New PBGC E-Filing Portal in Operation

Those who make filings with the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) now must use the agency’s new e-Filing portal. It became operational on Feb. 1, 2024. 

The PBGC had announced on Jan. 8 that it would launch a new and improved e-filing portal at the start of the next month. The launch of the new e-filing portal is in accordance with Executive Order 14028, which requires federal agencies to adopt multifactor authentication for public-facing websites. The PBGC began to comply in 2023 by making these changes to My PAA. 

Now the only way to access the PBGC’s e-filing portal is through Login.gov, a secure sign-in service used by the public to sign in to participating government agencies. Login.gov uses two-factor authentication and password requirements for secure validation and verification. Filers will need to set up a Login.gov account and use their credentials to log in to the PBGC e-filing portal.

Uses

The PBGC’s new e-filing portal has many uses, which include more functions than simply making required filings. They include: 

• Setting and resetting passwords. 
• Making the following filings: 
  • 4010; 
  • reportable events;
  • single employer plan filings
  • certain multiemployer plan filings; and
  • special financial assistance (SFA) applications.
• Creating pre-populated filings.
• Uploading documents and attachments.
• Viewing, editing, amending, reassigning, and deleting filings.

Finding out More

Additional information is available through these means.

For Login.gov questions or issues: 

• Visit the login.gov help center: https://login.gov/help/ 
• Seek support at https://login.gov/contact/ 

For Single-Employer Plans regarding ERISA Section 4043: 

• Call 1-800-736-2444, extension 4070. Local callers may directly dial 202-229-4070
• Send an e-mail to [email protected] 

For Single-Employer Plans regarding ERISA Section 4010: 

• Call 1-800-736-2444, extension 4070. Local callers may directly dial 202-229-4070
• Send an e-mail to [email protected] 

For Multiemployer Plans: 

• Call 1-800-736-2444, extension 3018 or 6047. Local callers may directly dial 202-229-3018 or 202-229-6047
• Send an e-mail to [email protected] 

For general e-filing portal questions: Send an e-mail to [email protected].