[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 95 (Friday, May 16, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28555-28556]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11284]
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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Employee Benefits Security Administration
171st 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
171st open meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and
Pension Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will
be held on June 17-19, 2014.
The three-day meeting will take place at the U.S. Department of
Labor, 200 Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20210. On June 17
and 19, the meeting will take place in C5320 Room 6. On June 18, the
meeting will take place in C5521 Room 4. The meeting will run from 9:00
a.m. to approximately 5:30 p.m. on June 17-18 and from 8:30 a.m. to
4:30 p.m. on June 19, 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 June 18, subject to change.
The Advisory Council will study the following issues: (1) Issues
and Considerations around Facilitating Lifetime Plan Participation, (2)
Outsourcing Employee Benefit Plan Services, and (3) PBM Compensation
and Fee Disclosure. 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 June 10, 2014
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 word processing or
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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 June 10 will
be included in the record of the meeting and made available through the
EBSA Public Disclosure Room, 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 June
10.
Signed at Washington, DC, this 9th day of May 2014.
Phyllis C. Borzi,
Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2014-11284 Filed 5-15-14; 8:45 am]
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