{"abstract":"This document reopens the comment period with respect to amendments to the Voluntary Fiduciary Correction Program (VFC Program or Program) under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA), and to the proposed amendment to Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-51 (PTE 2002-51), both published in the Federal Register on November 21, 2022. The Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA) published the modifications to the Program and a proposed amendment to PTE 2002-51 to both simplify and expand the original VFC Program, and solicited comment from interested persons by January 20, 2023. On December 29, 2022, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, which includes a provision pertaining to the VFC Program, was signed into law. The Department is reopening the comment period to allow commenters to address any issues raised by the new statutory provision.","action":"Proposed program amendments and amendments to prohibited transaction exemption; reopening of comment period.","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/2023/02/14/2023-02545.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"2550","title":29},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"2560","title":29},{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":"2570","title":29}],"citation":"88 FR 9408","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2022-11-21","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The comment periods for the documents published on November 21, 2022, at 87 FR 70753 and 87 FR 71164, are reopened. Written comments should be submitted on or before April 17, 2023. The Department will notify the public of the availability of the amended and restated VFC Program in a subsequent Federal Register document. 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