[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 31351]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-12403]



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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR


Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration Working Group on 
Long-Term Care: Issues and Solutions, 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 Thursday, June 1, 2000 of the Advisory 
Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working Group 
assigned to study Long-Term Care: Issues and Solutions
    The session will take place in Room N-5437 A-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 p.m. to 
approximately 3:30 p.m., is for working group members to take testimony 
focusing on long-term care indemnification in the marketplace today. 
Subtopics will be: Who purchases long-term policies? What services are 
typically included: What do they cost? What factors influences cost? 
How can policies be made more affordable to the consumer?
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before May 26, 
2000 to Sharon Morrissey, Executive Secretary, ERISA Advisory Council, 
U.S. Department of Labor, room N-54677, 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 May 26 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 26.

    Dated: Signed at Washington, DC this 12th day of May 2000.
Leslie Kramerich,
Acting Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 00-12403 Filed 5-16-00; 8:45 am]
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