[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 78 (Wednesday, April 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 19815]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-10463]


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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 Meetings

    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 May 13 of the Advisory Council on Employee 
Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group formed to study Soft 
Dollar Arrangements and Commission Recapture.
    The session will take place in Room N-5437 A&B, Department of Labor 
Building, Second and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 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 taking 
testimony on the topics of industry soft dollar and directed brokerage 
practices.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to any topic concerning ERISA by submitting 20 copies on or 
before May 6, 1997, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA 
Advisory Council, Department of Labor, Room N-5677, 200 Constitution 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 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 May 6, 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 May 6.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 17th day of April, 1997.
Olena Berg,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-10463 Filed 4-22-97; 8:45 am]
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