Notice2026-05260
Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review; Comment Request; Direct Express Enrollment Form
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Published
March 18, 2026
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Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
Abstract
The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve, under the Paperwork Reduction Act, a new collection of information. The purpose of the information collection is to obtain information necessary to enroll individuals in the Direct Express debit card program. This notice informs the public of PBGC's intent and solicits public comment on the collection of information.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 52 (Wednesday, March 18, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 13081-13082]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-05260]
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
Proposed Submission of Information Collection for OMB Review;
Comment Request; Direct Express Enrollment Form
AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
ACTION: Notice of intent to request OMB approval of information
collection.
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SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) intends to
request that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approve, under
the Paperwork Reduction Act, a new collection of information. The
purpose of the information collection is to obtain information
necessary to enroll individuals in the Direct Express debit card
program. This notice informs the public of PBGC's intent and solicits
public comment on the collection of information.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 18, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Federal eRulemaking Portal: <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a>.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
<bullet> Email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#bacadbcadfc8cdd5c8d194d9d5d7d7dfd4cec9facad8ddd994ddd5cc"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e89889988d9a9f879a83c68b8785858d869c9ba8988a8f8bc68f879e">[email protected]</span></a>. Refer to Direct
Express Enrollment Form in the subject line.
<bullet> Mail or Hand Delivery: Legislative and Regulatory
Division, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-2101.
Commenters are strongly encouraged to submit comments
electronically. Commenters who submit comments on paper by mail should
allow sufficient time for mailed comments to be received before the
close of the comment period.
All submissions received must include the agency's name (Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, or PBGC) and refer to the Direct Express
Enrollment Form. All comments received will be posted without change to
PBGC's website, <a href="http://www.pbgc.gov">www.pbgc.gov</a>, including any personal information
provided. Do not submit comments that include any personally
identifiable information (such as name, address, or other contact
information) or confidential business information that you do not want
publicly disclosed. Comments may be submitted anonymously.
Copies of the collection of information may be obtained without
charge by writing to the Disclosure Division, (<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#d5b1bca6b6b9baa6a0a7b095a5b7b2b6fbb2baa3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="bcd8d5cfdfd0d3cfc9ced9fcccdedbdf92dbd3ca">[email protected]</span></a>),
Office
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of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 445 12th
Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-2101; or, calling 202-229-4040 during
normal business hours. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a
speech disability, please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay
services.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Monica O'Donnell
(<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a3ccc7cccdcdc6cfcf8dcecccdcac0c2e3d3c1c4c08dc4ccd5"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="254a414a4b4b4049490b484a4b4c464465554742460b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>), Attorney, Legislative and Regulatory
Division, Office of the General Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty
Corporation, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20024-2101; 202-229-
8706. If you are deaf or hard of hearing, or have a speech disability,
please dial 7-1-1 to access telecommunications relay services.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Direct Express card is a prepaid debit
card that federal benefit recipients can use to receive their benefits
electronically and is administered by the U.S. Department of the
Treasury (``Treasury''). Federal benefit recipients do not need a bank
account to sign up for the Direct Express card, and there is no credit
check or minimum balance requirement.
Executive Order 14247 (``Modernizing Payments To and From America's
Bank Account''), signed on March 25, 2025, requires the transition to
electronic payments for all Federal disbursements and collections by
digitizing payments to the extent permissible under the law. To comply
with Executive Order 14247, PBGC will transition its recipients
receiving paper checks to receiving their benefits electronically.
These recipients can do so by providing their bank or credit union
information or through using a Direct Express card.
For PBGC to enroll its payees currently receiving paper checks with
the Direct Express card, PBGC must collect identifying information
needed to set up the account. Those wishing to enroll also must certify
that the information provided can be used to establish the Direct
Express card account to receive benefit payments. PBGC will use the
information it receives and coordinate with Treasury to set up the
accounts. Treasury will issue the card authorized to receive PBGC
payments to the benefit recipient, and then PBGC will use that account
number to pay benefits electronically.
PBGC estimates that it will receive enrollment forms from
approximately 10,000 benefit recipients in the first year, and
approximately 2,000 per year in the following years, leading to an
average of 4,667 forms per year over the next 3 years. PBGC estimates
that it will take 10 minutes and $0 for interested enrollees to
complete this form. Therefore, the total annual burden associated with
this collection of information is estimated to be 778 hours and $0 each
year for the next 3 years.
PBGC intends to request that OMB approve PBGC's use of this form
for 3 years. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
PBGC is soliciting public comments to--
<bullet> Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is
necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency,
including whether the information will have practical utility;
<bullet> Evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the
burden of the proposed collection of information, including the
validity of the methodologies and assumptions used;
<bullet> Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
<bullet> Minimize the burden of the collection of information on
those who are to respond, including through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information technology, e.g. permitting
electronic submission of responses.
Joseph Krettek,
Assistant General Counsel, Legislative and Regulatory Division, Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
[FR Doc. 2026-05260 Filed 3-17-26; 8:45 am]
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