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Notice to Financial Institutions: Solicitation of Financial Agent for Department of the Treasury Retirement Savings Bond Program (myRAs) (PDF)

"The United States Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service ('Fiscal Service'), is requesting applications from Financial Institutions ('FIs') interested in becoming a Financial Agent of the United States to support the issuance of a new type of retirement savings bond. Fiscal Service plans to designate one Financial Agent to support all aspects of the bond program. The bonds will be made available to the public through Treasury-branded Roth IRAs ('myRAs') maintained by the Financial Agent.... Fiscal Service plans to hold an information session in March for eligible FIs interested in providing these services and requests that FIs who would like to be invited to the information session notify Fiscal Service no later than ... Friday, March 7 of their interest in attending. Applications are due by ... March 31, 2014. Eligible FIs are limited to financial institutions that meet the requirements set forth in 31 C.F.R. Part 202."

Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury Announces 2024 Limits on Qualified Retirement Plans

"On January 31, 2024, the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury issued Internal Revenue Circular Letter No. 24-01 announcing the applicable 2024 limits for Puerto Rico qualified retirement plans. Pursuant to ... the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code ... the Secretary of the Treasury is required to publish the applicable limits under Section 401(a) of the [U.S.] Internal Revenue Code ... which are incorporated by reference into the PR Code limits (e.g., annual compensation, annual benefit/contribution limits), once the IRS publishes its retirement plan limits under the US Code."

Department of the Treasury 2013-2014 Priority Guidance Plan, August 9, 2013 (PDF)

"The 2013-2014 Priority Guidance Plan contains 324 projects that are priorities for allocation of the resources of our offices during the twelve-month period from July 2013 through June 2014 (the plan year). The plan represents projects we intend to work on actively during the plan year and does not place any deadline on completion of projects.... Some projects that were on the 2012-2013 Priority Guidance Plan have not been included on the 2013-2014 plan because they are no longer considered priorities for purposes of allocating resources during the 2013-2014 plan year." [Employee Benefits projects start at page 5; they include 40 Retirement Plan projects, and 26 involving Executive Compensation, Health Care and Other Benefits.]

Department of the Treasury 2023-2024 Priority Guidance Plan (PDF)

29 pages.  Employee benefits items begin on page 4.

Department of the Treasury 2022-2023 Priority Guidance Plan (PDF)

26 pages.  Employee benefits items begin on page 4.

Text of Treasury Department Notice and Request for Public Comment: Treasury Public Engagement Pages

"The Department of the Treasury is issuing this notice to inform the public and solicit comments about a new method it is using to collect information and opinions posted on social media platforms. Relying on Treasury-generated 'hashtags' and other social media identifiers, Treasury is aggregating public posts relating to Treasury activities and missions from third-party social media websites. Treasury is collecting and, in some cases, republishing this material to facilitate public engagement and awareness of Treasury and bureau initiatives. In this manner, social media will enable Treasury to interact with the public in effective and meaningful ways; encourage the broad exchange of and centrally locate a variety of viewpoints on proposed and existing Treasury missions; and educate the general public about evolving Treasury initiatives.... This initiative will launch upon publication of this notice. Treasury may make adjustments to the program based upon timely comments received."

Text of Treasury Department Final Regs: Executive Compensation Requirements for Participants in Capital Purchase Program under Troubled Asset Relief Program (PDF)

18 pages. Excerpt: SUMMARY: This interim final rule ... provides further guidance on the executive compensation provisions applicable to participants in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) Capital Purchase Program (CPP). The Department of the Treasury published an interim final rule in 31 CFR Part 30 on October 20, 2008 (October Interim Final Rule) providing guidance on section 111(b) of EESA, which requires financial institutions from which the Treasury is purchasing troubled assets through direct purchases to meet appropriate standards for executive compensation and corporate governance. This interim final rule provides one technical amendment and two clarifications to the October Interim Final Rule and provides reporting and recordkeeping requirements regarding theexecutive compensation requirements in the October Interim Final Rule and this interim final rule.

Text of Treasury Department Announcement of Multiemployer Pension Plan Application to Reduce Benefits

"The Board of Trustees of the Iron Workers Local Union 16 Pension Fund, a multiemployer pension plan, has submitted an application to Treasury to reduce benefits under the plan in accordance with the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this notice is to announce that the application ... has been published on the website of the Department of the Treasury ... and to request public comments on the application from interested parties, including contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the Iron Workers Local Union 16 Pension Fund. Comments must be received by June 9, 2016."

Text of Treasury Department Announcement of Multiemployer Plan Application to Reduce Benefits and Partition Plan

"The Board of Trustees of the Road Carriers -- Local 707 Pension Fund, a multiemployer pension plan, has submitted an application to Treasury to reduce benefits under the plan in accordance with [MPRA]. The purpose of this notice is to announce that the application ... [will be] published on the website of the Department of the Treasury, and to request public comments on the application from interested parties, including contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the ... Pension Fund to reduce benefits under the plan. Road Carriers -- Local 707 Pension Fund also submitted to PBGC an application to partition the plan. Comments must be received by April 29, 2016."

Treasury Department Announcement: Teamsters Local 469 Applies for Reduction of Benefits Under MPRA

"The Board of Trustees of the Teamsters Local Union No. 469 Pension Plan, a multiemployer pension plan, has submitted an application to Treasury to reduce benefits under the plan in accordance with the Multiemployer Pension Reform Act of 2014 (MPRA). The purpose of this notice is to announce that the application ... has been published on the website of the Department of the Treasury, and to request public comments on the application from interested parties, including contributing employers, employee organizations, and participants and beneficiaries of the Teamsters Local 469 Pension Plan."