[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 142 (Wednesday, July 24, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Page 44600]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-17761]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
167th Meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans; Notice of Meeting
Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 512 of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, the
167th open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will
be held on August 27-29, 2013.
The three-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210 in C5521 Room
4. The meeting will run from 9:00 a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on
August 27-28 and from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on August 29, with a one hour
break for lunch each day. The purpose of the open meeting is for
Advisory Council members to hear testimony from invited witnesses and
to receive an update from the Employee Benefits Security Administration
(EBSA). The EBSA update is scheduled for the morning of August 28,
subject to change.
The Advisory Council will study the following issues: (1)
Successful Retirement Plan Communications for Various Population
Segments, (2), Locating Missing and Lost Participants, and (3) Private
Sector Pension De-risking and Participant Protections. The schedule for
testimony and discussion of these issues generally will be one issue
per day in the order noted above. Descriptions of these topics are
available on the Advisory Council page of the EBSA Web site, at
www.dol.gov/ebsa/aboutebsa/erisa_advisory_council.html.
Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written
statement may do so by submitting 30 copies on or before August 20,
2013 to Larry Good, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, U.S.
Department of Labor, Suite N-5623, 200 Constitution Avenue NW.,
Washington, DC 20210. Statements also may be submitted as email
attachments in text or pdf format transmitted to [email protected]. It
is requested that statements not be included in the body of the email.
Statements deemed relevant by the Advisory Council and received on or
before August 20 will be included in the record of the meeting and made
available to the public, along with witness statements. Do not include
any personally identifiable information (such as name, address, or
other contact information) or confidential business information that
you do not want publicly disclosed. Written statements submitted by
invited witnesses will be posted on the Advisory Council page of the
EBSA Web site, without change, and can be retrieved by most Internet
search engines.
Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address
the Advisory Council should forward their requests to the Executive
Secretary or telephone (202) 693-8668. Oral presentations will be
limited to 10 minutes, time permitting, but an extended statement may
be submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities who need
special accommodations should contact the Executive Secretary by August
20.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 18th day of July, 2013.
Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2013-17761 Filed 7-23-13; 8:45 am]
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