83 FR 3463 - Multiemployer Pension Plan Application To Reduce Benefits

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 17 (January 25, 2018)

Page Range		3463-3464
FR Document		2018-01273

The Board of Trustees of the Ironworkers Local Union No. 16 Pension Fund (Ironworkers 16 Pension Fund), a multiemployer pension plan, has submitted an application to Treasury to reduce benefits under the plan in accordance with the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this notice is to announce that the application submitted by the Board of Trustees of the Ironworkers 16 Pension Fund has been published on the website of the Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and to request public comments on the application from interested parties, including participants and beneficiaries, employee organizations, and contributing employers of the Ironworkers 16 Pension Fund.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2018)

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 17 (Thursday, January 25, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3463-3464]
From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01273]

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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 Ironworkers Local Union No. 16
Pension Fund (Ironworkers 16 Pension Fund), a multiemployer pension
plan, has submitted an application to Treasury to reduce benefits under
the plan in accordance with the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of
2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this notice is to announce that the
application submitted by the Board of Trustees of the Ironworkers 16
Pension Fund has been published on the website of the Department of the
Treasury (Treasury), and to request public comments on the application
from interested parties, including participants and beneficiaries,
employee organizations, and contributing employers of the Ironworkers
16 Pension Fund.

DATES: Comments must be received by March 12, 2018.

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 Ironworkers 16 Pension Fund, please contact
Treasury at (202) 622-1534 (not a toll-free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: MPRA amended the Internal 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

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conditions are satisfied. In order to reduce benefits, the plan sponsor
is required to submit an application to the Secretary of the Treasury,
which must be approved or denied in consultation with the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) and the Department of Labor.
On December 28, 2017, the Board of Trustees of the Ironwokers 16
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 website 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 Ironworkers 16
Pension Fund application.
Comments are requested from interested parties, including
participants and beneficiaries, employee organizations, and
contributing employers of the Ironworkers 16 Pension Fund.
Consideration will be given to any comments that are timely received by
Treasury.

Dated: January 19, 2018.
David Kautter,
Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy.
[FR Doc. 2018-01273 Filed 1-24-18; 8:45 am]
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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of availability; Request for comments.
Dates		Comments must be received by March 12, 2018.
Contact		For information regarding the application from the Ironworkers 16 Pension Fund, please contact Treasury at (202) 622-1534 (not a toll-free number).
FR Citation		83 FR 3463