82_FR_18907 82 FR 18831 - Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits

82 FR 18831 - Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 76 (April 21, 2017)

Page Range18831-18832
FR Document2017-08227

The Board of Trustees of the Teamsters Local 805 Pension and Retirement Fund (Local 805 Pension Fund), a multiemployer pension plan, has submitted an application to reduce benefits under the plan in accordance with the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014. The purpose of this notice is to announce that the application submitted by the Board of Trustees of the Local 805 Pension Fund has been published on the Treasury Web site, and to request public comments on the application from interested parties, including participants and beneficiaries, employee organizations, and contributing employers of the Local 805 Pension Fund.

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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits

AGENCY: Department of the Treasury.

ACTION: Notice of availability; Request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the Teamsters Local 805 Pension and 
Retirement Fund (Local 805 Pension Fund), a multiemployer pension plan, 
has submitted an application to reduce benefits under the plan in 
accordance with the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014. The 
purpose of this notice is to announce that the application submitted by 
the Board of Trustees of the Local 805 Pension Fund has been published 
on the Treasury Web site, and to request public comments on the 
application from interested parties, including participants and 
beneficiaries, employee organizations, and contributing employers of 
the Local 805 Pension Fund.

DATES: Comments must be received by June 5, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments electronically through the Federal 
eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov, in accordance with 
the instructions on that site. Electronic submissions through 
www.regulations.gov are encouraged.
    Comments may also be mailed to the Department of the Treasury, MPRA 
Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220. 
Attn: Eric Berger. Comments sent via facsimile and email will not be 
accepted.
    Additional Instructions. All comments received, including 
attachments and other supporting materials, will be made available to 
the public. Do not include any personally identifiable information 
(such as Social Security number, name, address, or other contact 
information) or any other information in your comment or supporting 
materials that you do not want publicly disclosed. Treasury will make 
comments available for public inspection and copying on 
www.regulations.gov or upon request. Comments posted on the Internet 
can be retrieved by most Internet search engines.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For information regarding the 
application from the Local 805 Pension Fund, please contact Treasury at 
(202) 622-1534 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 
(MPRA) amended the Internal

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Revenue Code to permit a multiemployer plan that is projected to have 
insufficient funds to reduce pension benefits payable to participants 
and beneficiaries if certain conditions are satisfied. In order to 
reduce benefits, the plan sponsor is required to submit an application 
to the Secretary of the Treasury, which Treasury, in consultation with 
the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the Department of 
Labor, is required to approve or deny.
    On March 22, 2017, the Board of Trustees of the Local 805 Pension 
Fund submitted an application for approval to reduce benefits under the 
plan. As required by MPRA, that application has been published on 
Treasury's Web site at https://auth.treasury.gov/services/Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury is publishing this notice in the Federal 
Register, in consultation with the PBGC and the Department of Labor, to 
solicit public comments on all aspects of the Local 805 Pension Fund 
application.
    Comments are requested from interested parties, including 
participants and beneficiaries, employee organizations, and 
contributing employers of the Local 805 Pension Fund. Consideration 
will be given to any comments that are timely received by Treasury.

    Dated: April 18, 2017.
Robert J. Neis,
Benefits Tax Counsel, Office of Tax Policy.
[FR Doc. 2017-08227 Filed 4-20-17; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 76 / Friday, April 21, 2017 / Notices 18831 these collections of information are (3) FRA Approvals: An approval is DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY required to obtain benefits, such as required from FRA to transport a bulk becoming an approval or certification packaging (such as a portable tank, IM Multiemployer Pension Plan agency, or to obtain a variance from portable tank, intermediate bulk Application To Reduce Benefits packaging or handling requirements container, cargo tank, or multi-unit tank AGENCY: Department of the Treasury. based on information provided by the car tank) containing a hazardous respondent. These benefits and ACTION:Notice of availability; Request material in container-on-flat-car or for comments. variances involve areas, for example, trailer-on-flat-car service other than as such as UN third-party certification; authorized by § 174.63. FRA uses this SUMMARY: The Board of Trustees of the authorization to examine and test information to ensure that the bulk Teamsters Local 805 Pension and lighters; authorization to examine and package is properly secured using an Retirement Fund (Local 805 Pension test explosives; and authorization to re- adequate restraint system during Fund), a multiemployer pension plan, qualify DOT cylinders has submitted an application to reduce transportation. An FRA approval is also Affected Public: Business and other benefits under the plan in accordance required for the movement of any tank entities who must meet the approval with the Multiemployer Pension Reform requirements in the HMR. car that does not conform to the applicable requirements in the HMR. Act of 2014. The purpose of this notice Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping is to announce that the application Burden: These latter movements are currently being reported under the information submitted by the Board of Trustees of Number of Respondents: 10,723 the Local 805 Pension Fund has been Total Annual Responses: 11,074 collection for special permit applications. published on the Treasury Web site, and Total Annual Burden Hours: 28,270 to request public comments on the Frequency of Collection: On occasion (4) Manufacturer Reports and application from interested parties, 11. Title: Rail Carrier and Tank Car Certificate of Construction: These including participants and beneficiaries, Tanks Requirements, Rail Tank Car documents are prepared by tank car employee organizations, and Tanks—Transportation of Hazardous manufacturers and used by owners, contributing employers of the Local 805 Materials by Rail. users, and FRA personnel to verify that Pension Fund. OMB Control Number: 2137–0559 rail tank cars conform to the applicable DATES: Comments must be received by Summary: This information collection specification. June 5, 2017. consolidates and describes the (5) Quality Assurance Program: ADDRESSES: You may submit comments information provisions in parts 172, Facilities that build, repair, and ensure electronically through the Federal 173, 174, 179, and 180 of the HMR on the structural integrity of tank cars are eRulemaking Portal at http:// the transportation of hazardous required to develop and implement a www.regulations.gov, in accordance materials by rail and the manufacture, quality assurance program. This with the instructions on that site. qualification, maintenance, and use of information is used by the facility and Electronic submissions through tank cars. The types of information DOT compliance personnel to ensure www.regulations.gov are encouraged. collected include: Comments may also be mailed to the (1) Approvals of the Association of that each tank car is constructed or repaired in accordance with the Department of the Treasury, MPRA American Railroads (AAR) Tank Car applicable requirements. Office, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Committee: An approval is required Room 1224, Washington, DC 20220. from the AAR Tank Car Committee for (6) Inspection Reports: A written Attn: Eric Berger. Comments sent via a tank car to be used for a commodity report must be prepared and retained for facsimile and email will not be other than those specified in part 173 each tank car that is inspected and accepted. and on the certificate of construction. tested in accordance with § 180.509 of Additional Instructions. All This information is used to ascertain the HMR. Rail carriers, users, and FRA comments received, including whether a commodity is suitable for use this information to ensure that rail attachments and other supporting transportation in a tank car. AAR tank cars are properly maintained and materials, will be made available to the approval is also required for an in safe condition for transporting public. Do not include any personally application for approval of designs, hazardous materials. identifiable information (such as Social materials and construction, conversion Security number, name, address, or or alteration of tank car tanks Affected Public: Manufacturers, owners, and rail carriers of tank. other contact information) or any other constructed to a specification in part information in your comment or 179, or an application for construction Annual Reporting and Recordkeeping supporting materials that you do not of tank cars to any new specification. Burden: want publicly disclosed. Treasury will This information is used to ensure that make comments available for public the design, construction, or Number of Respondents: 266 inspection and copying on modification of a tank car or the Total Annual Responses: 17,685 www.regulations.gov or upon request. construction of a tank car to a new Total Annual Burden Hours: 2,834 Comments posted on the Internet can be specification is performed in accordance retrieved by most Internet search with the applicable requirements. Frequency of Collection: Annually engines. (2) Progress Reports: Each owner of a Issued in Washington, DC, on April 17, tank car that is required to be modified FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES 2017. to meet certain requirements specified William S. Schoonover, information regarding the application in § 173.31 must submit a progress from the Local 805 Pension Fund, Associate Administrator of Hazard Materials report to the Federal Railroad please contact Treasury at (202) 622– Safety, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Administration (FRA). FRA uses this Safety Administration. 1534 (not a toll-free number). information to ensure that all affected [FR Doc. 2017–08045 Filed 4–20–17; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The tank cars are modified before the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of BILLING CODE 4910–60–P regulatory compliance date. 2014 (MPRA) amended the Internal VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:30 Apr 20, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00104 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\21APN1.SGM 21APN1

18832 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 76 / Friday, April 21, 2017 / Notices Revenue Code to permit a DATES: The meeting is scheduled for Public Law 113–291 (December 19, multiemployer plan that is projected to Thursday, May 4, 2017, from 9:30 a.m. 2014). have insufficient funds to reduce to 3:20 p.m. Dated: April 17, 2017. pension benefits payable to participants ADDRESSES: TBD, Washington, DC. A and beneficiaries if certain conditions Michael Danis, detailed agenda for the hearing will be are satisfied. In order to reduce benefits, posted on the Commission’s Web site at Executive Director, U.S.-China Economic and the plan sponsor is required to submit www.uscc.gov. Also, please check the Security Review Commission. an application to the Secretary of the Commission’s Web site for possible [FR Doc. 2017–08133 Filed 4–20–17; 8:45 am] Treasury, which Treasury, in changes to the hearing schedule. BILLING CODE 1137–00–P consultation with the Pension Benefit Reservations are not required to attend Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the the hearing. Department of Labor, is required to FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Any approve or deny. member of the public seeking further DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS On March 22, 2017, the Board of information concerning the hearing AFFAIRS Trustees of the Local 805 Pension Fund should contact Leslie Tisdale, 444 North submitted an application for approval to Capitol Street NW., Suite 602, National Research Advisory Council; reduce benefits under the plan. As Washington, DC 20001; telephone: 202– Notice of Meeting required by MPRA, that application has 624–1496, or via email at ltisdale@ been published on Treasury’s Web site uscc.gov. Reservations are not required The Department of Veterans Affairs at https://auth.treasury.gov/services/ to attend the hearing. (VA) gives notice under the Federal Pages/Plan-Applications.aspx. Treasury SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C., App. is publishing this notice in the Federal Background: This is the fifth public 2, that the National Research Advisory Register, in consultation with the PBGC hearing the Commission will hold Council will hold a meeting on and the Department of Labor, to solicit during its 2017 report cycle. This Wednesday, June 7, 2017, in Conference public comments on all aspects of the hearing will examine the mechanisms Room 530 at 810 Vermont Avenue NW., Local 805 Pension Fund application. the Chinese government uses to censor Washington, DC. The meeting will Comments are requested from information in China and the convene at 9:00 a.m. and end at 3:00 interested parties, including effectiveness of these mechanisms; the p.m. This meeting is open to the public. participants and beneficiaries, employee methods employed by Internet users in The agenda will include a brief by the organizations, and contributing China to circumvent these mechanisms; Advisory Committee Management employers of the Local 805 Pension the implications for the United States of Office (ACMO), Air Force Health Study Fund. Consideration will be given to China’s attempts to export and Update, Office of Research and any comments that are timely received normalize its information control Development (ORD) Strategy review, Big by Treasury. practices; China’s global media Data update, discussions on personnel influence, to include its strategic soft Dated: April 18, 2017. and workload, and Service updates. No power goals motivating acquisitions of Robert J. Neis, time will be allocated at this meeting for U.S. film studios and cinemas and its Benefits Tax Counsel, Office of Tax Policy. influence over foreign news; the receiving oral presentations from the [FR Doc. 2017–08227 Filed 4–20–17; 8:45 am] development of Chinese journalism and public. Members of the public wanting BILLING CODE 4810–25–P the degree of freedom currently allowed to attend may contact Melissa Cooper, to Chinese and foreign reporters in Designated Federal Officer, ORD (10P9), China; China’s influence on media in Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 the United States; Chinese computer Vermont Avenue NW., Washington, DC U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND network operations doctrine; China’s 20420, at (202) 461–6044, or by email at SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION views of internet sovereignty and Melissa.Cooper@va.gov no later than attempts to promote them abroad; views close of business on May 31, 2017. Notice of Open Public Hearing of experts and strategists in China on Because the meeting is being held in AGENCY: U.S.-China Economic and subjects such as deterrence in cyber a government building, a photo I.D. Security Review Commission. space; and trends in the regulation of must be presented at the Guard’s Desk cyberspace and cyber conflict. The as a part of the clearance process. Due ACTION: Notice of open public hearing. hearing will be co-chaired by Chairman to security protocols, and in order to Carolyn Bartholomew and prevent delays in clearance processing, SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the Commissioner Larry Wortzel. Any following hearing of the U.S.-China you should allow an additional 30 interested party may file a written Economic and Security Review minutes before the meeting begins. Any statement by May 4, 2017, by mailing to Commission. member of the public seeking additional the contact information above. A The Commission is mandated by portion of each panel will include a information should contact Melissa Congress to investigate, assess, and question and answer period between the Cooper at the phone number or email report to Congress annually on ‘‘the Commissioners and the witnesses. address noted above. national security implications of the Authority: Congress created the U.S.- Dated: April 18, 2017. economic relationship between the China Economic and Security Review sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES LaTonya L. Small, United States and the People’s Republic Commission in 2000 in the National Advisory Committee Management Officer. of China.’’ Pursuant to this mandate, the Defense Authorization Act (Pub. L. 106– [FR Doc. 2017–08129 Filed 4–20–17; 8:45 am] Commission will hold a public hearing 398), as amended by Division P of the in Washington, DC on May 4, 2017 on Consolidated Appropriations BILLING CODE 8320–01–P ‘‘China’s Information Controls, Global Resolution, 2003 (Pub. 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Document Created: 2017-04-21 01:19:17
Document Modified: 2017-04-21 01:19:17
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability; Request for comments.
DatesComments must be received by June 5, 2017.
ContactFor information regarding the application from the Local 805 Pension Fund, please contact Treasury at (202) 622-1534 (not a toll-free number).
FR Citation82 FR 18831 
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