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        <PUBLICATION>
            <PUBLICATION_ID>202104</PUBLICATION_ID>
            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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        <AGENCY>
            <CODE>1212</CODE>
            <NAME>Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>PBGC</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Special Financial Assistance by PBGC</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>This interim final rule implements section 9704 of subtitle H of the American Rescue Plan Act by setting forth the requirements for plan sponsors of financially troubled multiemployer defined benefit pension plans to apply for special financial assistance from the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and related requirements.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Economically Significant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>First Time Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Final Rule Stage</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>Yes</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>29 CFR 4262</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>29 U.S.C. 1432</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>29 U.S.C. 1302(b)(3)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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            <LEGAL_DLINE_INFO>
                <DLINE_TYPE>Statutory</DLINE_TYPE>
                <DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>Other</DLINE_ACTION_STAGE>
                <DLINE_DATE>07/09/2021</DLINE_DATE>
                <DLINE_DESC>120 days after date of enactment (March 11, 2021)</DLINE_DESC>
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        <LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>Section 4262(c) as added to ERISA by section 9704 of Subtitle H of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, requires that within 120 days of the date of enactment of this section, PBGC shall issue regulations or guidance setting forth requirements for special financial assistance applications under this section.</LEGAL_DLINE_OVERALL_DESC>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
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                <TTBL_ACTION>Interim Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2021</TTBL_DATE>
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        <RFA_REQUIRED>No</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Hilary</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Duke</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>1212</CODE>
                    <NAME>Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>PBGC</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 229-3839</PHONE>
                <EMAIL>duke.hilary@pbgc.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>445 12th Street SW,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20024</ZIP>
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