PBGC Request for OMB Approval Extension for Premium Payment Information

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ACTION:

Notice of request for extension of OMB approval of information collection.

SUMMARY:

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval,
under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information for the termination premium under its regulation on Payment
of Premiums. This notice informs the public of PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the collection of information.

DATES:

Comments must be submitted on or before February 11, 2026 to be assured of consideration.

ADDRESSES:

Written comments and recommendations for the proposed information collection should be sent within 30 days of publication
of this notice to www.reginfo.gov/public/do/PRAMain. Find this particular information collection by selecting “Currently under 30-day Review—Open for Public Comments” or by using
the search function.

Comments received will be posted without change to PBGC's website, www.pbgc.gov, including any personal information provided. Do not submit comments that include any personally identifiable information (such
as name, address, or other contact information) or confidential business information that you do not want publicly disclosed.
Comments may be submitted anonymously. A copy of the request will be posted on PBGC's website at www.pbgc.gov/prac/laws-and-regulation/federal-register-notices-open-for-comment. It may also be obtained without charge by writing to the Disclosure Division (disclosure@pbgc.gov), Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-2101; or,
calling 202-229-4040 during normal business hours. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please
dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Jose Singer-Freeman (singer-freeman.jose@pbgc.gov; 202-701-8073), Attorney, or Monica O'Donnell (odonnell.monica@pbgc.gov; 202-229-5507), Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington,
DC 20024-2101. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications
relay services.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) is requesting that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) extend approval,
under the Paperwork Reduction Act, of a collection of information under title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974 (ERISA) and PBGC's premium regulations (29 CFR parts 4006 and 4007) (OMB control number 1212-0064, expires March
31, 2026). This notice informs the public of PBGC's request and solicits public comment on the collection of information.

PBGC administers the pension plan termination insurance program under title IV of ERISA. Section 4006(a)(7) of ERISA provides
for a “termination premium” (in addition to the flat-rate and variable-rate premiums under sections 4006(a)(3) and (8)) that
is payable for 3 years following certain distress and involuntary plan terminations. PBGC's regulations on Premium Rates (29
CFR part 4006) and Payment of Premiums (29 CFR part 4007) implement the termination premium. Sections 4007.3 and 4007.13(b)
of the premium payment regulation require the filing of termination premium information and payments with PBGC.

In general, the termination premium applies where a single-employer plan terminates in a distress termination under section
4041(c) of ERISA (unless contributing sponsors and controlled group members meet the bankruptcy liquidation requirements of
section 4041(c)(2)(B)(i)) or in an involuntary termination under section 4042 of ERISA, and the termination date under section
4048 of ERISA is after 2005.

The termination premium is payable for 3 years and the same amount is payable each year. The termination premium is due on
the 30th day of each of 3 consecutive 12-month periods. The first 12-month period generally begins shortly after the termination
date or after the conclusion of bankruptcy proceedings in certain cases. The termination premium and related information must
be filed by a person liable for the termination premium. The persons liable for the termination premium are contributing sponsors
and members of their controlled groups, determined on the day before the plan termination date. Section 4007.10 of PBGC's
Payment of Premiums regulation requires the retention of records supporting or validating the computation of premiums paid
and requires that the records be made available to PBGC.

PBGC uses Form T and its corresponding instructions for paying the termination premium. The existing Form T and its corresponding
instructions is approved through March 31, 2026, under OMB control number 1212-0064. On August 4, 2025, PBGC published in
the
Federal Register
(at 90 FR 36456) a notice informing the public of its intent to request an extension of this collection of information. No
comments were received. PBGC is requesting that OMB extend approval of the collection for 3 years. An agency may not conduct
or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number.

PBGC estimates that, during the next 3 years, it will receive an average of 1 Form T filing per year. PBGC estimates that
the total annual burden for the collection of information will be 5 minutes and $67.

Issued in Washington, DC.

Joseph Krettek, Assistant General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. [FR Doc. 2026-00288 Filed 1-9-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7709-02-P

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