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PBGC: Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief

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<h1 class='bulletin_subject'>PBGC: Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief</h1>
<span class='dateline rs_skip'>Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) sent this bulletin at 08/30/2017 04:44 PM EDT</span>
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<div class='bulletin_body' id='bulletin_body'><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;">You are subscribed to Practitioners - What's New for Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC). PBGC has recently posted the following update to the What's New for Practitioners webpage:</p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.pbgc.gov/prac/whatsnew?source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">Hurricane Harvey response</a></span></strong><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">: In response to severe storms and flooding from Hurricane Harvey in Texas, PBGC is waiving late premium payment penalties and extending certain other deadlines for affected plans.  PBGC posted a <a href="https://www.pbgc.gov/prac/other-guidance/dr/dr17-09?source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">Disaster Relief Announcement</a> explaining which plans are eligible, the exact nature of the disaster relief, how to claim the relief, etc. If PBGC posts additional Disaster Relief Announcements for other areas, e.g. Louisiana, we will post them on our <a href="https://www.pbgc.gov/prac/other-guidance/dr/updates?source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">Disaster Relief Announcements webpage</a>. </span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial',sans-serif;">In addition to posting this information for plan practitioners, PBGC has created a <a href="https://www.pbgc.gov/hurricane-harvey?source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">Hurricane Harvey webpage </a>for individuals in the affected areas who receive their pension payments from PBGC.  (August 30, 2017)</span></p>
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<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span>Additional information for practitioners is available on our </span><a href="https://www.pbgc.gov/prac?source=govdelivery&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=govdelivery">Employers &amp; Practitioners webpage</a><span>.</span></p></div>
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