Sections 104 and 4065 of ERISA require
plan administrators to file an annual report. The report must
contain the information described in section 103 of ERISA. The Form
5500 Series provides a standard format for fulfilling that
requirement.
The Pension Protection Act of
2006 required a simplified reporting alternative for certain small
plans, which resulted in a decrease in the hour and cost burdens.
(Program Change Due to New Statute.) The Department of Labor
(Employee Benefits Security Administration) updated the model that
is used for these burden calculations and used updated estimates of
the number of plans affected by the regulation, which resulted in a
slight decrease in the hour burden and a slight increase in the
cost burden. (Change Due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate.)
$400,000
No
No
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
Uncollected
James Beller 202
326-4024
No
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.