[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 53 (Wednesday, March 19, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 13171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-6896]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Working Group Studying Soft Dollar Arrangements and Commission 
Recapture Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits 
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, a 
public meeting will be held April 8 of the Advisory Council on Employee 
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans' new Working Group being formed to 
Study Soft Dollar Arrangements and Commission Recapture.
    The session will take place in Room N-5437 A&B, U.S. Department of 
Labor Building, Second and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 
20210. The purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 1:00 p.m. 
to approximately 3:30 p.m., is for Working Group members to begin 
organizing its study for the year and, it is hoped, to begin taking 
testimony on the topic.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to any topic concerning ERISA by submitting 20 copies on or 
before April 1, 1997, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA 
Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-5677, 200 
Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210. Individuals or 
representatives of organizations wishing to address the Working Group 
on Soft Dollar Arrangements and Commission Recapture should forward 
their request to the Executive Secretary or telephone (202) 219-8753. 
Oral presentations will be limited to 10 minutes, but an extended 
statement may be submitted for the record. Individuals with 
disabilities, who need special accommodations, should contact Sharon 
Morrissey by April 1, at the address indicated in this notice.
    Organizations or individuals may also submit statements for the 
record without testifying. Twenty (20) copies of such statements 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 April 1.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 12 day of March, 1997.
Olena Berg,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-6896 Filed 3-18-97; 8:45 am]
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