[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 162 (Tuesday, August 21, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 43917]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21022]


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DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration


Working Group on Challenges to the Employment-Based Healthcare 
System; 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 Wednesday, September 12, 2001, of the 
Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans Working 
Group assigned to study challenges to the employment-based healthcare 
system.
    The session will take place in Room N-5437 A-C, U.S. Department of 
Labor Building, Second and Constitution Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 
20210. The purpose of the open meeting, which will run from 9:30 a.m. 
to approximately noon, is for working group members to conclude taking 
testimony on the weaknesses, strengths and alternatives to employer-
based health benefits.
    Members of the public are encouraged to file a written statement 
pertaining to the topic by submitting 20 copies on or before September 
4, 2001, 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 20 minutes, but an extended statement 
may be submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities, who 
need special accommodations, should contact Sharon Morrissey by June 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 15 day of August, 2001.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-21022 Filed 8-20-01; 8:45 am]
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