[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 180 (Thursday, September 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 49715]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-24861]


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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 Monday, October 5, 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 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 draft their 
report and/or recommendations 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 October 1, 
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. 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 October 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 October 1.

    Signed at Washington, D.C. this 10th day of September 1998.
Meredith Miller,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 98-24861 Filed 9-16-98; 8:45 am]
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