PBGCPBGC Opinion LettersJul 8, 1996
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
96-2
July 8, 1996
RE FE RE NC E:
[*1] § 4021(b)(2)
OP INI ON :
W e write in
res ponse t o your reque st for recons ider ati on of PBGC's ini ti al de ter minat ion
date d Septe mber 13, 1995,
regarding
cove rag e of th e abov e- ref ere nced pens ion pla n (Pl an) unde r Tit le IV o…
PBGCPBGC Opinion LettersMay 20, 1998★ strong match
…he Plan met the
requi rement s f or
governmental plan stat us. Further, by lett er dated January
5,
1996, Plan counsel request ed the IRS t o issu e a "correct ed determi nati on let ter" wi thout the di sclai mer
of
consi derat ion
of
th e Pla n' s go ver nmen tal st atu s. Howeve r, on * * * , t he I RS
inst ead iss …
PBGCPBGC Opinion LettersJul 8, 1996
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
96-3
July 8, 1996
RE FE RE NC E:
[*1] § 4021(b)(2)
OP INI ON :
I
write i n response to your lett ers regarding coverage of the
above-ref erenced Plan
under Titl e IV of the Employee
Retirement
Inco me S ecurity A ct of
1974, 29
U.S .C . § § 13 01- 146 1 ( 199 4) (" ERI SA" ). On J a…
91 FR 45739 — Penalties for Failure To Provide Certain Notices or Other Material Information PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 21, 2026★ strong match
…il Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 1990, as amended by the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, and as amended by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015. PBGC invites comment on a regulatory alternative where PBGC would adjust the 1995 Policy amounts to account for
( pri…
PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 13, 2020★ strong match
Citation
11.
See 52 FR 30662 (August 17, 1987).
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12.
The 16 percent accounts for benefits, per OMB Guidelines.
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13. The conditions under 552(a)(4)(A)(iii) of the FOIA are, “if disclosure of the information is in the public interest because it is likely to contribute significantly to …
89 FR 96531 — Privacy Act Regulation; Exemption for Legal Case Management Records PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Dec 5, 2024related by meaning
Y. Orr,
Acting Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
Footnotes
1.
See 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(5).
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2.
See 5 U.S.C. 552a(k)(2). Back to Citation
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PBGCPBGC Opinion LettersJun 27, 1996
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
96-1
June 27, 1996
RE FE RE NC E:
[*1] § 4021(b) (13)
OP INI ON :
Th is
is a fi nal decision by t he Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the
"P BG C" ) rega rdin
g the * * * Def ined
Be nefit
Pension Plan (the "Pl an"). On Jul y 21, 1995, t he PBGC iss ued
an initial de termin ati…
84 FR 30666 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jun 27, 2019★ strong match
… See 80 FR 54986.
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5.
See
Reportable Events; Annual Report, 61 FR 38409 (July 24, 1996) for a description of the amendment, which was adopted without modification in the final rule (61 FR 63988 (Dec. 2, 1996)).
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6.
These examples also incidentally illustrate the importance to PBGC of …
90 FR 6894 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jan 21, 2025related by meaning
which permits plans with 100 or fewer participants to use valuation dates other than the first day of the plan year.
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23.
See, e.g., PBGC's proposed rule on Reportable Events and Certain Other Notification Requirements, 78 FR 20039, 20057 (Apr. 3, 2013) and DOL's final rule on Procedures Governing the…
PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 22, 2010
…llection regulations found at 29 CFR part 4903 to conform to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), Public Law 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1358 (April 26, 1996), the revised Federal Claims Collection Standards, 31 CFR chapter IX (parts 900 through 904), and other laws applicable to the collection of non-tax d…
85 FR 6046 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Feb 4, 2020related by meaning
Amend § 4043.35 by adding paragraph (b)(3) to read as follows:
§ 4043.35
Insolvency or similar settlement.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(3)
Liquidation event. Notice under paragraph (a)(3) or (4) of this section is waived if reporting is also required under § 4043.30 and notice has been provided timely to PBGC for the same eve…
89 FR 84314 — Privacy Act Regulation; Exemption for Legal Case Management Records PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Oct 22, 2024related by meaning
ccess telecommunications relay services.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Karen Levin (
levin.karen@pbgc.gov), Attorney, Regulatory Affairs Division ( reg.comments@pbgc.gov), Office of the General Counsel, at 202-229-3559, or Shawn Hartley (
hartley.shawn@pbgc.gov), Chief Privacy Officer, Office of the General Counsel,…
91 FR 36100 — Technical Amendments: Special Financial Assistance PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jun 16, 2026related by meaning
Document Headings
Document headings vary by document type but may contain
the following:
the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document
the number of the CFR title and the number of each part
the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly
related to
the agency docket number / agency internal file numb…
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jun 13, 2017★ strong match
…es thereto), which members of the public could inspect and copy in person. The e-FOIA Amendments of 1996 (1996 Act) provided that agencies could supplement or entirely replace their physical reading rooms with electronic reading rooms, where members of the public could access the affirmatively
( printed page 26991)
dis…
90 FR 39320 — Miscellaneous Corrections, Clarifications, and Improvements PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Aug 15, 2025related by meaning
arch 9, 2021.
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26.
See, e.g.,
special rules for small plans under part 4007 (Payment of Premiums).
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27.
See, e.g., section 104(a)(2) of ERISA, which permits the Secretary of Labor to prescribe simplified annual reports for pension plans that cover fewer than 100 participants.
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91 FR 40954 — Improvements to Rules on Recoupment of Benefit Overpayments PBGCProposed Rules (FR)Proposed Jul 6, 2026
…0
07/01/1995
09/01/1995
4.75
09/01/1995
10/01/1995
5.00
10/01/1995
12/01/1995
4.75
12/01/1995
02/01/1996
4.50
02/01/1996
04/01/1996
4.25
04/01/1996
05/01/1996
4.75
05/01/1996
08/01/1996
5.00
08/01/1996
11/01/1996
5.25
11/01/1996
12/01/1996
5.00
12/01/1996
01/01/1997
4.75
01/01/1997
02/01/1997
4.50
02/01/1997
03/01/1997…
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.
…
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Nov 5, 2010★ strong match
…llection regulations found at 29 CFR Part 4903 to conform to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA), Public Law 104-134, 110 Stat. 1321, 1358 (April 26, 1996), the revised Federal Claims Collection Standards, 31 CFR Chapter IX (Parts 900 through 904), and other laws applicable to the collection of non-tax d…
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Jul 25, 2022★ strong match
final rule also moves what was § 4901.17 on exhaustion of administrative remedies to newly added § 4901.18.
Record of Concern to More Than One Agency The final rule modifies § 4901.23, which covers the procedures for a requested record that is of interest to a Federal agency other than PBGC. Before the final rule, PBG…
PBGCFinal Rules (FR)Sep 22, 2022related by meaning
ned that this action is not a “significant regulatory action” under the criteria set forth in Executive Order 12866.
List of Subjects
29 CFR Part 4000 Administrative practice and procedure
Pension insurance
29 CFR Part 4233
Employee benefit plans
Pension insurance
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements
29 CFR Part 49…