{"abstract":"The Employee Benefits Security Administration of the U.S. Department of Labor (the Department) is publishing this Request for Information in connection with its examination of the final rule defining who is a \"fiduciary\" of an employee benefit plan for purposes of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code, as a result of giving investment advice for a fee or other compensation with respect to assets of a plan or IRA (Fiduciary Rule or Rule). The examination also includes the new and amended administrative class exemptions from the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA and the Code that were published in conjunction with the Rule (collectively, the Prohibited Transaction Exemptions or PTEs). This Request for Information specifically seeks public input that could form the basis of new exemptions or changes/revisions to the rule and PTEs, and input regarding the advisability of extending the January 1, 2018, applicability date of certain provisions in the Best Interest Contract Exemption, the Class Exemption for Principal Transactions in Certain Assets Between Investment Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs, and Prohibited Transaction Exemption 84-24.","action":"Request for information.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF LABOR","name":"Labor Department","id":271,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/labor-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/271","parent_id":null,"slug":"labor-department"},{"raw_name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","name":"Employee Benefits Security Administration","id":131,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/employee-benefits-security-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/131","parent_id":271,"slug":"employee-benefits-security-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2017/07/06/2017-14101.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":2509,"title":29},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":2510,"title":29},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":2550,"title":29}],"citation":"82 FR 31278","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2017-08-07","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Comments in response to question 1 (relating to extending the January 1, 2018, applicability date of certain provisions) should be submitted to the Department on or before July 21, 2017. Comments in response to all other questions should be submitted to the Department on or before August 7, 2017. The Department requests that comments be received within these timeframes to ensure their consideration.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"EBSA","documents":[{"comment_count":72466,"comment_start_date":"2017-07-06","updated_at":"2023-03-01T03:42:31.172-05:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/EBSA-2017-0004-0001","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"EBSA-2017-0004-0001","comment_end_date":"2017-09-07","regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"EBSA-2017-0004","title":"Extension of Transition Pd and Delay of Applicability Dates; BICE (PTE 2016–01); Class Exemption for Principal Trans in Crtn Assets Bet Invstmt Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016–02);\nProhibited Transaction Exemption 84–24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insur Agents and Brokers, Pension Con, Insur\nCos, and Investment Co Principal Underwriters (PTE 84–24)"}],"document_number":"2017-14101","effective_on":null,"end_page":31281,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2017/07/06/2017-14101.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2017/07/06/2017-14101/request-for-information-regarding-the-fiduciary-rule-and-prohibited-transaction-exemptions","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2017-14101?publication_date=2017-07-06","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2017-07-06/2017-14101/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":4,"page_views":{"count":7165,"last_updated":"2026-07-27 02:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-07-06/pdf/2017-14101.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2017-14101.pdf?1499258732","publication_date":"2017-07-06","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2017/07/06/2017-14101.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"1210-AB82":{"issue":"202004","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/1210-AB82/fiduciary-rule-and-prohibited-transaction-exemptions","title":"Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=202004&RIN=1210-AB82&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Other Significant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["1210-AB82"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":72466,"agency_id":"EBSA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=EBSA-2017-0004","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"EBSA-2017-0004","document_id":"EBSA-2017-0004-0001","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Extension of Transition Pd and Delay of Applicability Dates; BICE (PTE 2016–01); Class Exemption for Principal Trans in Crtn Assets Bet Invstmt Advice Fiduciaries and Employee Benefit Plans and IRAs (PTE 2016–02);\nProhibited Transaction Exemption 84–24 for Certain Transactions Involving Insur Agents and Brokers, Pension Con, Insur\nCos, and Investment Co Principal Underwriters (PTE 84–24)","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-03-01T08:42:30Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":true,"signing_date":null,"start_page":31278,"subtype":null,"title":"Request for Information Regarding the Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions","toc_doc":"Fiduciary Rule and Prohibited Transaction Exemptions; Request for Information","toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Proposed Rule","volume":82}