81_FR_13792 81 FR 13742 - Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits

81 FR 13742 - Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing and Paying Benefits

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 50 (March 15, 2016)

Page Range13742-13744
FR Document2016-05733

This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single- Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans to prescribe interest assumptions under the benefit payments regulation for valuation dates in April 2016 and interest assumptions under the asset allocation regulation for valuation dates in the second quarter of 2016. The interest assumptions are used for valuing and paying benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by the pension insurance system administered by PBGC.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 13742-13744]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-05733]


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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION

29 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044


Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans; Benefits Payable 
in Terminated Single-Employer Plans; Interest Assumptions for Valuing 
and Paying Benefits

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: This final rule amends the Pension Benefit Guaranty 
Corporation's regulations on Benefits Payable in Terminated Single-
Employer Plans and Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer Plans to 
prescribe interest assumptions under the benefit payments regulation 
for valuation dates in April 2016 and interest assumptions under the 
asset allocation regulation for valuation dates in the second quarter 
of 2016. The interest assumptions are used for valuing and paying 
benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by the pension 
insurance system administered by PBGC.

DATES: Effective April 1, 2016.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Catherine B. Klion 
([email protected]), Assistant General Counsel

[[Page 13743]]

for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202-326-4024. (TTY/TDD users may call 
the Federal relay service toll free at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be 
connected to 202-326-4024.)

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC's regulations on Allocation of Assets 
in Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 4044) and Benefits Payable in 
Terminated Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part 4022) prescribe actuarial 
assumptions--including interest assumptions--for valuing and paying 
plan benefits under terminating single-employer plans covered by title 
IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The interest 
assumptions in the regulations are also published on PBGC's Web site 
(http://www.pbgc.gov).
    The interest assumptions in Appendix B to Part 4044 are used to 
value benefits for allocation purposes under ERISA section 4044. PBGC 
uses the interest assumptions in Appendix B to Part 4022 to determine 
whether a benefit is payable as a lump sum and to determine the amount 
to pay. Appendix C to Part 4022 contains interest assumptions for 
private-sector pension practitioners to refer to if they wish to use 
lump-sum interest rates determined using PBGC's historical methodology. 
Currently, the rates in Appendices B and C of the benefit payment 
regulation are the same.
    The interest assumptions are intended to reflect current conditions 
in the financial and annuity markets. Assumptions under the asset 
allocation regulation are updated quarterly; assumptions under the 
benefit payments regulation are updated monthly. This final rule 
updates the benefit payments interest assumptions for April 2016 and 
updates the asset allocation interest assumptions for the second 
quarter (April through June) of 2016.
    The second quarter 2016 interest assumptions under the allocation 
regulation will be 2.77 percent for the first 20 years following the 
valuation date and 2.86 percent thereafter. In comparison with the 
interest assumptions in effect for the first quarter of 2016, these 
interest assumptions represent no change in the select period (the 
period during which the select rate (the initial rate) applies), a 
decrease of 0.05 percent in the select rate, and a decrease of 0.09 
percent in the ultimate rate (the final rate).
    The April 2016 interest assumptions under the benefit payments 
regulation will be 1.00 percent for the period during which a benefit 
is in pay status and 4.00 percent during any years preceding the 
benefit's placement in pay status. In comparison with the interest 
assumptions in effect for March 2016, these interest assumptions 
represent a decrease of 0.25 percent in the immediate annuity rate and 
are otherwise unchanged.
    PBGC has determined that notice and public comment on this 
amendment are impracticable and contrary to the public interest. This 
finding is based on the need to determine and issue new interest 
assumptions promptly so that the assumptions can reflect current market 
conditions as accurately as possible.
    Because of the need to provide immediate guidance for the valuation 
and payment of benefits under plans with valuation dates during April 
2016, PBGC finds that good cause exists for making the assumptions set 
forth in this amendment effective less than 30 days after publication.
    PBGC has determined that this action is not a ``significant 
regulatory action'' under the criteria set forth in Executive Order 
12866.
    Because no general notice of proposed rulemaking is required for 
this amendment, the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 does not apply. 
See 5 U.S.C. 601(2).

List of Subjects

29 CFR Part 4022

    Employee benefit plans, Pension insurance, Pensions, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements.

29 CFR Part 4044

    Employee benefit plans, Pension insurance, Pensions.

    In consideration of the foregoing, 29 CFR parts 4022 and 4044 are 
amended as follows:

PART 4022--BENEFITS PAYABLE IN TERMINATED SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLANS

0
1. The authority citation for part 4022 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1302, 1322, 1322b, 1341(c)(3)(D), and 1344.

0
2. In appendix B to part 4022, Rate Set 270, as set forth below, is 
added to the table.

Appendix B to Part 4022--Lump Sum Interest Rates For PBGC Payments

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                   For plans with a valuation date     Immediate                                 Deferred annuities (percent)
    Rate set     ----------------------------------   annuity rate  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    On or after         Before         (percent)            i1               i2               i3               n1               n2
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                                                                      * * * * * * *
          270            4-1-16           5-1-16             1.00             4.00             4.00             4.00                7                8
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3. In appendix C to part 4022, Rate Set 270, as set forth below, is 
added to the table.

Appendix C to Part 4022--Lump Sum Interest Rates for Private-Sector 
Payments

* * * * *

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                   For plans with a valuation date     Immediate                                 Deferred annuities (percent)
    Rate set     ----------------------------------   annuity rate  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    On or after         Before         (percent)            i1               i2               i3               n1               n2
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 

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          270            4-1-16           5-1-16             1.00             4.00             4.00             4.00                7                8
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PART 4044--ALLOCATION OF ASSETS IN SINGLE-EMPLOYER PLANS

0
4. The authority citation for part 4044 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1301(a), 1302(b)(3), 1341, 1344, 1362.

0
5. In appendix B to part 4044, a new entry for April-June 2016, as set 
forth below, is added to the table.

Appendix B to Part 4044--Interest Rates Used To Value Benefits

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                                                                The values of it are:
 For valuation dates occurring in  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
            the month--                  it        for t =         it        for t =         it        for t =
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                                                  * * * * * * *
April-June 2016...................       0.0277         1-20       0.0286          >20          N/A          N/A
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    Issued in Washington, DC, on this 9th day of March 2016.
Judith Starr,
General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2016-05733 Filed 3-14-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                  13742                    Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 50 / Tuesday, March 15, 2016 / Rules and Regulations

                                                       TABLE 1—MIRE FUNDAMENTAL DATA ELEMENTS FOR NON-LOCAL (BASED ON FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION) PAVED
                                                                                                  ROADS
                                                                                                                                       MIRE name (MIRE No.) 1

                                                                                        Roadway segment                                                                                   Intersection

                                                  Segment Identifier (12) .............................................................................     Unique Junction Identifier (120).
                                                  Route Number (8) 2 ..................................................................................     Location Identifier for Road 1 Crossing Point (122).
                                                  Route/street Name (9) 2 ............................................................................      Location Identifier for Road 2 Crossing Point (123).
                                                  Federal Aid/Route Type (21) 2 ..................................................................          Intersection/Junction Geometry (126).
                                                  Rural/Urban Designation (20) 2 ................................................................           Intersection/Junction Traffic Control (131).
                                                  Surface Type (23) 2 ..................................................................................    AADT (79) [for Each Intersecting Road].
                                                  Begin Point Segment Descriptor (10) 2 ....................................................                AADT Year (80) [for Each Intersecting Road].
                                                  End Point Segment Descriptor (11) 2
                                                  Segment Length (13) 2
                                                  Direction of Inventory (18) ........................................................................      Unique Approach Identifier (139).
                                                  Functional Class (19) 2
                                                  Median Type (54)
                                                  Access Control (22) 2
                                                  One/Two-Way Operations (91) 2 ..............................................................              Interchange/Ramp.
                                                  Number of Through Lanes (31) 2 .............................................................              Unique Interchange Identifier (178).
                                                  Average Annual Daily Traffic (79) 2 ..........................................................            Location Identifier for Roadway at Beginning Ramp Terminal (197).
                                                  AADT Year (80) 2 ......................................................................................   Location Identifier for Roadway at Ending Ramp Terminal (201).
                                                  Type of Governmental Ownership (4) 2 ....................................................                 Ramp Length (187).
                                                                                                                                                            Roadway Type at Beginning Ramp Terminal (195).
                                                                                                                                                            Roadway Type at Ending Ramp Terminal (199).
                                                                                                                                                            Interchange Type (182).
                                                                                                                                                            Ramp AADT (191).2
                                                                                                                                                            Year of Ramp AADT (192).2
                                                                                                                                                            Functional Class (19).2
                                                                                                                                                            Type of Governmental Ownership (4).2
                                                    1 Model Inventory of Roadway Elements—MIRE, Version 1.0, Report No. FHWA–SA–10–018, October 2010, http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/tools/
                                                  data_tools/mirereport/mirereport.pdf.
                                                    2 Highway Performance Monitoring System full extent elements are required on all Federal-aid highways and ramps located within grade-sepa-
                                                  rated interchanges, i.e., National Highway System (NHS) and all functional systems excluding rural minor collectors and locals.

                                                    TABLE 2—MIRE FUNDAMENTAL DATA                                          TABLE 3—MIRE FUNDAMENTAL DATA PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY
                                                     ELEMENTS FOR LOCAL (BASED ON                                           ELEMENTS FOR UNPAVED ROADS— CORPORATION
                                                     FUNCTIONAL     CLASSIFICATION)                                         Continued
                                                                                                                                                                                     29 CFR Parts 4022 and 4044
                                                     PAVED ROADS
                                                                                                                                        MIRE name (MIRE No.) 1
                                                                                                                                                                                     Allocation of Assets in Single-
                                                                 MIRE name (MIRE No.) 1                                                                                              Employer Plans; Benefits Payable in
                                                                                                                            Type of Governmental Ownership (4).2
                                                  Roadway segment:                                                          Begin Point Segment Descriptor (10).2                    Terminated Single-Employer Plans;
                                                    Segment Identifier (12).                                                End Point Segment Descriptor (11).2                      Interest Assumptions for Valuing and
                                                    Functional Class (19).2                                                                                                          Paying Benefits
                                                                                                                           1 Model Inventory of Roadway Elements—
                                                    Surface Type (23).2
                                                                                                                        MIRE, Version 1.0, Report No. FHWA–SA–                       AGENCY:  Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                                    Type of Governmental Ownership (4).2                                10–018,       October     2010,      http://safe-
                                                    Number of Through Lanes (31).2                                                                                                   Corporation.
                                                                                                                        ty.fhwa.dot.gov/tools/data_tools/mirereport/
                                                    Average Annual Daily Traffic (79).2                                 mirereport.pdf.                                              ACTION: Final rule.
                                                    Begin Point Segment Descriptor (10).2                                  2 Highway Performance Monitoring System
                                                    End Point Segment Descriptor (11).2                                 full extent elements are required on all Fed-                SUMMARY:   This final rule amends the
                                                    Rural/Urban Designation (20).2                                      eral-aid highways and ramps located within                   Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation’s
                                                                                                                        grade-separated interchanges, i.e., National                 regulations on Benefits Payable in
                                                     1 Model Inventory of Roadway Elements—                             Highway System (NHS) and all functional sys-                 Terminated Single-Employer Plans and
                                                  MIRE, Version 1.0, Report No. FHWA-SA-10-                             tems excluding rural minor collectors and
                                                  018, October 2010, http://safety.fhwa.dot.gov/                        locals.                                                      Allocation of Assets in Single-Employer
                                                  tools/data_tools/mirereport/mirereport.pdf.                           [FR Doc. 2016–05190 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                                                                                                     Plans to prescribe interest assumptions
                                                     2 Highway Performance Monitoring System
                                                                                                                                                                                     under the benefit payments regulation
                                                  full extent elements are required on all Fed-                         BILLING CODE 4910–22–P
                                                                                                                                                                                     for valuation dates in April 2016 and
                                                  eral-aid highways and ramps located within
                                                  grade-separated interchanges, i.e., National                                                                                       interest assumptions under the asset
                                                  Highway System (NHS) and all functional sys-                                                                                       allocation regulation for valuation dates
                                                  tems excluding rural minor collectors and                                                                                          in the second quarter of 2016. The
                                                  locals.                                                                                                                            interest assumptions are used for
                                                                                                                                                                                     valuing and paying benefits under
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                                                   TABLE 3—MIRE FUNDAMENTAL DATA                                                                                                     terminating single-employer plans
                                                     ELEMENTS FOR UNPAVED ROADS                                                                                                      covered by the pension insurance
                                                                                                                                                                                     system administered by PBGC.
                                                                 MIRE name (MIRE No.) 1
                                                                                                                                                                                     DATES: Effective April 1, 2016.
                                                  Roadway segment:                                                                                                                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    Segment Identifier (12).                                                                                                         Catherine B. Klion (Klion.Catherine@
                                                    Functional Class (19).2                                                                                                          PBGC.gov), Assistant General Counsel


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                                                  for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit                 final rule updates the benefit payments                     PBGC finds that good cause exists for
                                                  Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street                     interest assumptions for April 2016 and                     making the assumptions set forth in this
                                                  NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202–326–                     updates the asset allocation interest                       amendment effective less than 30 days
                                                  4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the                       assumptions for the second quarter                          after publication.
                                                  Federal relay service toll free at 1–800–               (April through June) of 2016.                                  PBGC has determined that this action
                                                  877–8339 and ask to be connected to                        The second quarter 2016 interest                         is not a ‘‘significant regulatory action’’
                                                  202–326–4024.)                                          assumptions under the allocation                            under the criteria set forth in Executive
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PBGC’s                       regulation will be 2.77 percent for the                     Order 12866.
                                                  regulations on Allocation of Assets in                  first 20 years following the valuation
                                                                                                                                                                         Because no general notice of proposed
                                                  Single-Employer Plans (29 CFR part                      date and 2.86 percent thereafter. In
                                                                                                                                                                      rulemaking is required for this
                                                  4044) and Benefits Payable in                           comparison with the interest
                                                                                                                                                                      amendment, the Regulatory Flexibility
                                                  Terminated Single-Employer Plans (29                    assumptions in effect for the first
                                                                                                                                                                      Act of 1980 does not apply. See 5 U.S.C.
                                                  CFR part 4022) prescribe actuarial                      quarter of 2016, these interest
                                                                                                                                                                      601(2).
                                                  assumptions—including interest                          assumptions represent no change in the
                                                  assumptions—for valuing and paying                      select period (the period during which                      List of Subjects
                                                  plan benefits under terminating single-                 the select rate (the initial rate) applies),
                                                                                                                                                                      29 CFR Part 4022
                                                  employer plans covered by title IV of                   a decrease of 0.05 percent in the select
                                                  the Employee Retirement Income                          rate, and a decrease of 0.09 percent in                       Employee benefit plans, Pension
                                                  Security Act of 1974. The interest                      the ultimate rate (the final rate).                         insurance, Pensions, Reporting and
                                                  assumptions in the regulations are also                    The April 2016 interest assumptions                      recordkeeping requirements.
                                                  published on PBGC’s Web site (http://                   under the benefit payments regulation
                                                                                                          will be 1.00 percent for the period                         29 CFR Part 4044
                                                  www.pbgc.gov).
                                                     The interest assumptions in Appendix                 during which a benefit is in pay status                       Employee benefit plans, Pension
                                                  B to Part 4044 are used to value benefits               and 4.00 percent during any years                           insurance, Pensions.
                                                  for allocation purposes under ERISA                     preceding the benefit’s placement in pay
                                                                                                          status. In comparison with the interest                       In consideration of the foregoing, 29
                                                  section 4044. PBGC uses the interest
                                                                                                          assumptions in effect for March 2016,                       CFR parts 4022 and 4044 are amended
                                                  assumptions in Appendix B to Part 4022
                                                                                                          these interest assumptions represent a                      as follows:
                                                  to determine whether a benefit is
                                                  payable as a lump sum and to determine                  decrease of 0.25 percent in the                             PART 4022—BENEFITS PAYABLE IN
                                                  the amount to pay. Appendix C to Part                   immediate annuity rate and are                              TERMINATED SINGLE-EMPLOYER
                                                  4022 contains interest assumptions for                  otherwise unchanged.                                        PLANS
                                                  private-sector pension practitioners to                    PBGC has determined that notice and
                                                  refer to if they wish to use lump-sum                   public comment on this amendment are
                                                                                                                                                                      ■ 1. The authority citation for part 4022
                                                  interest rates determined using PBGC’s                  impracticable and contrary to the public
                                                                                                                                                                      continues to read as follows:
                                                  historical methodology. Currently, the                  interest. This finding is based on the
                                                  rates in Appendices B and C of the                      need to determine and issue new                               Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1302, 1322, 1322b,
                                                  benefit payment regulation are the same.                interest assumptions promptly so that                       1341(c)(3)(D), and 1344.
                                                     The interest assumptions are intended                the assumptions can reflect current                         ■ 2. In appendix B to part 4022, Rate Set
                                                  to reflect current conditions in the                    market conditions as accurately as                          270, as set forth below, is added to the
                                                  financial and annuity markets.                          possible.                                                   table.
                                                  Assumptions under the asset allocation                     Because of the need to provide
                                                  regulation are updated quarterly;                       immediate guidance for the valuation                        Appendix B to Part 4022—Lump Sum
                                                  assumptions under the benefit payments                  and payment of benefits under plans                         Interest Rates For PBGC Payments
                                                  regulation are updated monthly. This                    with valuation dates during April 2016,                     *      *        *        *        *



                                                                      For plans with a valuation                                                               Deferred annuities (percent)
                                                                                                            Immediate
                                                                                date
                                                      Rate set                                             annuity rate
                                                                                                             (percent)                i1                  i2                 i3                    n1           n2
                                                                      On or after           Before


                                                              *                     *                         *                        *                         *                         *                *
                                                        270             4–1–16             5–1–16                 1.00               4.00                4.00              4.00                    7            8



                                                  ■ 3. In appendix C to part 4022, Rate Set               Appendix C to Part 4022—Lump Sum
                                                  270, as set forth below, is added to the                Interest Rates for Private-Sector
                                                  table.                                                  Payments
                                                                                                          *        *      *      *         *
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                                                                      For plans with a valuation                                                               Deferred annuities (percent)
                                                                                                            Immediate
                                                                                date
                                                      Rate set                                             annuity rate
                                                                                                             (percent)                i1                  i2                 i3                    n1           n2
                                                                      On or after           Before




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                                                                            For plans with a valuation                                                                        Deferred annuities (percent)
                                                                                                                          Immediate
                                                                                      date
                                                      Rate set                                                           annuity rate
                                                                                                                           (percent)                i1                   i2                   i3                     n1                   n2
                                                                           On or after               Before

                                                               *                            *                              *                       *                            *                            *                       *
                                                         270                 4–1–16                 5–1–16                     1.00              4.00                   4.00                 4.00                    7                    8



                                                  PART 4044—ALLOCATION OF                                                Authority: 29 U.S.C. 1301(a), 1302(b)(3),                       Appendix B to Part 4044—Interest
                                                  ASSETS IN SINGLE-EMPLOYER                                            1341, 1344, 1362.                                                 Rates Used To Value Benefits
                                                  PLANS                                                                ■ 5. In appendix B to part 4044, a new                            *    *         *        *        *
                                                                                                                       entry for April–June 2016, as set forth
                                                  ■ 4. The authority citation for part 4044
                                                  continues to read as follows:                                        below, is added to the table.

                                                                                                                                                                               The values of it are:
                                                          For valuation dates occurring in the month—
                                                                                                                                           it               for t =                 it             for t =                it             for t =


                                                           *                           *                                 *                          *                           *                          *                         *
                                                  April–June 2016 ................................................................         0.0277                1–20               0.0286               >20                   N/A             N/A



                                                    Issued in Washington, DC, on this 9th day                          enhance the safety of transits through                            Many of these changes are to clarify
                                                  of March 2016.                                                       the Seaway. Several of the amendments                             existing requirements in the regulations.
                                                  Judith Starr,                                                        are merely editorial or for clarification                         Where new requirements or regulations
                                                  General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty                            of existing requirements.                                         are made, an explanation for such a
                                                  Corporation.                                                         DATES: This final rule will be effective                          change is provided below. A Notice of
                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–05733 Filed 3–14–16; 8:45 am]                          on March 21, 2016.                                                Proposed Rulemaking was published in
                                                  BILLING CODE 7709–02–P                                               ADDRESSES: Docket: For access to the                              the Federal Register on February 5,
                                                                                                                       docket to read background documents                               2016 (81 FR 6198). No comments were
                                                                                                                       or comments received, go to http://                               received. The joint regulations will
                                                  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                                         www.Regulations.gov; or in person at                              become effective in Canada on March
                                                                                                                       the Docket Management Facility; U.S.                              21, 2016. For consistency, because these
                                                  Saint Lawrence Seaway Development                                    Department of Transportation, 1200                                are joint regulations under international
                                                  Corporation                                                          New Jersey Avenue SE., West Building                              agreement, and to avoid confusion
                                                                                                                       Ground Floor, Room W12–140,                                       among users of the Seaway, the SLSDC
                                                  33 CFR Part 401                                                      Washington, DC 20590–001, between 9                               finds that there is good cause to make
                                                                                                                       a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through                                   the U.S. version of the amendments
                                                  [Docket No. SLSDC–2016–0004]                                                                                                           effective on the same date.
                                                                                                                       Friday, except Federal Holidays.
                                                  RIN 2135–AA39                                                                                                                             Regulatory Notices: Privacy Act:
                                                                                                                       FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                                         Anyone is able to search the electronic
                                                                                                                       Carrie Mann Lavigne, Chief Counsel,
                                                  Seaway Regulations and Rules:                                                                                                          form of all comments received into any
                                                                                                                       Saint Lawrence Seaway Development
                                                  Periodic Update, Various Categories                                                                                                    of our dockets by the name of the
                                                                                                                       Corporation, 180 Andrews Street,
                                                                                                                                                                                         individual submitting the comment (or
                                                  AGENCY:  Saint Lawrence Seaway                                       Massena, New York 13662; 315/764–
                                                                                                                                                                                         signing the comment, if submitted on
                                                  Development Corporation, DOT.                                        3200.
                                                                                                                                                                                         behalf of an association, business, labor
                                                  ACTION: Final rule.                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Saint                              union, etc.). You may review DOT’s
                                                                                                                       Lawrence Seaway Development                                       complete Privacy Act Statement in the
                                                  SUMMARY:  The Saint Lawrence Seaway                                  Corporation (SLSDC) and the St.                                   Federal Register published on April 11,
                                                  Development Corporation (SLSDC) and                                  Lawrence Seaway Management                                        2000 (Volume 65, Number 70; Pages
                                                  the St. Lawrence Seaway Management                                   Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under                              19477–78) or you may visit http://
                                                  Corporation (SLSMC) of Canada, under                                 international agreement, jointly publish                          www.Regulations.gov.
                                                  international agreement, jointly publish                             and presently administer the St.                                     The SLSDC is amending four sections
                                                  and presently administer the St.                                     Lawrence Seaway Regulations and                                   of the Condition of Vessels portion of
                                                  Lawrence Seaway Regulations and                                      Rules (Practices and Procedures in                                the joint Seaway regulations. In
                                                  Rules (Practices and Procedures in                                   Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.                        § 401.10, ‘‘Mooring lines’’, the two
                                                  Canada) in their respective jurisdictions.                           Under agreement with the SLSMC, the                               Corporations are permitting vessels not
                                                  Under agreement with the SLSMC, the                                  SLSDC is amending the joint regulations                           greater than 200 m in overall length to
                                                  SLSDC is amending the joint regulations                              by updating the Regulations and Rules                             use soft lines instead of wire lines. Over
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                                                  by updating the Seaway Regulations and                               in various categories. The changes will                           the past 3 years, vessels greater than 150
                                                  Rules in various categories. The changes                             update the following sections of the                              m in overall length have been permitted
                                                  will update the following sections of the                            Regulations and Rules: Condition of                               to use type approved soft lines on a test
                                                  Regulations and Rules: Condition of                                  Vessels; Seaway Navigation; and,                                  basis, with successful results. Based on
                                                  Vessels; Seaway Navigation; and,                                     Information and Reports. These updates                            these same results, the SLSDC is
                                                  Information and Reports. These                                       are necessary to take account of updated                          amending § 401.11, ‘‘Minimum
                                                  amendments are necessary to take                                     procedures which will enhance the                                 Requirements—mooring lines and
                                                  account of updated procedures and will                               safety of transits through the Seaway.                            fairleads’’ to permit the operator of


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Document Created: 2016-03-15 04:07:01
Document Modified: 2016-03-15 04:07:01
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionRules and Regulations
ActionFinal rule.
DatesEffective April 1, 2016.
ContactCatherine B. Klion ([email protected]), Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street NW., Washington, DC 20005, 202-326-4024. (TTY/TDD users may call the Federal relay service toll free at 1-800-877-8339 and ask to be connected to 202-326-4024.)
FR Citation81 FR 13742 
CFR Citation29 CFR 4022
29 CFR 4044
CFR AssociatedEmployee Benefit Plans; Pension Insurance; Pensions and Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements

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