[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 190 (Monday, October 1, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 49982]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-24460]


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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 Plan; 
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, via teleconference, will be held Tuesday, October 16, 
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 the conference room in Suite N-5677, 
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 11:00 a.m. to approximately 1:30 p.m., is for working group 
members to discuss their findings and/or recommendations 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 October 7, 
2001, to Sharon Morrisey, 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 20 minutes, but an extended statement may be 
submitted for the record. Individuals with disabilities, who need 
special accommodations, should contact Sharon Morrisey by October 7, 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 7.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 24th day of September 2001.
Ann L. Combs,
Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-24460 Filed 9-28-01; 8:45 am]
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