Section 1460 of the Small Business Job
Protection Act of 1996 (Pub. L. 104-188) adding a new Section
401(c) to ERISA to establish requirements for "Transition Policies"
issued before December 31, 1998, to employee benefit plans, under
which plan assets are held in the insurer's general account. The
regulation requires financial information to be provided to the
plan policyholder when the policy is first issued, annually, and
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.