[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 164 (Tuesday, August 25, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 45265]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-22771]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Working Group Studying Small Businesses: How To Enhance and 
Encourage the Establishment of Pension 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 Tuesday, September 8, 1998, of the Advisory 
Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group 
studying the obstacles to why small businesses are not establishing 
retirement vehicles for their employees when so many different savings 
arrangements are available. The Working Group also is focusing on how 
to encourage these businesses to establish such pension plans.
    The session will take place in Room N-4437 C&D, U.S. 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 4:00 p.m., is for Working Group members to conclude 
taking testimony on the topic and to begin formulating their report for 
the Secretary of Labor.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before September 
4, 1998, 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 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 4, 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 4.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 19th day of August 1998.
Meredith Miller,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-22771 Filed 8-24-98; 8:45 am]
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