[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 211 (Wednesday, October 31, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 55006]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-27358]


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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, November 14, 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 complete their 
report 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 November 
6, 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 or, 
after October 26, 2001, (202) 693-8668. 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 November 6, 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 November 6.

    Signed at Washington, DC this 25th day of October 2001.
Ann L. Combs,
Assistant Secretary, Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration.
[FR Doc. 01-27358 Filed 10-30-01; 8:45 am]
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