# 61 FR 1879: Proposed Regulation Relating to Definition of Plan Assets; Participant Contributions > Federal · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/FR_PRORULE_96-1136 ## Section - **Citation:** 61 FR 1879 - **Heading:** Proposed Regulation Relating to Definition of Plan Assets; Participant Contributions - **Jurisdiction:** Federal - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Federal Register / Vol. 61 / 61 FR 1879 ## Text DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration 29 CFR Part 2510 Proposed Regulation Relating to Definition of Plan Assets; Participant Contributions AGENCY: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Department of Labor. ACTION: Notice of rescheduling of date for public hearing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: This document reschedules the date for a public hearing on the proposed rule under Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29 U.S.C. 1001-1461 (the Act), relating to revision of the definition of when certain monies which a participant pays to, or has withheld by, an employer for contribution to an employee benefit plan are ``plan assets'' for purposes of Title I of the Act. The proposed rule was set forth in a notice of proposed rulemaking published in the Federal Register at 60 FR 66036 (December 20, 1995). DATES: The public hearing on this proposed rule is rescheduled to Thursday, February 22, 1996, and, if necessary based on the volume of requests by the public to testify, to Friday, February 23, 1996. The hearing will begin at 10:00 a.m. on both days. ADDRESSES: Written requests to present public testimony concerning the proposed rule should be submitted by February 14, 1996 to: Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, Room N-5669, U.S. Department of Labor, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210. Attention: Proposed Participant Contribution Regulation. All submissions will be open to public inspection at the Public Documents Room, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5638, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210. The rescheduled hearing on the proposed regulation will be held in Room N-3437 A and B, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210. sed Participant Contribution Regulation. All submissions will be open to public inspection at the Public Documents Room, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5638, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210. The rescheduled hearing on the proposed regulation will be held in Room N-3437 A and B, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rudy Nuissl, Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, Rm N-5669, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210 (telephone (202) 219- 7461) or William W. Taylor, Office of the Solicitor, Plan Benefits Security Division, U.S. Department of Labor, Rm N-4611, 200 Constitution Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20210 (telephone (202) 219- 9141). These are not toll-free numbers. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 20, 1995, the Department of Labor (the Department) published a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register (60 FR 66036) which would revise the definition of when certain monies which a participant pays to, or has withheld by, an employer for contribution to an employee benefit plan are ``plan assets'' for purposes of Title I of the Act. In that notice the Department scheduled a public hearing with respect to the proposal, to be held on January 24 and January 25, 1996, and invited interested persons to submit written requests to testify at the hearing. The Department has received requests from some members of the public for additional time for preparation of testimony on the proposed rule, and the Department believes that it is appropriate to grant such additional time. Accordingly, this notice reschedules the public hearing on the proposed rule to Thursday, February 22, 1996 and, if necessary, to Friday, February 23, 1996. Requests to present public testimony should be submitted by February 14 f the public for additional time for preparation of testimony on the proposed rule, and the Department believes that it is appropriate to grant such additional time. Accordingly, this notice reschedules the public hearing on the proposed rule to Thursday, February 22, 1996 and, if necessary, to Friday, February 23, 1996. Requests to present public testimony should be submitted by February 14. Unless otherwise advised, the Department will assume that persons who have already submitted written requests to testify at the January 24-25 hearing will wish to testify at the hearing rescheduled for February 22-23. The December 20, 1995 Federal Register notice also stated that written comments concerning the proposed regulation must be received by February 5, 1996. The Department has determined that the February 5 deadline for submission of written comments will continue to apply, notwithstanding the rescheduling of the public hearing. Notice of Rescheduling of Date for Public Hearing Notice is hereby given that the public hearing for the proposed rule (published at 60 FR 66036, December 20, 1995) relating to revision of the definition of when certain monies which a participant pays to, or has withheld by, an employer for contribution to an employee benefit plan are ``plan assets'' for purposes of Title I of the Act is rescheduled to Thursday, February 22, 1996 and, if necessary, to Friday, February 23, 1996. Signed at Washington, DC, this 19th day of January 1996. Olena Berg, Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. 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