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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <NAME>Internal Revenue Service</NAME>
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            <NAME>Department of the Treasury</NAME>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Application of Nondiscrimination Requirements, Backloading Limitations, Certain Plan Termination Rules, Benefit Limitations, and Top Heavy Rules to Statutory Hybrid Plans</RULE_TITLE>
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<p>Regulations provide guidance on the application of the nondiscrimination requirements, the backloading limitations, certain plan termination rules, the benefit limitations, and the top heavy rules to cash balance plans, pension equity plans and variable annuity plans that addresses particular characteristics of those types of plans.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Long-Term Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
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            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
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            <CFR>26 CFR 1.401(a)(4)-3 (revision)</CFR>
            <CFR>26 CFR 1.411(b)-1 (revision)</CFR>
            <CFR>26 CFR 1.411(b)(5)-1 (revision)</CFR>
            <CFR>26 CFR 1.415(a)-1 (revision)</CFR>
            <CFR>26 CFR 1.415(b)-1 (revision)</CFR>
            <CFR>26 CFR 1.416-1 (revision)</CFR>
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            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 401</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 411</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 415</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 416</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>26 U.S.C. 7805</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
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        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
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                <TTBL_DATE>07/00/2025</TTBL_DATE>
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        <ADDITIONAL_INFO>REG-125194-17 (NPRM)

Drafter attorney:  Tom Morgan (202) 317-6391

Reviewer attorney:  Neil Sandhu (202) 317-6700

Treasury attorneys:  William Evans (202) 622-1332 and Harlan Weller (202) 622-1001

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        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>No</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
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                <FIRST_NAME>Thomas</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Morgan</LAST_NAME>
                <MIDDLE_NAME>C.</MIDDLE_NAME>
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                    <NAME>Internal Revenue Service</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>IRS</ACRONYM>
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                <PHONE>202 317-6700</PHONE>
                <FAX>855 604-6086</FAX>
                <EMAIL>thomas.c.morgan@irscounsel.treas.gov</EMAIL>
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                    <STREET_ADDRESS>1111 Constitution Avenue NW, Room 4115,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20224</ZIP>
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