Director, Office of Regulations and Interpretations

1210-AB90 202004 Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 1200 Department of Labor DOL Default Electronic Disclosures by Employee Pension Benefit Plans Under ERISA

This regulatory action is being finalized in response to Executive Order 13847, Strengthening Retirement Security in America, and will reduce the costs and burdens imposed on employers and other plan fiduciaries responsible for the production and distribution of retirement plan disclosures required under title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, as well as ways to make these disclosures more understandable and useful for participants and beneficiaries, by allowing disclosure via internet posting or by email, as a default.

]]> Economically Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions Yes No Deregulatory 29 CFR 2520.104b 29 U.S.C. 1024 (ERISA sec. 104) 29 U.S.C. 1029(c) (ERISA sec. 109(c)) 29 U.S.C. 1030 (ERISA sec. 110) 29 U.S.C. 1135 (ERISA sec. 505) E.O. 13847, 83 FR 45321 (August 21, 2018) Yes NPRM 10/23/2019 84 FR 56894 NPRM Comment Period End 11/22/2019 Final Rule 05/27/2020 85 FR 31884 Final Action Effective 05/27/2020 Final Rule Applicability Date 05/27/2020 Yes Businesses None No Yes No Jeffrey Turner J. Director, Office of Regulations and Interpretations 1210 Employee Benefits Security Administration EBSA 202 693-8500 Room N5669, 200 Constitution Avenue NW, FP Building, Room N-5655, Washington DC 20210