The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This program helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document announces the availability of the Year 2006 Form M1, Annual Report for Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangements and Certain Entities Claiming Exception. It is substantively identical to the 2005 Form M1. The Form M1 may again be filed electronically over the Internet.

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document contains a final exemption before the Department of Labor (the Department) that provides relief from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act).\1\ The exemption permits, effective July 6, 2006, (1) the acquisition by the VEBA for Retirees of Kaiser Aluminum (the

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This program helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the
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general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This program helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

Section 601 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the PPA) (Pub. L. 109280) amended section 408 of the Employee Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code) to add an exemption from certain prohibited transactions restrictions of ERISA and from certain taxes imposed by the Code for the

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

Section 601 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006 (the PPA) (Pub. L. 109280) amended section 408 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) to add a prohibited transaction exemption for the provision of investment advice to participants and beneficiaries of individual

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document contains a Model Notice of Pending Election of Multiemployer Plan Status. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA), Public Law 109280, permits certain plans that would otherwise be treated as multiemployer plans to elect to revoke a prior election to be treated as singleemployer plans, and certain other plans to elect to be treated

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document contains a notice of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code). If granted, the proposed exemption would permit the

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document contains exemptions issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).

A notice was published in the Federal Register of the pendency before the

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) announces that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has approved certain collections of information, listed in the Supplementary Information below, following EBSA's submission of requests for such approvals under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). This

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document amends and replaces Prohibited Transaction Exemption (PTE) 816 (46 FR 7527, January 23, 1981) and PTE 8263 (47 FR 14804, April 6, 1982). PTE 816 exempts the lending of securities by employee benefit plans to certain banks and brokerdealers, and PTE 82 63 exempts certain compensation arrangements for the provision of securities lending

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information collection

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

The Department of Labor (the Department), in accordance with the
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Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA 95) (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general public and Federal agencies with an opportunity to comment on proposed and continuing collections of information. This helps the Department assess the impact of its information

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document contains a final exemption that amends PTE 95-31 (60 FR 18619, April 12, 1995), an exemption granted to the Fund and the Thrift Plan. PTE 9531 involves the provision of certain services, and the receipt of compensation for such services, by Pentegra Services, Inc. (Pentegra), a whollyowned, forprofit subsidiary corporation of the

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document contains a notice of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of a proposed individual exemption from certain prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act or ERISA).\1\ If granted, the proposed exemption would permit, effective July 6, 2006, (1) the [[Page

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, the 136th open meeting of the full Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will be held on November 8, 2006.

The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to approximately 4 p.m., with a break for

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

Pursuant to the authority contained in section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, a public meeting will be held on November 7, 2006 of the Working Groups assigned by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to study the issues of (1) plan asset rules, exemptions and

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 512 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, the Working Groups assigned by the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans to study the issues of (1) Plan asset rules, exemptions and cross trading, (2) a procedurally prudent investment

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document contains an exemption issued by the Department of Labor (the Department) from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).

A notice was published in the Federal Register of the pendency before the Department

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration

This document contains notices of pendency before the Department of Labor (the Department) of proposed exemptions from certain of the prohibited transaction restrictions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA or the Act) and/or the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the Code).

Written Comments and Hearing Requests

All

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR : Employee Benefits Security Administration