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OMB Control No: 1210-0114	ICR Reference No: 202406-1210-001
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202107-1210-005
Agency/Subagency: DOL/EBSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Disclosures by Insurers to General Account Policyholders
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR: No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 10/22/2024
	Date Received in OIRA: 09/12/2024
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	10/31/2027	36 Months From Approved	11/30/2024
Responses	26,470	0	26,981
Time Burden (Hours)	112,498	0	114,670
Cost Burden (Dollars)	960	0	10,792

Abstract: Section 1460 of the Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-188) (SBJPA) amended ERISA by adding section 401(c). This section requires the Department to promulgate a regulation providing guidance, applicable only to insurance policies issued on or before December 31, 1998, to or for the benefit of employee benefit plans, to clarify the extent to which assets held in an insurer's general account under such contracts are “plan assets” within the meaning of ERISA, because the policies are not “guaranteed benefit policies” within the meaning of section 401(b) of ERISA. SBJPA further directed the Department to set standards for how insurers should manage the specified insurance policies (called Transition Policies). Pursuant to the authority and direction given under SBJPA, the Department promulgated a final rule on January 5, 2000 (65 FR 714) that is codified at 29 CFR 2550.401c-1. Regulation section 29 CFR 2550.401(c)-1 imposes specific requirements on insurers that are parties to Transition Policies in order to ensure that the fiduciaries acting on behalf of plans have adequate information and understanding of how the Transition Policies work. This information collection requires that an insurer that issues and maintains a Transition Policy to or for the benefit of an employee benefit plan must disclose to the plan fiduciary, initially upon issuance of the policy and on an annual basis, to the extent that the policy is not a guaranteed benefit policy: (1) the methods by which income and expenses of the insurer's general account are allocated to the policy, the actual annual return to the plan, and other pertinent information; (2) the extent to which alternative arrangements supported by the assets of the insurer's separate accounts are available; (3) any rights under the policy to transfer funds to a separate account and the terms governing such right; and (4) the extent to which support by assets of the insurer's separate accounts might pose differing risks to the plan.

Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1104(c) Name of Law: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 7732	02/05/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 74292	09/12/2024
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Disclosures by Insurers to General Account Policyholders

ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Annual Number of Responses	26,470	26,981	-511
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	112,498	114,670	-2,172
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	960	10,792	-9,832

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: The hour and cost burdens have been adjusted based on updated information about the numbers of existing Transition Policies, the electronic communication delivery rate, and an increase in wage rates. More specifically, Form 5500 data suggest the number of policy holders who would receive these notices has dropped from 26,981 to 26,470 reflecting a decrease of 511 responses. Additionally, the number of insurers with such plans has declined from 353 to 316, a decrease of 37 respondents. Finally, the electronic rate at which such communications will be sent electronically has changed, resulting in 2,172 fewer burden hours. As a result, the cost burden has decreased $9,832.

Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination. No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

Agency Contact: James Butikofer 202 693-8434 Butikofer.James@dol.gov

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