Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 91-55: Transactions Between Individual Retirement Accounts and Authorized Purchasers of American

Forms and Documents

Document Name	Status
ssombPTE-91-55 06-08-07.doc Supporting Statement A	2007-06-14
2007Preclearance notice 91-55.doc Supplementary Document	2007-06-08

IC Document Collections

IC ID	Document Title	Status
13389	Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 91-55: Transactions Between Individual Retirement Accounts and Authorized Purchasers of American Other-Prohibited Transaction Exemption	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 1210-0079	ICR Reference No: 200703-1210-001
Status: Historical Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 200404-1210-002
Agency/Subagency: DOL/EBSA	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 91-55: Transactions Between Individual Retirement Accounts and Authorized Purchasers of American
Type of Information Collection: Extension without change of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 08/27/2007
	Date Received in OIRA: 07/02/2007
Terms of Clearance:

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	08/31/2010	36 Months From Approved	08/31/2007
Responses	663,431	0	12,800
Time Burden (Hours)	11,063	0	554
Cost Burden (Dollars)	152,589	0	0

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Abstract: This class exemption permits purchases and sales by certain "individual retirement accounts," of American Eagle bullion coins in principal transactions from or to broker-dealers in Coins which are "authorized purchasers" of coins in bulk quantities from the U.S. Mint and which are also "disqualified persons," within the meaning of Code section 4975(ec) with respect to IRAs.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 29 USC 1108 Name of Law: Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 17586	04/09/2007
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	72 FR 36041	07/02/2007
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 1

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 91-55: Transactions Between Individual Retirement Accounts and Authorized Purchasers of American

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ICR Summary of Burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	663,431	12,800	0	0	650,631	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	11,063	554	0	0	10,509	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	152,589	0	0	0	152,589	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: EBSA updated the methodology and assumptions and used updated estimates for the number of firms and transactions affected by the exemption. See item 15 in the attached Supporting Statements.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $0

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Is the Supporting Statement intended to be a Privacy Impact Assessment required by the E-Government Act of 2002? No

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? Uncollected

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? Uncollected

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Common Form ICR:  No

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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:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(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;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

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.

Certification Date: 07/02/2007

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