements PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Apr 3, 2013related by meaning
…oup of which the person who has filed Form 200 is a member.
(b)
Supplementary information.
If, upon review of a Form 200, PBGC concludes that it needs additional information in order to make decisions regarding enforcement of a lien imposed by section 303(k) of ERISA and section 430(k) of the Code, PBGC may require any…
77 FR 22488 — Rules for Administrative Review of Agency Decisions; Section 4071 Penalty Assessments PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Apr 16, 2012related by meaning
…nal rule.
SUMMARY:
This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's administrative review regulation to make it applicable to assessments of
( printed page 22489)
penalties for failure to timely provide certain notices or other material information. Under the rule, such assessments will be subject to r…
80 FR 54980 — Reportable Events and Certain Other Notification Requirements PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Sep 11, 2015related by meaning
as amended by PPA and with the revised premium regulations. The final rule makes the necessary conforming revisions, as proposed.
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50. See 79 FR 13547 (March 11, 2014).
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51.
Although changes to the paperwork would not have to go through notice and comment rulemaking, they would still h…
PBGCPBGC Opinion LettersJul 8, 1996
…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 LettersMay 20, 1998
…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
…eduction Act
This final rule contains collections of information that PBGC is submitting to OMB for review and approval under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA). OMB's decision regarding these information collection requests will be available at
http://www.reginfo.gov.
PBGCCode / StatuteJan 6, 2017related by meaning
(b) (b) Amendment respecting methods for computing withdrawal liability An amendment permitted by section 1391(c)(5) of this title may be adopted only in accordance with that section.