For purposes of this section:
(a) 502(l) civil penalty proceedings means an adjudicatory
proceeding relating to the assessment of a civil penalty provided in
section 502(l) of ERISA;
(b) Notice of assessment means any document, however designated,
issued by the Secretary which contains a specified assessment, in
monetary terms, of a civil penalty under ERISA section 502(l). A
``notice of assessment'' will contain a brief factual description of the
violation for which the assessment is being made, the identity of the
person being assessed, and the amount of the assessment and the basis
for assessing that particular person that particular penalty amount;
(c) Person includes an individual, partnership, corporation,
employee benefit plan, association, exchange or other entity or
organization;
(d) Petition means a written request, made by a person, for a waiver
or reduction of the civil penalty described herein; and
(e) Secretary means the Secretary of Labor and includes, pursuant to
any delegation of authority by the Secretary, the Assistant Secretary
for Pension and Welfare Benefits, Area Directors for Pension and Welfare
Benefits, or Deputy Area Directors for Pension and Welfare Benefits.
