EBSA assists participants in
understanding their rights, responsibilities, and benefits under
employee benefit law and intervenes informally on their behalf with
the plan sponsor in order to assist them in obtaining the health
and retirement benefits to which they may have been inappropriately
denied, which can avert the necessity for a formal investigation or
a civil action. EBSA has made a request for assistance form
available on its Web site for those wishing to obtain assistance in
this manner.
US Code:
29
USC 1143 Name of Law: ERISA Section 513
US Code: 29
USC 1134 Name of Law: ERISA Section 504
The hour burden and monetized
equivalent cost has been adjusted to reflect updated information on
the number of web requests and labor costs.
$1,500
No
No
No
No
No
No
Uncollected
Allan Beckmann 202 693-8429
beckmann.allan@dol.gov
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.