Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for Proposed Amendment to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption)

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration 29 CFR Part 2550 [Application No. D-12022] Z-RIN 1210 ZA07 AGENCY: Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for the proposed amendment to the QPAM Exemption. SUMMARY: This document gives notice of the Department's Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis for a proposed amendment to prohibited transaction class exemption 84-14 (the QPAM Exemption). DATES: Written comments must be submitted to the Department by October 11, 2022. ADDRESSES: All written comments concerning the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis should be sent to the Office of Exemption Determinations through the Federal eRulemaking Portal and identified by Application No. D-12022: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov at Docket ID ( printed page 56913) number: EBSA-2022-0008. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION below for additional information regarding comments. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Butikofer, telephone (202) 693-8434, Office of Research and Analysis, Employee Benefits Security Administration, U.S. Department of Labor (this is not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comment Instructions All comments must be received by the end of the comment period. In light of the current circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, persons are encouraged to submit all comments electro…