[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 153 (Friday, August 8, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 42843]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-21016]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Working Group Studying Employer Assets in ERISA Employer-
Sponsored Plans: 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 on September 16, 1997 of the Advisory 
Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group 
studying Employer Assets in ERISA Employer-Sponsored Plans.
    The purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 1:00 p.m. 
until approximately 5:00 p.m. in Room N-5437 A&B, U.S. Department of 
Labor Building, Second and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210, is for Working Group members to conclude taking testimony on the 
topic of employer assets in ERISA employer-sponsored plans. The group 
is especially interested in seeking testimony from organizations or 
persons in favor of limiting employer securities as significant plan 
assets of defined contribution plans.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to any topic concerning ERISA by submitting 20 copies on or 
before September 7, 1997, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive Secretary, 
ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. 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 Employer Assets in ERISA Employer-Sponsored Plans 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 September 7, 1997, 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 September 7.

    Signed at Washington, DC, this 4th day of August 1997.
Olena Berg,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 97-21016 Filed 8-7-97; 8:45 am]
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