Section 1460 of the Small Business Job
Protection Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-188) amended ERISA by adding
new section 401(c), which establishes certain requirements for
insurance companies that offer and maintain policies for private
sector employee benefit plans where the assets are held in the
insurer's general account. The regulation requires certain
disclosures to be provided at the outset of the contract and
annually and other disclosures to be provided upon
request.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.