Director, Office of Regulations and Interpretations

1210-AB47 201804 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Amendment of Abandoned Plan Program

On April 21, 2006, the Department published a package of regulations, collectively titled Termination of Abandoned Individual Account Plans, which facilitates the termination of, and distribution of benefits from, individual account pension plans that have been abandoned by their sponsoring employers. See 71 FR 20820. This rulemaking will examine whether, and how, to amend those regulations by expanding the scope of individuals entitled to be a "qualified termination administrator" (QTA). Under the Termination of Abandoned Individual Account Plans regulations, only a QTA is authorized to determine whether an individual account plan is abandoned, and to carry out related activities necessary for the termination and winding up of the plan's affairs.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Final Rule Stage Undetermined Undetermined Other Not Yet Determined 29 U.S.C. 1135 ERISA sec. 505 No NPRM 12/12/2012 77 FR 74063 NPRM Comment Period End 02/11/2013 Interim Final Rule 12/00/2018 Undetermined Undetermined Undetermined No No Jeffrey Turner J. Director, Office of Regulations and Interpretations 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 202 693-8500 turner.jeffery@dol.gov N 5669, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-5655, Washington DC 20210