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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
 

Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; 
Notice of Meeting

    Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 512 of the Employee 
Retirement Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), 29 U.S.C. 1142, a public 
meeting of the Working Group on Defined Contribution Plans of the 
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans will be 
held from 9:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon, Friday, September 9, 1994, in 
Suite S-4215 AB, U.S. Department of Labor Building, Third and 
Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210.
    This work group was formed by the Advisory Council to study issues 
relating to defined contribution plans covered by ERISA.
    The purpose of the September 9 meeting is to take testimony 
regarding five areas of defined contribution plans, i.e., the role of 
the trend toward participant self-directed investments in determining 
benefit levels; the impact of the current regulatory scheme on benefit 
levels for defined contribution plans in general and 401(k) plans in 
particular; from a retirement policy perspective, the level of benefits 
provided by defined contribution plans in general and 401(k) plans in 
particular; mandatory employer contributions to defined contribution 
plans as a possible source of increase in the overall retirement income 
for most employees; the impact of increased educational efforts on 
benefit levels; and the impact of increased disclosure on benefit 
levels. The work group will also take testimony and/or submissions from 
employee representatives, employer representatives and other interested 
individuals and groups regarding the subject matter.
    Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address 
the work group should submit a written request on or before September 
6, 1994 to William E. Morrow, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory 
Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Suite N-5677, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20210. Oral presentations will be 
limited to ten (10) minutes, but witnesses may submit an extended 
statement for the record.
    Organizations or individuals may also submit statements for the 
record without testifying. Twenty (20) copies of such statement should 
be sent to the Executive Secretary of the Advisory Council at the above 
address. Papers will be accepted and included in the record of the 
meeting if received on or before September 6, 1994.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 16th day of August, 1994.
Olena Berg,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 94-20532 Filed 8-19-94; 8:45 am]
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