[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 6, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26094-26095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-10369]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Employee Benefits Security Administration


176th 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 
176th meeting of the Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension 
Benefit Plans (also known as the ERISA Advisory Council) will be held 
on May 27-29, 2015.
    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 
May 27-28 and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on May 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 May 29, subject 
to change.
    The Advisory Council will study the following issues: (1) Model 
Notices and Plan Sponsor Education on Lifetime Plan Participation, on 
May 27 and (2) Model Notices and Disclosures for Pension Risk 
Transfers, on May 28. 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. In addition, the Advisory 
Council will hear testimony on May 29 on privacy and security matters 
affecting the two issues above.
    Organizations or members of the public wishing to submit a written 
statement may do so by submitting 30 copies on or before May 20, 2015 
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 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 May 20 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

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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 May 
20.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of April, 2015.
 Judy Mares,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Employee Benefits Security Administration.
[FR Doc. 2015-10369 Filed 5-5-15; 8:45 am]
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