EBSA Unified Agenda - [Proposed Rule Stage]

RIN: 1210-AB25

Publication ID: Spring 2009 

Title: Proposed Amendments to Rules Relating To Use of Electronic Communication by Employee Pension and Welfare Benefit Plans  

Abstract: This rulemaking would update the electronic disclosure safe harbor at 29 CFR 2520.104b-1(c) to reflect events that have occurred since its initial publication, including advances in technology, recently enacted regulations under the Internal Revenue Code, and changes to the disclosure requirements under title I of ERISA pursuant to the Pension Protection Act of 2006. 

Agency: Department of Labor(DOL) 

Priority: Other Significant 

RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda

Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage 

Major: No 

Unfunded Mandates: No 

CFR Citation: 29 CFR 2520.104b-1 

Legal Authority: 29 USC 1135; ERISA sec 505 

Legal Deadline:  None

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
NPRM	11/00/2009

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No 

Government Levels Affected: None 

Federalism: No 

Included in the Regulatory Plan: No 

RIN Data Printed in the FR: No 

Agency Contact:
Melissa R. Dennis
Pension Law Specialist
Department of Labor
Employee Benefits Security Administration
Room N5669, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., FP Building, Room N5655,
Washington, DC 20210
Phone:202 693-8500
Fax:202 219-7291