Field Assistance Bulletins

Field Assistance Bulletins (or FABs) are written by the Office of Regulations and Interpretations to the Director of Enforcement and Regional Directors to provide guidance in response to questions that have arisen in field operations. FABs may also include transition enforcement relief that permits employers, plan officials, service providers and others time to respond to new laws or regulations.

**2018**
Document Number	Subject	Issue
Field Assistance Bulletin 2018-02	Temporary Enforcement Policy on Prohibited Transactions Rules Applicable to Investment Advice Fiduciaries	This Bulletin announces a temporary enforcement policy on prohibited transaction rules applicable to investment advice fiduciaries.
Field Assistance Bulletin 2018-01	Interpretive Bulletins 2016-01 and 2015-01	Superseded by 85 FR 72846 and 85 FR 81658 Guidance on the fiduciary standards under ERISA relating to proxy voting and shareholder engagement activities, and consideration of “economically targeted investments.”.

**2015**
Document Number	Subject	Issue
Field Assistance Bulletin 2015-02	Selection and Monitoring under the Annuity Selection Safe Harbor Regulation for Defined Contribution Plans	Guidance for fiduciaries under 29 CFR 2550.404a-4 regarding the selection and monitoring of annuity providers and contracts for benefit distributions from defined contribution plans.
Field Assistance Bulletin 2015-01	ERISA's Annual Funding Notice Requirements Following the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014	Guidance under section 101(f) of ERISA relating to single-employer defined benefit plan annual funding notice requirements pursuant to the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2014 (HATFA), including a modified supplement to the model annual funding notice that plan administrators may use to comply with the requirements of section 101(f)(2)(D).

**2014**
Document Number	Subject	Issue
Field Assistance Bulletin 2014-02	Supplemental FAQs on Apprenticeship and Training Plan Expenses - Skills Competitions	Guidance on the permissible use of plan assets by apprenticeship and training plans to pay expenses related to skills contests and competitions.