[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8750-8751]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-3789]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Submission for OMB Review: Comment Request
February 19, 2010.
The Department of Labor (DOL) hereby announces the submission of
the following public information collection requests (ICR) to the
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review and approval in
accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13, 44
U.S.C. chapter 35). A copy of each ICR, with applicable supporting
documentation; including among other things a description of the likely
respondents, proposed frequency of response, and estimated total burden
may be obtained from the RegInfo.gov Web site at http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain or by contacting Darrin King on 202-
693-4129 (this is not a toll-free number)/e-mail: [email protected].
Interested parties are encouraged to send comments to the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the
Department of Labor--Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA),
Office of Management and Budget, Room 10235, Washington, DC 20503,
Telephone: 202-395-7316/Fax: 202-395-5806 (these are not toll-free
numbers), e-mail: [email protected] within 30 days from the
date of this publication in the Federal Register. In order to ensure
the appropriate consideration, comments should reference the OMB
Control Number (see below).
The OMB is particularly interested in comments which:
Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and assumptions used;
Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g., permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title of Collection: Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare
Arrangements (Form M-1).
OMB Control Number: 1210-0116.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 464.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 62.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs):
$44,000.
Description: The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability
Act of 1996 (HIPAA), codified as Part 7 of Title I of the Employee
Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), was enacted to improve the
portability and continuity of health care coverage for participants and
beneficiaries of group health plans. To insure compliance with Part 7,
section 101(g) of ERISA, HIPAA permits the Secretary of Labor (the
Secretary) to require multiple employer welfare arrangements (MEWAs),
as defined in section 3(40) of ERISA, to report to the Secretary in
such form and manner as the Secretary might determine. The Department
of Labor (the Department) published a final rule providing for such
reporting on an annual basis, together with a form (Form M-1) to be
used by
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MEWAs for the annual report. See 29 CFR 2520.101-2.
Pursuant to section 101(g) of ERISA, the Form M-1 information is
used by governmental oversight entities to determine the extent of
compliance with the requirements of Part 7 of ERISA by MEWAs and ECEs
under section 3(40) of ERISA and to take appropriate compliance
assistance and enforcement actions. For additional information, see
related notice published in the Federal Register on November 27, 2009
(Vol. 74, page 62350).
Agency: Employee Benefits Security Administration.
Type of Review: Extension without change of a currently approved
collection.
Title of Collection: ERISA Investment Manager Electronic
Registration.
OMB Control Number: 1210-0125.
Affected Public: Private sector.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 10.
Total Estimated Annual Burden Hours: 12.
Total Estimated Annual Costs Burden (excludes hourly wage costs):
$730.
Description: The Department's regulation at 29 CFR 2510.3-38
provides that, in order to meet the definition of investment manager in
section 3(38) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
State-registered investment advisers must register electronically
through a centralized electronic filing system established by the
Securities Exchange Commission and State investment authorities called
the Investment Adviser Registration Depository rather than providing a
paper copy of their State registration to the Secretary of Labor. For
additional information, see related notice published in the Federal
Register on November 27, 2009 (Vol. 74, page 62350).
Darrin A. King,
Departmental Clearance Officer.
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