80 FR 64506 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice 2009-31 and Revenue Procedure 2009-43

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 205 (October 23, 2015)

Page Range		64506-64506
FR Document		2015-26933

The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning Notice 2009-31, Election and Notice Procedures for Multiemployer Plans under Sections 204 and 205 of WRERA and Revenue Procedure 2009-43, Revocation of Elections by Multiemployer Plans to Freeze Funded Status under section 204 of WRERA.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Internal Revenue Service


Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice 2009-31 and 
Revenue Procedure 2009-43

AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Treasury.

ACTION: Notice and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of the Treasury, as part of its continuing 
effort to reduce paperwork and respondent burden, invites the general 
public and other Federal agencies to take this opportunity to comment 
on proposed and/or continuing information collections, as required by 
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13 (44 U.S.C. 
3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is soliciting comments concerning 
Notice 2009-31, Election and Notice Procedures for Multiemployer Plans 
under Sections 204 and 205 of WRERA and Revenue Procedure 2009-43, 
Revocation of Elections by Multiemployer Plans to Freeze Funded Status 
under section 204 of WRERA.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before December 22, 
2015 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments to Elaine Christophe, Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information or 
copies of notice should be directed to Allan Hopkins, at Internal 
Revenue Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, 
DC 20224, or through the internet, at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Title: Election and Notice Procedures for Multiemployer Plans under 
Sections 204 and 205 of WRERA.
    OMB Number: 1545-2141.
    Notice Number: Notice 2009-31 and Revenue Procedure 2009-43.
    Abstract: Notice 2009-31 provides guidance for sponsors of 
multiemployer defined benefit plans relating to the elections described 
in sections 204 and 205 of the Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery 
Act of 2008, Public Law 110-458 (WRERA), and on the notice required to 
be provided if a plan sponsor makes an election under section 204. 
Revenue Procedure 2009-43 provides follow-up guidance to Notice 2009-
31. This new guidance describes procedures for revoking elections under 
WRERA.
    Current Actions: Renewal of OMB approval. There is no change to the 
paperwork burden previously approved by OMB.
    Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection.
    Affected Public: State, local, or tribal governments.
    Estimated Number of Respondents: 1,600.
    Estimated Average Time Per Respondent: 1 hour.
    Estimated Total Annual Burden Hours: 1,600.
    The following paragraph applies to all of the collections of 
information covered by this notice:
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required 
to respond to, a collection of information unless the collection of 
information displays a valid OMB control number. Books or records 
relating to a collection of information must be retained as long as 
their contents may become material in the administration of any 
internal revenue law. Generally, tax returns and tax return information 
are confidential, as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
    Request for Comments: Comments submitted in response to this notice 
will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB approval. All 
comments will become a matter of public record. Comments are invited 
on: (a) Whether the collection of information is necessary for the 
proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
the information shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the 
agency's estimate of the burden of the collection of information; (c) 
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to 
be collected; (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of 
information on respondents, including through the use of automated 
collection techniques or other forms of information technology; and (e) 
estimates of capital or start-up costs and costs of operation, 
maintenance, and purchase of services to provide information.

    Approved: October 13, 2015.
Elaine Christophe,
IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-26933 Filed 10-22-15; 8:45 am]
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Revenue Procedure Number: Revenue Approved: October 13, 2015. notice required to be provided if a plan
Procedure 2011–4, Revenue Procedure Elaine Christophe, sponsor makes an election under section
2011–5, Revenue Procedure 2011–6, and OMB Reports Clearance Officer. 204. Revenue Procedure 2009–43
Revenue Procedure 2011–8. [FR Doc. 2015–26934 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am] provides follow-up guidance to Notice
Abstract: The information requested BILLING CODE 4830–01–P
2009–31. This new guidance describes
in these revenue procedures is required procedures for revoking elections under
to enable the Office of the Division WRERA.
Commissioner (Tax Exempt and DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Current Actions: Renewal of OMB
Government Entities) of the Internal approval. There is no change to the
Revenue Service to give advice on filing Internal Revenue Service paperwork burden previously approved
letter ruling, determination letter, and by OMB.
technical advice requests, to process Proposed Collection; Comment
such requests, and to determine the Request for Notice 2009–31 and Type of Review: Extension of a
amount of any user fees. Revenue Procedure 2009–43 currently approved collection.
Current Actions: There are no changes Affected Public: State, local, or tribal
AGENCY: Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
being made to these revenue procedures governments.
Treasury.
at this time. Estimated Number of Respondents:
Type of Review: Extension of a ACTION: Notice and request for
comments. 1,600.
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Individuals or Estimated Average Time Per
households, business or other for-profit SUMMARY: The Department of the Respondent: 1 hour.
organizations, not-for-profit institutions, Treasury, as part of its continuing effort Estimated Total Annual Burden
farms, and state, local or tribal to reduce paperwork and respondent Hours: 1,600.
governments. burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this The following paragraph applies to all
Estimated Number of Respondents: of the collections of information covered
83,074. opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing information by this notice:
Estimated Time per Respondent: 2
hours, 8 minutes. collections, as required by the An agency may not conduct or
Estimated Total Annual Burden Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, sponsor, and a person is not required to
Hours: 178,146. Public Law 104–13 (44 U.S.C. respond to, a collection of information
The following paragraph applies to all 3506(c)(2)(A)). Currently, the IRS is unless the collection of information
of the collections of information covered soliciting comments concerning Notice displays a valid OMB control number.
by this notice: 2009–31, Election and Notice Books or records relating to a collection
An agency may not conduct or Procedures for Multiemployer Plans of information must be retained as long
sponsor, and a person is not required to under Sections 204 and 205 of WRERA as their contents may become material
respond to, a collection of information and Revenue Procedure 2009–43, in the administration of any internal
unless the collection of information Revocation of Elections by revenue law. Generally, tax returns and
displays a valid OMB control number. Multiemployer Plans to Freeze Funded tax return information are confidential,
Books or records relating to a collection Status under section 204 of WRERA. as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103.
of information must be retained as long DATES: Written comments should be Request for Comments: Comments
as their contents may become material received on or before December 22, 2015 submitted in response to this notice will
in the administration of any internal to be assured of consideration. be summarized and/or included in the
revenue law. Generally, tax returns and ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments request for OMB approval. All
tax return information are confidential, to Elaine Christophe, Internal Revenue comments will become a matter of
as required by 26 U.S.C. 6103. Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution public record. Comments are invited on:
Request for Comments: Comments Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224. (a) Whether the collection of
submitted in response to this notice will information is necessary for the proper
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
be summarized and/or included in the performance of the functions of the
request for OMB approval. All Requests for additional information or
copies of notice should be directed to agency, including whether the
comments will become a matter of information shall have practical utility;
public record. Comments are invited on: Allan Hopkins, at Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6129, 1111 Constitution (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
(a) Whether the collection of of the burden of the collection of
information is necessary for the proper Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20224, or
through the internet, at information; (c) ways to enhance the
performance of the functions of the quality, utility, and clarity of the
agency, including whether the Allan.M.Hopkins@irs.gov.
information to be collected; (d) ways to
information shall have practical utility; SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: minimize the burden of the collection of
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate Title: Election and Notice Procedures information on respondents, including
of the burden of the collection of for Multiemployer Plans under Sections through the use of automated collection
information; (c) ways to enhance the 204 and 205 of WRERA. techniques or other forms of information
quality, utility, and clarity of the OMB Number: 1545–2141. technology; and (e) estimates of capital
information to be collected; (d) ways to Notice Number: Notice 2009–31 and or start-up costs and costs of operation,
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minimize the burden of the collection of Revenue Procedure 2009–43. maintenance, and purchase of services
information on respondents, including Abstract: Notice 2009–31 provides to provide information.
through the use of automated collection guidance for sponsors of multiemployer
techniques or other forms of information defined benefit plans relating to the Approved: October 13, 2015.
technology; and (e) estimates of capital elections described in sections 204 and Elaine Christophe,
or start-up costs and costs of operation, 205 of the Worker, Retiree, and IRS Reports Clearance Officer.
maintenance, and purchase of services Employer Recovery Act of 2008, Public [FR Doc. 2015–26933 Filed 10–22–15; 8:45 am]
to provide information. Law 110–458 (WRERA), and on the BILLING CODE 4830–01–P

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80 FR 64506 - Proposed Collection; Comment Request for Notice 2009-31 and Revenue Procedure 2009-43

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURYInternal Revenue Service

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 205 (October 23, 2015)

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