[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 97 (Wednesday, May 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 27755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-13423]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


The One-Hundred and Second Full Open Meeting of the Advisory 
Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefits Plans; 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 Tuesday, June 9, 1998, of the Advisory 
Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans.
    The session will take place in Room N-4437 C&D, 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 2:30 p.m., is for the Advisory Council's full 
membership to be updated on its new working groups' progress on their 
topics of study as well as on regulatory and enforcement projects being 
undertaken by the Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration (PWBA).
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to the Council's three topics for study by submitting 20 
copies on or before June 2, 1998, to Sharon Morrissey, Executive 
Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, U.S. Department of Labor, Room N-
5677, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. 20210. The topics 
being studied include:
    (a) Disclosure of the Quality of Health Care Plans:
    (b) Small Business: How to Enhance and Encourage the Establishment 
of Pension Plans, and
    (c) Pre-retirement Distributions from Employer-Sponsored ERISA 
Plans.
    Individuals or representatives of organizations wishing to address 
the Advisory Council 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 June 2, 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 June 2.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 14th day of May, 1998.
Olena Berg,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-13423 Filed 5-19-98; 8:45 am]
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