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OMB Control No:
1545-2095
ICR Reference No:
202501-1545-010
Status:
Active
Previous ICR Reference No:
202202-1545-016
Agency/Subagency:
TREAS/IRS
Agency Tracking No:
Title:
Special Rules for Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans and Election of Alternative Minimum Funding Standards for Community Newspaper Plans.
Type of Information Collection:
Revision of a currently approved collection
Common Form ICR:
No
Type of Review Request:
Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action:
Approved without change
Conclusion Date:
06/27/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)
Date Received in OIRA:
04/30/2025
Terms of Clearance:
Inventory as of this Action
Requested
Previously Approved
Expiration Date
06/30/2028
36 Months From Approved
06/30/2025
Responses
80,002
0
241,020
Time Burden (Hours)
120,008
0
161,080
Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
Abstract:
TD 9467 (AFTAP) - The previously approved Regulations under sections 430(d), 430(g), 430(h)(2), and 430(i) provide guidance on the determination of benefit liabilities and the valuation of plan assets for purposes of the funding requirements that apply to single employer defined benefit plans pursuant to changes made by the Pension Protection Act of 2006. In order to implement the statutory provisions under section 430(h)(2), the regulations provide for the sponsor of a defined benefit plan to make any of several elections related to the interest rate used for minimum funding purposes and require written notification of any such election to be provided to the plan's enrolled actuary. These final regulations provide for the sponsor of a defined benefit pension plan to make any of several elections. Notice 2020-60 states that an election by the plan sponsor to apply IRC section 430(m) must be provided in writing to the community newspaper plan’s actuary, plan administrator, and controlled group members. Notice 2022-31 requires the plan sponsor to notify the plan actuary and administrator of the election. Absent this notification, the community newspaper plan’s actuary, plan administrator, and controlled group members may not be aware that the plan sponsor is electing to apply IRC section 430(m).
Authorizing Statute(s):
US Code:
26 USC 436
Name of Law: Funding-based limits on benefits and benefit accruals under single-employer plans
PL:
Pub.L. 116 - 94 115(a)
Name of Law: Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act
US Code:
26 USC 430
Name of Law: Minimum funding standards for single-employer defined benefit pension plans
PL:
Pub.L. 109 - 280 104 thru 106 and 402
Name of Law: Pension protection Act of 2006
PL:
Pub.L. 110 - 458 122
Name of Law: Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008
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:
90 FR 8168
01/24/2025
30-day Notice:
Federal Register Citation:
Citation Date:
90 FR 17507
04/25/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR?
No
Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR:
2
IC Title
Form No.
Form Name
Election of Alternative Minimum Funding Standards for Community Newspaper Plans
Guidance on Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Changes under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
Minimum funding Standards and Limits on Benefits
Special Rules for Single-Employer Defined Benefit Pension Plans under the CARES Act
ICR Summary of Burden
Total Approved
Previously Approved
Change Due to New Statute
Change Due to Agency Discretion
Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate
Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses
80,002
241,020
0
-161,000
-18
0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)
120,008
161,080
0
-41,000
-72
0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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:
Yes
Burden Reduction Due to:
Miscellaneous Actions
Short Statement:
There are changes to the collection and paperwork burden previously approved by OMB. The election under Internal Revenue Code section 3608(b) of the CARES Act (Notice 2020-61) is no longer relevant. It is an election to treat a DB plan's adjusted funding target attainment percentage (AFTAP) for the last plan year ending before January 1, 2020, as the AFTAP for plan years that include calendar year 2020. The election under Notice 2021-48 was for extended amortization bases to apply the extended amortization period for shortfall amortization bases for plan years beginning after December 31, 2018, December 31, 2019, or December 31, 2020. This extended period now applies for all DB plans. The election was available on a temporary basis and is no longer available. The agency has changed the estimated number of respondents for Notices 2020-60 and 2022-31 from 20 to 2 as it is expected that any community newspaper plan sponsor that wanted to make this election have made it already, and the plan sponsors that are eligible for this election would be very small. TD 9467 remains the same with the same estimates as previously approved by OMB. These changes result in a decrease of responses by 161,018 and decrease in overall burden hours by 41,072 hours.
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?
Yes
Agency Contact:
Linda Marshall 202 317-6700
Common Form ICR:
No
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:
(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;
(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;
(c) It reduces burden on small entities;
(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;
(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;
(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;
(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;
(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.
(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and
(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.
Certification Date:
04/30/2025
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