{"abstract":"This document contains a proposal by the Department of Labor, the Internal Revenue Service, and the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the Agencies) to streamline and simplify the annual return/report forms (the Form 5500 Series) filed for employee pension, welfare and fringe benefit plans under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code). Dates, Written Comments and Public Hearing: The Agencies invite interested persons to submit written comments regarding the revised forms. Written comments (preferably 4 copies) should be submitted to: Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5669, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210, Attention: Proposed Forms Revisions. Written comments on the revised forms must be received by the Department of Labor on or before November 3, 1997, and should include a reference to the relevant form, question, and related instruction. A joint public hearing on the proposed revised forms will be held on November 17 and (if necessary) November 18, 1997, beginning at 10:00 a.m., in the Auditorium, Frances Perkins Building, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC. Any interested person who wishes to present oral testimony at the hearing should submit on or before November 3, 1997 a written request to be heard, including a statement of the topics to be discussed. The request should be submitted to the Office of Regulations and Interpretations at the address above: Attention: Form 5500 Revisions Hearing. An agenda indicating the order of presentation of oral comments will be prepared. In the absence of special circumstances, each commentator will be allotted 10 minutes for his or her presentation. Information about the agenda may be obtained on or after November 3, 1997 by contacting George M. Holmes, Jr., Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, (202) 219-8515. Individuals not listed in the agenda will be allowed to make oral comments at the hearing to the extent time permits. Those individuals who make oral comments at the hearing should be prepared to answer questions regarding their comments. The hearing will be transcribed. All submissions will be open to public inspection in the Public Disclosure Room, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Room N-5638, 200 Constitution Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20210. The Agencies intend that, if adopted, the revised forms will be effective for plan years beginning on or after January 1, 1998.","action":"Notice of proposed forms revisions.","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":"Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration","name":"Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration","id":404,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pension-and-welfare-benefits-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/404","parent_id":271,"slug":"pension-and-welfare-benefits-administration"},{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY","name":"Treasury Department","id":497,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/treasury-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/497","parent_id":null,"slug":"treasury-department"},{"raw_name":"Internal Revenue Service","name":"Internal Revenue Service","id":254,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/internal-revenue-service","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/254","parent_id":497,"slug":"internal-revenue-service"},{"raw_name":"PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION","name":"Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation","id":405,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/pension-benefit-guaranty-corporation","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/405","parent_id":null,"slug":"pension-benefit-guaranty-corporation"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/1997/09/03/97-22878.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"62 FR 46556","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"1997-11-03","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Written comments must be submitted on or before November 3, 1997 to be assured of consideration.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"97-22878","effective_on":null,"end_page":46663,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":null,"html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/1997/09/03/97-22878/proposed-revision-of-annual-information-returnreports","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/97-22878?publication_date=1997-09-03","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-1997-09-03/97-22878/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":108,"page_views":{"count":77,"last_updated":"2026-10-23 04:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1997-09-03/pdf/97-22878.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"1997-09-03","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/1997/09/03/97-22878.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":46556,"subtype":null,"title":"Proposed Revision of Annual Information Return/Reports","toc_doc":null,"toc_subject":null,"topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":62}